Stephen Lloyd

Stephen Lloyd
Lloyd in 2019
Liberal Democrat Spokesperson for Work and Pensions
In office
16 June 2017 – 6 December 2018
LeaderTim Farron
Vince Cable
Preceded byBaroness Bakewell
Succeeded byChristine Jardine
Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change
In office
9 January 2014 – 12 December 2014
Prime MinisterDavid Cameron
Preceded bySteve Gilbert
Succeeded byPaul Maynard
Member of Parliament
for Eastbourne
In office
8 June 2017 – 6 November 2019
Preceded byCaroline Ansell
Succeeded byCaroline Ansell
In office
6 May 2010 – 30 March 2015
Preceded byNigel Waterson
Succeeded byCaroline Ansell
Personal details
Born (1957-06-15) 15 June 1957 (age 67)
Mombasa, Kenya Colony
NationalityBritish
Political partyParliamentary affiliation:
Independent (2018–2019)
Liberal Democrats (until 2018, 2019–)
Party membership:
Liberal Democrats
Domestic partnerCherine Maskill (2003–present)[1]
EducationSt. George's College, Weybridge
OccupationBusiness Development Director

Stephen Anthony Christopher Lloyd[2] (born 15 June 1957) is a British Liberal Democrat politician who was twice Member of Parliament (MP) for the seat of Eastbourne.[3]

Born in Kenya, he was privately educated in Surrey, before working first as a commodity broker and then in business development roles. He became resident in his constituency before (and remained so since) his 2005 candidature and became its MP, a predominantly single-town seat by population, at various times from 2010.

First elected in the 2010 general election, he served for all five years of the 2010–2015 UK parliament and supported the Cameron–Clegg coalition. Having lost his seat to the Conservative candidate Caroline Ansell in the 2015 general election, Lloyd went on to regain it in 2017 and served as the Liberal Democrat spokesperson for Work and Pensions.[4]

On 6 December 2018, Lloyd resigned the Liberal Democrat whip, saying that his party's position on Brexit was inconsistent with his pledge to his constituency that he would "respect the result" of the 2016 EU referendum.[5] Until 29 October 2019, Lloyd sat in the House of Commons as an Independent, remaining a member of the Liberal Democrat party, but had the whip restored following the announcement of the general election, and the 'clean-slate' opportunity to be on the ballot paper as a committed remainer.[6] He was again defeated by Caroline Ansell at the 2019 general election.

  1. ^ Cole, Moreton (15 March 2015). "Stephen Lloyd: The Lib Dems 'saved the country, but we destroyed ourselves'". The Independent. Archived from the original on 25 May 2022. Retrieved 1 April 2015.
  2. ^ "No. 59418". The London Gazette. 13 May 2010. p. 8741.
  3. ^ "Stephen Lloyd". UK Parliament. 20 July 2015. Retrieved 6 December 2018.
  4. ^ "New Liberal Democrat spokespeople". 12 October 2017. Archived from the original on 12 October 2017.
  5. ^ "Eastbourne MP Stephen Lloyd resigns the Lib Dem Party Whip". Eastbourne Herald. JPI Media. 6 December 2018. Archived from the original on 6 December 2018. Retrieved 6 December 2018.
  6. ^ Lloyd, Stephen (29 October 2019). "I'm going to be doing everything I can to stop Brexit". Mark Pack. Retrieved 29 October 2019.