Thomas Anthony Brake is a British Liberal Democrat politician. He was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Carshalton and Wallington in London from 1997 to 2019.
Sir Norman Peter Lamb is a British politician and solicitor. He was the Liberal Democrat Member of Parliament (MP) for North Norfolk from 2001 to 2019,and was the chair of the Science and Technology Select Committee from 2017 to 2019.
Ronald Cyril Fearn,Baron Fearn,was a British Liberal Democrat politician. He was born and died in Southport.
Susan Veronica Kramer,Baroness Kramer PC is a British politician and life peer who served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Richmond Park from 2005 to 2010. A member of the Liberal Democrats,she was their Treasury Spokesperson from 2015 to 2017 and 2017 to 2019.
Southport is a constituency in Merseyside which has been represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2024 by Patrick Hurley of the Labour Party.
Stephen Roy Williams is a British Liberal Democrat politician who served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Bristol West from the 2005 general election until his defeat by Labour Party candidate Thangam Debbonaire in 2015. As an MP,he served in the Cameron–Clegg coalition government as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State in the Department of Communities and Local Government from 2013 to 2015.
Jeremy Richard Browne is a British Liberal Democrat politician who was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Taunton Deane from 2005 to 2015. He served as both Minister of State for Europe and the Americas and Minister of State for Crime Prevention.
Gregory Thomas Mulholland is a British Liberal Democrat politician who was the MP for Leeds North West.
Timothy James Farron is a British politician who served as Leader of the Liberal Democrats from 2015 to 2017. He has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Westmorland and Lonsdale since 2005 and is the Liberal Democrat spokesperson for Environment,Food and Rural Affairs. Before entering politics,he worked in higher education.
John Sampson Macfarlane Leech is a British Liberal Democrat politician who was Member of Parliament for Manchester Withington from 2005 to 2015. Since 2016,he has represented Didsbury West on Manchester City Council.
The Beveridge Group is a centre-left group within the Liberal Democrat party in the UK. It was set up in 2001 by MPs Alistair Carmichael,Paul Holmes,John Barrett and John Pugh to promote debate within the party regarding public service provision.
Matthew Gordon-Banks is a British former Conservative Party politician who was elected in 1992 as the Member of Parliament for Southport,but lost his seat in 1997. Gordon-Banks left the Conservative Party in 2004 to join the Liberal Democrats. In 2016,he was suspended from his membership of the Liberal Democrats.
Luciana Clare Berger is a former British politician who served as Member of Parliament for Liverpool Wavertree from 2010 to 2019. A member of the Labour and Co-operative parties,she was a founding member of The Independent Group,later Change UK,before joining the Liberal Democrats. Berger rejoined Labour in 2023.
Stephen Anthony Christopher Lloyd is a British Liberal Democrat politician who was twice Member of Parliament (MP) for the seat of Eastbourne.
The 2015 Liberal Democrats leadership election was held on 16 July 2015 following the resignation of Nick Clegg as leader on 8 May 2015,after almost eight years as leader of the Liberal Democrats,following the party's poor performance at the 2015 general election.
The Liberal Democrat Home Affairs spokesperson is the spokesperson for the Liberal Democrats on matters relating to the work of the Home Secretary and Home Office. The office holder is a member of the Liberal Democrat frontbench team. The post exists when the Liberal Democrats are in opposition,but not when they in government,for example during the Cameron–Clegg coalition.
The 2016 Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 5 May 2016 to elect members of Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections. Sefton is divided into 22 wards,each electing 3 councillors,totalling up to 66 seats. Note,only 22 seats were up for election.
Damien Moore is a British Conservative Party politician,who was Member of Parliament for Southport from 2017 to 2024. He served as Assistant Government Whip from September to October 2022.
Wera Benedicta Hobhouse is a British-German Liberal Democrat politician who has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Bath since 2017.
The 2017 Liberal Democrats leadership election was held following the resignation of Tim Farron as leader on 14 June 2017,after just under two years as leader of the Liberal Democrats. At the close of applications on 20 July 2017,Vince Cable was the only nominated candidate and was therefore declared the new leader of the party.
