UK party leader
The president of the Liberal Democrats chairs the Federal Board of the Liberal Democrats of the United Kingdom.
The responsibilities of the president are similar to that of chairman of the Conservative Party or chairman of the Labour Party,[citation needed] although the role is elected by the membership for a fixed term.
They are elected in an all-member ballot by Liberal Democrat party members for a three-year term (previously two-year terms). They may serve a maximum of two three-year terms. The next scheduled contest will occur in Autumn 2025 with the winner beginning their term of office on 1 January 2026. The election is conducted using the single transferable vote.
The current president is Mark Pack, who was elected in 2019 and took office on 1 January 2020.
Eligibility to stand
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In order to be a candidate for president, the candidate must be a member of the Liberal Democrats and secure the nomination of not less than 200 members in not less than 20 local parties (including, for this purpose, the specified associated organisations representing youth or students).[1]
List of party presidents to date
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Member of the House of Commons
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Member of the House of Lords
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Non Parliamentarian
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Elections in the 2020s
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Mark Pack was re-elected president of the Liberal Democrats.[2]
Elections in the 2010s
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Mark Pack was elected president of the Liberal Democrats.[3]
Sal Brinton was returned unopposed.[5][6]
Candidate
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First round
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Votes
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%
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Transfers
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Votes
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%
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Sal Brinton |
7,865 |
46.86 |
+2,323 |
10,188 |
62.40
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Daisy Cooper |
4,530 |
26.98 |
+1,608 |
6,138 |
37.59
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Liz Lynne |
4,389 |
26.14 |
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Turnout/Total |
16,784 |
38.9 |
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There were 25 spoilt/rejected ballots.[7]
Tim Farron was returned unopposed.[8]
There were 64 spoilt/rejected ballots.
Elections in the 2000s
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Candidate
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First round
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Votes
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%
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Ros Scott |
20,736 |
72.04
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Lembit Öpik |
6,247 |
21.70
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Chandila Fernando |
1,799 |
6.25
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Turnout/Total |
28,782 |
47.8
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There were 49 spoilt/rejected ballots.[9]
Simon Hughes was returned unopposed.
There were 144 spoilt/rejected ballots.[10]
Navnit Dholakia was returned unopposed.
Navnit Dholakia was returned unopposed.
Elections in the 1990s
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Diana Maddock was returned unopposed.
Bob Maclennan was returned unopposed.
There were 114 spoilt/rejected ballots.
There were 71 spoilt/rejected ballots.
There were 55 spoilt/rejected ballots.
Elections in the 1980s
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There were 448 spoilt/rejected ballots.
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