Editing Ed Davey (section)

==Parliamentary career (2017–present)==
===2015 general election===
At the 2015 general election, Davey was defeated by [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]] candidate [[James Berry (barrister)|James Berry]] by 2,834 votes after the Liberal Democrat vote fell by more than 15 per cent in Kingston and Surbiton. This made him the first cabinet minister to lose their seat since [[Portillo moment|Michael Portillo in 1997]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Smith |first1=Mikey |last2=Beament |first2=Emily |date=8 May 2015 |title=Ed Davey becomes first cabinet minister to lose seat since 1997 |url=http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/ed-davey-becomes-first-cabinet-5657705 |access-date=13 March 2023 |work=Daily Mirror |archive-date=13 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230313173451/https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/ed-davey-becomes-first-cabinet-5657705 |url-status=live }}</ref>

Davey later told reporters he was "obviously disappointed" with his defeat, but said it had not been a total shock. "We knew it would be close – we had it written on our leaflets. But I don't think the voters did", he said. "When I was out canvassing today I had a man said to me: 'You'll be fine, Ed'. I wish I had a vote for all the people who told me I would be fine. The party is clearly paying some price for going into coalition with the Conservatives. We put the national interest above the party interest which was the right thing to do at the time. I have no regrets on that. I think we are seeing a national thing here. We have had a very bad night nationally."<ref>{{cite news |last=Edmonds |first=Lizzie |date=8 May 2015 |title=Kingston and Surbiton election result: Lib Dem Ed Davey loses seat to |url=https://www.standard.co.uk/news/politics/kingston-and-surbiton-election-result-lib-dem-ed-davey-loses-seat-to-conservatives-10234450.html |access-date=13 March 2023 |website=Evening Standard |archive-date=18 May 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170518114029/http://www.standard.co.uk/news/politics/kingston-and-surbiton-election-result-lib-dem-ed-davey-loses-seat-to-conservatives-10234450.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

At the end of 2015, he accepted a [[Knight Bachelor|knighthood]] for 'political and public service' which was announced in the [[2016 New Year Honours]] list.<ref name=LG301215/>

===Return to Parliament===
[[File:Official portrait of Sir Edward Davey crop 2.jpg|thumb|MP portrait, 2017]]
Davey regained Kingston and Surbiton for the Liberal Democrats at the [[2017 United Kingdom general election|2017 general election]], with a majority of 4,124 votes over Berry.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/politics/constituencies/E14000770 |title=Kingston & Surbiton parliamentary constituency – Election 2017 |work=BBC News |access-date=31 May 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180925233752/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/politics/constituencies/E14000770 |archive-date=25 September 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref> Upon his return to Parliament, Davey was considered a possible candidate for the [[2017 Liberal Democrats leadership election|2017 Liberal Democrat leadership election]] following the resignation of [[Tim Farron]]. However, he ruled out standing over family concerns, but called on the Liberal Democrats to be "the party of reform" and "super-ambitious – just like [[Radical centrism|radical centrists]] in Canada, France and the Netherlands".<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2017/jun/27/ed-davey-rules-out-standing-for-lib-dem-leadership|title=Ed Davey rules out standing for Lib Dem leadership|last=Elgot|first=Jessica|date=27 June 2017|work=[[The Guardian]]|access-date=18 November 2017|issn=0261-3077|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201131457/https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2017/jun/27/ed-davey-rules-out-standing-for-lib-dem-leadership|archive-date=1 December 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> Davey was then the [[Liberal Democrat Treasury spokesperson]], having previously served as [[Liberal Democrat Home Affairs spokesperson]] from 2017 to 2019.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.libdems.org.uk/ed_davey|title=Ed Davey|date=27 April 2017|access-date=16 January 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180117131254/https://www.libdems.org.uk/ed_davey|archive-date=17 January 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref>

===2019 leadership bid and 2019 general election===
{{Main article|2019 Liberal Democrats leadership election}}
Following the [[2019 European Parliament election in the United Kingdom|2019 European Parliament election]], Liberal Democrat leader Sir [[Vince Cable]] announced his intention "to hand over a bigger, stronger party" to a new leader, triggering a [[2019 Liberal Democrats leadership election|party leadership contest]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Maidment |first=Jack |date=24 May 2019 |title=Sir Vince Cable triggers Lib Dem leadership contest with new leader set to be in place by July 23 |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2019/05/24/sir-vince-cable-triggers-lib-dem-leadership-contest-new-leader/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190530105834/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2019/05/24/sir-vince-cable-triggers-lib-dem-leadership-contest-new-leader/ |archive-date=30 May 2019 |access-date=30 May 2019 |work=[[The Daily Telegraph|The Telegraph]]}}</ref> Davey announced his candidacy for the role on 30 May, stating his belief that action must be taken in Parliament to prevent a [[Brexit negotiations#"No-deal" as a negotiating position|"no deal" Brexit]], and highlighting his support for stronger action to limit [[global warming]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Elgot |first=Jessica |date=30 May 2019 |title='We have to stop no-deal': Ed Davey kicks off Lib Dem leadership bid |url=https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2019/may/30/we-have-to-stop-no-deal-ed-davey-kicks-off-lib-dem-leadership-bid |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190530071547/https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2019/may/30/we-have-to-stop-no-deal-ed-davey-kicks-off-lib-dem-leadership-bid |archive-date=30 May 2019 |access-date=30 May 2019 |work=[[The Guardian]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=White |first=Megan |date=30 May 2019 |title=Lib Dem leadership race: Sir Ed Davey announces his candidacy to succeed Sir Vince Cable |url=https://www.standard.co.uk/news/politics/lib-dem-leadership-race-sir-ed-davey-announces-his-candidacy-to-succeed-sir-vince-cable-a4154691.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190530095553/https://www.standard.co.uk/news/politics/lib-dem-leadership-race-sir-ed-davey-announces-his-candidacy-to-succeed-sir-vince-cable-a4154691.html |archive-date=30 May 2019 |access-date=30 May 2019 |work=[[London Evening Standard]]}}</ref> Davey lost this race to [[Jo Swinson]], with 36.9% of the vote to Swinson's 63.1%.<ref>{{cite web |date=22 July 2019 |title=Lib Dems: Jo Swinson elected new leader |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-49076118 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190722203453/https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-49076118 |archive-date=22 July 2019 |access-date=22 July 2019 |work=BBC News}}</ref> On 3 September 2019, Davey was elected as Swinson's deputy leader.<ref>{{cite tweet |number=1168981147101073408 |user=EdwardJDavey |title=News: thrilled to be entrusted by parliamentary colleagues to be @LibDems Deputy Leader |first=Ed |last=Davey |date=3 September 2019 |access-date=12 September 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Pack |first=Mark |date=3 September 2019 |title=Ed Davey is the new Liberal Democrat deputy leader |url=https://www.markpack.org.uk/159650/ed-davey-is-the-new-liberal-democrat-deputy-leader/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190905092711/https://www.markpack.org.uk/159650/ed-davey-is-the-new-liberal-democrat-deputy-leader/ |archive-date=5 September 2019 |access-date=12 September 2019 |website=Markpack.org.uk}}</ref>

Davey was reelected in the 2019 general election, winning over 50% of the vote in Kingston and Surbiton for the first time since 2005. Following Jo Swinson's resignation as a result of losing her seat in [[2019 United Kingdom general election|the 2019 general election]], Davey became interim co-leader alongside the party president (at first [[Sal Brinton|Baroness Brinton]], and then [[Mark Pack, Baron Pack|Mark Pack]]).{{Citation needed|date=April 2025}}