Lib Dem candidate Marion Sweet swept to victory in Tuesday 10th January's by-election.

Marion won 54% of the vote, and takes up her place on Royal Wooton Bassett Town Council.

Cllr Jon Hubbard (Wiltshire Council Lib Dem Group Leader) said "Marion has worked hard for Wootton Bassett for many years, and I know she will continue to represent...

Auditors have warned that Wiltshire Council's Contracts department is making a number of "high risk" mistakes. A string of missed clauses and "non-compliance with contract regulations" could expose the Council to "significant corporate risk".

Mark Packard, Finance and Resources Spokesperson for the Lib Dems, said "This Audit report reveals an...

Wiltshire Council has offered a new year deal to help people get fit at the Leisure Centres across the county, but the deal was only available on days when the leisure centres were mostly closed!

Jon Hubbard, Lib Dem Group Leader, said "The Council are issuing press releases, and printing expensive glossy leaflets, but they haven't even checked the...

£536,000 of waste on Council mobile phones was identified by the Liberal Democrats in February's budget proposals. An Audit Report published this week revealed that the waste continues with the Conservative-run Council still allowing staff to make personal calls and not claiming back the cost.

Cllr Jon Hubbard, Lib Dem Group Leader, said "We've...

Wiltshire Council have appointed an Empty Homes Officer after a long Lib Dem Campaign. This new post will focus on getting the thousands of long-term empty homes in Wiltshire back onto the market. This officer should be able to immediately take some of the pressure off the desperate need for new housing in the County.

Jon Hubbard, Lib Dem Group...

Wiltshire Liberal Democrats have reacted with shock and horror to the Conservative's surprise announcement that 600 Wiltshire Council staff could lose their jobs.

Group Leader Jon Hubbard said "With no warning, 600 Council staff have been told their jobs are at risk just days before Christmas. This is another huge round of redundancies, and...

Wiltshire's Conservatives have done a swift about turn on the link Councillors have long suggested between Bus Subsidies and Car park charges. After Lib Dem pressure, the Council admitted there is no formal link. Cllr Howard Marshall received the promise that no matter what happens to the income from car parks, there would be no reduction in the...

A Lib Dem motion challenging the Council to push for improvements to Wiltshire's railways has passed with unanimous support in November's Full Council meeting.

Cllr Jon Hubbard (Melksham South) explains 'The Council has made very clear that rail companies can have real confidence that Wiltshire means business on improving our railways.

'We've agreed...

Liberal Democrat councillors reacted with shock at a council meeting today when the full extent of the cuts to NHS Wiltshire were unveiled. The cuts, which will see reductions of up to £40m per year for the next three years were confirmed in response to a question from Cllr Chris Caswill.

“Reductions on this scale can only be made at the expense o...