The Executive of the local Liberal Democrat party (covering the new constituency of Kenilworth & Southam) held its first meeting of 2008 last night. Our prospective parliamentary candidate Nigel Rock was there.

The new constituency is an amalgam of parts of Warwick district, Stratford district and Rugby borough, and is mostly rural. For Kenilworth voters it will mark a big change from the previous Rugby & Kenilworth constituency. Firstly, Kenilworth is now the largest town by some margin. Secondly, the Liberal Democrats are the clear challengers to the Conservatives across the whole constituency - there is not a single Labour councillor in any ward.

More details of the local party and the new constituency can be found on the constituency party’s web site www.kandslibdems.org.uk.