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4th May 2007

MP Hails "Outstanding" Thornbury & Yate Result

Northavon MP Steve Webb has praised the Liberal Democrat team across the Thornbury & Yate constituency for winning 17 of the 20 council seats up for grabs last night, and for a clean sweep of the principal town and parish councils in Thornbury, Yate and Dodington.

At the next General Election, the Northavon constituency will be abolished, and Steve Webb will be seeking election as the MP for a new 'Thornbury & Yate" seat in which the Lib Dems polled 55% of the votes last night - slightly up on the General Election and on the last time these seats were fought at the 2003 Council elections.

The election in the two Frampton Cotterell wards was delayed because of the death of one of the candidates, but this ward also returned two Liberal Democrats last time it was fought. In town and parish council elections, every single Liberal Democrat candidate in Thornbury, Yate and Dodington was successfully elected.

Steve Webb said:

"The results in the Thornbury & Yate constituency are a tremendous tribute to the week-in, week-out hard work of our local councillors. They deserve huge credit for this superb result which leaves Thornbury & Yate Liberal Democrats in excellent heart as we prepare for the next General Election".

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