Cllr Steve has led the party on and off for over 20 years and has also been a councillor on Liverpool City Council for over 40 years. He also runs the Tuebrook Hope Centre in Liverpool.

His occupational background includes being an HR Manager for Plessey. During the austerity years, Cllr Steve was the only opposition group leader to work with the Labour Party and other parties on the city council budget, working partly to mitigate the financial damage to the city as a result of austerity. 

Beyond work, he includes his hobbies as travelling and going to the gym. 

41 Sutton Street
Liverpool
L13 7EG

northwestliberalparty@hotmail.co.uk
07920 090322

Allan is one of the country’s leading military lawyers, representing members of the Armed Forces around the world. He was previously a wing commander legal officer in the RAF where he served in the United Nations, NATO, and the Pentagon. 

He is the Chair of Woodfarm High School Parent Council, a Community Councillor, and Vice Chair of SSAFA, the Armed Forces charity in Glasgow and Renfrewshire. He is an elder in the Church of Scotland. 

Allan also stood for the Westminster Parliament in 2001 and the Scottish Parliament in 2003 as a Liberal Democrat when he moved his party from 4^th to 3^rd place on both occasions. 

Away from work, politics and charity commitments, Allan is the father of three children. He lists his hobbies as attempting to keep fit to enable him to attempt to play squash and spending time with his kids. 

allanrmsteele@hotmail.com
07954 188167

Councillor Charles Shaw the current Chair has many years of Liberal campaigning experience. As a member  of the party did not agree with the merger which created the Liberal Democrats however he worked with this for a number of years as a Constituency Chair and Candidate.  Educated at Manchester Polytechnic (now MMU) in Youth & Community Work he later had career roles in company secretaryship and insurance later returning to youth services and major roles in the voluntary sector. He studied postgraduate at Liverpool Polytechnic (Now JMU) and`other institutions.

As a former member of health authority bodies, drainage boards and as a chair and director during the connexions service period he is a past president of Lincoln Insurance Institute and a National Association trustee and County Director of Boys and Girls Clubs having played a role in the encouragement of young people to visit and understand councils and parliament and has worked cross party on this.

Charles believes  local control rather than over centralism and having a Liberal ‘soul’ is important for the party.  At a young age having campaigned cross-party alongside historic parliamentary figures and later as a professional worker been part of Youth Charter 2000 he felt the dangers in the treaty of Rome for the UK were not appreciated. Charles also worked with the Campaigns of Richard Wainwright FCA the great Liberal Constituency MP.

With 20 years ministry experience Charles is proud to have been the first Chair of the Centre for Reconciliation which works tirelessly to bring communities together and support peace initiatives across many cultural divides. Cllr Shaw is married to Daphne and has three grown up children and knows of the issues facing families today.  His leisure interests include a family football interest supporting Preston North End Football Club and Lincoln City (The Imps) where he lives.

‘Roman End’
30 Severn Street
LINCOLN LN1 1SJ

support@lincolnshireliberals.org.uk
07818 434346

Stephen joined the Liberal Party in 2010 and is the Secretary to the NEC, and the party Nomination‘s officer, supporting candidates with their nominations in local and national elections. He also manages the party’s social media presence.

He has worked in IT for 35 years for several FTSE100 and international companies covering the manufacturing, building materials, telecoms, and life science industries.

He lives in Reading where he has stood in the local elections and lists his hobbies as conservation and protecting the natural environment.

12 Dayworth Mews
Lundy Lane
Reading
RG30 2RR

stephen.grahamg5@gmail.com
07907 951670

Christopher Ecclestone is a Principal and mining strategist at Hallgarten & Company and is based in London. Prior to founding Hallgarten & Company in 2003, he was the head of research at an economic think-tank in New Jersey which he had joined in 2001. He is a native of Melbourne, Australia. He graduated in 1981 from the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology.

He is the current Membership Secretary and was a councillor on Andover Town Council between 2015-2023. 

Beyond work, he includes his hobbies as travelling and reading. 

51 Weyhill Road
Andover
Hampshire
SP10 3A

membership@liberal.org.uk
07950 853621

Kayed joined The Liberal Party in 2020 having previously been a member of The Conservative Party for the best part of a decade: he left the Conservative Party due to his opposition to austerity and the disastrous impact it has on both the economy and society at large. He identifies as a Classical Liberal. 

His occupational background includes a range of career paths from Customer Service to Finance: he also recently completed his Masters in Finance and Investment at the University of Stirling. 

He is the current party Treasurer and has been since 2022. 

Beyond work he includes his hobbies as running, angling and travelling. 

Buccleuch House
68-72 Buccleuch Street
Garnethill
Glasgow
G3 6PG

thescottishliberalparty@gmail.com
07487 699690