PEOPLE
You can use the links on this page to find out more information on our MPs, MEPs, Lords, members of the Scottish Parliament, Welsh Assembly, the Greater London Authority and our candidates (PPCs) for the next general election. Alternatively, you can find out more information about the Liberal Democrats locally in the Lib Dems in your area section.
You can find out more about the Liberal Democrats' Shadow Cabinet, and who is responsible for which policy area, in the Shadow Cabinet page.
European Parliament candidates
The Liberal Democrats have selected our candidates in the English Regions for the 2009 European Parliament elections.
Blogs
The number of Liberal Democrats with blogs (web logs) is steadily growing. Some of the most popular blogs run by well-known Liberal Democrats are:
- MPs: Lynne Featherstone, Sandra Gidley, John Hemming, John Pugh, Adrian Sanders and Steve Webb
- MEPs: Graham Watson
- House of Lords: Lord Avebury (Eric Lubbock), Baroness Scott of Needham Market
- Welsh Assembly: Peter Black
- Councillors: Bath councillors David Dixon and Colin Darracott, Camden councillors Alexis Rowell, Arthur Graves and Chris Basson, Haringey councillor Matt Davies, Islington councillor Meral Ece, Kingston councillor Mary Reid, Oxford councillor Stephen Tall and Gateshead councillor Jonathan Wallace
- Liberal Democrat Voice, an unofficial site run by a group of party activists
Many of the Liberal Democrat blogs take part in www.libdemblogs.co.uk, which brings together the latest postings from all the participating blogs.
Books and history
You can find out more about the party's history at www.liberalhistory.org.uk and can find books and other items on our history of the Liberal Democrats page.
Working for the party
You can find a list of current advertisements for jobs with the party in our jobs section.
Standing for Parliament
If you are interested in becoming a candidate yourself in future Westminster
general elections, please email the Candidates Office (England) or the
Scottish or Welsh Liberal Democrats. Our website www.libdems4parliament.org.uk also provides more information
and support for our selection process.
How the party is organised
The party is a federal structure, with separate state parties in England, Scotland and Wales. There is also a party branch in Northern Ireland, where our sister party is the Alliance Party.
The basic unit of membership is the local party which is generally based on Westminster parliamentary constituency boundaries. There are also organisations covering Liberal Democrats living abroad.
Party bodies
There are also several Specified Associated Organisations (SAOs) which have a special role within the party. There are also other Associated Organisations (AOs) which cover specific interest areas in the Party and these can be found by going to the 'Party Bodies & Structure' page.
Party elections and selections
You can read the full results of the 2007
leadership election, and the results from recent internal party elections are available
on an external website.
The Campaign for Gender
Balance exists to promote the election of more female MPs.
