Tim Farron
Contact details
Westminster
House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA
Tel: 020 7219 8498
Fax: 020 7219 2810
farront@parliament.uk
Constituency
Acland House, Yard 2, Stricklandgate, Kendal, LA9 4ND
Tel: 01539 723403
Fax: 01539 740800
tim@timfarron.co.uk
Biography
Electoral history
Contested North West Durham 1992, South Ribble 1997 and Westmorland and Lonsdale 2001 general elections. Member for Westmorland and Lonsdale 2005-10, for Westmorland and Lonsdale (revised boundary) since 6 May 2010 general election
Parliamentary career
Liberal Democrat:
Spokesperson for Youth Affairs 2005-06;
PPS to Sir Menzies Campbell as Leader of the Liberal Democrats 2006-07;
Shadow Minister for:
Home Affairs 2007,
Countryside 2007-08;
Shadow Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs 2008-10
Party groups
President, Liberal Democrat Party 2010-;
Member, Manifesto Working Group 2013-
Select committees
Member: Education and Skills 2005-06,
Environmental Audit 2006-07,
European Scrutiny 2010-
Councils, public bodies
Councillor:
Lancashire County Council 1993-2000,
South Ribble Borough Council 1995-99,
South Lakeland District Council 2004-08
Political interests
Education, rural affairs, youth work, health, crime and policing, social care
General Election 2010 - Westmorland and Lonsdale
| Name |
Party |
Votes |
% |
| Farron, Tim |
Lib Dem |
30896 |
59.92% |
| McKeever, Gareth |
Con |
18632 |
36.14% |
| Todd, Jonathan |
Lab |
1158 |
2.25% |
| Mander, John |
UKIP |
801 |
1.56% |
| Result |
Lib Dem Hold (11.04% from Con to Lib Dem) |