WEST Worcestershire Liberal Democrat members have re-selected local councillor Dan Boatright-Greene as their prospective parliamentary candidate for the next general election.
Coun Boatright-Greene lives near Pershore, represents the town on both Wychavon District Council and Worcestershire County Council.
He is also a town councillor.
Coun Boatright-Greene finished second in the West Worcestershire constituency at the 2024 general election, receiving 13,236 votes and reducing the Conservative majority from 24,499 in 2019 to 6,547.
A former teacher, he leads the Liberal Democrat group at the county council and currently serves as cabinet member with responsibility for education, special educational seeds and disabilities, and skills.
Raised in an Army family, Dan spent much of his childhood living in Germany. After university, he worked in archaeology and geology before becoming a teacher.
He taught at Worcester Sixth Form College for several years before working in inner-city Birmingham, teaching in communities experiencing high levels of poverty and deprivation.
Dan has campaigned locally and nationally for fairer funding for schools and colleges and better services for children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities.
He has also fought for improved access to NHS dentistry, greater support for residents facing the cost-of-living crisis and a fairer deal for local businesses.
“It is a huge privilege to be re-selected as the Liberal Democrat candidate for West Worcestershire.
“Since the last general election, we have continued campaigning throughout the towns and villages of the constituency, listening to residents and showing that there is a positive alternative to the status quo.
“After 14 years of Conservative chaos and nearly two years of Labour disappointment, people are tired of Westminster’s revolving door of leaders.
“They deserve representatives who focus on the issues affecting their everyday lives rather than the latest political drama.
“That means protecting our NHS and improving access to local healthcare, tackling the cost of living, helping businesses find the skills they need to grow, and ensuring that every child and young person can access the education and support they deserve,” he said.
He promised he would work hard every day to be a strong, visible and accessible voice for every community across West Worcestershire.
The Worcestershire Lib Dems drew criticism from Conservative councillors earlier this year after they stormed out of a cabinet meeting in February before the vote to approve the 2026-27 budget.
The budget’s approval resulted in the council tax rise of almost nine per cent this year, adding about £145 a year to Band D bills.
By the time they staged their walkout the Lib Dems had secured £21m in new spending commitments from the Reform leadership including investment into rural roads, drainage clearance, flooding alleviation and new cycle routes.
