Councillor Paul Edgeworth
Paul Edgeworth was born and bred in Sunderland and works for CAMRA, the Campaign for Real Ale. Paul is leader of the opposition Liberal Democrats group on Sunderland City Council, fighting for a fair deal for local people and holding Sunderland Labour's Council bosses to account.
💻 cllr.paul.edgeworth@sunderland.gov.uk
☎️ 07435 753950
Councillor Margaret Crosby
Margaret Crosby spent decades working as a teacher in primary schools across Sunderland, and more recently has been a carer for a family member. Margaret is a keen cook, baker, gardener and takes an interest in local history. She was elected as councillor for Grindon, Hastings Hill, Springwell and Thorney Close in 2019. Margaret is always out and about working to keep the community clean and tidy. She has successfully campaigned to roll-out more lifesaving defibrillators across the city.
💻 cllr.margaret.crosby@sunderland.gov.uk
☎️ 07810 056486
Councillor Stephen O'Brien
Stephen O'Brien was elected as the first ever Lib Dem councillor for Grindon, Hastings Hill, Springwell and Thorney Close, winning a sensational by-election victory in January 2017 - the first time anyone had ever beaten Labour in this area. Since then, Stephen has worked tirelessly to improve services for his community and to stop bad decisions and wasteful spending by the Labour-run Council. Stephen takes a keen interest in providing more social and council housing, having grown up in Pennywell before his family home was demolished by Labour's council bosses.
💻 cllr.stephen.o'brien@sunderland.gov.uk
☎️07788 190210
Council chiefs should prioritise bringing one of the other big cinema chains here in one form or another - a cinema must be a key part of a vibrant offer in Sunderland city centre.
Liberal Democrats on Sunderland City Council are calling for rail bosses to save the ticket office currently being built at the new Sunderland railway station from closure.
Lib Dems want an urgent re-think of parking charges at the newly-opened Riverside car park in Sunderland, arguing that current prices and no free parking after 3pm mean people just won’t use it.
Lib Dem campaigners on Wearside have won cross-party support for their bid for the new North East Metro Mayor to be based in Sunderland to stop the city being overlooked.
Lib Dem councillors on Wearside are urging rail company bosses to urgently improve reliability of Sunderland to London train services which have been plagued by daily cancellations for months.
We desperately need guarantees that Sunderland will get a fair share of funding and actually benefit from projects coming as part of this new devolution deal, say Lib Dems.
