Following Vince Cable’s announcement of a Lib Dem leadership contest, over 1,000 people have joined the Liberal Democrats:

Those are on top of the post-local elections membership surge the party saw.

If you’re not yet a member yourself, you have until Friday June 7th to join and vote in the leadership contest.

And, of course, you can get all the best coverage of the leadership race with Liberal Democrat Newswire. Sign up here – it’s free!