Elizabeth Shenton the Liberal Democrat candidate

Elizabeth Shenton is the Liberal Democrat candidate for the Crewe and Nantwich Parliamentary by-election.

As our MP, Elizabeth will work to cut crime, improve schools and protect our precious environment.

Elizabeth has an impressive record of working for two of the country’s largest banks over the last twenty years - Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) and NatWest. She served as a director of RBS Group Fund Pension Board, which is responsible for the pensions of tens of thousands of NatWest and RBS staff.

Elizabeth has also been a trade union member for twenty-five years, including negotiating nationally on behalf of thousands staff with senior management.

As a volunteer in the community she has helped raise thousands to improve local facilities. In 2005 she was the founding member and chair of a local community group created to raise money for improvements to a derelict parkway. Over £630,000 was raised in the end, providing for an events arena, a toddlers play area, an adventure play area, a BMX track, a multi-purpose ball court, improved lighting and a safe walking/cycle route.

Elizabeth is married to Michael, an IT manager. They share a keen interest in animal welfare and are active members of a number of animal charities.

The BBC selected her for a “You can make a difference” feature on people who have helped change the world around them, saying that she had “made a real difference to local people’s lives”.

Elizabeth Shenton knows at first hand the pressures police are under thanks to her 12 years experience as an independent custody visitor.

Since 2006 she has been a Liberal Democrat councillor in neighbouring Newcastle-under-Lyme with a track record of delivering results for residents, including securing major improvements to the local bus station and taking up local parking concerns.