List of MPs elected in the 2010 United Kingdom general election explained

2010–2015 Parliament of the United Kingdom
Body:Parliament of the United Kingdom
Election:2010 United Kingdom general election
Government:Cameron–Clegg coalition
Before:2005–2010 Parliament
After:2015–2017 Parliament
Chamber1:House of Commons
Membership1:650
Chamber1 Leader1 Type:Speaker
Chamber1 Leader1:John Bercow
Chamber1 Leader2 Type:Leader
Chamber1 Leader2:William Hague
Andrew Lansley – until reshuffle in 2014
Sir George Young, Bt – until 4 September 2012
Chamber1 Leader3 Type:Prime Minister
Chamber1 Leader3:David Cameron
Chamber1 Leader4 Type:Leader of the Opposition
Chamber1 Leader4:Ed Miliband
— Harriet Harman – acting until 25 September 2010
Chamber1 Leader5 Type:Third-party leader
Chamber1 Leader5:Nick Clegg – as Deputy Prime Minister
Chamber2:House of Lords
Membership2:782
Chamber2 Leader1 Type:Lord Speaker
Chamber2 Leader1:Baroness D'Souza
Baroness Hayman – until 31 August 2011
Chamber2 Leader2 Type:Leader
Chamber2 Leader2:Baroness Stowell of Beeston
Lord Hill of Oareford – until 15 July 2014
Lord Strathclyde – until 7 January 2013
Chamber2 Leader3 Type:Leader of the Opposition
Chamber2 Leader3:Baroness Royall of Blaisdon
Chamber2 Leader4 Type:Third-party leader
Chamber2 Leader4:Lord Wallace of Tankerness
Lord McNally – until 15 October 2013
Chamber2 Leader5 Type:Crown-in-Parliament
Chamber2 Leader5:Elizabeth II

The 2010 general election took place on 6 May 2010 and saw each of Parliament's 650 constituencies return one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons. Parliament, which consists of the House of Lords and the elected House of Commons, was convened on 25 May at the Palace of Westminster by Queen Elizabeth II. It was dissolved at the beginning of 30 March 2015, being 25 working days ahead of the 2015 general election on 7 May 2015.

The Conservative Party, led by David Cameron, became the single largest party, though without an overall majority. This resulted in a hung parliament. A coalition agreement was then formed following negotiations with the Liberal Democrats and their leader Nick Clegg. John Bercow resumed his role as Speaker of the House of Commons. In September 2010, Ed Miliband won a Labour Party leadership vote to succeed Gordon Brown as permanent Leader of the Opposition.

In the House of Lords, Baroness Hayman (formerly a Labour member) resumed her role as Lord Speaker until the end of her five-year term in 2011, after which she did not seek re-election in the house. Peers elected former Crossbencher Baroness D'Souza to replace her. From the start of this Parliament the Lords were "led" by Lord Strathclyde without an absolute majority on his Conservative benches. In January 2013 he stood down and was succeeded by Lord Hill of Oareford.

Notable newcomers elected in this general election included Liz Kendall, Guto Bebb, Gloria De Piero, Sajid Javid, Michael Dugher, Amber Rudd, Lisa Nandy, Damian Hinds, Anna Soubry, Heidi Alexander, Jacob Rees-Mogg, Alison McGovern, Chris Williamson, Owen Smith, Nicky Morgan, Tristram Hunt, Dan Poulter, Esther McVey, Priti Patel, Luciana Berger, Karen Bradley, Chuka Umunna, Louise Mensch, Dominic Raab, Tracey Crouch, Valerie Vaz and Caroline Lucas.

During the 2010–15 Parliament, John Bercow was the Speaker, David Cameron served as Prime Minister, and Harriet Harman and Ed Miliband served as Leader of the Opposition.

House of Commons composition (2010 and 2015)

These are graphical representations of the House of Commons showing a comparison of party strengths as it was directly after the 2010 general election and before the 2015 general election:

This table shows the number of MPs in each party:

AffiliationMembers[1]
After 2010 general electionAt dissolution of Parliament
306302
258256
5756
88
66
55
 Independent
04
33
33
02
11
11
11
01
 Speaker
11
Total number of seats
650650
Actual government majority
8373
Notes:
  1. The Scottish National Party and Plaid Cymru sat together as a party group.
  2. Sinn Féin did not take its seats.
  3. This is not the official seating plan of the House of Commons, which has five rows of benches on each side, with the government party to the right of the speaker and opposition parties to the left, but with room for only around two-thirds of MPs to sit at any one time.
  4. In addition to the parties listed in the table above, the Co-operative Party was also represented in the House of Commons by Labour MPs sitting with the Labour Co-operative designation. The number of these MPs was 28 after the general election, and was 31 at dissolution.[2] [3]

List of MPs elected in the general election

The following table is a list of MPs elected, ordered by constituency. As the constituency boundaries changed for this election, the "notional incumbent" column lists the party estimated to have won the seat at the 2005 election, had that election been conducted under the new boundaries.

Names of incumbents are listed where they stood for re-election; for details of defeated new candidates and the incumbent who stood down in those cases see individual constituency articles.

Constituency Party of notional
incumbent before election
Member returned (2010) Notes
AberavonLabour (L)
AberconwyLabour (C)Gain. MP for predecessor seat of Conwy, Betty Williams, did not stand.
Aberdeen NorthLabour (L)
Aberdeen SouthLabour (L)
Airdrie and ShottsLabour (L)Previous incumbent John Reid did not stand.
AldershotConservative (C)
Aldridge-BrownhillsConservative (C)
Altrincham and Sale WestConservative (C)
Alyn and DeesideLabour (L)
Amber ValleyLabour (C)Gain. Defeated incumbent Judy Mallaber.
AngusSNP (SNP)
ArfonLabour (PC)MP for predecessor seat of Caernarfon.
Argyll and ButeLiberal Democrats (LD)
Arundel and South DownsConservative (C)
AshfieldLabour (L)Previous incumbent Geoff Hoon did not stand.
AshfordConservative (C)
Ashton-under-LyneLabour (L)
AylesburyConservative (C)
Ayr, Carrick and CumnockLabour (L)
BanburyConservative (C)
Banff and BuchanSNP (SNP)Previous incumbent Alex Salmond did not stand.
BarkingLabour (L)
Barnsley CentralLabour (L)Illsley was suspended from his party and had the whip withdrawn on 19 May after he was charged with false accounting over the United Kingdom Parliamentary expenses scandal.[4] By-election in 2011, see below.
Barnsley EastLabour (L)MP for predecessor seat of Barnsley East and Mexborough, Jeffrey Ennis, did not stand.
Barrow and FurnessLabour (L Co-op)Previous incumbent John Hutton did not stand.
Basildon and BillericayConservative (C)MP for predecessor seat of Billericay.
BasingstokeConservative (C)
BassetlawLabour (L)
BathLiberal Democrats (LD)
Batley and SpenLabour (L)
BatterseaLabour (C)Gain. Defeated incumbent Martin Linton.
BeaconsfieldConservative (C)
BeckenhamConservative (C)Previous incumbent Jacqui Lait did not stand.
BedfordLabour (C)Gain. Defeated incumbent Patrick Hall.
Belfast EastDUP (APNI)Gain. Defeated incumbent Peter Robinson.
Belfast NorthDUP (DUP)
Belfast SouthSDLP (SDLP)
Belfast WestSinn Féin (SF)By-election in 2011, see below.
Bermondsey and Old SouthwarkLiberal Democrats (LD)MP for predecessor seat of North Southwark and Bermondsey.
Berwick-upon-TweedLiberal Democratsdata-sort-value="Beith, Alan" Sir Alan Beith (LD)
Berwickshire, Roxburgh and SelkirkLiberal Democrats (LD)
Bethnal Green and BowRespect (L)Gain. Defeated incumbent George Galloway.
Beverley and HoldernessConservative (C)
Bexhill and BattleConservative (C)
Bexleyheath and CrayfordConservative (C)
BirkenheadLabour (L)
Birmingham, EdgbastonLabour (L)
Birmingham, ErdingtonLabour (L)Previous incumbent Siôn Simon did not stand.
Birmingham, Hall GreenLabour (L)Reconfigured seat. Formerly MP for Birmingham Sparkbrook and Small Heath. MP for the old Birmingham Hall Green, Steve McCabe, won in its successor seat of Birmingham Selly Oak.
Birmingham, Hodge HillLabour (L)
Birmingham, LadywoodLabour (L)Previous incumbent Clare Short stood down.
Birmingham, NorthfieldLabour (L)
Birmingham, Perry BarrLabour (L)
Birmingham, Selly OakLabour (L)Formerly MP for Birmingham Hall Green. Previous incumbent Lynne Jones did not stand.
Birmingham, YardleyLiberal Democrats (LD)
Bishop AucklandLabour (L)
BlackburnLabour (L)
Blackley and BroughtonLabour (L)MP for predecessor seat of Manchester, Blackley.
Blackpool North and CleveleysLabour (C)MP for predecessor seat of Blackpool North and Fleetwood, Joan Humble, did not stand.
Blackpool SouthLabour (L)
Blaenau GwentBGPV (L)Gain. Defeated incumbent Dai Davies elected at 2006 by-election.
BlaydonLabour (L)
Blyth ValleyLabour (L)
Bognor Regis and LittlehamptonConservative (C)
BolsoverLabour (L)
Bolton North EastLabour (L)
Bolton South EastLabour (L)Previous incumbent Brian Iddon did not stand.
Bolton WestLabour (L)Previous incumbent Ruth Kelly did not stand.
BootleLabour (L)
Boston and SkegnessConservative (C)
BosworthConservative (C)
Bournemouth EastConservative (C)
Bournemouth WestConservative (C)Previous incumbent John Butterfill did not stand.
BracknellConservative (C)Previous incumbent Andrew MacKay did not stand.
Bradford EastLabour (LD)Gain. Defeated Terry Rooney, MP for predecessor seat of Bradford North.
Bradford SouthLabour (L)
Bradford WestLabour (L)By-election in 2012, see below.
BraintreeConservative (C)
Brecon and RadnorshireLiberal Democrats (LD)
Brent Central (LD)Gain. Formerly MP for abolished seat of Brent East. Defeated Dawn Butler, MP for predecessor seat of Brent South.
Brent NorthLabour (L)
Brentford and IsleworthLabour (C)Gain. Defeated incumbent Ann Keen.
Brentwood and Ongar (C)
Bridgend (L)
Bridgwater and West SomersetConservative (C)MP for predecessor seat of Bridgwater.
Brigg and GooleLabour (C)Gain. Defeated incumbent Ian Cawsey.
Brighton, KemptownLabour (C)Gain. Previous incumbent Des Turner did not stand.
Brighton, Pavilion (G)Gain. Previous incumbent David Lepper did not stand. First Green MP elected.
Bristol East (L)
Bristol North WestLabour (C)Gain. Previous incumbent Doug Naysmith did not stand.
Bristol SouthLabour (L)
Bristol WestLiberal Democrats (LD)
BroadlandConservative (C)MP for predecessor seat of Mid Norfolk.
Bromley and ChislehurstConservative (C)Elected at 2006 by-election.
BromsgroveConservative (C)Previous incumbent Julie Kirkbride did not stand.
BroxbourneConservative (C)
BroxtoweLabour (C)Gain. Defeated incumbent Nick Palmer.
BuckinghamConservative (Speaker)Seat held. Previously elected as a Conservative.
BurnleyLabour (LD)Gain. Previous incumbent Kitty Ussher did not stand.
BurtonLabour (C)Gain. Previous incumbent Janet Dean did not stand.
Bury NorthLabour (C)Gain. Previous incumbent David Chaytor did not stand.
Bury SouthLabour (L)
Bury St EdmundsConservative (C)
CaerphillyLabour (L)
Caithness, Sutherland and Easter RossLiberal Democrats (LD)
Calder ValleyLabour (C)Gain. Previous incumbent Christine McCafferty did not stand.
Camberwell and PeckhamLabour (L)
Camborne and RedruthLiberal Democrats (C)Gain. Defeated Julia Goldsworthy, MP for predecessor seat of Falmouth and Camborne.
CambridgeLiberal Democrats (LD) Previous incumbent David Howarth did not stand.
Cannock ChaseLabour (C) Gain. Previous incumbent Tony Wright did not stand.
CanterburyConservative (C)
Cardiff CentralLiberal Democrats (LD)
Cardiff NorthLabour (C)Gain. Defeated incumbent Julie Morgan.
Cardiff South and PenarthLabour (L Co-op)By-election in 2012, see below.
Cardiff WestLabour (L)
CarlisleLabour (C)Gain. Previous incumbent Eric Martlew did not stand.
Carmarthen East and DinefwrPlaid Cymru (PC)Previous incumbent Adam Price did not stand.
Carmarthen West and South PembrokeshireLabour (C)Gain. Defeated incumbent Nick Ainger.
Carshalton and WallingtonLiberal Democrats (LD)
Castle PointConservative (C)Defeated Bob Spink, previous incumbent who ran as an independent. He was elected as a Conservative but defected to UKIP and then sat as an independent.
Central AyrshireLabour (L)
Central DevonConservative (C)New constituency.
Central Suffolk and North IpswichConservative (C)Previous incumbent Michael Lord did not stand.
CeredigionLiberal Democrats (LD)
CharnwoodConservative (C)
Chatham and AylesfordLabour (C)Gain. Defeated incumbent Jonathan Shaw.
CheadleLiberal Democrats (LD)Elected at 2005 by-election.
ChelmsfordConservative (C)MP for predecessor seat of West Chelmsford.
Chelsea and FulhamConservative (C)New constituency. Formerly MP for Hammersmith and Fulham.
CheltenhamLiberal Democrats (LD)
Chesham and AmershamConservative (C)
City of ChesterLabour (C)Gain. Defeated incumbent Christine Russell.
ChesterfieldLiberal Democrats (L)Gain. Defeated incumbent Paul Holmes.
ChichesterConservative (C)
Chingford and Woodford GreenConservative (C)
ChippenhamLiberal Democrats (LD)New constituency.
Chipping BarnetConservative (C)
ChorleyLabour (L)
ChristchurchConservative (C)
Cities of London and WestminsterConservative (C)
ClactonConservative (C)MP for predecessor seat of Harwich. Douglas Carswell defected to UKIP in 2014, resigned his seat and was then elected as UKIP's first ever MP at the by-election held after he defected, see below.
CleethorpesLabour (C)Gain. Defeated Incumbent Shona McIsaac.
Clwyd SouthLabour (L)Previous incumbent Martyn Jones did not stand.
Clwyd WestConservative (C)
Coatbridge, Chryston and BellshillLabour (L)
ColchesterLiberal Democrats (LD)
Colne ValleyLabour (C)Gain. Previous incumbent Kali Mountford did not stand.
CongletonConservative (C)Previous incumbent Ann Winterton did not stand.
CopelandLabour (L)
CorbyLabour (C)Gain. Defeated incumbent Phil Hope. Louise Mensch since marriage in June 2011. By-election in 2012, see below.
The CotswoldsConservative (C)MP for predecessor seat of Cotswold.
Coventry North EastLabour (L)
Coventry North WestLabour (L)
Coventry SouthLabour Party (L)
CrawleyLabour (C)Gain. Previous incumbent Laura Moffatt did not stand.
Crewe and NantwichLabour (C)Seat held. Won by the Conservatives at 2008 by-election.
Croydon CentralLabour (C)Seat held. Notional gain following boundary changes.
Croydon NorthLabour (L)By-election in 2012 after death of MP, see below.
Croydon SouthConservative (C)
Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch EastLabour (L)Previous incumbent Rosemary McKenna did not stand.
Cynon ValleyLabour (L)
Dagenham and RainhamLabour (L)MP for predecessor seat of Dagenham.
DarlingtonLabour (L)Previous incumbent Alan Milburn did not stand.
DartfordLabour (C)Gain. Previous incumbent Howard Stoate did not stand.
DaventryConservative (C)Previous incumbent Tim Boswell did not stand.
DelynLabour (L)
Denton and ReddishLabour (L)
Derby NorthLabour (L)Previous incumbent Bob Laxton did not stand.
Derby SouthLabour (L)
Derbyshire DalesConservative (C)MP for predecessor seat of West Derbyshire.
DevizesConservative (C)Previous incumbent Michael Ancram did not stand.
DewsburyLabour (C)Gain. Defeated incumbent Shahid Malik.
Don ValleyLabour (L)
Doncaster CentralLabour (L)
Doncaster NorthLabour (L)
DoverLabour (C)Gain. Defeated incumbent Gwyn Prosser.
Dudley NorthLabour (L)
Dudley SouthLabour (C)Gain. Previous incumbent Ian Pearson did not stand.
Dulwich and West NorwoodLabour (L)
Dumfries and GallowayLabour (L)
Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and TweeddaleConservative (C)
Dundee EastSNP (SNP)
Dundee WestLabour (L)
Dunfermline and West FifeLabour (L)Notional hold. Defeated incumbent Willie Rennie who won seat for the Liberal Democrats at 2006 by-election.
City of DurhamLabour (L)
Dwyfor MeirionnyddPlaid Cymru (PC)MP for predecessor seat of Meirionnydd Nant Conwy.
Ealing Central and ActonLabour (C)Gain. MP for predecessor seat of Ealing, Acton and Shepherd's Bush, Andy Slaughter won in Hammersmith.
Ealing NorthLabour (L)1st time since 1974 that the party with the largest number of seats has not won the seat.
Ealing, SouthallLabour (L)Elected at 2007 by-election.
EasingtonLabour (L)Previous incumbent John Cummings did not stand.
East AntrimDUP (DUP)
East DevonConservative (C)
East DunbartonshireLiberal Democrats (LD)
East HamLabour (L)
East HampshireConservative (C)Previous incumbent Michael Mates did not stand.
East Kilbride, Strathaven and LesmahagowLabour (L)Previous incumbent Adam Ingram did not stand.
East LondonderryDUP (DUP)
East LothianLabour (L)Previous incumbent Anne Picking did not stand.
East Renfrewshire (L)
East SurreyConservative (C)Previous incumbent Peter Ainsworth did not stand.
East Worthing and ShorehamConservative (C)
East YorkshireConservative (C)
EastbourneConservative (LD)Gain. Defeated incumbent Nigel Waterson.
EastleighLiberal Democrats (LD)Chris Huhne resigned 2013. By-election in 2013, see below.
Eddisbury (C)
Edinburgh EastLabour (L)Previous incumbent Gavin Strang did not stand.
Edinburgh North and Leith (L Co-op)
Edinburgh SouthLabour (L)Previous incumbent Nigel Griffiths did not stand.
Edinburgh South WestLabour (L)
Edinburgh WestLiberal Democrats (LD)Previous incumbent John Barrett did not stand.
Edmonton (L Co-op)
Ellesmere Port and Neston (L)
Elmet and Rothwell (C)Gain. MP for predecessor seat of Elmet, Colin Burgon, did not stand.
Eltham (L)
Enfield NorthLabour (C)Gain. Defeated incumbent Joan Ryan.
Enfield, SouthgateConservative (C)
Epping Forest (C)
Epsom and EwellConservative (C)
ErewashLabour (C)Gain. Previous incumbent Liz Blackman did not stand.
Erith and Thamesmead (L)Previous incumbent John Austin did not stand.
Esher and WaltonConservative (C)Previous incumbent Ian Taylor did not stand.
ExeterLabour (L)
FalkirkLabour (L)Suspended then resigned from his party in 2012.[5]
FarehamConservative (C)
Faversham and Mid KentConservative (C)
Feltham and HestonLabour (L Co-op)By-election on MP's death in 2011, see below.
Fermanagh and South TyroneSinn Féin (SF)
Filton and Bradley StokeConservative (C)New constituency.
Finchley and Golders GreenConservative (C)Notional hold following boundary changes. Previous incumbent Rudi Vis did not stand.
Folkestone and HytheConservative (C)Previous incumbent Michael Howard did not stand.
Forest of DeanConservative (C)
FoyleSDLP (SDLP)
FyldeConservative (C)Previous incumbent Michael Jack did not stand.
GainsboroughConservative (C)
Garston and HalewoodLabour (L)MP for predecessor seat of Liverpool Garston.
GatesheadLabour (L)MP for predecessor seat of Tyne Bridge, David Clelland, did not stand.
GedlingLabour (L)
Gillingham and RainhamLabour (C)Gain. Defeated Paul Clark, MP for predecessor seat of Gillingham.
Glasgow CentralLabour (L)Previous incumbent Mohammad Sarwar did not stand.
Glasgow EastLabour (L)Notional hold. Defeated incumbent John Mason who won seat for the SNP at 2008 by-election.
Glasgow NorthLabour (L)
Glasgow North EastLabour (L)Elected at 2009 by-election.
Glasgow North WestLabour (L)
Glasgow SouthLabour (L)
Glasgow South WestLabour (L Co-op)
GlenrothesLabour (L)Elected at 2008 by-election.
GloucesterLabour (C)Gain. Defeated incumbent Parmjit Dhanda.
GordonLiberal Democrats (LD)
GosportConservative (C)Previous incumbent Peter Viggers did not stand.
GowerLabour (L)
Grantham and StamfordConservative (C)Previous incumbent Quentin Davies did not stand.
GraveshamConservative (C)
Great GrimsbyLabour (L)
Great YarmouthLabour (C)Gain. Defeated incumbent Tony Wright.
Greenwich and WoolwichLabour (L)
GuildfordConservative (C)
Hackney North and Stoke NewingtonLabour (L)
Hackney South and ShoreditchLabour (L Co-op)
Halesowen and Rowley RegisLabour (C)Gain. Previous incumbent Sylvia Heal did not stand.
HalifaxLabour (L Co-op)
Haltemprice and HowdenConservative (C)
HaltonLabour (L)
HammersmithLabour (L)Notional hold following boundary changes. Formerly MP for Ealing, Acton and Shepherd's Bush. Greg Hands, MP for predecessor seat of Hammersmith and Fulham, won in Chelsea and Fulham.
Hampstead and KilburnLabour (L)MP for predecessor seat of Hampstead and Highgate.
HarboroughConservative (C)
HarlowLabour (C)Gain. Defeated incumbent Bill Rammell.
Harrogate and KnaresboroughLiberal Democrats (C)Gain. Previous incumbent Phil Willis did not stand.
Harrow EastLabour (C)Gain. Defeated incumbent Tony McNulty.
Harrow WestLabour (L Co-op)
HartlepoolLabour (L)
Harwich and North EssexConservative (C)MP for predecessor seat of North Essex.
Hastings and RyeLabour (C)Gain. Defeated incumbent Michael Foster.
HavantConservative (C)
Hayes and HarlingtonLabour (L)
Hazel GroveLiberal Democrats (LD)
Hemel HempsteadConservative (C)
HemsworthLabour (L)
HendonLabour (C)Gain. Defeated incumbent Andrew Dismore.
HenleyConservative (C)Elected at 2008 by-election.
Hereford and South HerefordshireLiberal Democrats (C)Gain. MP for predecessor seat of Hereford, Paul Keetch, did not stand.
Hertford and StortfordConservative (C)
HertsmereConservative (C)
HexhamConservative (C)Previous incumbent Peter Atkinson did not stand.
Heywood and MiddletonLabour (L Co-op)
High PeakLabour (C)Gain. Defeated incumbent Tom Levitt.
Hitchin and HarpendenConservative (C)
Holborn and St PancrasLabour (L)
Hornchurch and UpminsterConservative (C)MP for predecessor seat of Upminster.
Hornsey and Wood GreenLiberal Democrats (LD)
HorshamConservative (C)
Houghton and Sunderland SouthLabour (L)MP for predecessor seat of Houghton and Washington East, Fraser Kemp, did not stand.
HoveLabour (C)Gain. Defeated incumbent Celia Barlow.
HuddersfieldLabour (L Co-op)
HuntingdonConservative (C)
HyndburnLabour (L)Previous incumbent Greg Pope did not stand.
Ilford NorthConservative (C)
Ilford SouthLabour (L Co-op)
InverclydeLabour (L)By-election on MP's death in 2013, see below.
Liberal Democrats (LD)
IpswichLabour (C)Gain. Defeated incumbent Chris Mole.
Isle of WightConservative (C)
Islington NorthLabour (L)
Islington South and FinsburyLabour (L)
IslwynLabour (L Co-op)Previous incumbent Don Touhig did not stand.
JarrowLabour (L)
KeighleyLabour (C)Gain. Previous incumbent Ann Cryer did not stand.
Kenilworth and SouthamConservative (C)New constituency. Formerly MP for Rugby and Kenilworth.
KensingtonConservativedata-sort-value="Rifkind, Malcolm" Sir Malcolm Rifkind (C)MP for predecessor seat of Kensington and Chelsea.
KetteringConservative (C)
Kilmarnock and LoudounLabour (L Co-op)Previous incumbent Des Browne did not stand.
Kingston and SurbitonLiberal Democrats (LD)
Kingston upon Hull EastLabour (L)Previous incumbent John Prescott did not stand.
Kingston upon Hull NorthLabour (L)
Kingston upon Hull West and HessleLabour (L)
KingswoodLabour (C)Gain. Defeated incumbent Roger Berry.
Kirkcaldy and CowdenbeathLabour (L)Outgoing Prime Minister (resigned as PM 11 May 2010).
KnowsleyLabour (L)Formerly MP for abolished seat of Knowsley North and Sefton East. MP for predecessor seat of Knowsley South, Eddie O'Hara, did not stand.
Lagan ValleyDUP (DUP)
Lanark and Hamilton EastLabour (L)
Lancaster and FleetwoodLabour (C)Notional gain. MP for predecessor seat of Lancaster and Wyre, Ben Wallace won in Wyre and Preston North.
Leeds CentralLabour (L)
Leeds EastLabour (L)
Leeds North EastLabour (L)
Leeds North WestLiberal Democrats (LD)
Leeds WestLabour (L)Previous incumbent John Battle did not stand.
Leicester EastLabour (L)
Leicester SouthLabour (L)
Leicester WestLabour (L)Previous incumbent Patricia Hewitt did not stand.
LeighLabour (L)
LewesLiberal Democrats (LD)
Lewisham EastLabour (L)Previous incumbent Bridget Prentice did not stand.
Lewisham West and PengeLabour (L)MP for predecessor seat of Lewisham West
Lewisham, DeptfordLabour (L)
Leyton and WansteadLabour (L)Previous incumbent Harry Cohen did not stand.
LichfieldConservative (C)
LincolnLabour (C)Gain. Defeated incumbent Gillian Merron.
Linlithgow and East FalkirkLabour (L)
Liverpool, RiversideLabour (L Co-op)
Liverpool, WaltonLabour (L)Previous incumbent Peter Kilfoyle did not stand.
Liverpool, WavertreeLabour (L Co-op)Previous incumbent Jane Kennedy did not stand.
Liverpool, West DerbyLabour (L Co-op)Previous incumbent Bob Wareing did not stand.
LivingstonLabour (L)Previous incumbent Jim Devine, elected at 2005 by-election, did not stand.
LlanelliLabour (L)
LoughboroughLabour (C)Gain. Defeated incumbent Andy Reed.
Louth and HorncastleConservativedata-sort-value="Tapsell, Peter" Sir Peter Tapsell (C)
LudlowConservative (C)
Luton NorthLabour (L)
Luton SouthLabour (L Co-op)Previous incumbent Margaret Moran did not stand.
MacclesfieldConservative (C)Previous incumbent Nicholas Winterton did not stand.
MaidenheadConservative (C)
Maidstone and The WealdConservative (C)Previous incumbent Ann Widdecombe did not stand.
MakerfieldLabour (L)Previous incumbent Ian McCartney did not stand.
MaldonConservative (C)MP for predecessor seat of Maldon and East Chelmsford.
Manchester CentralLabourTony Lloyd (L)By-election in 2012, see below.
Manchester, GortonLabourdata-sort-value="Kaufman, Gerald" Sir Gerald Kaufman (L)
Manchester WithingtonLiberal Democrats (LD)
MansfieldLabour (L)
Meon ValleyConservative (C)New constituency.
MeridenConservative (C)
Merthyr Tydfil and RhymneyLabour (L)
Mid BedfordshireConservative (C)
Mid Derbyshire (C)New constituency.
Mid Dorset and North PooleLiberal Democrats (LD)
Mid NorfolkConservative (C)Reconfigured seat. MP for the old Mid Norfolk seat, Keith Simpson, won in its successor seat of Broadland.
Mid SussexConservative (C)
Mid UlsterSinn Féin (SF)
Mid WorcestershireConservative (C)
MiddlesbroughLabourdata-sort-value="Bell, Stuart" Sir Stuart Bell (L)
Middlesbrough South and East ClevelandLabour (L)Seat vacant due to death of previous incumbent Ashok Kumar.
MidlothianLabour (L)
Milton Keynes NorthLabour (C)Notional gain following boundary changes. MP for predecessor seat of North East Milton Keynes.
Milton Keynes SouthLabour (C)Gain. Defeated Phyllis Starkey, MP for predecessor seat of Milton Keynes South West.
Mitcham and MordenLabour (L)
Mole ValleyConservativedata-sort-value="Beresford, Paul" Sir Paul Beresford (C)
MonmouthConservative (C)
MontgomeryshireLiberal Democrats (C)Gain. Defeated incumbent Lembit Öpik.
MoraySNP (SNP)
Morecambe and LunesdaleLabour (C)Gain. Defeated incumbent Geraldine Smith.
Morley and OutwoodLabour (L Co-op)Formerly MP for the abolished seat of Normanton. MP for the predecessor seat of Morley and Rothwell, Colin Challen, did not stand.
Motherwell and WishawLabour (L)
Na h-Eileanan an Iar (Western Isles)SNP (SNP)
NeathLabour (L)
New Forest EastConservative (C)
New Forest WestConservative (C)
NewarkConservative (C)
NewburyConservative (C)
Newcastle upon Tyne CentralLabour (L)Previous incumbent Jim Cousins did not stand.
Newcastle upon Tyne EastLabour (L)MP for predecessor seat of Newcastle upon Tyne East and Wallsend.
Newcastle upon Tyne NorthLabour (L)Previous incumbent Doug Henderson did not stand.
Newcastle-under-LymeLabour (L)
Newport EastLabour (L)
Labour (L)
Newry and ArmaghSinn Féin (SF)
Newton AbbotLiberal Democrats (C)Gain. Defeated Richard Younger-Ross, MP for predecessor seat of Teignbridge.
Normanton, Pontefract and CastlefordLabour (L)MP for predecessor seat of Pontefract and Castleford.
North AntrimDUP (DUP)Previous incumbent Ian Paisley, Sr. did not stand.
North Ayrshire and ArranLabour (L)
North CornwallLiberal Democrats (LD)
North DevonLiberal Democrats (LD)
North DorsetConservative (C)
North DownUUPdata-sort-value="Hermon, Sylvia" Sylvia, Lady Hermon (Ind)Seat held. Stood as Independent Unionist in objection to party line.
North DurhamLabour (L)
North East BedfordshireConservative (C)
North East CambridgeshireConservative (C)Previous incumbent Malcolm Moss did not stand.
North East DerbyshireLabour (L)
North East FifeLiberal Democratsdata-sort-value="Campbell, Menzies" Sir Menzies Campbell (LD)
North East HampshireConservative (C)
North East HertfordshireConservative (C)
North East SomersetConservative (C)Notional hold following boundary changes. Defeated Dan Norris, MP for predecessor seat of Wansdyke.
North HerefordshireConservative (C)MP for predecessor seat of Leominster.
North NorfolkLiberal Democrats (LD)
North ShropshireConservative (C)
North SomersetConservative (C)MP for predecessor seat of Woodspring.
North SwindonLabour (C)Gain. Previous incumbent Michael Wills did not stand.
North ThanetConservative (C)
North TynesideLabour (L)Previous incumbent Stephen Byers did not stand.
North WarwickshireLabour (C)Gain. Defeated incumbent Mike O’Brien.
North West CambridgeshireConservative (C)
North West DurhamLabour (L)Previous incumbent Hilary Armstrong did not stand.
North West HampshireConservativedata-sort-value="Young, George" Sir George Young, Bt (C)
North West LeicestershireLabour (C)Gain. Previous incumbent David Taylor did not stand.
North West Norfolk (C)
North WiltshireConservative (C)
Northampton NorthLabour (C)Gain. Defeated incumbent Sally Keeble.
Northampton SouthLabour (C)Seat held. Notional gain following boundary changes.
Norwich NorthConservative (C)Notional hold following boundary changes. Seat gained from Labour under old boundaries at 2009 by-election.
Labour (LD)Gain. Defeated incumbent Charles Clarke.
Nottingham EastLabour (L Co-op)Previous incumbent John Heppell did not stand.
Nottingham NorthLabourGraham Allen (L)
Nottingham SouthLabour (L)Previous incumbent Alan Simpson did not stand.
NuneatonLabour (C)Gain. Previous incumbent Bill Olner did not stand.
Ochil and South PerthshireLabour (L)
OgmoreLabour (L)
Old Bexley and SidcupConservative (C)Formerly MP for the abolished seat of Hornchurch.
Oldham East and SaddleworthLabour (L)On 5 November 2010, election declared void on petition causing a by-election.
Oldham West and RoytonLabour (L)
Orkney and ShetlandLiberal Democrats (LD)
OrpingtonConservative (C)Previous incumbent John Horam did not stand.
Oxford EastLabour (L)
Oxford West and AbingdonLiberal Democrats (C)Gain. Defeated incumbent Evan Harris.
Labour (L)
Labour (L)
PendleLabour (C)Gain. Defeated incumbent Gordon Prentice.
Penistone and StocksbridgeLabour (L)MP for predecessor seat of Sheffield Hillsborough.
Penrith and The BorderConservative (C)Previous incumbent David Maclean did not stand.
Perth and North PerthshireSNP (SNP)
PeterboroughConservative (C)
Plymouth, Moor ViewLabour (L)MP for the predecessor seat of Plymouth Devonport.
Plymouth, Sutton and DevonportLabour (C)Gain. Defeated Linda Gilroy, MP for predecessor seat of Plymouth Sutton.
PontypriddLabour (L)Previous incumbent Kim Howells did not stand.
PooleConservative (C)
Poplar and LimehouseLabour (L)MP for predecessor seat of Poplar and Canning Town.
Portsmouth NorthLabour (C)Gain. Defeated incumbent Sarah McCarthy-Fry.
Portsmouth SouthLiberal Democrats (LD)
Preseli PembrokeshireConservative (C)
PrestonLabour (L Co-op)
PudseyLabour (C)Gain. Previous incumbent Paul Truswell did not stand.
PutneyConservative (C)
Rayleigh and WickfordConservative (C)MP for predecessor seat of Rayleigh.
Reading EastConservative (C)
Reading WestLabour (C)Gain. Previous incumbent Martin Salter did not stand.
RedcarLabour (LD)Gain. Defeated incumbent Vera Baird.
RedditchLabour (C)Gain. Defeated incumbent Jacqui Smith.
ReigateConservative (C)
RhonddaLabour (L)
Ribble ValleyConservative (C)
Richmond (Yorks)Conservative (C)
Richmond Park (C)Gain. Defeated incumbent Susan Kramer.
Rochdale (L)Gain. Defeated incumbent Paul Rowen.
Rochester and StroodConservative (C)Notional hold following boundary changes. MP for predecessor seat of Medway, Bob Marshall-Andrews, did not stand. Mark Reckless defected to UKIP, resigned his seat and was then elected as the second UKIP Member at the by-election triggered by his resignation.
Rochford and Southend EastConservative (C)
RomfordConservative (C)
Romsey and Southampton NorthLiberal Democrats (C)Gain. Defeated Sandra Gidley, MP for predecessor seat of Romsey.
Ross, Skye and LochaberLiberal Democrats (LD)
Rossendale and DarwenLabour (C)Gain. Defeated incumbent Janet Anderson.
Rother ValleyLabour (L)
RotherhamLabour (L)By-election held in 2012, see below.
RugbyLabour (C)Notional gain following boundary changes. MP for predecessor seat of Rugby and Kenilworth, Jeremy Wright, won in Kenilworth and Southam.
Ruislip, Northwood and PinnerConservative (C)MP for predecessor seat of Ruislip-Northwood.
Runnymede and WeybridgeConservative (C)
RushcliffeConservative (C)
Rutherglen and Hamilton WestLabour (L Co-op)Previous incumbent Tommy McAvoy did not stand.
Rutland and MeltonConservative (C)
Saffron WaldenConservativedata-sort-value="Haselhurst, Alan" Sir Alan Haselhurst (C)
Salford and EcclesLabour (L)MP for predecessor seat of Salford.
SalisburyConservative (C)Previous incumbent Robert Key did not stand.
Scarborough and WhitbyConservative (C)
ScunthorpeLabour (L)Previous incumbent Elliot Morley did not stand.
SedgefieldLabour (L)Elected at 2007 by-election.
Sefton CentralLabour (L)MP for predecessor seat of Crosby, Claire Curtis-Thomas, did not stand.
Selby and AinstyConservative (C)Notional hold following boundary changes. MP for predecessor seat of Selby, John Grogan, did not stand.
SevenoaksConservative (C)
Sheffield CentralLabour (L)Previous incumbent Richard Caborn did not stand.
Sheffield South EastLabour (L)MP for predecessor seat of Sheffield Attercliffe.
Sheffield, Brightside and HillsboroughLabour (L)MP for predecessor seat of Sheffield Brightside.
Sheffield, HallamLiberal Democrats (LD)Party leader; Appointed Deputy Prime Minister on 12 May
Sheffield, HeeleyLabour (L Co-op)
SherwoodLabour (C)Gain. Previous incumbent Paddy Tipping did not stand.
ShipleyConservative (C)
Shrewsbury and AtchamConservative (C)
Sittingbourne and SheppeyConservative (C)Gain. Notional hold following boundary changes. Previous incumbent Derek Wyatt did not stand.
Skipton and RiponConservative (C)Previous incumbent David Curry did not stand.
Sleaford and North HykehamConservative (C)Previous incumbent Douglas Hogg did not stand.
SloughLabour (L)
SolihullConservative (LD)Seat held. Notional gain following boundary changes.
Somerton and FromeLiberal Democrats (LD)
South AntrimDemocratic Unionist Party (DUP)
South Basildon and East ThurrockLabour (C)Gain. Defeated Angela Smith, MP for predecessor seat of Basildon.
South Cambridgeshire (C)
South DerbyshireLabour (C)Gain. Previous incumbent Mark Todd did not stand.
South DorsetLabour (C)Gain. Defeated incumbent Jim Knight.
South DownSDLP (SDLP)Previous incumbent Eddie McGrady did not stand.
South East CambridgeshireConservative (C)
South East CornwallLiberal Democrats (C)Gain. Previous incumbent Colin Breed did not stand.
South Holland and The DeepingsConservative (C)
South LeicestershireConservative (C)MP for predecessor seat of Blaby.
South NorfolkConservative (C)
South NorthamptonshireConservative (C)New constituency.
South RibbleLabour (C)Gain. Defeated incumbent David Borrow.
South ShieldsLabour (L)
South StaffordshireConservative (C)Previous incumbent Sir Patrick Cormack did not stand.
South SuffolkConservative (C)
South SwindonLabour (C)Gain. Defeated incumbent Anne Snelgrove.
South ThanetLabour (C)Gain. Defeated incumbent Stephen Ladyman.
South West BedfordshireConservative (C)
South West DevonConservative (C)
South West HertfordshireConservative (C)
South West NorfolkConservative (C)Previous incumbent Christopher Fraser did not stand.
South West SurreyConservative (C)
South West WiltshireConservative (C)MP for predecessor seat of Westbury.
Southampton, ItchenLabour (L)
Southampton, TestLabour (L)
Southend WestConservative (C)
SouthportLiberal Democrats (LD)
SpelthorneConservative (C)Previous incumbent David Wilshire did not stand.
St AlbansConservative (C)
St Austell and NewquayLiberal Democrats (LD)New constituency.
St Helens NorthLabour (L)
St Helens South and WhistonLabour (L)MP for predecessor seat of St Helens South.
St IvesLiberal Democrats (LD)
StaffordLabour (C)Gain. Defeated incumbent David Kidney.
Staffordshire MoorlandsConservative (C)Gain. Notional hold following boundary changes. Defeated incumbent Charlotte Atkins.
Stalybridge and HydeLabour (L Co-op)Previous incumbent James Purnell did not stand.
StevenageLabour (C)Gain. Previous incumbent Barbara Follett did not stand.
StirlingLabour (L)
StockportLabour (L)
Stockton NorthLabour (L)Previous incumbent Frank Cook did not stand.
Stockton SouthLabour (C)Gain. Defeated incumbent Dari Taylor.
Stoke-on-Trent CentralLabour (L)Previous incumbent Mark Fisher did not stand.
Stoke-on-Trent NorthLabour (L)
Stoke-on-Trent SouthLabour (L)
StoneConservative (C)
StourbridgeLabour (C)Gain. Defeated incumbent Lynda Waltho.
StrangfordDUP (DUP)Seat vacant due to resignation of previous incumbent Iris Robinson.
Stratford-on-AvonConservative (C)Previous incumbent John Maples did not stand.
StreathamLabour (L)Previous incumbent Keith Hill did not stand.
Stretford and UrmstonLabour (L)Previous incumbent Beverley Hughes did not stand.
StroudLabour (C)Gain. Defeated incumbent David Drew.
Suffolk CoastalConservative (C)Previous incumbent John Gummer did not stand.
Sunderland CentralLabour (L)MP for predecessor seat of Sunderland North, Bill Etherington, did not stand.
Surrey HeathConservative (C)
Sutton and CheamLiberal Democrats (LD)
Sutton ColdfieldConservative (C)
Swansea EastLabour (L)
Swansea WestLabour (L Co-op)Previous incumbent Alan Williams did not stand.
TamworthLabour (C)Gain. Defeated incumbent Brian Jenkins.
TattonConservative (C)
Taunton DeaneLiberal Democrats (LD)MP for predecessor seat of Taunton.
TelfordLabour (L)
TewkesburyConservative (C)
Thirsk and MaltonConservative (C)Formerly MP for Vale of York. MP for predecessor seat of Ryedale, John Greenway, did not stand. The poll was the only one postponed.
Not a by-election as without a new campaign round. This was due to the death of the UKIP candidate.
Thornbury and YateLiberal Democrats (LD)MP for predecessor seat of Northavon.
ThurrockLabour (C)Gain. Previous incumbent Andrew MacKinlay did not stand.
Tiverton and HonitonConservative (C)Previous incumbent Angela Browning did not stand.
Tonbridge and MallingConservativedata-sort-value="Stanley, John" Sir John Stanley (C)
TootingLabour (L)
TorbayLiberal Democrats (LD)
TorfaenLabour (L)
Torridge and West DevonConservative Party (C)
TotnesConservative (C)Previous incumbent Anthony Steen did not stand.
TottenhamLabour (L)
Truro and FalmouthLiberal Democrats (C)MP for predecessor seat of Truro and St Austell, Matthew Taylor, did not stand.
Tunbridge WellsConservative (C)
TwickenhamLiberal Democrats (LD)
TynemouthLabour (L)
Upper BannDUP (DUP)
Uxbridge and South RuislipConservative (C)MP for predecessor seat of Uxbridge.
Vale of ClwydLabour (L)
Vale of GlamorganLabour (C)Gain. Previous incumbent John Smith did not stand.
VauxhallLabour (L)
WakefieldLabour (L)
WallaseyLabour (L)
Walsall NorthLabour (L)
Walsall SouthLabour (L)Previous incumbent Bruce George did not stand.
WalthamstowLabour (L Co-op)Previous incumbent Neil Gerrard did not stand.
WansbeckLabour (L)Previous incumbent Denis Murphy did not stand.
WantageConservative (C)
WarleyLabour (L)
Warrington NorthLabour (L)
Warrington SouthLabour (C)Gain. Previous incumbent Helen Southworth did not stand.
Warwick and LeamingtonLabour (C)Gain. Defeated incumbent James Plaskitt.
Washington and Sunderland WestLabour (L)MP for predecessor seat of Gateshead East and Washington West.
WatfordLabour (C)Gain. Defeated incumbent Claire Ward.
WaveneyLabour (C)Gain. Defeated incumbent Bob Blizzard.
WealdenConservative (C)
Weaver ValeLabour (C)Gain. Previous incumbent Mike Hall did not stand.
WellingboroughConservative (C)
WellsConservative (LD)Gain. Defeated incumbent David Heathcoat-Amory.
Welwyn HatfieldConservative (C)
Wentworth and DearneLabour (L)MP for predecessor seat of Wentworth.
West Aberdeenshire and KincardineLiberal Democratsdata-sort-value="Smith, Robert" Sir Robert Smith, Bt (LD)
West Bromwich EastLabour (L)
West Bromwich WestLabour (L Co-op)
West DorsetConservative (C)
West DunbartonshireLabour (L Co-op)Previous incumbent John McFall did not stand.
West HamLabour (L)
West LancashireLabour (L)
West SuffolkConservative (C)Previous incumbent Richard Spring did not stand.
West TyroneSinn Féin (SF)
West WorcestershireConservative (C)Previous incumbent Sir Michael Spicer did not stand.
Westminster NorthLabour (L)MP for predecessor seat of Regent's Park and Kensington North.
Westmorland and LonsdaleLiberal Democrats (LD)
Weston-super-MareConservative (C)
WiganLabour (L)Previous incumbent Neil Turner did not stand.
WimbledonConservative (C)
WinchesterLiberal Democrats (C)Gain. Previous incumbent Mark Oaten did not stand.
WindsorConservative (C)
Wirral SouthLabour (L)Previous incumbent Ben Chapman did not stand.
Wirral WestConservative (C)Gain. Notional hold following boundary changes. Previous incumbent Stephen Hesford did not stand.
WithamConservative (C)New constituency.
Witney (C)Appointed Prime Minister on 11 May
Woking (C)Previous incumbent Humfrey Malins did not stand.
WokinghamConservative (C)
Wolverhampton North EastLabour (L)Previous incumbent Ken Purchase did not stand.
Wolverhampton South EastLabour (L)
Wolverhampton South WestLabour (C)Gain. Defeated incumbent Rob Marris.
WorcesterLabour (C)Gain. Defeated incumbent Michael John Foster.
WorkingtonLabour (L)
Worsley and Eccles SouthLabour (L)MP for predecessor seat of Worsley.
Worthing WestConservativedata-sort-value="Bottomley, Peter" Sir Peter Bottomley (C)
The WrekinConservative (C)
WrexhamLabour (L)
WycombeConservative (C)Previous incumbent Paul Goodman did not stand.
Wyre and Preston NorthConservative (C)New constituency. Formerly MP for Lancaster and Wyre.
Wyre ForestHealth Concern (C)Gain. Defeated incumbent Richard Taylor.
Wythenshawe and Sale EastLabour (L)
YeovilLiberal Democrats (LD)
Ynys Môn (Anglesey)Labour (L)
York CentralLabour (L)MP for predecessor seat of City of York.
York OuterLiberal Democrats (C)Notional gain following boundary changes. MP for predecessor seat of Vale of York, Anne McIntosh, won in Thirsk and Malton.

Changes and by-elections

After a general election, changes can occur in the composition of the House of Commons. This happens as a result of the election of Deputy Speakers, by-elections, defections, suspensions or removal of whip.

Technically, MPs cannot resign. However, they can effectively do so by requesting to be appointed as the Crown Steward and Bailiff of the Manor of Northstead or the Crown Steward and Bailiff of the three Chiltern Hundreds of Stoke, Desborough and Burnham, which vacates their seat.

The net outcome of all changes at the dissolution of Parliament resulted in four fewer Conservative MPs, two fewer Labour MPs, one fewer Liberal Democrat MP, four more independent MPs, the addition of one Respect MP and the addition of two UKIP MPs. This resulted in a reduction of the actual government majority from eighty-three to seventy-three. Both Respect and UKIP were previously unrepresented in the fifty-fifth Parliament. This was the first time that candidates standing for UKIP had been elected to the House of Commons.

Deputy Speakers

Although Deputy Speakers do not resign from their parties, they cease to vote (except to break ties) and they do not participate in party-political activity until the next election.

By-elections

By-elections are held for seats that become vacant, although if a vacancy occurs close to a general election, the seat may remain vacant for the remainder of the Parliament.[8]

By-electionDateIncumbentPartyCauseWinnerParty
Oldham East and Saddleworth13 January 2011Phil WoolasGeneral election result declared null and void due to illegal election practices during the campaign.[9] [10] Debbie Abrahams
Barnsley Central3 March 2011Eric IllsleyResigned shortly before receiving a prison sentence for his part in the parliamentary expenses scandal.Dan Jarvis[11]
Leicester South5 May 2011Peter SoulsbyResigned to contest the Leicester mayoralty.Jon Ashworth
Belfast West9 June 2011Gerry AdamsResigned to contest Louth in the 2011 Irish general election.Paul Maskey
Inverclyde30 June 2011David CairnsDeath from acute pancreatitisIain McKenzie
Feltham and Heston15 December 2011Alan KeenDeath (cancer)Seema Malhotra
Bradford West29 March 2012Marsha SinghResignation (ill health)George Galloway
Corby15 November 2012Louise MenschResigned to relocate to the United States.Andy Sawford[12]
Manchester CentralTony LloydResigned to contest the Police and Crime Commissioner elections.Lucy Powell
Cardiff South and PenarthAlun MichaelStephen Doughty
Croydon North29 November 2012Malcolm WicksDeath (cancer)Steve Reed
MiddlesbroughStuart BellDeath (cancer)[13] Andy McDonald
RotherhamDenis MacShaneResigned after parliamentary inquiry into his falsification of expenses claims.[14] Sarah Champion
Eastleigh28 February 2013Chris HuhneResigned shortly before receiving a prison sentence for perverting the course of justice.Mike Thornton
Mid Ulster7 March 2013Martin McGuinnessResigned to end his dual mandate with the Northern Ireland Assembly.Francie Molloy
South Shields2 May 2013David MilibandResigned to become head of the International Rescue CommitteeEmma Lewell-Buck
Wythenshawe and Sale East13 February 2014Paul GogginsDeath (brain haemorrhage)Mike Kane
Newark5 June 2014Patrick MercerResignation after allegedly asking questions in Parliament for money.Robert Jenrick
Heywood and Middleton9 October 2014Jim DobbinDeath (acute alcohol toxicity)Liz McInnes
ClactonDouglas CarswellResigned to recontest their seats for UKIP.Douglas Carswell
Rochester and Strood20 November 2014Mark RecklessMark Reckless

Defections, suspensions and resignations

In some situations, the label which MPs sit in the House of Commons under can change. When this happens, MPs often become independents.

NameDateFromToConstituencyReason
Eric Illsley19 May 2010Barnsley CentralWithdrawn from Labour whip after being charged with false accounting as part of the parliamentary expenses scandal.
8th February 2011IndependentSeat VacantResigned because of criminal conviction.
Denis MacShane14 October 2010RotherhamSuspended from Labour after police investigation.[15]
4 July 2012Reinstated.[16]
2nd November 2012LabourSeat VacantResigned because of police investigation.
Eric Joyce23 February 2012FalkirkSuspended from Labour after arrest on suspicion of assault.[17] Later resigned from Labour entirely.
Nadine Dorries6 November 2012Mid BedfordshireSuspended from the Conservatives after her unauthorised participation in a TV programme.[18]
8 May 2013Reinstated.[19]
Patrick Mercer31 May 2013NewarkResigned from Conservatives after being the subject of a journalistic sting exploring his conduct regarding lobbying companies.[20]
29th April 2014IndependentSeat VacantResigned due to commons suspension[21]
Mike Hancock3 June 2013Portsmouth SouthResigned whip ahead of court case involving sexual offence allegations. Suspended from party on 22 January 2014[22] and resigned from it completely on 17 September.[23]
David Ward17 July 2013Bradford EastSuspended from party after questioning the existence of Israel and later refusing to apologise.[24] [25]
13 September 2013Reinstated.[26]
Nigel Evans10 September 2013Ribble ValleyResigned as First Deputy Chairman of Ways and Means after being charged with sexual offences. Did not seek return of the Conservative whip.
28 April 2014Rejoined party after being cleared of all charges.[27]
Jack Straw22 February 2015BlackburnSuspended from party after allegations that they offered access to policy-makers and ambassadors in return for payment.[28]
Malcolm Rifkind23 February 2015Kensington

Progression of Government majority and party totals

!Date !Event!Con!Lib Dem!Working Majority!Lab!DUP!SNP!PC!SDLP!GRN!APNI!Ind Unionist!UKIP!Respect!Ind!SF!Spkr!Vacant
6th May 2010Elected in General Election30657832588633111000510
19th May 2010Illsey (Lab), loses whip2578633111010
14th October 2010MacShane (Lab), loses whip256863311100
5th November 2010Result in Oldham East and Saddleworth declared void852558633111021
13th January 2011Abrahams (Lab) elected in Oldham East and Saddleworth832568633111010
26th January 2011Adams (SF), resigns seat8586331110241
8th February 2011Illsey (ind)resigns seat878633111012
3rd March 2011Jarvis (Lab), elected in Barnsley Central85257863311101
1st April 2011Soulsby (Lab), resigns seat87256863311102
5th May 2011Ashworth (Lab), elected in Leicester South85257863311101
9th May 2011Cairns (Lab), dies872568633111012
9th June 2011Maskey (SF), elected in Belfast West.858633111051
30th June 2011McKenzie (Lab), elected in Inverclyde.83257863311100
10th November 2011Keen (Lab), dies.85256863311101
15th December 2011Malhotra (Lab), elected in Feltham and Heston.83257863311100
23rd February 2012Joyce (Lab), loses whip.25686331110
2nd March 2012Singh (Lab)(Bradford West), resigns.85255863311101
29th March 2012Galloway (Respect), elected in Bradford West.838633111010
4th July 2012MacShane (Ind), regains Lab whip.256863311100
29th August 2012Mensch (Con), resigns.30582863311101
29th September 2012Wicks (Lab), dies.84255863311102
13th October 2012Bell (Lab), dies.862543
22nd October 2012Lloyd (Lab), resigns.88253863311104
Michael (Lab), resigns.90252863311105
2nd November 2012MacShane (Lab), resigns.92251863311106
6th November 2012Dorries (Con), loses whip.908633111016
15th November 2012Sawford (Lab), elected in Corby.89252863311105
Powell (Lab) elected in Manchester Central.87253863311104
Doughty (Lab), elected in Cardiff South and Penarth.852543
29th November 2012Reed (Lab), elected in Croydon North.83255863311102
McDonald (Lab), elected in Middlesbrough.81256863311101
Champion (Lab), elected in Rotherham.79257863311100
2nd January 2013McGuinness (SF), resigns.812588633111041
5th February 2013Huhne (Lib Dem), resigns.5679258863311102
28 February 2013Thornton (Lib Dem), elected in Eastleigh.5781258863311101
7th March 2013Molloy (SF), elected in Mid Ulster.792588633111050
15th April 2013D Miliband (Lab), resigns.81257863311101
2nd May 2013Lewell-Buck (Lab), elected in South Shields.79258863311100
8th May 2013Dorries, regains Con whip.30681863311100
31st May 2013Mercer (Con), resigns whip.30579863311101
3rd June 2013Hancock (Lib Dem), resigns whip.5677863311102
17th July 2013Ward (Lib Dem)(Bradford East), loses whip.5575863311103
10th September 2013Evans (Con), loses whip.30473863311104
13th September 2013Ward (Ind), regains Lib Dem whip.5675863311103
7th January 2014Goggins (Lab), dies.7725786331110
13th February 2014Kane (Lab), elected in Wythenshawe and Sale East.75258
28th April 2014Evans, regains Con whip305772
30th April 2014Mercer (Ind),resigns.11
5th June 2014Jenrick (Con), elected in Newark306790
28th August 2014Carswell (Con), defected to UKIP and resigns305781
6th September 2014Dobbin (Lab), dies802572
27th September 2014Reckless (Con), defected to UKIP and resigns304813
9th October 2014McInnes (Lab), elected in Heywood and Middleton792582
Carswell (UKIP), elected in Clacton7711
20th November 2014Reckless (UKIP), elected in Rochester and Strood7520
22nd February 2015Straw (Lab), loses whip2572
23rd February 2015Rifkind (Con), loses whip303733

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Notes and References

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  2. Web site: Annual Report 2010 . party.coop . . 26 July 2024.
  3. Web site: Annual Report 2014 . party.coop . . 26 July 2024.
  4. News: Labour MP charged over expenses. BBC News. 19 May 2010 . 19 May 2010.
  5. News: Labour suspends MP Eric Joyce after Commons 'assault'. BBC News. 15 March 2013. 23 February 2012.
  6. News: Nigel Evans to carry on as independent MP despite sex charges . . 11 September 2013 . 11 September 2013.
  7. News: Conservative MP Eleanor Laing elected deputy Speaker . . 16 October 2013 . 17 October 2013.
  8. News: Tory MP Douglas Carswell defects to UKIP and forces by-election. BBC News. 28 August 2014. 21 November 2014.
  9. News: Phil Woolas immigration leaflets case: high court orders election re-run in Oldham East. Curtis. Polly. The Guardian. 5 November 2010. London. 5 November 2010.
  10. Web site: Department of the Official Report (Hansard), House of Commons, Westminster . House of Commons Hansard, 8 November 2010: Column 1 . Publications.parliament.uk . 11 June 2011.
  11. News: Lib Dems slump to sixth as Labour win Barnsley poll . . 4 March 2011.
  12. News: Labour is set for three by-election victories . . 6 August 2012 . 17 October 2013 . Eaton, George.
  13. News: MP Bell dies after cancer battle. 13 October 2012. Bradford Telegraph & Argus. 13 October 2012.
  14. News: Watt. Holly. MPs' expenses scandal: Denis MacShane resigns. The Daily Telegraph. 21 May 2013. London. 2 November 2012.
  15. News: Labour withdraws whip from former minister facing police inquiry. Siddique. Haroon. 14 October 2010. The Guardian. 23 October 2010. London.
  16. Web site: Denis MacShane MP Rejoins Labour Group. English Elections. 21 May 2013.
  17. News: Labour suspends MP Eric Joyce after Commons 'assault'. 23 February 2012. BBC News. 23 February 2012.
  18. News: Nadine Dorries suspended as Tory MP in I'm a Celebrity row. BBC News. 6 November 2012. 8 November 2012.
  19. News: Nadine Dorries reinstated as Conservative MP. BBC News. 8 May 2013. 8 May 2013.
  20. News: Tory MP Patrick Mercer resigns from party after lobbying sting . Syal, Rajeev. The Guardian. 31 May 2013. London. 31 May 2013.
  21. News: 29 April 2014 . Former Tory MP Mercer resigns after Commons suspension . 29 April 2014 . BBC News.
  22. News: MP Mike Hancock suspended by Lib Dems. BBC News. 22 January 2014. 14 February 2014.
  23. News: Andy McSmith's Diary: One Lib Dem MP the party can live without. The Independent. London. 18 September 2014. 21 November 2014.
  24. News: Lib Dems withdraw party whip from MP David Ward over Israel comment . . 18 July 2013 . 22 July 2013 . Syal, Rajeev . London.
  25. News: MP David Ward has Lib Dem whip withdrawn over Israel comment . . 18 July 2013 . 22 July 2013 . O'Donoghue, Gary.
  26. News: Lib Dems get Israel warning. The Jewish Chronicle. 17 September 2013. 17 October 2013.
  27. News: MP Nigel Evans rejoins Conservatives. BBC News. 28 April 2014. 6 June 2014.
  28. News: Sir Malcolm Rifkind and Jack Straw have whip withdrawn over 'sting' . . 23 February 2015 . 23 February 2015.