2007 Liberal Democrats leadership election

For a chronological guide, see Timeline of events in the 2007 Liberal Democrats leadership election.

2007 Liberal Democrats leadership election
← 2006 17 October – 18 December 2007 (2007-10-17 – 2007-12-18) 2015 →
Turnout64.1%
 
Candidate Nick Clegg Chris Huhne
Popular vote 20,988 20,477
Percentage 50.6% 49.4%
Leader before election

Vince 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. Vince 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]

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