Hexham Constituency includes part of the area covered by Northumberland County Council. It includes the whole of the former Tynedale District Council and part of the former Castle Morpeth District Council (Ponteland and nearby villages).
Following on from the Lib Dem triumph in the Northumberland Unitary elections in 2008, Liberal Democrats topped the polls in Thursday's European elections for votes cast within Northumberland.
Fiona Hall the Liberal Democrat MEP for the North East region has been successfully re-elected to the European Assembly. The Labour vote fell by nearly 10%. Congratulations to the Lib Dem team on a well deserved success.
Hexham's Lib Dem Parliamentary Candidate, Andrew Duffield, has proposed an "electoral covenant" between candidates and voters in response to the scandal over MP's expenses.
April 2009 sees a change in Local Government. Tynedale Council will end with its functions passing to the new Unitary Council. Hexham will be a major town for delivering key services such as planning, waste collection and road maintenance. Hadrian House, Market Street, Hexham remains the main council building. A new single telephone number 0845 600 6400 is available for use from anywhere in the County and you can visit the website www.northumberland.gov.uk
Tynedale District Council and Morpeth Borough Council ceased to exist from today (1st April 2009). That means that all Tynedale and Morpeth Councillors will cease to be district councillors from that day.
Following concerns from residents, your Councillors are close to getting a new series of vehicle activated signs implemented in Hexham. Around £12,000 has been contributed toward the new signs from the Councillors improvement scheme.
Liberal Democrat Parliamentary Candidate, Andrew Duffield has welcomed promise of more cash for Northumberland schools in plans launched by Lib Dem leader Nick Clegg.
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"On issue after issue, the Liberal Democrats have led the fight for real change while the Conservatives lagged behind. On the economy, on the environment and now on the real reform of politics, it is the Lib Dems that are offering something different."
April Pond, Liberal Democrat candidate for the Norwich North by-election
