This note lists Liberal Party, SDP and Liberal Democrats leaders and officials since 1975.
Liberal Democrat, SDP and Liberal Party leaders and officials since 1975 (89 KB , PDF)
David Laws, Coalition: The Inside Story of the Conservative-Liberal Democrat Coalition Government, Biteback, 2017
Duncan Brack et al (eds), British Liberal Leaders, Biteback, 2015
Douglas Roy, Liberals: A History of the Liberal and Liberal Democratic Parties, Hambledon Continuum, 2005
Commons Library briefing on Leadership Elections: Liberal Democrats outlines the rules under which leadership elections are conducted by the Liberal Democrats and provides details of previous leadership contests.
The current composition of the House of Commons and links to the websites of all the parties represented in the Commons can be found on the Parliament website: current state of the parties.
This series of publications contains data on various subjects relating to Parliament and Government. Topics include legislation, MPs, select committees, debates, divisions and Parliamentary procedure.
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Liberal Democrat, SDP and Liberal Party leaders and officials since 1975 (89 KB , PDF)
This House of Commons Library briefing provides details of the current levels of 'Short money' allocated to opposition parties for parliamentary duties and a brief history of the scheme. Figures for the corresponding scheme in the House of Lords (Cranborne money) are provided. The briefing also provides details of allocations made under the Representative Money scheme.
A briefing on the constitutional and ceremonial events surrounding the Accession of King Charles III
The death of a monarch – and the accession of a new sovereign – involves the Cabinet, the Privy Council, Parliament, Buckingham Palace and the Church of England. This paper outlines the historical precedents for the events that will follow the death of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II
