List of United Kingdom Liberal Democrat MPs (2005–10)

This is a list of Liberal Democrat Members of Parliament (MPs) elected to the British House of Commons for the (current) 54th Parliament of the United Kingdom. This includes 62 MPs elected at the 2005 general election and those subsequently elected in by-elections 1, total 63 Liberal Democrat MPs.

The names in italics are those who did not serve throughout this Parliament, and the names with a * next to them are MPs who first entered Parliament in a by-election.

MPs

Member of Parliament	Constituency	In constituency since	First elected
Alexander, DannyDanny Alexander	Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey	2005	2005
Baker, NormanNorman Baker	Lewes	1997	1997
Barrett, JohnJohn Barrett	Edinburgh West	2001	2001
Beith, AlanAlan Beith*	Berwick-upon-Tweed	1973	1973
Brake, TomTom Brake	Carshalton and Wallington	1997	1997
Breed, ColinColin Breed	South East Cornwall	1997	1997
Brooke, AnnetteAnnette Brooke	Mid Dorset and North Poole	2001	2001
Browne, JeremyJeremy Browne	Taunton	2005	2005
Bruce, MalcolmMalcolm Bruce	Gordon	1983	1983
Burstow, PaulPaul Burstow	Sutton and Cheam	1997	1997
Burt, LorelyLorely Burt	Solihull	2005	2005
Cable, VincentVincent Cable	Twickenham	1997	1997
Campbell, Sir MenziesSir Menzies Campbell	Fife North East	1987	1987
Carmichael, AlistairAlistair Carmichael	Orkney and Shetland	2001	2001
Clegg, NickNick Clegg	Sheffield Hallam	2005	2005
Davey, EdwardEdward Davey	Kingston and Surbiton	1997	1997
Farron, TimTim Farron	Westmorland and Lonsdale	2005	2005
Featherstone, LynneLynne Featherstone	Hornsey and Wood Green	2005	2005
Foster, DonDon Foster	Bath	1992	1992
George, AndrewAndrew George	St Ives	1997	1997
Gidley, SandraSandra Gidley*	Romsey	2000	2000
Goldsworthy, JuliaJulia Goldsworthy	Falmouth and Camborne	2005	2005
Hancock, MikeMike Hancock	Portsmouth South	1997	1983
Harris, EvanEvan Harris	Oxford West and Abingdon	1997	1997
Harvey, NickNick Harvey	North Devon	1992	1992
Heath, DavidDavid Heath	Somerton and Frome	1997	1997
Hemming, JohnJohn Hemming	Birmingham, Yardley	2005	2005
Holmes, PaulPaul Holmes	Chesterfield	2001	2001
Horwood, MartinMartin Horwood	Cheltenham	2005	2005
Howarth, DavidDavid Howarth	Cambridge	2005	2005
Hughes, SimonSimon Hughes*	North Southwark and Bermondsey	1997	1983
Huhne, ChrisChris Huhne	Eastleigh	2005	2005
Hunter, MarkMark Hunter	Cheadle	2005	2005
Keetch, PaulPaul Keetch	Hereford	1997	1997
Kennedy, CharlesCharles Kennedy	Ross, Skye and Lochaber	2005	1983
Kramer, SusanSusan Kramer	Richmond Park	2005	2005
Lamb, NormanNorman Lamb	North Norfolk	2001	2001
Laws, DavidDavid Laws	Yeovil	2001	2001
Leech, JohnJohn Leech	Manchester Withington	2005	2005
Moore, MichaelMichael Moore	Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk	2005	1997
Mulholland, GregGreg Mulholland	Leeds North West	2005	2005
Oaten, MarkMark Oaten	Winchester	1997	1997
Öpik, LembitLembit Öpik	Montgomeryshire	1997	1997
Pugh, JohnJohn Pugh	Southport	2001	2001
Reid, AlanAlan Reid	Argyll and Bute	2001	2001
Rennie, WillieWillie Rennie*	Dunfermline and West Fife	2006	2006	Elected in 2006 by-election
Smith, Bt., Sir RobertSir Robert Smith, Bt.	West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine	1997	1997
Rogerson, DanDan Rogerson	North Cornwall	2005	2005
Rowen, PaulPaul Rowen	Rochdale	2005	2005
Russell, BobBob Russell	Colchester	1997	1997
Sanders, AdrianAdrian Sanders	Torbay	1997	1997
Stunell, AndrewAndrew Stunell	Hazel Grove	1997	1997
Swinson, JoJo Swinson	East Dunbartonshire	2005	2005
Taylor, MatthewMatthew Taylor	Truro and St Austell	1987	1987
Teather, SarahSarah Teather*	Brent East	2003	2003
Thurso, JohnJohn Thurso	Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross	2001	2001
Webb, SteveSteve Webb	Northavon	1997	1997
Williams, MarkMark Williams	Ceredigion	2005	2005
Williams, RogerRoger Williams	Brecon and Radnorshire	2001	2001
Williams, StephenStephen Williams	Bristol West	2005	2005
Willis, PhilPhil Willis	Harrogate and Knaresborough	1997	1997
Willott, JennyJenny Willott	Cardiff Central	2005	2005
Younger-Ross, RichardRichard Younger-Ross	Teignbridge	2001	2001

By-elections

By-election	Date	Incumbent	Party		Winner	Party		Cause
Dunfermline and West Fife	February 9, 2006	Rachel Squire		Labour	Willie Rennie		Liberal Democrat	Death (cancer/stroke)

Leaders	Steel (Liberal) Maclennan (SDP) Ashdown Kennedy Campbell Clegg Farron

Deputy Leaders	Johnston Beith Campbell Cable Hughes Bruce

Leaders in the Lords	Seear (Liberal) Diamond (SDP) Jenkins Rodgers Williams McNally Wallace

Presidents	Wrigglesworth Kennedy Maclennan Maddock Dholakia Hughes Scott Farron Brinton

Leadership elections

Leadership	1988 (Ashdown) 1999 (Kennedy) 2006 (Campbell) 2007 (Clegg) 2015 (Farron)

Deputy Leadership	2003 (Campbell) 2006 (Cable) 2010 (Hughes) 2014 (Bruce) Next

Structure

MPs and Frontbench	Current Members of Parliament Frontbench team Chief whip

Frontbench in opposition	Frontbench Team of Paddy Ashdown (1997–1999) Frontbench Team of Charles Kennedy (1999–2006) Frontbench Team of Menzies Campbell (2006–2007) Frontbench Team of Vince Cable (2007) Frontbench Team of Nick Clegg (2007–2010) Frontbench Team of Tim Farron (2015–)

State parties	English Liberal Democrats Scottish Liberal Democrats Welsh Liberal Democrats

Regional parties	London Liberal Democrats Northern Ireland Liberal Democrats

Committees	Federal Executive Federal Policy Committee Federal Conference Committee

SAOs	LGBT+ Liberal Democrats Liberal Youth (Liberal Youth England, Liberal Youth Scotland, IR Cymru (Liberal Youth Wales)) Women Liberal Democrats Association of Liberal Democrat Councillors Ethnic Minority Liberal Democrats Association of Liberal Democrat Engineers and Scientists Liberal Democrats Parliamentary Candidates Association

Related organisations

Alliance Party of Northern Ireland Beveridge Group Cambridge University (Presidents/Chairs) Christian Forum Friends of Israel Friends of Turkey History Group Liberal International British Group Oxford University (Presidents) Social Liberal Forum

History and related topics

List of United Kingdom MPs

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By year elected

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1900s	1900 06 Jan 10 Dec 10 18 22 23 24 29 31 35 45 50 51 55 59 64 66 70 Feb 74 Oct 74 79 83 87 92 97

2000s	2001 05 10 15

By party

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List of United Kingdom Liberal Democrat MPs (2005–10)

MPs

By-elections

See also