2015 Liberal Democrats leadership election

2015 Liberal Democrats leadership election

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Candidate Tim Farron Norman Lamb Popular vote 19,137 14,760 Percentage 56.5% 43.5%

Leader before election Nick Clegg Elected Leader Tim Farron

The 2015 Liberal Democrats leadership election was held on 16 July 2015 following the resignation of Nick Clegg as leader on 8 May 2015, after almost eight years as leader of the Liberal Democrats, following the party's poor performance at the 2015 general election.

The result was announced on 16 July 2015 with Tim Farron winning by a margin of 13%.^[1]