Sir Edward Jonathan Davey is a British politician who has been the leader of the Liberal Democrats since 2020,having acted in the position from 2019 to 2020. He served in the Cameron–Clegg coalition as Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change from 2012 to 2015 and as deputy leader to Jo Swinson in 2019. An "Orange Book" liberal,Davey has been Member of Parliament (MP) for Kingston and Surbiton since 2017,previously holding the seat from 1997 to 2015.
Jennifer Nancy Willott OBE is a British politician. She was the Liberal Democrat Member of Parliament for Cardiff Central from 2005 to 2015. Willott became a junior minister in the Department for Business,Innovation and Skills and Government Equalities Office in December 2013,temporarily standing in for Jo Swinson while Swinson was on maternity leave. She was the first woman and first Liberal Democrat to represent her seat. Willott was a councillor in the London Borough of Merton from 1998 to 2000.
The Scottish Liberal Democrats is a liberal,federalist political party in Scotland,part of UK Liberal Democrats. The party holds 4 of the 129 seats in the Scottish Parliament and 6 of the 57 Scottish seats in the House of Commons.
Alison McClure McInnes is a Scottish Liberal Democrat politician. She was the Scottish Liberal Democrat spokesperson for Health and Justice in the Scottish Parliament. She was a Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for the North East Scotland region 2007–2016,when she lost her seat at the 2016 Scottish Parliament election. Whilst in Parliament,McInnes was a member of the Justice Committee and a substitute member of Rural Affairs,Climate Change and Environment Committee of the Scottish Parliament.
The Liberal Democrats are a liberal political party in the United Kingdom,founded in 1988. The current leader of the party is Ed Davey. They are the third-largest party in the United Kingdom,with 72 members of Parliament (MPs) in the House of Commons. They have 78 members of the House of Lords,four members of the Scottish Parliament,one member in the Welsh Senedd,and more than 3,000 local council seats. The party holds a twice-per-year Liberal Democrat Conference,at which party policy is formulated. In contrast to its main opponents' rules,the Liberal Democrats grant all members attending the conference the right to speak in debates and vote on party policy,under a one member,one vote system. The party also allows its members to vote online for its policies and in the election of a new leader.
Meral Hussein Ece,Baroness Hussein-Ece,is a British Liberal Democrat member of the House of Lords. She is the first woman of Turkish Cypriot origin to be a member of either house of Parliament after she was appointed a Liberal Democrat working peer on 28 May 2010. She was the Liberal Democrat Spokeswoman for Equalities from 2015 until 2016,under leader Tim Farron.
Stephen Anthony Christopher Lloyd is a British Liberal Democrat politician who was twice Member of Parliament (MP) for the seat of Eastbourne.
The 2011 Hertsmere Borough Council election took place on 5 May 2011 to elect members of Hertsmere Borough Council in Hertfordshire,England. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative Party stayed in overall control of the council.
The 2002 Eastbourne Borough Council election took place on 2 May 2002 to elect members of Eastbourne Borough Council in East Sussex,England. The whole council was up for election with boundary changes since the last election in 2000 reducing the number of seats by 3. The Liberal Democrats gained overall control of the council from the Conservative Party.
The 2003 Eastbourne Borough Council election took place on 1 May 2003 to elect members of Eastbourne Borough Council in East Sussex,England. One third of the council was up for election and the Liberal Democrats stayed in overall control of the council.
The 2007 Eastbourne Borough Council election took place on 3 May 2007 to elect members of Eastbourne Borough Council in East Sussex,England. The whole council was up for election and the Liberal Democrats gained overall control of the council from the Conservative Party.
The 2011 Eastbourne Borough Council election took place on 5 May 2011 to elect members of Eastbourne Borough Council in East Sussex,England. The whole council was up for election and the Liberal Democrats stayed in overall control of the council.
The 2011 Wealden District Council election took place on 5 May 2011 to elect members of Wealden District Council in East Sussex,England. The whole council was up for election and the Conservative Party stayed in overall control of the council.
David Tutt is a British Liberal Democrat politician who was the leader of Eastbourne Borough Council between 2007 and 2023,and the leader of the Liberal Democrat group on East Sussex County Council.
The 2019 Lewes District Council election was held on 2 May 2019 to elect members of Lewes District Council in England. It took place on the same day as other district council elections in the United Kingdom.
Daisy Cooper is a British Liberal Democrat politician who has served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for St Albans since 2019. She has served as Deputy Leader of the Liberal Democrats since 2020,as well as the Liberal Democrat Treasury spokesperson since 2024.
The 2020 Liberal Democrats leadership election was held in August 2020,after Jo Swinson,the previous leader of the Liberal Democrats,lost her seat in the 2019 general election. It was initially set to be held in July 2020,but due to the COVID-19 pandemic it was delayed by six weeks,having been at first postponed until May 2021.
The 2022 Lambeth London Borough Council election took place on 5 May 2022. All 63 members of Lambeth London Borough Council were elected. The elections took place alongside local elections in the other London boroughs and elections to local authorities across the United Kingdom.
Luke Alexander Taylor is a British politician. A member of the Liberal Democrats,he has served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Sutton and Cheam since 2024. He has been a Liberal Democrat councillor on Sutton London Borough Council for Sutton West and East Cheam since 2022.
Angus Francis MacDonald is a British Liberal Democrat politician who has served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Inverness,Skye and West Ross-shire since 2024.
