Our Team for Europe: Bill Newton Dunn, Deborah Newton-Cook, Ed Maxfield, Denise Hawksworth

At the European elections on June 4th, voters are asked to vote for a political party.

The Liberal Democrat candidates to be your MEP for 2009-2014 are:

Bill Newton Dunn MEP

Bill has represented Lincolnshire in Europe from 1979-1994 and then the East Midlands from1999 to 2009. He has the best attendance record of all British MEPs. Bill left the Conservatives for the Liberal Democrats because he was concerned by their increasingly negative and isolationist stance.

Ed Maxfield

Born in Lincolnshire, Ed has strong ties with the East Midlands. He works for a charity campaigning for a better deal for disabled people.

Cllr Denise Hawksworth

Denise lives and works in Chesterfield, where she represents West Ward on the District Council. She has chaired the Scrutiny Board of the Council and works for Paul Holmes MP.

Deborah Newton-Cook

Deborah has worked closely with the leader of the Lib Dem European Parliamentary Party and has many years of experience of European affairs.

Cllr David Perkins

David is a Northampton borough councillor and chair of the borough's Audit Committee.

You can find more information about all our candidates here: http://www.libdems.org.uk/people/european-candidates-for-the-east-midlands