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Tim Farron

Tim Farron MP

Liberal Democrat · Westmorland and Lonsdale · LA8 9LG

Key facts

Party Liberal Democrat (LD)
ConstituencyWestmorland and Lonsdale
First elected5 May 2005
ResultLD Gain
GenderM
Emailtim.farron.mp@parliament.uk
Phone020 7219 8519
Websitehttp://www.timfarron.co.uk/

Election results

Results for Westmorland and Lonsdale at the most recent general election.

Tim Farron
Liberal Democrat 31061 62.7%
Matty Jackman
Conservative 9589 19.4%
James Townley
Reform UK 4842 9.8%
Pippa Smith
Labour 2306 4.7%
Phil Clayton
Green Party 1486 3.0%
John Studholme
Independent 111 0.2%
Izzy Solabarrieta
Heritage Party 81 0.2%
Wendy Long
Social Democratic Party 57 0.1%

Opposition posts

PostFromTo
Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Environment, Food and Rural Affairs) 7 September 2020 Present
Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Food and Rural Affairs) 6 January 2020 7 September 2020
Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Housing, Communities and Local Government) 21 August 2019 11 July 2022
Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Work and Pensions) 21 August 2019 6 January 2020
Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (North of England) (Northern Powerhouse) 21 August 2019 7 September 2020
Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Communities and Local Government) 7 February 2019 21 August 2019
Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Environment, Food and Rural Affairs) 12 October 2017 7 February 2019
Shadow Secretary of State (Environment) 7 October 2008 6 May 2010
Shadow Minister (Environment, Food and Rural Affairs) 20 December 2007 7 October 2008
Shadow Minister (Home Affairs) 1 April 2007 20 December 2007
Shadow Spokesperson (Children, Schools and Families) 10 May 2005 5 March 2006

Committees

CommitteeFromTo
Education & Skills 12 July 2005 22 May 2006
Environmental Audit Committee 22 May 2006 12 July 2007
European Scrutiny Committee 26 July 2010 25 November 2013
Education (Careers Guidance in Schools) Bill 22 September 2021 27 October 2021
Glue Traps (Offences) Bill 12 January 2022 19 January 2022
Levelling-up and Regeneration Bill 15 June 2022 20 October 2022
Equipment Theft (Prevention) Bill 25 January 2023 1 February 2023
Offenders (Day of Release from Detention) Bill 1 February 2023 8 February 2023
Community and Suspended Sentences (Notification of Details) Bill 8 May 2024 15 May 2024
Water (Special Measures) Bill [HL] 18 December 2024 16 January 2025

Constituencies represented

ConstituencyFromTo
Westmorland and Lonsdale Present
Westmorland and Lonsdale Present
Westmorland and Lonsdale Present

Party affiliations

PartyFromTo
Liberal Democrat 5 May 2005 Present