Who did Tim Farron beat for the leadership of the Liberal Democrats this year?
Tim Farron considered a favourite to succeed Nick Clegg as Leader of the Liberal Democrats. In May 2015, Farron confirmed his bid for the Liberal Democrat leadership on BBC Radio 4. On 16 July he won the leadership election with 56.5% of the vote, ahead of Norman Lamb who achieved 43.5%. Farron's first speech at the Liberal Democrat September 2015 Conference in Bournemouth was praised in the press. At the 2017 General Election, Farron narrowly retained his seat with an 8.4% swing to the Conservatives and a majority reduced to 1.5%, while the Liberal Democrats as a whole increased their seats from
2017 Liberal Democrats leadership election put themselves forward. At 16:00 on 20 July 2017, Vince Cable was the only nominated candidate and was declared leader of the Liberal Democrats. 2017 Liberal Democrats leadership election The 2017 Liberal Democrats leadership election was held following the resignation of Tim Farron as leader on 14 June 2017, after just under two years as leader of the Liberal Democrats. At the close of applications on 20 July 2017, Vince Cable was the only nominated candidate and was therefore declared the new leader of the party. In the 2017 general election, the Liberal Democrats gained four seats compared to the