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London Liberal Democrats

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London branch of the Liberal Democrats
London Liberal Democrats
Leader in the London AssemblyHina Bokhari
Preceded byProgressive Party (1888–1926)
Liberal Party (1926–1988)
Headquarters8–10 Great George Street,
London,SW1[1]
Youth wingLondon Young Liberals
Ideology
Political positionCentre[7][8] to
centre-left[3][9][10]
National affiliationLiberal Democrats
Colours  Orange[11]
London House of Commons seats
6 / 75
London Assembly
2 / 25
Councillors[12]
182 / 1,817
Council control in London
3 / 32
Website
londonlibdems.org.uk/
This article is part ofa series within the
Politics of England on the
Politics of London

TheLondon Liberal Democrats are the regional party of theLiberal Democrats that operates inGreater London. The organisation is a part of theEnglish Liberal Democrats.

Mayoral candidates

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In 2008,Brian Paddick became the first openlyLGBT candidate to run for a mainstream political party for the role of Mayor of London.[13]

ElectionCandidateResults
2000Susan KramerRed XN Not Elected
2004Simon HughesRed XN Not Elected
2008Brian PaddickRed XN Not Elected
2012Brian PaddickRed XN Not Elected
2016Caroline PidgeonRed XN Not Elected
2021Luisa PorrittRed XN Not Elected
2024Rob BlackieRed XN Not Elected

Current representatives

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Members of Parliament

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Since the2024 United Kingdom general election in London:

London Assembly members

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Councillors

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Main article:2022 London local elections
CouncilCouncillors[14]Leaders
Barking and Dagenham
0 / 51
Barnet
0 / 63
Bexley
0 / 63
Brent
3 / 57
Paul Lorber
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
Linda Wade
Kingston upon Thames
42 / 48
Andreas Kirsch
Lambeth
4 / 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

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UK general elections

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Gold indicates the constituencies won by the London Liberal Democrats at the2024 general election.

The table below shows the London Liberal Democrats results at UK general elections since theLondon Government Act 1963 created the administrative area ofGreater London in 1965. Results between1966 and1979 are for the Liberal Party, while results between1983 and1987 are for theSDP–Liberal Alliance.[15][16][17]

ElectionLeaderVotesSeatsStatus
No.Share±No.±
1966Jo Grimond356,9259.3Decrease 3.1
1 / 92
SteadyOpposition
1970Jeremy Thorpe246,0606.9Decrease 2.4
0 / 92
Decrease 1Opposition
Feb-1974814,23920.8Increase 13.8
0 / 92
SteadyOpposition
Oct-1974594,69917.0Decrease 3.8
0 / 92
SteadyOpposition
1979David Steel437,52111.9Decrease 5.1
0 / 92
SteadyOpposition
1983Roy Jenkins andDavid Steel853,36024.7Increase 12.8
2 / 84
Increase 2Opposition
1987David Owen andDavid Steel770,11721.3Decrease 3.4
3 / 84
Increase 1Opposition
1992Paddy Ashdown542,73315.1Decrease 6.2
1 / 84
Decrease 2Opposition
1997486,01314.6Decrease 0.5
6 / 74
Increase 5Opposition
2001Charles Kennedy482,88817.5Increase 2.9
6 / 74
SteadyOpposition
2005638,33321.9Increase 4.4
8 / 74
Increase 2Opposition
2010Nick Clegg751,56122.1Increase 0.2
7 / 73
Decrease 1Cons–LD
2015272,5447.7Decrease 14.4
1 / 73
Decrease 6Opposition
2017Tim Farron336,7258.8Increase 1.1
3 / 73
Increase 2Opposition
2019Jo Swinson562,56414.9Increase 6.1
3 / 73
SteadyOpposition
2024Ed Davey367,42411.0Decrease 3.9
6 / 75
Increase 3Opposition

European Parliament elections

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Gold indicates theboroughs won by the London Liberal Democrats at the2019 European Parliament election.

During theUnited Kingdom'smembership of theEuropean Union (1973–2020),Greater London participated inEuropean Parliament elections, held every five years from1979 until2019.[18] The table below shows London Liberal Democrat results in elections to theEuropean Parliament. Results in 1979 are for theLiberal Party, while results in1984 are for theSDP–Liberal Alliance. From 1979 to1994, Londonmembers of the European Parliament (MEPs) were elected from ten individual constituencies byfirst-past-the-post voting; from1999 to 2019, MEPs were elected from aLondon-wide regional list byproportional representation.

ElectionLeaderVotesSeatsPos.
No.%±No.±
1979David Steel175,94511.4N/A
0 / 10
N/A3rd
1984David Owen andDavid Steel302,42718.1Increase 6.7
0 / 10
SteadySteady 3rd
1989Paddy Ashdown98,2555.3Decrease 12.9
0 / 10
SteadyDecrease 4th
1994199,01712.1Increase 6.9
0 / 10
SteadyIncrease 3rd
1999133,05811.7Decrease 0.5
1 / 10
Increase 1Steady 3rd
2004Charles Kennedy288,79015.3Increase 3.6
1 / 9
SteadySteady 3rd
2009Nick Clegg240,15613.7Decrease 1.6
1 / 8
SteadySteady 3rd
2014148,0136.7Decrease 7.0
0 / 8
Decrease 1Decrease 5th
2019Vince Cable608,72527.2Increase 20.5
3 / 8
Increase 3Increase 1st

Regional elections

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Greater London Council elections

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The table below shows the results obtained by the London Liberal Party in elections to theGreater London Council (GLC). The GLC was the top-tier local government administrative body forGreater London from 1965 to 1986. It replaced the earlierLondon County Council which had covered a much smaller area. The GLC was dissolved in 1986 by theLocal Government Act 1985 and its powers were devolved to the London boroughs and other entities. All GLC elections were conducted under thefirst-past-the-post voting system.

ElectionLeaderVotesSeatsStatus
No.Share±No.±
1964238,96710.0N/A
0 / 100
N/ANo seats
1967189,8688.8Decrease 1.2
0 / 100
SteadyNo seats
1970103,8385.4Decrease 3.4
0 / 100
SteadyNo seats
1973Stanley Rundle244,70312.5Increase 7.1
2 / 92
Increase 2Opposition
1977174,4057.8Decrease 4.7
0 / 92
Decrease 2No seats
1981Adrian Slade323,85614.4Increase 6.6
1 / 92
Increase 1Opposition

London Assembly elections

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The table below shows the London Liberal Democrats results atLondon Assembly elections since theGreater London Authority was established in 2000. Assembly elections use theadditional member system, a form ofmixed member proportional representation, with 14 directly elected constituencies and 11 London-wide top-up seats.

ElectionLeaderConstituencyPartyTotal Seats+/–
#%Seats#%Seats
2000Graham Tope299,99818.9
0 / 14
245,55514.8
4 / 11
4 / 25
N/A
2004332,23718.4
0 / 14
316,21816.9
5 / 11
5 / 25
Increase 1
2008Mike Tuffrey330,01813.7
0 / 14
252,55611.2
3 / 11
3 / 25
Decrease 2
2012Caroline Pidgeon193,8428.8
0 / 14
150,4476.8
2 / 11
2 / 25
Decrease 1
2016195,8207.5
0 / 14
165,5806.3
1 / 11
1 / 25
Decrease 1
2021266,59510.3
0 / 14
189,5227.3
2 / 11
2 / 25
Increase 1
2024Hina Bokhari271,04911.0
1 / 14
215,6828.7
1 / 11
2 / 25
Steady

London Mayoral elections

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The table below shows the London Liberal Democrats results inLondon Mayoral elections since theGreater London Authority was established in 2000. Elections between2000 and2021 were conducted using the two-roundsupplementary vote system, while the2024 election used the single-roundfirst-past-the-post system. The London Liberal Democrats have never won a mayoral election or qualified for the second round of the supplementary vote system.

ElectionCandidate1st Round2nd RoundPos.
No.%±No.%±
2000Susan Kramer203,45211.9N/AEliminated4th
2004Simon Hughes284,64715.3Increase 3.5EliminatedIncrease 3rd
2008Brian Paddick235,5859.8Decrease 5.6EliminatedSteady 3rd
201291,7744.2Decrease 5.6EliminatedDecrease 4th
2016Caroline Pidgeon120,0054.6Increase 0.4EliminatedSteady 4th
2021Luisa Porritt111,7164.4Decrease 0.2EliminatedSteady 4th
2024Rob Blackie145,1845.8Increase 1.4Increase 3rd

Local elections

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The table below shows the London Liberal Democrats results atLondon borough council elections since theLondon Government Act 1963 created the administrative area ofGreater London in 1965. Results between1964 and1978 are for the Liberal Party, while results between1982 and1986 are for theSDP–Liberal Alliance.[19] All borough council elections use thefirst-past-the-post voting system.

ElectionLeaderVotesCouncillorsCouncils
No.%±Seats±Majorities±
1964Jo GrimondN/A
16 / 1,859
N/A
0 / 32
N/A
1968Jeremy Thorpe387,1817.3
10 / 1,863
Decrease 6
0 / 32
Steady
1971253,2554.2Decrease 3.0
9 / 1,863
Decrease 1
0 / 32
Steady
1974244,72513.1Increase 8.9
27 / 1,867
Increase 18
0 / 32
Steady
1978David Steel150,2987.1Decrease 6.0
30 / 1,908
Increase 3
0 / 32
Steady
1982Collective SDP Leadership andDavid Steel530,34024.6Increase 17.5
124 / 1,914
Increase 94
0 / 32
Steady
1986David Owen andDavid Steel539,84824.0Decrease 0.6
249 / 1,914
Increase 125
3 / 32
Increase 3
1990Paddy Ashdown344,12514.2Decrease 9.8
229 / 1,914
Decrease 20
3 / 32
Steady
1994490,25922.0Increase 7.8
323 / 1,917
Increase 94
3 / 32
Steady
1998362,91320.8Decrease 1.2
301 / 1,917
Decrease 22
2 / 32
Decrease 1
2002Charles Kennedy353,83320.6Decrease 0.2
307 / 1,861
Increase 6
3 / 32
Increase 1
2006Menzies Campbell443,77220.7Increase 0.1
316 / 1,861
Increase 9
3 / 32
Steady
2010Nick Clegg835,21722.4Increase 1.7
246 / 1,861
Decrease 70
2 / 32
Decrease 1
2014267,76910.6Decrease 11.8
116 / 1,861
Decrease 130
1 / 32
Decrease 1
2018Vince Cable323,07413.0Increase 2.5
152 / 1,861
Increase 36
3 / 32
Increase 2
2022Ed Davey335,41513.7Increase 0.7
180 / 1,817
Increase 28
3 / 32
Steady

The table below shows the London Liberal Democrats' best election results for each London borough council, as well as the party's current seat totals.[20]

Best historic result by borough
BoroughElectionBest seatsRole in councilCurrent seats
Barking and Dagenham1986
5 / 48
Opposition
0 / 51
Barnet1964
6 / 63
3rd Party
0 / 63
Bexley1994
14 / 62
3rd Party
0 / 45
Brent2006
27 / 63
Joint control
with Conservatives
3 / 57
Bromley1998
27 / 60
Joint control
with Labour
5 / 58
Camden2006
20 / 54
Joint control
with Conservatives
6 / 55
Croydon2002
1 / 70
3rd Party
1 / 70
Ealing2022
6 / 70
Opposition
7 / 70
Enfield1974
1 / 60
3rd Party
0 / 63
Greenwich1986
5 / 62
3rd Party
0 / 55
Hackney1998
17 / 60
3rd Party
0 / 57
Hammersmith and Fulham1982
2 / 50
3rd Party
0 / 50
Haringey2006
27 / 57
Opposition
7 / 57
Harrow1994
29 / 63
Minority
0 / 100
Havering1990
6 / 63
4th Party
0 / 55
Hillingdon1986
6 / 63
3rd Party
0 / 53
Hounslow1994
5 / 60
3rd Party
0 / 62
Islington2002
38 / 48
Overall control
0 / 51
Kensington and Chelsea2010
2 / 50
3rd Party
2 / 50
Kingston upon Thames2022
44 / 48
Overall control
42 / 48
Lambeth2002
28 / 63
Joint control
with Conservatives
4 / 63
Lewisham2002
17 / 54
Opposition
0 / 54
Merton2022
17 / 57
Opposition
16 / 57
Newham1982
6 / 60
Opposition
0 / 66
Redbridge2006
9 / 62
Opposition
0 / 63
Richmond upon Thames1986
49 / 52
Overall control
49 / 54
Southwark2002
30 / 63
Joint control
with Conservatives
11 / 63
Sutton2002
47 / 56
Overall control
29 / 55
Tower Hamlets1990
30 / 50
Overall control
0 / 45
Waltham Forest2006
19 / 60
Opposition
0 / 60
Wandsworth1982
1 / 61
3rd Party
0 / 58
Westminster City2010
0 / 61
No presence
0 / 54

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