Delighted to win: now all must work together in the interests of the town

"Slough Lib Dems are delighted to win three seats and be back on Slough Council. I congratulate my hard-working colleagues, Amjad Abbasi and Asim Naveed in Elliman, and Frank O'Kelly in Cippenham Village" said Matthew Taylor, chair of Slough Lib Dems.

Amjad and Asim are photographed in Elliman Avenue, and Frank at Cippenham pond.

Matthew continued: "The landscape is very different since there was last a Lib Dem councillor in Slough. The financial and other crises we face are so great that all parties should now work together to tackle them in the interests of the town."

"The Lib Dem manifesto proposed that after the election on May 4th proper financial management should be restored to Slough Council by a joint administration of all the parties (and independents should there have been any). The Lib Dems said the joint administration needs to use the best ideas from whichever group proposed them."

Mr Taylor explained: "Whoever runs Slough, there will continue to be a need for savings and sales of assets until the finances are sorted out. Surely all parties must work together in the interests of the town to do what is necessary to restore control of Slough's finances?"

"Nevertheless, there are some areas where all parties showed during the election campaign that they are opposed to cuts and sales of assets, and highlighting these points of agreement would be a good way for the joint administration to start. On Thursday we shall be announcing a more detailed plan to achieve a joint administration."

Councillor Amjad Abbasi, one of the two new Lib Dem councillors for Elliman Ward said: "I was very pleased to be elected on Thursday along with my Lib Dem colleague, Asim Naveed. We agree that all parties on Slough Council must work together in the interests of Slough to restore control of the Council's finances."

"One of the examples where all parties can agree to oppose asset sales, however, comes from my own ward. Lib Dems propose that all parties agree Slough crematorium and the cemetery will not be sold. They should be taken off the Council's list of assets that could be sold."