They did pretty badly in the last general election, probably as punishment for their time in the coalition. They didn't have many seats to start with but they

They did pretty badly in the last general election, probably as punishment for their time in the coalition. They didn't have many seats to start with but they have even less now. However since the last general election we have seem what the Conservative Party can do when they are unrestrained and this has helped the LibDems make their argument that they were actually a significant player in the coalition government. There is likely to be a decent recovery in the next general election for them, particularly if they go in with a remain manifesto pledge. I doubt it would be enough for a majority government but possibly enough to force a coalition, which would not guarantee a remain deal and could result in them being punished in the subsequent general election.