London Liberal Democrats | |
|---|---|
| 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/ | |
| This article is part of
a series within the Politics of England on the |
| Politics of London |
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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
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 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
Members of Parliament
-
Ed Davey
Kingston and Surbiton -
Sarah Olney
Richmond Park and North Kingston -
Munira Wilson
Twickenham
London Assembly members
Councillors
| Council | Councillors | Leaders |
|---|---|---|
| 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
UK general elections
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
The table below shows the London Liberal Democrats results in London Mayoral elections since 2000.
| Election | Candidate | 1st Round vote | % | Position | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
The table below shows the London Liberal Democrats results in London Assembly elections since 2000.
| Election | Leader | Votes (constituency) | Votes (region) | Seats | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | % | # | % | |||
| 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
| Year | % of Vote |
Number of Councillors |
Number of Councils |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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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