LGiU and CCLA are pleased to announce the shortlists for the 2011 C'llr Achievement Awards. The winners will be revealed at an awards ceremony on 8 February.

See how many Lib Dems you can spot!

CCLA Award for Outstanding Contribution to Financial Performance

• Cllr David Finch, Essex County Council
• Cllr Roland Spencer, Gedling Borough Council
• Cllr Robin Harris, Luton Borough Council
• Cllr Paul Watson, Sunderland City Council
• Cllr Maurice Heaster, London Borough of Wandsworth

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Elections have taken place to elect the principal councillor representative on two Federal Party Committees for 2011-2012:

On the Federal Executive Committee the following have been elected:

Cllr Stan Collins (South Lakeland DC and Cumbria CC)
Cllr Keith House (Eastleigh BC and Hampshire CC)

On the Federal Policy Committee the following have been elected:

Cllr Louise Bloom (Eastleigh BC)
Cllr Stan Collins (South Lakeland DC and Cumbria CC)
Cllr Chris White (St Albans CC and Hertfordshire CC)

Full details of the election results are here courtesy of Cllr Colin Rosenstiel.

• Federal Executive
• Federal Policy Committee

Two early diary dates for you:

Friday 17 and Saturday 18 June 2011: Liberal Democrat Local Government Conference, Bristol (Group Leaders event on the Friday, Conference dinner on the Friday evening, main one day conference on the Saturday.)

Friday 25 - Sunday 27 November 2011: Kickstart 2012, Birmingham

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Please get in touch with Tim Pickstone - tim.pickstone@aldc.org

Polling Day will be 13th January.

Please go and help if you can. Elwyn’s team has had many visits already from MPs, MEPs, Lords and Baronesses, councillors and hundreds of activists.

But there’s so much more still to do – in particular canvassing, which is really sealing the deal on the doorstep. The response on the doorstep to Elwyn Watkins' campaign has been very positive.

The campaign HQ is open from 9am till at least 8pm (but most nights a lot later – just ring if you’re coming), every day until Christmas Eve, then again from Monday 27th through to New Year’s Eve and will reopen on Sunday the 2nd January.

Please visit the HQ as often as you can up to Christmas Eve and between Christmas and New Year. 

The campaign HQ is in Greenfield (an easy walk from Greenfield train station). Details are on Elwyn's website here. Please go and help make Elwyn our 58th MP.