The Worcester Liberal Democrats are shocked and saddened to hear the news of the passing of Warndon Parish City and County Councillor, Andy Roberts. Mr Roberts was a long standing member of the council and a well respected and liked figure in the community. He worked hard for the people of Warndon Parish as well as serving on multiple boards for the Council during his tenure. He was also elected Mayor of Worcester in 2009. After a 37 year career in the fire service, Councillor Roberts became a regular volunteer and was first elected to council in 2001 where he fought for the needs of children and families across Worcester. Mel Allcott, City and County Councillor for Claines said ‘I’m so sorry to hear of the passing of Councillor Andy Roberts. On behalf of myself and the local party I’d like to say Andy will be missed very much. He was a hardworking councillor and real champion of charitable causes. Our thoughts are very much with Andy’s family and the Worcester Conservative Councillors.’
Worcester Lib Dems join Somerton and Frome By-Election Campaign
Whilst the Worcester Lib Dems are always working hard for the people of Worcester, they also try to help out their fellow party members and candidates wherever possible. It was this that took WLD City and County Councillor for Claines Mel Allcott and WLD Exec member Stuart Wild to Somerton and Frome to throw their considerable talents behind Sarah Dyke, the Lib Dem candidate for the recent by-election. On the 16th July they travelled to the rural constituency in Somerset and just so happened to bump in to a familiar face: Lib Dem Leader Sir Ed Davey. Sir Ed was no stranger to the campaign having visited the area 6 times in the run up to the by-election. He was also no stranger to Mel. “It was super to see Sir Ed again. We had met a few times in the past and Ed always finds the time to speak with members and is a real pleasure to chat with. We talked about the Somerton and Frome by-election campaign with real positivity. We think it proved to be a good omen as Sarah Dyke won !” In fact not only did Sarah Dyke go on to win but with the previous incumbent having a majority of 19,213 it proved to be one of the largest turnarounds at a UK by-election since 1945.
