List of Liberal Democrat MPs

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This is a list of Liberal Democrat MPs, past and present, elected to the House of Commons of the United Kingdom. Members of the European Parliament, the Scottish Parliament or the Senedd are not listed.

## List of MPs

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List of Liberal Democrat MPs Name  | Start  | End  | Constituency  | Ref.

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Danny Alexander | 2005  | 2015  | Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey |
Richard Allan | 1997  | 2005  | Sheffield Hallam |
Heidi Allen | 2019[a] | 2019  | South Cambridgeshire |
David Alton | 1988[b] | 1997  | Liverpool Mossley Hill |
Gideon Amos | 2024  |  | Taunton and Wellington |
Steffan Aquarone | 2024  |  | North Norfolk |
Paddy Ashdown | 1988[b] | 2001  | Yeovil |
Josh Babarinde | 2024  |  | Eastbourne |
Norman Baker | 1997  | 2015  | Lewes |
Jackie Ballard | 1997  | 2001  | Taunton |
John Barrett | 1997  | 2010  | Edinburgh West |
Alan Beith | 1988[b] | 2015  | Berwick-upon-Tweed |
David Bellotti | 1990  | 1992  | Eastbourne |
Alison Bennett | 2024  |  | Mid Sussex |
Luciana Berger | 2019[c] | 2019  | Liverpool Wavertree |
Gordon Birtwistle | 2010  | 2015  | Burnley |
Tom Brake | 1997  | 2019  | Carshalton and Wallington |
Peter Brand | 1997  | 2001  | Isle of Wight |
Colin Breed | 1997  | 2010  | South East Cornwall |
Alex Brewer | 2024  |  | North East Hampshire |
Annette Brooke | 2001  | 2015  | Mid Dorset and North Poole |
Jess Brown-Fuller | 2024  |  | Chichester |
Jeremy Browne | 2005  | 2015  | Taunton[d] |
Taunton Deane[e]
Malcolm Bruce | 1988[b] | 2015  | Gordon |
John Burnett | 1997  | 2005  | Torridge and West Devon |
Paul Burstow | 1997  | 2015  | Sutton and Cheam |
Lorely Burt | 2005  | 2015  | Solihull |
Vince Cable | 1997  | 2015  | Twickenham |
2017  | 2019
Patsy Calton | 2001  | 2005  | Cheadle |
Menzies Campbell | 1988[b] | 2015  | North East Fife |
Charlotte Cane | 2024  |  | Ely and East Cambridgeshire |
Alex Carlile | 1988[b] | 1997  | Montgomeryshire |
Alistair Carmichael | 2001  |  | Orkney and Shetland |
Michael Carr | 1991  | 1992  | Ribble Valley |
David Chadwick | 2024  |  | Brecon, Radnor and Cwm Tawe |
Wendy Chamberlain | 2019  |  | North East Fife |
Danny Chambers | 2024  |  | Winchester |
David Chidgey | 1994  | 2005  | Eastbourne |
Nick Clegg | 2005  | 2017  | Sheffield Hallam |
Chris Coghlan | 2024  |  | Dorking and Horley |
Victoria Collins | 2024  |  | Harpenden and Berkhamsted |
Daisy Cooper | 2019  |  | St Albans |
Brian Cotter | 1997  | 2005  | Weston-super-Mare |
Mike Crockart | 2010  | 2015  | Edinburgh West |
Adam Dance | 2024  |  | Yeovil |
Steve Darling | 2024  |  | Torbay |
Ed Davey | 1997  | 2015  | Kingston and Surbiton |
2017  |
Chris Davies | 1995  | 1997  | Littleborough and Saddleworth |
Bobby Dean | 2024  |  | Carshalton and Wallington |
Lee Dillon | 2024  |  | Newbury |
Jane Dodds | 2019  | 2019  | Brecon and Radnorshire |
Sue Doughty | 2001  | 2005  | Guildford |
Sarah Dyke | 2023  |  | Somerton and Frome[f] |
Glastonbury and Somerton[g]
Tim Farron | 2005  |  | Westmorland and Lonsdale |
Ronnie Fearn | 1988[b] | 1992  | Southport |
1997  | 2001
Lynne Featherstone | 2005  | 2015  | Hornsey and Wood Green |
Richard Foord | 2022  |  | Tiverton and Honiton[h] |
Honiton and Sidmouth[i]
Will Forster | 2024  |  | Woking |
Don Foster | 1992  | 2015  | Bath |
Zöe Franklin | 2024  |  | Guildford |
Andrew George | 1997  | 2015  | St Ives |
2024  |
Sarah Gibson | 2024  |  | Chippenham |
Sandra Gidley | 2000  | 2010  | Romsey |
Steve Gilbert | 2010  | 2015  | St Austell and Newquay |
Parmjit Singh Gill | 2004  | 2005  | Leicester South |
Rachel Gilmour | 2024  |  | Tiverton and Minehead |
Olly Glover | 2024  |  | Didcot and Wantage |
Marie Goldman | 2024  |  | Chelmsford |
Julia Goldsworthy | 2005  | 2010  | Falmouth and Camborne |
Tom Gordon | 2024  |  | Harrogate and Knaresborough |
Donald Gorrie | 1997  | 2001  | Edinburgh West |
Matthew Green | 2001  | 2005  | Ludlow |
Sarah Green | 2021  |  | Chesham and Amersham |
Sam Gyimah | 2019[a] | 2019  | East Surrey |
Duncan Hames | 2010  | 2015  | Chippenham |
Mike Hancock | 1997  | 2014  | Portsmouth South |
Monica Harding | 2024  |  | Esher and Walton |
Evan Harris | 1997  | 2010  | Oxford West and Abingdon |
Nick Harvey | 1992  | 2015  | North Devon |
David Heath | 1997  | 2015  | Somerton and Frome |
John Hemming | 2005  | 2015  | Birmingham Yardley |
Pippa Heylings | 2024  |  | South Cambridgeshire |
Wera Hobhouse | 2017  |  | Bath |
Paul Holmes | 2001  | 2010  | Chesterfield |
Martin Horwood | 2005  | 2015  | Cheltenham |
David Howarth | 2005  | 2010  | Cambridge |
Geraint Howells | 1988[b] | 1992  | Ceredigion and Pembroke North |
Simon Hughes | 1988[b] | 2015  | Southwark and Bermondsey[j] |
North Southwark and Bermondsey[k]
Bermondsey and Old Southwark[l]
Chris Huhne | 2005  | 2013  | Eastleigh |
Mark Hunter | 2005  | 2015  | Cheadle |
Julian Huppert | 2010  | 2015  | Cambridge |
Christine Jardine | 2017  |  | Edinburgh West |
Liz Jarvis | 2024  |  | Eastleigh |
Russell Johnston | 1988[b] | 1997  | Inverness, Nairn and Lochaber |
Clive Jones | 2024  |  | Wokingham |
Nigel Jones | 1992  | 2005  | Cheltenham |
Paul Keetch | 1997  | 2010  | Hereford |
Charles Kennedy | 1988[m] | 2015  | Ross, Cromarty and Skye[n] |
Ross, Skye and Inverness West[o]
Ross, Skye and Lochaber[p]
Archy Kirkwood | 1988[b] | 2005  | Roxburgh and Berwickshire |
Paul Kohler | 2024  |  | Wimbledon |
Susan Kramer | 2005  | 2010  | Richmond Park |
Norman Lamb | 2001  | 2019  | North Norfolk |
David Laws | 2001  | 2015  | Yeovil |
Phillip Lee | 2019[a] | 2019  | Bracknell |
John Leech | 2005  | 2015  | Manchester Withington |
Richard Livsey | 1988[b] | 1992  | Brecon and Radnorshire |
1997  | 2001
Stephen Lloyd | 2010  | 2015  | Eastbourne |
2017  | 2018
2019  | 2019
Liz Lynne | 1992  | 1997  | Rochdale |
James MacCleary | 2024  |  | Lewes |
Angus MacDonald | 2024  |  | Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire |
Robert Maclennan | 1988[m] | 2001  | Caithness and Sutherland[q] |
Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross[r]
Diana Maddock | 1993  | 1997  | Christchurch |
Ben Maguire | 2024  |  | North Cornwall |
Helen Maguire | 2024  |  | Epsom and Ewell |
Paul Marsden | 2001[s] | 2005  | Shrewsbury and Atcham |
Mike Martin | 2024  |  | Tunbridge Wells |
Brian Mathew | 2024  |  | Melksham and Devizes |
Charlie Maynard | 2024  |  | Witney |
Ray Michie | 1988[b] | 2001  | Argyll and Bute |
Calum Miller | 2024  |  | Bicester and Woodstock |
John Milne | 2024  |  | Horsham |
Michael Moore | 1997  | 2015  | Tweeddale, Ettrick and Lauderdale[t] |
Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk[u]
Layla Moran | 2017  |  | Oxford West and Abingdon |
Edward Morello | 2024  |  | West Dorset |
Helen Morgan | 2021  |  | North Shropshire |
Tom Morrison | 2024  |  | Cheadle |
Greg Mulholland | 2005  | 2017  | Leeds North West |
Greg Mulholland | 2010  | 2015  | Wells |
Tessa Munt | 2024  |  | Wells and Mendip Hills
Susan Murray | 2024  |  | Mid Dunbartonshire |
Emma Nicholson | 1995[a] | 1997  | Torridge and West Devon |
Mark Oaten | 1997  | 2010  | Winchester |
Sarah Olney | 2016  | 2017  | Richmond Park |
2019  |
Lembit Öpik | 1997  | 2010  | Montgomeryshire |
Manuela Perteghella | 2024  |  | Stratford-on-Avon |
Al Pinkerton | 2024  |  | Surrey Heath |
John Pugh | 2001  | 2017  | Southport |
Alan Reid | 2001  | 2015  | Argyll and Bute |
David Rendel | 1993  | 2005  | Newbury |
Willie Rennie | 2006  | 2010  | Dunfermline and West Fife |
Joshua Reynolds | 2024  |  | Maidenhead |
Dan Rogerson | 2005  | 2015  | North Cornwall |
Ian Roome | 2024  |  | North Devon |
Paul Rowen | 2005  | 2010  | Rochdale |
Bob Russell | 1997  | 2015  | Colchester |
Anna Sabine | 2024  |  | Frome and East Somerset |
Antoinette Sandbach | 2019[a] | 2019  | Eddisbury |
Adrian Sanders | 1997  | 2015  | Torbay |
Roz Savage | 2024  |  | South Cotswolds |
Vikki Slade | 2024  |  | Mid Dorset and North Poole |
Lisa Smart | 2024  |  | Hazel Grove |
Angela Smith | 2019[c] | 2019  | Penistone and Stocksbridge |
Cyril Smith | 1988[b] | 1992  | Rochdale |
Robert Smith | 1997  | 2015  | West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine |
Ian Sollom | 2024  |  | St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire |
David Steel | 1988[b] | 1997  | Tweeddale, Ettrick and Lauderdale |
Nicol Stephen | 1991  | 1992  | Kincardine and Deeside |
Jamie Stone | 2017  |  | Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross |
Andrew Stunell | 1997  | 2015  | Hazel Grove |
Ian Swales | 2010  | 2015  | Redcar |
Jo Swinson | 2005  | 2015  | East Dunbartonshire |
2017  | 2019
Luke Taylor | 2024  |  | Sutton and Cheam |
Matthew Taylor | 1988[b] | 2010  | Truro[v] |
Truro and St Austell[w]
Sarah Teather | 2003  | 2015  | Brent East[x] |
Brent Central[y]
Cameron Thomas | 2024  |  | Tewkesbury |
Mike Thornton | 2013  | 2015  | Eastleigh |
Peter Thurnham | 1996[a] | 1997  | Bolton North East |
John Thurso | 2001  | 2015  | Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross |
Jenny Tonge | 1997  | 2005  | Richmond Park |
Paul Tyler | 1992  | 2005  | North Cornwall |
Chuka Umunna | 2019[c] | 2019  | Streatham |
Freddie van Mierlo | 2024  |  | Henley and Thame |
Caroline Voaden | 2024  |  | South Devon |
Jim Wallace | 1988[b] | 2001  | Orkney and Shetland |
David Ward | 2010  | 2015  | Bradford East |
Steve Webb | 1997  | 2015  | Northavon[z] |
Thornbury and Yate[aa]
Max Wilkinson | 2024  |  | Cheltenham |
Mark Williams | 2005  | 2017  | Ceredigion |
Roger Williams | 2001  | 2015  | Brecon and Radnorshire |
Stephen Williams | 2005  | 2015  | Bristol West |
Phil Willis | 1997  | 2010  | Harrogate and Knaresborough |
Jenny Willott | 2005  | 2015  | Cardiff Central |
Munira Wilson | 2019  |  | Twickenham |
Sarah Wollaston | 2019[a] | 2019  | Totnes |
Simon Wright | 2010  | 2015  | Norwich South |
Martin Wrigley | 2024  |  | Newton Abbot |
Claire Young | 2024  |  | Thornbury and Yate |
Richard Younger-Ross | 2001  | 2010  | Teignbridge |

## Notes

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1. ^ a b c d e f g Elected for the Conservative Party.
2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q Formerly a Liberal Party MP.
3. ^ a b c Elected for the Labour Party.
4. ^ Between 2005 and 2010
5. ^ Between 2010 and 2015
6. ^ Between 2023 and 2024
7. ^ Since 2024
8. ^ Between 2022 and 2024
9. ^ Since 2024
10. ^ Between 1988 and 1997
11. ^ Between 1997 and 2010
12. ^ Between 2010 and 2015
13. ^ a b Formerly a Social Democratic Party MP.
14. ^ Between 1988 and 1997
15. ^ Between 1997 and 2005
16. ^ Between 2005 and 2015
17. ^ Between 1988 and 1997
18. ^ Between 1997 and 2001
19. ^ Elected for the Labour Party, and returned to Labour at the end of his term.
20. ^ Between 1997 and 2005
21. ^ Between 2005 and 2015
22. ^ Between 1988 and 1997
23. ^ Between 1997 and 2010
24. ^ Between 2003 and 2010
25. ^ Between 2010 and 2015
26. ^ Between 1997 and 2010
27. ^ Between 2010 and 2015

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2000s|

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By seniority|

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By party|

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Scotland|

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Wales|

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* 19
* 24

Northern Ireland|

* 1987
* 1992
* 97
* 2001
* 05
* 10
* 15
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* 19
* 24

MPs who stood down by election|

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* 19
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Other|

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Leadership

| Leaders|

* Steel (Liberal) (1988)
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* Ashdown (1988–1999)
* Kennedy (1999–2006)
* Campbell (2006–2007)
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* Swinson (2019)
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Deputy Leaders|

* Johnston (1988–1992)
* Beith (1992–2003)
* Campbell (2003–2006)
* Cable (2006–2010)
* Hughes (2010–2014)
* Bruce (2014–2015)
* Swinson (2017–2019)
* Davey (2019–2020)
* Cooper (from 2020)

Leaders in the Lords|

* Seear (Liberal) (1988)
* Diamond (SDP) (1988)
* Jenkins (1988–1997)
* Rodgers (1997–2001)
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* McNally (2004–2013)
* Wallace (2013–2016)
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Presidents|

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* Pack (from 2020)

Leadership elections

| Leadership|

* 1988 (Ashdown)
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* 2024 (Davey)

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Deputy leadership|

* 2003 (Campbell)
* 2006 (Cable)
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* 2014 (Bruce)
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Frontbench team

* Leader of the Liberal Democrats
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Structure

| MPs and Frontbench|

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Frontbench in opposition|

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* Frontbench Team of Ed Davey (2020-present)

State parties|

* English Liberal Democrats
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Regional parties|

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Conference|

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Committees|

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SAOs|

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* Liberal Party (UK, 1989)

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