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class="infobox-label" style="line-height:1.3em;">National affiliation</th><td class="infobox-data category" style="line-height:1.3em;"><a href="/wiki/Liberal_Democrats_(UK)" title="Liberal Democrats (UK)">Liberal Democrats</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="line-height:1.3em;"><a href="/wiki/European_political_party" title="European political party">European affiliation</a></th><td class="infobox-data category" style="line-height:1.3em;"><a href="/wiki/Alliance_of_Liberals_and_Democrats_for_Europe" title="Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe">Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="line-height:1.3em;">International affiliation</th><td class="infobox-data category" style="line-height:1.3em;"><a href="/wiki/Liberal_International" title="Liberal International">Liberal International</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="line-height:1.3em;">Colours</th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height:1.3em;">Yellow<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></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="line-height:1.3em;"><a href="/wiki/House_of_Commons_of_the_United_Kingdom" title="House of Commons of the United Kingdom">House of Commons (English Seats)</a></th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height:1.3em;"><div style="width: 100px;"><span class="nowrap">65 / 543</span><div style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 1px solid #aaa; height: 1.15em; position: relative;"><div style="background-color: #FAA61A; width: 12%; height: 100%;"></div></div></div><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></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="line-height:1.3em;"><a href="/wiki/London_Assembly" title="London Assembly">London Assembly</a></th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height:1.3em;"><div style="width: 100px;"><span class="nowrap">2 / 25</span><div style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 1px solid #aaa; height: 1.15em; position: relative;"><div style="background-color: #FAA61A; width: 8%; height: 100%;"></div></div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="line-height:1.3em;"><a href="/wiki/Local_government_in_England" title="Local government in England">Local government in England</a><sup id="cite_ref-Keith_Edkins_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Keith_Edkins-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height:1.3em;"><div style="width: 100px;"><span class="nowrap">2,639 / 17,728</span><div style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 1px solid #aaa; height: 1.15em; position: relative;"><div style="background-color: #FAA61A; width: 15%; height: 100%;"></div></div></div></td></tr><tr><th 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dd:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist li dt:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist li li:last-child::after{content:")";font-weight:normal}.mw-parser-output .hlist ol{counter-reset:listitem}.mw-parser-output .hlist ol>li{counter-increment:listitem}.mw-parser-output .hlist ol>li::before{content:" "counter(listitem)"\a0 "}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd ol>li:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt ol>li:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist li ol>li:first-child::before{content:" ("counter(listitem)"\a0 "}</style><div class="hlist" style="line-height:1.3em; padding-top:0.3em; border-top:2px solid #FAA61A;"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Politics_of_England" title="Politics of England">Politics of England</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_political_parties_in_England" class="mw-redirect" title="List of political parties in England">Political parties</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Elections_in_England" title="Elections in England">Elections</a></li></ul></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>English Liberal Democrats</b>, officially the <b>Liberal Democrats in England</b>, is the state party within the <a href="/wiki/Liberal_Democrats_(UK)" title="Liberal Democrats (UK)">Liberal Democrats</a> that operates in <a href="/wiki/England" title="England">England</a>. It is a federation of the eleven <a href="/wiki/Regions_of_England" title="Regions of England">regional</a> parties in England and the English branch of the youth and student organisation. The regions are further divided into <a href="/wiki/List_of_United_Kingdom_Parliament_constituencies" class="mw-redirect" title="List of United Kingdom Parliament constituencies">local parties</a>. The party currently holds 65 of the English seats in the <a href="/wiki/House_of_Commons_of_the_United_Kingdom" title="House of Commons of the United Kingdom">House of Commons</a> and two seats on the <a href="/wiki/London_Assembly" title="London Assembly">London Assembly</a>.<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> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Organisation">Organisation</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=English_Liberal_Democrats&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Organisation"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="English_Council">English Council</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=English_Liberal_Democrats&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: English Council"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The English Council is the sovereign body of the English party. It consists of the chairs of regional parties, representatives elected by regional party members, and representatives of the organisation representing youth and student members within the English party. The Council meets three times a year and elects the English Council Executive.<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><sup id="cite_ref-libdemvoice.org_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-libdemvoice.org-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="English_Council_Executive">English Council Executive</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=English_Liberal_Democrats&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: English Council Executive"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The English Council Executive manages the running of the English party between English Council Meetings. The English Council Executive consists of the Chairs of the 11 English regional parties, 12 members directly elected from the English Council, the English Young Liberals Chair. The English Representatives to federal bodies also attend. The English Council Executive meets 6 times a year. </p><p>The English Council Executive has four sub-committees; A Finance and Administration Sub-Committee which is chaired by a Treasurer manages the finances of the English party, the Regional Parties Committee, the Joint Policy Group of the Regions and the English Candidates Committee. </p><p>The English Council Executive is elected annually in November, and takes office on 1 January of each year: </p> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Role</th> <th>Name </th></tr> <tr> <td>Chair</td> <td>Lucas North </td></tr> <tr> <td>Vice-Chair (Regional Parties Committee Chair)</td> <td>Brian Orrell </td></tr> <tr> <td>Vice-Chair (Regional Development)</td> <td>James Read </td></tr> <tr> <td>Treasurer</td> <td>Richard Flowers </td></tr> <tr> <td>English Candidates Committee Chair </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Margaret_Joachim" title="Margaret Joachim">Margaret Joachim</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>English Young Liberals Chair</td> <td>Joe Norris </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="12">English Executive Members </td> <td>Prue Bray </td></tr> <tr> <td>Richard Cole </td></tr> <tr> <td>Kian Hearnshaw </td></tr> <tr> <td>Brian Orrell </td></tr> <tr> <td>Iain Donaldson </td></tr> <tr> <td>Fergus Ustianowski </td></tr> <tr> <td>James Read </td></tr> <tr> <td>Oliver Jones-Lyons </td></tr> <tr> <td>William Houngbo </td></tr> <tr> <td>Mark Johnston </td></tr> <tr> <td>Rachelle Shepherd-Dubey </td></tr> <tr> <td>Simon Pike </td></tr></tbody></table> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Role</th> <th>Name </th></tr> <tr> <td>English Representatives to the Federal Council</td> <td>Prue Bray, Richard Flowers, Pete Dollimore </td></tr> <tr> <td>English Representative to Federal Policy Committee</td> <td>Sally Burnell </td></tr> <tr> <td>English Representative to Federal Conference Committee</td> <td>Darryl Smalley </td></tr> <tr> <td>English Representative to the Federal Campaigns and Elections Committee</td> <td>Iain Donaldson </td></tr> <tr> <td>English Representative to the Federal People Development Committee</td> <td>Pete Dollimore </td></tr> <tr> <td>English Representative to the Federal International Relations Committee</td> <td>Sean Bennett </td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Regional_parties">Regional parties</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=English_Liberal_Democrats&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Regional parties"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The English Liberal Democrats is a federation of the eleven regional parties which follow the boundaries of the <a href="/wiki/English_Regions" class="mw-redirect" title="English Regions">English Regions</a>, with the exception of <a href="/wiki/South_East_England" title="South East England">South East England</a> and <a href="/wiki/South_West_England" title="South West England">South West England</a> which are each divided into two regional parties.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Each regional party is governed by a conference and AGM held in the autumn of every year. The conference elects a Regional Executive, led by a Regional Chair. The regional executive includes all Liberal Democrat members of parliament representing constituencies within the region, all members of the <a href="/wiki/House_of_Lords" title="House of Lords">House of Lords</a> who are members of the regional party, ordinary party members elected from within the region, and additional members co-opted by the executive.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The regional parties within the English party are: </p> <ul><li>Devon and Cornwall (<a href="/wiki/South_West_England" title="South West England">South West England</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/East_of_England" title="East of England">East of England</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/East_Midlands" title="East Midlands">East Midlands</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/London_Liberal_Democrats" title="London Liberal Democrats">London Liberal Democrats</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_East_England" title="North East England">North East England</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_West_England" title="North West England">North West England</a></li> <li>South Central (<a href="/wiki/South_East_England" title="South East England">South East England</a>)</li> <li>South East (<a href="/wiki/South_East_England" title="South East England">South East England</a>)</li> <li>Western Counties (<a href="/wiki/South_West_England" title="South West England">South West England</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/West_Midlands_(region)" title="West Midlands (region)">West Midlands</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yorkshire_and_the_Humber" title="Yorkshire and the Humber">Yorkshire and the Humber</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Policy_and_functions">Policy and functions</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=English_Liberal_Democrats&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Policy and functions"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The English party has responsibilities for the organisation of local parties, co-ordination of the activities of regional parties, resolution of disputes between regional parties, selection of English representatives to federal bodies and establishing the rules for selection of party candidates.<sup id="cite_ref-libdemvoice.org_11-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-libdemvoice.org-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The English Party constitution states that the Liberal Democrats in England "shall determine the policy of the Party on matters affecting England which fall outside the remit of the Federal Party" This can be achieved by structures established by the English Council.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> As no policy making structures are currently in place, policy making has been passed up to federal level and English policies discussed at federal party conferences.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Elected_representatives">Elected representatives</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=English_Liberal_Democrats&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Elected representatives"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Members_of_Parliament">Members of Parliament</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=English_Liberal_Democrats&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Members of Parliament"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/List_of_United_Kingdom_Liberal_Democrat_MPs_(2024%E2%80%93present)" title="List of United Kingdom Liberal Democrat MPs (2024–present)">List of United Kingdom Liberal Democrat MPs (2024–present)</a></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="London_Assembly_members">London Assembly members</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=English_Liberal_Democrats&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: London Assembly members"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Hina_Bokhari" title="Hina Bokhari">Hina Bokhari</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gareth_Roberts_(politician)" title="Gareth Roberts (politician)">Gareth Roberts</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Directly_elected_mayors">Directly elected mayors</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=English_Liberal_Democrats&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Directly elected mayors"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Peter_Taylor_(British_politician)" title="Peter Taylor (British politician)">Peter Taylor</a> – <a href="/wiki/Mayor_of_Watford" title="Mayor of Watford">Mayor of Watford</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Appointments">Appointments</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=English_Liberal_Democrats&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Appointments"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="House_of_Lords">House of Lords</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=English_Liberal_Democrats&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: House of Lords"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="sortable wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th><a href="/wiki/Peerage" title="Peerage">Peer</a></th> <th>Ennobled</th> <th>Notes </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Dominic_Hubbard,_6th_Baron_Addington" title="Dominic Hubbard, 6th Baron Addington">Dominic Hubbard, 6th Baron Addington</a></td> <td>1986 (Hereditary)</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Richard_Allan,_Baron_Allan_of_Hallam" title="Richard Allan, Baron Allan of Hallam">Lord Allan of Hallam</a></td> <td>2010</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Lord_Alliance" class="mw-redirect" title="Lord Alliance">Lord Alliance</a></td> <td>2004</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Baroness_Bakewell_of_Hardington_Mandeville" class="mw-redirect" title="Baroness Bakewell of Hardington Mandeville">Baroness Bakewell of Hardington Mandeville</a></td> <td>2013</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Lord_Beith" class="mw-redirect" title="Lord Beith">Lord Beith</a></td> <td>2015</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Baroness_Benjamin" class="mw-redirect" title="Baroness Benjamin">Baroness Benjamin</a></td> <td>2010</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Baroness_Bonham-Carter_of_Yarnbury" class="mw-redirect" title="Baroness Bonham-Carter of Yarnbury">Baroness Bonham-Carter of Yarnbury</a></td> <td>2004</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Baroness_Bowles_of_Berkhamsted" class="mw-redirect" title="Baroness Bowles of Berkhamsted">Baroness Bowles of Berkhamsted</a></td> <td>2015</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Lord_Bradshaw" class="mw-redirect" title="Lord Bradshaw">Lord Bradshaw</a></td> <td>1999</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Baroness_Brinton" class="mw-redirect" title="Baroness Brinton">Baroness Brinton</a></td> <td>2011</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/John_Burnett,_Baron_Burnett" title="John Burnett, Baron Burnett">Lord Burnett</a></td> <td>2006</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Baroness_Burt_of_Solihull" class="mw-redirect" title="Baroness Burt of Solihull">Baroness Burt of Solihull</a></td> <td>2015</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Lord_Chidgey" class="mw-redirect" title="Lord Chidgey">Lord Chidgey</a></td> <td>2005</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Lord_Clement-Jones" class="mw-redirect" title="Lord Clement-Jones">Lord Clement-Jones</a></td> <td>1998</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Lord_Cotter" class="mw-redirect" title="Lord Cotter">Lord Cotter</a></td> <td>2006</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Lord_Dholakia" class="mw-redirect" title="Lord Dholakia">Lord Dholakia</a></td> <td>1997</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Baroness_Doocey" class="mw-redirect" title="Baroness Doocey">Baroness Doocey</a></td> <td>2010</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Baroness_Featherstone" class="mw-redirect" title="Baroness Featherstone">Baroness Featherstone</a></td> <td>2015</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Don_Foster,_Baron_Foster_of_Bath" title="Don Foster, Baron Foster of Bath">Lord Foster of Bath</a></td> <td>2015</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Lord_Fox" class="mw-redirect" title="Lord Fox">Lord Fox</a></td> <td>2014</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Baroness_Garden_of_Frognal" class="mw-redirect" title="Baroness Garden of Frognal">Baroness Garden of Frognal</a></td> <td>2007</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Lord_Goddard_of_Stockport" class="mw-redirect" title="Lord Goddard of Stockport">Lord Goddard of Stockport</a></td> <td>2014</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Baroness_Grender" class="mw-redirect" title="Baroness Grender">Baroness Grender</a></td> <td>2013</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Baroness_Hamwee" class="mw-redirect" title="Baroness Hamwee">Baroness Hamwee</a></td> <td>1991</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Baroness_Harris_of_Richmond" class="mw-redirect" title="Baroness Harris of Richmond">Baroness Harris of Richmond</a></td> <td>1999</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Lord_Hussain" class="mw-redirect" title="Lord Hussain">Lord Hussain</a></td> <td>2011</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Baroness_Hussein-Ece" class="mw-redirect" title="Baroness Hussein-Ece">Baroness Hussein-Ece</a></td> <td>2010</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Baroness_Janke" class="mw-redirect" title="Baroness Janke">Baroness Janke</a></td> <td>2014</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Baroness_Jolly" class="mw-redirect" title="Baroness Jolly">Baroness Jolly</a></td> <td>2011</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Nigel_Jones,_Baron_Jones_of_Cheltenham" title="Nigel Jones, Baron Jones of Cheltenham">Lord Jones of Cheltenham</a></td> <td>2005</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Baroness_Kramer" class="mw-redirect" title="Baroness Kramer">Baroness Kramer</a></td> <td>2010</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Lord_Lee_of_Trafford" class="mw-redirect" title="Lord Lee of Trafford">Lord Lee of Trafford</a></td> <td>2006</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Baroness_Ludford" class="mw-redirect" title="Baroness Ludford">Baroness Ludford</a></td> <td>1997</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Lord_Marks_of_Henley-on-Thames" class="mw-redirect" title="Lord Marks of Henley-on-Thames">Lord Marks of Henley-on-Thames</a></td> <td>2011</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Lord_McNally" class="mw-redirect" title="Lord McNally">Lord McNally</a></td> <td>1996</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Baroness_Miller_of_Chilthorne_Domer" class="mw-redirect" title="Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer">Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer</a></td> <td>1998</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Lord_Newby" class="mw-redirect" title="Lord Newby">Lord Newby</a></td> <td>1997</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Baroness_Northover" class="mw-redirect" title="Baroness Northover">Baroness Northover</a></td> <td>2000</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Lord_Oates" class="mw-redirect" title="Lord Oates">Lord Oates</a></td> <td>2015</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Lord_Paddick" class="mw-redirect" title="Lord Paddick">Lord Paddick</a></td> <td>2013</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Lord_Palmer_of_Childs_Hill" class="mw-redirect" title="Lord Palmer of Childs Hill">Lord Palmer of Childs Hill</a></td> <td>2011</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Baroness_Parminter" class="mw-redirect" title="Baroness Parminter">Baroness Parminter</a></td> <td>2011</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Baroness_Pinnock" class="mw-redirect" title="Baroness Pinnock">Baroness Pinnock</a></td> <td>2014</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Lord_Razzall" class="mw-redirect" title="Lord Razzall">Lord Razzall</a></td> <td>1997</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Lord_Redesdale" class="mw-redirect" title="Lord Redesdale">Lord Redesdale</a></td> <td>2000</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Lord_Rennard" class="mw-redirect" title="Lord Rennard">Lord Rennard</a></td> <td>1999</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Lord_Rodgers_of_Quarry_Bank" class="mw-redirect" title="Lord 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class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="List_of_chairs_of_the_English_Liberal_Democrats">List of chairs of the English Liberal Democrats</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=English_Liberal_Democrats&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: List of chairs of the English Liberal Democrats"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Chairs are elected in November and take office on 1 January the following year for a two-year term. 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You can help by <a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=English_Liberal_Democrats&action=edit&section=">adding to it</a>. <span class="date-container"><i>(<span class="date">March 2012</span>)</i></span></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <ul><li>Paul Farthing (<abbr title="circa">c.</abbr> 1994–1999)</li> <li>Dawn Davidson (<abbr title="circa">c.</abbr> 2000–2003)</li> <li>Stan Collins (2004–2006)<sup id="cite_ref-cix.co.uk_18-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-cix.co.uk-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Brian Orrell (2007–2009)<sup id="cite_ref-cix.co.uk_18-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-cix.co.uk-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Jonathan Davies (2010–2011)<sup id="cite_ref-cix.co.uk_18-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-cix.co.uk-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Peter Ellis (2012–2014)</li> <li>Steve Jarvis (2015–2016)</li> <li>Liz Leffman (2017–2018)</li> <li>Tahir Maher (2019)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gerald_Vernon-Jackson" title="Gerald Vernon-Jackson">Gerald Vernon-Jackson</a> (2020)</li> <li>Alison Rouse (December 2020 – July 2024)</li> <li>Lucas North (July 2024 - Present)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=English_Liberal_Democrats&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Liberal_Democrats_(UK)" title="Liberal Democrats (UK)">Liberal Democrats</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/London_Liberal_Democrats" title="London Liberal Democrats">London 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> <li><a href="/wiki/Northern_Ireland_Liberal_Democrats" title="Northern Ireland Liberal Democrats">Northern Ireland Liberal Democrats</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=English_Liberal_Democrats&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap mw-references-columns"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-Slomp2011-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-Slomp2011_1-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite id="CITEREFHans_Slomp2011" class="citation book cs1">Hans Slomp (2011). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://books.google.com/books?id=LmfAPmwE6YYC&pg=PA343"><i>Europe, A Political Profile: An American Companion to European Politics [2 volumes]: An American Companion to European Politics</i></a>. 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class="external text" href="http://www.eastmidslibdems.org.uk/">East Midlands regional party</a></li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.londonlibdems.org.uk/">Greater London regional party</a></li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150726185208/http://northeastlibdems.org.uk/en/">North East regional party</a></li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.northwestlibdems.org.uk/">North West regional party</a></li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://southeastlibdems.org.uk/">South East regional party</a></li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://southcentrallibdems.org.uk/">South Central regional party</a></li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.wmlibdems.org/">West Midlands regional party</a></li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.westernlibdems.com/">Western Counties regional party</a></li> <li><a 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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 href="/wiki/President_of_the_Liberal_Democrats" title="President of the Liberal Democrats">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" 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Democrats">LGBT+ Liberal Democrats</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Young_Liberals_(UK)" title="Young Liberals (UK)">Young Liberals</a> (<a href="/wiki/English_Young_Liberals" title="English Young Liberals">English Young Liberals</a>, <a href="/wiki/Scottish_Young_Liberals" title="Scottish Young Liberals">Scottish Young Liberals</a>, <a href="/wiki/Welsh_Young_Liberals" title="Welsh Young Liberals">Welsh Young Liberals/Rhyddfrydwr Ifanc Cymru</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="Related_organisations" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em">Related organisations</div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list 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Co-op</a>*)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Conservative_Party_(UK)" title="Conservative Party (UK)">Conservative</a> (121)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Liberal_Democrats_(UK)" title="Liberal Democrats (UK)">Liberal Democrats</a> (72)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Scottish_National_Party" title="Scottish National Party">SNP</a> (9)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sinn_F%C3%A9in" title="Sinn Féin">Sinn Féin</a><sup>†</sup> (7)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Democratic_Unionist_Party" title="Democratic Unionist Party">DUP</a> (5)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Reform_UK" title="Reform UK">Reform</a> (5)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Green_Party_of_England_and_Wales" title="Green Party of England and Wales">Green (E&W)</a> (4)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Plaid_Cymru" title="Plaid Cymru">Plaid Cymru</a> (4)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Social_Democratic_and_Labour_Party" title="Social Democratic and Labour Party">SDLP</a> (2)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alliance_Party_of_Northern_Ireland" title="Alliance Party of Northern Ireland">Alliance</a> (1)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Traditional_Unionist_Voice" title="Traditional Unionist Voice">TUV</a> (1)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ulster_Unionist_Party" title="Ulster Unionist Party">UUP</a> (1)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Independent_politician" title="Independent politician">Independents</a> (13)<sup>‡</sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Speaker_of_the_House_of_Commons_(United_Kingdom)" title="Speaker of the House of Commons (United Kingdom)">Speaker</a> (1)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/House_of_Lords" title="House of Lords">House of Lords</a> (805)</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/Conservative_Party_(UK)" title="Conservative Party (UK)">Conservative</a> (273)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Crossbencher" title="Crossbencher">Crossbenchers</a> (184)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Labour_Party_(UK)" title="Labour Party (UK)">Labour</a> (187)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Liberal_Democrats_(UK)" title="Liberal Democrats (UK)">Liberal Democrats</a> (78)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Democratic_Unionist_Party" title="Democratic Unionist Party">DUP</a> (6)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ulster_Unionist_Party" title="Ulster Unionist Party">UUP</a> (3)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Green_Party_of_England_and_Wales" title="Green Party of England and Wales">Green (E&W)</a> (2)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Plaid_Cymru" title="Plaid Cymru">Plaid Cymru</a> (2)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lord_Speaker" title="Lord Speaker">Lord Speaker</a> (1)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Non-affiliated_members_of_the_House_of_Lords#List_of_Non-affiliated_Peers" title="Non-affiliated members of the House of Lords">Non-affiliated</a> (43)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Non-affiliated_members_of_the_House_of_Lords#List_of_Independent_Peers" title="Non-affiliated members of the House of Lords">Independents</a> (1)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lords_Spiritual" title="Lords Spiritual">Lords Spiritual</a> (25)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Scottish_Parliament" title="Scottish Parliament">Scottish Parliament</a> (129)</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/Scottish_National_Party" title="Scottish National Party">Scottish National Party</a> (63)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Scottish_Conservatives" title="Scottish Conservatives">Scottish Conservatives</a> (31)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Scottish_Labour" title="Scottish Labour">Scottish Labour</a> (22)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Scottish_Greens" title="Scottish Greens">Scottish Greens</a> (7)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Scottish_Liberal_Democrats" title="Scottish Liberal Democrats">Scottish Liberal Democrats</a> (4)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alba_Party" title="Alba Party">Alba</a> (1)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Presiding_Officer_of_the_Scottish_Parliament" title="Presiding Officer of the Scottish Parliament">Presiding Officer</a> (1)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Senedd" title="Senedd">Senedd</a> (60)</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/Welsh_Labour" title="Welsh Labour">Welsh Labour</a> (30)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Welsh_Conservatives" title="Welsh Conservatives">Welsh Conservatives</a> (16)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Plaid_Cymru" title="Plaid Cymru">Plaid Cymru</a> (12)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Welsh_Liberal_Democrats" title="Welsh Liberal Democrats">Welsh Liberal Democrats</a> (1)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Independent_politician" title="Independent politician">Independent</a> (1)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Northern_Ireland_Assembly" title="Northern Ireland Assembly">Northern Ireland Assembly</a> (90)</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/Sinn_F%C3%A9in" title="Sinn Féin">Sinn Féin</a> (27)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Democratic_Unionist_Party" title="Democratic Unionist Party">DUP</a> (24)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alliance_Party_of_Northern_Ireland" title="Alliance Party of Northern Ireland">Alliance</a> (17)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ulster_Unionist_Party" title="Ulster Unionist Party">Ulster Unionist</a> (9)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Social_Democratic_and_Labour_Party" title="Social Democratic and Labour Party">SDLP</a> (7)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Independent_Unionist" title="Independent Unionist">Independent Unionists</a> (2)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Traditional_Unionist_Voice" title="Traditional Unionist Voice">Traditional Unionist Voice</a> (1)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/People_Before_Profit" title="People Before Profit">People Before Profit</a> (1)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Independent_Nationalist" title="Independent Nationalist">Independent Nationalist</a> (1)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/London_Assembly" title="London Assembly">London Assembly</a> (25)</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_Labour" title="London Labour">London Labour</a> (11)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/London_Conservatives" title="London Conservatives">London Conservatives</a> (8)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/London_Green_Party" title="London Green Party">London Greens</a> (3)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/London_Liberal_Democrats" title="London Liberal Democrats">London Liberal Democrats</a> (2)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Reform_UK" title="Reform UK">Reform UK</a> (1)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Other parties</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group 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