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Article: May 24, 2021Lib Dem elected for Newent Division … and Tories lose three seats in the Forest of Dean of the seven they previously held at the County Council.
Gill Moseley took the Newent Division for the Liberal Democrats in a straight contest with the Tory candidate on May 6th in the local elections for the County Council.
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Article: May 5, 2021"Thank you to everyone who is giving me their support on Thursday May 6th as a candidate in the County Council election for Newent Division," say Gill Moseley.
"We believe in being fair and honest in what we say and write but we are not afraid to call out when we think something is wrong. We expect other parties and individuals to do the same. Sadly the Conservative leaflet for Newent does not match this standard of honesty and if some of you are wanting further information about some of its content, then this may be useful:
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Article: Apr 14, 2021By Vilnis VesmaOur newly released County Council manifesto is packed with inspirational ideas. From a Green Transport Commissioner, community energy schemes, putting decision-making back in the community, cleaning up our rivers, stopping vulnerable children having to be cared for miles away from their friends and family, to working with town and parish councils and rolling out superfast broadband. Gill Moseley, our candidate for the Newent Division, says: "there is no limit to our ambition to make Gloucestershire a better place for everyone after years of neglect and an 'it will do' culture from the Conservatives" and adds that she is looking forward to being part of the team that puts the plans into practice.
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Article: Apr 9, 2021Would you like to know a little more about Gill Moseley's background and her aspirations as a County Councillor? Vilnis Vesma recently interviewed her in front of an online audience and you can see the recording here. Running time 33 minutes.
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Article: Mar 17, 2021By Andrew CooleyFor the County Council election on Thursday May 6th, the Green Party will be standing down in Newent in favour of Liberal Democrat Gill Moseley. "If Green Party voters (and Labour ones) can lend us their votes for this election, it will give me a much better chance of being elected and ending the 16 years of Conservative control," says Gill. Newent already has two Liberal Democrat District councillors - Gill Moseley and Vilnis Vesma.
In exchange, Liberal Democrats will not be putting up a candidate in the Sedbury division, where the Green Party came second in the last County Council elections. There are many similarities between the values of the two parties - you can make the comparison here.
Such arrangements are needed to beat the unfair First Past The Post (FPTP) electoral system, which always favours the Conservatives if there is more than one opposition party.
In order to exploit this, the Conservatives are now planning to replace existing fair electoral systems for Elected Mayors and Police and Crime Commissioners with the discredited FPTP system. They are also planning to distort elections even further by increasing the spending limits for elections so that parties with more money can improve their chances of election, while those with less funds are disadvantaged.
Gill's campaign is going well and the response to her survey has been good - but she stiil needs your help if she is to win. Delivering leaflets and letters is the main task for which she needs support - but there are plenty of other things to be done. Just contact Gill (gill@fodlibdems.org.uk) if you can help - or click here if you can donate. Every donation improves Gill's chance of winning!
If you haven't seen Gill's survey yet, you can find it - and some of the results so far - here.