2007 Liberal Democrats leadership election

2007 Liberal Democrats leadership election
Turnout	64.1%
Leader before election; Vincent Cable (Interim);	Elected Leader ; Nick Clegg;

The 2007 Liberal Democrats leadership election was held following the resignation of Sir Menzies Campbell as leader on 15 October 2007, after 19 months as leader of the Liberal Democrats, the third-largest political party in the United Kingdom. Vincent Cable, the deputy leader of the parliamentary party, was acting leader until the conclusion of the leadership election.^[1] The result was announced on 18 December 2007 with Nick Clegg winning by a narrow margin of 1.2%.^[2]

^ "Campbell quits as Lib Dem leader". BBC News Online. BBC. 15 October 2007. Retrieved 19 October 2007.
^ "Nick Clegg is new Lib Dem leader". BBC News Online. 18 December 2007. Retrieved 18 December 2007.

[resigns-1] "Campbell quits as Lib Dem leader". BBC News Online. BBC. 15 October 2007. Retrieved 19 October 2007.

[result-2] "Nick Clegg is new Lib Dem leader". BBC News Online. 18 December 2007. Retrieved 18 December 2007.

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