He was a Liberal Member of Parliament for Leeds West from 1983 to 1987, and founder of the "continuing" Liberal Party in 1989 following the party's merger with the Social Democratic Party to form the Social & Liberal Democrats.
He was a Liberal Member of Parliament for Leeds West from 1983 to 1987. Meadowcroft was highly critical of the 1989 merger with the Social Democratic Party to form the Social & Liberal Democrats.