It's time for a change in Hertfordshire.

Full statement

Hertfordshire County Council has a huge role in our lives. It takes 78% of council tax and controls roads, streetlights, trees, and flooding.

The County Council also runs education and vital social services, including elderly care, children’s services, and SEND. It is completely separate from Hertsmere Borough Council, which is partly run by Lib Dems.

The county council is entirely run by the Conservatives - and has been for 25 years.

Those Tories must carry the can for serious failings in Hertfordshire - appalling roads and special needs provision.

We believe it’s time for change - and with your support, Lib Dems can win control of the council on 1st May.
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The Liberal Democrat vision for Hertfordshire County Council is for a council that people see as on their side, doing better for Hertfordshire’s children with special educational needs, fixing the broken roads and bus services and creating a greener county.

We will fight to increase funding for children with special needs to match that of other councils, increase the numbers of special places for children with SEND in mainstream schools and expand children’s mental health support in schools.

On roads, we will use previously trialed technology to increase the number of potholes that get fixed. We will also provide more local input into what works are done on the roads to ensure that it is targeted at the issues that affect residents.

We will roll out 20mph limits where people want them and introduce safety zones around schools.

To improve the environment, we will expand EV charging and roll out solar panels on council buildings. We will plant at least one tree for every person who lives in Hertfordshire – that’s 1.4 million trees.
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Holly is a long term Lib Dem volunteer who works to support Hertsmere's Lib Dem councillors. She is particularly keen to see the implementation the Hertfordshire Lib Dem green pledges – those 1.4 million trees would be a great step towards meeting our climate targets.