Twelve
Liberal Democratmembers of Parliament (MPs) were elected to the
House of Commons of the United Kingdom at the
2017 general election.
Stephen Lloyd resigned the whip in December 2018 to vote for May's withdrawal agreement,[1] while former
Labour and
Change UK MP
Chuka Umunna joined the party in June 2019 after quitting Change UK.[2]Jane Dodds was elected on 1 August 2019 in the
Brecon and Radnorshire by-election. Former
Conservative and
Change UK MP
Sarah Wollaston joined the party on 14 August 2019.[3]Phillip Leecrossed the floor from the
Conservative Party on 3 September 2019 due to disagreements over the Conservatives' handling of
Brexit,[4] followed by former Labour and Change UK independent
Luciana Berger two days later.[5] Two days after Berger's defection
Angela Smith, another former Labour and Change UK independent, also joined the Lib Dems.[6] On 14 September, at the start of the Liberal Democrats conference in Bournemouth,
Sam Gyimah defected to the party from the Conservatives.[7] On 7 October, former Change UK leader (and, before that, Conservative MP)
Heidi Allen joined the Liberal Democrats, becoming their 19th MP.[8] Stephen Lloyd was elected as a Liberal Democrat but resigned the Liberal Democrat whip in order to support the proposed European Union withdrawal agreement; he sat as an
independent from 6 December 2018, though remained a party member, until he asked to re-take the whip on 29 October 2019.[9][10][11] On 31 October 2019 expelled Conservative MP
Antoinette Sandbach became the 21st Liberal Democrat MP.[12]
^Elected as a
Labour MP; resigned from the Labour Party on 18 February 2019 to jointly found
The Independent Group (later styled Change UK); resigned from Change UK on 4 June 2019; joined the Liberal Democrats on 13 June 2019.
^Elected as a
Conservative MP; defected to The Independent Group on 20 February 2019; resigned from Change UK on 4 June 2019; joined the Liberal Democrats on 14 August 2019.
^Elected as a Conservative MP; defected to the Liberal Democrats on 3 September 2019.
^Elected as a Labour and Co-operative MP; resigned from the Labour Party on 18 February 2019 to jointly found The Independent Group; resigned from Change UK on 4 June 2019; jointly founded
The Independents (a
technical group) on 10 June 2019; defected to the Liberal Democrats on 5 September 2019.
^Elected as a Labour MP; resigned from the Labour Party on 18 February 2019 to jointly found The Independent Group; resigned from Change UK on 4 June 2019; jointly founded The Independents on 10 June 2019; defected to the Liberal Democrats on 7 September 2019.
^Represented
Sheffield Hillsborough from 2005–2010 (constituency abolished and partially incorporated into Penistone and Stockbridge in 2010).
^Elected as a Conservative MP; resigned from the Conservative party on 20 February 2019, joining and later serving as leader of Change UK; resigned from Change UK on 4 June 2019; joined the Liberal Democrats on 7 October 2019.
^Elected as a Liberal Democrat MP; resigned party whip on 6 December 2018, but remained a party member, and asked to re-take the whip on 29 October 2019.[9][10][11]
Twelve
Liberal Democratmembers of Parliament (MPs) were elected to the
House of Commons of the United Kingdom at the
2017 general election.
Stephen Lloyd resigned the whip in December 2018 to vote for May's withdrawal agreement,[1] while former
Labour and
Change UK MP
Chuka Umunna joined the party in June 2019 after quitting Change UK.[2]Jane Dodds was elected on 1 August 2019 in the
Brecon and Radnorshire by-election. Former
Conservative and
Change UK MP
Sarah Wollaston joined the party on 14 August 2019.[3]Phillip Leecrossed the floor from the
Conservative Party on 3 September 2019 due to disagreements over the Conservatives' handling of
Brexit,[4] followed by former Labour and Change UK independent
Luciana Berger two days later.[5] Two days after Berger's defection
Angela Smith, another former Labour and Change UK independent, also joined the Lib Dems.[6] On 14 September, at the start of the Liberal Democrats conference in Bournemouth,
Sam Gyimah defected to the party from the Conservatives.[7] On 7 October, former Change UK leader (and, before that, Conservative MP)
Heidi Allen joined the Liberal Democrats, becoming their 19th MP.[8] Stephen Lloyd was elected as a Liberal Democrat but resigned the Liberal Democrat whip in order to support the proposed European Union withdrawal agreement; he sat as an
independent from 6 December 2018, though remained a party member, until he asked to re-take the whip on 29 October 2019.[9][10][11] On 31 October 2019 expelled Conservative MP
Antoinette Sandbach became the 21st Liberal Democrat MP.[12]
^Elected as a
Labour MP; resigned from the Labour Party on 18 February 2019 to jointly found
The Independent Group (later styled Change UK); resigned from Change UK on 4 June 2019; joined the Liberal Democrats on 13 June 2019.
^Elected as a
Conservative MP; defected to The Independent Group on 20 February 2019; resigned from Change UK on 4 June 2019; joined the Liberal Democrats on 14 August 2019.
^Elected as a Conservative MP; defected to the Liberal Democrats on 3 September 2019.
^Elected as a Labour and Co-operative MP; resigned from the Labour Party on 18 February 2019 to jointly found The Independent Group; resigned from Change UK on 4 June 2019; jointly founded
The Independents (a
technical group) on 10 June 2019; defected to the Liberal Democrats on 5 September 2019.
^Elected as a Labour MP; resigned from the Labour Party on 18 February 2019 to jointly found The Independent Group; resigned from Change UK on 4 June 2019; jointly founded The Independents on 10 June 2019; defected to the Liberal Democrats on 7 September 2019.
^Represented
Sheffield Hillsborough from 2005–2010 (constituency abolished and partially incorporated into Penistone and Stockbridge in 2010).
^Elected as a Conservative MP; resigned from the Conservative party on 20 February 2019, joining and later serving as leader of Change UK; resigned from Change UK on 4 June 2019; joined the Liberal Democrats on 7 October 2019.
^Elected as a Liberal Democrat MP; resigned party whip on 6 December 2018, but remained a party member, and asked to re-take the whip on 29 October 2019.[9][10][11]