Local Liberal Democrat leader Cllr Chris Millington and parliamentary spokesman Lorna Spenceley have welcomed the election of Menzies Campbell as leader of the Liberal Democrats. Cllr Millington said that Mr Campbell would be ideal for the job and would work to make the Liberal Democrats a genuine alternative to Labour and the Conservatives.

"The main task of the party is to unite behind Ming and put the trauma of the last few months behind us. He's trusted and very well respected and spoke with real passion during the leadership hustings debates."

Lorna Spenceley added:

"I'm sure that Ming is going to be a very effective leader of the party. He's got the capacity to bring the party together. The main thing the leadership campaign has shown is that there's a huge range of talent in the party."