Conference

Regional Conference & AGM

First timer or long-standing conference attendee, voting or non-voting member, regional conference has something for everyone – lively policy debate, invaluable training, fantastic networking opportunities and much more. Autumn Conference includes the Regional Party Annual General Meeting.

Spring 2012 Conference

Spring Regional Conference will be in Blackpool on February 25th. All members will be sent a postal mailing in January 2012 with details, or you can book online here using Paypal / credit & debit cards.

Advance postal bookings close on Feb 15th and online advance bookings will close a few days later.

A buffet lunch is available as an optional extra when booking.

Related downloads:

• Booking form to download & print (if you’d rather pay by cheque/PO)
• Exhibitor booking information
• Policy Motions submission information

• Policy Motions (note submissions close Feb 9th)
  

Autumn 2011 Conference

Held October 15th in Runcorn  at Pavilions, Weston Point, Runcorn, Cheshire WA7 4EX.

• Speakers included Ian Swales MP, Andrew Stunell MP, Baroness Sal Brinton, and Cllr Richard Kemp, former Lib Dem leader on the LGA.
• Policy debates on the Localism Bill and on Fracking (hydraulic fracturing, commonly referred to as fracking, is a technique that allows mining of natural gas and oil from deep shale formations.).
• Conference agenda and motions here

Information and booking form for voting members, observers, exhibitors and fringe event organisers:

• AGM: Nomination Papers for Regional Exec and English Council representation.

Past conferences

Our Spring 2011 Conference was held in Stockport on 26th February. It’s the first time conference has come to Hazel Grove constituency – held by our own Andrew Stunell MP since 1997. He joined us in his new role as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State in the Department for Communities and Local Government.

Our Autumn 2010 Conference was at the ACE Centre, Nelson, Lancs, on 16th October. Speakers included Susan Kramer, Tim Farron MP, Gordon Birtwistle MP, Lord Greaves, Baroness Walmsley, Chris Davies MEP and more. The conference included the Annual General Meeting of the North West Liberal Democrats, following which a new executive were elected to lead the work of the regional party in 2011.

Our Spring 2010 North West Lib Dem conference was held in Rochdale on 20 March.  Speakers included John Sharkey, Chair of the party’s General Election Campaign, and John Pugh MP, Shadow Treasury Minister.