London Liberal Democrats | |
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Leader in the London Assembly | Hina Bokhari |
Preceded by | Progressive Party (1888 - 1926) Liberal Party (1926 - 1988) |
Headquarters | 8–10 Great George Street, London, SW1 [1] |
Youth wing | London Young Liberals |
Ideology | |
Political position | Centre [8] [9] to centre-left [4] [10] [11] |
National affiliation | Liberal Democrats |
Colours | Yellow [12] |
London House of Commons seats | 3 / 73 |
London Assembly | 2 / 25 |
Local councillors in London | 181 / 1,817 |
Council control in London | 3 / 32 |
Website | |
londonlibdems.org.uk/ | |
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The London Liberal Democrats are the regional party of the Liberal Democrats that operates in Greater London. The organisation is associated with the English Liberal Democrats.
In 2008, Brian Paddick became the first openly LGBT candidate to run for a mainstream political party for the role of Mayor of London. [13]
Election | Candidate | Results |
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2000 | Susan Kramer | Not Elected |
2004 | Simon Hughes | Not Elected |
2008 | Brian Paddick | Not Elected |
2012 | Brian Paddick | Not Elected |
2016 | Caroline Pidgeon | Not Elected |
2021 | Luisa Porritt | Not Elected |
2024 | Rob Blackie | Not Elected |
To be elected in the 2024 United Kingdom general election in London.
Council | Councillors | Leaders |
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Barking and Dagenham | 0 / 51 | |
Barnet | 0 / 63 | |
Bexley | 0 / 63 | |
Brent | 3 / 57 | Anton Georgiou |
Bromley | 5 / 58 | Julie Ireland |
Camden | 4 / 55 | Tom Simon |
Croydon | 1 / 70 | |
Ealing | 6 / 70 | Gary Malcolm |
Enfield | 0 / 63 | |
Greenwich | 0 / 55 | |
Hackney | 0 / 57 | |
Hammersmith and Fulham | 0 / 50 | |
Haringey | 7 / 57 | Luke Cawley-Harrison |
Harrow | 0 / 55 | |
Havering | 0 / 55 | |
Hillingdon | 0 / 53 | |
Hounslow | 0 / 62 | |
Islington | 0 / 51 | |
Kensington and Chelsea | 2 / 50 | Linda Wade |
Kingston upon Thames | 41 / 48 | Andreas Kirsch |
Lambeth | 3 / 63 | Donna Harris |
Lewisham | 0 / 54 | |
Merton | 17 / 57 | Anthony Fairclough |
Newham | 0 / 66 | |
Redbridge | 0 / 61 | |
Richmond upon Thames | 49 / 54 | Gareth Roberts |
Southwark | 11 / 63 | Victor Chamberlain |
Sutton | 29 / 55 | Ruth Dombey |
Tower Hamlets | 0 / 45 | |
Waltham Forest | 0 / 60 | |
Wandsworth | 0 / 58 | |
Westminster | 0 / 54 | |
The table below shows the London Liberal Democrats results at UK general elections since the area of Greater London was created.
Year | % of Vote | Number of MPs |
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2001 | 17.1 | 6 / 74 |
2005 | 21.9 | 8 / 74 |
2010 | 22.1 | 7 / 73 |
2015 | 7.7 | 1 / 73 |
2017 | 8.8 | 3 / 73 |
2019 | 14.9 | 3 / 73 |
2024 | TBA | 0 / 75 |
The table below shows the results obtained by the London Liberal Party in elections to the Greater London Council. The GLC was abolished by the Local Government Act 1985.
Date | Leader | Votes won | % of Votes | Change | Councillors | Change | Result |
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1964 | N/A | 0 / 100 | N/A | Labour win | |||
1967 | 0 / 100 | Conservative win | |||||
1970 | 0 / 100 | Conservative win | |||||
1973 | Stanley Rundle | 2 / 92 | 2 | Labour win | |||
1977 | 0 / 92 | 2 | Conservative win | ||||
1981 | Adrian Slade | 1 / 92 | 1 | Labour win |
The table below shows the London Liberal Democrats results in London Mayoral elections since 2000.
Election | Candidate | 1st Round vote | % | Position | |
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2000 | Susan Kramer | 203,452 | 11.9% | 4th | |
2004 | Simon Hughes | 284,647 | 15.3% | 3rd | |
2008 | Brian Paddick | 235,585 | 9.8% | 3rd | |
2012 | Brian Paddick | 91,774 | 4.2% | 4th | |
2016 | Caroline Pidgeon | 120,005 | 4.6% | 4th | |
2021 | Luisa Porritt | 111,716 | 4.4% | 4th | |
2024 | Rob Blackie | 145,184 | 5.8% | 3rd |
The table below shows the London Liberal Democrats results in London Assembly elections since 2000.
Election | Leader | Votes (constituency) | Votes (region) | Seats | ||
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# | % | # | % | |||
2000 | Graham Tope | 299,998 | 18.9 | 245,555 | 14.8 | 4 / 25 |
2004 | Graham Tope | 332,237 | 18.4 | 316,218 | 16.9 | 5 / 25 |
2008 | Mike Tuffrey | 330,018 | 13.7 | 252,556 | 11.2 | 3 / 25 |
2012 | Caroline Pidgeon | 193,842 | 8.8 | 150,447 | 6.8 | 2 / 25 |
2016 | Caroline Pidgeon | 195,820 | 7.5 | 165,580 | 6.3 | 1 / 25 |
2021 | Caroline Pidgeon | 266,595 | 10.26 | 189,522 | 7.3 | 2 / 25 |
Year | % of Vote | Number of Councillors | Number of Councils |
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1964 | 16 / 1,859 | 0 / 32 | |
1968 | 10 / 1,863 | 0 / 32 | |
1971 | 9 / 1,863 | 0 / 32 | |
1974 | 13.1 | 27 / 1,867 | 0 / 32 |
1978 | 7.1 | 30 / 1,908 | 0 / 32 |
1982 | 24.6 | 124 / 1,914 | 0 / 32 |
1986 | 24.0 | 249 / 1,914 | 3 / 32 |
1990 | 14.2 | 229 / 1,914 | 3 / 32 |
1994 | 22.0 | 323 / 1,917 | 3 / 32 |
1998 | 20.8 | 301 / 1,917 | 2 / 32 |
2002 | 20.6 | 307 / 1,861 | 3 / 32 |
2006 | 20.7 | 316 / 1,861 | 3 / 32 |
2010 | 22.4 | 246 / 1,861 | 2 / 32 |
2014 | 10.6 | 116 / 1,861 | 1 / 32 |
2018 | 13.0 | 152 / 1,861 | 3 / 32 |
2022 | 14.4 | 177 / 1,817 | 3 / 32 |
Borough | Election | Best seats | Role in council | Current seats |
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Barking and Dagenham | 1986 | 5 / 48 | Opposition | 0 / 51 |
Barnet | 1964 | 6 / 63 | 3rd Party | 0 / 63 |
Bexley | 1994 | 14 / 62 | 3rd Party | 0 / 62 |
Brent | 2006 | 27 / 63 | Joint control with Conservatives | 3 / 57 |
Bromley | 1998 | 27 / 60 | Joint control with Labour | 5 / 58 |
Camden | 2006 | 20 / 54 | Joint control with Conservatives | 4 / 55 |
Croydon | 2002 | 1 / 70 | 3rd Party | 1 / 70 |
Ealing | 2022 | 6 / 70 | Opposition | 6 / 70 |
Enfield | 1974 | 1 / 60 | 3rd Party | 0 / 54 |
Greenwich | 1986 | 5 / 62 | 3rd Party | 0 / 51 |
Hackney | 1998 | 17 / 60 | 3rd Party | 0 / 57 |
Hammersmith and Fulham | 1982 | 2 / 50 | 3rd Party | 0 / 46 |
Haringey | 2006 | 27 / 57 | Opposition | 7 / 57 |
Harrow | 1994 | 29 / 63 | Minority | 0 / 63 |
Havering | 1990 | 6 / 63 | 4th Party | 0 / 54 |
Hillingdon | 1986 | 6 / 63 | 3rd Party | 0 / 65 |
Hounslow | 1994 | 5 / 60 | 3rd Party | 0 / 60 |
Islington | 2002 | 38 / 48 | Overall control | 0 / 48 |
Kensington and Chelsea | 2010 | 2 / 50 | 3rd Party | 1 / 50 |
Kingston upon Thames | 2018 | 39 / 48 | Overall control | 41 / 48 |
Lambeth | 2002 | 28 / 63 | Joint control with Conservatives | 3 / 63 |
Lewisham | 2002 | 17 / 54 | Opposition | 0 / 54 |
Merton | 2022 | 17 / 57 | Opposition | 17 / 57 |
Newham | 1982 | 6 / 60 | Opposition | 0 / 60 |
Redbridge | 2006 | 9 / 62 | Opposition | 0 / 63 |
Richmond upon Thames | 1986 | 49 / 52 | Overall control | 48 / 54 |
Southwark | 2002 | 30 / 63 | Joint control with Conservatives | 11 / 63 |
Sutton | 2002 | 47 / 56 | Overall control | 29 / 55 |
Tower Hamlets | 1990 | 30 / 50 | Overall control | 0 / 45 |
Waltham Forest | 2006 | 19 / 60 | Opposition | 0 / 60 |
Wandsworth | 1982 | 1 / 61 | 3rd Party | 0 / 60 |
Westminster City | 2010 | 0 / 61 | No presence | 0 / 60 |
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