Local Issues
Yate Post Office to remain in town as local franchise
Yate Post Office will remain open and offer the same services, at least until the end of the current financial year.
13 Aug 2025
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South Gloucestershire Liberal Democrats represent the unitary authority of South Gloucestershire and the parliamentary constituencies of Thornbury and Yate, Filton and Bradley Stoke and part of North East Somerset and Hanham.
Our team covers the urban area bordering Bristol, along the Severn Estuary and up to the towns of Thornbury and Yate. We are a diverse area, with councillors representing rural areas like the villages of Boyd Valley and others representing more urban areas, like Stoke Park and Cheswick.
We have a strong tradition of winning in the area and, in 2024 Claire Young regained the seat of Thornbury and Yate as a Lib Dem MP. We currently lead South Gloucestershire Council in partnership with Labour having topped the poll in every council ward in Thornbury and Yate in the 2023 Local Elections. We're currently working hard across the region on behalf of all residents and we are aiming to win more local and national seats in upcoming elections.
Why not join the team and help us make South Gloucestershire a great place to live and work?
Latest News
Education & Training
Claire Young calls for cap on private SEND provider profits
Thornbury & Yate MP Claire Young has criticised the ‘unfair’ levels of profit being made by many private special educational needs providers and backed the Liberal Democrats calls for a cap on private providers profits.
1 Aug 2025
Environment
Claire Young MP welcomes scrapping of Ofwat
Thornbury & Yate MP Claire Young has welcomed the news that Ofwat is being replaced by a tougher water regulator, saying the change is ‘long overdue’.
21 Jul 2025
Cost of Living
Claire Young backs Lib Dem plan to halve energy bills in a decade
Thornbury & Yate MP Claire Young has backed their party’s new plan to halve the cost of energy bills for a typical household, while also accusing Nigel Farage and Kemi Badenoch of peddling “fake news” about renewable energy.
16 Jul 2025
Health, Care & the NHS
Claire Young MP backs push to halt ‘painful’ welfare cuts
Thornbury & Yate’s MP Claire Young has backed a key Liberal Democrat amendment to the controversial welfare bill, in a bid to stop it from becoming law to shield carers and those most at risk of losing support from the planned cuts.
27 Jun 2025
Economy & Business
Claire Young MP calls for regulator to step in as Royal Mail delivery targets missed
Thornbury & Yate MP Claire Young has slammed Royal Mail for widely missing its delivery targets, with a few as 70.3% of first-class deliveries being delivered on time, well below the 93% target.
25 Jun 2025
