Election's off, but Liberal Democrats keep on campaigning

5.14.45pm BST (GMT +0100) Tue 9th Oct 2007

LIBERAL Democrats in Bedford & Kempston have announced they will carry on with their local campaigning despite the decision of the Prime Minister not to hold an election this autumn.

Local Liberal Democrat campaigners have been delivering newsletters and calling on local residents throughout the summer and early autumn. They have recently stepped up their campaign on local health services with the launch of an NHS survey of thousands of local residents. At the same time the campaign continues to save Bedford Hospital from savage cuts in services.

Cllr Michael Headley said, "The Liberal Democrats are not just around when there is an election coming up. We campaign all year round. Gordon Brown ramped up expectation of an autumn election and only backed off when he realised his majority in Parliament would disappear."

"The Liberal Democrats in Bedford & Kempston however are not disappearing. We will keep on campaigning. While the other parties close down for the winter following Mr Brown's announcement, the Liberal Democrats are already hard at work writing our next community newsletters to keep residents in touch with what is happening."