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Welcome to the website of Ayrshire & Arran Liberal Democrats
We have members across the historic Scottish County of Ayrshire and the Isle of Arran and are particularly active in the North Ayrshire Council area.
In the Westminster General Election in 2005 we saw our vote rise in the four Ayrshire seats by around 7%
It is our intention to build on this increase by working hard for the people of our area and to strive to further advance the cause of Liberal Democracy here.
Thank you for visiting our website and please feel free to contact us with any comments or queries.
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Fri 30th Apr 2010
Last night was the final of the three televised Leaders' debates. Leader of the Liberal Democrats, Nick Clegg, debated with Gordon Brown and David Cameron about the economy. Subjects discussed included breaking up the banks, creating more jobs and reinvigorating the British economy.
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Wed 28th Apr 2010
On Thursday 29th April from 8.30pm, BBC One will host the final live Prime Ministerial Debate of the General Election from the Midlands. Nick Clegg, Gordon Brown and David Cameron will again be going head to head in the run up to the General Election next Thursday.
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Fri 23rd Apr 2010
An average of five polls conducted immediately after the Sky TV Leaders Election debate on Thursday night put Nick Clegg as the winner, with all instant polls showing him ahead of Gordon Brown. After the Foreign Affairs-led debate from Bristol dominated by issues like Iraq, immigration and climate change, Nick Clegg won 3 of the 5 polls on the night, building on his position after the first debate.
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Wed 21st Apr 2010
The second Party Leaders Debate is taking place this Thursday starting at 8pm on Sky News. Nick Clegg, Gordon Brown and David Cameron will again be going head to head in a TV debate in the run up to the General Election on May 6th, this time leading on Foreign Affairs.
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Fri 16th Apr 2010
The polls following the first ever Party Leaders General Election debate on ITV are showing that Nick Clegg has won a convincing victory over David Cameron and Gordon Brown. The debate was the first ever Leaders debate during a UK General Election campaign, and the pollsters are giving it as a big victory for Nick Clegg and the Liberal Democrats.
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Thu 15th Apr 2010
Tonight on ITV, Nick Clegg, Gordon Brown and David Cameron will be going head to head in a TV debate. This is the first of three debates that will be taking place in the run up to the General Election on May 6th.
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Wed 14th Apr 2010
Nick Clegg has launched the Liberal Democrat General Election manifesto. The manifesto sets out four clear priorities of fair taxes, a fair chance for every child, a fair economy, and a fair deal by cleaning up politics.
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Mon 12th Apr 2010
With the General Election on 6th May, there is still time to arrange a postal vote. Voting by post is an easy and convenient way of voting if you are unable to get to the polling station on polling day - for any reason.
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Mon 29th Mar 2010
The first ever TV debate between the three candidates to be the next Chancellor has seen Lib Dem Vince Cable win a clear victory. In a Channel 4 on-line poll carried out immediately after the debate, Vince out-polled both Alistair Darling and George Osborne.
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![Vince Cable [Photo: LDD Pics]](/images/sites/217.160.173.25-3e54d75166df56.63810547/thumbs/316.jpeg "Vince Cable [Photo: LDD Pics]")
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Sun 28th Mar 2010
Ayrshire and Arran Liberal Democrats have selected Kilwinning Councillor, Andrew Chamberlain, as their candidate for the Central Ayrshire constituency at the forthcoming General Election. Commenting, Andrew said,
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| Ayrshire North & Arran General Election Result |
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Turnout: 46116 (62%)
47.4%
Labour: 21860 (+3.5%)
25.9%
Scottish National Party: 11965 (+8%)
15.6%
Conservative: 7212 (−2.7%)
10%
Liberal Democrats: 4630 (−6.4%)
View the results in detail.
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| Ayrshire Central General Election Result |
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Turnout: 43915 (64%)
47.7%
Labour: 20950 (+1.3%)
20.4%
Conservative: 8943 (−1.8%)
19%
Scottish National Party: 8364 (+7.5%)
11.9%
Liberal Democrats: 5236 (−4.1%)
View the results in detail.
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| Ayr, Carrick & Cumnock General Election Result |
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Turnout: 45893 (63%)
47.1%
Labour: 21632 (+1.8%)
25.5%
Conservative: 11721 (+2.4%)
18%
Scottish National Party: 8276 (+4.9%)
9.3%
Liberal Democrats: 4264 (−4.8%)
View the results in detail.
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| Kilmarnock & Loudoun General Election Result |
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Turnout: 46553 (63%)
52.5%
Labour: 24460 (+5.3%)
26%
Scottish National Party: 12082 (−1.7%)
14.2%
Conservative: 6592 (+2.8%)
7.3%
Liberal Democrats: 3419 (−3.8%)
View the results in detail.
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| Ayrshire Central General Election Result |
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Turnout: 42871 (63%)
46.4%
Labour: 19905 (−2.8%)
22.1%
Conservative: 9482 (−4.1%)
16.1%
Liberal Democrats: 6881 (+9.7%)
View the results in detail.
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| Ayrshire North & Arran General Election Result |
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Turnout: 44205 (60%)
43.9%
Labour: 19417 (−4.5%)
18.4%
Conservative: 8121 (+0.9%)
18%
Scottish National Party: 7938 (−3%)
16.4%
Liberal Democrats: 7264 (+7.6%)
View the results in detail.
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| Kilmarnock & Loudoun General Election Result |
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Turnout: 44383 (61%)
47.3%
Labour: 20976 (−7.7%)
27.7%
Scottish National Party: 12273 (+3.3%)
11.3%
Conservative: 5026 (+1.2%)
11.1%
Liberal Democrats: 4945 (+3.5%)
View the results in detail.
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| Carrick & Cumnock Ayr General Election Result |
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Turnout: 45048 (61%)
45.4%
Labour: 20433 (−5.9%)
23.2%
Conservative: 10436 (+1.6%)
14.1%
Liberal Democrats: 6341 (+6.9%)
View the results in detail.
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| Quotes of the Week |
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"People have been talking about Lords reform for over a century. The time for talk is now over. "
Nick Clegg, Deputy Prime Minister
Debate of Constitutional Reform, The Independent - 8 June
"Two welcome announcements have come from David Cameron and Nick Clegg in as many days. First, there are going to be major cuts in public spending. Second, they're going to be done with some finesse. "
Eamonn Butler, Director of the Adam Smith Institute
Guardian - 9 June
"The wasteful, bureaucratic and intrusive ID card scheme represents everything that has been wrong with government in recent years. By taking swift action to scrap it, we are making it clear that this government won't sacrifice people's liberty for the sake of Ministers' pet projects. "
Nick Clegg, Deputy Prime Minister
Comment on the announcement that ID cards are to be scrapped for British citizens within 100 days - 27 May
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