Liberal Democrats are asking the governance committee of West Sussex County Council to scrap the County Council's system of cabinet style decision-making, following a 'systematic failure of political leadership'.

Arun District Council saw a change in administration at the Annual Meeting on Wednesday 22 May 2019.

The meeting started with Former Chairman Alan Gammon (Con) handing over the civic reins to Cllr Mrs Jeannette Warr (Lib Dem) who will be Chairman for the Civic year 2019-2020.

Chairman and Vice Chairman of Arun District Council 2019-2020

Just a few short weeks since the excellent local election results: here are the confirmed positions of the new Liberal Democrat leadership of Arun District Council (as voted in at the first new council meeting on 22nd May):

Wow - we achieved historic results in the 2nd May elections.

Arun Lib Dem Councillors have criticised a lack of consultation with the community after plans were submitted to transform the former Waitrose in Littlehampton town centre into flats.

Plans have been submitted to Arun District Council to demolish the existing buildings and replace them with more than 80 houses, and a small amount of retail space.

Littlehampton town councillors Tracey Baker, Billy Blanchard-Cooper, Dr James Walsh and Ian Buckland outside the former Waitrose store in Littlehampton town centre

Arundel & South Downs Liberal Democrats have selected a local candidate, described by colleagues as a 'rising star' of the party, as their Prospective Parliamentary Candidate for the next general election.

Have the Conservative councillors on Arun District Council finally woken up to the problems that all the extra houses in Pagham will cause on the local road network (after allowing two other similar sized housing schemes through late last year)...? Or have they just realised how unpopular these thousands of new houses are locally, with an election due in May!

You won't be surprised to hear that Liberal Democrat councillors on Bognor Regis Town Council voted for a people's vote, on Bognor Regis regeneration.

Arun lib dems succeeded in "calling in" Arun District Council's plan to remove the the Visitor Information Centre and Littlehampton Experience from the Look and Sea Centre in Littlehampton.

At November's AGM of the local party, Arun Lib Dems voted in a new Chair.

Cllr Jamie Bennett will take over from long-standing Arun Lib Dems Chair Cllr Dr James Walsh.

Jamie (pictured on the left!) is also the Chair of Rustington Parish Council.