South Gloucestershire Liberal Democrats represent the unitary authority of South Gloucestershire and the parliamentary constituencies of Thornbury and Yate, Filton and Bradley Stoke and part of North East Somerset and Hanham.
Our team covers the urban area bordering Bristol, along the Severn Estuary and up to the towns of Thornbury and Yate. We are a diverse area, with councillors representing rural areas like the villages of Boyd Valley and others representing more urban areas, like Stoke Park and Cheswick.
We have a strong tradition of winning in the area and, in 2024 Claire Young regained the seat of Thornbury and Yate as a Lib Dem MP. We currently lead South Gloucestershire Council in partnership with Labour having topped the poll in every council ward in Thornbury and Yate in the 2023 Local Elections. We're currently working hard across the region on behalf of all residents and we are aiming to win more local and national seats in upcoming elections.
Why not join the team and help us make South Gloucestershire a great place to live and work?
Claire Young MP has urged the Prime Minister to take action to stop parents of children with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) from being prosecuted for failings within the system that result in children missing out on key classroom time.
Responding to the Spending Review, Liberal Democrat MP for Thornbury & Yate Claire Young has criticised the Government for neglecting farming, policing, and local rail services – saying that more needs to be done to deliver real change for people.
Thornbury and Yate MP Claire Young has expressed her disappointment after it was announced the Yate branch of NatWest bank is to close in September.
Thornbury & Yate MP Claire Young has urged the Chief Secretary to the Treasury Darren Jones to extend the funding for half-hourly trains via Yate as part of the upcoming Spending Review.
Claire Young MP has called for the Government to urgently change course and rethink their cuts to Personal Independence Payments (PIP), with new data showing that 83% of local people who get the Payment could lose at least some of their benefit.
Thornbury & Yate's Liberal Democrat MP has welcomed the new UK-EU defence pact, agreed at a major summit on 19 May. This follows the Lib Dems consistently calling for such a pact.
