Fionna Tod - a local champion for Arbury
Fionna grew up in Victoria Park and now lives in the centre of Arbury with her own young family.
After graduating from the University of York, Fionna spent eighteen months working in financial services. She then moved to Southern Mexico to work on a project strengthening community tourism in deprived rural areas. At the conclusion of the project, Fionna moved to Denver, Colorado to work for President Obama's re-election campaign as a Field Organiser.
Fionna returned to the UK at the end of 2012 and took a position as Campaign Advisor to Julian Huppert, Member of Parliament for Cambridge. In September 2013 she began working in Parliament for Martin Horwood MP.
After 2015 she worked as a policy adviser, first in Foreign Affairs and now, since the EU referendum, in Foreign Affairs and Brexit.
She now works as a global public health advocate and also wants to give back to the community she grew up in and where she is raising her children.
Fionna is particularly passionate about the future of Arbury Court - and protecting playgrounds and parks in our area.
Fionna says, “We need real change for Arbury. For too long Labour have been taking North Cambridge for granted. As a local Arbury resident, I will listen to you and ensure our area’s voice is heard on the City Council.”
Contact Fionna: ftodlibdems@gmail.com
The Lib Dems are winning in Cambridge - and are the closest alternative to Labour in Arbury.
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.
In last year's county council election in Arbury Division, Fionna was the closest challenger to Labour - finishing ahead of the Green Party, Reform and the Conservatives.
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 same is true for Arbury - with only the Lib Dems or Labour winning since the year 2000.
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.