Sam Oliver - Petersfield
Sam first moved to Cambridge for work 6 years ago, and immediately fell in love with Petersfield. He has lived here with his partner ever since.
Sam is a full-time campaigner, with experience in winning change for local people.
Sam lives in the heart of Petersfield and understands the issues - local and national - facing our community, and its businesses, pubs and green spaces.
Sam says, "If elected I will stand up for our city’s values and will work with other Lib Dems to hold Labour to account on issues like Europe and Gaza.
Contact Sam: samnjoliver97@gmail.com
The Lib Dems are winning in Cambridge - and are the clear alternative to Labour this year.
The Liberal Democrats are winning here in Cambridge - and can beat Labour in this year's city council elections and overtake them as the largest party on the City Council.
In last year's local elections, the Lib Dems won the most seats in Cambridge city - electing 7 councillors - while winning the second most votes across the city to Labour. The Lib Dems also elected the most county councillors of any party in Cambridge constituency.
This continues a long record of the Lib Dems being the closest challengers to Labour. Only Lib Dem or Labour MPs have been elected for Cambridge constituency this century, and only the Lib Dems or Labour have been the largest party on the city council in the same time period.
The Lib Dems are also the party with momentum in Cambridgeshire going into this year's local elections. In the 2024 General Election, the 3 Lib Dems were elected for the seats surrounding Cambridge, as Lib Dem Cheney Payne finished as the closest challenger to Labour here in the city. Last year, the Liberal Democrats gained overall control of the County Council for the first time in its history.
This year, the Lib Dems are once again the clear challengers to Labour in Cambridge. As the main opposition on the City Council with 12 councillors, only the Lib Dems can overtake Labour and replace their failing leadership of the City Council. With less than half the number of councillors the Lib Dems have, the Green Party are too far behind and won't be able to overtake Labour. The Conservatives with one councillor and Reform with none have no chance.
A vote for the Green Party, Conservatives or Reform risks keeping Labour in power for another year and continuing their record of letting Cambridge down.
Vote Liberal Democrat on May 7th for the real alternative to Labour in Cambridge and to send Keir Starmer a message he cannot ignore.