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

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. She unsuccessfully contested the same seat in

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and

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Political career

Slade was the leader of Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council from

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until her resignation in July 2024. She previously served as leader from the 2019 election to September 2020. She was head of the "Three Towns Alliance" coalition. She has represented Broadstone ward as a local councillor since

2011 The year marked the start of a Arab Spring, series of protests and revolutions throughout the Arab world advocating for democracy, reform, and economic recovery, later leading to the depositions of world leaders in Tunisia, Egypt, and Yemen ...

, including when the ward was part of Poole Borough Council prior to 2019. In the 2015 general election, her campaign to succeed Annette Brooke was supported by

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. In the 2024 general election, she unseated

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, who had been the Minister of State for Countering Illegal Migration. After being elected she said she wouldn't have stood for a fifth time had she lost. In Parliament, Slade is a member of the frontbench Team of Ed Davey as the party's local government spokeswoman shadowing

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. Slade opposed the government's cut to the Winter Fuel Payment. In her first year in parliament, she has worked on issues such as the closure of Wareham Crossing and shoplifting in Wimborne.

Personal life

Slade is married to Paul Slade, who is a councillor for Creekmoor ward. They have four children. She was educated at

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Electoral history

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Slade, Vikki Living people 21st-century English politicians 21st-century English women politicians 21st-century British women politicians Leaders of local authorities of England People educated at Tonbridge Grammar School Women councillors in England Councillors in Dorset Liberal Democrats (UK) councillors Female members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for English constituencies UK MPs 2024–present Liberal Democrats (UK) MPs for English constituencies Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for constituencies in Dorset 1972 births