Lee was elected as MP for Newbury in July 2024. Having been elected to the local council in 2007, he has since served in multiple council roles and became leader of the Council when the Lib Dems took control in May 2023.
He went to school in Thatcham and Newbury, and is a lifelong Thatcham resident, where his family owns a local pub.
He was inspired to get into politics by the late Lib Dem MP for Newbury, David Rendel, who represented our area with a passion that Lee seeks to match.
Until his election he worked for a not-for-profit housing association, who provide homes to those most in need. He is committed to helping those struggling with the current cost of living crisis, and has campaigned to help children on free school meals receive support over the holiday periods, as well as to help save the local ReadiBus service from Conservative cuts.
Away from politics, he is a keen sports fan, and regularly takes his young children to watch Reading play football. One of his favourite sporting moments was watching his hometown team, Thatcham Town, win at Wembley stadium in the 2018 FA Vase Final.
The forthcoming general election comes at a critical time for the country. We have a government that’s completely run out of steam and whose key objective seems to be remaining in power rather than trying to solve the serious challenges we all face.
Liberal Democrat Prospective Parliamentary Candidate for Newbury, Lee Dillon, is calling on the government to take action to put an end to massive water company profits while they continue to dump sewage in our precious rivers and streams.
The Liberal Democrat Council has kept to its promise to “fix the Local Plan by all available means” and decided that they have no alternative but to withdraw the one submitted by the previous Conservative
The West Berkshire and Newbury Liberal Democrats are accusing the Government of being 'content with the local health service crumbling'. This is after the Conservative Government failed to provide additional funding for local health services.
The new Liberal Democrat run West Berkshire Council has successfully reversed the unpopular decision by the previous Conservative administration to close the football ground.
Government cancels plan to close Rail Ticket Offices after successful Lib Dem campaign
