# London Liberal Democrats

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.
| 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:
* Ed Davey (Kingston and Surbiton)
* Bobby Dean (Carshalton and Wallington)
* Paul Kohler (Wimbledon)
* Sarah Olney (Richmond Park)
* Luke Taylor (Sutton and Cheam)
* Munira Wilson (Twickenham)

### London Assembly members

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

### Councillors

* Main article: 2022 London local elections
| 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 (constituency) | Votes (region) | 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 |