I have checked the list of supporters for each of the three candidates and as far as I can see 56 MPs including the candidates declared their support for one of the three candidates.
That leaves 7 who have not declared
Charles Kennedy (who said as the former leader he would keep out of the contest)
Lembit Opik (who appears to be a Hughes supporter but will not say so)
Willie Rennie
Mark Oaten
Alan Beith
David Heath
Andrew Stunnell
Anyone have any ideas on who these seven supported - particularly the last five?
Tag Lib Dems
3 comments:
Willie Rennie was fighting his own election for most of the once elected he attended a number of hustings meetings were he showed no favouritism. I don't think anybody not even his agent or wife knows how he actually voted.
Stunnell is the Chief Whip and felt he had to remain neutral.
Heath announced at the beginning that he wouldn't announce an endorsement
Oaten has probably been a bit busy trying to save his marriage
Beith is a bit elder-statesman these days.
Thanks for that very helpful
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