The Liberal Democrats do not presently contest elections in Northern Ireland but there is a strong history of support to the Alliance Party.
Alliance members of the House of Lords take the Liberal Democrat whip on non-Northern Ireland issues.
John Alderdice was leader of Alliance 1987–1998 and has sat as a Lib Dem peer since 1996.
[13] As of 23 January 2016, the Chair of the Northern Ireland local party is Stephen Glenn.
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