Stephen Williams (British politician)

Stephen Williams
Williams in 2008
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government
In office 7 October 2013 – 8 May 2015
Prime Minister	David Cameron
Preceded by	Don Foster
Succeeded by	Marcus Jones
Liberal Democrat Shadow Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills
In office 18 December 2007 – 13 May 2010
Leader	Nick Clegg
Preceded by	Sarah Teather
Succeeded by	Sam Gyimah (2019)
Member of Parliament for Bristol West
In office 5 May 2005 – 30 March 2015
Preceded by	Valerie Davey
Succeeded by	Thangam Debbonaire
Personal details
Born	(1966-10-11) 11 October 1966 (age 57) Mountain Ash, Wales
Political party	Social Democrats (Before 1988) Liberal Democrats (1988–present)
Alma mater	University of Bristol
Website	Official website

Stephen Roy Williams (born 11 October 1966) is a British Liberal Democrat politician who served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Bristol West from the 2005 general election until his defeat by Labour Party candidate Thangam Debbonaire in 2015. As an MP, he served in the Cameron–Clegg coalition government as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State in the Department of Communities and Local Government from 2013 to 2015.

He came third in the inaugural 2017 West of England mayoral election, fourth in the 2017 United Kingdom general election where he sought re-election to his former seat of Bristol West, fourth in the 2021 West of England mayoral election, and second in the 2023 Hotwells and Harbourside councillor by-election. He is currently one of three Liberal Democrat councillors for the Westbury on Trym & Henleaze Ward elected in the 2024 local elections.