Abi Bell is orginally from Glossop in Derbyshire. She came to Hull in 1997 to study English and History at the university. After working for the third sector and as a HR Advisor for an electrical retailer, Abi was elected to Hull City Council in 2006 for Pickering Ward. Abi has served on Corporate Scrutiny and joined Cabinet in 2007 as Portfolio Holder for Customer and Corporate Services and is now Deputy Leader of the Council with responsibility for Policy Development and Implementation. The Liberal Democrats have a strong presence in the urban areas of England and Wales. We are running large cities, big budgets and transforming our cities to make them vibrant and viable for the future. I believe that the Lib Dem voice in our urban areas needs to be loud and co-ordinated as we become major players in our centres of industry. Many of us have decades of neglect and deprivation to overcome to make sure that our areas thrive and are in the best possible position to take advantage of an economic upturn when it comes.
The Lib Dems with the Leadership Centre for Local Government have invested in intensive training for this group of councillors known as “Next Generation 3�.We are committed to making the Liberal Democrat Party the best it can be by working together, challenging ourselves and each other and never settling for second best.