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President of the Liberal Democrats

President of the Liberal Democrats

UK party leader


The president of the Liberal Democrats chairs the Federal Board of the Liberal Democrats of the United Kingdom.

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The responsibilities of the president are similar to that of chairman of the Conservative Party or chairman of the Labour Party,[citation needed] although the role is elected by the membership for a fixed term.

They are elected in an all-member ballot by Liberal Democrat party members for a three-year term (previously two-year terms). They may serve a maximum of two three-year terms. The next scheduled contest will occur in Autumn 2025 with the winner beginning their term of office on 1 January 2026. The election is conducted using the single transferable vote.

The current president is Mark Pack, who was elected in 2019 and took office on 1 January 2020.

Eligibility to stand

In order to be a candidate for president, the candidate must be a member of the Liberal Democrats and secure the nomination of not less than 200 members in not less than 20 local parties (including, for this purpose, the specified associated organisations representing youth and/or students).[1]

List of party presidents to date

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Member of the House of Commons
Member of the House of Lords
Non Parliamentarian

Election results

Elections in the 2020s

2022

Mark Pack was re-elected president of the Liberal Democrats.[2]

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Elections in the 2010s

2019

Mark Pack was elected president of the Liberal Democrats.[3]

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2016

Sal Brinton was returned unopposed.[5][6]

2014

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There were 25 spoilt/rejected ballots.[7]

2012

Tim Farron was returned unopposed.[8]

2010

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There were 64 spoilt/rejected ballots.

Elections in the 2000s

2008

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There were 49 spoilt/rejected ballots.[9]

2006

Simon Hughes was returned unopposed.

2004

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There were 144 spoilt/rejected ballots.[10]

2002

Navnit Dholakia was returned unopposed.

2000

Navnit Dholakia was returned unopposed.

Elections in the 1990s

1998

Diana Maddock was returned unopposed.

1996

Bob Maclennan was returned unopposed.

1994

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There were 114 spoilt/rejected ballots.

1992

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There were 71 spoilt/rejected ballots.

1990

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There were 55 spoilt/rejected ballots.

Elections in the 1980s

1988

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There were 448 spoilt/rejected ballots.

See also


References

  1. "The Federal Constitution of the Liberal Democrats" (PDF). September 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 January 2018. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
  2. "The results of the 2022 Presidential Election". Liberal Democrats. 16 November 2022. Retrieved 16 November 2022.
  3. "Meet our new party president". Liberal Democrats. 2019-12-14. Retrieved 2019-12-14.
  4. "Lib Dems publish timetable for 2016 Party President election". 19 September 2016. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
  5. "Sal Brinton re-elected unopposed as Lib Dem President". 10 November 2016. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
  6. "Lib Dems elect new party president". BBC News. 29 November 2014. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
  7. "Tim Farron". 10 May 2017. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
  8. Summers, Deborah (10 November 2008). "Defeated Öpik vows to back Lib Dem president". The Guardian. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
  9. "Hughes is new Lib Dem president". 2 September 2004. Retrieved 31 January 2018 via news.bbc.co.uk.

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