United Kingdom general election records
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United Kingdom general election records is an annotated list of notable records from United Kingdom
general elections.
Prior to 1945, electoral competition in the United Kingdom exhibited features which make meaningful comparisons with modern results difficult.
Among the most significant were:-
Since 1945, the evolution of a stable 3-party system has tended to negate each of the above features so that, broadly speaking, elections are more comparable.
In Northern Ireland
, as ever, the pattern of party competition is completely different from that on the mainland and comparisons remain problematic.
Hence, unless otherwise stated records are based on results since the 1945 General Election, and earlier exceptional results are listed separately.
For comparison purposes the following definitions have been adopted.
in that constituency between the two Elections.
It should also be noted that boundary changes between elections will make comparison between altered seats difficult if not impossible.
in 1931. However Brighton was a two-member constituency with a larger than average electorate.
, reelected with a majority of 62253 at Brighton
in 1931. The largest majority received by a woman is 38823 by the Countess of Iveagh
elected MP for Southend
in 1931.
Since 1945
Notes:
Only six constituencies have seen more than ten candidates stand in a general election:
The two cases from before 2010 were both the constituency of the Prime Minister. Before 1983, the consecutive records were 6 candidates in 1918, 7 in Tottenham
in February 1974 and 9 in Devon North in 1979.
, Londonderry
, North Antrim
and South Antrim
, at the 1951 general election
. The last mainland seats to be uncontested were Liverpool Scotland
and Rhondda West
, at the 1945 general election
.
Three seats were contested only by Labour and Conservative candidates at the 1979 general election
: Birmingham Handsworth
, Dudley West
and Salford East
.
Birkenhead
was the only seat contested by only three candidates at the 2010 general election.
Notes:
Notes:
Notes
were also elected.
The first Roman Catholic general election victors in the UK Parliament were at the 1830 general election
. They included Daniel O'Connell
and James Patrick Mahon
in Clare
.
The first Quaker general election victor was Edward Pease, at the 1832 general election
.
Lionel de Rothschild
was the first Jewish general election victor, at the 1847 general election
. He was not permitted to take his seat.
The first declared atheist to win a general election was Charles Bradlaugh
at the 1880 general election
. He was not permitted to take his seat.
Dadabhai Naoroji
was the first Parsi general election victor at the 1892 general election
.
Piara Khabra
became the first Sikh
general election victor, at the 1992 general election
.
The first Muslim
general election victor was Mohammed Sarwar at the 1997 general election
.
: Fermanagh and South Tyrone
, 1955
seats. What is quite unusual is for two MPs both sitting in the same parliament to seek re-election in the same seat. This usually occurs by reason of boundary changes or party splits.
Notes: 1after announcing his retirement as member for Central Fife
, long-serving Scottish Labour MP Willie Hamilton obtained his party's nomination in the hopeless prospect of South Hams in southern England. Hamilton insisted that he knew local parties often found themselves without candidates shortly before nominations closed, and was offering because it would help them out of difficulty; however by standing again and being "defeated" he qualified for an additional allowance.
* Winner
The longest continuous Labour government was in office for over 13 years, between 2 May 1997 and 11 May 2010.
The longest continuous Liberal government was in office for over 9 years, between 5 December 1905 and 25 May 1915.
The longest continuous coalition government was in office for almost 14 years, between 24 August 1931 and 26 July 1945, although its components changed significantly during that period.
, which was held on Tuesday 27 October. Prior to this, it was common to hold general elections on any day of the week (other than Sunday), and until the 1918 general election
, polling was held over a period of several weeks.
in 2010, where polling was delayed for three weeks owing to the death of the UKIP candidate.
Previous examples occurred at
Notes: 1 by-election loss confirmed at the General Election
Notes:
and Liberal Party
formed the Liberal Democrats
, or the Vanguard Unionist Progressive Party merged into the Ulster Unionist Party
.
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
general elections.
Prior to 1945, electoral competition in the United Kingdom exhibited features which make meaningful comparisons with modern results difficult.
Among the most significant were:-
- Frequent interventions and withdrawals of parties in different seats.
- Frequent Coalitions between parties, splits within parties and floor-crossing by members.
- Uncontested elections and truces between parties, in particular during both World Wars.
- Generally more significant competition from independent candidates and minor parties.
- Multi-member seats and University seats.
- Higher frequency of general elections, although parliaments were extended during both World Wars.
- Generally higher turnouts.
- Generally higher variation in size of constituency electorates.
Since 1945, the evolution of a stable 3-party system has tended to negate each of the above features so that, broadly speaking, elections are more comparable.
In Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland is one of the four countries of the United Kingdom. Situated in the north-east of the island of Ireland, it shares a border with the Republic of Ireland to the south and west...
, as ever, the pattern of party competition is completely different from that on the mainland and comparisons remain problematic.
Hence, unless otherwise stated records are based on results since the 1945 General Election, and earlier exceptional results are listed separately.
For comparison purposes the following definitions have been adopted.
- Gain - victory by a party which was not victorious at the immediate previous election.
- Loss - defeat of a party which was victorious at the immediate previous election.
- Hold - victory by a party which was victorious at the immediate previous election.
- Win - victory by a party. Ambiguous term that could mean either a gain or a hold.
- Incumbent - the party which held the seat at the immediate previous election, irrespective of any intervening change of candidate or candidate's change of party.
- Third Party - In England, since 1922United Kingdom general election, 1922The United Kingdom general election of 1922 was held on 15 November 1922. It was the first election held after most of the Irish counties left the United Kingdom to form the Irish Free State, and was won by Andrew Bonar Law's Conservatives, who gained an overall majority over Labour, led by John...
, the "third party" has been the LiberalLiberal Party (UK)The Liberal Party was one of the two major political parties of the United Kingdom during the 19th and early 20th centuries. It was a third party of negligible importance throughout the latter half of the 20th Century, before merging with the Social Democratic Party in 1988 to form the present day...
party through its Alliance with the SDP and their successors up to the present day Liberal DemocratsLiberal DemocratsThe Liberal Democrats are a social liberal political party in the United Kingdom which supports constitutional and electoral reform, progressive taxation, wealth taxation, human rights laws, cultural liberalism, banking reform and civil liberties .The party was formed in 1988 by a merger of the...
. Additionally, in ScotlandScotlandScotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
and WalesWalesWales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...
the Scottish National PartyScottish National PartyThe Scottish National Party is a social-democratic political party in Scotland which campaigns for Scottish independence from the United Kingdom....
and Plaid CymruPlaid Cymru' is a political party in Wales. It advocates the establishment of an independent Welsh state within the European Union. was formed in 1925 and won its first seat in 1966...
are also considered to be Third Parties. Prior to 1922, the third party was the Labour party. - Minor Party - parties smaller than the Third Party
- Uncontested - an election where only one candidate is put forward. No votes are actually cast and the candidate is by definition the victor.
- Notional - boundary changes occur about every 10–15 years. Invariably the political composition of many seats is changed as a result, sometimes decisively. Professors Colin RallingsColin RallingsColin Rallings is a British academic, Professor of Politics in the School of Sociology, Politics & Law at the University of Plymouth.With his colleague Michael Thrasher, Rallings has written extensively on electoral systems, results and British politics. He is Co-Director of the Local Government...
and Michael ThrasherMichael ThrasherMichael Thrasher is a British academic, Professor of Politics in the School of Sociology, Politics & Law at the University of Plymouth.With his colleague Colin Rallings, Thrasher has written extensively on electoral systems, results and British politics. He is Co-Director of the Local Government...
have compiled notional results for the last few sets of boundary changes, predicting what the result would have been at the previous election under the new boundaries. While accurate overall, the results in a few seats indicate that they may have been mistaken.
Numerical records
For more information about what is meant by the term "swing", see Swing (politics)Swing (politics)
An electoral swing analysis shows the extent of change in voter support from one election to another. It is an indicator of voter support for individual candidates or political parties, or voter preference between two or more candidates or parties...
From Labour to Conservative
- Merthyr TydfilMerthyr Tydfil (UK Parliament constituency)Merthyr Tydfil was a parliamentary constituency centred on the town of Merthyr Tydfil in Glamorgan. From 1832 to 1868 it returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, and in 1868 this was increased to two members...
, 1970 - 20.83%
Largest fall in percentage share of vote
A party's share of the vote at a general election is not always matched at subsequent general elections, but given the five-year maximum term of a Parliament, reductions of 20% or more are unusual.Conservative reductions in vote
- North DownNorth Down (UK Parliament constituency)North Down is a Parliamentary Constituency in the United Kingdom House of Commons. The current MP is Sylvia Hermon, elected as an Independent in the 2010 General Election. -Boundaries:The county constituency was first created in 1885 from the northern part of Down...
, 1997: - 27.0% - TattonTatton (UK Parliament constituency)- Elections in the 1990s :- Elections in the 1980s :- Sources :* Data for the 2005 election are from the .* Data for the 2001 election are from http://www.election.demon.co.uk/....
, 1997: - 24.7% - GordonGordon (UK Parliament constituency)Gordon is a county constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom , which elects one member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election...
, 1997: - 21.9% - WokingWoking (UK Parliament constituency)Woking is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election...
, 1997: - 20.7%
Labour reductions in vote
- Blaenau GwentBlaenau Gwent (UK Parliament constituency)Blaenau Gwent is a county constituency in South Wales, represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election.- History :...
, 2005: - 39.7% - Wyre ForestWyre Forest (UK Parliament constituency)Wyre Forest is a county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election...
, 2001: - 26.6% - Brent East, 2005: - 24.4%
- Barnsley EastBarnsley East (UK Parliament constituency)Barnsley East is a Parliamentary constituency in South Yorkshire which returns one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. The seat was created as Barnsley East in 1983 and abolished to create Barnsley East and Mexborough in 1997...
, 2010: - 23.9%
Liberal/SDP/Liberal Democrat
- Plymouth Devonport, 1992: - 29.9%
- Leeds WestLeeds West (UK Parliament constituency)Leeds West is a borough constituency in the city of Leeds, West Yorkshire which is represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom...
, 1992: - 24.7% - Greenwich and Woolwich, 1997: - 22.6% (notional)
Other parties
- Independent Labour PartyIndependent Labour PartyThe Independent Labour Party was a socialist political party in Britain established in 1893. The ILP was affiliated to the Labour Party from 1906 to 1932, when it voted to leave...
, Glasgow BridgetonGlasgow Bridgeton (UK Parliament constituency)Glasgow Bridgeton was a parliamentary constituency in the city of Glasgow. From 1885 to 1974, it returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the first-past-the-post voting system....
, 1950: - 60.6% - Ulster Unionist PartyUlster Unionist PartyThe Ulster Unionist Party – sometimes referred to as the Official Unionist Party or, in a historic sense, simply the Unionist Party – is the more moderate of the two main unionist political parties in Northern Ireland...
, North DownNorth Down (UK Parliament constituency)North Down is a Parliamentary Constituency in the United Kingdom House of Commons. The current MP is Sylvia Hermon, elected as an Independent in the 2010 General Election. -Boundaries:The county constituency was first created in 1885 from the northern part of Down...
, 1979: - 53.1% - Ulster Unionist PartyUlster Unionist PartyThe Ulster Unionist Party – sometimes referred to as the Official Unionist Party or, in a historic sense, simply the Unionist Party – is the more moderate of the two main unionist political parties in Northern Ireland...
, North AntrimNorth Antrim (UK Parliament constituency)North Antrim is a Parliamentary Constituency in the United Kingdom House of Commons. Its current member is Ian Paisley Jr.-Boundaries:North Antrim has always been a county constituency comprising the northern part of County Antrim in the north-east of Northern Ireland...
, 1970: - 41.5% - Sinn FéinSinn FéinSinn Féin is a left wing, Irish republican political party in Ireland. The name is Irish for "ourselves" or "we ourselves", although it is frequently mistranslated as "ourselves alone". Originating in the Sinn Féin organisation founded in 1905 by Arthur Griffith, it took its current form in 1970...
, Fermanagh and South TyroneFermanagh and South Tyrone (UK Parliament constituency)Fermanagh and South Tyrone is a Parliamentary constituency in the British House of Commons. The current MP for the constituency is Michelle Gildernew of Sinn Féin....
, 1959: - 40.8% - Ulster Unionist PartyUlster Unionist PartyThe Ulster Unionist Party – sometimes referred to as the Official Unionist Party or, in a historic sense, simply the Unionist Party – is the more moderate of the two main unionist political parties in Northern Ireland...
, Belfast NorthBelfast North (UK Parliament constituency)Belfast North is a Parliamentary Constituency in the United Kingdom House of Commons.-Boundaries:The seat was created in 1922 when, as part of the establishment of the devolved Stormont Parliament for Northern Ireland, the number of MPs in the Westminster Parliament was drastically cut...
, 2001: - 39.8%
Largest increase in percentage share of vote
These records detail the change in the share of the vote by parties when compared to the same constituency in the previous General Election. In some cases, such as Brent East in 2005 for the Liberal Democrats, the figures should be framed by the context of a by-electionBy-election
A by-election is an election held to fill a political office that has become vacant between regularly scheduled elections....
in that constituency between the two Elections.
It should also be noted that boundary changes between elections will make comparison between altered seats difficult if not impossible.
Labour
- Liverpool Wavertree, 1997: + 23.1%
- CrosbyCrosby (UK Parliament constituency)Crosby was a constituency in Merseyside, represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1950 until 2010. It elected one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election.-History:...
, 1997: + 22.4% - Brent North, 1997: + 20.4%
- Plymouth Devonport, 1992: + 20.3%
- North East Cambridgeshire, 1997: + 20.2%
- Blaenau GwentBlaenau Gwent (UK Parliament constituency)Blaenau Gwent is a county constituency in South Wales, represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election.- History :...
, 2010: + 20.1% - HoveHove (UK Parliament constituency)Hove is a borough constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election...
, 1997: + 20.1%
Liberal/Liberal Democrat
- Brent East, 2005: + 36.9%
- RedcarRedcar (UK Parliament constituency)Redcar is a borough constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election.-Boundaries:...
, 2010: + 25.0% - Liverpool BroadgreenLiverpool Broadgreen (UK Parliament constituency)Liverpool Broadgreen was a parliamentary constituency centred on the Broadgreen suburb of Liverpool. It returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom....
, 1987: + 24.7% - Kingston and Surbiton, 2001: + 23.5%
- Birmingham Ladywood, 2005: + 23.3%
- Birmingham Hodge Hill, 2005: + 21.4%
- Sheffield Hallam, 1997: + 20.6%
- Manchester WithingtonManchester Withington (UK Parliament constituency)Manchester, Withington is a parliamentary constituency in the city of Manchester. It returns one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the first past the post system...
, 2005: + 20.4%
Nationalist
- SNP, Glasgow GovanGlasgow Govan (UK Parliament constituency)Glasgow Govan was a parliamentary constituency in the Govan district of Glasgow. It was represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1885 until 2005, returning one Member of Parliament elected by the first-past-the-post system.The area which the constituency...
, 1992: + 26.7%
Largest winning share of the vote
- Largest share of the vote won by any candidate, since 1918:
- George CurrieGeorge CurrieGeorge Boyle Hanna Currie MBE was a Northern Irish barrister and politician.Currie went to Campbell College, Belfast, followed by Trinity College, Dublin where he earned the degrees of Bachelor of Arts, Master of Arts, and Bachelor of Laws...
, Ulster Unionist, North DownNorth Down (UK Parliament constituency)North Down is a Parliamentary Constituency in the United Kingdom House of Commons. The current MP is Sylvia Hermon, elected as an Independent in the 2010 General Election. -Boundaries:The county constituency was first created in 1885 from the northern part of Down...
, 1959: 98.0% - George CurrieGeorge CurrieGeorge Boyle Hanna Currie MBE was a Northern Irish barrister and politician.Currie went to Campbell College, Belfast, followed by Trinity College, Dublin where he earned the degrees of Bachelor of Arts, Master of Arts, and Bachelor of Laws...
, Ulster Unionist, North DownNorth Down (UK Parliament constituency)North Down is a Parliamentary Constituency in the United Kingdom House of Commons. The current MP is Sylvia Hermon, elected as an Independent in the 2010 General Election. -Boundaries:The county constituency was first created in 1885 from the northern part of Down...
, 1955: 96.9% - Knox CunninghamKnox CunninghamSir Samuel Knox Cunningham, 1st Baronet, QC was a Northern Irish Barrister, businessman and politician. As an Ulster Unionist politician at a time when the Unionists were part of the Conservative Party, he was also a significant figure in United Kingdom politics as Parliamentary Private Secretary...
, Ulster Unionist, South AntrimSouth Antrim (UK Parliament constituency)South Antrim is a Parliamentary Constituency in the United Kingdom House of Commons.-Boundaries:From 1885, this constituency was one of four county divisions of the former Antrim constituency...
, 1959: 95.1% - Phelim O'Neill, Ulster Unionist, North AntrimNorth Antrim (UK Parliament constituency)North Antrim is a Parliamentary Constituency in the United Kingdom House of Commons. Its current member is Ian Paisley Jr.-Boundaries:North Antrim has always been a county constituency comprising the northern part of County Antrim in the north-east of Northern Ireland...
, 1959: 94.9% - Will ThorneWill ThorneWilliam James Thorne CBE , known as Will Thorne, was a British trade unionist, activist and one of the first Labour Members of Parliament .-Early years:...
, Labour, PlaistowPlaistow (UK Parliament constituency)Plaistow was a borough constituency returning a single Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom through the first-past-the-post voting system. The constituency was one of four divisions of the Parliamentary Borough of West Ham, which had at the time the...
, 1918: 94.9%
- George Currie
Largest number of votes
The most votes received by a single individual in a general election was Sir Cooper Rawson who polled 75205 votes when being reelected as MP for BrightonBrighton (UK Parliament constituency)
Brighton was a parliamentary constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1832 until it was divided into single-member seats from the United Kingdom general election, 1950...
in 1931. However Brighton was a two-member constituency with a larger than average electorate.
Largest majority
The largest majority received by an individual is also Sir Cooper RawsonAlfred Cooper Rawson
Sir Cooper Rawson was a British businessman and Conservative Party politician. After a decade in local government, he sat in the House of Commons from 1922 to 1944.- Business :...
, reelected with a majority of 62253 at Brighton
Brighton (UK Parliament constituency)
Brighton was a parliamentary constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1832 until it was divided into single-member seats from the United Kingdom general election, 1950...
in 1931. The largest majority received by a woman is 38823 by the Countess of Iveagh
Gwendolen Guinness, Countess of Iveagh
Gwendolen Florence Mary Guinness, Countess of Iveagh , was a Conservative politician in the United Kingdom, and, by marriage, a member of the Anglo-Irish Guinness brewing dynasty....
elected MP for Southend
Southend (UK Parliament constituency)
Southend was a parliamentary constituency centred on the town of Southend-on-Sea in Essex. It returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom....
in 1931.
Lowest winning share of the vote
All general election victors receiving less than 33.33% of the vote are listed. The list is complete from 1945 onwards. Seats with more than one member are omitted.| Name | Party | Constituency | Election | % Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrat | Inverness, Nairn and Lochaber Inverness, Nairn and Lochaber (UK Parliament constituency) Inverness, Nairn and Lochaber was a county constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1983 to 1997. It elected one Member of Parliament by the first-past-the-post system of election.-History:... |
1992 United Kingdom general election, 1992 The United Kingdom general election of 1992 was held on 9 April 1992, and was the fourth consecutive victory for the Conservative Party. This election result was one of the biggest surprises in 20th Century politics, as polling leading up to the day of the election showed Labour under leader Neil... |
26.0 | |
| Conservative | Portsmouth Central Portsmouth Central (UK Parliament constituency) Portsmouth Central was a borough constituency in Portsmouth. It returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the first past the post system.- History :... |
1922 United Kingdom general election, 1922 The United Kingdom general election of 1922 was held on 15 November 1922. It was the first election held after most of the Irish counties left the United Kingdom to form the Irish Free State, and was won by Andrew Bonar Law's Conservatives, who gained an overall majority over Labour, led by John... |
26.8 | |
| Democratic Unionist | Belfast North Belfast North (UK Parliament constituency) Belfast North is a Parliamentary Constituency in the United Kingdom House of Commons.-Boundaries:The seat was created in 1922 when, as part of the establishment of the devolved Stormont Parliament for Northern Ireland, the number of MPs in the Westminster Parliament was drastically cut... |
1979 United Kingdom general election, 1979 The United Kingdom general election of 1979 was held on 3 May 1979 to elect 635 members to the British House of Commons. The Conservative Party, led by Margaret Thatcher ousted the incumbent Labour government of James Callaghan with a parliamentary majority of 43 seats... |
27.6 | |
| Liberal Democrat | Norwich South | 2010 | 29.4 | |
| Conservative | East Ham North East Ham North (UK Parliament constituency) East Ham North was a parliamentary constituency centred on the East Ham district of London, which was in Essex until 1965. It returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the first past the post voting system.- History :The... |
1922 United Kingdom general election, 1922 The United Kingdom general election of 1922 was held on 15 November 1922. It was the first election held after most of the Irish counties left the United Kingdom to form the Irish Free State, and was won by Andrew Bonar Law's Conservatives, who gained an overall majority over Labour, led by John... |
29.7 | |
| Scottish Nationalist | Perth Perth (UK Parliament constituency) Perth was a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1832 to 1918, 1918 to 1950, and 1997 to 2005. From 1832 to 1918 it was a burgh constituency. From 1918 to 1950, and 1997 to 2005, it was a county constituency... |
2001 United Kingdom general election, 2001 The United Kingdom general election, 2001 was held on Thursday 7 June 2001 to elect 659 members to the British House of Commons. It was dubbed "the quiet landslide" by the media, as the Labour Party was re-elected with another landslide result and only suffered a net loss of 6 seats... |
29.7 | |
| Liberal Democrat | Argyll and Bute Argyll and Bute (UK Parliament constituency) Argyll and Bute is a county constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It was created for the 1983 general election, merging most of Argyll with some of Bute and Northern Ayrshire... |
2001 United Kingdom general election, 2001 The United Kingdom general election, 2001 was held on Thursday 7 June 2001 to elect 659 members to the British House of Commons. It was dubbed "the quiet landslide" by the media, as the Labour Party was re-elected with another landslide result and only suffered a net loss of 6 seats... |
29.9 | |
| Democratic Unionist | Mid Ulster Mid Ulster (UK Parliament constituency) Mid Ulster is a Parliamentary Constituency in the British House of Commons.-Boundaries:The constituency was created in 1950 when the old two-seat constituency of Fermanagh and Tyrone was abolished as part of the final move to single member seats... |
1983 United Kingdom general election, 1983 The 1983 United Kingdom general election was held on 9 June 1983. It gave the Conservative Party under Margaret Thatcher the most decisive election victory since that of Labour in 1945... |
30.0 | |
| Scottish Nationalist | Moray Moray (UK Parliament constituency) -Sources:* * * * * * -See also:... |
2001 United Kingdom general election, 2001 The United Kingdom general election, 2001 was held on Thursday 7 June 2001 to elect 659 members to the British House of Commons. It was dubbed "the quiet landslide" by the media, as the Labour Party was re-elected with another landslide result and only suffered a net loss of 6 seats... |
30.3 | |
| Scottish Nationalist | East Dunbartonshire East Dunbartonshire (UK Parliament constituency) East Dunbartonshire is a county constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom . It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election.... |
1974 October United Kingdom general election, October 1974 The United Kingdom general election of October 1974 took place on 10 October 1974 to elect 635 members to the British House of Commons. It was the second general election of that year and resulted in the Labour Party led by Harold Wilson, winning by a tiny majority of 3 seats.The election of... |
31.2 | |
| Liberal Democrat | Tweeddale, Ettrick and Lauderdale Tweeddale, Ettrick and Lauderdale (UK Parliament constituency) Tweeddale, Ettrick and Lauderdale was a county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1983... |
1997 United Kingdom general election, 1997 The United Kingdom general election, 1997 was held on 1 May 1997, more than five years after the previous election on 9 April 1992, to elect 659 members to the British House of Commons. The Labour Party ended its 18 years in opposition under the leadership of Tony Blair, and won the general... |
31.2 | |
| Plaid Cymru | Ceredigion and Pembroke North | 1992 United Kingdom general election, 1992 The United Kingdom general election of 1992 was held on 9 April 1992, and was the fourth consecutive victory for the Conservative Party. This election result was one of the biggest surprises in 20th Century politics, as polling leading up to the day of the election showed Labour under leader Neil... |
31.3 | |
| Green | Brighton Pavilion | 2010 | 31.3 | |
| Democratic Unionist | Belfast East Belfast East (UK Parliament constituency) Belfast East is a Parliamentary Constituency in the United Kingdom House of Commons. The current MP is Naomi Long of the Alliance Party, elected in 2010... |
1979 United Kingdom general election, 1979 The United Kingdom general election of 1979 was held on 3 May 1979 to elect 635 members to the British House of Commons. The Conservative Party, led by Margaret Thatcher ousted the incumbent Labour government of James Callaghan with a parliamentary majority of 43 seats... |
31.4 | |
| Labour | Ochil and South Perthshire Ochil and South Perthshire (UK Parliament constituency) Ochil and South Perthshire is a county constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election.... |
2005 United Kingdom general election, 2005 The United Kingdom general election of 2005 was held on Thursday, 5 May 2005 to elect 646 members to the British House of Commons. The Labour Party under Tony Blair won its third consecutive victory, but with a majority of 66, reduced from 160.... |
31.4 | |
| Labour | Carmarthen Carmarthen (UK Parliament constituency) Carmarthen was the name of a parliamentary constituency in Wales which returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom between 1542 and 1997... |
1983 United Kingdom general election, 1983 The 1983 United Kingdom general election was held on 9 June 1983. It gave the Conservative Party under Margaret Thatcher the most decisive election victory since that of Labour in 1945... |
31.6 | |
| Liberal Democrat | Argyll and Bute Argyll and Bute (UK Parliament constituency) Argyll and Bute is a county constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It was created for the 1983 general election, merging most of Argyll with some of Bute and Northern Ayrshire... |
2010 | 31.6 | |
| Labour | Oldham East and Saddleworth | 2010 | 31.9 | |
| Democratic Unionist | East Londonderry East Londonderry (UK Parliament constituency) East Londonderry is a Parliamentary Constituency in the United Kingdom House of Commons.-Boundaries:The seat was created in boundary changes in 1983, as part of an expansion of Northern Ireland's constituencies from 12 to 17, and was predominantly made up from the old Londonderry constituency... |
2001 United Kingdom general election, 2001 The United Kingdom general election, 2001 was held on Thursday 7 June 2001 to elect 659 members to the British House of Commons. It was dubbed "the quiet landslide" by the media, as the Labour Party was re-elected with another landslide result and only suffered a net loss of 6 seats... |
32.1 | |
| Social Democratic and Labour | Belfast South Belfast South (UK Parliament constituency) Belfast South is a Parliamentary Constituency in the United Kingdom House of Commons.-Boundaries:The seat was created in 1922 when, as part of the establishment of the devolved Stormont Parliament for Northern Ireland, the number of MPs in the Westminster Parliament was drastically cut... |
2005 United Kingdom general election, 2005 The United Kingdom general election of 2005 was held on Thursday, 5 May 2005 to elect 646 members to the British House of Commons. The Labour Party under Tony Blair won its third consecutive victory, but with a majority of 66, reduced from 160.... |
32.3 | |
| Liberal | Inverness Inverness (UK Parliament constituency) Inverness was a county constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1918 until 1983. It elected one Member of Parliament by the first-past-the-post system of election.... |
1974 October United Kingdom general election, October 1974 The United Kingdom general election of October 1974 took place on 10 October 1974 to elect 635 members to the British House of Commons. It was the second general election of that year and resulted in the Labour Party led by Harold Wilson, winning by a tiny majority of 3 seats.The election of... |
32.4 | |
| Labour | Coventry South East Coventry South East (UK Parliament constituency) Coventry South East was a parliamentary constituency in the city of Coventry. It returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.... |
1992 United Kingdom general election, 1992 The United Kingdom general election of 1992 was held on 9 April 1992, and was the fourth consecutive victory for the Conservative Party. This election result was one of the biggest surprises in 20th Century politics, as polling leading up to the day of the election showed Labour under leader Neil... |
32.6 | |
| Conservative | Renfrew West and Inverclyde Renfrew West and Inverclyde (UK Parliament constituency) Renfrewshire West and Inverclyde was a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1983 to 1997.The constituency was created out of, and merged back into, the West Renfrewshire constituency.-Members of Parliament:... |
1983 United Kingdom general election, 1983 The 1983 United Kingdom general election was held on 9 June 1983. It gave the Conservative Party under Margaret Thatcher the most decisive election victory since that of Labour in 1945... |
32.7 | |
| Labour | Great Grimsby Great Grimsby (UK Parliament constituency) Great Grimsby is a borough constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, consisting of the town of Grimsby in North East Lincolnshire. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election... |
2010 | 32.7 | |
| Labour | Hampstead and Kilburn Hampstead and Kilburn (UK Parliament constituency) Hampstead and Kilburn is a borough constituency electing one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.-History:... |
2010 | 32.8 | |
| Labour | Birmingham Hall Green | 2010 | 32.9 | |
| Conservative | Caernarfon Caernarfon (UK Parliament constituency) Caernarfon was a parliamentary constituency centred on the town of Caernarfon in Wales. It elected one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system.... |
1945 United Kingdom general election, 1945 The United Kingdom general election of 1945 was a general election held on 5 July 1945, with polls in some constituencies delayed until 12 July and in Nelson and Colne until 19 July, due to local wakes weeks. The results were counted and declared on 26 July, due in part to the time it took to... |
32.9 | |
| Labour | Derby North | 2010 | 33.0 | |
| Conservative | Ross and Cromarty Ross and Cromarty (UK Parliament constituency) Ross and Cromarty was a county constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1832 to 1983. The constituency elected one Member of Parliament using the first-past-the-post voting system.... |
1970 United Kingdom general election, 1970 The United Kingdom general election of 1970 was held on 18 June 1970, and resulted in a surprise victory for the Conservative Party under leader Edward Heath, who defeated the Labour Party under Harold Wilson. The election also saw the Liberal Party and its new leader Jeremy Thorpe lose half their... |
33.2 | |
| Labour | Edinburgh South Edinburgh South (UK Parliament constituency) Edinburgh South is a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, first used in the general election of 1885. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election... |
2005 United Kingdom general election, 2005 The United Kingdom general election of 2005 was held on Thursday, 5 May 2005 to elect 646 members to the British House of Commons. The Labour Party under Tony Blair won its third consecutive victory, but with a majority of 66, reduced from 160.... |
33.2 |
Major parties winning 2% or less of the vote
- Since 1918:
- B. Price, Conservative, Upper BannUpper Bann (UK Parliament constituency)Upper Bann is a Parliamentary Constituency in the United Kingdom House of Commons. The current Member of Parliament for Upper Bann is David Simpson.-Boundaries:...
, 1997: 0.9% - R. Smith, Liberal, South AntrimSouth Antrim (UK Parliament constituency)South Antrim is a Parliamentary Constituency in the United Kingdom House of Commons.-Boundaries:From 1885, this constituency was one of four county divisions of the former Antrim constituency...
, 1970: 0.9% - A. Seaton, Conservative, PontypriddPontypridd (UK Parliament constituency)-Elections in the 2000s:-Elections in the 1990s:-Elections in the 1980s:-Elections in the 1970s:...
, 1918: 1.1% - J. S. Holmes, Conservative, East LondonderryEast Londonderry (UK Parliament constituency)East Londonderry is a Parliamentary Constituency in the United Kingdom House of Commons.-Boundaries:The seat was created in boundary changes in 1983, as part of an expansion of Northern Ireland's constituencies from 12 to 17, and was predominantly made up from the old Londonderry constituency...
, 1997: 1.1% - H. Simonds-Gooding, Liberal, North DownNorth Down (UK Parliament constituency)North Down is a Parliamentary Constituency in the United Kingdom House of Commons. The current MP is Sylvia Hermon, elected as an Independent in the 2010 General Election. -Boundaries:The county constituency was first created in 1885 from the northern part of Down...
, 1970: 1.3% - Alan Greer, Conservative, Belfast EastBelfast East (UK Parliament constituency)Belfast East is a Parliamentary Constituency in the United Kingdom House of Commons. The current MP is Naomi Long of the Alliance Party, elected in 2010...
, 2005: 1.4% - C. J. Canning, Liberal, Dundee WestDundee West (UK Parliament constituency)Dundee West is a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first-past-the-post voting system....
, 1950: 1.9% - E. W. Mason, Liberal, Glasgow GovanGlasgow Govan (UK Parliament constituency)Glasgow Govan was a parliamentary constituency in the Govan district of Glasgow. It was represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1885 until 2005, returning one Member of Parliament elected by the first-past-the-post system.The area which the constituency...
, October 1974, 1.9% - A. W. Bowkett, Liberal, Birmingham Ladywood, 1924, 2.0%
- B. Price, Conservative, Upper Bann
- Labour's worst vote was 2.2% for S. P. Gordon in Glasgow BridgetonGlasgow Bridgeton (UK Parliament constituency)Glasgow Bridgeton was a parliamentary constituency in the city of Glasgow. From 1885 to 1974, it returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the first-past-the-post voting system....
in 1935.
Candidates winning fewer than ten votes
Since 1918:- 1: Catherine Taylor-Dawson, Vote For Yourself Rainbow Dream TicketVote For Yourself Rainbow Dream TicketMake Politicians History was a minor United Kingdom political party that advocated the abolition of Parliament in favour of devolution to city-states and decision-making by referendum. Its leader was Ronnie Carroll...
, Cardiff NorthCardiff North (UK Parliament constituency)Cardiff North is aborough constituency in the city of Cardiff. It returns one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the first past the post voting system....
(2005) - 5: Martin Kyslun, IndependentIndependent (politician)In politics, an independent or non-party politician is an individual not affiliated to any political party. Independents may hold a centrist viewpoint between those of major political parties, a viewpoint more extreme than any major party, or they may have a viewpoint based on issues that they do...
, West DerbyshireWest Derbyshire (UK Parliament constituency)West Derbyshire was a county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. From 1885 until it was replaced by the Derbyshire Dales constituency in the 2010 General Election, it elected one Member of Parliament by the first past the post voting system.It...
(2005) - 7: Dorian Vanbraam, Renaissance Democrat, PutneyPutney (UK Parliament constituency)-Elections 1950–1979:-Elections 1918–1945:-Notes and references:...
(1997)
Smallest majorities
- 0 votes: Ashton-under-LyneAshton-under-Lyne (UK Parliament constituency)Ashton-under-Lyne is a constituency centred on the town of Ashton-under-Lyne that is represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election...
, 1886 1 - 1 vote: ExeterExeter (UK Parliament constituency)Exeter is a borough constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election....
, December 1910 2 - 2 votes: IlkestonIlkeston (UK Parliament constituency)Ilkeston is a former United Kingdom Parliamentary constituency. It was a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It was represented by one Member of Parliament...
, 1931
Since 1945
- 2 votes: Winchester, 1997 3
- 3 votes: CarmarthenCarmarthen (UK Parliament constituency)Carmarthen was the name of a parliamentary constituency in Wales which returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom between 1542 and 1997...
, February 1974 - 3 votes: PeterboroughPeterborough (UK Parliament constituency)Peterborough is a borough constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, formally styled The Honourable the Commons of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland in Parliament assembled. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past...
, 1966 - 4 votes: Fermanagh and South TyroneFermanagh and South Tyrone (UK Parliament constituency)Fermanagh and South Tyrone is a Parliamentary constituency in the British House of Commons. The current MP for the constituency is Michelle Gildernew of Sinn Féin....
, 2010 - 4 votes: WorcesterWorcester (UK Parliament constituency)Worcester is a borough constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Since 1885 it has elected one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election; from 1295 to 1885 it elected two MPs....
, 1945 - 6 votes: Caithness and SutherlandCaithness and Sutherland (UK Parliament constituency)Caithness and Sutherland was a county constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1918 to 1997. It elected one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election....
, 1945 - 7 votes: Leicester SouthLeicester South (UK Parliament constituency)Leicester South is a borough constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament , by the first past the post voting system...
, 1983 - 7 votes: Brighton Kemptown, 1964
- 9 votes: BodminBodmin (UK Parliament constituency)Bodmin was the name of a parliamentary constituency in Cornwall from 1295 until 1983. Initially, it was a parliamentary borough, which returned two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons of England and later the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom until the 1868 general...
, February 1974 - 10 votes: ReadingReading (UK Parliament constituency)Reading was a parliamentary borough, and later a borough constituency, represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It comprised the town of Reading in the county of Berkshire....
, 1964 - 10 votes: Manchester RusholmeManchester Rusholme (UK Parliament constituency)Manchester Rusholme was a parliamentary constituency centred on the Rusholme district of Manchester. It returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the first past the post system....
, 1945 - 11 votes: Eton and SloughEton and Slough (UK Parliament constituency)Eton and Slough was a parliamentary constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elected one Member of Parliament by the first-past-the-post voting system....
, 1964 - 12 votes: TorbayTorbay (UK Parliament constituency)-Elections in the 2000s:-Elections in the 1990s:-Elections in the 1980s:-Notes and references:...
, 1997 - 12 votes: South East DerbyshireSouth East Derbyshire (UK Parliament constituency)South East Derbyshire was a parliamentary constituency in Derbyshire. It returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the first past the post voting system....
, 1959 - 13 votes: IpswichIpswich (UK Parliament constituency)Ipswich is a borough constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election.- Boundaries :...
, 1970 - 14 votes: Preston NorthPreston North (UK Parliament constituency)Preston North was a parliamentary constituency in Lancashire, which returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom...
, 1964 - 15 votes: NorthwichNorthwich (UK Parliament constituency)Northwich was a constituency in Cheshire which returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1885 until it was abolished for the 1983 general election.- Members of Parliament :...
, 1945 - 16 votes: Preston SouthPreston South (UK Parliament constituency)Preston South was a parliamentary constituency in the city of Preston in Lancashire. It returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom....
, 1951 - 19 votes: Vale of GlamorganVale of Glamorgan (UK Parliament constituency)Vale of Glamorgan is a county constituency in South Wales, represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom...
, 1992 - 20 votes: Birmingham All SaintsBirmingham All Saints (UK Parliament constituency)Birmingham All Saints was a parliamentary constituency in the city of Birmingham, which returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom...
, 1959 - 21 votes: HyndburnHyndburn (UK Parliament constituency)Hyndburn is a borough constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election.-Boundaries:...
, 1983 - 22 votes: PeterboroughPeterborough (UK Parliament constituency)Peterborough is a borough constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, formally styled The Honourable the Commons of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland in Parliament assembled. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past...
, February 1974 - 22 votes: East DunbartonshireEast Dunbartonshire (UK Parliament constituency)East Dunbartonshire is a county constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom . It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election....
, October 1974 - 25 votes: Belfast WestBelfast West (UK Parliament constituency)Belfast West is a parliamentary constituency in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom.-Boundaries:The seat was restored in 1922 when as part of the establishment of the devolved Stormont Parliament for Northern Ireland, the number of MPs in the Westminster Parliament was drastically cut...
, 1951 - 27 votes: Ealing North, 1964
- 28 votes: Stroud and ThornburyStroud and Thornbury (UK Parliament constituency)Stroud and Thornbury was a county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elected one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election....
, 1950 - 29 votes: Preston NorthPreston North (UK Parliament constituency)Preston North was a parliamentary constituency in Lancashire, which returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom...
, 1979 - 30 votes: GallowayGalloway (UK Parliament constituency)Galloway was a county constituency in the Galloway area of Scotland. It elected one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, by the first past the post voting system....
, October 1974
Notes:
- 1 At the election, the sitting Conservative Member, John Wentworth Addison, tied with his Liberal opponent, A.B. Rowley, on 3,049 votes each. The returning officer, acting under the law at the time, gave a casting vote to Addison, giving him an effective majority of one.
- 2 At the election, the Liberal candidate, Harold St. Maur was declared elected by a majority of 4 votes, but on petition, after a lengthy hearing and several recounts at the High Court, the previous Conservative Member Henry Duke was declared elected by a single vote.
- 3 The 1997 general election result was declared void, and at the subsequent by-election the Liberal Democrat majority swelled to over 20,000 votes. Consequently the result at Ilkeston in 1931 remains officially the smallest majority since 1918.
Most recounts
- 7: PeterboroughPeterborough (UK Parliament constituency)Peterborough is a borough constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, formally styled The Honourable the Commons of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland in Parliament assembled. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past...
, 1966 - 7: Brighton Kemptown, 1964
- 5: CarmarthenCarmarthen (UK Parliament constituency)Carmarthen was the name of a parliamentary constituency in Wales which returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom between 1542 and 1997...
, February 1974 - 5: IlkestonIlkeston (UK Parliament constituency)Ilkeston is a former United Kingdom Parliamentary constituency. It was a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It was represented by one Member of Parliament...
, 1931
Highest turnout
- Highest turnouts in any general election since 1918:
- Fermanagh and South TyroneFermanagh and South Tyrone (UK Parliament constituency)Fermanagh and South Tyrone is a Parliamentary constituency in the British House of Commons. The current MP for the constituency is Michelle Gildernew of Sinn Féin....
, 1951: 93.4% - DarwenDarwen (UK Parliament constituency)Darwen was a county constituency in Lancashire, centred on the town of Darwen. It returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1885 until it was abolished for the 1983 general election....
, 1924: 92.7%
Lowest turnout
- All turnouts below 35% from 1918:
- Lambeth Kennington, 1918: 29.7%
- Birmingham DeritendBirmingham Deritend (UK Parliament constituency)-Election in the 1920s:-Election in the 1910s:-Sources:* Boundaries of Parliamentary Constituencies 1885-1972, compiled and edited by F.W.S. Craig...
, 1918: 30.7% - Bethnal Green North EastBethnal Green North East (UK Parliament constituency)Bethnal Green North East was a parliamentary constituency in London, which returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom...
, 1918: 31.2% - Birmingham DuddestonBirmingham Duddeston (UK Parliament constituency)Birmingham Duddeston was a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1918 to 1950. It elected one Member of Parliament by the first-past-the-post system of election.- Boundaries :...
, 1918: 32.4% - LimehouseLimehouse (UK Parliament constituency)Limehouse was a borough constituency centred on the Limehouse district of the East End of London. It returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.- History :...
, 1918: 33.4% - Liverpool RiversideLiverpool Riverside (UK Parliament constituency)Liverpool Riverside is a borough constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election.-Boundaries:...
, 2001: 34.1% - Aberdeenshire and East Kincardineshire, 1918: 34.2%
- Until 2001, the lowest turnout after 1918 was 37.4% in Orkney and ShetlandOrkney and Shetland (UK Parliament constituency)Orkney and Shetland is a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election...
in 1922.
Most candidates
Any number of candidates can be nominated for election under current UK electoral law. The only restrictions are that a candidate must be a Commonwealth or Irish citzen, not legally disqualified, with the valid nomination of ten electors from the constituency. Candidates must pay a £500 deposit which is only refunded if the candidate wins 5% or more of the votes cast.Only six constituencies have seen more than ten candidates stand in a general election:
- SedgefieldSedgefield (UK Parliament constituency)Sedgefield is a county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election...
, 2005: 15 - Hackney South and Shoreditch, 2010: 12
- Luton SouthLuton South (UK Parliament constituency)Luton South is a borough constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election...
, 2010: 12 - Bethnal Green and Bow, 2010: 11
- Camberwell and Peckham, 2010: 11
- FinchleyFinchley (UK Parliament constituency)Finchley was a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elected one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election; its best-known MP was Margaret Thatcher, Prime Minister from 1979 to 1990...
, 1983: 11
The two cases from before 2010 were both the constituency of the Prime Minister. Before 1983, the consecutive records were 6 candidates in 1918, 7 in Tottenham
Tottenham (UK Parliament constituency)
Tottenham is a borough constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election.- Boundaries :...
in February 1974 and 9 in Devon North in 1979.
Fewest candidates
The last four seats to be uncontested at a general election were ArmaghArmagh (UK Parliament constituency)
Armagh or County Armagh was a Parliamentary Constituency in the House of Commons. It was replaced in boundary changes in 1983.The Act of Union 1800 provided for the Parliament of Ireland to be merged with the Parliament of Great Britain, to form the Parliament of the United Kingdom...
, Londonderry
Londonderry (UK Parliament constituency)
Londonderry was a Parliamentary Constituency in the House of Commons and also a constituency in elections to various regional bodies. It was replaced in boundary changes in 1983...
, North Antrim
North Antrim (UK Parliament constituency)
North Antrim is a Parliamentary Constituency in the United Kingdom House of Commons. Its current member is Ian Paisley Jr.-Boundaries:North Antrim has always been a county constituency comprising the northern part of County Antrim in the north-east of Northern Ireland...
and South Antrim
South Antrim (UK Parliament constituency)
South Antrim is a Parliamentary Constituency in the United Kingdom House of Commons.-Boundaries:From 1885, this constituency was one of four county divisions of the former Antrim constituency...
, at the 1951 general election
United Kingdom general election, 1951
The 1951 United Kingdom general election was held eighteen months after the 1950 general election, which the Labour Party had won with a slim majority of just five seats...
. The last mainland seats to be uncontested were Liverpool Scotland
Liverpool Scotland (UK Parliament constituency)
Liverpool Scotland was a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elected one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election....
and Rhondda West
Rhondda West (UK Parliament constituency)
Rhondda West was a parliamentary constituency centred on the Rhondda district of Wales. It returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the first past the post system...
, at the 1945 general election
United Kingdom general election, 1945
The United Kingdom general election of 1945 was a general election held on 5 July 1945, with polls in some constituencies delayed until 12 July and in Nelson and Colne until 19 July, due to local wakes weeks. The results were counted and declared on 26 July, due in part to the time it took to...
.
Three seats were contested only by Labour and Conservative candidates at the 1979 general election
United Kingdom general election, 1979
The United Kingdom general election of 1979 was held on 3 May 1979 to elect 635 members to the British House of Commons. The Conservative Party, led by Margaret Thatcher ousted the incumbent Labour government of James Callaghan with a parliamentary majority of 43 seats...
: Birmingham Handsworth
Birmingham Handsworth (UK Parliament constituency)
Birmingham Handsworth was a parliamentary constituency centred on the Handsworth district of Birmingham. It returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom...
, Dudley West
Dudley West (UK Parliament constituency)
Dudley West was a parliamentary constituency, centred on the town of Dudley in the West Midlands. It existed from 1974 to 1997, returning one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom by the first past the post system.-History:The constituency was created...
and Salford East
Salford East (UK Parliament constituency)
Salford East was a parliamentary constituency in the City of Salford in Greater Manchester. It returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom....
.
Birkenhead
Birkenhead (UK Parliament constituency)
Birkenhead is a parliamentary constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election.-History:...
was the only seat contested by only three candidates at the 2010 general election.
Durable general election candidates
A selection of politicians who have contested seats in at least thirteen general elections are listed:| Name | Parties | Contests | Successful | First | Last | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winston Churchill Winston Churchill Sir Winston Leonard Spencer-Churchill, was a predominantly Conservative British politician and statesman known for his leadership of the United Kingdom during the Second World War. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest wartime leaders of the century and served as Prime Minister twice... |
Liberal Liberal Party (UK) The Liberal Party was one of the two major political parties of the United Kingdom during the 19th and early 20th centuries. It was a third party of negligible importance throughout the latter half of the 20th Century, before merging with the Social Democratic Party in 1988 to form the present day... , Conservative Conservative Party (UK) The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House... , Constitutionalist |
16 | 14 | 1900 | 1959 | Stood in five by-elections, first in 1899 |
| Charles Pelham Villiers Charles Pelham Villiers Charles Pelham Villiers was a British lawyer and politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1835 to 1898, making him the longest-serving Member of Parliament .-Background and education:... |
Liberal Liberal Party (UK) The Liberal Party was one of the two major political parties of the United Kingdom during the 19th and early 20th centuries. It was a third party of negligible importance throughout the latter half of the 20th Century, before merging with the Social Democratic Party in 1988 to form the present day... , Liberal Unionist |
15 | 15 | 1835 | 1895 | |
| Edward Heath Edward Heath Sir Edward Richard George "Ted" Heath, KG, MBE, PC was a British Conservative politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and as Leader of the Conservative Party .... |
Conservative Conservative Party (UK) The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House... |
14 | 14 | 1950 | 1997 | |
| T. P. O'Connor T. P. O'Connor Thomas Power O'Connor , known as T. P. O'Connor and occasionally as Tay Pay, was a journalist, an Irish nationalist political figure, and a Member of Parliament in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland for nearly fifty years.-Biography:O'Connor was born in... |
Nationalist Nationalist Party (Ireland) The Nationalist Party was a term commonly used to describe a number of parliamentary political parties and constituency organisations supportive of Home Rule for Ireland from 1874 to 1922... |
14 | 14 | 1885 | 1929 | |
| Peter Tapsell | Conservative Conservative Party (UK) The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House... |
14 | 13 | 1959 | 2010 | Also stood in 1957 by-election |
| Manny Shinwell Manny Shinwell Emanuel "Manny" Shinwell, Baron Shinwell CH, PC , familiarly known as Manny, was a British trade union official, Labour politician and one of the leading figures of Red Clydeside.... |
Labour Labour Party (UK) The Labour Party is a centre-left democratic socialist party in the United Kingdom. It surpassed the Liberal Party in general elections during the early 1920s, forming minority governments under Ramsay MacDonald in 1924 and 1929-1931. The party was in a wartime coalition from 1940 to 1945, after... |
14 | 12 | 1918 | 1966 | Also stood in 1928 by-election |
| Michael Foot Michael Foot Michael Mackintosh Foot, FRSL, PC was a British Labour Party politician, journalist and author, who was a Member of Parliament from 1945 to 1955 and from 1960 until 1992... |
Labour Labour Party (UK) The Labour Party is a centre-left democratic socialist party in the United Kingdom. It surpassed the Liberal Party in general elections during the early 1920s, forming minority governments under Ramsay MacDonald in 1924 and 1929-1931. The party was in a wartime coalition from 1940 to 1945, after... |
14 | 11 | 1935 | 1987 | Also stood in 1960 by-election |
| David Lloyd George David Lloyd George David Lloyd George, 1st Earl Lloyd-George of Dwyfor OM, PC was a British Liberal politician and statesman... |
Liberal Liberal Party (UK) The Liberal Party was one of the two major political parties of the United Kingdom during the 19th and early 20th centuries. It was a third party of negligible importance throughout the latter half of the 20th Century, before merging with the Social Democratic Party in 1988 to form the present day... |
13 | 13 | 1892 | 1935 | Also stood in 1890 by-election |
| Edward Turnour Edward Turnour, 6th Earl Winterton Edward Turnour, 6th Earl Winterton PC , known as Viscount Turnour until 1907, was an Irish peer and British politician in the first half of the twentieth century who achieved the rare distinction of serving as both Baby of the House and Father of the House at the opposite ends of his career in the... |
Conservative Conservative Party (UK) The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House... |
13 | 13 | 1906 | 1950 | Also stood in 1904 by-election |
| Tony Benn Tony Benn Anthony Neil Wedgwood "Tony" Benn, PC is a British Labour Party politician and a former MP and Cabinet Minister.His successful campaign to renounce his hereditary peerage was instrumental in the creation of the Peerage Act 1963... |
Labour Labour Party (UK) The Labour Party is a centre-left democratic socialist party in the United Kingdom. It surpassed the Liberal Party in general elections during the early 1920s, forming minority governments under Ramsay MacDonald in 1924 and 1929-1931. The party was in a wartime coalition from 1940 to 1945, after... |
13 | 12 | 1951 | 1997 | Stood in four by-elections, first in 1950 |
| Kenneth Clarke Kenneth Clarke Kenneth Harry "Ken" Clarke, QC, MP is a British Conservative politician, currently Member of Parliament for Rushcliffe, Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice. He was first elected to Parliament in 1970; and appointed a minister in Edward Heath's government, in 1972, and is one of... |
Conservative Conservative Party (UK) The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House... |
13 | 11 | 1964 | 2010 | |
| Gerald Kaufman Gerald Kaufman Sir Gerald Bernard Kaufman is a British Labour Party politician, who has been a Member of Parliament since 1970, first for Manchester Ardwick, and then subsequently for Manchester Gorton... |
Labour Labour Party (UK) The Labour Party is a centre-left democratic socialist party in the United Kingdom. It surpassed the Liberal Party in general elections during the early 1920s, forming minority governments under Ramsay MacDonald in 1924 and 1929-1931. The party was in a wartime coalition from 1940 to 1945, after... |
13 | 11 | 1955 | 2010 | Did not stand 1964 or 1966 |
MPs defeated at consecutive general elections
On rare occasions an MP has been defeated at a general election, returned at a by-election, only to be defeated again at the subsequent general election. Shirley Williams is distinguished by achieving this while in two different parties.- William McCreaWilliam McCrea (politician)Robert Thomas William McCrea is a politician from Northern Ireland, and a member of the Democratic Unionist Party.-Career:...
, 1997 and 2001a - Shirley Williams, 1979 and 1983
- Arthur HendersonArthur HendersonArthur Henderson was a British iron moulder and Labour politician. He was the 1934 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate and he served three short terms as the Leader of the Labour Party from 1908–1910, 1914–1917 and 1931-1932....
, 1918, 1922 and 1923b
Notes:
- a returned to Parliament at a subsequent general election
- b returned to Parliament at a subsequent by-election
Attempts
It is unusual for a defeated MP to pursue more than a couple of attempts at re-election.- Robert McIntyreRobert McIntyreDr Robert Douglas McIntyre was the Leader of the Scottish National Party from 1947–1956 and a doctor by profession...
, 1950, 1951, 1955, 1959, 1964, 1966, 1970, Feb 1974 and Oct 1974a - George NichollsGeorge Nicholls (MP)George Nicholls was a British evangelical pastor, and Liberal-Labour politician who served as the Member of Parliament for North Northamptonshire from 1906 to 1910.Nicholls started life as a farm labourer and smallholder...
, Dec 1910, 1918, 1922, 1923, 1924 and 1929 (and by-elections in 1913 and 1925)a - Fred Maddison, Dec 1910, 1918, 1922 and 1923a
- Dave NellistDave NellistDavid John Nellist is a British Trotskyist activist and former Labour Member of Parliament for the now abolished constituency of Coventry South East...
, 1997, 2001, 2005 and 2010a - Mike CarrMichael Carr (Lib Dem politician)Michael Carr is a British teacher, lecturer and politician for the Liberal Democrats. Originally a teacher, Carr became active in politics as a Conservative councillor before joining the Social Democratic Party...
, 1997, 2001 and 2005a - Tom Mitchell, 1959, 1964 and 1966b
Notes:
- a in various seats
- b in the same seat
Interval
Attempts at a comeback usually occur almost immediately- Joseph Jackson ClearyJoseph Jackson ClearySir Joseph Jackson Cleary, JP was a British Labour Party politician.-Early life:Joseph Cleary was born in the West Derby district of Liverpool 26 October 1902 . He was educated at Holy Trinity School, Anfield and at Skerry's College, Liverpool.- Career :Cleary was appointed a Liverpool Justice of...
, 1955: 20 years after his defeat - Jonathan Evans, 2010: 13 years after his defeat
Future MPs unsuccessful at previous general elections
It is unusual for a candidate who has been unsuccessful on more than a couple of occasions to finally win a seat.- David WardDavid Ward (politician)David Ward is a British Liberal Democrat politician, who was elected at the 2010 general election as the Member of Parliament for Bradford East.-Early life:He attended Boston Grammar School in Boston, Lincolnshire...
, elected for Bradford EastBradford East (UK Parliament constituency)Bradford East is the name of a parliamentary constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. The constituency originally existed from 1885 to 1974 and was recreated for the 2010 general election, electing one Member of Parliament by the first past the post...
in 2010, after standing in Bradford North in 1992, 2001 and 2005 (and a by-election in 1990). - Alasdair McDonnellAlasdair McDonnellDr Alasdair McDonnell is an Irish politician, Leader of the Social Democratic and Labour Party and both a Member of the Parliament of the United Kingdom and a Member of the Legislative Assembly for South Belfast. On 5 November, 2011, he was elected as the new leader of the SDLP.-Early...
, elected for Belfast SouthBelfast South (UK Parliament constituency)Belfast South is a Parliamentary Constituency in the United Kingdom House of Commons.-Boundaries:The seat was created in 1922 when, as part of the establishment of the devolved Stormont Parliament for Northern Ireland, the number of MPs in the Westminster Parliament was drastically cut...
in 2005, after standing in 1979, 1983, 1987, 1992, 1997 and 2001 (and a by-election in 1982), and previously in North AntrimNorth Antrim (UK Parliament constituency)North Antrim is a Parliamentary Constituency in the United Kingdom House of Commons. Its current member is Ian Paisley Jr.-Boundaries:North Antrim has always been a county constituency comprising the northern part of County Antrim in the north-east of Northern Ireland...
in 1970. - Gregory CampbellGregory Campbell (politician)Gregory Lloyd Campbell is a Northern Irish unionist politician, and the Democratic Unionist Party Member of Parliament of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, representing the East Londonderry constituency of Northern Ireland....
, elected for East LondonderryEast Londonderry (UK Parliament constituency)East Londonderry is a Parliamentary Constituency in the United Kingdom House of Commons.-Boundaries:The seat was created in boundary changes in 1983, as part of an expansion of Northern Ireland's constituencies from 12 to 17, and was predominantly made up from the old Londonderry constituency...
in 2001, after standing in 1997, and previously in FoyleFoyle (UK Parliament constituency)Foyle is a Parliamentary Constituency in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom.-Boundaries:The seat was created in boundary changes in 1983, as part of an expansion of Northern Ireland's constituencies from 12 to 17, and was predominantly made up from the old Londonderry constituency...
in 1983, 1987 and 1992. - Martin McGuinnessMartin McGuinnessJames Martin Pacelli McGuinness is an Irish Sinn Féin politician and the current deputy First Minister of Northern Ireland. McGuinness was also the Sinn Féin candidate for the Irish presidential election, 2011. He was born in Derry, Northern Ireland....
, elected for Mid UlsterMid Ulster (UK Parliament constituency)Mid Ulster is a Parliamentary Constituency in the British House of Commons.-Boundaries:The constituency was created in 1950 when the old two-seat constituency of Fermanagh and Tyrone was abolished as part of the final move to single member seats...
in 1997, after standing in FoyleFoyle (UK Parliament constituency)Foyle is a Parliamentary Constituency in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom.-Boundaries:The seat was created in boundary changes in 1983, as part of an expansion of Northern Ireland's constituencies from 12 to 17, and was predominantly made up from the old Londonderry constituency...
in 1983, 1987 and 1992. - Michael Ward, elected for PeterboroughPeterborough (UK Parliament constituency)Peterborough is a borough constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, formally styled The Honourable the Commons of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland in Parliament assembled. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past...
in October 1974, after standing in February 1974, 1970 and 1966. - Frank SmithFrank Smith (UK politician)Francis Samuel Smith was a British newspaper editor and Christian socialist politician, who contested a large number of elections before finally winning a parliamentary seat in his mid-70s....
, elected for NuneatonNuneaton (UK Parliament constituency)Nuneaton is a county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election.- Pre-2010 :...
in 1929, after standing in 1924, and in various other constituencies in 1923, 1922, 1918, 1910, 1895 and 1892 (and also two by-elections in 1909 and one in 1894). - Edwin ScrymgeourEdwin ScrymgeourEdwin Scrymgeour , was a Member of Parliament for Dundee, Scotland. He is the only person ever elected to the House of Commons on a prohibitionist ticket as the candidate of the Scottish Prohibition Party....
, elected for DundeeDundee (UK Parliament constituency)Dundee was a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1832 to 1950, when it was split into Dundee East and Dundee West....
in 1922, after standing in January 1910, December 1910 and 1918 (and also in the 1908 and 1917 by-elections).
Former MPs making a comeback at a general election
- 2010: John CryerJohn CryerJohn Robert Cryer is an English Labour Party politician, who has been the Member of Parliament for Leyton and Wanstead since the general election in May 2010...
, Geraint Davies, Jonathan Evans, Chris Leslie, Stephen TwiggStephen TwiggStephen Twigg is a British Labour Party politician who has been the Labour Co-operative Member of Parliament for Liverpool West Derby since 2010. He previously served as the Member of Parliament for Enfield Southgate from 1997 to 2005, when he lost his seat. He came to national prominence in 1997...
- 2005: David EvennettDavid EvennettDavid Anthony Evennett is the Conservative Member of Parliament for Bexleyheath and Crayford.-Early life:He was educated at Buckhurst Hill County High School and the London School of Economics where he was awarded an MSc in Economics...
, William McCreaWilliam McCrea (politician)Robert Thomas William McCrea is a politician from Northern Ireland, and a member of the Democratic Unionist Party.-Career:...
, Christopher FraserChristopher FraserChristopher James Fraser is a British Conservative Party politician who was the Member of Parliament for South West Norfolk from 2005 to 2010.-Early life:...
, Malcolm RifkindMalcolm RifkindSir Malcolm Leslie Rifkind KCMG QC MP is a British Conservative Party politician and Member of Parliament for Kensington. He served in various roles as a cabinet minister under Prime Ministers Margaret Thatcher and John Major, including Secretary of State for Scotland , Defence Secretary and...
- 2001: Henry Bellingham, Alistair BurtAlistair BurtAlistair James Hendrie Burt is a British Conservative Party politician. He is the Member of Parliament for North East Bedfordshire...
, Derek ConwayDerek ConwayDerek Leslie Conway TD is an English politician and television presenter. A member of the centre-right Conservative Party, Conway served as a Member of Parliament for the constituency of Old Bexley and Sidcup from 2001 to 2010....
, Charles HendryCharles HendryCharles Hendry is a British Conservative Party politician and the Member of Parliament for Wealden. In May 2010 he was appointed Minister of State for the Department of Energy and Climate Change.-Early life:...
, Greg KnightGreg KnightGregory Knight is a British politician and author. He is Conservative Member of Parliament for East Yorkshire.-Education and professional life:...
, Bob SpinkBob SpinkRobert Michael Spink is a politician in the United Kingdom. He was elected as the Conservative Party Member of Parliament for Castle Point in Essex in 1992, lost his seat in 1997, but regained it in 2001...
- 1997: Gerry AdamsGerry AdamsGerry Adams is an Irish republican politician and Teachta Dála for the constituency of Louth. From 1983 to 1992 and from 1997 to 2011, he was an abstentionist Westminster Member of Parliament for Belfast West. He is the president of Sinn Féin, the second largest political party in Northern...
, Alan ClarkAlan ClarkAlan Kenneth Mackenzie Clark was a British Conservative MP and diarist. He served as a junior minister in Margaret Thatcher's governments at the Departments of Employment, Trade, and Defence, and became a privy counsellor in 1991...
, Michael FallonMichael FallonFor the American Physician / Candidate for U.S. House of Representatives see Mike FallonMichael Cathel Fallon is a British Conservative Party politician. He is the Member of Parliament for Sevenoaks, and as of September 2010 the deputy Chairman of the Conservative Party.-Early life:Michael Fallon...
, Gerald HowarthGerald HowarthJames Gerald Douglas Howarth known as Gerald Howarth is a British Conservative Party politician. He has been the Member of Parliament for Aldershot since 1997, having been the MP for Cannock and Burntwood from 1983 to 1992....
, Frank Doran, Christopher ChopeChristopher ChopeChristopher Robert Chope OBE is a British barrister and Conservative politician. He is the Member of Parliament for Christchurch.-Early life:...
, Huw EdwardsHuw Edwards (politician)Huw William Edmund Edwards is a British Labour Party politician who was the Member of Parliament for Monmouth over two separate terms....
, Ronnie FearnRonnie Fearn, Baron FearnRonald Cyril Fearn, Baron Fearn OBE is a British politician and Liberal Democrat member of the House of Lords.He was educated at King George V Grammar School, Southport and had a career in banking. He is also a Sefton Metropolitan Borough councilor and a former Merseyside county councilor...
, Mike Hancock, Ashok Kumar, Richard LivseyRichard Livsey, Baron Livsey of TalgarthRichard Arthur Lloyd Livsey, Baron Livsey of Talgarth CBE was the son of Arthur Norman Livsey and Lilian Maisie . His father was a seacaptain who died in Iraq when Richard was just three years old. He was therefore brought up in a single parent household by his mother, Lilian, who was a local...
, Humfrey MalinsHumfrey MalinsHumfrey Jonathon Malins CBE is a British Conservative Party politician, who was Member of Parliament for Croydon North West and later Woking.-Early life:...
, John MaplesJohn MaplesJohn Cradock Maples, Baron Maples is British politician. A member of the Conservative Party, he served as a Member of Parliament representing Lewisham West from 1982 to 1992 and Stratford-upon-Avon from 1997 to 2010...
, Francis MaudeFrancis MaudeFrancis Anthony Aylmer Maude is a British politician. A member of the Conservative Party, he currently serves as the Minister for the Cabinet Office and Paymaster General, and as a Member of Parliament representing the constituency of Horsham...
, Jonathan SayeedJonathan SayeedJonathan Sayeed is a British politician who was a Conservative Member of Parliament in the United Kingdom from 1983 to 1992 and from 1997 to 2005....
- 1992: John HoramJohn HoramJohn Rhodes Horam is a politician in the United Kingdom. He sat in the House of Commons for two separate periods between 1970 and 2010, as a member of three different political parties, latterly as the Conservative Party Member of Parliament for Orpington until 2010.-Early life:Horam was born in...
, Piers MerchantPiers MerchantPiers Rolf Garfield Merchant was a British Conservative Party politician. He was the Member of Parliament for Newcastle upon Tyne Central from 1983 to 1987, and then MP for Beckenham from 1992 until he resigned in October 1997 following a scandal.- Education :He was educated at Nottingham High...
, Paul TylerPaul Tyler, Baron TylerPaul Archer Tyler, Baron Tyler, CBE, DL is a Liberal Democrat politician in the United Kingdom. He was a Member of Parliament from February to October 1974 and from 1992 to 2005, and now sits in the House of Lords as a life peer....
, Iain SproatIain SproatIain MacDonald Sproat was a British Conservative Member of Parliament . He was educated at Winchester College and Magdalen College, Oxford. He worked as a publisher and journalist....
, Michael AncramMichael AncramMichael Andrew Foster Jude Kerr, 13th Marquess of Lothian, PC, QC , known as Michael Ancram, is a United Kingdom Conservative Party politician. He is a member of the House of Lords, former Member of Parliament, and a former member of the Shadow Cabinet...
, Bryan DaviesBryan Davies, Baron Davies of OldhamBryan Davies, Baron Davies of Oldham, PC, is a Labour member of the House of Lords. He served as Government Deputy Chief Whip in the House of Lords from 2003 to 2010, and as usual for a holder of that position, also held the position of Captain of the Yeomen of the Guard.He was educated at...
, Warren HawksleyWarren HawksleyPhilip Warren Hawksley , known as Warren Hawksley, is a British Conservative politician. He was educated at Denstone College. He contested Wolverhampton North East in February and October 1974. He was Member of Parliament for the The Wrekin from 1979 until he lost the seat to the Labour candidate...
, Gerry MaloneGerry MalonePeter Gerald "Gerry" Malone MA, LLB is a British Conservative politician who was an MP from 1983–87 and 1992–97.Born in Glasgow, Malone was educated at St Aloysius' College, Glasgow, and the University of Glasgow...
, Richard OttawayRichard OttawayRichard Geoffrey James Ottaway is a British Conservative politician, and Member of Parliament for Croydon South.-Early life:...
, Nick RaynsfordNick RaynsfordWyvill Richard Nicolls Raynsford , known as Nick Raynsford, is a British Labour Party politician. A government minister from 1997 to 2005, he has been the Member of Parliament for Greenwich & Woolwich since 1997, having previously been MP for Greenwich from 1992 to 1997, and for Fulham from 1986...
, Mark Robinson, Derek SpencerDerek SpencerSir Derek Harold Spencer, QC , is a British Conservative Party politician.-Professional career:Born in Clitheroe, Lancashire, he became a barrister in 1961 and 'took silk' as a QC in 1980.He is a Master of the Bench, Gray's Inn....
, John SpellarJohn SpellarJohn Francis Spellar is a British Labour Party politician, and the Member of Parliament for Warley. He served as a Minister of State at the Northern Ireland Office, before returning to the backbenches in 2005...
- 1987: Bob CryerBob CryerGeorge Robert Cryer, known as Bob Cryer was a politician in the United Kingdom.He was educated at Salt High School, Shipley, and the University of Hull...
, Margaret EwingMargaret EwingMargaret Anne Ewing was a Scottish National Party politician who served as a Member of Parliament and as a Member of the Scottish Parliament...
, John Garrett, Bruce Grocott, Jim MarshallJim Marshall (UK politician)James Marshall was a British Labour Party politician.-Education:Marshall was born into a working class family in the Attercliffe district of Sheffield...
, Ann TaylorAnn Taylor, Baroness Taylor of BoltonWinifred Ann Taylor, Baroness Taylor of Bolton, PC is a British Labour Party politician, who was Minister for International Defence and Security, based at both the Ministry of Defence and the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, from October 2008 until 11 May 2010.-Member of Parliament:Taylor was the...
, Andrew WelshAndrew Welsh (politician)Andrew Paton Welsh is a Scottish politician. He was educated at Govan High School and Glasgow University.Andrew Welsh was the Scottish National Party Member of Parliament for the House of Commons constituencies of South Angus from 1974 to 1979, East Angus from 1987 to 1997 and Angus from 1997 to...
, Audrey WiseAudrey WiseAudrey Wise was a British Labour Party politician...
- 1983: Robin CorbettRobin Corbett, Baron Corbett of Castle ValeRobin Corbett, Lord Corbett of Castle Vale is a British Labour Party politician.Born in Fremantle, Australia he attended Holly Lodge Grammar School in Smethwick but did not attend university. He was called up for two years' national service into the Royal Air Force in 1951...
, Bryan GouldBryan GouldBryan Charles Gould, CNZM is a former United Kingdom politician. He served as a Member of Parliament from 1974–79, and again from 1983–94...
, Andrew MacKay, Margaret BeckettMargaret BeckettMargaret Mary Beckett is a British Labour Party politician who has been the Member of Parliament for Derby South since 1983, rising to become the Deputy Leader of the Labour Party under John Smith, from 18 July 1992 to 12 May 1994, and briefly serving as Leader of the Party following Smith's death...
, Edward LoydenEdward LoydenEdward Loyden, known as Eddie Loyden, , was a British Labour politician.Loyden was Member of Parliament for Liverpool Garston from February 1974 until he lost the seat to the Conservatives in May 1979...
, Max MaddenMax MaddenMaxwell Francis "Max" Madden is a British journalist and Labour Party politician.Madden was elected as Member of Parliament for Sowerby at the February 1974 election, which he lost to the Conservatives in 1979....
, Brian SedgemoreBrian SedgemoreBrian Charles John Sedgemore is a former Labour Party politician in the United Kingdom; he was a Member of Parliament from 1974 until 1979, and from 1983 until 2005...
- 1979: Michael AncramMichael AncramMichael Andrew Foster Jude Kerr, 13th Marquess of Lothian, PC, QC , known as Michael Ancram, is a United Kingdom Conservative Party politician. He is a member of the House of Lords, former Member of Parliament, and a former member of the Shadow Cabinet...
, David ClarkDavid Clark, Baron Clark of WindermereDavid George Clark, Baron Clark of Windermere PC DL is a British Labour politician, former cabinet minister and author.-Education and early career:...
, Terry Davis, Peter GriffithsPeter GriffithsPeter Harry Steve Griffiths is a retired English Conservative Party politician. He is best known for controversially gaining the Smethwick seat in the 1964 general election against the national trend.-Life:...
, James Hill, Peggy FennerPeggy FennerDame Peggy Edith Fenner, DBE is a British Conservative Party politician.Fenner was elected MP for Rochester and Chatham at the 1970 general election...
, John GummerJohn GummerJohn Selwyn Gummer, Baron Deben, PC is a British Conservative Party politician, formerly Member of Parliament for Suffolk Coastal, now a member of the House of Lords. He is Chairman of the environmental consultancy company Sancroft International and Chairman of Veolia Water...
, Sydney ChapmanSydney Chapman (politician)Sir Sydney Brookes Chapman is an English politician and architect. He was Conservative Member of Parliament for Chipping Barnet from 1979 until he stepped down at the 2005 general election....
, David WinnickDavid WinnickDavid Julian Winnick is a British Labour Party politician who has been the Member of Parliament for Walsall North since 1979....
- October 1974: Enoch PowellEnoch PowellJohn Enoch Powell, MBE was a British politician, classical scholar, poet, writer, and soldier. He served as a Conservative Party MP and Minister of Health . He attained most prominence in 1968, when he made the controversial Rivers of Blood speech in opposition to mass immigration from...
, Donald AndersonDonald Anderson, Baron Anderson of SwanseaDonald Anderson, Baron Anderson of Swansea, PC, DL , is a British Labour Party politician, who was a Member of Parliament for Swansea East from 1966 to 1970 and from 1974 to 2005....
, Jeremy BrayJeremy BrayJeremy William Bray was a British Labour politician and a Member of Parliament for 31 years.Bray was educated at Kingswood School, Bath and Jesus College, Cambridge and was a Choate Fellow at Harvard University...
, Robert HicksRobert Hicks (British politician)Robert Adrian Hicks , was a British conservative Party politician.Hicks contested Aberavon in 1966. He was Member of Parliament for Bodmin from 1970 to February 1974 and from October 1974 to 1983...
, Nicholas ScottNicholas ScottThe Rt. Hon. Sir Nicholas Paul Scott, PC, JP , was a British Conservative Party politician.Scott was educated at Clapham College and was national chairman of the Young Conservatives in 1963...
, Fergus MontgomeryFergus MontgomerySir William Fergus Montgomery is a former Conservative member of Parliament in the United Kingdom.Born in South Shields, Montgomery was educated at Jarrow Grammar School and the University of Durham, and became a teacher in 1950. From 1950 until 1958 he was a councillor serving on Hebburn urban...
, John MackintoshJohn MackintoshJohn Pitcairn Mackintosh was a British Labour Party politician known for his defence of devolution and the concept of dual nationality; that Scots could be both Scottish and British....
- February 1974 Gwyneth DunwoodyGwyneth DunwoodyGwyneth Patricia Dunwoody was a British Labour Party politician, who was the Member of Parliament for Exeter from 1966 to 1970, and then for Crewe from 1974 to her death in 2008...
, Michael Winstanley, Richard Wainwright, Winifred Ewing
- 1970: Julian CritchleyJulian CritchleySir Julian Michael Gordon Critchley was a British Conservative Party politician.Born in Islington, the son of a distinguished neurosurgeon, as a boy Critchley was brought up in Swiss Cottage, north London, and Shropshire, where he attended preparatory school, and later Shrewsbury School...
, James KilfedderJames KilfedderSir James Alexander Kilfedder was a Northern Ireland unionist politician.-Early life:...
- 1966: Richard Body, Peter Tapsell
Since 1945
- Alfred DobbsAlfred DobbsAlfred James Dobbs was a British Labour Party politician and trade unionist. He is most notable for being the Member of Parliament who served the shortest term, since the Second World War — just one day....
, Labour SmethwickSmethwick (UK Parliament constituency)Smethwick was a parliamentary constituency, centred on the town of Smethwick in Staffordshire. It returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the first past the post voting system....
, 1945 1 day 1 - John SunderlandJohn William SunderlandJohn William Sunderland was an English Labour Party politician.After serving in the First World War, Sunderland became Secretary of the Todmorden Weavers Association, and a member of Lancashire County Council, serving as group leader.He was elected as Member of Parliament for Preston at the July...
, Labour PrestonPreston (UK Parliament constituency)Preston is a borough constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election.-Boundaries:...
, 1945 122 days 1 - John WhittakerJohn Edmondson WhittakerJohn Edmondson Whittaker was a Labour Party politician in the United Kingdom.John Whittaker was born in Burnley in 1897. After working as a weaver in a cotton mill as a boy, Whittaker was educated at Burnley Municipal College and Sarisbury Court Church of England Teachers Training College,...
, Labour Heywood and RadcliffeHeywood and Radcliffe (UK Parliament constituency)Heywood and Radcliffe was a county constituency centred on the towns of Heywood and Radcliffe in South Lancashire. It returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the first past the post system.-History:Under the Representation of...
, 1945 137 days 1 - Philip ClarkePhilip ClarkePhilip Christopher Clarke was an Irish republican paramilitary and politician.-Early life:Clarke was born in Dublin. A civil servant and an evening student at University College Dublin, Clarke joined the Irish Republican Army and was captured after the IRA raided a British Army barracks in Omagh,...
, Sinn Féin Fermanagh and South TyroneFermanagh and South Tyrone (UK Parliament constituency)Fermanagh and South Tyrone is a Parliamentary constituency in the British House of Commons. The current MP for the constituency is Michelle Gildernew of Sinn Féin....
, 1955 152 days 3x - Thomas Mitchell, Sinn Féin Mid-Ulster, 1955 152 days 3x
- Harry WestHarry WestHenry William West was a politician in Northern Ireland who served as leader of the Ulster Unionist Party from 1974 until 1979.West was born in County Fermanagh and educated at Portora Royal School in Enniskillen...
, Ulster Unionist Fermanagh and South TyroneFermanagh and South Tyrone (UK Parliament constituency)Fermanagh and South Tyrone is a Parliamentary constituency in the British House of Commons. The current MP for the constituency is Michelle Gildernew of Sinn Féin....
, February 1974 224 days 2 - Michael AncramMichael AncramMichael Andrew Foster Jude Kerr, 13th Marquess of Lothian, PC, QC , known as Michael Ancram, is a United Kingdom Conservative Party politician. He is a member of the House of Lords, former Member of Parliament, and a former member of the Shadow Cabinet...
, Conservative Berwick and East Lothian, February 1974 224 days 2a - Barry HendersonBarry HendersonJames Stewart Barry Henderson, usually known as Barry Henderson was a British Conservative Party politician who served in the House of Commons for two periods, February to October 1974 and 1979 to 1987, both for Scottish constituencies.Henderson was educated at Stowe...
, Conservative East DunbartonshireEast Dunbartonshire (UK Parliament constituency)East Dunbartonshire is a county constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom . It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election....
, February 1974 224 days 2a - Paul TylerPaul Tyler, Baron TylerPaul Archer Tyler, Baron Tyler, CBE, DL is a Liberal Democrat politician in the United Kingdom. He was a Member of Parliament from February to October 1974 and from 1992 to 2005, and now sits in the House of Lords as a life peer....
, Liberal BodminBodmin (UK Parliament constituency)Bodmin was the name of a parliamentary constituency in Cornwall from 1295 until 1983. Initially, it was a parliamentary borough, which returned two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons of England and later the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom until the 1868 general...
, February 1974 224 days 2a - Michael WinstanleyMichael WinstanleyMichael Platt Winstanley, Baron Winstanley, was the Liberal Member of Parliament for Cheadle from 1966 to 1970, and after boundary changes, MP for the Hazel Grove half of his old seat from February to October 1974....
, Liberal Hazel GroveHazel Grove (UK Parliament constituency)Hazel Grove is a county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election.- Boundaries :...
, February 1974 224 days 2b - James Godfrey MacManawayJames Godfrey MacManawayJames Godfrey MacManaway, MBE was a British Unionist politician and Church of Ireland cleric, notable for being disqualified as a Member of Parliament, owing to his status as a priest.-Early life:...
, Unionist Belfast WestBelfast West (UK Parliament constituency)Belfast West is a parliamentary constituency in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom.-Boundaries:The seat was restored in 1922 when as part of the establishment of the devolved Stormont Parliament for Northern Ireland, the number of MPs in the Westminster Parliament was drastically cut...
, 1950 238 days 3 - Judith ChaplinJudith ChaplinSybil Judith Chaplin OBE, known as Judith Chaplin, was a Conservative Party politician in the United Kingdom....
, Conservative NewburyNewbury (UK Parliament constituency)Newbury is a parliamentary constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It returns one Member of Parliament , elected by the first-past-the-post voting system....
, 1992 316 days 1 - Peter LawPeter LawPeter John Law was a Welsh politician.- Labour Co-operative AM and Independent MP :For most of his career Law sat as a Labour Councillor and subsequently Labour Co-operative Assembly Member for Blaenau Gwent...
, Independent Blaenau GwentBlaenau Gwent (UK Parliament constituency)Blaenau Gwent is a county constituency in South Wales, represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election.- History :...
, 2005 355 days 1
Pre-1945
- Thomas HigginsThomas Higgins (Irish politician)Thomas Higgins was an Irish nationalist politician and auctioneer, who as member of the Irish Parliamentary Party was posthumously declared elected Member of Parliament of the House of Commons of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland in 1906.Higgins, originally from Monivea, who was...
, Nationalist Galway North, 1906 0 days 1 - Joseph Nicholas BellJoseph Nicholas BellJoseph Nicholas Bell was a British Labour politician and Justice of the Peace. He was elected Member of Parliament for Newcastle East in the 1922 General Election, but died a month later....
, Labour Newcastle East, 1922 32 days 1 - Harry WrightsonHarry WrightsonHarry Wrightson was a British Conservative politician. He was elected Member of Parliament for Leyton West in 1918 General Election, but died before Parliament met....
, Conservative Leyton WestLeyton West (UK Parliament constituency)Leyton West was a parliamentary constituency in the Municipal Borough of Leyton, then part of Essex but now in Greater London.It returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the first past the post system.-History:The constituency...
, 1918 32 days 1 - Hugh Alfred AndersonHugh Alfred AndersonHugh Alfred Anderson was an Irish Unionist politician. He was elected Member of Parliament for North Londonderry in 1918, resigning early in 1919....
, Unionist Londonderry North, 1918 66 days 4 - Alexander Theodore GordonAlexander Theodore GordonAlexander Theodore Gordon was a British Conservative politician. He was elected Member of Parliament for Aberdeen and Kincardine Central in the 1918 General Election, but died two months later....
, Conservative Aberdeen and Kincardine CentralAberdeen and Kincardine Central (UK Parliament constituency)Aberdeen and Kincardine Central, also known as Central Aberdeenshire, was a county constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1918 until 1950...
, 1918 68 days 1 - Charles James MathewCharles James MathewCharles James Mathew CBE KC was a British lawyer and Labour politician. He was elected as the Member of Parliament for Whitechapel and St Georges in the 1922 general election, but died 7 weeks later....
, Labour Whitechapel and St. George's, 1922 85 days 1 - Robert ClimieRobert ClimieRobert Climie was a Scottish trade unionist and Labour Party politician.Robert was born in Kilmarnock, Scotland on January 4, 1868. He was the son of bonnet weaver Mary McGarvie and underground colliery fireman, Robert Climie...
, Labour KilmarnockKilmarnock (UK Parliament constituency)Kilmarnock was a county constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1918 to 1983. It elected one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election....
, 1929 126 days 1b - Harold St. Maur, Liberal ExeterExeter (UK Parliament constituency)Exeter is a borough constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election....
, Dec 1910 129 days 3 - John Gibb ThomJohn Gibb ThomLieutenant-Colonel Sir John Gibb Thom DSO MC was a British soldier, judge and politician from Linlithgow.Thom served with the Gordon Highlanders, and was awarded the Military Cross in 1917, and later that year received the Distinguished Service Order for "conspicuous gallantry and devotion to...
, Conservative DunbartonshireDunbartonshire (UK Parliament constituency)Dunbartonshire was a county constituency of the House of Commons of Great Britain from 1708 to 1801 and of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1950...
, 1931 142 days 4b - Richard MathiasRichard MathiasSir Richard Mathias, 1st Baronet was a Liberal Party politician in the United Kingdom. He was elected at the December 1910 general election as Member of Parliament for Cheltenham, but was subsequently unseated on petition....
, Liberal Cheltenham, Dec 1910 144 days 3 - George Brown HillmanGeorge Brown HillmanGeorge Brown Hillman was briefly the Conservative MP for Wakefield.Hillman was born in Halifax in 1867. He was elected MP for Wakefield in 1931, defeating the incumbent Labour MP, George Henry Sherwood, by 4,107 votes. Hillman was 64 years old when elected.Hillman did not serve long as an MP, and...
, Conservative WakefieldWakefield (UK Parliament constituency)Wakefield is a county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election.-Boundaries:...
, 1931 144 days 1 - John BarkerSir John Barker, 1st BaronetSir John Barker, 1st Baronet was a British entrepreneur of the late 19th and early 20th century. He was the founder of the Barker's department store in Kensington, London, United Kingdom....
, Liberal MaidstoneMaidstone (UK Parliament constituency)Maidstone was a parliamentary constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.The parliamentary borough of Maidstone returned two Members of Parliament from 1552 until 1885, when its representation was reduced to one member...
, 1900 147 days 3a - Edward George ClarkeEdward George ClarkeSir Edward George Clarke QC QC was a British barrister and politician, considered one of the leading advocates of the late Victorian era and serving as Solicitor-General in the Conservative government of 1886–1892...
, Conservative City of LondonCity of London (UK Parliament constituency)The City of London was a United Kingdom Parliamentary constituency. It was a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of England then of the Parliament of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800 and of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1950.-Boundaries and boundary...
, 1906 150 days 4b - Frederick Guest, Liberal East DorsetEast Dorset (UK Parliament constituency)East Dorset is a former United Kingdom Parliamentary constituency. It was formally known as the Eastern Division of Dorset. It was a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom...
, Jan 1910 154 days 3a - Eugene O'SullivanEugene O'Sullivan (Irish politician)Eugene O'Sullivan was an Irish nationalist politician and farmer, who was elected Member of Parliament for East Kerry in January 1910, but was unseated on petition shortly afterwards....
, Ind. Nationalist East Kerry, Jan 1910 170 days 3 - David Henderson MacDonaldDavid Henderson MacDonaldDavid Henderson MacDonald was briefly the Conservative MP for Bothwell in Lanarkshire, Scotland.He was elected MP for Bothwell at the 1918 General Election, defeating the Labour candidateJohn Robertson by 322 votes....
, Conservative BothwellBothwell (UK Parliament constituency)Bothwell was a county constituency in Lanarkshire represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1918 to 1983. It was formed by the division of Lanarkshire constituency.- Boundaries :...
, 1918 176 days 1 - Thomas Agar-RobartesThomas Agar-RobartesThomas Charles Reginald Agar-Robartes was a British Liberal politician.Tommy Agar-Robartes was the eldest son and heir of Thomas Agar-Robartes, 6th Viscount Clifden, and his wife Mary and was brought up at Lanhydrock House, Bodmin...
, Liberal BodminBodmin (UK Parliament constituency)Bodmin was the name of a parliamentary constituency in Cornwall from 1295 until 1983. Initially, it was a parliamentary borough, which returned two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons of England and later the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom until the 1868 general...
, 1906 183 days 3a - Herbert SparkesHerbert SparkesHerbert Weston Sheppard Sparkes was briefly the Conservative MP for Tiverton.He was elected MP for Tiverton at the 1922 general election. Sparkes was 63 years old when elected....
, Conservative TivertonTiverton (UK Parliament constituency)Tiverton was a constituency located in east Devon, formerly represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Enfranchised as a parliamentary borough in 1615 and first represented in 1621, it elected two Members of Parliament by the first past the post system of election...
, 1922 188 days 1 - Hilton PhilipsonHilton PhilipsonHilton Philipson was a politician in the United Kingdom.Standing as a National Liberal Party candidate, he was elected at the 1922 general election as Member of Parliament for Berwick-upon-Tweed, but the election was overturned on petition. At the resulting by-election, his wife Mabel stood as...
, National Liberal Berwick-on-Tweed, 1922 197 days 3 - Armine WodehouseArmine Wodehouse (MP)Armine Wodehouse CB , was a British civil servant and Liberal politician.Wodehouse was a younger son of Foreign Secretary John Wodehouse, 1st Earl of Kimberley, and his wife Lady Florence, daughter of Richard FitzGibbon, 3rd Earl of Clare...
, Conservative Saffron WaldenSaffron Walden (UK Parliament constituency)Saffron Walden is a parliamentary constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election.- Boundaries :...
, 1900 200 days 1 - Frederick Rutherfoord HarrisFrederick Rutherfoord HarrisDoctor Frederick Rutherfoord Harris was a Conservative Party politician in the United Kingdom who served as a Member of Parliament between 1900 and 1906....
, Conservative MonmouthMonmouth (UK Parliament constituency)Monmouth is a county constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom . It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post of election...
, 1900 210 days 3a - Moreton FrewenMoreton FrewenMoreton Frewen was an Anglo-Irish writer on monetary reform who served briefly as a Member of Parliament .-Life:...
, Ind. Nationalist Cork North-East, Dec 1910 220 days 4 - Arthur Wellesley WilleyArthur Wellesley WilleyArthur Wellesley Willey was an English solicitor and racehorse owner, who was briefly the Conservative Member of Parliament for Leeds Central....
, Conservative Leeds CentralLeeds Central (UK Parliament constituency)Leeds Central is a borough constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election.- Boundaries :...
, 1922 229 days 1 - Ellis Ellis-GriffithSir Ellis Ellis-Griffith, 1st BaronetSir Ellis Jones Ellis-Griffith, 1st Baronet PC KC , was a British barrister and Liberal politician.Born in Blaenau Ffestiniog, Ellis-Griffith was the son of Thomas Morris Griffith, a builder...
, Liberal CarmarthenCarmarthen (UK Parliament constituency)Carmarthen was the name of a parliamentary constituency in Wales which returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom between 1542 and 1997...
, 1923 252 days 4b - William WardWilliam Ward, 3rd Earl of DudleyWilliam Humble Eric Ward, 3rd Earl of Dudley, MC , known as Viscount Ednam until 1932, was a British Conservative politician.-Biography:...
, Conservative WednesburyWednesbury (UK Parliament constituency)Wednesbury was a borough constituency in England's Black Country which returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1868 until it was abolished for the February 1974 general election....
, 1931 273 days 5b - Alfred HollandAlfred Holland (politician)Alfred Holland was a Labour Party politician in England.He was elected at the 1935 general election as Member of Parliament for Clay Cross, filling the seat held by Arthur Henderson until his death shortly before the election. Holland died only 9 months after his election to the House of Commons,...
, Labour Clay CrossClay Cross (UK Parliament constituency)Clay Cross was a county constituency centred on the village of Clay Cross in north-east Derbyshire. It returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the first past the post system....
, 1935 290 days 1 - Charles Harvey DixonCharles Harvey DixonCharles Harvey Dixon , was a British Conservative Party politician.Born at Watlington, Oxfordshire, he was the son of Dr Henry Dixon, coroner for South Oxfordshire....
, Conservative Rutland and StamfordRutland and Stamford (UK Parliament constituency)Rutland and Stamford was a county constituency comprising the area centred on the town of Stamford in Lincolnshire, and the county of Rutland. It returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, using the first-past-the-post voting system.The...
, 1922 311 days 1b - Arthur Henniker-Hughan, Conservative GallowayGalloway (UK Parliament constituency)Galloway was a county constituency in the Galloway area of Scotland. It elected one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, by the first past the post voting system....
, 1924 340 days 1 - George Ernest Spero, Labour Fulham WestFulham West (UK Parliament constituency)Fulham West was a borough constituency based around the London district of Fulham. It was represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1918 to 1955....
, 1929 341 days 4b - Martin MorrisMartin Morris, 2nd Baron KillaninMartin Henry FitzPatrick Morris, 2nd Baron Killanin PC , was an Irish Conservative Member of Parliament .-Background and education:...
, Unionist Galway BoroughGalway Borough (UK Parliament constituency)Galway Borough was a United Kingdom Parliament constituency, in Ireland. It returned one MP 1801–1832, two MPs 1832–1885 and one thereafter. It was an original constituency represented in Parliament when the Union of Great Britain and Ireland took effect on 1 January 1801.-Boundaries:This...
, 1900 342 days 5
Notes
- 1 died
- 2 defeated at next general election
- 3 disqualified
- 4 resigned
- 5 succeeded to the Peerage
- a returned to Parliament at a subsequent election
- b had served previously as an MP
- x Since Clarke and Mitchell were elected on abstentionist tickets, and were serving jail sentences at the time, their calculated length of service is somewhat theoretical.
Youngest to leave the House
- Thomas Leslie TeevanThomas Leslie TeevanThomas Leslie Teevan was an Ulster Unionist Party politician and lawyer, notable for his extreme youth, brief career, and very early death.-Early life:...
1951, aged 24 1 - Edward StanleyEdward Stanley, Lord Stanley (1894-1938)Edward Montagu Cavendish Stanley, Lord Stanley PC, MC was a British Conservative politician. The eldest son of the 17th Earl of Derby, he held minor political office before being appointed Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs in 1938, sitting in the cabinet alongside his brother Oliver Stanley...
1918, aged 24 2 (re-elected 1922) - Patrick Joseph Whitty 1918, aged 24 2
- Henry HarrisonHenry Harrison (MP)Captain Henry Harrison was an Irish politician and MP. in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and as member of the Irish Parliamentary Party represented Mid Tipperary from 1890 to 1892...
1892, aged 24 1 - Joseph SweeneyJoseph Sweeney (Irish politician)Joseph Aloysius Sweeney was an Irish politician.As the Sinn Féin candidate, he was elected to the British House of Commons as Member of Parliament for West Donegal in the 1918 general election, defeating the sitting nationalist Hugh Law...
1922, aged about 25 2x - Arthur Evans 1923, aged 25 1 (re-elected 1924)
- Denis ShipwrightDenis ShipwrightDenis Ewart Bernard Kingston Shipwright FRSA was a British soldier and Royal Air Force officer who served throughout both world wars. In his youth he became a motor racing driver; after a brief political career, he found it difficult to find work but eventually went into the film industry...
1923, aged 25 1 - John Esmonde 1918, aged 25 3
- Frank OwenFrank Owen (politician)Humphrey Frank Owen was a British journalist and Liberal Member of Parliament. He was a Lloyd Georgite Liberal MP for Hereford between 1929 and 1931...
1931, aged 26 1 - John WodehouseJohn Wodehouse, 3rd Earl of KimberleyJohn Wodehouse, 3rd Earl of Kimberley CBE MC was a British peer, known from 1902 to 1932 as Lord Wodehouse.-Biography:...
Jan 1910, aged 26 3 - Hugh Lucas-ToothHugh Lucas-ToothSir Hugh Vere Huntly Duff Munro-Lucas-Tooth, 1st Baronet, of Bught, County Inverness , born and baptized Hugh Vere Huntly Duff Warrand and known as Sir Hugh Vere Huntly Duff Lucas-Tooth, 1st Baronet, from 1920 to 1965, was a Scottish British Conservative politician...
1929, aged 26 1 (re-elected 1945) - Bryan Ricco Cooper Dec 1910, aged 26 1
- Bernadette Devlin McAliskeyBernadette Devlin McAliskeyJosephine Bernadette Devlin McAliskey , also known as Bernadette Devlin and Bernadette McAliskey, is a socialist republican political activist...
February 1974, aged 26 1 - Jennie Lee 1931, aged 26 1 (re-elected 1945)
- Liam MellowsLiam MellowsLiam Mellows was an Irish Republican and Sinn Féin politician. Born in England, Mellows grew up in County Wexford in Ireland. He was active with the Irish Republican Brotherhood and Irish Volunteers, and participated in the Easter Rising in County Galway, and the War of Independence...
1922, aged 27 2x - Christopher WardChristopher Ward (UK politician)Christopher John Ferguson Ward is a British solicitor and Conservative Party politician, who served as a Member of Parliament for only seven months after winning a byelection...
1970, aged 27 1 - David ReedDavid Reed (politician)David Reed is a Labour politician in the United Kingdom.In 1970, he was elected at the age of just 25 as Member of Parliament for Sedgefield in County Durham...
February 1974, aged 28 2 - Michael AncramMichael AncramMichael Andrew Foster Jude Kerr, 13th Marquess of Lothian, PC, QC , known as Michael Ancram, is a United Kingdom Conservative Party politician. He is a member of the House of Lords, former Member of Parliament, and a former member of the Shadow Cabinet...
October 1974, aged 29 1 (re-elected 1979) - Charles RhysCharles Rhys, 8th Baron DynevorCharles Arthur Uryan Rhys, 8th Baron Dynevor of Dynevor CBE , was a British peer and politician. He was the son of Walter FitzUryan Rice, 7th Baron Dynevor....
1929, aged 29 1 (re-elected 1931) - Andrew Mackay 1979, aged 29 1 (re-elected 1983)
- Margo MacDonaldMargo MacDonaldMargo MacDonald MSP is a Scottish politician and former Scottish National Party MP and Deputy Leader...
February 1974, aged 29 1 - Helene Hayman 1979, aged 30 1
- John RyanJohn Ryan (UK politician)John Ryan was a British politician, businessman and University Lecturer.-Student political career:Ryan was born in Scotland and went to Lanark Grammar School followed by Glasgow University where he obtained an Honours degree in Economic History...
1970, aged 30 1 - Graham Tope February 1974, aged 30 1
- Owen CarronOwen CarronOwen Gerard Carron is an Irish republican activist and who was Member of Parliament for Fermanagh and South Tyrone from 1981 to 1983.Carron is the nephew of former Nationalist Party politician John Carron....
1983, aged 30 1x - Arthur Evans 1929, aged 30 3 (re-elected 1931)
- W.E.D. Allen 1931, aged 30 3
- Stanley HenigStanley HenigStanley Henig is a British academic and former Labour Party politician. He is currently Deputy Pro-Chancellor of Lancaster University.-Career:...
1970, aged 30 1 - Esmond Harmsworth 1929, aged 30 3
- Notes:
- 1 Defeated
- 2 Constituency abolished
- 3 Retired
- x did not take his seat
Oldest to lose their seats
- Charles William BowermanCharles William BowermanCharles William Bowerman, often known as C. W. Bowerman , was a prominent British trade unionist and politician....
1931, aged 80
- Edward EvansEdward Evans (politician)Edward Evans CBE was a teacher and Labour Party politician in the United Kingdom. Noted for his work for and with deaf people and the blind, he entered the House of Commons in his 60s, and sat from 1945 to 1959....
1959, aged 76 - Cecil WalkerCecil WalkerSir Alfred Cecil Walker was an Ulster Unionist Member of Parliament for North Belfast from 1983 to 2001.Walker was born in Belfast. His father was a police constable. He was educated at Everton elementary school, Model Boys' school and Belfast Methodist College. He worked for the Belfast timber...
2001, aged 76
- Richard TaylorRichard Taylor (UK politician)Richard Thomas Taylor FRCP is an English doctor and former politician. He served as an Independent Member of Parliament for Wyre Forest between 2001 and 2010...
2010, aged 75 - Fenner Brockway 1964, aged 75
- James SextonJames SextonSir James Sexton CBE was a British trade unionist and politician.Sexton was born in Newcastle upon Tyne to an Irish-born family of market traders, who soon moved to St Helens, Lancashire. After leaving school he worked in a variety of jobs, including as a seaman and in a chemical factory, before...
1931, aged 75 - Syd BidwellSyd BidwellSydney James Bidwell was a British Labour politician.Bidwell was a railway worker on the Great Western Railway and became a tutor and organiser for the National Council of Labour Colleges. He went on to become the London Regional Education Officer for the TUC...
1992, aged 75
- Enoch PowellEnoch PowellJohn Enoch Powell, MBE was a British politician, classical scholar, poet, writer, and soldier. He served as a Conservative Party MP and Minister of Health . He attained most prominence in 1968, when he made the controversial Rivers of Blood speech in opposition to mass immigration from...
1987, aged 74 - Peggy FennerPeggy FennerDame Peggy Edith Fenner, DBE is a British Conservative Party politician.Fenner was elected MP for Rochester and Chatham at the 1970 general election...
1997, aged 74 - George EdwardsGeorge Edwards (British politician)Sir George Edwards OBE was a trade unionist and Labour Party politician in the United Kingdom.- Life :...
1924, aged 74
- James Hindle HudsonJames Hindle HudsonJames Hindle Hudson was a British Labour Party politician, who served as a Member of Parliament for 18 years in two periods between 1923 and 1955....
1955, aged 73 - Sir Robert HobartRobert HobartSir Robert Henry Hobart, 1st Baronet KCVO, CB was a British Liberal Party politician.He was the oldest son of Hon. Henry Lewis Hobart, third son of the 3rd Earl of Buckinghamshire, and Charlotte Selina Moore, daughter of Richard Moore...
Jan 1910, aged 73 - Albert Stubbs 1950, aged 72
- Caroline GanleyCaroline GanleyCaroline Selina Ganley, née Blumfield, CBE, JP was an English Labour and Co-operative politician.Ganley was born in Plymouth, the daughter of a tailor. She became politically active in 1906 in opposition to the Boer War, and joined the Social Democratic Federation that year...
1951, aged 72
- George EdwardsGeorge Edwards (British politician)Sir George Edwards OBE was a trade unionist and Labour Party politician in the United Kingdom.- Life :...
1922, aged 72
- Rhodes BoysonRhodes BoysonSir Rhodes Boyson is a British educator, author and politician and a former Conservative Member of Parliament for Brent North...
1997, aged 71
- Hugh Jenkins 1979, aged 70
- Dryden BrookDryden BrookDryden Brook was a Labour Party politician in the United Kingdom, and a Member of Parliament from 1945 to 1955....
1955, aged 70 - Charles William Gibson 1959, aged 70
- Dudley SmithDudley SmithSir Dudley Gordon Smith is a British Conservative politician.Smith was educated at Chichester High School and became a journalist. He was elected a councillor on Middlesex County Council in 1958, then the youngest councillor, and became chief whip of the majority party.Smith contested Peckham in...
1997, aged 70 - James Hill 1997, aged 70
- John Potts 1931, aged 70
At first election
- Frank SmithFrank Smith (UK politician)Francis Samuel Smith was a British newspaper editor and Christian socialist politician, who contested a large number of elections before finally winning a parliamentary seat in his mid-70s....
, 1929: 74 - George Walker, 1945: 70
- Samuel Young, 1892: 70
- Robert CameronRobert Cameron (UK politician)Robert Cameron was a Liberal Party politician in the United Kingdom.At the 1895 general election, he was elected as Member of Parliament for Houghton-le-Spring in County Durham, and held the seat until he died in office in 1913, aged 87.- External links :...
, 1895, 70 - Piara KhabraPiara KhabraPiara Singh Khabra was a British politician who served as the Labour Member of Parliament for Ealing Southall from 1992 until his death. He was the fifth Asian, and the first Sikh, to become a British MP...
, 1992: 701 - Sir Robert HobartRobert HobartSir Robert Henry Hobart, 1st Baronet KCVO, CB was a British Liberal Party politician.He was the oldest son of Hon. Henry Lewis Hobart, third son of the 3rd Earl of Buckinghamshire, and Charlotte Selina Moore, daughter of Richard Moore...
, 1906: 69 - Ethel BenthamEthel BenthamDr. Ethel Bentham was a progressive doctor, a politician and a suffragette in the United Kingdom. She was born in Ireland, educated at Alexandra School and College in Dublin, the London School of Medicine for Women and the Rotunda Hospital...
, 1929: 68 - Sir Alfred Waldron SmithersAlfred Waldron SmithersSir Alfred Waldron Smithers was a British financier and parliamentarian. Smithers father William Henry Smithers was a prominent employee of the Bank of England. Alfred entered the world of finance early when he joined the London Stock Exchange at the age of 23...
, 1918: 68 - Andrew GilzeanAndrew GilzeanAndrew Gilzean was a Labour Party politician in Scotland. He was Member of Parliament for Edinburgh Central from 1945 to 1951....
, 1945: 67 - Albert Stubbs, 1945: 67
- Ernest Roberts, 1979: 67
- Richard TaylorRichard Taylor (UK politician)Richard Thomas Taylor FRCP is an English doctor and former politician. He served as an Independent Member of Parliament for Wyre Forest between 2001 and 2010...
, 2001: 66 - John McQuadeJohn McQuadeJohn McQuade , known as Johnny McQuade, was a Northern Ireland politician. He was a professional boxer under the name of Jack Higgins....
, 1979: 66 - Gordon BirtwistleGordon BirtwistleGordon Birtwistle is a British Liberal Democrat politician. He is the Member of Parliament for the constituency of Burnley, England, from May 2010. He currently serves as PPS to Danny Alexander, Chief Secretary to the Treasury...
, 2010: 66 - Glyn DaviesGlyn Davies (Welsh politician)Glyn Davies is a Welsh Conservative Party politician. He has been the Member of Parliament for Montgomeryshire since May 2010, and is a former member of the National Assembly for Wales in the Mid and West Wales region .-Background:Educated at Castle Caereinion...
, 2010: 66 - Caroline GanleyCaroline GanleyCaroline Selina Ganley, née Blumfield, CBE, JP was an English Labour and Co-operative politician.Ganley was born in Plymouth, the daughter of a tailor. She became politically active in 1906 in opposition to the Boer War, and joined the Social Democratic Federation that year...
, 1945: 65 - Mervyn WheatleyMervyn WheatleyColonel Sir Mervyn James Wheatley CBE was a British Conservative Party politician.He was Member of Parliament for East Dorset from 1945 to 1950 and for Poole from 1950 to 1951.- External links :...
, 1945: 65
- 1 Khabra's exact age has been the subject of some disagreement. He claimed a birth year of 1924, which would have made him 67 years old at first election, but his marriage certificate gives a birth year of 1921, and it is this figure which has been used above.
At last election
- Charles Pelham VilliersCharles Pelham VilliersCharles Pelham Villiers was a British lawyer and politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1835 to 1898, making him the longest-serving Member of Parliament .-Background and education:...
, Wolverhampton SouthWolverhampton South (UK Parliament constituency)Wolverhampton South was a parliamentary constituency in the town of Wolverhampton in the West Midlands of England. It returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.-History:...
, 1895: 93 - Samuel Young, East CavanEast Cavan (UK Parliament constituency)East Cavan was a parliamentary constituency in Ireland, which from 1885 to 1922 returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.Prior to 1885 the area was part of the Cavan constituency...
, 1910(D): 88 - David LoganDavid Logan (Politician)David Gilbert Logan , known as Davie Logan, was a British Labour Party politician of Scots-Irish descent. He succeeded T.P...
, Liverpool ScotlandLiverpool Scotland (UK Parliament constituency)Liverpool Scotland was a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elected one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election....
, 1959: 87 - Robert CameronRobert Cameron (UK politician)Robert Cameron was a Liberal Party politician in the United Kingdom.At the 1895 general election, he was elected as Member of Parliament for Houghton-le-Spring in County Durham, and held the seat until he died in office in 1913, aged 87.- External links :...
, Houghton-le-SpringHoughton-le-Spring (UK Parliament constituency)Houghton-le-Spring was a county constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1885 to 1983.Centred on the town of Houghton-le-Spring in the City of Sunderland, it elected one Member of Parliament by the first-past-the-post system of election...
, 1910(D): 85 - Winston ChurchillWinston ChurchillSir Winston Leonard Spencer-Churchill, was a predominantly Conservative British politician and statesman known for his leadership of the United Kingdom during the Second World War. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest wartime leaders of the century and served as Prime Minister twice...
, WoodfordWoodford (UK Parliament constituency)Woodford was a parliamentary constituency in Essex which returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1945 until it was renamed for the 1964 general election...
, 1959: 84 - S. O. DaviesS. O. DaviesStephen Owen Davies was a Welsh politician, and a member of the House of Commons from 1934 to his death....
, Merthyr TydfilMerthyr Tydfil (UK Parliament constituency)Merthyr Tydfil was a parliamentary constituency centred on the town of Merthyr Tydfil in Glamorgan. From 1832 to 1868 it returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, and in 1868 this was increased to two members...
, 1970: 83 1 - Piara KhabraPiara KhabraPiara Singh Khabra was a British politician who served as the Labour Member of Parliament for Ealing Southall from 1992 until his death. He was the fifth Asian, and the first Sikh, to become a British MP...
, Ealing Southall, 2005: 83 - William Ewart GladstoneWilliam Ewart GladstoneWilliam Ewart Gladstone FRS FSS was a British Liberal statesman. In a career lasting over sixty years, he served as Prime Minister four separate times , more than any other person. Gladstone was also Britain's oldest Prime Minister, 84 years old when he resigned for the last time...
, MidlothianMidlothian (UK Parliament constituency)Midlothian in Scotland, is a county constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first-past-the-post voting system....
, 1892: 82 - Manny ShinwellManny ShinwellEmanuel "Manny" Shinwell, Baron Shinwell CH, PC , familiarly known as Manny, was a British trade union official, Labour politician and one of the leading figures of Red Clydeside....
, EasingtonEasington (UK Parliament constituency)Easington is a county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election....
, 1966: 81 - Joseph Warner HenleyJoseph Warner HenleyJoseph Warner Henley PC, DL, JP , often simply J. W. Henley, was a British Conservative politician, best known for serving in the protectionist governments of Lord Derby in the 1850s.-Political career:...
, OxfordshireOxfordshire (UK Parliament constituency)Oxfordshire was a county constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of England then of the Parliament of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800 and of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1885. It was represented by two Members of Parliament. In 1832 this was increased to three...
, 1874: about 81 - Edward HeathEdward HeathSir Edward Richard George "Ted" Heath, KG, MBE, PC was a British Conservative politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and as Leader of the Conservative Party ....
, Old Bexley and Sidcup, 1997: 80 - John MowbraySir John Mowbray, 1st BaronetSir John Robert Mowbray, 1st Baronet PC , known as John Cornish until 1847, was a British Conservative politician and long-serving Member of Parliament, eventually serving as Father of the House.-Biography:...
, Oxford UniversityOxford University (UK Parliament constituency)Oxford University was a university constituency electing two members to the British House of Commons, from 1603 to 1950.-Boundaries, Electorate and Electoral System:...
, 1895: 80 - John RankinJohn Rankin (politician)John Rankin was a Scottish Labour Co-operative politician.Rankin was educated at Allan Glen's School, Glasgow and the University of Glasgow. He became a school teacher, propagandist and lecturer....
, Glasgow GovanGlasgow Govan (UK Parliament constituency)Glasgow Govan was a parliamentary constituency in the Govan district of Glasgow. It was represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1885 until 2005, returning one Member of Parliament elected by the first-past-the-post system.The area which the constituency...
, 1970: 80 - T. P. O'ConnorT. P. O'ConnorThomas Power O'Connor , known as T. P. O'Connor and occasionally as Tay Pay, was a journalist, an Irish nationalist political figure, and a Member of Parliament in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland for nearly fifty years.-Biography:O'Connor was born in...
, Liverpool ScotlandLiverpool Scotland (UK Parliament constituency)Liverpool Scotland was a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elected one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election....
, 1929: 80 - James Patrick MahonJames Patrick MahonCharles James Patrick Mahon, known as the O'Gorman Mahon or James Patrick Mahon was an Irish nationalist journalist, barrister, parliamentarian and international mercenary.-Personal life:...
, ClareClare (UK Parliament constituency)Clare was a parliamentary constituency in Ireland, represented in the Parliament of the United Kingdom. From 1801 to 1885 it returned two Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland....
, 1880: 80 - Peter Tapsell, Louth and Horncastle, 2010: 80
- Gerald KaufmanGerald KaufmanSir Gerald Bernard Kaufman is a British Labour Party politician, who has been a Member of Parliament since 1970, first for Manchester Ardwick, and then subsequently for Manchester Gorton...
, Manchester GortonManchester Gorton (UK Parliament constituency)Manchester, Gorton is a parliamentary constituency in the city of Manchester, represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election.-1885–1918:...
, 2010: 79 - Murdoch MacdonaldMurdoch MacdonaldSir Murdoch Macdonald was a British politician.Born in Inverness, Macdonald was educated at Farraline Park Institution, Inverness....
, InvernessInverness (UK Parliament constituency)Inverness was a county constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1918 until 1983. It elected one Member of Parliament by the first-past-the-post system of election....
, 1945: 79 - Ian PaisleyIan PaisleyIan Richard Kyle Paisley, Baron Bannside, PC is a politician and church minister in Northern Ireland. As the leader of the Democratic Unionist Party , he and Sinn Féin's Martin McGuinness were elected First Minister and deputy First Minister respectively on 8 May 2007.In addition to co-founding...
, Antrim North, 2005: 79 - Irene WardIrene WardIrene Mary Bewick Ward, Baroness Ward of North Tyneside, CH, DBE was a British Conservative politician. She was a long-serving Member of Parliament .Ward was educated privately and at Newcastle Church High School...
, TynemouthTynemouth (UK Parliament constituency)Tynemouth is a borough constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament using the first past the post voting system.-History:...
, 1970: 75 - Alice Cullen, Glasgow GorbalsGlasgow Gorbals (UK Parliament constituency)Glasgow Gorbals was a parliamentary constituency in the city of Glasgow. From 1918 until 1974, it returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the first-past-the-post system.-Boundaries:...
, 1966: 75 - Gwyneth DunwoodyGwyneth DunwoodyGwyneth Patricia Dunwoody was a British Labour Party politician, who was the Member of Parliament for Exeter from 1966 to 1970, and then for Crewe from 1974 to her death in 2008...
, Crewe and NantwichCrewe and Nantwich (UK Parliament constituency)Crewe and Nantwich is a county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first-past-the-post system of election. For 25 years since its creation in 1983, the constituency had elected the Labour MP Gwyneth...
, 2005: 74 - Glenda JacksonGlenda JacksonGlenda May Jackson, CBE is a British Labour Party politician and former actress. She has been a Member of Parliament since 1992, and currently represents Hampstead and Kilburn. She previously served as MP for Hampstead and Highgate...
, Hampstead and KilburnHampstead and Kilburn (UK Parliament constituency)Hampstead and Kilburn is a borough constituency electing one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.-History:...
, 2010: 73 - Eleanor RathboneEleanor RathboneEleanor Florence Rathbone was an independent British Member of Parliament and long-term campaigner for women's rights. She was a member of the noted Rathbone family of Liverpool.-Life:...
, Combined English UniversitiesCombined English Universities (UK Parliament constituency)Combined English Universities was a university constituency represented in the United Kingdom Parliament . It was formed by enfranchising and combining all the English Universities, except for Cambridge, Oxford and London, which were already separately represented.-Boundaries:This University...
, 1945: 73 - Caroline GanleyCaroline GanleyCaroline Selina Ganley, née Blumfield, CBE, JP was an English Labour and Co-operative politician.Ganley was born in Plymouth, the daughter of a tailor. She became politically active in 1906 in opposition to the Boer War, and joined the Social Democratic Federation that year...
, Battersea SouthBattersea South (UK Parliament constituency)Battersea South was a parliamentary constituency, originally in the County of London and later in Greater London. It returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the first-past-the-post voting system.It was created for the 1918...
, 1950: 70
- 1 Davies was suspected of being considerably older than he claimed. There is evidence to suggest he was born in 1879, not 1886; if true, this would indicate he was 90 at his last election.
- Note: All men aged 79 or over since 1945 and over 85 since 1900 are listed, as are all women aged 70 or over.
Returning to the house after a gap
- Robert Carden was 78 when he returned to the house, after a 21-year absence, as the member for BarnstapleBarnstaple (UK Parliament constituency)Barnstaple was a parliamentary constituency centred on the town of Barnstaple in Devon, in the South West of England. It returned two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom until 1885, when its representation was reduced to one member.The constituency...
. He had sat for GloucesterGloucester (UK Parliament constituency)Gloucester is a borough constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It was established in 1295 to return two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons but in 1885 representation was reduced to one member under the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885...
from 1857-59. - John Potts was 74 when he returned to the house, after a four-year absence. He had sat for BarnsleyBarnsley (UK Parliament constituency)Barnsley was a Parliamentary constituency covering the town of Barnsley in England. It returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the first past the post voting system.-History:...
from 1922-31. - George EdwardsGeorge Edwards (British politician)Sir George Edwards OBE was a trade unionist and Labour Party politician in the United Kingdom.- Life :...
was 73 when he returned to the House of Commons, after a year's absence, as member for South NorfolkSouth Norfolk (UK Parliament constituency)South Norfolk is a county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. From 1868 until 1885 it returned two members but thereafter elected one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election....
. He had sat for the same constituency 1920-22. - Cahir HealyCahir HealyCahir Healy was an Irish politician.Born in Mountcharles in County Donegal, he became a journalist working on various local papers. He joined Sinn Féin on its foundation in 1905. He later campaigned against the inclusion of County Fermanagh and County Tyrone in Northern Ireland, arguing that they...
was 72 when he returned to the House of Commons, after a 15-year voluntary absence, as member for Fermanagh and South TyroneFermanagh and South Tyrone (UK Parliament constituency)Fermanagh and South Tyrone is a Parliamentary constituency in the British House of Commons. The current MP for the constituency is Michelle Gildernew of Sinn Féin....
. He had sat for the predecessor constituency between 1922–24 and 1931-35. - Tommy LewisTommy LewisThomas Lewis was a British trade unionist, local councillor and Labour Member of Parliament ....
was 71 when he returned after a 14-year absence, as member for SouthamptonSouthampton (UK Parliament constituency)Southampton was a parliamentary constituency which was represented in the British House of Commons. Centred on the town of Southampton, it returned two Members of Parliament from 1295 until it was abolished for the 1950 general election....
. He had sat previously for the seat between 1929-31. - John KinleyJohn KinleyJohn Kinley was a British Labour Party politician.Kinley was Member of Parliament for Bootle from 1929 to 1931 and from 1945 to 1955, preceding Simon Mahon.- External links :...
was 67 when he returned after a 14-year absence, as member for BootleBootle (UK Parliament constituency)Bootle is a borough constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election. Since 1990 the MP has been Joe Benton of the Labour Party...
. He had sat previously for the seat between 1929-31.
First women general election victors
- Constance Markievicz, Dublin St Patrick's, 1918x
- Nancy Astor, Plymouth Sutton, 1922
- Margaret WintringhamMargaret WintringhamMargaret Wintringham , née Longbottom, was a British Liberal Party politician. She was the second woman to take her seat in the British House of Commons.- Early life :...
, LouthLouth, Lincolnshire (UK Parliament constituency)Louth was a county constituency in Lincolnshire which returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1885 until it was abolished for the 1983 general election....
, 1922
- Notes: x did not take her seat
First ethnic minority general election victors
- Dadabhai NaorojiDadabhai NaorojiDadabhai Naoroji , known as the Grand Old Man of India, was a Parsi intellectual, educator, cotton trader, and an early Indian political leader. His book Poverty and Un-British Rule in India brought attention to the draining of India's wealth into Britain...
, Finsbury CentralFinsbury Central (UK Parliament constituency)Finsbury Central was a parliamentary constituency centred on the Finsbury district of North London. It returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the first past the post system....
, 1892 - Mancherjee BhownagreeMancherjee BhownagreeSir Mancherjee Merwanjee Bhownagree, KCIE, was a British Conservative Party politician of Indian Parsi heritage...
, Bethnal GreenBethnal Green (UK Parliament constituency)Bethnal Green was a parliamentary constituency in the Bethnal Green area of the East End of London, which returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1950 until it was abolished for the February 1974 general election.It was then partly...
, 1895 and 1900 - Shapurji SaklatvalaShapurji SaklatvalaShapurji Saklatvala was a British politician of Indian Parsi heritage. He was the third Indian Member of Parliament in the Parliament of the United Kingdom after fellow Parsis Dadabhai Naoroji and Mancherjee Bhownagree....
, Battersea NorthBattersea North (UK Parliament constituency)-Elections in the 1960s:-Elections in the 1950s:-Elections in the 1940s:Francis Douglas was appointed Governor of Malta, leading to a by-election....
, 1922 and 1924
First general election victors from specific religions
When the UK Parliament was established in 1801, non-Anglicans were prevented from taking their seats as MPs under the Test Act 1672. However, Methodists took communion at Anglican churches until 1795, and some continued to do so, and many Presbyterians were prepared to accept Anglican communion, thus ensuring that members of these creeds were represented in the Parliament. Some UnitariansUnitarianism
Unitarianism is a Christian theological movement, named for its understanding of God as one person, in direct contrast to Trinitarianism which defines God as three persons coexisting consubstantially as one in being....
were also elected.
The first Roman Catholic general election victors in the UK Parliament were at the 1830 general election
United Kingdom general election, 1830
The 1830 United Kingdom general election, was triggered by the death of King George IV and produced the first parliament of the reign of his successor, William IV. Fought in the aftermath of the Swing Riots, it saw electoral reform become a major election issue...
. They included Daniel O'Connell
Daniel O'Connell
Daniel O'Connell Daniel O'Connell Daniel O'Connell (6 August 1775 – 15 May 1847; often referred to as The Liberator, or The Emancipator, was an Irish political leader in the first half of the 19th century...
and James Patrick Mahon
James Patrick Mahon
Charles James Patrick Mahon, known as the O'Gorman Mahon or James Patrick Mahon was an Irish nationalist journalist, barrister, parliamentarian and international mercenary.-Personal life:...
in Clare
Clare (UK Parliament constituency)
Clare was a parliamentary constituency in Ireland, represented in the Parliament of the United Kingdom. From 1801 to 1885 it returned two Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland....
.
The first Quaker general election victor was Edward Pease, at the 1832 general election
United Kingdom general election, 1832
-Seats summary:-Parties and leaders at the general election:The Earl Grey had been Prime Minister since 22 November 1830. His was the first predominantly Whig administration since the Ministry of all the Talents in 1806-1807....
.
Lionel de Rothschild
Lionel de Rothschild
Baron Lionel Nathan de Rothschild was a British banker and politician.-Biography:The son of Nathan Mayer Rothschild and Hanna Barent Cohen, he was a member of the prominent Rothschild family....
was the first Jewish general election victor, at the 1847 general election
United Kingdom general election, 1847
-Seats summary:-References:* F. W. S. Craig, British Electoral Facts: 1832-1987* British Electoral Facts 1832-1999, compiled and edited by Colin Rallings and Michael Thrasher *...
. He was not permitted to take his seat.
The first declared atheist to win a general election was Charles Bradlaugh
Charles Bradlaugh
Charles Bradlaugh was a political activist and one of the most famous English atheists of the 19th century. He founded the National Secular Society in 1866.-Early life:...
at the 1880 general election
United Kingdom general election, 1880
-Seats summary:-References:*F. W. S. Craig, British Electoral Facts: 1832-1987* British Electoral Facts 1832-1999, compiled and edited by Colin Rallings and Michael Thrasher *...
. He was not permitted to take his seat.
Dadabhai Naoroji
Dadabhai Naoroji
Dadabhai Naoroji , known as the Grand Old Man of India, was a Parsi intellectual, educator, cotton trader, and an early Indian political leader. His book Poverty and Un-British Rule in India brought attention to the draining of India's wealth into Britain...
was the first Parsi general election victor at the 1892 general election
United Kingdom general election, 1892
The 1892 United Kingdom general election was held from 4 July to 26 July 1892. It saw the Conservatives, led by Lord Salisbury, win the greatest number of seats, but not enough for an overall majority as William Ewart Gladstone's Liberals won many more seats than in the 1886 general election...
.
Piara Khabra
Piara Khabra
Piara Singh Khabra was a British politician who served as the Labour Member of Parliament for Ealing Southall from 1992 until his death. He was the fifth Asian, and the first Sikh, to become a British MP...
became the first Sikh
Sikh
A Sikh is a follower of Sikhism. It primarily originated in the 15th century in the Punjab region of South Asia. The term "Sikh" has its origin in Sanskrit term शिष्य , meaning "disciple, student" or शिक्ष , meaning "instruction"...
general election victor, at the 1992 general election
United Kingdom general election, 1992
The United Kingdom general election of 1992 was held on 9 April 1992, and was the fourth consecutive victory for the Conservative Party. This election result was one of the biggest surprises in 20th Century politics, as polling leading up to the day of the election showed Labour under leader Neil...
.
The first Muslim
Muslim
A Muslim, also spelled Moslem, is an adherent of Islam, a monotheistic, Abrahamic religion based on the Quran, which Muslims consider the verbatim word of God as revealed to prophet Muhammad. "Muslim" is the Arabic term for "submitter" .Muslims believe that God is one and incomparable...
general election victor was Mohammed Sarwar at the 1997 general election
United Kingdom general election, 1997
The United Kingdom general election, 1997 was held on 1 May 1997, more than five years after the previous election on 9 April 1992, to elect 659 members to the British House of Commons. The Labour Party ended its 18 years in opposition under the leadership of Tony Blair, and won the general...
.
General elections losers awarded seats on disqualification of winner
Lord Robert GrosvenorRobert Grosvenor, 5th Duke of Westminster
Lieutenant-Colonel Robert George Grosvenor, 5th Duke of Westminster DSO TD JP DL , was a British soldier, landowner, businessman and politician. In the 1970s he was the richest man in Britain....
: Fermanagh and South Tyrone
Fermanagh and South Tyrone (UK Parliament constituency)
Fermanagh and South Tyrone is a Parliamentary constituency in the British House of Commons. The current MP for the constituency is Michelle Gildernew of Sinn Féin....
, 1955
Two or more sitting MPs contest general election
It is of course common for former (defeated) MPs to seek re-election, often in their old constituencies, especially if they are marginal or bellwetherBellwether
A bellwether is any entity in a given arena that serves to create or influence trends or to presage future happenings.The term is derived from the Middle English bellewether and refers to the practice of placing a bell around the neck of a castrated ram leading his flock of sheep.The movements of...
seats. What is quite unusual is for two MPs both sitting in the same parliament to seek re-election in the same seat. This usually occurs by reason of boundary changes or party splits.
- Poplar and LimehousePoplar and Limehouse (UK Parliament constituency)Poplar and Limehouse is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament using the first past the post system of election....
, 2010: Jim FitzpatrickJim Fitzpatrick (politician)James Fitzpatrick is a British Labour Party politician, who has been the Member of Parliament for Poplar and Limehouse since the 2010 General Election. From 1997 to the 2010 election he was the member for Poplar and Canning Town...
* and George GallowayGeorge GallowayGeorge Galloway is a British politician, author, journalist and broadcaster who was a Member of Parliament from 1987 to 2010. He was formerly an MP for the Labour Party, first for Glasgow Hillhead and later for Glasgow Kelvin, before his expulsion from the party in October 2003, the same year... - Brent CentralBrent Central (UK Parliament constituency)Brent Central is a borough constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election...
, 2010: Dawn ButlerDawn ButlerDawn Petula Butler is a British Labour Party politician who was the Member of Parliament for Brent South from 2005 to 2010, and was Minister for Young Citizens and Youth Engagement in the Cabinet Office...
and Sarah TeatherSarah TeatherSarah Louise Teather is a British Liberal Democrat politician, Member of Parliament for Brent Central, Minister of State at the Department for Education, and Chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Guantanamo Bay....
* - Dumfries and GallowayDumfries and Galloway (UK Parliament constituency)Dumfries and Galloway is a county constituency of in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It was first used in the 2005 general election, and replaced Galloway and Upper Nithsdale and part of Dumfries, and it elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post...
, 2005: Russell BrownRussell BrownRussell Leslie Brown is a Scottish Labour Party politician. He is Member of Parliament for Dumfries and Galloway.-Early years :Russell Brown was born in Annan, Scotland, and attended the local Annan Academy...
* and Peter DuncanPeter Duncan (politician)Peter John Duncan is a British politician. He was the Conservative Member of Parliament for Galloway and Upper Nithsdale from 2001 to 2005.-Early life:... - Bethnal Green and Bow, 2005: Oona KingOona KingOona Tamsyn King, Baroness King of Bow is a Baroness and Member of the House of Lords, and former Chief Diversity Officer of Channel 4. She previously had served as a Labour Party Member of Parliament for Bethnal Green and Bow from 1997 until 2005, when she was defeated by Respect candidate George...
and George GallowayGeorge GallowayGeorge Galloway is a British politician, author, journalist and broadcaster who was a Member of Parliament from 1987 to 2010. He was formerly an MP for the Labour Party, first for Glasgow Hillhead and later for Glasgow Kelvin, before his expulsion from the party in October 2003, the same year...
* - Brentwood and Ongar, 2001: Eric PicklesEric PicklesEric Jack Pickles is a British Conservative Party politician. Pickles was appointed Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government of the coalition government headed by Prime Minister David Cameron on 12 May 2010....
* and Martin BellMartin BellMartin Bell, OBE, is a British UNICEF Ambassador, a former broadcast war reporter and former independent politician... - Glasgow GarscaddenGlasgow Garscadden (UK Parliament constituency)Glasgow Garscadden was a burgh constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1974 until 1997. It elected one Member of Parliament using the first-past-the-post voting system.-Boundaries:...
, 1992: Donald DewarDonald DewarDonald Campbell Dewar was a British politician who served as a Labour Party Member of Parliament in Scotland from 1966-1970, and then again from 1978 until his death in 2000. He served in Tony Blair's cabinet as Secretary of State for Scotland from 1997-1999 and was instrumental in the creation...
* and Dick DouglasDick DouglasRichard Giles "Dick" Douglas is a former Scottish politician, having been a member of the British House of Commons firstly as a Labour Co-operative candidate, then latterly as a Scottish National Party member.... - South HamsSouth Hams (UK Parliament constituency)South Hams was a county constituency based on the South Hams district of Devon. It returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom....
, 1987: Anthony SteenAnthony SteenAnthony David Steen is a British Conservative Party politician who was a Member of Parliament from 1974 to 2010, and the chairman of the Human Trafficking Foundation. Having represented Totnes in Devon since 1997, he was previously MP for South Hams from 1983, and had also been the MP for...
* and Willie HamiltonWillie HamiltonWilliam Winter "Willie" Hamilton was a British politician who served as a Labour Member of Parliament for constituencies in Fife, Scotland between 1950 and 1987...
1 - MeridenMeriden (UK Parliament constituency)-Elections in the 2000s:-Elections in the 1990s:- Notes and references :...
, 1983: Iain MillsIain MillsIain Campbell Mills was a Conservative Party politician in the United Kingdom.Mills was educated in southern Africa, and subsequently worked as a Market Planning Executive for Dunlop...
* and John SeverJohn SeverEric John Sever is a former Labour Party politician in England.Sever was elected Member of Parliament for Birmingham Ladywood in a by-election in 1977. He served until 1983, when he was deselected as Labour candidate and replaced by Clare Short. Sever stood in Meriden, but lost by 15,018... - Islington NorthIslington North (UK Parliament constituency)Islington North is a parliamentary constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first-past-the-post system of election...
, 1983: John GrantJohn Grant (British politician)John Douglas Grant was a British Member of Parliament from 1970 to 1983. He was as a member of the Labour until he left in 1981 to join the new Social Democratic Party . He represented Islington East from 1970 to 1974 and Islington Central from 1974-1983.Grant was born in Finsbury Park, North London...
and Michael O'HalloranMichael O'Halloran (UK politician)Michael Joseph O'Halloran was a British politician. He was brought up in County Clare, and, finding no employment, he "drifted to London" in 1948, aged 15, and worked as a railwayman until he entered politics.... - Southwark and BermondseySouthwark and Bermondsey (UK Parliament constituency)Southwark and Bermondsey was a parliamentary constituency centred on the Bermondsey district of South London. It returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.-History:...
, 1983: Simon HughesSimon HughesSimon Henry Ward Hughes is a British politician and Deputy Leader of the Liberal Democrats. He is Member of Parliament for the constituency of Bermondsey and Old Southwark. Until 2008 he was President of the Liberal Democrats...
* and John TilleyJohn TilleyJohn Vincent Tilley was a British Labour Party politician.Tilley was born and raised in Derby. He was educated at a grammar school and Trinity Hall, Cambridge, where he read history... - CrosbyCrosby (UK Parliament constituency)Crosby was a constituency in Merseyside, represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1950 until 2010. It elected one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election.-History:...
, 1983: Shirley WilliamsShirley Williams, Baroness Williams of CrosbyShirley Williams, Baroness Williams of Crosby PC is a British politician and academic. Originally a Labour Member of Parliament and Cabinet Minister, she was one of the "Gang of Four" rebels who founded the Social Democratic Party in 1981...
and Malcolm ThorntonMalcolm ThorntonSir George Malcolm Thornton , known as Malcolm Thornton, is a British Conservative politician.Thornton was first elected to Parliament in the 1979 general election, winning the marginal seat of Liverpool Garston from Labour's Eddie Loyden. In the early 1980s, however, all seats were re-organised...
* - Glasgow HillheadGlasgow Hillhead (UK Parliament constituency)Glasgow Hillhead was a parliamentary constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1918 until 1997...
, 1983: Roy JenkinsRoy JenkinsRoy Harris Jenkins, Baron Jenkins of Hillhead OM, PC was a British politician.The son of a Welsh coal miner who later became a union official and Labour MP, Roy Jenkins served with distinction in World War II. Elected to Parliament as a Labour member in 1948, he served in several major posts in...
* and Neil Carmichael - Bradford WestBradford West (UK Parliament constituency)Bradford West is a borough constituency in England which is represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election....
, February 1974: John WilkinsonJohn Arbuthnot Du Cane WilkinsonJohn Arbuthnot Du Cane Wilkinson is a Conservative Party politician in the United Kingdom. He was educated at Eton College and Churchill College, Cambridge.-Electoral history:...
and Edward LyonsEdward LyonsEdward Lyons, QC was a British politician.Lyons was educated at Roundhay High School and Leeds University. Following World War II, he worked as a Russian interpreter in Germany attached to the Control commission...
* - Blyth, February 1974: Eddie MilneEddie MilneEdward James "Eddie" Milne was a British Labour politician, who was elected as independent candidate after deselection by his party....
* and Ivor Richard - Plymouth Devonport, February 1974: Joan VickersJoan VickersJoan Helen Vickers, Baroness Vickers, DBE was a British National Liberal and Conservative Party politician.Vickers was educated at St Monica's, Burgh Heath, Surrey, and in Paris. She served with the Red Cross in South East Asia and was area welfare officer of the Social Welfare Department in...
and David OwenDavid OwenDavid Anthony Llewellyn Owen, Baron Owen CH PC FRCP is a British politician.Owen served as British Foreign Secretary from 1977 to 1979, the youngest person in over forty years to hold the post; he co-authored the failed Vance-Owen and Owen-Stoltenberg peace plans offered during the Bosnian War...
* - PaddingtonPaddington (UK Parliament constituency)Paddington was a parliamentary constituency centred on the Paddington district of London. It returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom....
, February 1974: Arthur LathamArthur LathamArthur Charles Latham is a British Labour Party politician.Latham was elected Member of Parliament for Paddington North in a 1969 by-election, which he served until 1974 when the seat was abolished in boundary changes...
* and Nicholas ScottNicholas ScottThe Rt. Hon. Sir Nicholas Paul Scott, PC, JP , was a British Conservative Party politician.Scott was educated at Clapham College and was national chairman of the Young Conservatives in 1963... - GranthamGrantham (UK Parliament constituency)Grantham was a Parliamentary constituency in Lincolnshire, England.The constituency was created in 1468 as a parliamentary borough which elected two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of England until the union with Scotland, and then to the Parliament of Great Britain...
, 1955: Joseph GodberJoseph GodberJoseph Bradshaw Godber, Baron Godber of Willington PC was a British Conservative Party politician and cabinet minister.-Background:...
* and Woodrow WyattWoodrow WyattWoodrow Lyle Wyatt, Baron Wyatt of Weeford , was a British politician, published author, journalist and broadcaster, close to the Queen Mother, Margaret Thatcher and Rupert Murdoch... - ReadingReading (UK Parliament constituency)Reading was a parliamentary borough, and later a borough constituency, represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It comprised the town of Reading in the county of Berkshire....
, 1955: Ian MikardoIan MikardoIan Mikardo , commonly known as Mik, was a British Labour and Co-operative politician. An ardent socialist and a Zionist, he remained a backbencher throughout his four decades in the House of Commons...
* and Frederick BennettFrederick BennettSir Frederic Mackarness Bennett, , Knight Bachelor , was a journalist, a barrister and a Conservative Party Member of Parliament. He was appointed a Privy Counsellor in 1985, and a Deputy Lieutenant for Greater London in 1990... - Bradford NorthBradford North (UK Parliament constituency)Bradford North was a borough constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Until it was abolished for the 2010 general election, it elected one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election....
, 1955: William Taylor* and Maurice WebbMaurice Webb (politician)Maurice Webb PC was a British Labour politician.Webb joined the Labour Party in 1922 as a teenager and was a well-known political journalist, including for the Daily Herald. From 1929 to 1935 he worked as the Party's propaganda officer... - CarmarthenCarmarthen (UK Parliament constituency)Carmarthen was the name of a parliamentary constituency in Wales which returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom between 1542 and 1997...
, 1950: Rhys Hopkin MorrisRhys Hopkin MorrisSir Rhys Hopkin Morris was a Welsh Liberal politician who was a Member of Parliament from 1923–1932 and from 1945–1956....
* and Lynn Ungoed-ThomasLynn Ungoed-ThomasArwyn Lynn Ungoed-Thomas , known as Lynn Ungoed-Thomas, was a Welsh Labour Party politician and British judge.-Biography:... - Renfrewshire WestRenfrewshire West (UK Parliament constituency)West Renfrewshire was a county constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1885 to 1983 and again from 1997 until 2005...
, 1950: John Maclay* and Thomas ScollanThomas ScollanThomas Scollan was a Scottish trade unionist and Labour Party politician.Scollan was an an engineer, and an organiser for Distributive Workers... - Glasgow KelvingroveGlasgow Kelvingrove (UK Parliament constituency)Glasgow Kelvingrove was a burgh constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1918 until 1983. It elected one Member of Parliament using the first-past-the-post voting system.- Boundaries :...
, 1950: Walter Elliot* and John Lloyd WilliamsJohn Lloyd Williams (politician)John Lloyd Williams was Labour MP for Glasgow Kelvingrove from 1945 to 1950.... - NewportNewport (Monmouthshire) (UK Parliament constituency)Newport was a borough constituency in Monmouthshire from 1918 to 1983. It returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the first past the post system....
, 1950: Peter FreemanPeter Freeman (politician)Peter Freeman was a Labour Party politician in the United Kingdom.-Biography:He was elected as Member of Parliament for Brecon and Radnorshire at the 1929 general election, defeating the Conservative MP Walter D'Arcy Hall by only 187 votes...
* and Ivor ThomasIvor Bulmer-ThomasIvor Bulmer-Thomas CBE FSA, originally Ivor Thomas was a British journalist and author who served eight years as a Member of Parliament... - Sudbury and WoodbridgeSudbury and Woodbridge (UK Parliament constituency)Sudbury and Woodbridge was a county constituency centred on the towns of Sudbury and Woodbridge in Suffolk. It returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom....
, 1950: John HareJohn Hare, 1st Viscount BlakenhamJohn Hugh Hare, 1st Viscount Blakenham OBE, PC, DL , was a British Conservative politician.-Background and education:...
* and Roland HamiltonRoland HamiltonRoland Hamilton was a Labour Party politician in the United Kingdom.In the Labour landslide at the 1945 general election, he was elected as Member of Parliament for the Sudbury in Suffolk, which had been held by the Conservative Henry Burton since the 1924 election.The Sudbury constituency was... - Stafford and StoneStafford and Stone (UK Parliament constituency)Stafford and Stone was county constituency in Staffordshire which returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.It was created in 1950 and abolished in 1983.-Members of Parliament:...
, 1950: Hugh FraserHugh Fraser (politician)Major Sir Hugh Charles Patrick Joseph Fraser MBE was a British Conservative politician and first husband of the author Lady Antonia Fraser.-Youth and military career:...
* and Stephen SwinglerStephen SwinglerStephen Thomas Swingler, PC was a Labour Party politician in the United Kingdom. He was a Member of Parliament from 1945 to 1950, and from 1951 to 1969.... - NewarkNewark (UK Parliament constituency)Newark is a county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Since 1885, it has elected one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election....
, 1950: George DeerGeorge DeerGeorge Deer, OBE was a British Trade union official and politician.-Early career:Deer went to an elementary school in Grimsby. He began work at the age of 12 and worked on the railways, at the docks and in engineering shops; he was also a commercial traveller...
* and Sidney ShephardSidney ShephardSydney Shephard was a British Conservative Party politician.Sydney Shephard was born at Nottingham on the 29th March 1894, one of five children of Charles and Mary Shephard... - CarltonCarlton (UK Parliament constituency)Carlton was a constituency in Nottinghamshire which returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1950 until it was abolished for the 1983 general election. It was then partly replaced by the new Gedling constituency.-Members of Parliament:...
, 1950: Kenneth Pickthorn* and Florence PatonFlorence PatonFlorence Beatrice Paton , née Widdowson, was a Labour Party politician in the United Kingdom, and a Member of Parliament from 1945 to 1950.- Early life :... - ThurrockThurrock (UK Parliament constituency)Thurrock is a parliamentary constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election.- Boundaries :...
, 1950: Hugh DelargyHugh DelargyHugh James Delargy was an Irish British Labour Party politician and MP.He was born in County Antrim.Delargy was educated in England, Paris and Rome and worked as a teacher, journalist, labourer and insurance official...
* and Leslie SolleyLeslie SolleyLeslie Judah Solley was a British politician and barrister.Solley was born in London and attended the University of London. He worked as a scientist and then a barrister... - Walthamstow WestWalthamstow West (UK Parliament constituency)Walthamstow West was a borough constituency in what is now the London Borough of Waltham Forest, but was until 1965 the Walthamstow Urban District of Essex...
, 1950: Clement AttleeClement AttleeClement Richard Attlee, 1st Earl Attlee, KG, OM, CH, PC, FRS was a British Labour politician who served as the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1945 to 1951, and as the Leader of the Labour Party from 1935 to 1955...
* and Lester HutchinsonLester HutchinsonHugh Lester Hutchinson was a Labour politician who was elected to represent Manchester Rusholme in the 1945 General Election.... - WalsallWalsall (UK Parliament constituency)Walsall was a borough constituency centred on the town of Walsall in the West Midlands of England. It returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the first past the post voting system....
, 1950: William Wells* and John BarlowSir John Barlow, 2nd BaronetSir John Denman Barlow, 2nd Baronet was a British Conservative Party politician.Barlow was the son of Sir John Barlow, 1st Baronet, and his wife the Hon. Anna Maria... - Poole, 1950: Mervyn WheatleyMervyn WheatleyColonel Sir Mervyn James Wheatley CBE was a British Conservative Party politician.He was Member of Parliament for East Dorset from 1945 to 1950 and for Poole from 1950 to 1951.- External links :...
* and Evelyn KingEvelyn King (UK politician)Evelyn Mansfield King was a British member of parliament for both the Labour Party and then the Conservative Party.... - Middlesbrough EastMiddlesbrough East (UK Parliament constituency)Middlesbrough East was a parliamentary constituency in the town of Middlesbrough in North East England. It returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the first-past-the-post voting system....
, 1950: Hilary MarquandHilary MarquandHilary Adair Marquand was a British Labour Party politician.He was educated at Cardiff High School and at University College, Cardiff where he studied history and economics...
* and Alfred EdwardsAlfred Edwards (politician)Alfred Edwards was a British politician who served for fifteen years as a Member of Parliament . His origins were as a company director in the foundry industry in Middlesbrough, which led him into conflict with the Labour Party when it proposed to nationalise the iron and steel industries;... - Liverpool West Derby, 1950: David Maxwell Fyfe* and Bertie KirbyBertie KirbyBertie Victor Kirby was a British politician. He was Labour Member of Parliament for Liverpool Everton from 1935 to 1950....
- Gateshead EastGateshead East (UK Parliament constituency)Gateshead East was a parliamentary constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elected one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election.-History:...
, 1950: Arthur MoodyArthur MoodyArthur Seymour Moody was a British joiner and politician. He was a low-profile backbench Labour Party Member of Parliament for nearly twenty years.-Early career:...
* and Konni ZilliacusKonni ZilliacusKonni Zilliacus was a left-wing Labour Party politician in the United Kingdom.-Life:Zilliacus was born on 13 September 1894 in Japan, where his parents, Finland-Swedish Konrad Viktor Zilliacus , a prominent activist for the independence of Finland from the Russian Empire, and American-born Lilian... - ExeterExeter (UK Parliament constituency)Exeter is a borough constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election....
, 1950: John MaudeJohn MaudeJohn Cyril Maude KC was a British barrister and Conservative Party politician. He sat in the House of Commons from 1945 to 1951, and then became a judge.- Early life :...
* and Thomas Horabin - Blackburn WestBlackburn West (UK Parliament constituency)Blackburn West was a parliamentary constituency in the town of Blackburn in Lancashire. It returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the first past the post system....
, 1950: Ralph AsshetonRalph Assheton, 1st Baron ClitheroeRalph Assheton, 1st Baron Clitheroe PC was a British Conservative Party politician.He was Member of Parliament for Rushcliffe from 1934 to 1945, for the City of London from 1945 to 1950, and for Blackburn West from 1950 to 1955.In the wartime government under Winston Churchill, he was Minister of...
* and John EdwardsJohn EdwardsJohnny Reid "John" Edwards is an American politician, who served as a U.S. Senator from North Carolina. He was the Democratic nominee for Vice President in 2004, and was a candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination in 2004 and 2008.He defeated incumbent Republican Lauch Faircloth in... - StepneyStepney (UK Parliament constituency)Stepney was a parliamentary constituency centred on the Stepney district of the East End of London. It returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the first past the post system.-History:...
, 1950: Walter Edwards* and Philip Piratin - Shoreditch and FinsburyShoreditch and Finsbury (UK Parliament constituency)Shoreditch and Finsbury was a parliamentary constituency centred on the Shoreditch district of the East End of London and the adjacent Finsbury area...
, 1950: Ernest ThurtleErnest ThurtleErnest Thurtle was a British Labour politician.Thurtle worked as am accountant and salesman...
* and John Platts-MillsJohn Platts-MillsJohn Faithful Fortescue Platts-Mills, QC was a British Labour Party politician born in Wellington, New Zealand. He graduated with a first-class honours degree in law from Victoria University of Wellington and in 1928 won a Rhodes Scholarship to Balliol College, Oxford... - Lewisham East, 1945: Assheton PownallAssheton PownallLieutenant-Colonel Sir Assheton Pownall was a british Conservative Party politician who served as Member of Parliament for Lewisham East from 1918 to 1945. During the late 1930s Pownall was a member of the Anglo-German Fellowship....
and Herbert MorrisonHerbert MorrisonHerbert Stanley Morrison, Baron Morrison of Lambeth, CH, PC was a British Labour politician; he held a various number of senior positions in the Cabinet, including Home Secretary, Foreign Secretary and Deputy Prime Minister.-Early life:Morrison was the son of a police constable and was born in...
* - St. Marylebone, 1945: Alec Cunningham-ReidAlec Cunningham-Reid- Political career :At the 1922 general election, Cunningham-Reid stood as the conservative candidate in Warrington, a Conservative-held borough constituency in Lancashire where the sitting MP Sir Harold Smith was retiring. He won the seat with a comfortable majority in a two-way contest with...
and Wavell WakefieldWavell Wakefield, 1st Baron Wakefield of KendalWilliam Wavell Wakefield, 1st Baron Wakefield of Kendal , known as Sir Wavell Wakefield between 1944 and 1963, was an English rugby union player for Harlequins and England, President of the Rugby Football Union and Conservative politician.-Background and education:Wakefield was born in Beckenham,...
* - PutneyPutney (UK Parliament constituency)-Elections 1950–1979:-Elections 1918–1945:-Notes and references:...
, 1945: Hugh LinsteadHugh LinsteadSir Hugh Nicholas Linstead OBE was a British pharmaceutical chemist and barrister who served as Conservative Party Member of Parliament for Putney for 22 years. Linstead had significant business interests in the pharmaceutical industry...
* and Richard AclandRichard AclandSir Richard Thomas Dyke Acland, 15th Baronet was one of the founding members of the British Common Wealth Party. He had previously been a Liberal Member of Parliament and joined the Labour Party in 1945... - Harrow West, 1945: Norman BowerNorman BowerNorman Adolph Henry Bower was a British Conservative Party politician.In December 1941, he was elected as Member of Parliament for Harrow at a by-election following the death of Conservative MP Sir Isidore Salmon...
* and Hugh LawsonHugh McDowall LawsonHugh McDowall Lawson was a politician in the United Kingdom's short-lived Common Wealth Party, which was founded to contest parliamentary by-elections during World War II.... - Stratford West HamStratford West Ham (UK Parliament constituency)Stratford was a parliamentary constituency in the Borough of West Ham in the South-West of Essex , which returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the first-past-the-post voting system.The constituency was created for the 1918...
, 1945: Thomas GrovesThomas GrovesThomas Edward Groves was a British Labour Party politician.He was elected at the 1922 general election as Member of Parliament for Stratford division of West Ham, and held the seat until 1945...
and Redvers Michael Prior - MossleyMossley (UK Parliament constituency)Mossley was a parliamentary constituency which returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the United Kingdom Parliament....
, 1945: Austin HopkinsonAustin HopkinsonAustin Hopkinson JP was a British industrialist and Member of Parliament for constituencies in present-day Greater Manchester who was notable for rejecting membership of political parties and sitting as an Independent member. He represented Mossley from 1918 to 1929 and 1931 to 1945...
and George WoodsGeorge Woods (UK politician)The Reverend George Saville Woods was a British Unitarian minister and Labour Co-operative politician....
*
Notes: 1after announcing his retirement as member for Central Fife
Central Fife (UK Parliament constituency)
Central Fife was a parliamentary constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from February 1974 until 2005, when it was largely replaced by the new Glenrothes constituency, with a small portion joining the expanded North East Fife.It elected one Member...
, long-serving Scottish Labour MP Willie Hamilton obtained his party's nomination in the hopeless prospect of South Hams in southern England. Hamilton insisted that he knew local parties often found themselves without candidates shortly before nominations closed, and was offering because it would help them out of difficulty; however by standing again and being "defeated" he qualified for an additional allowance.
* Winner
Longest period without a general election
The longest possible duration of a Parliament is currently five years. All period of six years or more between general elections are listed:- 10 years: 1935United Kingdom general election, 1935The United Kingdom general election held on 14 November 1935 resulted in a large, though reduced, majority for the National Government now led by Conservative Stanley Baldwin. The greatest number of MPs, as before, were Conservative, while the National Liberal vote held steady...
- 1945United Kingdom general election, 1945The United Kingdom general election of 1945 was a general election held on 5 July 1945, with polls in some constituencies delayed until 12 July and in Nelson and Colne until 19 July, due to local wakes weeks. The results were counted and declared on 26 July, due in part to the time it took to... - 8 years: December 1910 - 1918United Kingdom general election, 1918The United Kingdom general election of 1918 was the first to be held after the Representation of the People Act 1918, which meant it was the first United Kingdom general election in which nearly all adult men and some women could vote. Polling was held on 14 December 1918, although the count did...
- 6 years: 1812United Kingdom general election, 1812The election to the 5th Parliament of the United Kingdom in 1812 was the fourth general election to be held after the Union of Great Britain and Ireland....
- 1818United Kingdom general election, 1818The 1818 general election of the United Kingdom saw the Whigs gain a few seats, but the Tories under the Earl of Liverpool retained a majority of around 90 seats... - 6 years: 1820United Kingdom general election, 1820The 1820 UK general election, held shortly after the Radical War in Scotland and the Cato Street Conspiracy. In this atmosphere, the Tories under the Earl of Liverpool were able to win a substantial majority over the Whigs....
- 1826United Kingdom general election, 1826The 1826 United Kingdom general election saw the Tories under the Earl of Liverpool win a substantial and increased majority over the Whigs. In Ireland, Home Rule candidates, working with the Whigs, won large gains from Unionist candidates.... - 6 years: 1841United Kingdom general election, 1841-Seats summary:-Whig MPs who lost their seats:*Viscount Morpeth - Chief Secretary for Ireland*Sir George Strickland, Bt*Sir Henry Barron, 1st Baronet-References:*F. W. S. Craig, British Electoral Facts: 1832-1987...
- 1847United Kingdom general election, 1847-Seats summary:-References:* F. W. S. Craig, British Electoral Facts: 1832-1987* British Electoral Facts 1832-1999, compiled and edited by Colin Rallings and Michael Thrasher *... - 6 years: 1859United Kingdom general election, 1859In the 1859 United Kingdom general election, the Whigs, led by Lord Palmerston, held their majority in the House of Commons over the Earl of Derby's Conservatives...
- 1865United Kingdom general election, 1865The 1865 United Kingdom general election saw the Liberals, led by Lord Palmerston, increase their large majority over the Earl of Derby's Conservatives to more than 80. The Whig Party changed its name to the Liberal Party between the previous election and this one.Palmerston died later in the same... - 6 years: 1868United Kingdom general election, 1868The 1868 United Kingdom general election was the first after passage of the Reform Act 1867, which enfranchised many male householders, thus greatly increasing the number of men who could vote in elections in the United Kingdom...
- 1874United Kingdom general election, 1874-Seats summary:-References:* F. W. S. Craig, British Electoral Facts: 1832-1987* British Electoral Facts 1832-1999, compiled and edited by Colin Rallings and Michael Thrasher *... - 6 years: 1874United Kingdom general election, 1874-Seats summary:-References:* F. W. S. Craig, British Electoral Facts: 1832-1987* British Electoral Facts 1832-1999, compiled and edited by Colin Rallings and Michael Thrasher *...
- 1880United Kingdom general election, 1880-Seats summary:-References:*F. W. S. Craig, British Electoral Facts: 1832-1987* British Electoral Facts 1832-1999, compiled and edited by Colin Rallings and Michael Thrasher *... - 6 years: 1886United Kingdom general election, 1886-Seats summary:-See also:*MPs elected in the UK general election, 1886*The Parliamentary Franchise in the United Kingdom 1885-1918-References:*F. W. S. Craig, British Electoral Facts: 1832-1987**...
- 1892United Kingdom general election, 1892The 1892 United Kingdom general election was held from 4 July to 26 July 1892. It saw the Conservatives, led by Lord Salisbury, win the greatest number of seats, but not enough for an overall majority as William Ewart Gladstone's Liberals won many more seats than in the 1886 general election... - 6 years: 1900United Kingdom general election, 1900-Seats summary:-See also:*MPs elected in the United Kingdom general election, 1900*The Parliamentary Franchise in the United Kingdom 1885-1918-External links:***-References:*F. W. S. Craig, British Electoral Facts: 1832-1987**...
- 1906United Kingdom general election, 1906-Seats summary:-See also:*MPs elected in the United Kingdom general election, 1906*The Parliamentary Franchise in the United Kingdom 1885-1918-External links:***-References:*F. W. S. Craig, British Electoral Facts: 1832-1987**...
Shortest period between general elections
All period of less than a year between general elections are listed:- 7 months: November 1806United Kingdom general election, 1806The United Kingdom general election, 1806 was the election of members to the 3rd Parliament of the United Kingdom. This was the second general election to be held after the Union of Great Britain and Ireland....
- June 1807United Kingdom general election, 1807The election to the 4th Parliament of the United Kingdom in 1807 was the third general election to be held after the Union of Great Britain and Ireland.... - 7 months: November/December 1885United Kingdom general election, 1885-Seats summary:-See also:*List of MPs elected in the United Kingdom general election, 1885*Parliamentary Franchise in the United Kingdom 1885–1918*Representation of the People Act 1884*Redistribution of Seats Act 1885-References:...
- July 1886United Kingdom general election, 1886-Seats summary:-See also:*MPs elected in the UK general election, 1886*The Parliamentary Franchise in the United Kingdom 1885-1918-References:*F. W. S. Craig, British Electoral Facts: 1832-1987**... - 8 months: September 1830United Kingdom general election, 1830The 1830 United Kingdom general election, was triggered by the death of King George IV and produced the first parliament of the reign of his successor, William IV. Fought in the aftermath of the Swing Riots, it saw electoral reform become a major election issue...
(?) - April/May/June 1831United Kingdom general election, 1831The 1831 general election in the United Kingdom saw a landslide win by supporters of electoral reform, which was the major election issue. As a result it was the last unreformed election, as the Parliament which resulted ensured the passage of the Reform Act 1832. Polling was held from 28 April to... - 8 months: FebruaryUnited Kingdom general election, February 1974The United Kingdom's general election of February 1974 was held on the 28th of that month. It was the first of two United Kingdom general elections held that year, and the first election since the Second World War not to produce an overall majority in the House of Commons for the winning party,...
- October 1974United Kingdom general election, October 1974The United Kingdom general election of October 1974 took place on 10 October 1974 to elect 635 members to the British House of Commons. It was the second general election of that year and resulted in the Labour Party led by Harold Wilson, winning by a tiny majority of 3 seats.The election of... - 10 months: December 1923United Kingdom general election, 1923-Seats summary:-References:*F. W. S. Craig, British Electoral Facts: 1832-1987*-External links:***...
- October 1924United Kingdom general election, 1924- Seats summary :- References :* F. W. S. Craig, British Electoral Facts: 1832-1987* - External links :* * *... - 11 months: January - December 1910
Longest period without a change in government
The longest continuous Conservative government was in office for almost 18 years, between 4 May 1979 and 2 May 1997.The longest continuous Labour government was in office for over 13 years, between 2 May 1997 and 11 May 2010.
The longest continuous Liberal government was in office for over 9 years, between 5 December 1905 and 25 May 1915.
The longest continuous coalition government was in office for almost 14 years, between 24 August 1931 and 26 July 1945, although its components changed significantly during that period.
Election days
Currently, all British Parliamentary elections are invariably held on a Thursday. The last general election not held on a Thursday was the 1931 electionUnited Kingdom general election, 1931
The United Kingdom general election on Tuesday 27 October 1931 was the last in the United Kingdom not held on a Thursday. It was also the last election, and the only one under universal suffrage, where one party received an absolute majority of the votes cast.The 1931 general election was the...
, which was held on Tuesday 27 October. Prior to this, it was common to hold general elections on any day of the week (other than Sunday), and until the 1918 general election
United Kingdom general election, 1918
The United Kingdom general election of 1918 was the first to be held after the Representation of the People Act 1918, which meant it was the first United Kingdom general election in which nearly all adult men and some women could vote. Polling was held on 14 December 1918, although the count did...
, polling was held over a period of several weeks.
Suspended Elections
On rare occasions, polling in an individual constituency may be suspended, usually as a result of the death of a candidate. The last occasion was at Thirsk and MaltonThirsk and Malton (UK Parliament constituency)
Thirsk and Malton is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election....
in 2010, where polling was delayed for three weeks owing to the death of the UKIP candidate.
Previous examples occurred at
- South Staffordshire, 2005
- BarnsleyBarnsley (UK Parliament constituency)Barnsley was a Parliamentary constituency covering the town of Barnsley in England. It returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the first past the post voting system.-History:...
, 1951 - Manchester Moss SideManchester Moss Side (UK Parliament constituency)Manchester Moss Side was a parliamentary constituency in the Moss Side area of the city of Manchester. It returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the first past the post system....
, 1950 - Hull Central, 1945
- RugbyRugby (UK Parliament constituency)Rugby is a parliamentary constituency in Warwickshire, England. It elects one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom using the first past the post system....
, 1929 - West DerbyshireWest Derbyshire (UK Parliament constituency)West Derbyshire was a county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. From 1885 until it was replaced by the Derbyshire Dales constituency in the 2010 General Election, it elected one Member of Parliament by the first past the post voting system.It...
, 1923 - KenningtonKennington (UK Parliament constituency)Kennington was a borough constituency centred on the Kennington district of South London. It returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom....
, 1918
Incumbents fall directly from first place to fourth place
- Belfast NorthBelfast North (UK Parliament constituency)Belfast North is a Parliamentary Constituency in the United Kingdom House of Commons.-Boundaries:The seat was created in 1922 when, as part of the establishment of the devolved Stormont Parliament for Northern Ireland, the number of MPs in the Westminster Parliament was drastically cut...
, 2001 1 UUP loss, gained by the DUP - Plymouth Devonport, 1992 2 SDP loss, gained by Labour
- Glasgow ShettlestonGlasgow Shettleston (UK Parliament constituency)Glasgow Shettleston was a burgh constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1918 until 2005. The Shettleston area is represented is now covered by Glasgow Central and Glasgow East.-Boundaries:...
, 1950 3 ILP loss, gained by Labour
- 1 UUP had been unopposed by DUP at previous elections.
- 2 SDP had been unopposed by the Liberals at previous elections.
- 3 The sitting Independent Labour Party MP had defected to Labour.
Incumbents fall directly from first place to third place
- Bristol North West, 2010 Labour loss, gained by the Conservatives
- Colne ValleyColne Valley (UK Parliament constituency)Colne Valley is a county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election. In the post-war period the seat had the distinction of being one of the few Labour/Liberal marginals,...
, 2010 Labour loss, gained by the Conservatives - WatfordWatford (UK Parliament constituency)Watford is a parliamentary constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election...
, 2010 Labour loss, gained by the Conservatives - Belfast SouthBelfast South (UK Parliament constituency)Belfast South is a Parliamentary Constituency in the United Kingdom House of Commons.-Boundaries:The seat was created in 1922 when, as part of the establishment of the devolved Stormont Parliament for Northern Ireland, the number of MPs in the Westminster Parliament was drastically cut...
, 2005 Ulster Unionist loss, gained by the SDLP - ConwyConwy (UK Parliament constituency)Conwy was an electoral constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It returned one Member of Parliament by the single-member district plurality system of voting....
, 1997 Conservative loss, gained by Labour - Aberdeen SouthAberdeen South (UK Parliament constituency)Aberdeen South is a burgh constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, and it elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election...
, 1997 Conservative loss, gained by Labour - Inverness East, Nairn and LochaberInverness East, Nairn and Lochaber (UK Parliament constituency)Inverness East, Nairn and Lochaber, was a county constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1997 to 2005...
, 1997, Liberal Democrat loss, gained by Labour - Stockton South, 1983 1 Labour loss, gained by the SDP
- Plymouth Devonport, 1983 1 Labour loss, gained by the SDP
- Caithness and SutherlandCaithness and Sutherland (UK Parliament constituency)Caithness and Sutherland was a county constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1918 to 1997. It elected one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election....
, 1983 1 Labour loss, gained by the SDP - Erith and CrayfordErith and Crayford (UK Parliament constituency)Erith and Crayford was a parliamentary constituency in the London Borough of Bexley, south-east London, which returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom....
, 1983 1 Labour loss, gained by the Conservatives - Renfrew West and InverclydeRenfrew West and Inverclyde (UK Parliament constituency)Renfrewshire West and Inverclyde was a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1983 to 1997.The constituency was created out of, and merged back into, the West Renfrewshire constituency.-Members of Parliament:...
, 1983 1 Labour loss, gained by the Conservatives - Southampton Itchen, 1983 1 Labour loss, gained by the Conservatives
- Clwyd South WestClwyd South West (UK Parliament constituency)Clwyd South West was a county constituency in Clwyd, North Wales. It returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom by the first past the post system of election....
, 1983 1 Labour loss, gained by the Conservatives - West HertfordshireWest Hertfordshire (UK Parliament constituency)West Hertfordshire was a parliamentary constituency in Hertfordshire. It returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom by the first past the post system.-History:...
, 1983 Labour loss, gained by the Conservatives - StevenageStevenage (UK Parliament constituency)Stevenage is a county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election.-Boundaries:...
, 1983 Labour loss, gained by the Conservatives - East DunbartonshireEast Dunbartonshire (UK Parliament constituency)East Dunbartonshire is a county constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom . It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election....
, 1979 SNP loss, gained by Labour - North DownNorth Down (UK Parliament constituency)North Down is a Parliamentary Constituency in the United Kingdom House of Commons. The current MP is Sylvia Hermon, elected as an Independent in the 2010 General Election. -Boundaries:The county constituency was first created in 1885 from the northern part of Down...
, 1979 2 UUP loss, gained by Independent Unionist - Mid UlsterMid Ulster (UK Parliament constituency)Mid Ulster is a Parliamentary Constituency in the British House of Commons.-Boundaries:The constituency was created in 1950 when the old two-seat constituency of Fermanagh and Tyrone was abolished as part of the final move to single member seats...
, February 1974 Unity loss, gained by Vanguard Progressive Unionist - Bolton WestBolton West (UK Parliament constituency)Bolton West is a county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election...
, 1964 Liberal loss, gained by Labour - Glasgow BridgetonGlasgow Bridgeton (UK Parliament constituency)Glasgow Bridgeton was a parliamentary constituency in the city of Glasgow. From 1885 to 1974, it returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the first-past-the-post voting system....
, 1950 3 ILP loss, gained by Labour - RugbyRugby (UK Parliament constituency)Rugby is a parliamentary constituency in Warwickshire, England. It elects one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom using the first past the post system....
, 1950 Independent loss, gained by Labour - Hammersmith NorthHammersmith North (UK Parliament constituency)Hammersmith North was a borough constituency in the Metropolitan Borough of Hammersmith in West London. It returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the first past the post system....
, 1950 Independent Labour loss, gained by Labour - GranthamGrantham (UK Parliament constituency)Grantham was a Parliamentary constituency in Lincolnshire, England.The constituency was created in 1468 as a parliamentary borough which elected two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of England until the union with Scotland, and then to the Parliament of Great Britain...
, 1950 Independent loss, gained by the Conservatives - Cheltenham, 1950 Independent loss, gained by the Conservatives
- StepneyStepney (UK Parliament constituency)Stepney was a parliamentary constituency centred on the Stepney district of the East End of London. It returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the first past the post system.-History:...
, 1950 Communist loss, gained by Labour - West Fife, 1950 Communist loss, gained by Labour
- Caithness and SutherlandCaithness and Sutherland (UK Parliament constituency)Caithness and Sutherland was a county constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1918 to 1997. It elected one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election....
, 1945 Liberal loss, gained by the Conservatives
- 1 The sitting Labour MP had defected to the SDP in 1981.
- 2 The sitting Ulster Unionist Party MP had defected to sit as an Independent Unionist.
- 3 The sitting Independent Labour Party MP had defected to Labour.
Outgoing Government gains seats
When there is a decisive change in electoral sentiment, a tiny number of seats will not only buck the trend by not moving as expected, but may actually move in the opposite direction. Only elections that saw a change of government are listed, since it is fairly common for a few seats to move in divergent directions when an incumbent government is re-elected; 2005 was an exception to this case, when the Labour party scored no gains.By-election losses regained
- ChristchurchChristchurch (UK Parliament constituency)Christchurch is a parliamentary constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Centred on the town of Christchurch in Dorset, it elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election....
, from the Liberal Democrats
Gains
- Berwick and East Lothian, from Labour
- East DunbartonshireEast Dunbartonshire (UK Parliament constituency)East Dunbartonshire is a county constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom . It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election....
, from Labour - UpminsterUpminster (UK Parliament constituency)Upminster was a constituency of the House of Commons in east London, which returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the first-past-the-post voting system...
, from Labour - IpswichIpswich (UK Parliament constituency)Ipswich is a borough constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election.- Boundaries :...
, from Labour - North West Norfolk, from Labour
By-election losses regained
- RiponRipon (UK Parliament constituency)Ripon was a constituency sending members to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom until 1983, centred on the city of Ripon in North Yorkshire.-History:...
, from the Liberals - Sutton and CheamSutton and Cheam (UK Parliament constituency)Sutton and Cheam is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election. The current MP is Paul Burstow of the Liberal Democrats, first elected at the 1997 general election...
, from the Liberals - Bromsgrove and RedditchBromsgrove and Redditch (UK Parliament constituency)Bromsgrove and Redditch was a parliamentary constituency centred on the towns of Bromsgrove and Redditch in Worcestershire. It returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom....
, from Labour
Gains
- Birmingham Perry Barr, from Labour
- Eton and SloughEton and Slough (UK Parliament constituency)Eton and Slough was a parliamentary constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elected one Member of Parliament by the first-past-the-post voting system....
, from Labour - SmethwickSmethwick (UK Parliament constituency)Smethwick was a parliamentary constituency, centred on the town of Smethwick in Staffordshire. It returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the first past the post voting system....
, from Labour - South West Norfolk, from Labour
By-election losses regained
- South Dorset, from Labour
Gains
- Caithness and SutherlandCaithness and Sutherland (UK Parliament constituency)Caithness and Sutherland was a county constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1918 to 1997. It elected one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election....
, from the Liberals - Berwick upon Tweed, from the Liberals
- Caernarvon, from the Liberals
- Isle of ElyIsle of Ely (UK Parliament constituency)Isle of Ely was a county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, centred on the Isle of Ely in Cambridgeshire...
, from the Liberals - BarnstapleBarnstaple (UK Parliament constituency)Barnstaple was a parliamentary constituency centred on the town of Barnstaple in Devon, in the South West of England. It returned two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom until 1885, when its representation was reduced to one member.The constituency...
, from the Liberals
By-election losses regained
- WallaseyWallasey (UK Parliament constituency)Wallasey is a borough constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election.-Boundaries:...
, from Independent - SkiptonSkipton (UK Parliament constituency)Skipton was a county constituency centred on the town of Skipton in Yorkshire which returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom....
, from Common Wealth
Gains
- Birmingham King's NortonBirmingham King's Norton (UK Parliament constituency)Birmingham King's Norton was a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1918 to 1955. It elected one Member of Parliament by the first-past-the-post system of election.- Boundaries :...
, from Labour
By-election losses regained
- Midlothian and Peebles NorthernMidlothian and Peebles Northern (UK Parliament constituency)Midlothian and Peebles Northern was a county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1918 until 1950...
, from Labour - LancasterLancaster (UK Parliament constituency)Lancaster was a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of England then of the Parliament of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800 and of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1867, centred on the historic city of Lancaster in north-west England...
, from the Liberals
Gains
- Bethnal Green and Bow, from Respect
- Blaenau GwentBlaenau Gwent (UK Parliament constituency)Blaenau Gwent is a county constituency in South Wales, represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election.- History :...
, from an independent - ChesterfieldChesterfield (UK Parliament constituency)Chesterfield is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It is a marginal seat between Labour and the Liberal Democrats. The best-known MP was Tony Benn from 1984 to 2001...
, from the Liberal Democrats
By-election losses regained
- Dunfermline and West FifeDunfermline and West Fife (UK Parliament constituency)Dunfermline and West Fife is a county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It was created for the 2005 general election from all of the old Dunfermline West and parts of the old Dunfermline East constituencies...
, from the Liberal Democrats - Glasgow EastGlasgow East (UK Parliament constituency)Glasgow East is a constituency of the British House of Commons, located in the city of Glasgow, Scotland. It elects one Member of Parliament at least once every five years using the First-past-the-post system of voting....
, from the SNP
Gains
- Glasgow CathcartGlasgow Cathcart (UK Parliament constituency)Glasgow Cathcart was a burgh constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1918 until 2005, when it was replaced by the larger Glasgow South constituency....
, from the Conservatives - East DunbartonshireEast Dunbartonshire (UK Parliament constituency)East Dunbartonshire is a county constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom . It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election....
, from the SNP - Clackmannan and East StirlingshireClackmannan and Eastern Stirlingshire (UK Parliament constituency)Clackmannan and Eastern Stirlingshire was a parliamentary constituency in the Clackmannan area of Central Scotland. It returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the first past the post system.The constituency was created for the...
, from the SNP - CarmarthenCarmarthen (UK Parliament constituency)Carmarthen was the name of a parliamentary constituency in Wales which returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom between 1542 and 1997...
, from Plaid Cymru
By-election losses regained
- AshfieldAshfield (UK Parliament constituency)Ashfield is a county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first-past-the-post voting system....
, from the Conservatives - Birmingham StechfordBirmingham Stechford (UK Parliament constituency)Birmingham Stechford was a parliamentary constituency centred on the Stechford district of the city of Birmingham. It returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the first-past-the-post voting system.The constituency was created...
, from the Conservatives - Walsall North, from the Conservatives
- WorkingtonWorkington (UK Parliament constituency)Workington is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first-past-the-post system of election.-Boundaries:...
, from the Conservatives
By-election losses regained
- Birmingham Ladywood, from the Liberals
- SwindonSwindon (UK Parliament constituency)Swindon was a parliamentary constituency in the town of Swindon in Wiltshire, England.It returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from the 1918 general election until it was abolished for the 1997 general election.It was then replaced by the...
, from the Conservatives - Oldham WestOldham West (UK Parliament constituency)Oldham West was a parliamentary constituency centred on the town of Oldham in the north-west of Greater Manchester. It returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom....
, from the Conservatives - DudleyDudley (UK Parliament constituency)Dudley was a parliamentary constituency centred on the town of Dudley, which was historically in Worcestershire, before being transferred into Staffordshire in 1966 and since 1974 has been in the West Midlands....
, from the Conservatives - ActonActon (UK Parliament constituency)- Elections in the 1940s :- Elections in the 1960s :-References:...
, from the Conservatives - HamiltonHamilton (UK Parliament constituency)Hamilton was a burgh constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1918 to 1997. It elected one Member of Parliament by the first past the post voting system.- History :...
, from the SNP - Walthamstow WestWalthamstow West (UK Parliament constituency)Walthamstow West was a borough constituency in what is now the London Borough of Waltham Forest, but was until 1965 the Walthamstow Urban District of Essex...
, from the Conservatives - Glasgow PollokGlasgow Pollok (UK Parliament constituency)Glasgow Pollok was a burgh constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1918 until 2005, when it was replaced by Glasgow South West...
, from the Conservatives - CarmarthenCarmarthen (UK Parliament constituency)Carmarthen was the name of a parliamentary constituency in Wales which returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom between 1542 and 1997...
, from Plaid Cymru
Gains
- Anglesey, from the Liberals
- MerionethMerioneth (UK Parliament constituency)Merioneth, sometimes called Merionethshire, was a constituency in North Wales established in 1542, which returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the English Parliament, and later to the Parliament of Great Britain and of the United Kingdom...
, from the Liberals
Conservative
- EastbourneEastbourne (UK Parliament constituency)Eastbourne is a parliamentary constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first-past-the-post system of election. Traditionally a safe Conservative seat, Eastbourne became very marginal following the 1990...
, 2010 to the Liberal Democrats - WellsWells (UK Parliament constituency)Wells is a county constituency centred on the city of Wells in Somerset. It elects one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, by the first past the post voting system...
, 2010 to the Liberal Democrats - SolihullSolihull (UK Parliament constituency)Solihull is a borough constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election.- Boundaries :...
, 2010 to the Liberal Democrats - Glasgow CathcartGlasgow Cathcart (UK Parliament constituency)Glasgow Cathcart was a burgh constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1918 until 2005, when it was replaced by the larger Glasgow South constituency....
, 1979 to Labour - North AntrimNorth Antrim (UK Parliament constituency)North Antrim is a Parliamentary Constituency in the United Kingdom House of Commons. Its current member is Ian Paisley Jr.-Boundaries:North Antrim has always been a county constituency comprising the northern part of County Antrim in the north-east of Northern Ireland...
, 1970 (from Ulster Unionist) to Protestant Unionist PartyProtestant Unionist PartyThe Protestant Unionist Party was a unionist political party operating in Northern Ireland from 1966 to 1971. It was set up by Ian Paisley, and was the forerunner of the modern Democratic Unionist Party and emerged from the Ulster Protestant Action movement.The UPA had two councillors elected,... - Fermanagh and South TyroneFermanagh and South Tyrone (UK Parliament constituency)Fermanagh and South Tyrone is a Parliamentary constituency in the British House of Commons. The current MP for the constituency is Michelle Gildernew of Sinn Féin....
, 1970 (from Ulster Unionist) to UnityUnity (Northern Ireland)"Unity" was the political label for a series of electoral pacts by Irish nationalist and Irish Republican candidates in Northern Ireland elections in the late 1960s and early 1970s... - Mid UlsterMid Ulster (UK Parliament constituency)Mid Ulster is a Parliamentary Constituency in the British House of Commons.-Boundaries:The constituency was created in 1950 when the old two-seat constituency of Fermanagh and Tyrone was abolished as part of the final move to single member seats...
, 19701 (from Ulster Unionist) to UnityUnity (Northern Ireland)"Unity" was the political label for a series of electoral pacts by Irish nationalist and Irish Republican candidates in Northern Ireland elections in the late 1960s and early 1970s... - Belfast WestBelfast West (UK Parliament constituency)Belfast West is a parliamentary constituency in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom.-Boundaries:The seat was restored in 1922 when as part of the establishment of the devolved Stormont Parliament for Northern Ireland, the number of MPs in the Westminster Parliament was drastically cut...
, 1951 (from Ulster Unionist) to Irish Labour - MotherwellMotherwell (UK Parliament constituency)Motherwell was a burgh constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1918 to 1974. It was formed by the division of Lanarkshire. The name was changed in 1974 to Motherwell and Wishaw...
, 1924 to Labour - Barrow-in-Furness, 1924 to Labour
- LincolnLincoln (UK Parliament constituency)Lincoln is a borough constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election....
, 1924 to Labour - Liverpool West ToxtethLiverpool West Toxteth (UK Parliament constituency)Liverpool West Toxteth was a parliamentary constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elected one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election.- Members of Parliament :...
, 1924 to Labour1 - Birmingham King's NortonBirmingham King's Norton (UK Parliament constituency)Birmingham King's Norton was a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1918 to 1955. It elected one Member of Parliament by the first-past-the-post system of election.- Boundaries :...
, 1924 to Labour - BilstonBilston (UK Parliament constituency)Bilston was a parliamentary constituency centred on the town of Bilston in what is now the southeast of the city of Wolverhampton in the West Midlands...
, 1924 to Labour - PeckhamPeckham (UK Parliament constituency)Peckham was a borough constituency in South London which returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom...
, 1924 to Labour - London UniversityLondon University (UK Parliament constituency)London University was a university constituency electing one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, from 1868 to 1950.-Boundaries, electorate and history:...
, 1924 to Independent
Labour
- Berwick and East Lothian, February 1974 to the Conservatives
- East DunbartonshireEast Dunbartonshire (UK Parliament constituency)East Dunbartonshire is a county constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom . It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election....
, February 1974 to the Conservatives - Clackmannan and East StirlingshireClackmannan and Eastern Stirlingshire (UK Parliament constituency)Clackmannan and Eastern Stirlingshire was a parliamentary constituency in the Clackmannan area of Central Scotland. It returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the first past the post system.The constituency was created for the...
, February 1974 to the SNP - Dundee EastDundee East (UK Parliament constituency)-Elections in the 2000s:-Elections in the 1990s:-Elections in the 1980s:-Elections in the 1970s:-Elections in the 1950s:...
, February 1974 to the SNP - Blyth, February 1974 to Independent Labour
- LincolnLincoln (UK Parliament constituency)Lincoln is a borough constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election....
, February 19741 to Lincoln Democratic Labour - CardiganCeredigion (UK Parliament constituency)Ceredigion, formerly Cardiganshire, is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Created in 1536, the boundaries have remained remarkably unchanged for nearly five centuries...
, February 1974 to the Liberals - Colne ValleyColne Valley (UK Parliament constituency)Colne Valley is a county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election. In the post-war period the seat had the distinction of being one of the few Labour/Liberal marginals,...
, February 1974 to the Liberals - RochdaleRochdale (UK Parliament constituency)Rochdale is a county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election.-Boundaries:...
, February 19741 to the Liberals - Birmingham Perry Barr, 1964 to the Conservatives
- Eton and SloughEton and Slough (UK Parliament constituency)Eton and Slough was a parliamentary constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elected one Member of Parliament by the first-past-the-post voting system....
, 1964 to the Conservatives - SmethwickSmethwick (UK Parliament constituency)Smethwick was a parliamentary constituency, centred on the town of Smethwick in Staffordshire. It returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the first past the post voting system....
, 1964 to the Conservatives - South West Norfolk, 1964 to the Conservatives
- CarmarthenCarmarthen (UK Parliament constituency)Carmarthen was the name of a parliamentary constituency in Wales which returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom between 1542 and 1997...
, 1945 to the Liberals - Mile EndMile End (UK Parliament constituency)Mile End was a parliamentary constituency centred on the Mile End district of the East End of London. It returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom....
, 1945 to the Communists - Birmingham King's NortonBirmingham King's Norton (UK Parliament constituency)Birmingham King's Norton was a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1918 to 1955. It elected one Member of Parliament by the first-past-the-post system of election.- Boundaries :...
, 1929 to the Conservatives - Bethnal Green North EastBethnal Green North East (UK Parliament constituency)Bethnal Green North East was a parliamentary constituency in London, which returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom...
, 1929 to the Liberals - Newcastle East, 1929 to the Liberals
Liberal Democrats
- Dunfermline and West FifeDunfermline and West Fife (UK Parliament constituency)Dunfermline and West Fife is a county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It was created for the 2005 general election from all of the old Dunfermline West and parts of the old Dunfermline East constituencies...
, 2010 to the Labour Party - Camborne and Redruth, 2010 to the Conservatives
- ChesterfieldChesterfield (UK Parliament constituency)Chesterfield is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It is a marginal seat between Labour and the Liberal Democrats. The best-known MP was Tony Benn from 1984 to 2001...
, 2010 to the Labour Party - Cornwall South East, 2010 to the Conservatives
- Harrogate and KnareboroughHarrogate and Knaresborough (UK Parliament constituency)Harrogate and Knaresborough is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election.-Boundaries:...
, 2010 to the Conservatives - Hereford and South Herefordshire, 2010 to the Conservatives
- MontgomeryshireMontgomeryshire (UK Parliament constituency)Montgomeryshire is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Created in 1542, it elects one Member of Parliament , traditionally known as the knight of the shire, by the first-past-the-post system of election.The Montgomeryshire Welsh Assembly...
, 2010 to the Conservatives - Newton AbbotNewton Abbot (UK Parliament constituency)Newton Abbot is a county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election....
, 2010 to the Conservatives - Oxford West and Abingdon, 2010 to the Conservatives
- Richmond ParkRichmond Park (UK Parliament constituency)Richmond Park is a borough constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election.-History and character:...
, 2010 to the Conservatives - Romsey and Southampton North, 2010 to the Conservatives
- Truro and Falmouth, 2010 to the Conservatives
- Winchester, 2010 to the Conservatives
- York Outer, 2010 to the Conservatives
Notes: 1 by-election loss confirmed at the General Election
Seats gained from fourth place*
- Inverness East, Nairn and LochaberInverness East, Nairn and Lochaber (UK Parliament constituency)Inverness East, Nairn and Lochaber, was a county constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1997 to 2005...
, 1997 gained by Labour from the Liberal Democrats - Ceredigion and Pembroke North, 1992 gained by Plaid Cymru from the Liberals
Seats gained from third place*
- Belfast EastBelfast East (UK Parliament constituency)Belfast East is a Parliamentary Constituency in the United Kingdom House of Commons. The current MP is Naomi Long of the Alliance Party, elected in 2010...
, 2010 gained by Alliance from the DUP - Brighton Pavilion, 2010 gained by the Greens from Labour
- WatfordWatford (UK Parliament constituency)Watford is a parliamentary constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election...
, 2010 gained by the Conservatives from Labour - Camborne and Redruth, 2010 gained by the Conservatives from the Liberal Democrats
- Falmouth and Camborne, 2005 gained by the Liberal Democrats from Labour
- Leeds North WestLeeds North West (UK Parliament constituency)Leeds North West is a parliamentary constituency in the City of Leeds, West Yorkshire which is represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election....
, 2005 gained by the Liberal Democrats from Labour - Lagan ValleyLagan Valley (UK Parliament constituency)Lagan Valley is a Parliamentary Constituency in the United Kingdom House of Commons.- Boundaries :The seat was created in 1983, as part of an expansion of Northern Ireland's constituencies from 12 to 17, and was predominantly made up from parts of South Antrim and North Down. In their original...
, 2005 gained by the DUP from the UUP 1 - West TyroneWest Tyrone (UK Parliament constituency)West Tyrone is a county constituency in Northern Ireland, represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post voting system.-Boundaries:...
, 2001 gained by Sinn Féin from the UUP - Sittingbourne and Sheppey, 1997 gained by Labour from the Conservatives
- Shrewsbury and AtchamShrewsbury and Atcham (UK Parliament constituency)Shrewsbury and Atcham is a parliamentary constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election....
, 1997 gained by Labour from the Conservatives - St. Albans, 1997 gained by Labour from the Conservatives
- Oldham East and Saddleworth, 1997 gained by Labour from the Conservatives 2
- Leeds North WestLeeds North West (UK Parliament constituency)Leeds North West is a parliamentary constituency in the City of Leeds, West Yorkshire which is represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election....
, 1997 gained by Labour from the Conservatives - Hastings and Rye, 1997 gained by Labour from the Conservatives
- Falmouth and Camborne, 1997 gained by Labour from the Conservatives
- ConwyConwy (UK Parliament constituency)Conwy was an electoral constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It returned one Member of Parliament by the single-member district plurality system of voting....
, 1997 gained by Labour from the Conservatives - Bristol West, 1997 gained by Labour from the Conservatives
- Aberdeen SouthAberdeen South (UK Parliament constituency)Aberdeen South is a burgh constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, and it elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election...
, 1997 gained by Labour from the Conservatives - Mid UlsterMid Ulster (UK Parliament constituency)Mid Ulster is a Parliamentary Constituency in the British House of Commons.-Boundaries:The constituency was created in 1950 when the old two-seat constituency of Fermanagh and Tyrone was abolished as part of the final move to single member seats...
, 1997 gained by Sinn Féin from the DUP - CambridgeCambridge (UK Parliament constituency)Cambridge is a parliamentary constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first-past-the-post voting system....
, 1992 gained by Labour from the Conservatives - Plymouth Devonport, 1992 gained by Labour from the SDP
- Clwyd South WestClwyd South West (UK Parliament constituency)Clwyd South West was a county constituency in Clwyd, North Wales. It returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom by the first past the post system of election....
, 1987 gained by Labour from the Conservatives - Edinburgh SouthEdinburgh South (UK Parliament constituency)Edinburgh South is a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, first used in the general election of 1885. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election...
, 1987 gained by Labour from the Conservatives - Strathkelvin and BearsdenStrathkelvin and Bearsden (UK Parliament constituency)Strathkelvin and Bearsden was a parliamentary constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1983...
, 1987 gained by Labour from the Conservatives - Renfrew West and InverclydeRenfrew West and Inverclyde (UK Parliament constituency)Renfrewshire West and Inverclyde was a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1983 to 1997.The constituency was created out of, and merged back into, the West Renfrewshire constituency.-Members of Parliament:...
, 1987 gained by Labour from the Conservatives - Colne ValleyColne Valley (UK Parliament constituency)Colne Valley is a county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election. In the post-war period the seat had the distinction of being one of the few Labour/Liberal marginals,...
, 1983 gained by the Liberals from Labour - Leeds WestLeeds West (UK Parliament constituency)Leeds West is a borough constituency in the city of Leeds, West Yorkshire which is represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom...
, 1983 gained by the Liberals from Labour - Southwark and BermondseySouthwark and Bermondsey (UK Parliament constituency)Southwark and Bermondsey was a parliamentary constituency centred on the Bermondsey district of South London. It returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.-History:...
, 1983 gained by the Liberals from Labour 3 - Liverpool Mossley HillLiverpool Mossley Hill (UK Parliament constituency)Liverpool Mossley Hill was a parliamentary constituency centered on the Mossley Hill suburb of Liverpool. It returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the first-past-the-post voting system.-History:The constituency was created...
, 1983 gained by the Liberals from the Conservatives - Ross, Cromarty and SkyeRoss, Cromarty and Skye (UK Parliament constituency)Ross, Cromarty and Skye was a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1983 to 1997. The constituency elected one Member of Parliament by the first-past-the-post system of election....
, 1983 gained by the SDP from the Conservatives 4 - East DunbartonshireEast Dunbartonshire (UK Parliament constituency)East Dunbartonshire is a county constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom . It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election....
, 1979 gained by Labour from the SNP - LincolnLincoln (UK Parliament constituency)Lincoln is a borough constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election....
, 1979 gained by the Conservatives from Labour - East DunbartonshireEast Dunbartonshire (UK Parliament constituency)East Dunbartonshire is a county constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom . It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election....
, October 1974 gained by the SNP from the Conservatives - Clackmannan and East StirlingshireClackmannan and Eastern Stirlingshire (UK Parliament constituency)Clackmannan and Eastern Stirlingshire was a parliamentary constituency in the Clackmannan area of Central Scotland. It returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the first past the post system.The constituency was created for the...
, February 1974 gained by the SNP from Labour - Isle of WightIsle of Wight (UK Parliament constituency)Isle of Wight is a county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Created by the Great Reform Act for the 1832 general election, it covers the whole of the Isle of Wight and elects one Member of Parliament by the first-past-the-post voting system.-...
, February 1974 gained by the Liberals from the Conservatives - Ross and CromartyRoss and Cromarty (UK Parliament constituency)Ross and Cromarty was a county constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1832 to 1983. The constituency elected one Member of Parliament using the first-past-the-post voting system....
, 1970 gained by the Conservatives from the Liberals - Ross and CromartyRoss and Cromarty (UK Parliament constituency)Ross and Cromarty was a county constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1832 to 1983. The constituency elected one Member of Parliament using the first-past-the-post voting system....
, 1964 gained by the Liberals from the National Liberals
- Notes:
- * only includes examples of genuine three-or-more party competition; does not include seats gained as a result of pacts
- 1 sitting member had defected from UUP to DUP
- 2 Liberal Democrats had won a by-election in predecessor constituency in which Labour finished second
- 3 by-election gain confirmed at General Election.
- 4 SDP candidate ran for the AllianceSDP-Liberal AllianceThe SDP–Liberal Alliance was an electoral pact formed by the Social Democratic Party and the Liberal Party in the United Kingdom which was in existence from 1981 to 1988, when the bulk of the two parties merged to form the Social and Liberal Democrats, later referred to as simply the Liberal...
in seat with strong Liberal tradition.
General election victors had not contested previous election
It is unusual for a party that had not contested the seat at the previous election to win it. Since the major mainland parties now routinely contest all seats, except the Speaker's, such rare victories tend to come from independents or splinter-parties.- Blaenau GwentBlaenau Gwent (UK Parliament constituency)Blaenau Gwent is a county constituency in South Wales, represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election.- History :...
, 2005: Independent Peter LawPeter LawPeter John Law was a Welsh politician.- Labour Co-operative AM and Independent MP :For most of his career Law sat as a Labour Councillor and subsequently Labour Co-operative Assembly Member for Blaenau Gwent... - Bethnal Green and Bow, 2005: Respect, George GallowayGeorge GallowayGeorge Galloway is a British politician, author, journalist and broadcaster who was a Member of Parliament from 1987 to 2010. He was formerly an MP for the Labour Party, first for Glasgow Hillhead and later for Glasgow Kelvin, before his expulsion from the party in October 2003, the same year...
- Wyre ForestWyre Forest (UK Parliament constituency)Wyre Forest is a county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election...
, 2001: IKHH, Richard TaylorRichard Taylor (UK politician)Richard Thomas Taylor FRCP is an English doctor and former politician. He served as an Independent Member of Parliament for Wyre Forest between 2001 and 2010... - North DownNorth Down (UK Parliament constituency)North Down is a Parliamentary Constituency in the United Kingdom House of Commons. The current MP is Sylvia Hermon, elected as an Independent in the 2010 General Election. -Boundaries:The county constituency was first created in 1885 from the northern part of Down...
, 19973: UKUP, Robert McCartneyRobert McCartney (politician)Robert Law McCartney QC is a Northern Ireland barrister and former leader of the UK Unionist Party.He was initially a member of the Ulster Unionist Party but was expelled in June 1987 when he refused to withdraw from the general election of that year... - TattonTatton (UK Parliament constituency)- Elections in the 1990s :- Elections in the 1980s :- Sources :* Data for the 2005 election are from the .* Data for the 2001 election are from http://www.election.demon.co.uk/....
, 1997: Independent Martin BellMartin BellMartin Bell, OBE, is a British UNICEF Ambassador, a former broadcast war reporter and former independent politician... - Caithness and SutherlandCaithness and Sutherland (UK Parliament constituency)Caithness and Sutherland was a county constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1918 to 1997. It elected one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election....
, 1983: SDP, Robert Maclennan - Belfast WestBelfast West (UK Parliament constituency)Belfast West is a parliamentary constituency in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom.-Boundaries:The seat was restored in 1922 when as part of the establishment of the devolved Stormont Parliament for Northern Ireland, the number of MPs in the Westminster Parliament was drastically cut...
, 1983: Sinn Féin, Gerry AdamsGerry AdamsGerry Adams is an Irish republican politician and Teachta Dála for the constituency of Louth. From 1983 to 1992 and from 1997 to 2011, he was an abstentionist Westminster Member of Parliament for Belfast West. He is the president of Sinn Féin, the second largest political party in Northern... - Mid UlsterMid Ulster (UK Parliament constituency)Mid Ulster is a Parliamentary Constituency in the British House of Commons.-Boundaries:The constituency was created in 1950 when the old two-seat constituency of Fermanagh and Tyrone was abolished as part of the final move to single member seats...
, 1983: Democratic Unionist, William McCreaWilliam McCrea (politician)Robert Thomas William McCrea is a politician from Northern Ireland, and a member of the Democratic Unionist Party.-Career:... - Belfast EastBelfast East (UK Parliament constituency)Belfast East is a Parliamentary Constituency in the United Kingdom House of Commons. The current MP is Naomi Long of the Alliance Party, elected in 2010...
, 1979: Democratic Unionist, Peter RobinsonPeter Robinson (politician)Peter David Robinson is the current First Minister of Northern Ireland and leader of the Democratic Unionist Party... - Belfast SouthBelfast South (UK Parliament constituency)Belfast South is a Parliamentary Constituency in the United Kingdom House of Commons.-Boundaries:The seat was created in 1922 when, as part of the establishment of the devolved Stormont Parliament for Northern Ireland, the number of MPs in the Westminster Parliament was drastically cut...
, 1979:1 Ulster Unionist, Robert Bradford - Mid UlsterMid Ulster (UK Parliament constituency)Mid Ulster is a Parliamentary Constituency in the British House of Commons.-Boundaries:The constituency was created in 1950 when the old two-seat constituency of Fermanagh and Tyrone was abolished as part of the final move to single member seats...
, 1979:2 United Ulster Unionist, John Dunlop - LincolnLincoln (UK Parliament constituency)Lincoln is a borough constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election....
, February 19743: Democratic Labour, Dick TaverneDick Taverne, Baron TaverneDick Taverne, Baron Taverne, QC, is an English politician, who is one of the small number of members of the British House of Commons elected since the Second World War who was not the candidate of a major political party... - North AntrimNorth Antrim (UK Parliament constituency)North Antrim is a Parliamentary Constituency in the United Kingdom House of Commons. Its current member is Ian Paisley Jr.-Boundaries:North Antrim has always been a county constituency comprising the northern part of County Antrim in the north-east of Northern Ireland...
, February 19744: DUP, Ian PaisleyIan PaisleyIan Richard Kyle Paisley, Baron Bannside, PC is a politician and church minister in Northern Ireland. As the leader of the Democratic Unionist Party , he and Sinn Féin's Martin McGuinness were elected First Minister and deputy First Minister respectively on 8 May 2007.In addition to co-founding... - Belfast WestBelfast West (UK Parliament constituency)Belfast West is a parliamentary constituency in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom.-Boundaries:The seat was restored in 1922 when as part of the establishment of the devolved Stormont Parliament for Northern Ireland, the number of MPs in the Westminster Parliament was drastically cut...
, February 19745: SDLP, Gerry FittGerry FittGerard Fitt, Baron Fitt was a politician in Northern Ireland. He was a founder and the first leader of the Social Democratic and Labour Party , a social democratic and Irish nationalist party.-Early years:... - Belfast EastBelfast East (UK Parliament constituency)Belfast East is a Parliamentary Constituency in the United Kingdom House of Commons. The current MP is Naomi Long of the Alliance Party, elected in 2010...
, February 1974: Vanguard, William Craig - Belfast SouthBelfast South (UK Parliament constituency)Belfast South is a Parliamentary Constituency in the United Kingdom House of Commons.-Boundaries:The seat was created in 1922 when, as part of the establishment of the devolved Stormont Parliament for Northern Ireland, the number of MPs in the Westminster Parliament was drastically cut...
, February 1974: Vanguard, Robert Bradford - Mid UlsterMid Ulster (UK Parliament constituency)Mid Ulster is a Parliamentary Constituency in the British House of Commons.-Boundaries:The constituency was created in 1950 when the old two-seat constituency of Fermanagh and Tyrone was abolished as part of the final move to single member seats...
, February 1974: Vanguard, John Dunlop - North AntrimNorth Antrim (UK Parliament constituency)North Antrim is a Parliamentary Constituency in the United Kingdom House of Commons. Its current member is Ian Paisley Jr.-Boundaries:North Antrim has always been a county constituency comprising the northern part of County Antrim in the north-east of Northern Ireland...
, 1970: PUP, Ian PaisleyIan PaisleyIan Richard Kyle Paisley, Baron Bannside, PC is a politician and church minister in Northern Ireland. As the leader of the Democratic Unionist Party , he and Sinn Féin's Martin McGuinness were elected First Minister and deputy First Minister respectively on 8 May 2007.In addition to co-founding... - Mid UlsterMid Ulster (UK Parliament constituency)Mid Ulster is a Parliamentary Constituency in the British House of Commons.-Boundaries:The constituency was created in 1950 when the old two-seat constituency of Fermanagh and Tyrone was abolished as part of the final move to single member seats...
, 1970: Unity, Bernadette Devlin - Western Isles, 1970: SNP, Donald Stewart
- Caithness and SutherlandCaithness and Sutherland (UK Parliament constituency)Caithness and Sutherland was a county constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1918 to 1997. It elected one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election....
, 1964: Liberal, George MackieGeorge Mackie, Baron Mackie of BenshieGeorge Yull Mackie, Baron Mackie of Benshie CBE DSO DFC is a former British Liberal Party politician. He was elected Member of Parliament for Caithness and Sutherland in 1964. He lost his seat in 1966, when he was defeated by Labour candidate Robert Maclennan. Maclennan eventually became a...
Notes:
- 1 Vanguard broke up in the late 1970s; the sitting MP joined the Ulster Unionists.
- 2 Vanguard broke up in the late 1970s; the sitting MP joined the United Ulster Unionists.
- 3 By-election gain confirmed at the General Election.
- 4 The Protestant Unionist Party merged into the Democratic Unionist Party in 1970.
- 5 Sitting MP Gerry Fitt had left the Republican Labour PartyRepublican Labour PartyThe Republican Labour Party was a political party in Northern Ireland. It was founded in 1964, with two MPs at Stormont, Harry Diamond and Gerry Fitt...
for the SDLP in 1970; by 1974 Republican Labour had disintegrated.
Incumbent party did not contest
The rare occasions where the party which won the previous election did not contest the seat. Independent candidates are not included, nor are Speakers of the House or Commons. Also excluded are occasions where the party had merged into an organisation which did contest the election, such as when the Social Democratic PartySocial Democratic Party (UK)
The Social Democratic Party was a political party in the United Kingdom that was created on 26 March 1981 and existed until 1988. It was founded by four senior Labour Party 'moderates', dubbed the 'Gang of Four': Roy Jenkins, David Owen, Bill Rodgers and Shirley Williams...
and Liberal Party
Liberal Party (UK)
The Liberal Party was one of the two major political parties of the United Kingdom during the 19th and early 20th centuries. It was a third party of negligible importance throughout the latter half of the 20th Century, before merging with the Social Democratic Party in 1988 to form the present day...
formed the Liberal Democrats
Liberal Democrats
The Liberal Democrats are a social liberal political party in the United Kingdom which supports constitutional and electoral reform, progressive taxation, wealth taxation, human rights laws, cultural liberalism, banking reform and civil liberties .The party was formed in 1988 by a merger of the...
, or the Vanguard Unionist Progressive Party merged into the Ulster Unionist Party
Ulster Unionist Party
The Ulster Unionist Party – sometimes referred to as the Official Unionist Party or, in a historic sense, simply the Unionist Party – is the more moderate of the two main unionist political parties in Northern Ireland...
.
| Election | Constituency | Incumbent party | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 United Kingdom general election, 1997 The United Kingdom general election, 1997 was held on 1 May 1997, more than five years after the previous election on 9 April 1992, to elect 659 members to the British House of Commons. The Labour Party ended its 18 years in opposition under the leadership of Tony Blair, and won the general... |
North Down North Down (UK Parliament constituency) North Down is a Parliamentary Constituency in the United Kingdom House of Commons. The current MP is Sylvia Hermon, elected as an Independent in the 2010 General Election. -Boundaries:The county constituency was first created in 1885 from the northern part of Down... |
Sole UPUP MP had died and party had subsequently collapsed. |
| 1983 United Kingdom general election, 1983 The 1983 United Kingdom general election was held on 9 June 1983. It gave the Conservative Party under Margaret Thatcher the most decisive election victory since that of Labour in 1945... |
Mid Ulster Mid Ulster (UK Parliament constituency) Mid Ulster is a Parliamentary Constituency in the British House of Commons.-Boundaries:The constituency was created in 1950 when the old two-seat constituency of Fermanagh and Tyrone was abolished as part of the final move to single member seats... |
UUUP had dissolved and former MP stood down. |
| 1974 February | Belfast West Belfast West (UK Parliament constituency) Belfast West is a parliamentary constituency in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom.-Boundaries:The seat was restored in 1922 when as part of the establishment of the devolved Stormont Parliament for Northern Ireland, the number of MPs in the Westminster Parliament was drastically cut... |
MP had defected to the Social Democratic and Labour Party and RLP had dissolved. |
| 1959 United Kingdom general election, 1959 This United Kingdom general election was held on 8 October 1959. It marked a third successive victory for the ruling Conservative Party, led by Harold Macmillan... |
Caithness and Sutherland Caithness and Sutherland (UK Parliament constituency) Caithness and Sutherland was a county constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1918 to 1997. It elected one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election.... |
Stood aside for Independent Conservative David Robertson David Robertson (UK politician) Sir David Robertson was a British accountant, company director and politician. From a Scottish family, he represented first a constituency in London and then the Scottish highlands constituency of Caithness and Sutherland... . |
| 1955 United Kingdom general election, 1955 The 1955 United Kingdom general election was held on 26 May 1955, four years after the previous general election. It resulted in a substantially increased majority of 60 for the Conservative government under new leader and prime minister Sir Anthony Eden against Labour Party, now in their 20th year... |
Fermanagh and Tyrone Fermanagh and Tyrone (UK Parliament constituency) Fermanagh and Tyrone was a Parliamentary Constituency in Northern Ireland which was represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom... |
Stood aside for Sinn Féin Sinn Féin Sinn Féin is a left wing, Irish republican political party in Ireland. The name is Irish for "ourselves" or "we ourselves", although it is frequently mistranslated as "ourselves alone". Originating in the Sinn Féin organisation founded in 1905 by Arthur Griffith, it took its current form in 1970... candidate. |
| 1950 United Kingdom general election, 1950 The 1950 United Kingdom general election was the first general election ever after a full term of a Labour government. Despite polling over one and a half million votes more than the Conservatives, the election, held on 23 February 1950 resulted in Labour receiving a slim majority of just five... |
Chelmsford Chelmsford (UK Parliament constituency) Chelmsford is a parliamentary constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. From the 2010 general election it has elected one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election.... |
MP had defected to Labour and party decided not to contest any further elections. |
| 1950 United Kingdom general election, 1950 The 1950 United Kingdom general election was the first general election ever after a full term of a Labour government. Despite polling over one and a half million votes more than the Conservatives, the election, held on 23 February 1950 resulted in Labour receiving a slim majority of just five... |
Glasgow Camlachie Glasgow Camlachie (UK Parliament constituency) Glasgow Camlachie was a burgh constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1885 until 1955.It elected one Member of Parliament using the first-past-the-post voting system.-Boundaries:... |
MP had defected to Labour, then the ILP had performed badly in the 1948 by-election Glasgow Camlachie by-election, 1948 The Glasgow Camlachie by-election was held on 28 January 1948, following the death of Member of Parliament for Glasgow Camlachie Campbell Stephen.... . |
Conservative
- BuckinghamBuckingham (UK Parliament constituency)Buckingham is a parliamentary constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election.-Boundaries:...
, 20101 - Glasgow North EastGlasgow North East (UK Parliament constituency)Glasgow North East is a burgh constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom . It was first contested at the 2005 general election...
, 20051 - Glasgow SpringburnGlasgow Springburn (UK Parliament constituency)Glasgow Springburn was a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1918 until the 2005 general election, when it was largely replaced by the Glasgow North East constituency....
, 20011 - West Bromwich West, 19971
- Croydon North EastCroydon North East (UK Parliament constituency)Croydon North East was a borough constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1955 to 1997. It elected one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election.- History :...
, 19871 - Cardiff WestCardiff West (UK Parliament constituency)Cardiff West is a borough constituency in the city of Cardiff. It returns one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the first past the post voting system...
, 19791 - WirralWirral (UK Parliament constituency)Wirral was a county constituency which returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the first past the post voting system....
, October 19741 - WirralWirral (UK Parliament constituency)Wirral was a county constituency which returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the first past the post voting system....
, February 19741 - GreenockGreenock (UK Parliament constituency)Greenock was a burgh constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1832 until 1974, when it was abolished and its area was merged into the new Greenock and Port Glasgow constituency.- Members of Parliament :...
, 1970 - PembrokeshirePembrokeshire (UK Parliament constituency)Pembrokeshire was a parliamentary constituency based on the county of Pembrokeshire in Wales. It returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the first past the post system.- History :...
, 1955 - CarmarthenCarmarthen (UK Parliament constituency)Carmarthen was the name of a parliamentary constituency in Wales which returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom between 1542 and 1997...
, 1955 - CarmarthenCarmarthen (UK Parliament constituency)Carmarthen was the name of a parliamentary constituency in Wales which returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom between 1542 and 1997...
, 1951 - Colne ValleyColne Valley (UK Parliament constituency)Colne Valley is a county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election. In the post-war period the seat had the distinction of being one of the few Labour/Liberal marginals,...
, 1951 - CarmarthenCarmarthen (UK Parliament constituency)Carmarthen was the name of a parliamentary constituency in Wales which returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom between 1542 and 1997...
, 1950
Labour
- BuckinghamBuckingham (UK Parliament constituency)Buckingham is a parliamentary constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election.-Boundaries:...
, 20101 - Glasgow North EastGlasgow North East (UK Parliament constituency)Glasgow North East is a burgh constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom . It was first contested at the 2005 general election...
, 20051 - Glasgow SpringburnGlasgow Springburn (UK Parliament constituency)Glasgow Springburn was a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1918 until the 2005 general election, when it was largely replaced by the Glasgow North East constituency....
, 20011 - West Bromwich West, 19971
- TattonTatton (UK Parliament constituency)- Elections in the 1990s :- Elections in the 1980s :- Sources :* Data for the 2005 election are from the .* Data for the 2001 election are from http://www.election.demon.co.uk/....
, 1997 - Cardiff WestCardiff West (UK Parliament constituency)Cardiff West is a borough constituency in the city of Cardiff. It returns one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the first past the post voting system...
, 19791
Liberal Democrats
- BuckinghamBuckingham (UK Parliament constituency)Buckingham is a parliamentary constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election.-Boundaries:...
, 20101 - Glasgow North EastGlasgow North East (UK Parliament constituency)Glasgow North East is a burgh constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom . It was first contested at the 2005 general election...
, 20051 - Wyre ForestWyre Forest (UK Parliament constituency)Wyre Forest is a county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election...
, 2005 - Glasgow SpringburnGlasgow Springburn (UK Parliament constituency)Glasgow Springburn was a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1918 until the 2005 general election, when it was largely replaced by the Glasgow North East constituency....
, 20011 - Wyre ForestWyre Forest (UK Parliament constituency)Wyre Forest is a county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election...
, 2001 - West Bromwich West, 19971
- TattonTatton (UK Parliament constituency)- Elections in the 1990s :- Elections in the 1980s :- Sources :* Data for the 2005 election are from the .* Data for the 2001 election are from http://www.election.demon.co.uk/....
, 1997 - Birmingham HandsworthBirmingham Handsworth (UK Parliament constituency)Birmingham Handsworth was a parliamentary constituency centred on the Handsworth district of Birmingham. It returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom...
, 1979 - Cardiff WestCardiff West (UK Parliament constituency)Cardiff West is a borough constituency in the city of Cardiff. It returns one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the first past the post voting system...
, 19791 - Dudley WestDudley West (UK Parliament constituency)Dudley West was a parliamentary constituency, centred on the town of Dudley in the West Midlands. It existed from 1974 to 1997, returning one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom by the first past the post system.-History:The constituency was created...
, 1979 - Salford EastSalford East (UK Parliament constituency)Salford East was a parliamentary constituency in the City of Salford in Greater Manchester. It returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom....
, 1979
- 1: An occasion where a major party stood aside against the Speaker of the British House of CommonsSpeaker of the British House of CommonsThe Speaker of the House of Commons is the presiding officer of the House of Commons, the United Kingdom's lower chamber of Parliament. The current Speaker is John Bercow, who was elected on 22 June 2009, following the resignation of Michael Martin...
.
Victories by minor parties
Victories by independent and minor party candidates since 1945. For a complete list, see the list of UK minor party and independent MPs elected.- Belfast East, 2010
- Brighton Pavilion, 2010
- Blaenau Gwent, 2005
- Bethnal Green and Bow, 2005
- Wyre Forest, 2005
- Wyre Forest, 2001
- Tatton, 1997
- Lincoln, February 1974
- Blyth, February 1974
- Merthyr Tydfil, 1970
Minor parties other strong performance
Parties without representation in Parliament which won 10% or more of the votes cast:| Party | Constituency | Election | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | Position | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belfast East Belfast East (UK Parliament constituency) Belfast East is a Parliamentary Constituency in the United Kingdom House of Commons. The current MP is Naomi Long of the Alliance Party, elected in 2010... |
1983 | Oliver Napier Oliver Napier Sir Oliver Napier was the first leader of the Alliance Party of Northern Ireland. In 1974 he served as the first and only Legal Minister and head of the Office of Legal Reform in the Northern Ireland power-sharing executive set up by the Sunningdale Agreement.-Early life:Napier was educated at St... |
9,373 | 24.1 | 3 | |||
| Belfast East Belfast East (UK Parliament constituency) Belfast East is a Parliamentary Constituency in the United Kingdom House of Commons. The current MP is Naomi Long of the Alliance Party, elected in 2010... |
1987 | John Alderdice | 10,574 | 32.1 | 2 | |||
| Belfast East Belfast East (UK Parliament constituency) Belfast East is a Parliamentary Constituency in the United Kingdom House of Commons. The current MP is Naomi Long of the Alliance Party, elected in 2010... |
1992 | John Alderdice | 10,650 | 29.8 | 2 | |||
| Belfast East Belfast East (UK Parliament constituency) Belfast East is a Parliamentary Constituency in the United Kingdom House of Commons. The current MP is Naomi Long of the Alliance Party, elected in 2010... |
1997 | Jim Hendron Jim Hendron Jim Hendron is a former politician in Northern Ireland.Hendron worked as a lawyer and joined the Alliance Party of Northern Ireland on its formation. He as elected to its first Central Executive as a representative of Belfast Bloomfield. In the early 1970s, he served as the party's Chairman, and... |
9,288 | 23.8 | 3 | |||
| Belfast East Belfast East (UK Parliament constituency) Belfast East is a Parliamentary Constituency in the United Kingdom House of Commons. The current MP is Naomi Long of the Alliance Party, elected in 2010... |
2001 | David Alderdice David Alderdice David King Alderdice is a former Lord Mayor of Belfast, and a senior member of the Alliance Party of Northern Ireland. He was elected to North Down Borough Council representing Holywood on 5 May 2005 and retired in July 2010.... |
5,832 | 15.8 | 3 | |||
| Belfast East Belfast East (UK Parliament constituency) Belfast East is a Parliamentary Constituency in the United Kingdom House of Commons. The current MP is Naomi Long of the Alliance Party, elected in 2010... |
2005 | Naomi Long | 3,746 | 12.2 | 3 | |||
| Belfast South Belfast South (UK Parliament constituency) Belfast South is a Parliamentary Constituency in the United Kingdom House of Commons.-Boundaries:The seat was created in 1922 when, as part of the establishment of the devolved Stormont Parliament for Northern Ireland, the number of MPs in the Westminster Parliament was drastically cut... |
1983 | David Cook David Cook (politician) David Cook is a former politician in Northern Ireland.Cook works as a solicitor, eventually becoming a senior partner at Sheldon and Stewart Solicitors.... |
8,945 | 23.9 | 2 | |||
| Belfast South Belfast South (UK Parliament constituency) Belfast South is a Parliamentary Constituency in the United Kingdom House of Commons.-Boundaries:The seat was created in 1922 when, as part of the establishment of the devolved Stormont Parliament for Northern Ireland, the number of MPs in the Westminster Parliament was drastically cut... |
1987 | David Cook David Cook (politician) David Cook is a former politician in Northern Ireland.Cook works as a solicitor, eventually becoming a senior partner at Sheldon and Stewart Solicitors.... |
6,963 | 21.3 | 2 | |||
| Belfast South Belfast South (UK Parliament constituency) Belfast South is a Parliamentary Constituency in the United Kingdom House of Commons.-Boundaries:The seat was created in 1922 when, as part of the establishment of the devolved Stormont Parliament for Northern Ireland, the number of MPs in the Westminster Parliament was drastically cut... |
1992 | John Montgomery | 5,054 | 15.0 | 3 | |||
| Belfast South Belfast South (UK Parliament constituency) Belfast South is a Parliamentary Constituency in the United Kingdom House of Commons.-Boundaries:The seat was created in 1922 when, as part of the establishment of the devolved Stormont Parliament for Northern Ireland, the number of MPs in the Westminster Parliament was drastically cut... |
1997 | Steve McBride Steve McBride (politician) -Career:McBride is active in the Alliance Party of Northern Ireland . He became the Chairman of APNI in the 1990s, and in 1996 was elected to the Northern Ireland Forum, representing Belfast South. At the 1997 general election, McBride took 12.9% of the vote and fourth place in the Westminster seat... |
5,112 | 12.9 | 4 | |||
| Belfast South Belfast South (UK Parliament constituency) Belfast South is a Parliamentary Constituency in the United Kingdom House of Commons.-Boundaries:The seat was created in 1922 when, as part of the establishment of the devolved Stormont Parliament for Northern Ireland, the number of MPs in the Westminster Parliament was drastically cut... |
2010 | Anna Lo Anna Lo Anna Manwah Lo MBE is an Alliance Party politician in Northern Ireland. Born in Hong Kong, of Chinese ethnicity, Lo was elected to the Northern Ireland Assembly for South Belfast in the 2007 assembly election... |
5,114 | 15.0 | 4 | |||
| East Antrim East Antrim (UK Parliament constituency) East Antrim is a Parliamentary Constituency in the House of Commons and also an Assembly constituency in the Northern Ireland Assembly. It has voted for Unionist candidates since its re-creation in 1983.-Boundaries:... |
1983 | Séan Neeson Séan Neeson Seán Neeson is a politician in Northern Ireland who served as leader of the Alliance Party of Northern Ireland between 1998 and 2001.- Education and early life :... |
7,620 | 20.0 | 3 | |||
| East Antrim East Antrim (UK Parliament constituency) East Antrim is a Parliamentary Constituency in the House of Commons and also an Assembly constituency in the Northern Ireland Assembly. It has voted for Unionist candidates since its re-creation in 1983.-Boundaries:... |
1987 | Séan Neeson Séan Neeson Seán Neeson is a politician in Northern Ireland who served as leader of the Alliance Party of Northern Ireland between 1998 and 2001.- Education and early life :... |
8,582 | 25.6 | 2 | |||
| East Antrim East Antrim (UK Parliament constituency) East Antrim is a Parliamentary Constituency in the House of Commons and also an Assembly constituency in the Northern Ireland Assembly. It has voted for Unionist candidates since its re-creation in 1983.-Boundaries:... |
1992 | Séan Neeson Séan Neeson Seán Neeson is a politician in Northern Ireland who served as leader of the Alliance Party of Northern Ireland between 1998 and 2001.- Education and early life :... |
9,132 | 23.3 | 3 | |||
| East Antrim East Antrim (UK Parliament constituency) East Antrim is a Parliamentary Constituency in the House of Commons and also an Assembly constituency in the Northern Ireland Assembly. It has voted for Unionist candidates since its re-creation in 1983.-Boundaries:... |
1997 | Séan Neeson Séan Neeson Seán Neeson is a politician in Northern Ireland who served as leader of the Alliance Party of Northern Ireland between 1998 and 2001.- Education and early life :... |
6,929 | 20.2 | 2 | |||
| East Antrim East Antrim (UK Parliament constituency) East Antrim is a Parliamentary Constituency in the House of Commons and also an Assembly constituency in the Northern Ireland Assembly. It has voted for Unionist candidates since its re-creation in 1983.-Boundaries:... |
2001 | John Matthews | 4,483 | 12.5 | 3 | |||
| East Antrim East Antrim (UK Parliament constituency) East Antrim is a Parliamentary Constituency in the House of Commons and also an Assembly constituency in the Northern Ireland Assembly. It has voted for Unionist candidates since its re-creation in 1983.-Boundaries:... |
2005 | Séan Neeson Séan Neeson Seán Neeson is a politician in Northern Ireland who served as leader of the Alliance Party of Northern Ireland between 1998 and 2001.- Education and early life :... |
4,869 | 15.3 | 3 | |||
| East Antrim East Antrim (UK Parliament constituency) East Antrim is a Parliamentary Constituency in the House of Commons and also an Assembly constituency in the Northern Ireland Assembly. It has voted for Unionist candidates since its re-creation in 1983.-Boundaries:... |
2010 | Gerry Lynch | 3,377 | 11.1 | 3 | |||
| Lagan Valley Lagan Valley (UK Parliament constituency) Lagan Valley is a Parliamentary Constituency in the United Kingdom House of Commons.- Boundaries :The seat was created in 1983, as part of an expansion of Northern Ireland's constituencies from 12 to 17, and was predominantly made up from parts of South Antrim and North Down. In their original... |
1983 | Seamus Close Seamus Close Seamus Close OBE is a Northern Ireland politician, former member of the Northern Ireland Assembly for Lagan Valley and a former deputy leader of the Alliance Party.... |
4,593 | 11.3 | 3 | |||
| Lagan Valley Lagan Valley (UK Parliament constituency) Lagan Valley is a Parliamentary Constituency in the United Kingdom House of Commons.- Boundaries :The seat was created in 1983, as part of an expansion of Northern Ireland's constituencies from 12 to 17, and was predominantly made up from parts of South Antrim and North Down. In their original... |
1987 | Seamus Close Seamus Close Seamus Close OBE is a Northern Ireland politician, former member of the Northern Ireland Assembly for Lagan Valley and a former deputy leader of the Alliance Party.... |
5,728 | 13.8 | 2 | |||
| Lagan Valley Lagan Valley (UK Parliament constituency) Lagan Valley is a Parliamentary Constituency in the United Kingdom House of Commons.- Boundaries :The seat was created in 1983, as part of an expansion of Northern Ireland's constituencies from 12 to 17, and was predominantly made up from parts of South Antrim and North Down. In their original... |
1992 | Seamus Close Seamus Close Seamus Close OBE is a Northern Ireland politician, former member of the Northern Ireland Assembly for Lagan Valley and a former deputy leader of the Alliance Party.... |
6,207 | 12.7 | 2 | |||
| Lagan Valley Lagan Valley (UK Parliament constituency) Lagan Valley is a Parliamentary Constituency in the United Kingdom House of Commons.- Boundaries :The seat was created in 1983, as part of an expansion of Northern Ireland's constituencies from 12 to 17, and was predominantly made up from parts of South Antrim and North Down. In their original... |
1997 | Seamus Close Seamus Close Seamus Close OBE is a Northern Ireland politician, former member of the Northern Ireland Assembly for Lagan Valley and a former deputy leader of the Alliance Party.... |
7,635 | 17.2 | 2 | |||
| Lagan Valley Lagan Valley (UK Parliament constituency) Lagan Valley is a Parliamentary Constituency in the United Kingdom House of Commons.- Boundaries :The seat was created in 1983, as part of an expansion of Northern Ireland's constituencies from 12 to 17, and was predominantly made up from parts of South Antrim and North Down. In their original... |
2001 | Seamus Close Seamus Close Seamus Close OBE is a Northern Ireland politician, former member of the Northern Ireland Assembly for Lagan Valley and a former deputy leader of the Alliance Party.... |
7,624 | 16.6 | 2 | |||
| Lagan Valley Lagan Valley (UK Parliament constituency) Lagan Valley is a Parliamentary Constituency in the United Kingdom House of Commons.- Boundaries :The seat was created in 1983, as part of an expansion of Northern Ireland's constituencies from 12 to 17, and was predominantly made up from parts of South Antrim and North Down. In their original... |
2005 | Seamus Close Seamus Close Seamus Close OBE is a Northern Ireland politician, former member of the Northern Ireland Assembly for Lagan Valley and a former deputy leader of the Alliance Party.... |
4,316 | 10.1 | 3 | |||
| Lagan Valley Lagan Valley (UK Parliament constituency) Lagan Valley is a Parliamentary Constituency in the United Kingdom House of Commons.- Boundaries :The seat was created in 1983, as part of an expansion of Northern Ireland's constituencies from 12 to 17, and was predominantly made up from parts of South Antrim and North Down. In their original... |
2010 | Trevor Lunn Trevor Lunn Trevor Lunn is an Alliance Party politician in Northern Ireland.He was elected to the Northern Ireland Assembly for Lagan Valley in the 2007 assembly election. Mr. Lunn took over the Alliance candidacy for Lagan Valley from Seamus Close, the long time representative for the area... |
4,174 | 11.4 | 3 | |||
| North Antrim North Antrim (UK Parliament constituency) North Antrim is a Parliamentary Constituency in the United Kingdom House of Commons. Its current member is Ian Paisley Jr.-Boundaries:North Antrim has always been a county constituency comprising the northern part of County Antrim in the north-east of Northern Ireland... |
1987 | Gareth Williams | 5,140 | 12.4 | 3 | |||
| North Down North Down (UK Parliament constituency) North Down is a Parliamentary Constituency in the United Kingdom House of Commons. The current MP is Sylvia Hermon, elected as an Independent in the 2010 General Election. -Boundaries:The county constituency was first created in 1885 from the northern part of Down... |
1983 | John Cushnahan John Cushnahan John Walls Cushnahan is a former politician in both Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland who served as leader of the Alliance Party of Northern Ireland and then as a Member of the European Parliament for Fine Gael.... |
9,015 | 22.1 | 2 | |||
| North Down North Down (UK Parliament constituency) North Down is a Parliamentary Constituency in the United Kingdom House of Commons. The current MP is Sylvia Hermon, elected as an Independent in the 2010 General Election. -Boundaries:The county constituency was first created in 1885 from the northern part of Down... |
1987 | John Cushnahan John Cushnahan John Walls Cushnahan is a former politician in both Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland who served as leader of the Alliance Party of Northern Ireland and then as a Member of the European Parliament for Fine Gael.... |
7,932 | 19.4 | 3 | |||
| North Down North Down (UK Parliament constituency) North Down is a Parliamentary Constituency in the United Kingdom House of Commons. The current MP is Sylvia Hermon, elected as an Independent in the 2010 General Election. -Boundaries:The county constituency was first created in 1885 from the northern part of Down... |
1992 | Addie Morrow Addie Morrow Addie Morrow is a former politician in Northern Ireland.Born on a farm in County Down, Morrow was an early member of the ecumenical Corrymeela Community, later led by his brother John.... |
6,611 | 14.7 | 3 | |||
| North Down North Down (UK Parliament constituency) North Down is a Parliamentary Constituency in the United Kingdom House of Commons. The current MP is Sylvia Hermon, elected as an Independent in the 2010 General Election. -Boundaries:The county constituency was first created in 1885 from the northern part of Down... |
1997 | Oliver Napier Oliver Napier Sir Oliver Napier was the first leader of the Alliance Party of Northern Ireland. In 1974 he served as the first and only Legal Minister and head of the Office of Legal Reform in the Northern Ireland power-sharing executive set up by the Sunningdale Agreement.-Early life:Napier was educated at St... |
7,554 | 20.7 | 3 | |||
| South Antrim South Antrim (UK Parliament constituency) South Antrim is a Parliamentary Constituency in the United Kingdom House of Commons.-Boundaries:From 1885, this constituency was one of four county divisions of the former Antrim constituency... |
1983 | Gordon Mawhinney Gordon Mawhinney Gordon Mawhinney is a former politician in Northern Ireland.Mawhinney married Maureen Gribben in 1967. In 1981, Mawhinney stood for the Alliance Party of Northern Ireland in Newtownabbey District "C", but was not elected. However, he was elected to the Northern Ireland Assembly, 1982, in South... |
4,612 | 11.9 | 3 | |||
| South Antrim South Antrim (UK Parliament constituency) South Antrim is a Parliamentary Constituency in the United Kingdom House of Commons.-Boundaries:From 1885, this constituency was one of four county divisions of the former Antrim constituency... |
1987 | Gordon Mawhinney Gordon Mawhinney Gordon Mawhinney is a former politician in Northern Ireland.Mawhinney married Maureen Gribben in 1967. In 1981, Mawhinney stood for the Alliance Party of Northern Ireland in Newtownabbey District "C", but was not elected. However, he was elected to the Northern Ireland Assembly, 1982, in South... |
5,808 | 16.0 | 2 | |||
| South Antrim South Antrim (UK Parliament constituency) South Antrim is a Parliamentary Constituency in the United Kingdom House of Commons.-Boundaries:From 1885, this constituency was one of four county divisions of the former Antrim constituency... |
1992 | John Blair | 5,244 | 12.4 | 3 | |||
| South Antrim South Antrim (UK Parliament constituency) South Antrim is a Parliamentary Constituency in the United Kingdom House of Commons.-Boundaries:From 1885, this constituency was one of four county divisions of the former Antrim constituency... |
1997 | David Ford David Ford David Ford is a politician who is a member of the Northern Ireland Assembly. Ford has been leader of the Alliance Party of Northern Ireland since 2001 and has been Northern Ireland Minister of Justice since April 2010.- Early life :... |
4,668 | 11.6 | 3 | |||
| Strangford Strangford (UK Parliament constituency) Strangford is a Parliamentary Constituency in the United Kingdom House of Commons.-Boundaries:The seat was created in boundary changes in 1983, as part of an expansion of Northern Ireland's constituencies from 12 to 17, and was predominantly made up from parts of North Down... |
1983 | Addie Morrow Addie Morrow Addie Morrow is a former politician in Northern Ireland.Born on a farm in County Down, Morrow was an early member of the ecumenical Corrymeela Community, later led by his brother John.... |
6,171 | 15.8 | 3 | |||
| Strangford Strangford (UK Parliament constituency) Strangford is a Parliamentary Constituency in the United Kingdom House of Commons.-Boundaries:The seat was created in boundary changes in 1983, as part of an expansion of Northern Ireland's constituencies from 12 to 17, and was predominantly made up from parts of North Down... |
1987 | Addie Morrow Addie Morrow Addie Morrow is a former politician in Northern Ireland.Born on a farm in County Down, Morrow was an early member of the ecumenical Corrymeela Community, later led by his brother John.... |
7,553 | 20.3 | 2 | |||
| Strangford Strangford (UK Parliament constituency) Strangford is a Parliamentary Constituency in the United Kingdom House of Commons.-Boundaries:The seat was created in boundary changes in 1983, as part of an expansion of Northern Ireland's constituencies from 12 to 17, and was predominantly made up from parts of North Down... |
1992 | Kieran McCarthy Kieran McCarthy Kieran McCarthy is a Northern Ireland politician, member of the Northern Ireland Assembly for Strangford and Assembly chief whip for the Alliance Party.... |
7,585 | 16.9 | 3 | |||
| Strangford Strangford (UK Parliament constituency) Strangford is a Parliamentary Constituency in the United Kingdom House of Commons.-Boundaries:The seat was created in boundary changes in 1983, as part of an expansion of Northern Ireland's constituencies from 12 to 17, and was predominantly made up from parts of North Down... |
1997 | Kieran McCarthy Kieran McCarthy Kieran McCarthy is a Northern Ireland politician, member of the Northern Ireland Assembly for Strangford and Assembly chief whip for the Alliance Party.... |
5,467 | 13.1 | 3 | |||
| Barking Barking (UK Parliament constituency) Barking is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election. It has elected Labour MPs since its creation in 1945, usually with strong majorities.- Boundaries :The... |
2005 | Richard Barnbrook Richard Barnbrook Richard John Barnbrook is a British politician and member of the London Assembly. Having been elected as a British National Party candidate, he resigned the BNP whip in August 2010. Barnbrook was a councillor, and leader , then deputy leader , of the BNP group on Barking and Dagenham London... |
4,916 | 16.9 | 3 | |||
| Barking Barking (UK Parliament constituency) Barking is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election. It has elected Labour MPs since its creation in 1945, usually with strong majorities.- Boundaries :The... |
2010 | Nick Griffin Nick Griffin Nicholas John "Nick" Griffin is a British politician, chairman of the British National Party and Member of the European Parliament for North West England.... |
6,620 | 14.8 | 3 | |||
| Burnley Burnley (UK Parliament constituency) Burnley is a borough constituency centred on the town of Burnley in Lancashire, which is represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election.... |
2001 | Steve Smith | 4,151 | 11.3 | 4 | |||
| Burnley Burnley (UK Parliament constituency) Burnley is a borough constituency centred on the town of Burnley in Lancashire, which is represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election.... |
2005 | Len Starr | 4,003 | 10.1 | 5 | |||
| Dewsbury Dewsbury (UK Parliament constituency) Dewsbury is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election... |
2005 | David Exley | 5,066 | 13.1 | 4 | |||
| Oldham West and Royton | 2001 | Nick Griffin Nick Griffin Nicholas John "Nick" Griffin is a British politician, chairman of the British National Party and Member of the European Parliament for North West England.... |
6,552 | 16.4 | 3 | |||
| Rotherham Rotherham (UK Parliament constituency) Rotherham is a borough constituency covering the town of Rotherham in South Yorkshire. It returns one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the first past the post voting system.... |
2010 | Marlene Guest | 3,906 | 10.4 | 4 | |||
| Buckinghamshire Campaign for Democracy | Buckingham Buckingham (UK Parliament constituency) Buckingham is a parliamentary constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election.-Boundaries:... |
2010 | John Stevens John Stevens (politician) John Christopher Courtenay Stevens is an English politician. A Conservative Member of the European Parliament from 1989 to 1999, he contested the Buckingham constituency in the 2010 general election as an independent, against Commons speaker John Bercow.-Background:Stevens was educated at... |
10,331 | 21.4 | 2 | Standing against the then Speaker of the House of Commons, John Bercow | |
| Burnley First | Burnley Burnley (UK Parliament constituency) Burnley is a borough constituency centred on the town of Burnley in Lancashire, which is represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election.... |
2005 | Harry Brooks | 5,786 | 14.8 | 3 | ||
| Brighton Pavilion | 2005 | Keith Taylor | 9,571 | 22.0 | 3 | |||
| Lewisham Deptford | 2005 | Darren Johnson Darren Johnson Darren Paul Johnson is an English politician and prominent member of the Green Party of England and Wales... |
3,367 | 11.4 | 4 | |||
| Norwich South | 2010 | Adrian Ramsay Adrian Ramsay Adrian Philip Ramsay is an English politician and Deputy Leader of the Green Party of England and Wales. First elected at the age of 21 in 2003, he was a Green Party councillor representing Nelson Ward on Norwich City Council, where he was Coordinator of a fourteen-strong Green groupuing and the... |
7,095 | 14.9 | 4 | |||
| Fermanagh and South Tyrone Fermanagh and South Tyrone (UK Parliament constituency) Fermanagh and South Tyrone is a Parliamentary constituency in the British House of Commons. The current MP for the constituency is Michelle Gildernew of Sinn Féin.... |
2010 | Rodney Connor Rodney Connor Rodney Connor was the Unionist "Unity" candidate for the House of Commons of the United Kingdom in Fermanagh and South Tyrone in the 2010 Westminster election. He had the backing of the Democratic Unionist Party , and the Ulster Conservatives and Unionists – New Force electoral alliance between... |
21,300 | 41.5 | 2 | Supported by the DUP and UUP | ||
| Ealing Southall | 2001 | Avtar Lit Avtar Lit Avtar Lit is the owner and chairman of Sunrise Radio Group, and was listed by AIM magazine as one of the "20 most powerful Asians in British media" in 2005, and said to have amassed a big personal fortune... |
5,764 | 12.3 | 3 | |||
| Fermanagh and South Tyrone Fermanagh and South Tyrone (UK Parliament constituency) Fermanagh and South Tyrone is a Parliamentary constituency in the British House of Commons. The current MP for the constituency is Michelle Gildernew of Sinn Féin.... |
2001 | Jim Dixon | 6,843 | 13.2 | 4 | |||
| Sedgefield Sedgefield (UK Parliament constituency) Sedgefield is a county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election... |
2005 | Reg Keys Reg Keys Reginald Thomas Keys, better known as Reg Keys , is the father of a British serviceman killed in the Iraq War. He stood in the 2005 General Election as an anti-war independent candidate for MP of Sedgefield, a constituency held by the then Prime Minister, Tony Blair.- Biography :Keys is a founder... |
4,252 | 10.3 | 4 | Staning against the then Prime Minister Tony Blair | ||
| West Tyrone West Tyrone (UK Parliament constituency) West Tyrone is a county constituency in Northern Ireland, represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post voting system.-Boundaries:... |
2005 | Kieran Deeny Kieran Deeny Kieran Deeny is a medical doctor turned politician from Northern Ireland. Deeny was a Designated Other Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly for West Tyrone from 2003–11, having run on a single issue ticket of retaining the Tyrone County Hospital in Omagh.Born in Downpatrick, Deeny was educated... |
11,905 | 27.4 | 2 | |||
| West Bromwich West | 1997 | Richard Silvester | 8,546 | 23.3 | 2 | Standing against the then Speaker of the House of Commons, Betty Boothroyd | ||
| Liverpool West Derby | 2001 | Steve Radford Steve Radford Steve Radford is a British politician, and is leader of the Liberal Party.Radford is also a long-standing Liverpool city councillor, representing Tuebrook and Stoneycroft Ward. He is leader of the three-strong Liberal group on Liverpool City Council.Radford has been the Liberal candidate in four... |
4,601 | 14.9 | 2 | |||
| Liverpool West Derby | 2005 | Steve Radford Steve Radford Steve Radford is a British politician, and is leader of the Liberal Party.Radford is also a long-standing Liverpool city councillor, representing Tuebrook and Stoneycroft Ward. He is leader of the three-strong Liberal group on Liverpool City Council.Radford has been the Liberal candidate in four... |
3,606 | 11.8 | 3 | |||
| West Bromwich West | 1997 | Steve Edwards | 4,181 | 11.4 | 3 | Standing against the then Speaker of the House of Commons, Betty Boothroyd | ||
| Orkney and Shetland Movement Orkney and Shetland Movement The Orkney and Shetland Movement was an electoral coalition formed for the 1987 general election. The pro-devolution Orkney Movement and Shetland Movement agreed on selecting John Goodlad, the secretary of the Shetland Fishermen's Association, as a joint candidate for the Orkney and Shetland... |
Orkney and Shetland Orkney and Shetland (UK Parliament constituency) Orkney and Shetland is a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election... |
1987 | John Goodlad | 3,095 | 14.5 | 4 | ||
| Birmingham Sparkbrook and Small Heath | 2001 | Shafaq Hussain | 4,770 | 13.0 | 3 | |||
| Belfast East Belfast East (UK Parliament constituency) Belfast East is a Parliamentary Constituency in the United Kingdom House of Commons. The current MP is Naomi Long of the Alliance Party, elected in 2010... |
2001 | David Ervine David Ervine David Ervine was a Northern Irish politician and the leader of the Progressive Unionist Party .-Biography:... |
3,669 | 10.0 | 4 | |||
| Belfast South Belfast South (UK Parliament constituency) Belfast South is a Parliamentary Constituency in the United Kingdom House of Commons.-Boundaries:The seat was created in 1922 when, as part of the establishment of the devolved Stormont Parliament for Northern Ireland, the number of MPs in the Westminster Parliament was drastically cut... |
1997 | David Ervine David Ervine David Ervine was a Northern Irish politician and the leader of the Progressive Unionist Party .-Biography:... |
5,687 | 14.4 | 3 | |||
| Protestant Unionist | Belfast North Belfast North (UK Parliament constituency) Belfast North is a Parliamentary Constituency in the United Kingdom House of Commons.-Boundaries:The seat was created in 1922 when, as part of the establishment of the devolved Stormont Parliament for Northern Ireland, the number of MPs in the Westminster Parliament was drastically cut... |
1987 | George Seawright George Seawright George Seawright was a controversial unionist politician in Northern Ireland who was assassinated by the Irish People's Liberation Organisation during the Troubles.-Early life:... |
5,671 | 15.4 | 3 | ||
| Real Unionist | North Down North Down (UK Parliament constituency) North Down is a Parliamentary Constituency in the United Kingdom House of Commons. The current MP is Sylvia Hermon, elected as an Independent in the 2010 General Election. -Boundaries:The county constituency was first created in 1885 from the northern part of Down... |
1987 | Bob McCartney Robert McCartney (politician) Robert Law McCartney QC is a Northern Ireland barrister and former leader of the UK Unionist Party.He was initially a member of the Ulster Unionist Party but was expelled in June 1987 when he refused to withdraw from the general election of that year... |
14,467 | 35.4 | 2 | ||
| Birmingham Sparkbrook and Small Heath | 2005 | Salma Yaqoob Salma Yaqoob Salma Yaqoob is the leader, and former vice-chair, of the Respect Party and a former Birmingham City Councillor. She is also the head of the Birmingham Stop the War Coalition and a spokesperson for Birmingham Central Mosque.... |
10,498 | 27.5 | 2 | |||
| East Ham East Ham (UK Parliament constituency) East Ham is a borough constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, in the London Borough of Newham... |
2005 | Abdul Khaliq Mian | 8,171 | 20.7 | 2 | |||
| Poplar and Canning Town | 2005 | Oliur Rahman | 6,573 | 17.2 | 3 | |||
| West Ham West Ham (UK Parliament constituency) West Ham is a parliamentary constituency in the London Borough of Newham, represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom... |
2005 | Lindsey German Lindsey German Lindsey German is the convenor of the British anti-war organisation Stop the War Coalition and a former member of the central committee of the Socialist Workers Party. She was editor of Socialist Review for twenty years until 2004... |
6,039 | 19.5 | 2 | |||
| Scottish Militant Labour Scottish Militant Labour Scottish Militant Labour was a minor political party operating in Scotland in the 1990s and was part of the Committee for a Workers' International... |
Glasgow Pollok Glasgow Pollok (UK Parliament constituency) Glasgow Pollok was a burgh constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1918 until 2005, when it was replaced by Glasgow South West... |
1992 | Tommy Sheridan Tommy Sheridan Tommy Sheridan is a Scottish socialist politician. He has had various prominent roles within the socialist movement in Scotland and is currently one of two co-convenors of the left-wing Scottish political party Solidarity.... |
6,287 | 19.3 | 2 | ||
| Glasgow Pollok Glasgow Pollok (UK Parliament constituency) Glasgow Pollok was a burgh constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1918 until 2005, when it was replaced by Glasgow South West... |
1997 | Tommy Sheridan Tommy Sheridan Tommy Sheridan is a Scottish socialist politician. He has had various prominent roles within the socialist movement in Scotland and is currently one of two co-convenors of the left-wing Scottish political party Solidarity.... |
3,639 | 11.1 | 3 | |||
| Belfast North Belfast North (UK Parliament constituency) Belfast North is a Parliamentary Constituency in the United Kingdom House of Commons.-Boundaries:The seat was created in 1922 when, as part of the establishment of the devolved Stormont Parliament for Northern Ireland, the number of MPs in the Westminster Parliament was drastically cut... |
1997 | Gerry Kelly Gerry Kelly Gerard "Gerry" Kelly is an Irish republican politician and former Provisional Irish Republican Army volunteer who played a leading role in the negotiations that led to the Good Friday Agreement on 10 April 1998... |
8,375 | 20.2 | 3 | |||
| Fermanagh and South Tyrone Fermanagh and South Tyrone (UK Parliament constituency) Fermanagh and South Tyrone is a Parliamentary constituency in the British House of Commons. The current MP for the constituency is Michelle Gildernew of Sinn Féin.... |
1997 | Gerry McHugh Gerry McHugh Gerry McHugh MLA is a nationalist politician in Northern Ireland. He represented Sinn Féin on Fermanagh District Council from 1993 to 2007 and has sat as an independent since then. He was elected to the Northern Ireland Forum in 1996, then to the Northern Ireland Assembly at the 1998 election as a... |
11,174 | 23.1 | 2 | |||
| Foyle Foyle (UK Parliament constituency) Foyle is a Parliamentary Constituency in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom.-Boundaries:The seat was created in boundary changes in 1983, as part of an expansion of Northern Ireland's constituencies from 12 to 17, and was predominantly made up from the old Londonderry constituency... |
1997 | Mitchel McLaughlin Mitchel McLaughlin John Mitchel McLaughlin is the former General Secretary of Sinn Féin and an MLA.McLaughlin was born in Derry city, Northern Ireland and educated at Long Tower Boys School, Derry and Christian Brothers Technical College, Derry.... |
11,445 | 23.9 | 2 | |||
| Newry and Armagh Newry and Armagh (UK Parliament constituency) Newry and Armagh is a Parliamentary Constituency in the United Kingdom House of Commons.-Boundaries:The seat was created in boundary changes in 1983, as part of an expansion of Northern Ireland's constituencies from 12 to 17, and was predominantly made up from the old Armagh constituency with the... |
1997 | Pat McNamee | 11,218 | 21.1 | 3 | |||
| South Down South Down (UK Parliament constituency) South Down is a Parliamentary Constituency in the United Kingdom House of Commons.-Boundaries:The county constituency was first created in 1885 from the southern part of Down... |
1997 | Mick Murphy Mick Murphy (Sinn Féin politician) Michael Murphy is a nationalist politician in Northern Ireland. Active in republican politics since the civil rights campaigns of the 1960s, he worked as a publican. In 1996 he was elected as a member of the Northern Ireland Forum for Sinn Féin in South Down... |
5,127 | 10.4 | 3 | |||
| Upper Bann Upper Bann (UK Parliament constituency) Upper Bann is a Parliamentary Constituency in the United Kingdom House of Commons. The current Member of Parliament for Upper Bann is David Simpson.-Boundaries:... |
1997 | Bernadette O'Hagan | 5,773 | 12.1 | 3 | |||
| West Tyrone West Tyrone (UK Parliament constituency) West Tyrone is a county constituency in Northern Ireland, represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post voting system.-Boundaries:... |
1997 | Pat Doherty Pat Doherty Patrick "Pat" Doherty is an Irish republican politician and abstentionist Member of Parliament for West Tyrone. He has been a member of the Northern Ireland Assembly for the same constituency since 25 June 1998... |
14,280 | 30.9 | 3 | |||
| Glasgow North East Glasgow North East (UK Parliament constituency) Glasgow North East is a burgh constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom . It was first contested at the 2005 general election... |
2005 | Doris Kelly | 4,036 | 14.2 | 3 | Standing against the then Speaker of the House of Commons, Michael Martin | ||
| North Antrim North Antrim (UK Parliament constituency) North Antrim is a Parliamentary Constituency in the United Kingdom House of Commons. Its current member is Ian Paisley Jr.-Boundaries:North Antrim has always been a county constituency comprising the northern part of County Antrim in the north-east of Northern Ireland... |
2010 | Jim Allister Jim Allister James Hugh "Jim" Allister, QC is a Northern Ireland Unionist politician and senior barrister. He is the leader of the Traditional Unionist Voice political party, serving as MLA in the Northern Ireland Assembly, where he represents Antrim North.He was formerly a member of the Democratic Unionist... |
7,114 | 16.8 | 2 | |||
| Buckingham Buckingham (UK Parliament constituency) Buckingham is a parliamentary constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election.-Boundaries:... |
2010 | Nigel Farage Nigel Farage Nigel Paul Farage MEP , a position he previously held from September 2006 to November 2009. He is a current Member of the European Parliament for South East England and co-chairs the Eurosceptic Europe of Freedom and Democracy group.... |
8,410 | 17.4 | 3 | Standing against the then Speaker of the House of Commons, John Bercow | ||
| South Staffordshire | 2005 | Malcolm Hurst | 2,675 | 10.4 | 4 | Polling day delayed following death of Liberal Democrat candidate from original ballot. |
Party Leaders or Deputy Leaders losing their seats
| Constituency | Election | MP | Position | Party |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belfast East Belfast East (UK Parliament constituency) Belfast East is a Parliamentary Constituency in the United Kingdom House of Commons. The current MP is Naomi Long of the Alliance Party, elected in 2010... |
2010 | Peter Robinson Peter Robinson (politician) Peter David Robinson is the current First Minister of Northern Ireland and leader of the Democratic Unionist Party... |
Leader |
| Upper Bann Upper Bann (UK Parliament constituency) Upper Bann is a Parliamentary Constituency in the United Kingdom House of Commons. The current Member of Parliament for Upper Bann is David Simpson.-Boundaries:... |
2005 | David Trimble David Trimble William David Trimble, Baron Trimble, PC , is a politician from Northern Ireland. He served as Leader of the Ulster Unionist Party , was the first First Minister of Northern Ireland , and was a Member of the British Parliament . He is currently a life peer for the Conservative Party... |
Leader |
| North Down North Down (UK Parliament constituency) North Down is a Parliamentary Constituency in the United Kingdom House of Commons. The current MP is Sylvia Hermon, elected as an Independent in the 2010 General Election. -Boundaries:The county constituency was first created in 1885 from the northern part of Down... |
2001 | Robert McCartney Robert McCartney (politician) Robert Law McCartney QC is a Northern Ireland barrister and former leader of the UK Unionist Party.He was initially a member of the Ulster Unionist Party but was expelled in June 1987 when he refused to withdraw from the general election of that year... |
Leader |
| Belfast West Belfast West (UK Parliament constituency) Belfast West is a parliamentary constituency in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom.-Boundaries:The seat was restored in 1922 when as part of the establishment of the devolved Stormont Parliament for Northern Ireland, the number of MPs in the Westminster Parliament was drastically cut... |
1992 | Gerry Adams Gerry Adams Gerry Adams is an Irish republican politician and Teachta Dála for the constituency of Louth. From 1983 to 1992 and from 1997 to 2011, he was an abstentionist Westminster Member of Parliament for Belfast West. He is the president of Sinn Féin, the second largest political party in Northern... |
Leader |
| Glasgow Govan Glasgow Govan (UK Parliament constituency) Glasgow Govan was a parliamentary constituency in the Govan district of Glasgow. It was represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1885 until 2005, returning one Member of Parliament elected by the first-past-the-post system.The area which the constituency... |
1992 | Jim Sillars Jim Sillars Jim Sillars is a Scottish politician. He is married to current member of the Scottish Parliament, Margo MacDonald.-Early life:... |
Deputy Leader |
| Dundee East Dundee East (UK Parliament constituency) -Elections in the 2000s:-Elections in the 1990s:-Elections in the 1980s:-Elections in the 1970s:-Elections in the 1950s:... |
1987 | Gordon Wilson Gordon Wilson (Scottish politician) Gordon Wilson is a former leader of the Scottish National Party and current leading figure in the campaign to ban same-sex marriage in Scotland... |
Leader |
| Carmarthen Carmarthen (UK Parliament constituency) Carmarthen was the name of a parliamentary constituency in Wales which returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom between 1542 and 1997... |
1979 | Gwynfor Evans Gwynfor Evans Dr Richard Gwynfor Evans , was a Welsh politician, lawyer and author. President of Plaid Cymru for thirty six years, he was the first Member of Parliament to represent Plaid Cymru at Westminster .... |
Leader |
| Cornwall North | 1979 | John Pardoe John Pardoe John Wentworth Pardoe is a retired British businessman and Liberal Party politician.-Education:Educated at Corpus Christi College, Cambridge, he was active in the famous Footlights Society; one critic of their 1955 revue panned future comedian Jonathan Miller whilst predicting a bold comedic... |
Deputy Leader |
| Fermanagh and South Tyrone Fermanagh and South Tyrone (UK Parliament constituency) Fermanagh and South Tyrone is a Parliamentary constituency in the British House of Commons. The current MP for the constituency is Michelle Gildernew of Sinn Féin.... |
1974 October | Harry West Harry West Henry William West was a politician in Northern Ireland who served as leader of the Ulster Unionist Party from 1974 until 1979.West was born in County Fermanagh and educated at Portora Royal School in Enniskillen... |
Leader |
| Belper Belper (UK Parliament constituency) Belper is a former constituency in the UK Parliament. It was created at the 1918 general election as a county division of Derbyshire, comprising the area in the centre of the county and surrounding Derby, and named after the market town of Belper although this was in the north of the constituency.... |
1970 | George Brown George Brown, Baron George-Brown George Alfred Brown, Baron George-Brown, PC was a British Labour politician, who served as the Deputy Leader of the Labour Party from 1960 to 1970, and served in a number of positions in the Cabinet, most notably as Foreign Secretary, in the Labour Government of the 1960s... |
Deputy Leader |
| Carmarthen Carmarthen (UK Parliament constituency) Carmarthen was the name of a parliamentary constituency in Wales which returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom between 1542 and 1997... |
1970 | Gwynfor Evans Gwynfor Evans Dr Richard Gwynfor Evans , was a Welsh politician, lawyer and author. President of Plaid Cymru for thirty six years, he was the first Member of Parliament to represent Plaid Cymru at Westminster .... |
Leader |
| Huddersfield West Huddersfield West (UK Parliament constituency) Huddersfield West was a parliamentary constituency centred on the town of Huddersfield in West Yorkshire. It returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.... |
1964 | Donald Wade | Deputy Leader |
| Anglesey | 1951 | Megan Lloyd George Megan Lloyd George Lady Megan Arfon Lloyd George CH was a British politician, the first female Member of Parliament for a Welsh constituency, and Deputy Leader of the Liberal Party. She later became a Labour MP.... |
Deputy Leader |
| Caithness and Sutherland Caithness and Sutherland (UK Parliament constituency) Caithness and Sutherland was a county constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1918 to 1997. It elected one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election.... |
1945 | Archibald Sinclair | Leader |
| Edinburgh Leith | 1945 | Ernest Brown Ernest Brown Alfred Ernest Brown CH was a British politician who served as leader of the Liberal Nationals from 1940 until 1945.-Biography:... |
Leader |
| Darwen Darwen (UK Parliament constituency) Darwen was a county constituency in Lancashire, centred on the town of Darwen. It returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1885 until it was abolished for the 1983 general election.... |
1935 | Herbert Samuel Herbert Samuel, 1st Viscount Samuel Herbert Louis Samuel, 1st Viscount Samuel GCB OM GBE PC was a British politician and diplomat.-Early years:... |
Leader |
| Seaham Seaham (UK Parliament constituency) Seaham was a parliamentary constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that was in existence between 1918 and 1950. It elected one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election... |
1935 | Ramsay MacDonald Ramsay MacDonald James Ramsay MacDonald, PC, FRS was a British politician who was the first ever Labour Prime Minister, leading a minority government for two terms.... |
Leader |
| Burnley Burnley (UK Parliament constituency) Burnley is a borough constituency centred on the town of Burnley in Lancashire, which is represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election.... |
1931 | Arthur Henderson Arthur Henderson Arthur Henderson was a British iron moulder and Labour politician. He was the 1934 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate and he served three short terms as the Leader of the Labour Party from 1908–1910, 1914–1917 and 1931-1932.... |
Leader |
| Manchester Platting Manchester Platting (UK Parliament constituency) Manchester Platting was a parliamentary constituency in Manchester. It returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the first past the post system.-History:... |
1931 | John Robert Clynes John Robert Clynes John Robert Clynes was a British trade unionist and Labour Party politician. He was a Member of Parliament for 35 years, and led the party in its breakthrough at the 1922 general election... |
Deputy Leader |
| Paisley Paisley (UK Parliament constituency) Paisley was a parliamentary constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1832 until 1983, when it was divided into Paisley North and Paisley South... |
1924 | H. H. Asquith H. H. Asquith Herbert Henry Asquith, 1st Earl of Oxford and Asquith, KG, PC, KC served as the Liberal Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1908 to 1916... |
Leader |
| East Fife | 1918 | H. H. Asquith H. H. Asquith Herbert Henry Asquith, 1st Earl of Oxford and Asquith, KG, PC, KC served as the Liberal Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1908 to 1916... |
Leader |
| East Mayo | 1918 | John Dillon John Dillon John Dillon was an Irish land reform agitator from Dublin, an Irish Home Rule activist, a nationalist politician, a Member of Parliament for over 35 years, and the last leader of the Irish Parliamentary Party.... |
Leader |
| Manchester East Manchester East (UK Parliament constituency) Manchester East was one of six single-member parliamentary constituencies created in 1885 by the division of the existing three-member Parliamentary Borough of Manchester... |
1906 | Arthur Balfour Arthur Balfour Arthur James Balfour, 1st Earl of Balfour, KG, OM, PC, DL was a British Conservative politician and statesman... |
Leader |
| West Ham South West Ham South (UK Parliament constituency) West Ham South was a parliamentary constituency in the County Borough of West Ham, in what was then Essex but is now Greater London. It returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the first-past-the-post voting system.- History... |
1895 | Keir Hardie Keir Hardie James Keir Hardie, Sr. , was a Scottish socialist and labour leader, and was the first Independent Labour Member of Parliament elected to the Parliament of the United Kingdom... |
Leader |
| Londonderry City Londonderry City (UK Parliament constituency) Londonderry City was a parliamentary constituency in Ireland. It returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the first past the post voting system .-Boundaries and Boundary Changes:... |
1892 | Justin McCarthy1 | Leader |
| South Lancashire South Lancashire (UK Parliament constituency) South Lancashire, formally called the Southern Division of Lancashire or Lancashire Southern, is a former county constituency in England... |
1868 | William Ewart Gladstone William Ewart Gladstone William Ewart Gladstone FRS FSS was a British Liberal statesman. In a career lasting over sixty years, he served as Prime Minister four separate times , more than any other person. Gladstone was also Britain's oldest Prime Minister, 84 years old when he resigned for the last time... 2 |
Leader |
- 1: McCarthy was defeated in Londonderry City, the seat for which he had sat in the previous Parliament. He also stood in North Longford, where he was elected.
- 2: Gladstone was defeated in South Lancashire, the seat for which he had sat in the previous Parliament. He also stood in GreenwichGreenwich (UK Parliament constituency)Greenwich was a parliamentary constituency in South-East London, which returned Members of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1832 to 1997 by the first past the post system.-History:...
, where he was elected.
General elections having historic significance
- 2010: the first Coalition government to arise from a general election result.
- 1997: Blair, New Labour
- 1979: Thatcher, end of the post-war consensusPost-war consensusThe post-war consensus is a name given by historians to an era in British political history which lasted from the end of World War II in 1945 to the election of Margaret Thatcher as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom in 1979....
- 1945: Labour, Welfare State
- 1931: National Government presides over the Great Depression and Appeasement
- 1923: First Labour government emerges
- 1910 (two Liberal general election victories) Establishment of supremacy of the Commons. The Parliament Act 1911Parliament Act 1911The Parliament Act 1911 is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It is constitutionally important and partly governs the relationship between the House of Commons and the House of Lords which make up the Houses of Parliament. This Act must be construed as one with the Parliament Act 1949...
. - 1906: Liberal landslide
See also
- United Kingdom by-election recordsUnited Kingdom by-election recordsUK by-election records is an annotated list of notable records from UK Parliamentary by-elections. A by-election occurs when a Member of Parliament resigns, dies, or is disqualified or expelled, and an election is held to fill the vacant seat...
- Records of members of parliament of the United KingdomRecords of members of parliament of the United Kingdom-Youngest:Of those whose age can be verified, the youngest MP since the Reform Act of 1832 was James Dickson who was elected as a Liberal at a by-election for the Borough of Dungannon on 25 June 1880. He was born on 19 April 1859 and so was aged 21 years 67 days...
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