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Liberal Democrats (UK)

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The Liberal Democrats, colloquially known as the Lib Dems, is one of the major political parties in the United Kingdom. Ideologically adhering to liberalism, it was founded in 1988. The party is based at Liberal Democrat Headquarters, which since September 2025 has been based at Buckingham Gate, in the Westminster area of Central London. The party's leader is Ed Davey. It is the third-largest party in the United Kingdom, with 72 members of Parliament (MPs) in the House of Commons. It has 75 members of the House of Lords, 5 in the Scottish Parliament, 1 in the Welsh Senedd, and around 3,200 local council seats. The party holds a twice yearly Liberal Democrat Conference, at which policy is formulated. In contrast to its main opponents, the Lib Dems grant all members attending Conference the right to vote on policy, under a one member, one vote system. As well as voting in the Conference Hall, the party allows its members to vote online for its policies and leadership elections. Members are also free to join organisations representing strands of party thinking, such as Liberal Reform and Social Liberal Forum, and for those under 30 years, Young Liberals. In 1981, an electoral alliance was established between the Liberal Party, a group which descended from the 18th-century Whigs, and the Social Democratic Party (SDP), a splinter group from the Labour Party. In 1988, the parties merged as the Social and Liberal Democrats, adopting their present name a year later. Under the leaderships of Paddy Ashdown and Charles Kennedy, the party grew in the 1990s and 2000s, focusing its campaigns on specific seats and retained the third-largest party status in the House of Commons, although with significantly more seats than the predecessor Liberal Party. In the 1997 election, the Liberal Democrats doubled their seat count to 46. In 2010, under Nick Clegg's leadership, the Lib Dems were junior partners in the Conservative-led coalition government, in which Clegg served as deputy prime minister. Though it allowed the party to implement some of its policies, the coalition damaged its electoral standing; it lost 48 of its 56 MPs at the 2015 general election, which relegated it to fourth-largest party in the House of Commons. Under the leaderships of Tim Farron, Vince Cable and Jo Swinson, the party refocused as a pro-Europeanist party opposing Brexit. In the 2019 general election, the party garnered 11.5% of the vote on an anti-Brexit platform, but this did not translate into seat gains. However, the party's success was renewed under the leadership of Ed Davey, winning hundreds of councillors and 72 MPs in the 2024 general election, its highest result since 1923, and resuming its status as the third largest party in the House of Commons. A centrist to centre-left party, the Lib Dems ideologically draw upon liberalism and social democracy. Different factions have dominated the party at different times, each with its own ideological bent. Some factions leaned towards the centre-left, while others were in the centre. The party is a member of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe Party (ALDE), and Liberal International. It calls for constitutional reform, including a change from first-past-the-post voting to proportional representation. Emphasising stronger protections for civil liberties, the party promotes social-liberal approaches to issues like LGBT rights, drug liberalisation, education and criminal justice. It favours a market-based economy supplemented with social welfare spending. The party has been described as progressive, and is internationalist and pro-European, and supported the People's Vote for UK membership of the European Union and greater European integration, having previously called for adoption of the euro. The Lib Dems have promoted further environmental protections and opposed British military ventures such as the Iraq War. The Lib Dems have historically been strongest in northern Scotland, south-west London, South West England, and mid Wales. Membership is primarily made up of middle-class professionals and has a higher proportion of university-educated members than other UK parties. The party is a federation of the English, Scottish, and Welsh Liberal Democrats, and is in a partnership with the Alliance Party of Northern Ireland, while still organising there.

Infobox

Abbreviation
Lib Dems
Governing body
Federal Board
Leader
Ed Davey
Deputy Leader
Daisy Cooper
President
The Lord Pack
Lords Leader
The Lord Purvis of Tweed
Chief Executive
Mike Dixon
Founded
3 March 1988; 37 years ago (1988-03-03)
Merger of
mw- Liberal PartySocial Democratic Party
Headquarters
Liberal Democrat Headquarters, First Floor, 66 Buckingham Gate, London, SW1E 6AU.
Youth wing
Young Liberals
Women's wing
Liberal Democrat Women
Overseas wing
Lib Dems Abroad
LGBT wing
LGBT Liberal Democrats
Membership (December 2024)
60,000
Ideology
Liberalism (British)Social liberalismPro-Europeanism
Political position
Centre to centre-left
European affiliation
Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe Party
International affiliation
Liberal International
Northern Irish affiliation
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
Colours
mw- Orange (from 2025) Yellow (until 2025)
Slogan
For a fair deal
Anthem
"The Land"
Party conference
Liberal Democrat Conference
Devolved or semi-autonomous branches
English Liberal Democrats (London)Scottish Liberal DemocratsWelsh Liberal DemocratsNorthern IrelandLiberal Democrats
House of Commons
72 / 650
House of Lords
75 / 826
Scottish Parliament
5 / 129
Senedd
1 / 60
London Assembly
2 / 25
Directly elected strategic authority mayors in England
0 / 14
Directly elected single authority mayors in England
1 / 13
Councillors
3,213 / 18,645
Councils led
75 / 369
PCCs and PFCCs
0 / 37

Tables

· Support › Membership
1999
1999
Year
1999
Membership
83,000
2000
2000
Year
2000
Membership
69,000
2001
2001
Year
2001
Membership
73,276
2002
2002
Year
2002
Membership
71,636
2003
2003
Year
2003
Membership
73,305
2004
2004
Year
2004
Membership
72,721
2005
2005
Year
2005
Membership
72,031
2006
2006
Year
2006
Membership
68,743
2007
2007
Year
2007
Membership
65,400
2008
2008
Year
2008
Membership
59,810
2009
2009
Year
2009
Membership
58,768
2010
2010
Year
2010
Membership
65,038
2011
2011
Year
2011
Membership
48,934
2012
2012
Year
2012
Membership
42,501
2013
2013
Year
2013
Membership
43,451
2014
2014
Year
2014
Membership
44,680
2015
2015
Year
2015
Membership
61,598
2016
2016
Year
2016
Membership
79,507
2017
2017
Year
2017
Membership
103,300
2018
2018
Year
2018
Membership
99,200
2019
2019
Year
2019
Membership
120,000
2020
2020
Year
2020
Membership
98,247
2021
2021
Year
2021
Membership
73,544
2024
2024
Year
2024
Membership
60,000
Year
Membership
1999
83,000
2000
69,000
2001
73,276
2002
71,636
2003
73,305
2004
72,721
2005
72,031
2006
68,743
2007
65,400
2008
59,810
2009
58,768
2010
65,038
2011
48,934
2012
42,501
2013
43,451
2014
44,680
2015
61,598
2016
79,507
2017
103,300
2018
99,200
2019
120,000
2020
98,247
2021
73,544
2024
60,000
Parliament of the United Kingdom · Election results › General elections
No.
No.
Election
No.
Leader
Share
Votes
No.
Votes
mw- ±
Seats
Share
1992
1992
Election
1992
Leader
Paddy Ashdown
Votes
5,999,606
Votes
17.8
Seats
20 / 650
Seats
2
Seats
3.1
Position
3rd
Government
Conservative
1997
1997
Election
1997
Leader
5,242,947
Votes
16.8
Votes
46 / 659
Seats
26
Seats
7.0
Seats
3rd
Position
Labour
2001
2001
Election
2001
Leader
Charles Kennedy
Votes
4,814,321
Votes
18.3
Seats
52 / 659
Seats
6
Seats
7.9
Position
3rd
Government
Labour
2005
2005
Election
2005
Leader
5,985,454
Votes
22.0
Votes
62 / 646
Seats
10
Seats
9.6
Seats
3rd
Position
Labour
2010
2010
Election
2010
Leader
Nick Clegg
Votes
6,836,248
Votes
23.0
Seats
57 / 650
Seats
5
Seats
8.8
Position
3rd
Government
Conservative–Liberal Democrats
2015
2015
Election
2015
Leader
2,415,862
Votes
7.9
Votes
8 / 650
Seats
49
Seats
1.2
Seats
4th
Position
Conservative
2017
2017
Election
2017
Leader
Tim Farron
Votes
2,371,861
Votes
7.4
Seats
12 / 650
Seats
4
Seats
1.8
Position
4th
Government
Conservative minoritywith DUP confidence and supply
2019
2019
Election
2019
Leader
Jo Swinson
Votes
3,696,419
Votes
11.5
Seats
11 / 650
Seats
1
Seats
1.7
Position
4th
Government
Conservative
2024
2024
Election
2024
Leader
Ed Davey
Votes
3,519,143
Votes
12.2
Seats
72 / 650
Seats
61
Seats
11.1
Position
3rd
Government
Labour
Election
Leader
Votes
Seats
Position
Government
Ref
No.
Share
No.
mw- ±
Share
1992
Paddy Ashdown
5,999,606
17.8
20 / 650
2
3.1
3rd
Conservative
1997
5,242,947
16.8
46 / 659
26
7.0
3rd
Labour
2001
Charles Kennedy
4,814,321
18.3
52 / 659
6
7.9
3rd
Labour
2005
5,985,454
22.0
62 / 646
10
9.6
3rd
Labour
2010
Nick Clegg
6,836,248
23.0
57 / 650
5
8.8
3rd
Conservative–Liberal Democrats
2015
2,415,862
7.9
8 / 650
49
1.2
4th
Conservative
2017
Tim Farron
2,371,861
7.4
12 / 650
4
1.8
4th
Conservative minoritywith DUP confidence and supply
2019
Jo Swinson
3,696,419
11.5
11 / 650
1
1.7
4th
Conservative
2024
Ed Davey
3,519,143
12.2
72 / 650
61
11.1
3rd
Labour
· Election results › European Parliament elections
No.
No.
Election
No.
Leaders
%
Votes
No.
Votes
±
1989
1989
Election
1989
Leaders
Paddy Ashdown
Votes
944,861
Votes
5.9
Seats
0 / 81
Seats
Position
4th
1994
1994
Election
1994
Leaders
2,591,659
Votes
16.1
Votes
2 / 81
Seats
2
Seats
3rd
1999
1999
Election
1999
Leaders
1,266,549
Votes
11.9
Votes
10 / 81
Seats
8
Seats
3rd
2004
2004
Election
2004
Leaders
Charles Kennedy
Votes
2,452,327
Votes
14.4
Seats
12 / 78
Seats
2
Position
4th
2009
2009
Election
2009
Leaders
Nick Clegg
Votes
2,080,613
Votes
13.3
Seats
11 / 72
Seats
1
Position
4th
2014
2014
Election
2014
Leaders
1,087,633
Votes
6.6
Votes
1 / 73
Seats
10
Seats
6th
2019
2019
Election
2019
Leaders
Vince Cable
Votes
3,367,284
Votes
19.6
Seats
16 / 73
Seats
15
Position
2nd
Election
Leaders
Votes
Seats
Position
No.
%
No.
±
1989
Paddy Ashdown
944,861
5.9
0 / 81
4th
1994
2,591,659
16.1
2 / 81
2
3rd
1999
1,266,549
11.9
10 / 81
8
3rd
2004
Charles Kennedy
2,452,327
14.4
12 / 78
2
4th
2009
Nick Clegg
2,080,613
13.3
11 / 72
1
4th
2014
1,087,633
6.6
1 / 73
10
6th
2019
Vince Cable
3,367,284
19.6
16 / 73
15
2nd
· Election results › Scottish Parliament elections
Vote share
Vote share
Election
Vote share
Constituency
Seats
Constituency
Vote share
Regional
Seats
1999
1999
Election
1999
Constituency
14.2%
Constituency
12
Regional
12.4%
Regional
5
Total seats
17 / 129
Seat share
13.2%
2003
2003
Election
2003
Constituency
15.4%
Constituency
13
Regional
11.8%
Regional
4
Total seats
17 / 129
Seat share
13.2%
2007
2007
Election
2007
Constituency
16.2%
Constituency
11
Regional
11.3%
Regional
5
Total seats
16 / 129
Seat share
12.6%
2011
2011
Election
2011
Constituency
7.9%
Constituency
2
Regional
5.2%
Regional
3
Total seats
5 / 129
Seat share
3.9%
2016
2016
Election
2016
Constituency
7.8%
Constituency
4
Regional
5.2%
Regional
1
Total seats
5 / 129
Seat share
3.9%
2021
2021
Election
2021
Constituency
6.9%
Constituency
4
Regional
5.1%
Regional
0
Total seats
4 / 129
Seat share
3.1%
Election
Constituency
Regional
Total seats
Seat share
Vote share
Seats
Vote share
Seats
1999
14.2%
12
12.4%
5
17 / 129
13.2%
2003
15.4%
13
11.8%
4
17 / 129
13.2%
2007
16.2%
11
11.3%
5
16 / 129
12.6%
2011
7.9%
2
5.2%
3
5 / 129
3.9%
2016
7.8%
4
5.2%
1
5 / 129
3.9%
2021
6.9%
4
5.1%
0
4 / 129
3.1%
· Election results › Senedd elections
Votes
Votes
Election
Votes
Constituency
Seats
Constituency
Votes
Regional
Seats
Regional
Seats
Total
Share
1999
1999
Election
1999
Constituency
14%
Constituency
3
Regional
13%
Regional
3
Total
6 / 60
Total
10%
2003
2003
Election
2003
Constituency
14%
Constituency
3
Regional
13%
Regional
3
Total
6 / 60
Total
10%
2007
2007
Election
2007
Constituency
15%
Constituency
3
Regional
12%
Regional
3
Total
6 / 60
Total
10%
2011
2011
Election
2011
Constituency
11%
Constituency
1
Regional
8%
Regional
4
Total
5 / 60
Total
8%
2016
2016
Election
2016
Constituency
8%
Constituency
1
Regional
6%
Regional
0
Total
1 / 60
Total
2%
2021
2021
Election
2021
Constituency
5%
Constituency
0
Regional
4%
Regional
1
Total
1 / 60
Total
2%
Election
Constituency
Regional
Total
Votes
Seats
Votes
Seats
Seats
Share
1999
14%
3
13%
3
6 / 60
10%
2003
14%
3
13%
3
6 / 60
10%
2007
15%
3
12%
3
6 / 60
10%
2011
11%
1
8%
4
5 / 60
8%
2016
8%
1
6%
0
1 / 60
2%
2021
5%
0
4%
1
1 / 60
2%
· Leadership › Leaders in the House of Lords
Roy Jenkins, Baron Jenkins of Hillhead (1920–2003)
Roy Jenkins, Baron Jenkins of Hillhead (1920–2003)
Leader
Roy Jenkins, Baron Jenkins of Hillhead (1920–2003)
Entered office
16 July 1988
Left office
4 May 1997
William Rodgers, Baron Rodgers of Quarry Bank (b. 1928)
William Rodgers, Baron Rodgers of Quarry Bank (b. 1928)
Leader
William Rodgers, Baron Rodgers of Quarry Bank (b. 1928)
Entered office
4 May 1997
Left office
13 June 2001
Shirley Williams Baroness Williams of Crosby (1930–2021)
Shirley Williams Baroness Williams of Crosby (1930–2021)
Leader
Shirley Williams Baroness Williams of Crosby (1930–2021)
Entered office
13 June 2001
Left office
22 June 2004
Tom McNally, Baron McNally (b. 1943)
Tom McNally, Baron McNally (b. 1943)
Leader
Tom McNally, Baron McNally (b. 1943)
Entered office
22 June 2004
Left office
15 October 2013
Jim Wallace, Baron Wallace of Tankerness (b. 1954)
Jim Wallace, Baron Wallace of Tankerness (b. 1954)
Leader
Jim Wallace, Baron Wallace of Tankerness (b. 1954)
Entered office
15 October 2013
Left office
13 September 2016
Richard Newby, Baron Newby (b. 1953)
Richard Newby, Baron Newby (b. 1953)
Leader
Richard Newby, Baron Newby (b. 1953)
Entered office
13 September 2016
Left office
24 July 2025
Jeremy Purvis, Baron Purvis of Tweed (b. 1974)
Jeremy Purvis, Baron Purvis of Tweed (b. 1974)
Leader
Jeremy Purvis, Baron Purvis of Tweed (b. 1974)
Entered office
24 July 2025
Left office
Present
Leader
Entered office
Left office
Roy Jenkins, Baron Jenkins of Hillhead (1920–2003)
16 July 1988
4 May 1997
William Rodgers, Baron Rodgers of Quarry Bank (b. 1928)
4 May 1997
13 June 2001
Shirley Williams Baroness Williams of Crosby (1930–2021)
13 June 2001
22 June 2004
Tom McNally, Baron McNally (b. 1943)
22 June 2004
15 October 2013
Jim Wallace, Baron Wallace of Tankerness (b. 1954)
15 October 2013
13 September 2016
Richard Newby, Baron Newby (b. 1953)
13 September 2016
24 July 2025
Jeremy Purvis, Baron Purvis of Tweed (b. 1974)
24 July 2025
Present
· Current MPs
Jamie Stone
Jamie Stone
Member
Jamie Stone
Constituency
Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross
Majority
10,489
Alistair Carmichael
Alistair Carmichael
Member
Alistair Carmichael
Constituency
Orkney and Shetland
Majority
7,807
Wendy Chamberlain
Wendy Chamberlain
Member
Wendy Chamberlain
Constituency
North East Fife
Majority
13,479
Christine Jardine
Christine Jardine
Member
Christine Jardine
Constituency
Edinburgh West
Majority
16,470
Tim Farron
Tim Farron
Member
Tim Farron
Constituency
Westmorland and Lonsdale
Majority
21,472
Layla Moran
Layla Moran
Member
Layla Moran
Constituency
Oxford West and Abingdon
Majority
14,894
Daisy Cooper
Daisy Cooper
Member
Daisy Cooper
Constituency
St Albans
Majority
19,834
Munira Wilson
Munira Wilson
Member
Munira Wilson
Constituency
Twickenham
Majority
21,457
Wera Hobhouse
Wera Hobhouse
Member
Wera Hobhouse
Constituency
Bath
Majority
11,218
Sarah Olney
Sarah Olney
Member
Sarah Olney
Constituency
Richmond Park
Majority
17,155
Ed Davey
Ed Davey
Member
Ed Davey
Constituency
Kingston and Surbiton
Majority
17,235
Sarah Green
Sarah Green
Member
Sarah Green
Constituency
Chesham and Amersham
Majority
5,451
Helen Morgan
Helen Morgan
Member
Helen Morgan
Constituency
North Shropshire
Majority
15,311
Richard Foord
Richard Foord
Member
Richard Foord
Constituency
Honiton and Sidmouth
Majority
6,700
Sarah Dyke
Sarah Dyke
Member
Sarah Dyke
Constituency
Glastonbury and Somerton
Majority
6,611
Calum Miller
Calum Miller
Member
Calum Miller
Constituency
Bicester and Woodstock
Majority
4,958
David Chadwick
David Chadwick
Member
David Chadwick
Constituency
Brecon, Radnor and Cwm Tawe
Majority
1,472
Bobby Dean
Bobby Dean
Member
Bobby Dean
Constituency
Carshalton and Wallington
Majority
7,905
Tom Morrison
Tom Morrison
Member
Tom Morrison
Constituency
Cheadle
Majority
12,235
Marie Goldman
Marie Goldman
Member
Marie Goldman
Constituency
Chelmsford
Majority
4,753
Max Wilkinson
Max Wilkinson
Member
Max Wilkinson
Constituency
Cheltenham
Majority
7,210
Jess Brown-Fuller
Jess Brown-Fuller
Member
Jess Brown-Fuller
Constituency
Chichester
Majority
8,138
Sarah Gibson
Sarah Gibson
Member
Sarah Gibson
Constituency
Chippenham
Majority
12,172
Olly Glover
Olly Glover
Member
Olly Glover
Constituency
Didcot and Wantage
Majority
6,233
Chris Coghlan
Chris Coghlan
Member
Chris Coghlan
Constituency
Dorking and Horley
Majority
5,391
Josh Babarinde
Josh Babarinde
Member
Josh Babarinde
Constituency
Eastbourne
Majority
12,204
Liz Jarvis
Liz Jarvis
Member
Liz Jarvis
Constituency
Eastleigh
Majority
1,546
Charlotte Cane
Charlotte Cane
Member
Charlotte Cane
Constituency
Ely and East Cambridgeshire
Majority
495
Helen Maguire
Helen Maguire
Member
Helen Maguire
Constituency
Epsom and Ewell
Majority
3,686
Monica Harding
Monica Harding
Member
Monica Harding
Constituency
Esher and Walton
Majority
12,003
Anna Sabine
Anna Sabine
Member
Anna Sabine
Constituency
Frome and East Somerset
Majority
5,415
Zöe Franklin
Zöe Franklin
Member
Zöe Franklin
Constituency
Guildford
Majority
8,429
Victoria Collins
Victoria Collins
Member
Victoria Collins
Constituency
Harpenden and Berkhamsted
Majority
10,708
Tom Gordon
Tom Gordon
Member
Tom Gordon
Constituency
Harrogate and Knaresborough
Majority
8,238
Lisa Smart
Lisa Smart
Member
Lisa Smart
Constituency
Hazel Grove
Majority
6,500
Freddie van Mierlo
Freddie van Mierlo
Member
Freddie van Mierlo
Constituency
Henley and Thame
Majority
6,267
John Milne
John Milne
Member
John Milne
Constituency
Horsham
Majority
2,517
Angus MacDonald
Angus MacDonald
Member
Angus MacDonald
Constituency
Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire
Majority
2,160
James MacCleary
James MacCleary
Member
James MacCleary
Constituency
Lewes
Majority
12,624
Joshua Reynolds
Joshua Reynolds
Member
Joshua Reynolds
Constituency
Maidenhead
Majority
2,963
Brian Mathew
Brian Mathew
Member
Brian Mathew
Constituency
Melksham and Devizes
Majority
2,401
Vikki Slade
Vikki Slade
Member
Vikki Slade
Constituency
Mid Dorset and North Poole
Majority
1,352
Susan Murray
Susan Murray
Member
Susan Murray
Constituency
Mid Dunbartonshire
Majority
9,673
Alison Bennett
Alison Bennett
Member
Alison Bennett
Constituency
Mid Sussex
Majority
6,662
Lee Dillon
Lee Dillon
Member
Lee Dillon
Constituency
Newbury
Majority
2,377
Martin Wrigley
Martin Wrigley
Member
Martin Wrigley
Constituency
Newton Abbot
Majority
2,246
Ben Maguire
Ben Maguire
Member
Ben Maguire
Constituency
North Cornwall
Majority
10,767
Ian Roome
Ian Roome
Member
Ian Roome
Constituency
North Devon
Majority
6,744
Alex Brewer
Alex Brewer
Member
Alex Brewer
Constituency
North East Hampshire
Majority
634
Steffan Aquarone
Steffan Aquarone
Member
Steffan Aquarone
Constituency
North Norfolk
Majority
2,585
Pippa Heylings
Pippa Heylings
Member
Pippa Heylings
Constituency
South Cambridgeshire
Majority
10,641
Roz Savage
Roz Savage
Member
Roz Savage
Constituency
South Cotswolds
Majority
4,973
Caroline Voaden
Caroline Voaden
Member
Caroline Voaden
Constituency
South Devon
Majority
7,127
Andrew George
Andrew George
Member
Andrew George
Constituency
St Ives
Majority
13,786
Ian Sollom
Ian Sollom
Member
Ian Sollom
Constituency
St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire
Majority
4,621
Manuela Perteghella
Manuela Perteghella
Member
Manuela Perteghella
Constituency
Stratford-on-Avon
Majority
7,122
Alasdair Pinkerton
Alasdair Pinkerton
Member
Alasdair Pinkerton
Constituency
Surrey Heath
Majority
5,640
Luke Taylor
Luke Taylor
Member
Luke Taylor
Constituency
Sutton and Cheam
Majority
3,801
Gideon Amos
Gideon Amos
Member
Gideon Amos
Constituency
Taunton and Wellington
Majority
11,939
Cameron Thomas
Cameron Thomas
Member
Cameron Thomas
Constituency
Tewkesbury
Majority
6,262
Claire Young
Claire Young
Member
Claire Young
Constituency
Thornbury and Yate
Majority
3,014
Rachel Gilmour
Rachel Gilmour
Member
Rachel Gilmour
Constituency
Tiverton and Minehead
Majority
3,507
Steve Darling
Steve Darling
Member
Steve Darling
Constituency
Torbay
Majority
5,349
Mike Martin
Mike Martin
Member
Mike Martin
Constituency
Tunbridge Wells
Majority
8,687
Tessa Munt
Tessa Munt
Member
Tessa Munt
Constituency
Wells and Mendip Hills
Majority
11,121
Edward Morello
Edward Morello
Member
Edward Morello
Constituency
West Dorset
Majority
7,789
Paul Kohler
Paul Kohler
Member
Paul Kohler
Constituency
Wimbledon
Majority
12,610
Danny Chambers
Danny Chambers
Member
Danny Chambers
Constituency
Winchester
Majority
13,821
Charles Maynard
Charles Maynard
Member
Charles Maynard
Constituency
Witney
Majority
4,339
Will Forster
Will Forster
Member
Will Forster
Constituency
Woking
Majority
11,245
Clive Jones
Clive Jones
Member
Clive Jones
Constituency
Wokingham
Majority
8,345
Adam Dance
Adam Dance
Member
Adam Dance
Constituency
Yeovil
Majority
12,268
Member
Constituency
Majority
Jamie Stone
Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross
10,489
Alistair Carmichael
Orkney and Shetland
7,807
Wendy Chamberlain
North East Fife
13,479
Christine Jardine
Edinburgh West
16,470
Tim Farron
Westmorland and Lonsdale
21,472
Layla Moran
Oxford West and Abingdon
14,894
Daisy Cooper
St Albans
19,834
Munira Wilson
Twickenham
21,457
Wera Hobhouse
Bath
11,218
Sarah Olney
Richmond Park
17,155
Ed Davey
Kingston and Surbiton
17,235
Sarah Green
Chesham and Amersham
5,451
Helen Morgan
North Shropshire
15,311
Richard Foord
Honiton and Sidmouth
6,700
Sarah Dyke
Glastonbury and Somerton
6,611
Calum Miller
Bicester and Woodstock
4,958
David Chadwick
Brecon, Radnor and Cwm Tawe
1,472
Bobby Dean
Carshalton and Wallington
7,905
Tom Morrison
Cheadle
12,235
Marie Goldman
Chelmsford
4,753
Max Wilkinson
Cheltenham
7,210
Jess Brown-Fuller
Chichester
8,138
Sarah Gibson
Chippenham
12,172
Olly Glover
Didcot and Wantage
6,233
Chris Coghlan
Dorking and Horley
5,391
Josh Babarinde
Eastbourne
12,204
Liz Jarvis
Eastleigh
1,546
Charlotte Cane
Ely and East Cambridgeshire
495
Helen Maguire
Epsom and Ewell
3,686
Monica Harding
Esher and Walton
12,003
Anna Sabine
Frome and East Somerset
5,415
Zöe Franklin
Guildford
8,429
Victoria Collins
Harpenden and Berkhamsted
10,708
Tom Gordon
Harrogate and Knaresborough
8,238
Lisa Smart
Hazel Grove
6,500
Freddie van Mierlo
Henley and Thame
6,267
John Milne
Horsham
2,517
Angus MacDonald
Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire
2,160
James MacCleary
Lewes
12,624
Joshua Reynolds
Maidenhead
2,963
Brian Mathew
Melksham and Devizes
2,401
Vikki Slade
Mid Dorset and North Poole
1,352
Susan Murray
Mid Dunbartonshire
9,673
Alison Bennett
Mid Sussex
6,662
Lee Dillon
Newbury
2,377
Martin Wrigley
Newton Abbot
2,246
Ben Maguire
North Cornwall
10,767
Ian Roome
North Devon
6,744
Alex Brewer
North East Hampshire
634
· Current MPs
Paul Follows
Paul Follows
Member
Paul Follows
Constituency
Godalming and Ash
Majority
891
Dominic Martin
Dominic Martin
Member
Dominic Martin
Constituency
East Hampshire
Majority
1,275
Khalil Yousuf
Khalil Yousuf
Member
Khalil Yousuf
Constituency
Farnham and Bordon
Majority
1,349
Gary Jackson
Gary Jackson
Member
Gary Jackson
Constituency
North Dorset
Majority
1,589
Matthew Green
Matthew Green
Member
Matthew Green
Constituency
South Shropshire
Majority
1,624
Geoff Cooper
Geoff Cooper
Member
Geoff Cooper
Constituency
Romsey and Southampton North
Majority
2,191
Paul Hodgkinson
Paul Hodgkinson
Member
Paul Hodgkinson
Constituency
North Cotswolds
Majority
3,357
Gordon Birtwistle
Gordon Birtwistle
Member
Gordon Birtwistle
Constituency
Burnley
Majority
3,420
Phil Hutty
Phil Hutty
Member
Phil Hutty
Constituency
Torridge and Tavistock
Majority
3,950
Sally Symington
Sally Symington
Member
Sally Symington
Constituency
South West Hertfordshire
Majority
4,456
Prad Bains
Prad Bains
Member
Prad Bains
Constituency
Hamble Valley
Majority
4,802
Member
Constituency
Majority
Paul Follows
Godalming and Ash
891
Dominic Martin
East Hampshire
1,275
Khalil Yousuf
Farnham and Bordon
1,349
Gary Jackson
North Dorset
1,589
Matthew Green
South Shropshire
1,624
Geoff Cooper
Romsey and Southampton North
2,191
Paul Hodgkinson
North Cotswolds
3,357
Gordon Birtwistle
Burnley
3,420
Phil Hutty
Torridge and Tavistock
3,950
Sally Symington
South West Hertfordshire
4,456
Prad Bains
Hamble Valley
4,802

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