London Liberal Democrats

London Liberal Democrats
London Liberal Democrats
Leader in the London Assembly	Hina Bokhari
Preceded by	Progressive Party (1888 - 1926) ; Liberal Party (1926 - 1988)
Headquarters	8–10 Great George Street,; London, SW1
Youth wing	London Young Liberals
Ideology	Liberalism; Social liberalism; Classical liberalism; Pro-Europeanism;
Political position	Centre to; centre-left
National affiliation	Liberal Democrats
Colours	Yellow
London House of Commons seats	6 / 75
London Assembly	2 / 25
Local councillors in London	181 / 1,817
Council control in London	3 / 32
Website
	londonlibdems.org.uk/
	Politics of the United Kingdom; Political parties; Elections;

The London Liberal Democrats are the regional party of the Liberal Democrats that operates in Greater London. The organisation is a part of the English Liberal Democrats.

Mayoral candidates

In 2008, Brian Paddick became the first openly LGBT candidate to run for a mainstream political party for the role of Mayor of London.^[12]

Election	Candidate	Results
2000	Susan Kramer	N Not Elected
2004	Simon Hughes	N Not Elected
2008	Brian Paddick	N Not Elected
2012	Brian Paddick	N Not Elected
2016	Caroline Pidgeon	N Not Elected
2021	Luisa Porritt	N Not Elected
2024	Rob Blackie	N Not Elected

Current representatives

Members of Parliament

Since the 2024 United Kingdom general election in London:

London Assembly members

Hina Bokhari (London Wide List)
Gareth Roberts (South West)

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	Linda 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
2024	11.1	6 / 75

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	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
2024	Rob Blackie	145,184	5.8%	3rd

Assembly elections

The table below shows the London Liberal Democrats results in London Assembly elections since 2000.

Election	Leader	Votes (constituency)		Votes (region)		Seats
Election	Leader	#	%	#	%	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

**Best historic result by borough**
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	2022	6 / 70	Opposition	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

References

^ "Revealed: The Liberal Democrats' new HQ". Lib Dem Voice. 21 May 2011. Archived from the original on 24 May 2013. Retrieved 26 March 2013.
^ Hans Slomp (2011). Europe, A Political Profile: An American Companion to European Politics [2 volumes]: An American Companion to European Politics. ABC-CLIO. p. 343. ISBN 978-0-313-39182-8.
^ ^a ^b Alistair Clark (2012). Political Parties in the UK. Palgrave Macmillan. pp. 86–93. ISBN 978-0-230-36868-2.
^ Andrew Heywood (2011). Essentials of UK Politics. Palgrave Macmillan. pp. 126–128. ISBN 978-0-230-34619-2.
^ "Brexit". Liberal Democrats. 17 April 2018.
^ Elgot, Jessica (28 May 2017). "Tim Farron: Lib Dems' pro-European strategy will be proved right". The Guardian.
^ Mark Kesselman; Joel Krieger; William A. Joseph (2018). Introduction to Comparative Politics: Political Challenges and Changing Agendas. Cengage Learning. p. 71. ISBN 978-1-337-67124-8.
^ Mance, Henry (13 March 2016). "Lib Dems aim for centrist voters with tax platform". Financial Times. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
^ Thomas Quinn; Judith Bara; John Bartle (2013). "The UK Coalition Agreement of 2010: Who Won?". In Justin Fisher; Christopher Wlezien (eds.). The UK General Election of 2010: Explaining the Outcome. Routledge. p. 180. ISBN 978-1-317-96554-1.
^ Peter King (2011). The New Politics: Liberal Conservatism Or Same Old Tories?. Policy Press. p. 1. ISBN 978-1-84742-853-0.
^ "Style guide".
^ Duffy, Nick (26 September 2015). "UKIP picks gay candidate Peter Whittle to run for Mayor of London". PinkNews.

External links

Official website

[1] "Revealed: The Liberal Democrats' new HQ". Lib Dem Voice. 21 May 2011. Archived from the original on 24 May 2013. Retrieved 26 March 2013.

[Slomp2011-2] Hans Slomp (2011). Europe, A Political Profile: An American Companion to European Politics [2 volumes]: An American Companion to European Politics. ABC-CLIO. p. 343. ISBN 978-0-313-39182-8.

[Clark2012-3] Alistair Clark (2012). Political Parties in the UK. Palgrave Macmillan. pp. 86–93. ISBN 978-0-230-36868-2.

[Heywood2011-4] Andrew Heywood (2011). Essentials of UK Politics. Palgrave Macmillan. pp. 126–128. ISBN 978-0-230-34619-2.

[5] "Brexit". Liberal Democrats. 17 April 2018.

[6] Elgot, Jessica (28 May 2017). "Tim Farron: Lib Dems' pro-European strategy will be proved right". The Guardian.

[KesselmanKrieger2018-7] Mark Kesselman; Joel Krieger; William A. Joseph (2018). Introduction to Comparative Politics: Political Challenges and Changing Agendas. Cengage Learning. p. 71. ISBN 978-1-337-67124-8.

[8] Mance, Henry (13 March 2016). "Lib Dems aim for centrist voters with tax platform". Financial Times. Retrieved 18 February 2017.

[Quinn2013-9] Thomas Quinn; Judith Bara; John Bartle (2013). "The UK Coalition Agreement of 2010: Who Won?". In Justin Fisher; Christopher Wlezien (eds.). The UK General Election of 2010: Explaining the Outcome. Routledge. p. 180. ISBN 978-1-317-96554-1.

[King2011B-10] Peter King (2011). The New Politics: Liberal Conservatism Or Same Old Tories?. Policy Press. p. 1. ISBN 978-1-84742-853-0.

[11] "Style guide".

[12] Duffy, Nick (26 September 2015). "UKIP picks gay candidate Peter Whittle to run for Mayor of London". PinkNews.

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