The London Borough of Hounslow is a London borough in West London,England,forming part of Outer London. It was created in 1965 when three smaller borough councils amalgamated under the London Government Act 1963. It is governed by Hounslow London Borough Council.
Sir John Vincent Cable is a British politician who was Leader of the Liberal Democrats from 2017 to 2019. He was Member of Parliament (MP) for Twickenham from 1997 to 2015 and from 2017 to 2019. He also served in the Cabinet as Secretary of State for Business,Innovation and Skills from 2010 to 2015.
Ann Lloyd Keen is a British Labour Party politician,who served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Brentford and Isleworth from 1997,until she was defeated by Conservative candidate Mary Macleod in 2010. In 1999,The Guardian newspaper revealed that she had acted as a "secret go-between" for the Labour Party and Shaun Woodward,at the time the MP for Witney,as he attempted to defect from the Conservative Party in the same year.
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.
Spelthorne is a constituency in Surrey represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2010 by Kwasi Kwarteng,a Conservative,who served as Chancellor of the Exchequer for 38 days in September and October 2022.
Brentford and Isleworth is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament. It forms the eastern part of the London Borough of Hounslow. Since 2015,it has been represented by Ruth Cadbury of the Labour Party.
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.
Richmond Park is a constituency in Greater London represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament. Since 2019,its Member of Parliament (MP) has been Sarah Olney of the Liberal Democrats.
Twickenham is a constituency in Greater London represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2019 by Munira Wilson of the Liberal Democrats.
Sir Robert Goodwill is a British Conservative Party politician and farmer who has served as a Member of Parliament (MP) for Scarborough and Whitby since 2005. He was previously a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) for Yorkshire and the Humber. Goodwill served in Theresa May's government as Minister of State at the Home Office,the Department for Education,and the Department for Environment,Food and Rural Affairs.
Frank Zacharias Robin Goldsmith,Baron Goldsmith of Richmond Park,is a British politician,life peer and journalist who served as Minister of State for Overseas Territories,Commonwealth,Energy,Climate and Environment from September 2022 to June 2023. A member of the Conservative Party,he was its candidate at the 2016 London mayoral election and was Member of Parliament (MP) for Richmond Park from 2010 to 2016 and 2017 to 2019. Ideologically characterised as having liberal and libertarian views,he is known for his support for environmentalism and localism.
Richmond upon Thames London Borough Council elections are held every four years for all 54 councillor seats in the 18 wards that make up the Borough Council. By-elections are held in individual wards when vacancies arise outside the four-year cycle.
Richmond upon Thames London Borough Council is the local authority for the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames in Greater London,England. It is a London borough council,one of 32 in London,the United Kingdom capital. Richmond upon Thames is divided into 18 wards and elections for all Council seats in the borough are held every four years. The most recent election was in 2022 when the Liberal Democrats,led by Gareth Roberts,retained overall majority control of the council for a second consecutive term.
Catherine Elizabeth West is an Australian-born Labour Party politician in the United Kingdom. She was first elected as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Hornsey and Wood Green in May 2015.
Ruth Margaret Cadbury is a British politician serving as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Brentford and Isleworth since 2015. A member of the Labour Party,she has been Shadow Minister for Prisons,Parole and Probation since 2023. A former planning consultant,Cadbury previously served on the opposition front bench as Shadow Minister for Housing from 2016 to 2017,Shadow Minister for Planning in 2021 and Shadow Minister for International Trade from 2021 to 2023.
On 1 December 2016,a by-election was held in the UK parliamentary constituency of Richmond Park. It was triggered by the resignation of the Conservative Member of Parliament Zac Goldsmith on 25 October 2016 over the Government's proposal for a third runway at the nearby Heathrow Airport. It was won by Sarah Olney of the Liberal Democrats,after a campaign focused on opposition to Brexit.
Sarah Jane Olney is a British politician who has served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Richmond Park in Greater London since 2019,previously holding the seat from 2016 to 2017. Olney has served as the Liberal Democrat Spokesperson for Treasury since July 2022 and for Business and Industrial Strategy since January 2020.
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.
Munira Wilson is a British Liberal Democrat politician who was elected as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Twickenham at the 2019 general election. She succeeded the former Liberal Democrat leader Sir Vince Cable as MP. She has served as the Liberal Democrat Spokesperson for Education since 2021 under Sir Ed Davey,and previously as the Liberal Democrat Spokesperson for Health,Wellbeing and Social Care from 2020 to 2021.
