| Honorific Prefix: | Councillor |
| Vikki Slade | |
| Office: | Member of Parliament for Mid Dorset and North Poole |
| Predecessor: | Michael Tomlinson |
| Term Start: | 4 July 2024 |
| Majority: | 1,352 (2.7%) |
| Birth Date: | 17 December 1972 |
| Party: | Liberal Democrats |
| Office2: | Leader of Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council |
| Term Start2: | 23 May 2023 |
| Term End2: | 14 July 2024 |
| Predecessor2: | Philip Broadhead |
| Successor2: | Millie Earl |
| Term Start3: | 21 May 2019 |
| Term End3: | 15 September 2020 |
| Predecessor3: | new council |
| Successor3: | Drew Mellor |
| Office4: | Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Councillor for Broadstone Ward |
| Term Start4: | 13 October 2016 |
| Predecessor4: | Joanne Tomlin |
| Term Start5: | 5 May 2011 |
| Term End5: | 7 May 2015 |
| Predecessor5: | Graham Mason |
| Successor5: | Joanne Tomlin |
Vikki Slade (born 17 December 1972) is a British Liberal Democrat politician who has served as the Member of Parliament for Mid Dorset and North Poole since 2024.[1] She unsuccessfully contested the same seat in 2015, 2017 and 2019.[2]
Slade was the leader of Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council from 2023 until her resignation in July 2024.[3] [4] She previously served as leader from the 2019 election to September 2020.[5] She was head of the "Three Towns Alliance" coalition.[6]
She has represented Broadstone ward as a local councillor since 2011,[7] including when the ward was part of Poole Borough Council prior to 2019.[8]
In the 2015 United Kingdom general election, her campaign to succeed Annette Brooke was supported by Lord Oakeshott.[9]
In the 2024 United Kingdom general election, she unseated Conservative Michael Tomlinson, who had been the Minister of State for Countering Illegal Migration.[10] After being elected she said she wouldn't have stood for a fifth time had she lost.[11]
Slade is married to Paul Slade, who is councillor for Creekmoor ward.[12] They have four children.[13]
| Date of election | Seat | Party | Votes | % | Result | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 Poole Borough Council election | Broadstone | Liberal Democrat | 2,016 | N/A | Elected (3rd) | ||
| 2015 United Kingdom general election | Mid Dorset and North Poole | Liberal Democrat | 13,109 | 28.2 | Not elected (2nd) | ||
| 2016 Broadstone By-election (Poole Borough Council) | Broadstone | Liberal Democrat | 2,184 | 69.56 | Elected | ||
| 2017 United Kingdom general election | Mid Dorset and North Poole | Liberal Democrat | 13,246 | 27.5 | Not elected (2nd) | ||
| 2019 Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council election | Broadstone | Liberal Democrat | 2,899 | 67.2 | Elected (1st) | ||
| 2019 United Kingdom general election | Mid Dorset and North Poole | Liberal Democrat | 14,650 | 29.9 | Not elected (2nd) | ||
| 2023 Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council election | Broadstone | Liberal Democrat | 2,564 | 69.2 | Elected (1st) | ||
| 2024 United Kingdom general election | Mid Dorset and North Poole | Liberal Democrat | 21,442 | 43.3 | Elected | ||