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style="display:inline;font-weight:bold;">Incumbent<br /><a href="/wiki/Mark_Pack" title="Mark Pack">Mark Pack</a><br /></div>since 1 January 2020</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Member of</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Federal_Board_(Liberal_Democrats)" title="Federal Board (Liberal Democrats)">Federal Board</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Reports to</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Liberal_Democrats_(UK)" title="Liberal Democrats (UK)">Liberal Democrats</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Appointer</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Liberal_Democrats_(UK)" title="Liberal Democrats (UK)">Liberal Democrats</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Term_of_office" title="Term of office">Term length</a></th><td class="infobox-data">3 Years; Renewable once</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Formation</th><td class="infobox-data">1988</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">First holder</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Ian_Wrigglesworth" title="Ian Wrigglesworth">Ian Wrigglesworth</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Deputy</th><td class="infobox-data">Vice President of the Liberal Democrats</td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>president of the Liberal Democrats</b> chairs the <a href="/wiki/Federal_Board_(Liberal_Democrats)" title="Federal Board (Liberal Democrats)">Federal Board</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Liberal_Democrats_(UK)" title="Liberal Democrats (UK)">Liberal Democrats</a> of the <a href="/wiki/United_Kingdom" title="United Kingdom">United Kingdom</a>. </p><p>The responsibilities of the president are similar to that of <a href="/wiki/Chairman_of_the_Conservative_Party" title="Chairman of the Conservative Party">chairman of the Conservative Party</a> or <a href="/wiki/Chairman_of_the_Labour_Party" class="mw-redirect" title="Chairman of the Labour Party">chairman of the Labour Party</a>,<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (April 2023)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> although the role is elected by the membership for a fixed term. </p><p>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 <a href="/wiki/Single_transferable_vote" title="Single transferable vote">single transferable vote</a>. </p><p>The current president is <a href="/wiki/Mark_Pack" title="Mark Pack">Mark Pack</a>, who was elected in 2019 and took office on 1 January 2020. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Eligibility_to_stand">Eligibility to stand</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=President_of_the_Liberal_Democrats&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Eligibility to stand"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>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 or students).<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="List_of_party_presidents_to_date">List of party presidents to date</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=President_of_the_Liberal_Democrats&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: List of party presidents to date"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Term </th> <th colspan="2">Name(s) </th> <th>Constituency (where applicable) </th></tr> <tr> <td>1989–90 </td> <td style="background: grey; width: 1px;"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ian_Wrigglesworth" title="Ian Wrigglesworth">Ian Wrigglesworth</a> </td> <td>N/A (served as MP 1974–1987) </td></tr> <tr> <td>1991–94 </td> <td style="background: #006030; width: 1px;"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Charles_Kennedy" title="Charles Kennedy">Charles Kennedy</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ross,_Cromarty_and_Skye" class="mw-redirect" title="Ross, Cromarty and Skye">Ross, Cromarty and Skye</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1995–98 </td> <td style="background: #006030; width: 1px;"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bob_Maclennan" class="mw-redirect" title="Bob Maclennan">Bob Maclennan</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Caithness,_Sutherland_and_Easter_Ross_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross (UK Parliament constituency)">Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1999–00 </td> <td style="background: #A2070F; width: 1px;"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Baroness_Maddock" class="mw-redirect" title="Baroness Maddock">Baroness Maddock</a> </td> <td>N/A </td></tr> <tr> <td>2001–04 </td> <td style="background: #A2070F; width: 1px;"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lord_Dholakia" class="mw-redirect" title="Lord Dholakia">Lord Dholakia</a> </td> <td>N/A </td></tr> <tr> <td>2005–08 </td> <td style="background: #006030; width: 1px;"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Simon_Hughes" title="Simon Hughes">Simon Hughes</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/North_Southwark_and_Bermondsey" class="mw-redirect" title="North Southwark and Bermondsey">North Southwark and Bermondsey</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2009–10 </td> <td style="background: #A2070F; width: 1px;"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Baroness_Scott_of_Needham_Market" class="mw-redirect" title="Baroness Scott of Needham Market">Baroness Scott of Needham Market</a> </td> <td>N/A </td></tr> <tr> <td>2011–14 </td> <td style="background: #006030; width: 1px;"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tim_Farron" title="Tim Farron">Tim Farron</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Westmorland_and_Lonsdale" class="mw-redirect" title="Westmorland and Lonsdale">Westmorland and Lonsdale</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2015–19 </td> <td style="background: #A2070F; width: 1px;"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Baroness_Brinton" class="mw-redirect" title="Baroness Brinton">Baroness Brinton</a> </td> <td>N/A </td></tr> <tr> <td>2020– </td> <td style="background: grey; width: 1px;"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mark_Pack" title="Mark Pack">Mark Pack</a> </td> <td>N/A </td></tr></tbody></table> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <td style="background: #006030; width: 1px;"> </td> <td>Member of the House of Commons </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background: #A2070F; width: 1px;"> </td> <td>Member of the House of Lords </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background: grey; width: 1px;"> </td> <td>Non Parliamentarian </td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Election_results">Election results</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=President_of_the_Liberal_Democrats&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Election results"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Elections_in_the_2020s">Elections in the 2020s</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=President_of_the_Liberal_Democrats&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Elections in the 2020s"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="2022">2022</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=President_of_the_Liberal_Democrats&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: 2022"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Mark_Pack" title="Mark Pack">Mark Pack</a> was re-elected president of the Liberal Democrats.<sup id="cite_ref-2022-result_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2022-result-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:right"> <tbody><tr> <th rowspan="2">Candidate </th> <th colspan="2">First round </th></tr> <tr> <th>Votes </th> <th>% </th></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Mark_Pack" title="Mark Pack">Mark Pack</a></td> <td>4,968</td> <td>54.5% </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Lucy_Nethsingha" title="Lucy Nethsingha">Lucy Nethsingha</a></td> <td>2,194</td> <td>24.2% </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Liz_Webster&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Liz Webster (page does not exist)">Liz Webster</a></td> <td>1,936</td> <td>21.3% </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><b>Turnout/Total</b></td> <td><b>9,099</b></td> <td>14.05%<sup id="cite_ref-2022-result_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2022-result-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Elections_in_the_2010s">Elections in the 2010s</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=President_of_the_Liberal_Democrats&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Elections in the 2010s"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="2019">2019</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=President_of_the_Liberal_Democrats&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: 2019"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Mark_Pack" title="Mark Pack">Mark Pack</a> was elected president of the Liberal Democrats.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:right"> <tbody><tr> <th rowspan="2">Candidate </th> <th colspan="2">First round </th></tr> <tr> <th>Votes </th> <th>% </th></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Mark_Pack" title="Mark Pack">Mark Pack</a></td> <td>14,381</td> <td>58.6% </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Christine_Jardine" title="Christine Jardine">Christine Jardine</a></td> <td>10,164</td> <td>41.4% </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><b>Turnout/Total</b></td> <td><b>24,545</b></td> <td>23.1%<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="2016">2016</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=President_of_the_Liberal_Democrats&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: 2016"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Sal_Brinton" title="Sal Brinton">Sal Brinton</a> was returned unopposed.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="2014">2014</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=President_of_the_Liberal_Democrats&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: 2014"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:right"> <tbody><tr> <th rowspan="2">Candidate </th> <th colspan="2">First round </th></tr> <tr> <th>Votes </th> <th>% </th> <th>Transfers </th> <th>Votes </th> <th>% </th></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Sal_Brinton" title="Sal Brinton">Sal Brinton</a></td> <td>7,865</td> <td>46.86</td> <td>+2,323</td> <td>10,188</td> <td>62.40 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Daisy_Cooper" title="Daisy Cooper">Daisy Cooper</a></td> <td>4,530</td> <td>26.98</td> <td>+1,608</td> <td>6,138</td> <td>37.59 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Liz_Lynne" title="Liz Lynne">Liz Lynne</a></td> <td>4,389</td> <td>26.14</td> <td colspan="3"> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><b>Turnout/Total</b></td> <td><b>16,784</b></td> <td><b>38.9</b></td> <td colspan="3"> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <p>There were 25 spoilt/rejected ballots.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="2012">2012</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=President_of_the_Liberal_Democrats&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: 2012"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Tim_Farron" title="Tim Farron">Tim Farron</a> was returned unopposed.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="2010">2010</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=President_of_the_Liberal_Democrats&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: 2010"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:right"> <tbody><tr> <th rowspan="2">Candidate </th> <th colspan="2">First round </th></tr> <tr> <th>Votes </th> <th>% </th></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Tim_Farron" title="Tim Farron">Tim Farron</a></td> <td>14,593</td> <td>52.98 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Susan_Kramer" class="mw-redirect" title="Susan Kramer">Susan Kramer</a></td> <td>12,950</td> <td>47.01 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><b>Turnout/Total</b></td> <td><b>27,543</b></td> <td><b>41.9</b> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <p>There were 64 spoilt/rejected ballots. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Elections_in_the_2000s">Elections in the 2000s</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=President_of_the_Liberal_Democrats&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Elections in the 2000s"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="2008">2008</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=President_of_the_Liberal_Democrats&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: 2008"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:right"> <tbody><tr> <th rowspan="2">Candidate </th> <th colspan="2">First round </th></tr> <tr> <th>Votes </th> <th>% </th></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Ros_Scott" class="mw-redirect" title="Ros Scott">Ros Scott</a></td> <td>20,736</td> <td>72.04 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Lembit_%C3%96pik" title="Lembit Öpik">Lembit Öpik</a></td> <td>6,247</td> <td>21.70 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left">Chandila Fernando</td> <td>1,799</td> <td>6.25 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><b>Turnout/Total</b></td> <td><b>28,782</b></td> <td><b>47.8</b> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <p>There were 49 spoilt/rejected ballots.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="2006">2006</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=President_of_the_Liberal_Democrats&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: 2006"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Simon_Hughes" title="Simon Hughes">Simon Hughes</a> was returned unopposed. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="2004">2004</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=President_of_the_Liberal_Democrats&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: 2004"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:right"> <tbody><tr> <th rowspan="2">Candidate </th> <th colspan="2">First round </th></tr> <tr> <th>Votes </th> <th>% </th></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Simon_Hughes" title="Simon Hughes">Simon Hughes</a></td> <td>24,333</td> <td>70.86 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Lembit_%C3%96pik" title="Lembit Öpik">Lembit Öpik</a></td> <td>10,002</td> <td>29.13 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><b>Turnout/Total</b></td> <td><b>34,335</b></td> <td><b>29.13</b> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <p>There were 144 spoilt/rejected ballots.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="2002">2002</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=President_of_the_Liberal_Democrats&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: 2002"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Navnit_Dholakia" class="mw-redirect" title="Navnit Dholakia">Navnit Dholakia</a> was returned unopposed. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="2000">2000</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=President_of_the_Liberal_Democrats&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: 2000"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Navnit_Dholakia" class="mw-redirect" title="Navnit Dholakia">Navnit Dholakia</a> was returned unopposed. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Elections_in_the_1990s">Elections in the 1990s</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=President_of_the_Liberal_Democrats&action=edit&section=18" title="Edit section: Elections in the 1990s"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="1998">1998</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=President_of_the_Liberal_Democrats&action=edit&section=19" title="Edit section: 1998"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Diana_Maddock" class="mw-redirect" title="Diana Maddock">Diana Maddock</a> was returned unopposed. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="1996">1996</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=President_of_the_Liberal_Democrats&action=edit&section=20" title="Edit section: 1996"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Bob_Maclennan" class="mw-redirect" title="Bob Maclennan">Bob Maclennan</a> was returned unopposed. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="1994">1994</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=President_of_the_Liberal_Democrats&action=edit&section=21" title="Edit section: 1994"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:right"> <tbody><tr> <th rowspan="2">Candidate </th> <th colspan="2">First round </th></tr> <tr> <th>Votes </th> <th>% </th></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Bob_Maclennan" class="mw-redirect" title="Bob Maclennan">Bob Maclennan</a></td> <td>18,080</td> <td>53.77 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Don_Foster,_Baron_Foster_of_Bath" title="Don Foster, Baron Foster of Bath">Don Foster</a></td> <td>8,979</td> <td>26.61 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Martin_Thomas,_Baron_Thomas_of_Gresford" title="Martin Thomas, Baron Thomas of Gresford">Martin Thomas</a></td> <td>6,561</td> <td>19.51 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><b>Turnout/Total</b></td> <td><b>33,620</b></td> <td><b>33.4</b> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <p>There were 114 spoilt/rejected ballots. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="1992">1992</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=President_of_the_Liberal_Democrats&action=edit&section=22" title="Edit section: 1992"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:right"> <tbody><tr> <th rowspan="2">Candidate </th> <th colspan="2">First round </th></tr> <tr> <th>Votes </th> <th>% </th></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Charles_Kennedy" title="Charles Kennedy">Charles Kennedy</a></td> <td>25,956</td> <td>70.45 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Martin_Thomas,_Baron_Thomas_of_Gresford" title="Martin Thomas, Baron Thomas of Gresford">Martin Thomas</a></td> <td>10,813</td> <td>29.35 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><b>Turnout/Total</b></td> <td><b>36,840</b></td> <td><b>36.2</b> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <p>There were 71 spoilt/rejected ballots. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="1990">1990</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=President_of_the_Liberal_Democrats&action=edit&section=23" title="Edit section: 1990"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:right"> <tbody><tr> <th rowspan="2">Candidate </th> <th colspan="2">First round </th></tr> <tr> <th>Votes </th> <th>% </th></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Charles_Kennedy" title="Charles Kennedy">Charles Kennedy</a></td> <td>24,648</td> <td>84.24 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Tim_Clement-Jones" class="mw-redirect" title="Tim Clement-Jones">Tim Clement-Jones</a></td> <td>4,818</td> <td>16.11 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left">Brian Grocott</td> <td>436</td> <td>1.45 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><b>Turnout/Total</b></td> <td><b>29,902</b></td> <td><b>36.3</b> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <p>There were 55 spoilt/rejected ballots. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Elections_in_the_1980s">Elections in the 1980s</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=President_of_the_Liberal_Democrats&action=edit&section=24" title="Edit section: Elections in the 1980s"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="1988">1988</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=President_of_the_Liberal_Democrats&action=edit&section=25" title="Edit section: 1988"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:right"> <tbody><tr> <th rowspan="2">Candidate </th> <th colspan="2">First round </th></tr> <tr> <th>Votes </th> <th>% </th></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Ian_Wrigglesworth" title="Ian Wrigglesworth">Ian Wrigglesworth</a></td> <td>28,638</td> <td>50.22 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left">Des Wilson</td> <td>21,906</td> <td>38.41 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Gwynoro_Jones" title="Gwynoro Jones">Gwynoro Jones</a></td> <td>6,479</td> <td>11.36 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><b>Turnout/Total</b></td> 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navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #FAA61A;width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Leader_of_the_Liberal_Democrats" title="Leader of the Liberal Democrats">Leaders</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/David_Steel" title="David Steel">Steel</a> <i>(Liberal)</i> (1988)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Robert_Maclennan,_Baron_Maclennan_of_Rogart" title="Robert Maclennan, Baron Maclennan of Rogart">Maclennan</a> <i>(SDP)</i> (1988)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paddy_Ashdown" title="Paddy Ashdown">Ashdown</a> (1988–1999)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charles_Kennedy" title="Charles Kennedy">Kennedy</a> (1999–2006)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Menzies_Campbell" title="Menzies Campbell">Campbell</a> (2006–2007)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nick_Clegg" title="Nick Clegg">Clegg</a> (2007–2015)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tim_Farron" title="Tim Farron">Farron</a> (2015–2017)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vince_Cable" title="Vince Cable">Cable</a> (2017–2019)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jo_Swinson" title="Jo Swinson">Swinson</a> (2019)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ed_Davey" title="Ed Davey">Davey</a> (from 2020)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #FAA61A;width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Deputy_leader_of_the_Liberal_Democrats" title="Deputy leader of the Liberal Democrats">Deputy leaders</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Russell_Johnston" title="Russell Johnston">Johnston</a> (1988–1992)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alan_Beith" title="Alan Beith">Beith</a> (1992–2003)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Menzies_Campbell" title="Menzies Campbell">Campbell</a> (2003–2006)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vince_Cable" title="Vince Cable">Cable</a> (2006–2010)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Simon_Hughes" title="Simon Hughes">Hughes</a> (2010–2014)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Malcolm_Bruce" title="Malcolm Bruce">Bruce</a> (2014–2015)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jo_Swinson" title="Jo Swinson">Swinson</a> (2017–2019)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ed_Davey" title="Ed Davey">Davey</a> (2019–2020)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Daisy_Cooper" title="Daisy Cooper">Cooper</a> (from 2020)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #FAA61A;width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Leader_of_the_Liberal_Democrats_in_the_House_of_Lords" title="Leader of the Liberal Democrats in the House of Lords">Leaders in the Lords</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Nancy_Seear,_Baroness_Seear" title="Nancy Seear, Baroness Seear">Seear</a> <i>(Liberal)</i> (1988)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jack_Diamond,_Baron_Diamond" title="Jack Diamond, Baron Diamond">Diamond</a> <i>(SDP)</i> (1988)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Roy_Jenkins" title="Roy Jenkins">Jenkins</a> (1988–1997)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bill_Rodgers,_Baron_Rodgers_of_Quarry_Bank" title="Bill Rodgers, Baron Rodgers of Quarry Bank">Rodgers</a> (1997–2001)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shirley_Williams" title="Shirley Williams">Williams</a> (2001–2004)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tom_McNally,_Baron_McNally" title="Tom McNally, Baron McNally">McNally</a> (2004–2013)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jim_Wallace,_Baron_Wallace_of_Tankerness" title="Jim Wallace, Baron Wallace of Tankerness">Wallace</a> (2013–2016)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Richard_Newby,_Baron_Newby" title="Richard Newby, Baron Newby">Newby</a> (from 2016)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #FAA61A;width:1%"><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Presidents</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ian_Wrigglesworth" title="Ian Wrigglesworth">Wrigglesworth</a> (1989–1990)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charles_Kennedy" title="Charles Kennedy">Kennedy</a> (1991–1994)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Robert_Maclennan,_Baron_Maclennan_of_Rogart" title="Robert Maclennan, Baron Maclennan of Rogart">Maclennan</a> (1995–1998)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Diana_Maddock,_Baroness_Maddock" title="Diana Maddock, Baroness Maddock">Maddock</a> (1999–2000)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Navnit_Dholakia,_Baron_Dholakia" title="Navnit Dholakia, Baron Dholakia">Dholakia</a> (2001–2004)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Simon_Hughes" title="Simon Hughes">Hughes</a> (2005–2008)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rosalind_Scott,_Baroness_Scott_of_Needham_Market" title="Rosalind Scott, Baroness Scott of Needham Market">Scott</a> (2009–2010)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tim_Farron" title="Tim Farron">Farron</a> (2011–2014)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sal_Brinton" title="Sal Brinton">Brinton</a> (2015–2019)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mark_Pack" title="Mark Pack">Pack</a> (from 2020)</li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible mw-collapsed navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2" style="background:#FAA61A"><div id="Leadership_elections" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em">Leadership elections</div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #FAA61A;width:1%">Leadership</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1988_Social_and_Liberal_Democrats_leadership_election" title="1988 Social and Liberal Democrats leadership election">1988 (Ashdown)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1999_Liberal_Democrats_leadership_election" title="1999 Liberal Democrats leadership election">1999 (Kennedy)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2006_Liberal_Democrats_leadership_election" title="2006 Liberal Democrats leadership election">2006 (Campbell)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2007_Liberal_Democrats_leadership_election" title="2007 Liberal Democrats leadership election">2007 (Clegg)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2015_Liberal_Democrats_leadership_election" title="2015 Liberal Democrats leadership election">2015 (Farron)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2017_Liberal_Democrats_leadership_election" title="2017 Liberal Democrats leadership election">2017 (Cable)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2019_Liberal_Democrats_leadership_election" title="2019 Liberal Democrats leadership election">2019 (Swinson)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2020_Liberal_Democrats_leadership_election" title="2020 Liberal Democrats leadership election">2020 (Davey)</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #FAA61A;width:1%">Deputy leadership</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2003_Liberal_Democrats_deputy_leadership_election" title="2003 Liberal Democrats deputy leadership election">2003 (Campbell)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2006_Liberal_Democrats_deputy_leadership_election" title="2006 Liberal Democrats deputy leadership election">2006 (Cable)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2010_Liberal_Democrats_deputy_leadership_election" title="2010 Liberal Democrats deputy leadership election">2010 (Hughes)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_Liberal_Democrats_deputy_leadership_election" title="2014 Liberal Democrats deputy leadership election">2014 (Bruce)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2017_Liberal_Democrats_deputy_leadership_election" title="2017 Liberal Democrats deputy leadership election">2017 (Swinson)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2019_Liberal_Democrats_deputy_leadership_election" title="2019 Liberal Democrats deputy leadership election">2019 (Davey)</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible mw-collapsed navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2" style="background:#FAA61A"><div id="Frontbench_team" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em"><a href="/wiki/Liberal_Democrat_frontbench_team" title="Liberal Democrat frontbench team">Frontbench team</a></div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Leader_of_the_Liberal_Democrats" title="Leader of the Liberal Democrats">Leader of the Liberal Democrats</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Deputy_leader_of_the_Liberal_Democrats" title="Deputy leader of the Liberal Democrats">Deputy leader of the Liberal Democrats</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Liberal_Democrat_Treasury_spokesperson" title="Liberal Democrat Treasury spokesperson">Liberal Democrat Treasury spokesperson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Liberal_Democrat_Home_Affairs_spokesperson" title="Liberal Democrat Home Affairs spokesperson">Liberal Democrat Home Affairs spokesperson</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible mw-collapsed navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2" style="background:#FAA61A"><div id="Structure" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em">Structure</div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #FAA61A;width:1%">MPs and Frontbench</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_Kingdom_Liberal_Democrat_MPs_(2024%E2%80%93present)" title="List of United Kingdom Liberal Democrat MPs (2024–present)">Current members of Parliament</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Liberal_Democrat_frontbench_team" title="Liberal Democrat frontbench team">Frontbench team</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_Whip_of_the_Liberal_Democrats" title="Chief Whip of the Liberal Democrats">Chief whip</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #FAA61A;width:1%">Frontbench in opposition</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Frontbench_Team_of_Paddy_Ashdown" title="Frontbench Team of Paddy Ashdown">Frontbench Team of Paddy Ashdown</a> (1997–1999)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Frontbench_Team_of_Charles_Kennedy" title="Frontbench Team of Charles Kennedy">Frontbench Team of Charles Kennedy</a> (1999–2006)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Frontbench_Team_of_Menzies_Campbell" title="Frontbench Team of Menzies Campbell">Frontbench Team of Menzies Campbell</a> (2006–2007)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/First_Frontbench_Team_of_Vince_Cable" title="First Frontbench Team of Vince Cable">First Frontbench Team of Vince Cable</a> (2007)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Frontbench_Team_of_Nick_Clegg" title="Frontbench Team of Nick Clegg">Frontbench Team of Nick Clegg</a> (2007–2010)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Frontbench_Team_of_Tim_Farron" title="Frontbench Team of Tim Farron">Frontbench Team of Tim Farron</a> (2015–2017)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Second_Frontbench_Team_of_Vince_Cable" title="Second Frontbench Team of Vince Cable">Second Frontbench Team of Vince Cable</a> (2017–2019)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Frontbench_Team_of_Jo_Swinson" title="Frontbench Team of Jo Swinson">Frontbench Team of Jo Swinson</a> (2019)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Frontbench_Team_of_Ed_Davey" title="Frontbench Team of Ed Davey">Frontbench Team of Ed Davey</a> (2020-present)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #FAA61A;width:1%">State parties</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/English_Liberal_Democrats" title="English Liberal Democrats">English Liberal Democrats</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Scottish_Liberal_Democrats" title="Scottish Liberal Democrats">Scottish Liberal Democrats</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Welsh_Liberal_Democrats" title="Welsh Liberal Democrats">Welsh Liberal Democrats</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #FAA61A;width:1%">Regional parties</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/London_Liberal_Democrats" title="London Liberal Democrats">London Liberal Democrats</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northern_Ireland_Liberal_Democrats" title="Northern Ireland Liberal Democrats">Northern Ireland Liberal Democrats</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #FAA61A;width:1%">Conference</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Liberal_Democrat_Conference" title="Liberal Democrat Conference">Liberal Democrat Conference</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #FAA61A;width:1%">Committees</th><td 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