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Tim Farron came second in the Lib Dem Conference DJ contest last night.

The crushing defeat came at the climax of Lib Dem Disco, where hundreds of party activists and MPs dance the night away on the first night of conference.

Last night saw Farron, education spokesperson Layla Moran and deputy leader Jo Swinson attend the event - which peaked when a room full of Lib Dem activists sang "f*** you, I won't do what you tell me".

The former party leader played an impressive and well-recieved set of indie dancefloor classics, including the Strokes, the Smiths and Duran Duran.

But he was followed by activist and former election candidate Daisy Benson, who dazzled the crowd with disco classics.

Benson narrowly won the popular vote and was crowned Queen of the Disco.

Speaking after his defeat, Farron told the Mirror: "It's very Lib Dem to be the best and still not win."

Here's what else happened at Lib Dem Disco.

Everyone got a glittery wristband

Farron was first on, but the crowd turned up early for him

Here's his set list:

The Strokes - Last Nite

The Clash - Rock The Casbah

The Smiths - This Charming Man

Duran Duran - Girls on Film

Duran Duran was a floorfiller

Tim said he didn't play his favourite band, Prefab Sprout, because you can't dance to them.

After Tim Cleared off, there was air guitar

PPC Kelly-Marie Blundell played a rock set which genuinely resulted in Lib Dem education spokesperson Layla Moran dancing to Layla by Derek and the Dominoes.

And there was swearing

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That's the kind of language that would have come in handy during the coalition years.

Then there were some inspired - but not quite dancefloor-filling 60s and 70s numbers from Baroness Ludford

Vince Cable didn't show

When the final vote came in, Farron took his defeat graciously

But he still lost to Daisy Benson, who played crowd pleasing disco hits

Here's her set: