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| − | '''Tim Farron''' has been the [[Liberal Democrats]] MP for Westmorland and Lonsdale since 2005 | + | '''Tim Farron''' has been the [[Liberal Democrats]] MP for Westmorland and Lonsdale since 2005<ref>[http://www.parliament.uk/biographies/commons/tim-farron/1591 Tim Farron], www.parliament.uk, accessed 15 May 2013.</ref> and since July 2015, the leader of the [[Liberal Democrats]].<ref> Frances Perraudin [http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2015/jul/16/tim-farron-named-liberal-democrat-party-leader Tim Farron named Liberal Democrat party leader] ''Guardian'', 16 July 2015, accessed 23 July 2015.</ref> |
In the 2015 election, Farron was just one of eight Liberal Democrats MPs to retain their sears. Farron defeated his closest competitor [[Conservative]] candidate [[Ann Myatt]] with a majority of 8,949 and 51 per cent of the vote. <ref> [http://www.nwemail.co.uk/home/breaking-tim-farron-retains-seat-with-reduced-majority-1.1210623 TIM FARRON RETAINS SEAT WITH REDUCED MAJORITY] ''North West Evening Mail'', 8 May 2015, accessed 14 May 2015 </ref> | In the 2015 election, Farron was just one of eight Liberal Democrats MPs to retain their sears. Farron defeated his closest competitor [[Conservative]] candidate [[Ann Myatt]] with a majority of 8,949 and 51 per cent of the vote. <ref> [http://www.nwemail.co.uk/home/breaking-tim-farron-retains-seat-with-reduced-majority-1.1210623 TIM FARRON RETAINS SEAT WITH REDUCED MAJORITY] ''North West Evening Mail'', 8 May 2015, accessed 14 May 2015 </ref> | ||
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Revision as of 11:07, 23 July 2015
Tim Farron has been the Liberal Democrats MP for Westmorland and Lonsdale since 2005[1] and since July 2015, the leader of the Liberal Democrats.[2]
In the 2015 election, Farron was just one of eight Liberal Democrats MPs to retain their sears. Farron defeated his closest competitor Conservative candidate Ann Myatt with a majority of 8,949 and 51 per cent of the vote. [3]
Notes
- ↑ Tim Farron, www.parliament.uk, accessed 15 May 2013.
- ↑ Frances Perraudin Tim Farron named Liberal Democrat party leader Guardian, 16 July 2015, accessed 23 July 2015.
- ↑ TIM FARRON RETAINS SEAT WITH REDUCED MAJORITY North West Evening Mail, 8 May 2015, accessed 14 May 2015
