London Liberal Democrats
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London Liberal Democrats | |
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Founded | 1988 |
Headquarters | 8–10 Great George Street, London, SW1[1] |
Youth wing | London Young Liberals |
Ideology | |
Political position | Centre[8][9] to centre-left[4][10][11] |
National affiliation | Liberal Democrats |
Colours | Yellow[12] |
London House of Commons seats | 3 / 73 |
London Assembly | 2 / 25 |
Local councillors in London | 181 / 1,817 |
Council control in London | 3 / 32 |
Website | |
londonlibdems.org.uk/ | |
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The London Liberal Democrats are the regional party of the Liberal Democrats that operates in Greater London. The organisation is associated with the English Liberal Democrats.
Mayoral candidates[edit]
In 2008, Baron Brian Paddick became the first openly LGBT candidate to run for a mainstream political party for the role of Mayor of London.[13]
Election | Candidate | Results |
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2000 | Baroness Susan Kramer | Not Elected |
2004 | Sir Simon Hughes | Not Elected |
2008 | Baron Brian Paddick | Not Elected |
2012 | Baron Brian Paddick | Not Elected |
2016 | Caroline Pidgeon | Not Elected |
2021 | Siobhan Benita | Dropped Out |
2021 | Luisa Porritt | Not Elected |
Current representatives[edit]
Members of Parliament[edit]
- Ed Davey
Kingston and Surbiton - Sarah Olney
Richmond Park and North Kingston - Munira Wilson
Twickenham
London Assembly members[edit]
Councillors[edit]
Council | Councillors | Leaders |
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Barking and Dagenham | 0 / 51 | |
Barnet | 0 / 63 | |
Bexley | 0 / 63 | |
Brent | 3 / 57 | Anton Georgiou |
Bromley | 5 / 58 | Julie Ireland |
Camden | 4 / 55 | Tom Simon |
Croydon | 1 / 70 | |
Ealing | 6 / 70 | Gary Malcolm |
Enfield | 0 / 63 | |
Greenwich | 0 / 55 | |
Hackney | 0 / 57 | |
Hammersmith and Fulham | 0 / 50 | |
Haringey | 7 / 57 | Luke Cawley-Harrison |
Harrow | 0 / 55 | |
Havering | 0 / 55 | |
Hillingdon | 0 / 53 | |
Hounslow | 0 / 62 | |
Islington | 0 / 51 | |
Kensington and Chelsea | 2 / 50 | Lisa Wade |
Kingston upon Thames | 41 / 48 | Andreas Kirsch |
Lambeth | 3 / 63 | Donna Harris |
Lewisham | 0 / 54 | |
Merton | 17 / 57 | Anthony Fairclough |
Newham | 0 / 66 | |
Redbridge | 0 / 61 | |
Richmond upon Thames | 49 / 54 | Gareth Roberts |
Southwark | 11 / 63 | Victor Chamberlain |
Sutton | 29 / 55 | Ruth Dombey |
Tower Hamlets | 0 / 45 | |
Waltham Forest | 0 / 60 | |
Wandsworth | 0 / 58 | |
Westminster | 0 / 54 |
Electoral performance[edit]
UK general elections[edit]
The table below shows the London Liberal Democrats results at UK general elections since the area of Greater London was created.
Year | % of Vote | Number of MPs |
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2001 | 17.1 | 6 / 74 |
2005 | 21.9 | 8 / 74 |
2010 | 22.1 | 7 / 73 |
2015 | 7.7 | 1 / 73 |
2017 | 8.8 | 3 / 73 |
2019 | 14.9 | 3 / 73 |
Greater London Council elections[edit]
The table below shows the results obtained by the London Liberal Party in elections to the Greater London Council. The GLC was abolished by the Local Government Act 1985.
Date | Leader | Votes won | % of Votes | Change | Councillors | Change | Result |
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1964 | N/A | 0 / 100 | N/A | Labour win | |||
1967 | 0 / 100 | Conservative win | |||||
1970 | 0 / 100 | Conservative win | |||||
1973 | Stanley Rundle | 2 / 92 | 2 | Labour win | |||
1977 | 0 / 92 | 2 | Conservative win | ||||
1981 | Adrian Slade | 1 / 92 | 1 | Labour win |
Mayoral elections[edit]
The table below shows the London Liberal Democrats results in London Mayoral elections since 2000.
Election | Candidate | 1st Round vote | % | Position | |
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2000 | Susan Kramer | 203,452 | 11.9% | 4th | |
2004 | Simon Hughes | 284,647 | 15.3% | 3rd | |
2008 | Brian Paddick | 235,585 | 9.8% | 3rd | |
2012 | Brian Paddick | 91,774 | 4.2% | 4th | |
2016 | Caroline Pidgeon | 120,005 | 4.6% | 4th | |
2021 | Luisa Porritt | 111,716 | 4.4% | 4th |
Assembly elections[edit]
The table below shows the London Liberal Democrats results in London Assembly elections since 2000.
Election | Leader | Votes (constituency) | Votes (region) | Seats | ||
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# | % | # | % | |||
2000 | Graham Tope | 299,998 | 18.9 | 245,555 | 14.8 | 4 / 25 |
2004 | Graham Tope | 332,237 | 18.4 | 316,218 | 16.9 | 5 / 25 |
2008 | Mike Tuffrey | 330,018 | 13.7 | 252,556 | 11.2 | 3 / 25 |
2012 | Caroline Pidgeon | 193,842 | 8.8 | 150,447 | 6.8 | 2 / 25 |
2016 | Caroline Pidgeon | 195,820 | 7.5 | 165,580 | 6.3 | 1 / 25 |
2021 | Caroline Pidgeon | 266,595 | 10.26 | 189,522 | 7.3 | 2 / 25 |
Local elections[edit]
Year | % of Vote | Number of Councillors | Number of Councils |
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1964 | 16 / 1,859 | 0 / 32 | |
1968 | 10 / 1,863 | 0 / 32 | |
1971 | 9 / 1,863 | 0 / 32 | |
1974 | 13.1 | 27 / 1,867 | 0 / 32 |
1978 | 7.1 | 30 / 1,908 | 0 / 32 |
1982 | 24.6 | 124 / 1,914 | 0 / 32 |
1986 | 24.0 | 249 / 1,914 | 3 / 32 |
1990 | 14.2 | 229 / 1,914 | 3 / 32 |
1994 | 22.0 | 323 / 1,917 | 3 / 32 |
1998 | 20.8 | 301 / 1,917 | 2 / 32 |
2002 | 20.6 | 307 / 1,861 | 3 / 32 |
2006 | 20.7 | 316 / 1,861 | 3 / 32 |
2010 | 22.4 | 246 / 1,861 | 2 / 32 |
2014 | 10.6 | 116 / 1,861 | 1 / 32 |
2018 | 13.0 | 152 / 1,861 | 3 / 32 |
2022 | 14.4 | 177 / 1,817 | 3 / 32 |
Borough | Election | Best seats | Role in council | Current seats |
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Barking and Dagenham | 1986 | 5 / 48 | Opposition | 0 / 51 |
Barnet | 1964 | 6 / 63 | 3rd Party | 0 / 63 |
Bexley | 1994 | 14 / 62 | 3rd Party | 0 / 62 |
Brent | 2006 | 27 / 63 | Joint control with Conservatives | 3 / 57 |
Bromley | 1998 | 27 / 60 | Joint control with Labour | 5 / 58 |
Camden | 2006 | 20 / 54 | Joint control with Conservatives | 4 / 55 |
Croydon | 2002 | 1 / 70 | 3rd Party | 1 / 70 |
Ealing | 2010 | 5 / 69 | 3rd Party | 6 / 70 |
Enfield | 1974 | 1 / 60 | 3rd Party | 0 / 54 |
Greenwich | 1986 | 5 / 62 | 3rd Party | 0 / 51 |
Hackney | 1998 | 17 / 60 | 3rd Party | 0 / 57 |
Hammersmith and Fulham | 1982 | 2 / 50 | 3rd Party | 0 / 46 |
Haringey | 2006 | 27 / 57 | Opposition | 7 / 57 |
Harrow | 1994 | 29 / 63 | Minority | 0 / 63 |
Havering | 1990 | 6 / 63 | 4th Party | 0 / 54 |
Hillingdon | 1986 | 6 / 63 | 3rd Party | 0 / 65 |
Hounslow | 1994 | 5 / 60 | 3rd Party | 0 / 60 |
Islington | 2002 | 38 / 48 | Overall control | 0 / 48 |
Kensington and Chelsea | 2010 | 2 / 50 | 3rd Party | 1 / 50 |
Kingston upon Thames | 2018 | 39 / 48 | Overall control | 41 / 48 |
Lambeth | 2002 | 28 / 63 | Joint control with Conservatives | 3 / 63 |
Lewisham | 2002 | 17 / 54 | Opposition | 0 / 54 |
Merton | 2022 | 17 / 57 | Opposition | 17 / 57 |
Newham | 1982 | 6 / 60 | Opposition | 0 / 60 |
Redbridge | 2006 | 9 / 62 | Opposition | 0 / 63 |
Richmond upon Thames | 1986 | 49 / 52 | Overall control | 48 / 54 |
Southwark | 2002 | 30 / 63 | Joint control with Conservatives | 11 / 63 |
Sutton | 2002 | 47 / 56 | Overall control | 29 / 55 |
Tower Hamlets | 1990 | 30 / 50 | Overall control | 0 / 45 |
Waltham Forest | 2006 | 19 / 60 | Opposition | 0 / 60 |
Wandsworth | 1982 | 1 / 61 | 3rd Party | 0 / 60 |
Westminster City | 2010 | 0 / 61 | No presence | 0 / 60 |
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