Tim Farron

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Tim Farron

Tim Farron has been the Liberal Democrats MP for Westmorland and Lonsdale since 2005.[1]

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. [2]

In May 2015, Farron announced that he will stand in the Liberal Democrats leadership contest. [3]

Notes

  1. Tim Farron, www.parliament.uk, accessed 15 May 2013.
  2. TIM FARRON RETAINS SEAT WITH REDUCED MAJORITY North West Evening Mail, 8 May 2015, accessed 14 May 2015
  3. Liberal Democrat leadership: Tim Farron confirms his bid BBC News, 14 May 2015, accessed 20 May 2015