Why become a Councillor?
Local Councillors play a vital role in our community. In Doncaster your Councillors make decisions that affect your life every day: from garbage collection and transport to tackling crime and reforming social services.
The Liberal Democrats believe not enough has been done to put Doncaster on the map. We are proud of our historic town, and we think it deserves better than Labour has given it. So much remains to be done; and you could help make it happen.
Why the Liberal Democrats?
The Liberal Democrats are a thriving group in Doncaster. Unlike independant (non-party) Councillors, you can be sure that our strong team of activists will help you win elections, so you can get to work transforming our town. We can help produce and deliver leaflets, hold events in your ward, and give you technical support.
You don’t need to be a member of the Liberal Democrat party to apply, but you must have sympathy with the party’s beliefs and goals, at the local and the national level.
How do I apply?
Don’t worry about C.V.s and qualifications. Just send us an e-mail, with your contact details and a short explanation of what you want to achieve in Doncaster, and we’ll get in touch. Alternatively you can call us.
Paul Coddington: tel. 01302 532915, e-mail paul.coddington@doncaster.gov.uk
Webmaster: doncasterlibems@gmail.com
More information
An excellent introduction to the work Councillors do, and how to get involved.
The Association of Liberal Democrat Councillors.
The following petition was drafted by Doncaster residents:
Councillor Paul Coddington
So. Peter Davies, Doncaster’s new Mayor, has already made a fool of himself. Having spent the election campaign lashing out at “political correctness”, he’s beginning to realise there’s not much he can actually do.
The leader of Doncaster’s Liberal Democrat councillors, Paul Coddington (pictured), has been saying this all along: “If he had researched the issues properly before making his election promises he would have realised that a lot of them can’t be done.”
“Any armchair politician could have come in and said let’s do this, let’s do that, let’s get rid of political correctness. What’s gone wrong here is the armchair politician has been elected and now he has to actually deliver.”
This follows Davies’ embarrassing retreat on the question of Gay Pride. Having threatened to cut money to the parade, Davies changed his mind. But he still takes issue with gays and lesbians “advertising their sexuality”.
