2003 Liberal Democrats deputy leadership election

August 2019 2003 Liberal Democrats deputy leadership election presidential no 2006 Liberal Democrats deputy leadership election 2006 February 2003 Sir Ming Campbell MP 2008 cropped.jpg 160x160px Menzies Campbell 31 58.5% Malcolm Bruce, September 2009 cropped.jpg 160x160px Malcolm Bruce 22 41.5% Deputy Leader Alan Beith Menzies Campbell The 2003 Liberal Democrats deputy leadership election took place in February 2003, following the decision by the incumbent, Alan Beith to stand down as Deputy Leader of the Liberal Democrats, a political party in the United Kingdom. The post was voted on by the party's then 53 Members of Parliament in the House of Commons. The election was expected to be contested by Simon Hughes, who had come second in the 1999 leadership election, but in the event he declined to run, instead running to be Mayor of London in the 2004 elections.2003-02-05 Campbell to run for Lib Dem deputy leader http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2003/feb/05/liberaldemocrats.uk live https://web.archive.org/web/20140910174629/http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2003/feb/05/liberaldemocrats.uk 10 September 2014 2021-02-11 The Guardian en In the event the candidates were Menzies Campbell, the party's foreign affairs spokesperson, and Malcolm Bruce, spokesperson for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.2003-02-12 Lib Dems elect deputy leader en-GB BBC News Online https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/2755473.stm 2021-02-11 Result Only ballot: February 2003CandidateVotes% Menzies Campbell 31 58.49 Malcolm Bruce 22 41.51 Turnout 53 100 Menzies Campbell elected References See also 2006 Liberal Democrats deputy leadership election 2003 Deputy Leadership election 2003 Category:2003 political party leadership elections in the United Kingdom