It appears to be the job that no-one wants.

Nick Clegg quit as leader of the Liberal Democrats after his party was wiped out at the general election in 2015, then Tim Farron followed after not faring much better this time around.

Now, Jo Swinson, who was the bookies' favourite to replace him, has ruled herself out of any leadership contest.

Norman Lamb lost out to Farron last time out and tweeted that he would need to discuss it with his family before he considered putting himself forward for the role again.

But should the North Norfolk MP stand for the leadership of the Lib Dems?

His reputation as a good constituency worker, as well as his campaigning for better mental health services, undoubtedly went a long way to ensuring his re-election after 16 years in office.

But many of his constituents have already taken to social media to voice their concerns that taking on his party's top job could mean he has less time for them.

It could equally mean he would have a better chance of putting the issues that matter most to North Norfolk top of the agenda.

After all, better broadband has hardly been mentioned since the polls closed on June 8 and that, he said, would be one of his priorities during the campaign.

With an admission that this year's election had been 'very stressful', how would he fare going head to head with Theresa May and Jeremy Corbyn, compared to James Wild and Stephen Burke?

And what would that mean for his recently reduced majority?

Having followed his campaign closely, I have no doubt Norman Lamb has the fight to lead his party. In fact, his diplomacy and ability to work across parties is something that appears lacking in government.

But, with only 12 MPs elected at the last count, the reality is the Lib Dems really don't have much choice.

I can't imagine Norman Lamb not standing because what would it say about his party if he didn't?

However, with Conservative candidate James Wild vowing to keep a close eye on the constituency, you have to wonder what impact it could have on voters closer to home if he does.