One of the aims of our organisation is to promote and celebrate Liberal Democrat achievements in relation to cycling, walking and wheeling.

It has been agreed by our Executive Committee that our members will be invited each year to nominate individual Liberal Democrats, local parties or other party bodies or groups, for recognition of their achievements since the date of our previous AGM (16th November 2025).

The opening date for nominations for this year’s awards is the 1st October and the closing date is the 1st November. The winners will be announced at our AGM on the 15th November.

Award Categories

• Best Local Election Manifesto – To celebrate candidates and local parties who had commitments relating to cycling, walking and wheeling feature in their local election manifestos.
  
• Best Local Campaign – To celebrate Liberal Democrats who are campaigning within their communities to make cycling, walking and wheeling safer and more accessible.
  
• Best Cycling Infrastructure – To celebrate completed schemes that have improved safety, accessibility, inclusivity and integration of cycling.
  
• Best Walking Infrastructure – To celebrate completed schemes that have improved safety, accessibility, inclusivity and integration of walking.
  
• Best Wheeling Infrastructure – To celebrate completed schemes that have improved safety, accessibility, inclusivity and integration of wheeling.
  
• Councillor of the Year – To celebrate achievements of Liberal Democrats elected to local government, at all levels, in relation to active travel and furthering the aims and objects of LDFoCWW.
  
• Parliamentarian of the Year – To celebrate achievements of Liberal Democrats within the parliaments of the UK in relation to active travel and furthering the aims and objects of LDFoCWW.

Key Considerations

Awards may be decided based on the following points:

• Improvements to accessibility and safety in relation to walking, wheeling and/or cycling.
• Improvements to inclusion; reducing barriers to participation, including those based on age, disability, sexual orientation, sex, gender identity, race, relation, belief, socio-economic status or any combination of such characteristics.
• Integration of active travel modes within local public transport networks;
• increasing the number or proportion of journeys made involving active travel.

Rules

1. Nominations

a. Nominations may only be submitted by current members of the Liberal Democrats and LDFoCWW.

b. Nominations must be made in writing, submitted via email to info@libdemcyclewalkwheel.org.uk.

c. Nominators may submit multiple nominations; however they may not submit multiple nominations for the same award category.

d. Nominators must provide their contact details and those of their nominee(s).

e. Nominations must include up to 500 words about why the nominee is worthy of the award. Supporting evidence, such as photographs or other media, may be emailed to the above address.

f. Nominations open each year on the 1st of October and close on the following 1st of November.

2. Nominees

a. Nominees must give prior consent to be nominated and for their contact details to be provided to LDFoCWW.

b. Nominees must be current members of the Liberal Democrats.

c. Nominees may be individual members or:
i. Councillor Groups;
ii. Local Parties;
iii. Regional Parties; or
iv. State Parties.

d. Nominees may be nominated for multiple award categories.

e. Officers or Members of the LDFoCWW Executive Committee may not be nominated for an individual award.

3. Judging

a. The winners of each category will be decided at a meeting of the LDFoCWW Executive Committee prior to the AGM, with the results announced at the AGM.

b. The full list of valid nominees for each award category will be announced or be made available at the AGM.

c. The Executive reserve the right to not award a category if there are no valid nominations or no nominations of satisfactory quality.

d. The decision of the Executive is final.

4. Awards

a. The award will be in the form of a paper or electronic certificate, which will be presented or emailed to the winners of each category. There is no cash alternative.