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Councillor Candidate
Richard Dominic Flowers

Richard Dominic Flowers

Liberal Democrats candidate for Blackwall & Cubitt Town

Liberal Democrats

Richard Flowers is an activist and Lib Dem campaigner in East London, where he has lived for 25 years. Passionate about London's diversity and liberal values, he wants to build prosperity and tackle poverty and pollution in the East End, stop Brexit and stand up for his values of freedom, fairness and the future. Originally from the North West, in 2017 he stood for Parliament for the Liberal Democrats in Macclesfield, near to his old home town. Richard puts his values into action as Treasurer of the Party’s diversity campaign LGBT+ Liberal Democrats, the Humanist and Secularist Liberal Democrats, and the pro-migration pressure group Lib Dem Immigrants. Richard lives with his husband Alex. They were able to get married thanks to Liberal Democrats in government creating the Same-Sex Marriage Act. His proudest achievements are contributing to that Same-Sex Marriage campaign and, as Chair of Tower Hamlets Lib Dems in 2016, being part of a team that got a 69% vote for Remain in the Referendum.

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Previous elections

Unknown (2024)

Liberal Democrats· Not elected

Blackwall & Cubitt Town (2022)

Liberal Democrats· Not elected

City and East (2021)

Liberal Democrats· Not elected

Bramhall North (2018)

Liberal Democrats· Not elected

Macclesfield (2017)

Liberal Democrats· Not elected

Blackwall & Cubitt Town Ward

Where Richard fits into things

Poplar and Limehouse

Constituency

Blackwall & Cubitt Town

Ward

Richard Dominic Flowers

Richard Dominic Flowers

Candidate

Blackwall & Cubitt Town

About the role

The responsibility of a councillor is to represent the people within a ward by making decisions on local services and other local issues.

What councillors do

  • Make decisions on local services like housing, roads, and parks
  • Represent residents' concerns at council meetings
  • Help resolve local issues raised by constituents
  • Set council budgets and local tax levels

How to influence

  • Attend local council surgeries
  • Write or email about local issues
  • Attend public council meetings
  • Join local community groups

Council

Tower Hamlets