Vikki Slade
British politician (born 1972)
Vikki Slade MP | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament for Mid Dorset and North Poole | |
Incumbent | |
| Assumed office 4 July 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Michael Tomlinson |
| Majority | 1,352 (2.7%) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1972-12-17) 17 December 1972 (age 51) |
| Political party | Liberal Democrats |
| Website | www |
Vikki Slade (born 17 December 1972) is a British Liberal Democrat politician who has served as the Member of Parliament for Mid Dorset and North Poole since 2024.[1] She unsuccessfully contested the same seat in 2015, 2017 and 2019.[2]
Slade was the leader of Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council from 2023 until her resignation in July 2024.[3][4] She previously served as leader from the 2019 election to September 2020.[5] She was head of the "Three Towns Alliance" coalition.[6]
She has represented Broadstone ward as a local councillor since 2011,[7] including when the ward was part of Poole Borough Council prior to 2019.[8]
In the 2015 United Kingdom general election, her campaign to succeed Annette Brooke was supported by Lord Oakeshott.[9]
In the 2024 United Kingdom general election, she unseated Conservative Michael Tomlinson, who had been the Minister of State for Countering Illegal Migration.[10] After being elected she said she wouldn't have stood for a fifth time had she lost.[11]
Personal life
Slade is married to Paul Slade, who is councillor for Creekmoor ward.[12] They have four children.[13]
Electoral history
| Date of election | Constituency | Party | Votes | % | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Mid Dorset and North Poole | Liberal Democrat | 13,109 | 28.2 | Not elected (2nd) | |
| 2017 | Mid Dorset and North Poole | Liberal Democrat | 13,246 | 27.5 | Not elected (2nd) | |
| 2019 | Mid Dorset and North Poole | Liberal Democrat | 14,650 | 29.9 | Not elected (2nd) | |
| 2024 | Mid Dorset and North Poole | Liberal Democrat | 21,442 | 43.3 | Elected | |
References
- ^ "Council leader Vikki Slade wins seat in parliament". Bournemouth Echo. 2024-07-05. Retrieved 2024-07-05.
- ^ "Poll predicts BCP Council leader to win more than half the vote in MDNP". Bournemouth Echo. 2024-06-26. Retrieved 2024-07-04.
- ^ "BCP Council leader Vikki Slade survives confidence vote". BBC News. 2020-06-10. Retrieved 2024-07-04.
- ^ "BCP Council leader announces resignation". Bournemouth Echo. 2024-07-09. Retrieved 2024-07-09.
- ^ "BCP Council leader Vikki Slade ousted in second confidence vote loss". BBC News. 2020-09-16. Retrieved 2024-07-04.
- ^ "New alliance to be formed at BCP Council as new leader takes over". Bournemouth Echo. 2023-05-23. Retrieved 2024-07-04.
- ^ "BCP council to be run by coalition led by Lib Dem Vikki Slade". BBC News. 2023-05-24. Retrieved 2024-07-04.
- ^ "Broadstone councillor Vikki Slade chosen in fight to be next Mid Dorset and Poole MP". Bournemouth Echo. 2013-04-15. Retrieved 2024-07-04.
- ^ Wintour, Patrick; Mason, Rowena (2015-01-22). "Nick Clegg to allow Lib Dem MPs to accept Oakeshott donations". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2024-07-04.
- ^ "Tories lose record number of Cabinet ministers in punishing election". www.expressandstar.com. 2024-07-05. Retrieved 2024-07-11.
- ^ "'If I didn't win this year's election, I wouldn't have stood again'". Bournemouth Echo. 2024-07-11. Retrieved 2024-07-11.
- ^ "'Blown away': Liberal Democrats storm into largest BCP Council party after election". Bournemouth Echo. 2023-05-06. Retrieved 2024-07-06.
- ^ "Poole Team 2024". Poole Liberal Democrats. Retrieved 2024-07-06.
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Current Liberal Democrat MPs by region
- Does not contest elections
- Alistair Carmichael (Orkney and Shetland)
- Wendy Chamberlain (North East Fife)
- Christine Jardine (Edinburgh West)
- Angus MacDonald (Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire)
- Susan Murray (Mid Dunbartonshire)
- Jamie Stone (Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross)
- None
- Tim Farron (Westmorland and Lonsdale)
- Tom Morrison (Cheadle)
- Lisa Smart (Hazel Grove)
- Tom Gordon (Harrogate and Knaresborough)
- David Chadwick (Brecon, Radnor and Cwm Tawe)
- None
- Helen Morgan (North Shropshire)
- Manuela Perteghella (Stratford-on-Avon)
- Steffan Aquarone (North Norfolk)
- Charlotte Cane (Ely and East Cambridgeshire)
- Victoria Collins (Harpenden and Berkhamsted)
- Daisy Cooper (St Albans)
- Marie Goldman (Chelmsford)
- Pippa Heylings (South Cambridgeshire)
- Ian Sollom (St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire)
- Sir Ed Davey (Kingston and Surbiton)
- Bobby Dean (Carshalton and Wallington)
- Paul Kohler (Wimbledon)
- Sarah Olney (Richmond Park)
- Luke Taylor (Sutton and Cheam)
- Munira Wilson (Twickenham)
- Gideon Amos (Taunton and Wellington)
- Adam Dance (Yeovil)
- Steve Darling (Torbay)
- Sarah Dyke (Glastonbury and Somerton)
- Richard Foord (Honiton and Sidmouth)
- Andrew George (St Ives)
- Sarah Gibson (Chippenham)
- Rachel Gilmour (Tiverton and Minehead)
- Wera Hobhouse (Bath)
- Ben Maguire (North Cornwall)
- Brian Mathew (Melksham and Devizes)
- Edward Morello (West Dorset)
- Tessa Munt (Wells and Mendip Hills)
- Ian Roome (North Devon)
- Anna Sabine (Frome and East Somerset)
- Roz Savage (South Cotswolds)
- Vikki Slade (Mid Dorset and North Poole)
- Cameron Thomas (Tewkesbury)
- Caroline Voaden (South Devon)
- Max Wilkinson (Cheltenham)
- Martin Wrigley (Newton Abbot)
- Claire Young (Thornbury and Yate)
- Josh Babarinde (Eastbourne)
- Alison Bennett (Mid Sussex)
- Alex Brewer (North East Hampshire)
- Jess Brown-Fuller (Chichester)
- Danny Chambers (Winchester)
- Chris Coghlan (Dorking and Horley)
- Lee Dillon (Newbury)
- Will Forster (Woking)
- Zöe Franklin (Guildford)
- Olly Glover (Didcot and Wantage)
- Sarah Green (Chesham and Amersham)
- Monica Harding (Esher and Walton)
- Liz Jarvis (Eastleigh)
- Clive Jones (Wokingham)
- James MacCleary (Lewes)
- Helen Maguire (Epsom and Ewell)
- Mike Martin (Tunbridge Wells)
- Charlie Maynard (Witney)
- Calum Miller (Bicester and Woodstock)
- John Milne (Horsham)
- Layla Moran (Oxford West and Abingdon)
- Al Pinkerton (Surrey Heath)
- Joshua Reynolds (Maidenhead)
- Freddie van Mierlo (Henley and Thame)
