Vikki Slade
(2011-2015,
2016-2019)
13 October 2016
5 May 2011 – 7 May 2015
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 | Seat | Party | Votes | % | Result | |
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2011 Poole Borough Council election | Broadstone | Liberal Democrat | 2,016 | N/A | Elected (3rd) | |
2015 United Kingdom general election | Mid Dorset and North Poole | Liberal Democrat | 13,109 | 28.2 | Not elected (2nd) | |
2016 Broadstone By-election (Poole Borough Council) | Broadstone | Liberal Democrat | 2,184 | 69.56 | Elected | |
2017 United Kingdom general election | Mid Dorset and North Poole | Liberal Democrat | 13,246 | 27.5 | Not elected (2nd) | |
2019 Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council election | Broadstone | Liberal Democrat | 2,899 | 67.2 | Elected (1st) | |
2019 United Kingdom general election | Mid Dorset and North Poole | Liberal Democrat | 14,650 | 29.9 | Not elected (2nd) | |
2023 Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council election | Broadstone | Liberal Democrat | 2,564 | 69.2 | Elected (1st) | |
2024 United Kingdom general election | 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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