We are now a day away from the Birmingham City elections, which promises to be a momentous appraisal of the last four years of Labour rule in the second city. The party are set to lose not just their majority, but huge swathes of seats as residents have their say on the catastrophic failures presided over by the ruling group.

Labour knows this, their disingenuous ploy to pretend to settle the bin strike – which has left areas of the city piled high with bags of rotting rubbish, fly tipping, and rubbish strewn streets for over a year – has spectacularly backfired amongst voters who are asking “why should we vote for them to fix a problem they created themselves?”

The anger is palpable.

We offer an alternative. For the last few months we have fought the biggest campaign we have ever run. Our hard working campaigners have knocked on thousands of doors, delivered pallets upon pallets of literature, and have been improving their communities by reporting potholes, fly-tipping, and (in the case of one candidate) shovelling piles of used nappies from in front of a residential block.

Reform thinks that they are going to win control of the council, so we have worked hard to spread our message of hope and ambition to ensure that residents know that they have a voice in the chamber working hard for them already. Our manifesto – promising investment in our roads and communities as well as our plan to end the bin strike – has been received positively by residents and the media and is translating into support on the ground. 

In the final days of the election though, we need more boots on the ground to get our candidates over the line. Your help could be the deciding factor between chaos with Reform and the Independents, or elected hard working Liberal Democrat candidates who champion their communities. 

By spending just a few hours door knocking or delivering alongside our activists, you won’t just be campaigning for a party – you’ll be fighting for a council that listens to its communities and puts residents first. Every contact you make will help us deliver a fairer, greener and better run Birmingham. 

If you can help us put more gold on the map in Birmingham then please get in touch. 

* Cllr Roger Harmer is the leader of the Liberal Democrat group on Birmingham City Council.