I am pleased to announce that I have been elected the Leader of the Liberal Democrat Group on Milton Keynes Council for the fifth year in a row.

  We would like to congratulate the following four Liberal Democrat cllrs who retained their seats in the local Milton Keynes elections:-   Ric Brackenbury – Campbell Park & Old Woughton Peter Canon – Shenley Brook End Douglas McCall – Newport Pagnell South Vanessa McPake – Monkston   Also, a big well done to Marie […]

I am humbled by the overwhelming support from residents to re-elect me as their councillor for another 4 years.   Full Result:-   Douglas McCall 1766 (54.4%) Conservative 645 (19.9%) Labour 502 (15.5%) UKIP 331 (10.2%)   Majority 1121

  My Lib Dem Focus Team colleagues and I have been reporting all the potholes we have spotted or have been reported to us by residents.   The Council has started fixing a number of these, like those pictured in Avon Close, Newport Pagnell. Before and after photos above.

  Last September on a trip round Tongwell Lake I was surprised to see how dangerous the steps from Yeomans Drive, Blakelands to the lake had become.   I reported the steps to the Council for repair, and I am pleased to report that they have now been repaired.   Before and after photos above.

  A number of residents have complained to us that the barriers on the path linking Ranalegh Gardens to Tongwell Lane, Newport Pagnell, are too close together to get wheelchairs and buggies through.   We have taken this up with MK Council who agree. We are now trying to get them to do something to […]

  Residents contacted the Focus Team about anti-social parking in Glenwoods in Newport Pagnell. Vehicles were parking on a grass area turning it into a muddy mess.   The Council has planted trees round the edge of the grass area to stop vehicles getting onto the grass area.

Milton Keynes Liberal Democrats’ Manifesto 2016 Election If the Liberal Democrats were running the Council after the elections we would implement the following policies: Mitigation against Austerity Cuts At the heart of what MK Liberal Democrats will do is to protect the most vulnerable from the Conservative Government cuts. To this end, we would work with […]

    Following numerous complaints from local residents living in the streets around Tickford Park School about cars blocking their drives I held site visits with both the police and council officers to see what could be done.   It took a couple of years work, but I got the Council to put in parking […]

  The Newport Pagnell South Focus Team have now heard that the Newport Pagnell Police Station site is up for disposal for redevelopment. This has raised a number of questions from local residents about protecting the building. Currently the police station is in a conservation area and cannot be demolished without planning permission. However, that […]