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Needs to be updated —Preceding unsigned comment added by 90.214.127.117 (talk) 16:27, 11 June 2010 (UTC)
Should Vince Cable really be in this list, given a number, as he wasn't an actual leader? --William Quill (talk) 15:04, 18 December 2007 (UTC)
Liberal Democrats states the merged party didn't come into existence until March 3 1988 - should we not use that date for Steel and Maclennan? It feels odd to be using dates from the time of negotiations (I presume the date for Steel is the all member ballot result, which wasn't actually the legal instrument in its own right), especially since that might technically make David Owen eligible for the list. Timrollpickering (talk) 23:48, 31 July 2008 (UTC)
Nick Clegg's letter to party members refers to an "intention to resign", not that he has actually resigned. I would take that to mean that Mr Clegg will continue as leader until the leadership election is completed. In any event as the deputy leadership is vacant, following Sir Malcolm Bruce's retirement, there ois no one else who could be interim leader of the party. --Gary J (talk) 15:58, 11 May 2015 (UTC)
The result of the move request was: page moved. Propaniac (talk) 17:16, 9 June 2010 (UTC)
List of United Kingdom Liberal Democrat leaders → List of leaders of the Liberal Democrats — There is only one party known as the Liberal Democrats, whereas many political parties worldwide are known as the Liberal Democratic Party, both of which are shortened to "Liberal Democrat". Using this formulation removes the ambiguity that makes it necessary to have "United Kingdom" as part of the title. 84.92.117.93 (talk) 16:48, 30 May 2010 (UTC)
It seems bizarre to use formal titles for former leaders, when they are far better known by their common names. It makes Wikipedia less accessible to people who do not already know who got which title, and it smacks of a needless snobbery. DuncanHill (talk) 22:32, 8 January 2018 (UTC)
According to the article, it states that the Deputy Leader, in this case Ed Davey, becomes acting leader until an election can be held. Is Ed Davey now acting leader? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Comrade TruthTeller (talk • contribs) 06:10, 13 December 2019 (UTC)
Now that Ed Davey has been elected leader in his own right, how do people feel about removing Brinton and Pack from the list and adding them as footnotes? Whilst they were co-acting leaders I feel their presence along with a photo distracts from the main list. Just a thought. Littlemonday (talk) 11:19, 27 August 2020 (UTC)
The timeline is inaccurate, overstating Campbell's length in office, and understating Kennedy's and Clegg's. I regret I can't see how to correct it. Any ideas? Arrivisto (talk) 17:31, 24 February 2021 (UTC)