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Tim Farron

Tim Farron

Liberal Democrat MP for Westmorland and Lonsdale

Tim Farron is the Liberal Democrat MP for Westmorland and Lonsdale, and has been an MP continually since 5 May 2005. He currently undertakes the role of Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Environment, Food and Rural Affairs).

Message

Seat status

Very safe

Majority size

21,472

Recent swing

+22.0% Liberal Democrat

Party

Liberal Democrat

Top donors:

Faith in Public Ltd (£30,744)

Faith in Public Ltd (£30,119)

Faith in Public Ltd (£15,264)

OPPOSED

Voted against Draft Public Order Act 2023 (I...

Motion passed, 301-110

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SUPPORTED

Voted for Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee

Motion failed, 172-334

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SUPPORTED

Voted for Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee

Motion failed, 181-335

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Where Tim fits into things

Keir Starmer

Keir Starmer

Prime Minister

Tim Farron

Tim Farron

Member of Parliament

Westmorland and Lonsdale

Surgeries

Monthly in-person, occasional online

Examples of successful citizen influence

  • Coordinated constituent emails leading to parliamentary questions
  • Local campaign prompting a public statement

Pressure that tends to influence

  • High volume constituent contact
  • Media attention on local issues
  • Cross-party committee pressure

Committees

No current committee memberships