Over 200 of the party's leading councillors have backed Tim Farron's leadership campaign, including the party's two elected mayors and three of the party's principal authority leaders - Peter Thornton (South Lakeland), Keith House (Eastleigh) and Sue Derbyshire (Stockport).
South Lakes MP Tim Farron has welcomed figures, released last week, that show unemployment in Westmorland & Lonsdale is 106 lower than a year ago.
South Lakes MP Tim Farron has praised the good economic figures for our area as a 'testament to local businesses'.
Lib Dem Leadership candidate Tim Farron MP has secured the endorsement of the influential New Statesman magazine for his leadership bid.
It seems a long time since I sat in a Kendal pub and talked with a young 32 year old parliamentary candidate who had dreams of being our local MP. The Tories had been in power here for just short of 100 years and we thought that was enough. The District Council had a Tory leader and I was there to see if I could be persuaded to stand as a Liberal Democrat for my local Ward, to bring us a little nearer towards taking control.
South Lakes MP Tim Farron has thanked Windermere Councillors Dyan Jones and Colin Jones for securing £1,500 to pay for the ongoing costs of the 597 bus.
