Alan James Beith,Baron Beith,is a British Liberal Democrat politician who represented Berwick-upon-Tweed as its Member of Parliament (MP) from 1973 to 2015.
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.
The City of Chelmsford is a local government district with borough and city status in Essex,England. It is named after its main settlement,Chelmsford,which is also the county town of Essex. As well as the settlement of Chelmsford itself,the district also includes the surrounding rural area and the town of South Woodham Ferrers.
Kingston and Surbiton is a constituency in Greater London created in 1997 and represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2017 by Ed Davey,the Leader of the Liberal Democrats. Davey previously held the seat from 1997 until losing reelection in 2015 to Conservative James Berry.
Winchester is a constituency in Hampshire represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2024 by Danny Chambers,a Liberal Democrat.
East of England was a constituency of the European Parliament that was coterminous with the East of England region. It returned 7 MEPs using the D'Hondt method of party-list proportional representation,until the UK exit from the European Union on 31 January 2020.
Chelmsford is a constituency in Essex represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2024 by Marie Goldman of the Liberal Democrats.
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.
Sir Sydney Walter John Robinson JP was an English farmer,building contractor and Liberal politician.
Victoria Grace Ford is a British politician who was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Chelmsford from 2017 to 2024. A member of the Conservative Party,she briefly served as Minister of State for Development from 6 September to 25 October 2022.
The 1997 Essex County Council election took place on 1 May 1997 to elect members of Essex County Council in Essex,England. This was held on the same day as other local elections and the 1997 general election.
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.
A by-election for the United Kingdom parliamentary constituency of Tiverton and Honiton was held on 23 June 2022. The vacancy was caused by the resignation on 4 May 2022 of the incumbent Member of Parliament (MP),Neil Parish of the Conservative Party,following his admission to accusations that he viewed pornography on his mobile phone in the House of Commons chamber.
Vikki Slade is a British Liberal Democrat politician who has served as the Member of Parliament for Mid Dorset and North Poole since 2024. She unsuccessfully contested the same seat in 2015,2017 and 2019.
Jennifer Craft is a British Labour Party politician and former civil servant who has been Member of Parliament (MP) for Thurrock since 2024.
Alasdair Douglas Pinkerton is a British Liberal Democrat politician and academic who has been Member of Parliament (MP) for Surrey Heath since 2024. He has been an associate professor in geopolitics at Royal Holloway,University of London.
Monica Bernadette Etheldreda Harding is a British Liberal Democrat politician who has been Member of Parliament (MP) for Esher and Walton since 2024. Before she entered politics,Harding was a management consultant,and director and CEO of organisations in Europe and Asia.
Helen Elaine Maguire is a British Liberal Democrat politician who has been Member of Parliament (MP) for Epsom and Ewell since 2024. Before entering politics,Maguire served in the British Army and the Royal Military Police and worked as a fundraiser and fitness instructor.
Benedict Maguire is a Liberal Democrat politician and solicitor in the United Kingdom serving as Member of Parliament (MP) for North Cornwall since the 2024 general election.
Danny Seiorse Chambers is a British Liberal Democrat politician and veterinary surgeon who has been Member of Parliament (MP) for Winchester since 2024. Chambers is the founder of Veterinary Voices UK and a trustee of Vetlife,a mental health charity. He lives in Shawford,Hampshire,with his partner.
