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Cllr John Potter @johnpotterld.bsky.social · 22h

Didn’t expect to need to use sun cream🧴for a Preston by-election in October ☀️

Great reception on the doors but clearly some residents have had enough 😆

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Cllr John Potter @johnpotterld.bsky.social · 1d

The final weekend of the by-election is go!!!

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Cllr John Potter @johnpotterld.bsky.social · 1d

Lib Dem pointing…

…picking and eating cake. Dangerous to have a late opening bakery in a by-election ward 😆

Great canvass session, lots of support to give us a momentum boost heading into the final weekend.

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Cllr John Potter @johnpotterld.bsky.social · 2d

Top picture - Reform votes to cancel the promised new high school in Preston 😡

Bottom pictures - team Preston with Victoria Collins MP knocking on hundreds of doors tonight in the Ashton ward by-election 🔶

Only way to stop Reform is to beat them at the ballot box 🗳️ and take power from them 💪

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Cllr John Potter @johnpotterld.bsky.social · 4d

🔶Another canvass session done tonight🔶

Even better, the Stop Reform tactical voting site is backing our candidate Ronan to keep Reform out.

stopreformuk.vote/local/presto...

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ALDC @assoclibdemcllrs.bsky.social · 5d

Labour Losing Ground, Reform in Reverse — Lib Dems on the 🆙

➡️ RFM: 27% (-2)
🔴 LAB: 20% (-2)
🔶 LDM: 17% (+2)
🔵 CON: 17% (+1)
🟢 GRN: 12% (+1)
🟡 SNP: 4% (+1)

Westminster Voting Intention via YouGov 5-6 Oct

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Cllr John Potter @johnpotterld.bsky.social · 5d

Another fantastic canvass session with Ronan and the team 🔶

Followed by a beer, pizza and the dogs waiting for me 🍺🍕🐕

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Cllr John Potter @johnpotterld.bsky.social · 5d

Definitely 😆

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Cllr John Potter @johnpotterld.bsky.social · 6d

Huge day of canvassing across Ashton ward with the team 🔶

Hundreds of doors knocked on for the by-election on October 16th 💪

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Cllr John Potter @johnpotterld.bsky.social · 10d

8km of delivery done before Storm Amy rolls into town 💨☔️

The last house was my own 🏡

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Cllr John Potter @johnpotterld.bsky.social · 10d

Reform cancels new Preston High School 😡

The photo of me outside county hall was just after I heard the news. I was so gutted & angry for my residents, I had to go for a walk for an hour.

If Reform think the Lib Dems & I are ever going to stop fighting them on this they have another thing coming.

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Cllr John Potter @johnpotterld.bsky.social · 12d

Doing some delivery before heading to Birmingham for a filming gig tomorrow 🎥

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Cllr John Potter @johnpotterld.bsky.social · 12d

Big thanks to Kevin for swinging by and helping out the by-election campaign before heading back to Edinburgh.

Always good to get an outside perspective on how the data is looking 📊

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Cllr John Potter @johnpotterld.bsky.social · 13d

Best canvass session of the by-election campaign for me today. Massive effort by our team.

Loads of appreciation and support by residents

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Cllr John Potter @johnpotterld.bsky.social · 14d

🏆 World Champions 🏆

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One of greatest teams in world sport #redroses

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Cllr John Potter @johnpotterld.bsky.social · 15d

With Reform banning the Pride flag 🏳️‍🌈 at County hall the Preston Lib Dems and I were determined to be a public ally to the whole LGBT+ community.

We stand by our LGBT+ friends and family this year & every year 💪

Happy Preston Pride 2025 🌈 (Norman’s 1st 🐶)

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Cllr John Potter @johnpotterld.bsky.social · 16d

Another day, another great by-election canvass session with some of the Preston Lib Dem team.

Incredible to see how far the Tories & Labour have fallen in this ward

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Cllr John Potter @johnpotterld.bsky.social · 17d

Morning delivery round done 📬

Would be rude to not stop by the legendary Dean’s for something afterwards 🥧 🍰

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Cllr John Potter @johnpotterld.bsky.social · 17d

Back from conference yesterday night and straight out canvassing today in the Ashton ward by-election today.

Big thanks to @timfarron.bsky.social for joining us.

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Cllr John Potter @johnpotterld.bsky.social · 23d

Holiday done…at Waterloo station on the way to Bournemouth for Lib Dem Conference #ldconf

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Cllr John Potter @johnpotterld.bsky.social · 23d

Final day in London and visited the Tower of London for the 1st time.

Incredible place

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Cllr John Potter @johnpotterld.bsky.social · 25d

Do you believe ALL bus gates are good? Surely you can understand that schemes that are badly thought out actually damage the cause we both share.

Not to mention the businesses that have been hurt and closed down because of this one.

Cllr John Potter @johnpotterld.bsky.social · 25d

Badly designed and doesn’t work. I’m not against schemes to help active travel but this one doesn’t.

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Cllr John Potter @johnpotterld.bsky.social · 25d

Ready for the show…Becky loves a magic trick 🪄🎩

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Cllr John Potter @johnpotterld.bsky.social · 26d

The local Lib Dems and I were the only party to put forward a motion at February’s budget council to scrap the bus gate. Zero support from the Tories or Labour.

Hoped the new Reform administration would see sense but nope, they are keeping it.

www.lep.co.uk/news/politic...

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