Stephen Lloyd
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Member of Parliament for Eastbourne |
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In office 6 May 2010 – 30 March 2015 |
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| Preceded by | Nigel Waterson |
| Succeeded by | Caroline Ansell |
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15 June 1957 Mombasa, Kenya Colony |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Liberal Democrats |
| Domestic partner | Cherine Maskill (2003-present) |
| Alma mater | St. George's College, Weybridge |
| Occupation | Business Development Director |
| Website | stephenlloyd.org.uk |
Stephen Anthony Christopher Lloyd (born 15 June 1957) is a British Liberal Democrat politician and business development consultant. He was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Eastbourne from 2010 to 2015 and was the Liberal Democrats' spokesperson for Northern Ireland in the House of Commons.
Following his defeat on 7 May 2015 by Conservative candidate Caroline Ansell, he announced he would retire from politics. He said he "never had as much fun as being MP for Eastbourne and Willingdon".
After a petition called for him to reconsider his retirement from politics, Lloyd announced in July 2016 that he would seek re-election as Member of Parliament for Eastbourne.
Lloyd was born and brought up in the coastal city of Mombasa, Kenya, but was educated in the UK from the age of eight at St. George's College, Weybridge.
Lloyd is hearing-impaired. At the age of six, having contracted measles, Lloyd lost all hearing in his left ear, retaining only partial hearing in his right.
Prior to becoming a Member of Parliament, Lloyd worked in business for over 20 years. From 1998 to 2005, he worked as a business development director at the Grass Roots Group. After departing Grass Roots, Lloyd worked for the Federation of Small Businesses as a business development consultant until his election to parliament in 2010.
Lloyd contested the safe Conservative seat of Beaconsfield at the 2001 general election as the Liberal Democrat candidate.
In 2002, Lloyd was selected to contest the Liberal Democrat target seat of Eastbourne, defeating future Liberal Democrat parliamentary colleagues Duncan Hames and Tessa Munt. In the 2005 general election, despite increasing the Liberal Democrat vote, Lloyd lost to incumbent Conservative Party MP Nigel Waterson by less than 1%. Lloyd subsequently continued to campaign locally on numerous issues, such as leading the fight to oppose plans to build a new B&Q megastore in Sovereign Harbour, which was subsequently refused by the planning committee of Eastbourne Borough Council in October 2005.
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