The Lib Dems don’t have a single woman left

For a party that has struggled to recruit women in the past and had just two women minister and no women in he cabinet during coalition this is not good news.

After the party decided not to take disciplinary action against its former chief executive, Lord Rennard, who has always denied allegations that he sexually harassed female colleagues – commentators wondered how the Lib Dems would ever deal with their women problem.

These results will not help: 1. Lorely Burt (Solihull) 2010: Win 0.3 per cent, 175 votes. 2015: Loss to Conservative Julian Knight.

2. Annette Brooke (Mid Dorset) Stepping down. 2010: Win, 0.6 per cent, 269 votes. 2015: Successor Vikki Slade lost to Conservatives

3. Tessa Munt (Wells) Stepping down. 2010: Win 1.4 per cent, 800 votes. 2015: Loss to Conservatives.

4. Sarah Teather (Brent Central) 2010: Win 3.0 per cent, 1,345 vote. 2015: Lauren Keith, Teather’s Lib Dem successor massive loss to Labour

5. Jo Swinson (East Dunbartonshire) 2010: Win 4.6 per cent, 2,184 votes 2015: Loss to SNP

6. Jenny Willott (Cardiff Central) 2010: Win 12.7 per cent, 4,576 votes 2015: Loss to Labour

7.  Lynne Featherstone (Hornsey & Wood Green) 12.5 per cent, 7,875 votes 2010: Loss to Labour

And those 8 men who kept them Nick Clegg, Sheffield Hallam Tim Farron, Westmorland and Lonsdale Norman Lamb, Norfolk North Alistair Carmichael, Orkney and Shetland Greg Mulholland, Leeds North West Mark Williams, Ceredigion Tom Brake, Carshalton and Wallington John Pugh, Southport