2020 Liberal Democrats leadership election

2020 Liberal Democrats leadership election

← 2019 30 July – 27 August 2020 (2020-07-30 – 2020-08-27)
Turnout	57.1% (14.9pp)
Candidate Ed Davey Layla Moran Popular vote 42,756 24,564 Percentage 63.5% 36.5%
Interim co-leaders before election Ed Davey Mark Pack Elected leader Ed Davey

The 2020 Liberal Democrats leadership election was held in August 2020, after Jo Swinson, the previous leader of the Liberal Democrats, lost her seat in the 2019 general election. It was initially set to be held in July 2020, but due to the COVID-19 pandemic it was delayed by six weeks, having been at first postponed until May 2021.

Candidates including Wera Hobhouse and Christine Jardine initially declared their intention to stand but later withdrew. By 9 July, the date nominations officially closed, the only candidates were Ed Davey and Layla Moran. Davey was announced as the winner on 27 August with 63.5% of the vote.