described the shock of losing his seat in the unexpected 2017 election, when "just eight weeks later I had lost my job, my career, our family income and actually to a great extent, my identity". He is establishing himself as a "specialist campaigning and public affairs consultant" and political campaigning would be incompatible with that role. He did not rule out the possibility of standing for Parliament again, but "only if we see real change in British politics". He would also devote more time to his band Summercross, whose album My Northern Heart was nearing completion. It was subsequently announced that Kamran Hussain had been selected as the Liberal Democrat candidate for Leeds North West. Hussain said "Greg Mulholland was a brilliant MP. He was hard working, focused on the constituency, and I would like to emulate his work". In August 2019 the album My Northern Heart, with 12 songs written by Mulholland and performed by his band Summercross, was reported to be "Set to be released in the next few weeks". The songs refer to topics including the construction of the Bramhope Tunnel, the suicide of Big Country singer Stuart Adamson, the campaign for the restoration of hire boats on the River Wharfe at Otley, and Mulholland's campaigning work for community pubs. Personal life He is married and has three daughters. The family lives in Otley. In 2009, he completed the Belfast marathon in 3 hrs 18 mins 50 secs and the "Wessex 100 mile" walk in 38 hrs 24 mins, as a "126 mile challenge" to raise money for local charities, along with Otley & Yeadon councillor Ryk Downes and university lecturer Martin Rivett. References External links Greg Mulholland MP official constituency website Profile at the Liberal Democrats 1970 births Alumni of the University of York Councillors in Leeds English people of Irish descent English Roman Catholics Liberal Democrats (UK) MPs for English constituencies Living people People educated at St. Ambrose College UK MPs 2005–2010 UK MPs 2010–2015 UK MPs 2015–2017 Liberal Democrats (UK) councillors