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List of LGBTQ politicians in the United Kingdom

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The following is a list of gay, lesbian, bisexual and/or transgender individuals who have been elected as members of the House of Commons of the United Kingdom, European Union, other devolved parliaments and assemblies of the United Kingdom, parliaments of the countries that preceded the United Kingdom and also members of the non-elected House of Lords.

Following the 2024 general election, the UK parliament has the largest number of self-identified LGBT members of any national legislature worldwide at 78.[1][2]

United Kingdom

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Government of the United Kingdom

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Prime Ministers

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Party Name Start End
Liberal Archibald Primrose, 5th Earl of Rosebery 1894 1895

Cabinet Ministers from the Commons

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Cabinet as a collection of senior ministers was informally developed over centuries. Formal membership of cabinet were not firmly established until the 1800s. The significance of different offices also vary over time.

Party Name Portfolio(s) Start End Ref(s)
Independent Fulke Greville Chancellor of the Exchequer[a] 1614 1621
Tory George Germain Secretary of State for the Colonies 1775 1782 [3][4][5]
First Lord of Trade 1775 1779
Liberal Lewis Harcourt First Commissioner of Works 1907[b] 1910 [6][7][8]
Secretary of State for the Colonies 1910 1915
First Commissioner of Works 1915 1916
Labour Hugh Dalton Minister of Economic Warfare (outer Cabinet) 1940 1942 [9]
President of the Board of Trade (outer Cabinet) 1942 1945
Chancellor of the Exchequer 1945 1947
Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster 1948 1950
Minister of Town and Country Planning (attending Cabinet) 1950 1951
Minister of Local Government and Planning (attending Cabinet) 1951 1951
Conservative Harry Crookshank Postmaster General (outer Cabinet) 1943 1945
Leader of the House of Commons 1951 1955
Minister for Health 1951 1952
Lord Privy Seal 1952 1955
Labour Hugh Gaitskell Chancellor of the Exchequer 1950 1951 [10]
Conservative Derick Heathcoat-Amory Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food 1954 1958 [11][12]
Chancellor of the Exchequer 1958 1960
Conservative Alan Lennox-Boyd Secretary of State for the Colonies 1954 1959 [13][14]
Conservative Selwyn Lloyd Minister of Defence 1955 1955 [15][16]
Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs 1955 1960
Chancellor of the Exchequer 1960 1962
Leader of the House of Commons 1963 1964
Lord Privy Seal
Labour Richard Crossman Minister of Housing and Local Government (attending Cabinet) 1964 1966 [13][17][18]
Leader of the House of Commons 1966 1968
Lord President of the Council
Secretary of State for Social Services 1968 1970
Labour Anthony Crosland Secretary of State for Education and Science 1965 1967 [19][13][20]
President of the Board of Trade 1967 1969
Secretary of State for Local Government and Regional Planning 1969 1970
Secretary of State for the Environment 1974 1976
Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs 1976 1977
Labour Roy Jenkins Secretary of State for the Home Department 1965 1967 [21]
Chancellor of the Exchequer 1967 1970
Secretary of State for the Home Department 1974 1976
Labour George Thomas Secretary of State for Wales 1968 1970 [22][17]
Conservative Norman St John-Stevas Leader of the House of Commons 1979 1981 [23]
Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
Labour Nick Brown Government Chief Whip in the House of Commons (attending Cabinet)
Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury (attending Cabinet)
1997 1998 [24]
Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food 1998 2001
Government Chief Whip in the House of Commons (attending Cabinet)
Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury (attending Cabinet)
2008 2010
Labour Ron Davies Secretary of State for Wales 1997 1998 [25]
Labour Peter Mandelson Minister without Portfolio 1997 1998 [26]
Secretary of State for Trade and Industry 1998 1998
President of the Board of Trade
Secretary of State for Northern Ireland 1999 2001
Labour Chris Smith Secretary of State for National Heritage 1997 1997 [27]
Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport 1997 2001
Labour Shaun Woodward Secretary of State for Northern Ireland 2007 2010 [28]
Labour Ben Bradshaw Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport 2009 2010 [29]
Liberal Democrats David Laws Chief Secretary to the Treasury 2010 2010 [30]
Minister Assisting the Deputy Prime Minister (attending Cabinet) 2012 2015
Minister of State for Schools (attending Cabinet)
Conservative Justine Greening Secretary of State for Transport 2011 2012 [31]
Secretary of State for International Development 2012 2015
Secretary of State for Education 2016 2018
Minister for Women and Equalities
Conservative David Mundell Secretary of State for Scotland 2015 2019 [32]
Labour Peter Kyle Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology 2024 2025
Secretary of State for Business and Trade 2025 2026
President of the Board of Trade
Labour Co-op Steve Reed Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs 2024 2025
Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government 2025 2026
Labour Wes Streeting Secretary of State for Health and Social Care 2024 2026
Secretary of State for Defence 2026 present
Labour Co-op James Murray Chief Secretary to the Treasury (attending Cabinet) 2025 2026
Secretary of State for Health and Social Care 2026 2026
Labour Chris Bryant Secretary of State for Northern Ireland 2026 present
Labour Angela Eagle Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs 2026 present
  1. ↑ Whether Greville (later Lord Brooke) was a senior minister is subject to debate, as the post of Chancellor of the Exchequer was a functional position junior to the Lord High Treasurer at the time.
  2. ↑ Harcourt served as First Commissioner of Works from 1905 but was elevated to Cabinet in 1907.

Junior Ministers from the Commons

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Party Name First office Start Ref(s)
Independent Fulke Greville Treasurer of the Navy 1598 [33][34]
Liberal Lewis Harcourt First Commissioner of Works 1905 [6][7][8]
Conservative Philip Sassoon Under-Secretary of State for Air 1924
Labour Hugh Dalton Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs 1929 [9]
Conservative Harry Crookshank Under-Secretary of State for the Home Department 1934
National Liberal Robert Bernays Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Health 1937 [35][36]
Conservative Anthony Muirhead Under-Secretary of State for Air 1937 [37][38]
Conservative Robert Boothby Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Food 1940
Labour Harold Nicolson Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Information 1940
Conservative James Thomas Lord Commissioner of the Treasury 1940
Labour Hugh Gaitskell Minister of Fuel and Power 1946 [10]
Conservative Alan Lennox-Boyd Minister of State for the Colonies 1951 [13][14]
Conservative Derick Heathcoat-Amory Minister of Pensions 1951 [11][12]
Conservative Selwyn Lloyd Minister of State for Foreign Affairs 1951 [15][16]
Conservative Ian Harvey Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Supply 1956
Conservative Charles Fletcher-Cooke Parliamentary Secretary to the Home Office 1961
Conservative Denzil Freeth Parliamentary Secretary for Science 1961
Labour Anthony Crosland Economic Secretary to the Treasury 1964 [19][13][20]
Labour Roy Jenkins Minister of Aviation 1964 [21]
Labour Richard Crossman Minister of Housing and Local Government 1964 [13][17][18]
Labour George Thomas Minister of State for Commonwealth Affairs 1967 [22][17]
Conservative Norman St John-Stevas Minister of State for the Arts 1973 [23]
Conservative Spencer Le Marchant Comptroller of the Household 1979
Conservative Peter Morrison Lord Commissioner of the Treasury 1979
Conservative Michael Brown Assistant Government Whip 1993
Conservative John Bowis Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Health and Social Security 1993
Labour Clive Betts Lord Commissioner of the Treasury 1998
Labour Ben Bradshaw Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs 2001 [29]
Labour Angela Eagle Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Home Office 2001
Labour Stephen Twigg Deputy Leader of the House of Commons 2001
Labour Ivor Caplin Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Defence 2003
Labour David Cairns Minister of State for Scotland 2005
Labour Shaun Woodward Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Northern Ireland Office 2005 [28]
Labour Chris Bryant Deputy Leader of the House of Commons 2008
Conservative Greg Barker Minister of State for Climate Change 2010
Conservative Crispin Blunt Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Prisons and Youth Justice 2010
Conservative Alan Duncan Minister of State for International Development 2010
Conservative Michael Fabricant Lord Commissioner of the Treasury 2010
Conservative Nick Gibb Minister of State for School Standards 2010
Conservative Justine Greening Economic Secretary to the Treasury 2010 [31]
Conservative Nick Herbert Minister of State for Policing and Criminal Justice 2010
Conservative David Mundell Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Scotland 2010 [32]
Conservative Nick Boles Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Decentralisation 2012
Liberal Democrats Simon Hughes Minister of State for Justice and Civil Liberties 2013
Liberal Democrats Stephen Williams Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government 2013
Conservative Margot James Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Small Business, Consumers and Corporate Responsibility 2016
Conservative Christopher Pincher Comptroller of the Household 2017
Conservative Stuart Andrew Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Wales 2018
Conservative Mike Freer Lord Commissioner of the Treasury 2018
Conservative Conor Burns Minister of State for Trade Policy 2019
Conservative Iain Stewart Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Scotland 2020 [39]
Conservative Lee Rowley Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Business and Industry 2021 [40]
Conservative Dehenna Davison Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Levelling Up 2022 [41]
Conservative Jacob Young Lord Commissioner of the Treasury 2022 [42]
Conservative Damien Moore Assistant Government Whip 2022
Conservative Mark Fletcher Assistant Government Whip 2023
Conservative Paul Holmes Assistant Government Whip 2024
Labour Co-op Stephen Doughty Minister of State for Europe, North America and Overseas Territories 2024
Labour Nia Griffith Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Wales 2024
Labour Co-op Simon Lightwood Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Local Transport 2024
Labour Stephen Morgan Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Early Education 2024
Labour Co-op James Murray Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury 2024
Labour Co-op Luke Pollard Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Armed Forces 2024
Labour Gerald Jones Assistant Government Whip 2024
Labour Keir Mather Assistant Government Whip 2024
Labour Martin McCluskey Assistant Government Whip 2024
Labour Olivia Bailey Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Early Education 2025
Labour Ashley Dalton Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Public Health and Prevention 2025
Labour Josh MacAlister Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Children and Families 2025
Labour Deirdre Costigan Assistant Government Whip 2025
Labour Kirsty McNeill Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Scotland 2025

House of Commons

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Leaders of the Opposition

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Party Name Start End
Labour Hugh Gaitskell 1955 1963

Speakers of the House of Commons

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Party Name Start End Ref(s)
Labour George Thomas 1976 1983 [22][17]

Members of Parliament

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Party Name Constituency Start End Reason Ref(s)
Independent Fulke Greville Warwickshire 1581 1621 Resigned to join the House of Lords (as the Lord Brooke) [33][34]
Independent Philip Sidney Shrewsbury (1581–1584)
Kent (1584–1586)
1582 1586 Killed in action [43][44][45]
Independent Anthony Bacon Wallingford 1593 1598 Retired [46][47][48]
Tory Edward Hyde Wiltshire (1685–1695)
Christchurch (1695–1701)
1685 1701 Resigned to become Governor of New Jersey in British North America (later joined the House of Lords as The Earl of Clarendon) [49][50][51]
Whig John Hervey Bury St Edmunds 1725 1733 Resigned to join the House of Lords (as The Baron Hervey) [52][53][54]
Whig Stephen Fox-Strangways Shaftesbury 1726 1741 Resigned to join the House of Lords (as the Earl of Ilchester) [52][53][54]
Tory George Germain Dover (1741–1761)
East Grinstead (1761)
1741 1761 [55][4][5]
East Grinstead 1767 1782 Resigned to join the House of Lords (as the Viscount Sackville)
Whig Horace Walpole Callington (1741–1754)
Castle Rising (1754–1757)
Kings Lynn (1757–1768)
1741 1768 Retired (later joined the House of Lords as The Earl of Orford) [56][57][58]
Tory John Tylney Malmesbury 1761 1768 Resigned [59][60]
Tory Edward Onslow Aldborough 1780 1781 Resigned [61][62][63]
Whig William Beckford Wells 1784 1795 Resigned [64][65][66]
Hindon 1806 1820 Retired
Tory Charles Price City of London 1802 1812 Retired [67]
Tory William Bankes Truro 1810 1812 Retired [64][68][69]
Cambridge University 1822 1826 Defeated
Marlborough (1829–1832)
Dorset (1832–1835)
1829 1835 Retired
Whig Henry Bennet Shrewsbury 1811 1826 Retired [70][71][72]
Tory Richard Heber Oxford University 1821 1826 Retired [73][74][75][76]
Whig Robert King County Cork 1826 1832 Defeated [77]
Tory Henry Lygon West Worcestershire 1853 1863 Resigned to join the House of Lords (as the Earl Beauchamp) [78][79][7]
Liberal Arthur Clinton Newark 1865 1868 Retired [80][81][82]
Liberal Ronald Gower Sutherland 1867 1874 Retired [83][84][85][86]
Conservative James Agg-Gardner Cheltenham 1874 1880 Defeated [87][88][89]
1885 1895 Retired
1900 1906 Defeated
1911 1928 Died
Liberal Reginald Brett Penryn and Falmouth 1880 1885 Defeated (later joined the House of Lords as the Viscount Esher) [90][91][92]
Liberal Cyril Flower Luton 1880 1892 Retired (later joined the House of Lords as the Lord Battersea) [93][94]
Liberal Lewis Harcourt Rossendale 1904 1917 Resigned to join the House of Lords (as the Viscount Harcourt) [6][7][8]
Liberal David Erskine West Perthshire 1906 1910 Retired [95][96]
Labour Victor Grayson Colne Valley 1907 1910 Defeated [97][98]
Conservative Philip Sassoon Hythe 1912 1939 Died [13][99]
Conservative Malcolm Bullock Waterloo (1923–1950)
Crosby (1950–1953)
1923 1953 Resigned [100][13][101]
Liberal Arthur Hobhouse Wells 1923 1924 Defeated [102][103]
Conservative Victor Cazalet Chippenham 1924 1943 Killed in action [104][105]
Conservative Robert Boothby Aberdeen and Kincardine East (1924–1950)
Aberdeenshire Eastern (1950–1958)
1924 1958 Resigned to join the House of Lords (as the Baron Boothby) [106][107][108]
Conservative Harry Crookshank Gainsborough 1924 1956 Resigned to join the House of Lords (as the Viscount Crookshank) [109]
Labour Hugh Dalton Peckham 1924 1931 Defeated [9]
Bishop Auckland 1935 1959 Retired (later joined the House of Lords as the Lord Dalton)
Labour Oliver Baldwin Dudley 1929 1931 Defeated [17][110]
Paisley 1945 1947 Resigned to join the House of Lords (as the Earl Baldwin of Bewdley)
Conservative Anthony Muirhead Bristol North 1929 1939 Killed in action [37][38]
National Liberal Robert Bernays Bristol North 1931 1945 Killed in action [35][36]
Conservative Ian Horobin Southwark Central 1931 1935 Defeated [111]
Oldham East 1951 1959 Retired
Conservative Paul Latham Scarborough and Whitby 1931 1941 Resigned [112][87][113]
Conservative Alan Lennox-Boyd Mid Bedfordshire 1931 1960 Resigned to join the House of Lords (as the Viscount Boyd of Merton) [13][14]
Conservative James Thomas Hereford 1931 1955 Resigned to join the House of Lords (as the Viscount Cilcennin) [114]
Conservative Ronald Tree Harborough 1933 1945 Defeated [115][116][117]
Conservative Ronald Cartland Birmingham King's Norton 1935 1940 Killed in action [118][79][119][36]
Conservative Henry Channon Southend (1935–1950)
Southend West (1950–1958)
1935 1958 Died [13][120]
Conservative John Macnamara Chelmsford 1935 1944 Killed in action [121][118][122][36]
Labour Harold Nicolson Leicester West 1935 1945 Defeated [123][124][125]
Conservative Victor Montagu South Dorset 1941 1962 Resigned to join the House of Lords (as the Earl of Sandwich) [126]
Labour Tom Driberg Maldon 1942 1955 Defeated [127][128][129]
Barking 1959 1974 (Feb) Retired (later joined the House of Lords as the Lord Driberg)
Labour Richard Crossman Coventry East 1945 1974 Died [13][17][18]
Labour Hugh Gaitskell Leeds South 1945 1963 Died [10]
Conservative Derick Heathcoat-Amory Tiverton 1945 1960 Resigned to join the House of Lords (as the Viscount Amory) [11][12]
Conservative Selwyn Lloyd Chelmsford 1945 1976 Resigned to join the House of Lords (as the Baron Selwyn-Lloyd) [15][16]
Labour George Thomas Cardiff West 1945 1983 Retired (later joined the House of Lords as the Viscount Tonypandy) [22][17]
Labour William J. Field Paddington North 1946 1953 Resigned [130][131]
Labour Roy Jenkins Southwark Central (1948–1950)
Birmingham Stechford (1950–1977)
1948 1977 Resigned [19][13][20][21]
SDP Glasgow Hillhead 1982 1987 Defeated (later joined the House of Lords as Lord Jenkins of Hillfield)
Labour Anthony Crosland South Gloucestershire 1950 1955 Defeated [19][13][20]
Great Grimsby 1959 1977 Died
Conservative Ian Harvey Harrow East 1950 1959 Resigned [11][12]
Conservative Charles Fletcher-Cooke Darwen 1951 1983 Retired [132][133][134]
Conservative Denzil Freeth Basingstoke 1955 1964 Retired [135]
Conservative Humphry Berkeley Lancaster 1959 1966 Defeated [35][136]
Liberal Jeremy Thorpe North Devon 1959 1979 Defeated [13][137]
Conservative Norman St John-Stevas Chelmsford 1964 1987 Retired (later joined the House of Lords as Lord St John of Fawsley) [23]
Conservative Spencer Le Marchant High Peak 1970 1983 Retired [138]
Labour Maureen Colquhoun Northampton North 1974 (Feb) 1979 Defeated [139]
Conservative Keith Hampson Ripon (1974–1983)
Leeds North West (1983–1997)
1974 (Feb) 1997 Defeated [140]
Conservative Peter Morrison City of Chester 1974 (Feb) 1992 Retired [141][142]
Conservative Charles Irving Cheltenham 1974 (Oct) 1992 Retired [143][89]
Conservative David Atkinson Bournemouth East 1977 2005 Retired [144]
Labour George Morton Manchester Moss Side 1978 1983 Retired [145]
Conservative Michael Brown Brigg and Cleethorpes 1979 1997 Defeated [146]
Conservative Matthew Parris West Derbyshire 1979 1986 Resigned [147][148][149]
Conservative Harvey Proctor Billericay 1979 1987 Retired [150][151][152]
Labour Allan Roberts Bootle 1979 1990 Died [153]
Conservative Martin Stevens Fulham 1979 1986 Died [154]
Labour Roger Thomas Carmarthen 1979 1987 Retired [155]
Conservative David Ashby North West Leicestershire 1983 1997 Retired [156]
Labour Nick Brown Newcastle upon Tyne East 1983 2023 Resigned from Labour and became an independent [24]
Independent 2023 2024 Retired
Labour Ron Davies Caerphilly 1983 2001 Retired [25]
Conservative Jerry Hayes Harlow 1983 1997 Defeated [citation needed]
Conservative Robert Hayward Kingswood 1983 1992 Defeated (later joined the House of Lords as the Lord Hayward) [157]
Conservative Michael Hirst Strathkelvin and Bearsden 1983 1987 Defeated [158][159][160]
Liberal Democrats Simon Hughes Bermondsey and Old Southwark 1983 2015 Defeated [161]
Labour Chris Smith Islington South and Finsbury 1983 2005 Retired (later joined the House of Lords as Lord Smith of Finsbury) [27]
Conservative Alan Amos Hexham 1987 1992 Retired [162]
Conservative John Bowis Battersea 1987 1997 Defeated [163]
Labour Clive Betts Sheffield South East 1992 present Serving [164][165]
Conservative Alan Duncan Rutland and Melton 1992 2019 Retired [166]
Labour Angela Eagle Wallasey 1992 present Serving [167]
Conservative Nigel Evans Ribble Valley 1992 2024 Defeated [168]
Conservative Michael Fabricant Lichfield 1992 2024 Defeated [169]
Labour Peter Mandelson Hartlepool 1992 2004 Resigned to become European Commissioner for Trade (later joined the House of Lords as Lord Mandelson) [26][170][171]
Conservative Crispin Blunt Reigate 1997 2023 Suspended from the Conservatives, became an independent [172][165]
Independent 2023 2024 Retired
Labour David Borrow South Ribble 1997 2010 Defeated [173]
Labour Ben Bradshaw Exeter 1997 2024 Retired [29]
Labour Ivor Caplin Hove 1997 2005 Retired [174][175]
Conservative Nick Gibb Bognor Regis and Littlehampton 1997 2024 Retired [176][177]
Labour Gordon Marsden Blackpool South 1997 2019 Defeated [178]
Liberal Democrats Mark Oaten Winchester 1997 2010 Retired [179][180]
Labour Stephen Twigg Enfield Southgate 1997 2005 Defeated [29]
Liverpool West Derby 2010 2019 Retired [181]
Conservative Shaun Woodward Witney 1997 2001 Resigned from the Conservative Party, joined the Labour Party [28]
Labour St Helens South and Whiston 2001 2015 Retired
Conservative Greg Barker Bexhill and Battle 2001 2015 Retired (later joined the House of Lords as Lord Barker of Battle) [182]
Labour Chris Bryant Rhondda and Ogmore 2001 present Serving [183]
Labour David Cairns Inverclyde 2001 2011 Died [184]
Liberal Democrats David Laws Yeovil 2001 2015 Defeated [30]
Plaid Cymru Adam Price Carmarthen East and Dinefwr 2001 2010 Retired [185]
Labour Nia Griffith Llanelli 2005 present Serving [183]
Conservative Justine Greening Putney 2005 2019 Stripped of Conservative whip, became an independent [31]
Independent 2019 2019 Retired
Conservative Nick Herbert Arundel and South Downs 2005 2019 Retired (later joined the House of Lords as Lord Herbert) [186]
Conservative Daniel Kawczynski Shrewsbury and Atcham 2005 2024 Defeated [187]
Conservative David Mundell Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale 2005 present Serving [32]
Liberal Democrats Stephen Williams Bristol West 2005 2015 Defeated [188]
Conservative Stuart Andrew Pudsey 2010 2024 Changed constituency [183]
Daventry 2024 present Serving
Conservative Nick Boles Grantham and Stamford 2010 2019 Resigned from the Conservative Party, became an independent Conservative [189]
Ind. Progressive Conservative 2019 2019 Retired
Conservative Conor Burns Bournemouth West 2010 2024 Defeated [190]
Conservative Mike Freer Finchley and Golders Green 2010 2024 Retired [191]
Liberal Democrats Steve Gilbert St Austell and Newquay 2010 2015 Defeated [192]
Conservative Margot James Stourbridge 2010 2019 Retired [183]
Conservative Mark Menzies Fylde 2010 2024 Suspended from the Conservatives, became an independent [193][194]
Independent 2024 2024 Retired
Conservative Eric Ollerenshaw Lancaster and Fleetwood 2010 2015 Defeated [193]
Conservative Christopher Pincher Tamworth 2010 2023 Resigned [183][195]
Conservative Iain Stewart Milton Keynes South 2010 2024 Defeated [183]
Labour Co-op Stephen Doughty Cardiff South and Penarth 2012 present Serving [196]
Labour Co-op Steve Reed Streatham and Croydon North 2012 present Serving [197]
SNP Hannah Bardell Livingston 2015 2024 Defeated [183]
SNP Mhairi Black Paisley and Renfrewshire South 2015 2024 Retired [198]
SNP Kirsty Blackman Aberdeen North 2015 present Serving [199]
SNP Joanna Cherry Edinburgh South West 2015 2024 Defeated [183]
SNP Angela Crawley Lanark and Hamilton East 2015 2024 Retired [183]
SNP Martin Docherty West Dunbartonshire 2015 2024 Defeated [183]
SNP Patrick Grady Glasgow North 2015 2022 Resigned from the SNP, became an independent. [200]
Independent 2022 2022 Whip restored
SNP 2022 2024 Retired
Conservative Ben Howlett Bath 2015 2017 Defeated [183]
Labour Gerald Jones Merthyr Tydfil and Aberdare 2015 present Serving [183]
Labour Peter Kyle Hove and Portslade 2015 present Serving [198]
SNP Stewart McDonald Glasgow South 2015 2024 Defeated [183]
SNP Stuart McDonald Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East 2015 2024 Defeated [183]
SNP John Nicolson East Dunbartonshire 2015 2017 Defeated [183]
Ochil and South Perthshire 2019 2024 Defeated in Alloa and Grangemouth
Labour Cat Smith Lancaster and Fleetwood 2015 2024 Changed constituency [198]
Lancaster and Wyre 2024 present Serving
Labour Wes Streeting Ilford North 2015 present Serving [198]
Conservative William Wragg Hazel Grove 2015 2024 Resigned from the Conservatives, became an independent [201]
Independent 2024 2024 Retired
Labour Dan Carden Liverpool Walton 2017 present Serving [202]
Labour Co-op Gerard Killen Rutherglen and Hamilton West 2017 2019 Defeated [202]
Labour Sandy Martin Ipswich 2017 2019 Defeated [202]
Conservative Damien Moore Southport 2017 2024 Defeated [202]
Liberal Democrats Layla Moran Oxford West and Abingdon 2017 present Serving [203]
Labour Stephen Morgan Portsmouth South 2017 present Serving [204]
Labour Co-op Luke Pollard Plymouth Sutton and Devonport 2017 present Serving [202]
Conservative Lee Rowley North East Derbyshire 2017 2024 Defeated [202]
Labour Co-op Lloyd Russell-Moyle Brighton Kemptown 2017 2024 Blocked from standing at the 2024 General Election following a complaint about his behaviour.[205] [202]
Conservative Ross Thomson Aberdeen South 2017 2019 Retired [202]
Conservative Imran Ahmad Khan Wakefield 2019 2021 Suspended and later expelled from the Conservatives, became an independent [206][207]
Independent 2021 2022 Resigned
Conservative Scott Benton Blackpool South 2019 2023 Suspended from the Conservatives, became an independent [208][209]
Independent 2023 2024 Resigned
Labour Olivia Blake Sheffield Hallam 2019 present Serving [210]
Conservative Chris Clarkson Heywood and Middleton 2019 2024 Defeated [211]
Conservative Elliot Colburn Carshalton and Wallington 2019 2024 Defeated [211]
Conservative Dehenna Davison Bishop Auckland 2019 2024 Retired [212]
Conservative Mark Fletcher Bolsover 2019 2024 Defeated [211]
Conservative Peter Gibson Darlington 2019 2024 Defeated [213]
SNP Neale Hanvey Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath 2019 2021 Resigned from the SNP, joined Alba Party [211]
Alba 2021 2024 Defeated
Conservative Antony Higginbotham Burnley 2019 2024 Defeated [211]
Conservative Paul Holmes Eastleigh 2019 2024 Changed constituency [211]
Hamble Valley 2024 present Serving
Conservative Kieran Mullan Crewe and Nantwich 2019 2024 Changed constituency [211]
Bexhill and Battle 2024 present Serving
Labour Co-op James Murray Ealing North 2019 present Serving [214]
Labour Charlotte Nichols Warrington North 2019 present Serving [215]
Labour Kate Osborne Jarrow and Gateshead East 2019 present Serving [216]
Conservative Rob Roberts Delyn 2019 2021 Suspended from the Conservatives, became an independent [217]
Independent 2021 2024 Defeated
Conservative Gary Sambrook Birmingham Northfield 2019 2024 Defeated [218]
SNP Alyn Smith Stirling 2019 2024 Defeated [211]
Conservative Katie Wallis Bridgend 2019 2024 Retired [219][220]
Labour Nadia Whittome Nottingham East 2019 present Serving [221]
Conservative Jacob Young Redcar 2019 2024 Defeated [211]
Labour Kim Leadbeater Spen Valley 2021 present Serving [222]
Labour Co-op Simon Lightwood Wakefield and Rothwell 2022 present Serving [223]
Labour Ashley Dalton West Lancashire 2023 present Serving [224][225]
Liberal Democrats Sarah Dyke Glastonbury and Somerton 2023 present Serving [226]
Labour Keir Mather Selby 2023 present Serving [227][228]
Labour Damien Egan Bristol North East 2024 present Serving [229]
Labour Dan Aldridge Weston-super-Mare 2024 present Serving [230]
Labour James Asser West Ham and Beckton 2024 present Serving [230]
Liberal Democrats Josh Babarinde Eastbourne 2024 present Serving [230]
Labour Olivia Bailey Reading West and Mid Berkshire 2024 present Serving [230]
Labour Antonia Bance Tipton and Wednesbury 2024 present Serving [230]
Labour Alex Barros-Curtis Cardiff West 2024 present Serving [231]
Labour Danny Beales Uxbridge and South Ruislip 2024 present Serving [230]
Labour Polly Billington East Thanet 2024 present Serving [230]
Labour David Burton-Sampson Southend West and Leigh 2024 present Serving [230]
Labour Sam Carling North West Cambridgeshire 2024 present Serving [232]
Labour Ben Coleman Chelsea and Fulham 2024 present Serving [230]
Labour Jacob Collier Burton and Uttoxeter 2024 present Serving [174]
Labour Deirdre Costigan Ealing Southall 2024 present Serving [230]
Liberal Democrats Adam Dance Yeovil 2024 present Serving [233]: 9 
Green Carla Denyer Bristol Central 2024 present Serving [230]
Labour Alan Gemmell Central Ayrshire 2024 present Serving [230]
Labour Tracy Gilbert Edinburgh North and Leith 2024 present Serving [234]
Liberal Democrats Olly Glover Didcot and Wantage 2024 present Serving [230]
Liberal Democrats Tom Gordon Harrogate and Knaresborough 2024 present Serving [230]
Labour Lloyd Hatton South Dorset 2024 present Serving [230]
Labour Tom Hayes Bournemouth East 2024 present Serving [230]
Labour Terry Jermy South West Norfolk 2024 present Serving [235]
Labour Lillian Jones Kilmarnock and Loudoun 2024 present Serving [174]
Labour Josh MacAlister Whitehaven and Workington 2024 present Serving [230]
Liberal Democrats Ben Maguire North Cornwall 2024 present Serving [230]
Labour Martin McCluskey Inverclyde and Renfrewshire West 2024 present Serving [230]
Labour Kevin McKenna Sittingbourne and Sheppey 2024 present Serving [236]
Labour Kirsty McNeill Midlothian 2024 present Serving [174]
Labour Luke Murphy Basingstoke 2024 present Serving [230]
Labour Chris Murray Edinburgh East and Musselburgh 2024 present Serving [237]
Labour Luke Myer Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland 2024 present Serving [230]
Labour Josh Newbury Cannock Chase 2024 present Serving [230]
Labour Samantha Niblett South Derbyshire 2024 present Serving [238]
Labour Tris Osborne Chatham and Aylesford 2024 present Serving [239]
Labour Co-op Andrew Pakes Peterborough 2024 present Serving [230]
Labour Michael Payne Gedling 2024 present Serving [230]
Labour Steve Race Exeter 2024 present Serving [230][240]
Liberal Democrats Joshua Reynolds Maidenhead 2024 present Serving [241]
Labour Martin Rhodes Glasgow North 2024 present Serving [174]
Labour Tim Roca Macclesfield 2024 present Serving [230]
Labour Tom Rutland East Worthing and Shoreham 2024 present Serving [230]
Labour Co-op Oliver Ryan Burnley 2024 present Serving [230]
Conservative Blake Stephenson Mid Bedfordshire 2024 present Serving [230]
Labour Alan Strickland Newton Aycliffe and Spennymoor 2024 present Serving [230]
Labour Peter Swallow Bracknell 2024 present Serving [242]
Labour Rachel Taylor North Warwickshire and Bedworth 2024 present Serving [230]
Labour Matt Turmaine Watford 2024 present Serving [243]
Labour David Williams Stoke-on-Trent North 2024 present Serving [174]

House of Lords

[edit]

Leaders of the Opposition

[edit]
Party Name Start End
Liberal Archibald Primrose, 5th Earl of Rosebery 1895 1896

Cabinet Ministers from the Lords

[edit]
Party Name Portfolio(s) Start End
Whig John Hervey, 2nd Baron Hervey Lord Privy Seal 1740 1742
Liberal Archibald Primrose, 5th Earl of Rosebery First Commissioner of Works 1885 1885
Lord Privy Seal 1885 1885
Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs 1886 1886
1892 1894
Lord President of the Council 1894 1895
Liberal William Lygon, 7th Earl Beauchamp Lord President of the Council 1910 1910
First Commissioner of Works 1910 1914
Lord President of the Council 1914 1915
Labour Peter Mandelson, Baron Mandelson Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform 2008 2009
President of the Board of Trade 2008 2010
First Secretary of State 2009 2010
Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills
Lord President of the Council
Labour Andrew Adonis, Baron Adonis Secretary of State for Transport 2009 2010

Junior Ministers from the Lords

[edit]
Party Name First office Start
Liberal Archibald Primrose, 5th Earl of Rosebery Under-Secretary of State for the Home Department 1881
Liberal Cyril Flower, 1st Baron Battersea Lord-in-waiting 1886
Conservative Nicholas Eden, 2nd Earl of Avon Lord-in-waiting 1980
Labour Andrew Adonis, Baron Adonis Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Schools and Learners 2005
Conservative Ian Duncan, Baron Duncan of Springbank Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Scotland 2017
Conservative Deborah Stedman-Scott, Baroness Stedman-Scott Baroness-in-Waiting 2017
Conservative Stephen Parkinson, Baron Parkinson of Whitley Bay Lord-in-Waiting 2020
Labour Ray Collins, Baron Collins of Highbury Lord-in-Waiting 2024
Labour Spencer Livermore, Baron Livermore Financial Secretary to the Treasury 2024

Members of the House of Lords

[edit]
Party Name Start End Reason Type Ref(s)
Independent Fulke Greville, 1st Baron Brooke 1621 1628 Died Hereditary [33][34]
Tory Edward Hyde, 3rd Earl of Clarendon 1709 1723 Died Hereditary [60]
Whig John Hervey, 2nd Baron Hervey 1733 1743 Died Hereditary [52][53]
Whig Stephen Fox-Strangways, 1st Earl of Ilchester 1741 1776 Died Hereditary [54]
Tory George Germain, 1st Viscount Sackville 1782 1785 Died Hereditary [3][244][5]
Whig William Courtenay, 9th Earl of Devon 1788 1835 Died Hereditary [245]
Whig Horace Walpole, 4th Earl of Orford 1791 1797 Died Hereditary [246][58]
Whig George Byron, 6th Baron Byron 1798 1824 Died Hereditary [247][248]
Whig Robert King, 4th Earl of Kingston 1839 1867 Died Hereditary
Tory Henry Lygon, 5th Earl Beauchamp 1863 1866 Died Hereditary [78][79][7]
Liberal Archibald Primrose, 5th Earl of Rosebery 1868 1929 Died Hereditary [249]
Liberal William Lygon, 7th Earl Beauchamp 1891 1938 Died Hereditary [250]
Liberal Cyril Flower, 1st Baron Battersea 1892 1907 Died Hereditary [93][94]
Liberal Henry Paget, 5th Marquess of Anglesey 1898 1905 Died Hereditary [251][252]
Liberal Reginald Brett, 2nd Viscount Esher 1899 1930 Died Hereditary [253][254]
Liberal George Hamilton-Gordon, 2nd Baron Stanmore 1912 1957 Died Hereditary [255]
Conservative George Seymour, 7th Marquess of Hertford 1912 1940 Died Hereditary [256]
Liberal Lewis Harcourt, 1st Viscount Harcourt 1917 1922 Died Hereditary [6][7]
Crossbench Gerald Tyrwhitt-Wilson, 14th Baron Berners 1918 1950 Died Hereditary [257]
Conservative Napier Sturt, 3rd Baron Alington 1919 1940 Died Hereditary [258]
Conservative Urban Huttleston Broughton, 1st Baron Fairhaven 1929 1966 Died Hereditary [259]
Conservative Ian Maitland, 15th Earl of Lauderdale 1931 1953 Died Hereditary [260][261][262]
Labour Gavin Henderson, 2nd Baron Faringdon 1934 1977 Died Hereditary [263]
Conservative Evan Morgan, 2nd Viscount Tredegar 1934 1949 Died Hereditary [264]
Liberal Patrick Balfour, 3rd Baron Kinross 1939 1976 Died Hereditary [265][266]
Liberal John Maynard Keynes 1942 1946 Died Hereditary [267][268]
Liberal Basil Mackenzie, 2nd Baron Amulree 1942 1983 Died Hereditary [269][270]
Conservative Gerald Wellesley, 7th Duke of Wellington 1943 1972 Died Hereditary [260][261][262]
Conservative Sheridan Hamilton-Temple-Blackwood, 5th Marquess of Dufferin and Ava 1945 1988 Died Hereditary [271]
Liberal John Seely, 2nd Baron Mottistone 1947 1963 Died Hereditary [272][273][274]
Conservative Edward Douglas-Scott-Montagu, 3rd Baron Montagu of Beaulieu 1947 2015 Died Hereditary [264]
Labour Oliver Baldwin, 2nd Earl Baldwin of Bewdley 1947 1958 Died Hereditary [275][110]
Conservative James Thomas, 1st Viscount Cilcennin 1955 1960 Died Hereditary [114]
Conservative Harry Crookshank, 1st Viscount Crookshank 1956 1961 Died Hereditary [109]
Conservative Robin Maugham, 2nd Viscount Maugham 1958 1981 Died Hereditary [276]
Conservative Robert Boothby, Baron Boothby 1958 1986 Died Life [106][107][108]
Conservative Arthur Gore, 7th Earl of Arran 1958 1958 Died Hereditary [277]
Labour Hugh Dalton, Baron Dalton 1960 1962 Died Life [9]
Conservative Alan Lennox-Boyd, 1st Viscount Boyd of Merton 1960 1983 Died Hereditary [13][14]
Conservative Derick Heathcoat-Amory, 1st Viscount Amory 1960 1981 Died Hereditary [11][12]
Liberal Edward Sackville-West, 5th Baron Sackville 1962 1965 Died Hereditary [278][279][280]
Conservative Victor Montagu, 10th Earl of Sandwich 1962 1964 Resigned Hereditary [281]
Conservative Graham Eyres-Monsell, 2nd Viscount Monsell 1969 1993 Died Hereditary [282]
Labour Tom Driberg, Baron Bradwell 1976 1976 Died Hereditary [127]
Crossbench Selwyn Lloyd, Baron Selwyn-Lloyd 1976 1978 Died Hereditary [16][15]
Crossbench Benjamin Britten, Baron Britten 1976 1976 Died Life [283]
Conservative Nicholas Eden, 2nd Earl of Avon 1977 1985 Died Hereditary [284]
Crossbench George Thomas, 1st Viscount Tonypandy 1983 1997 Died Hereditary [275][110]
Conservative John Hervey, 7th Marquess of Bristol 1985 1999 Died Hereditary [285]
Liberal Democrats Roy Jenkins, Baron Jenkins of Hillhead 1987 2003 Died Life [275][110][286]
Conservative Norman St John-Stevas, Baron St John of Fawsley 1987 2012 Died Life [23][287]
Labour Jennifer Hilton, Baroness Hilton of Eggardon 1991 2021 Retired Life [183]
Labour Michael Montague, Baron Montague of Oxford 1997 1999 Died Life [288]
Labour Waheed Alli, Baron Alli 1998 present Serving Life [183]
Liberal Democrats Elizabeth Barker, Baroness Barker 1999 present Serving Life [289][290]
Crossbench John Browne, Baron Browne of Madingley 2001 present Serving Life [291]
Labour Andrew Adonis, Baron Adonis 2005 present Serving Life [292]
Labour Chris Smith, Baron Smith of Finsbury 2005 present Serving Life [293]
Labour Peter Mandelson, Baron Mandelson 2008 2026 Resigned from Labour Life [294][295][296][297]
Independent 2026 2026 Resigned before arrest and expulsion
Conservative Guy Black, Baron Black of Brentwood 2010 present Serving Life [298][299]
Conservative Deborah Stedman-Scott, Baroness Stedman-Scott 2010 present Serving Life [300]
Labour Ray Collins, Baron Collins of Highbury 2011 present Serving Life [183]
Conservative Michael Bishop, Baron Glendonbrook 2011 2025 Retired Life [183]
Conservative Stephen Sherbourne, Barone Sherbourne of Didsbury 2013 present Serving Life [301][302]
Liberal Democrats Brian Paddick, Baron Paddick 2013 2023 Left Liberal Democrats due to position with the Metropolitan Police Life [303]
Independent 2023 present Serving
Labour Charles Allen, Baron Allen of Kensington 2013 present Serving Life [304]
Liberal Democrats Paul Scriven, Baron Scriven 2014 present Serving Life [305]
Labour Michael Cashman, Baron Cashman 2014 present Serving Life [306][307]
Conservative Robert Hayward, Baron Hayward 2015 present Serving Life [308]
Liberal Democrats Jonny Oates, Baron Oates 2015 present Serving Life [183]
Conservative Greg Barker, Baron Barker of Battle 2015 present Serving Life [309]
Labour Spencer Livermore, Baron Livermore 2015 present Serving Life [310]
Conservative Ian Duncan, Baron Duncan of Springbank 2017 present Serving Life [311]
Conservative Stephen Parkinson, Baron Parkinson of Whitley Bay 2019 present Serving Life [312]
Crossbench Ruth Hunt, Baroness Hunt of Bethnal Green 2019 present Serving Life [313]
Labour Co-op Debbie Wilcox, Baroness Wilcox of Newport 2019 present Serving Life [314]
Conservative Nick Herbert, Baron Herbert of South Downs 2020 present Serving Life [315][316]
Conservative Daniel Moylan, Baron Moylan 2020 present Serving Life [317]
Crossbench Terence Etherton, Baron Etherton 2021 2025 Died Life [318]
Conservative Peter Booth, Baron Booth 2024 present Serving Life [319]
Conservative Roger Evans, Baron Evans of Guisborough 2025 present Serving Life [254]
Labour Matthew Doyle, Baron Doyle 2026 2026 Suspended from Labour Life [320][321]
Independent 2026 present Serving
Labour Nick Forbes, Baron Forbes of Newcastle 2026 present Serving Life [322]
Labour David Isaac, Baron Isaac 2026 present Serving Life [323]
Labour Ann Limb, Baroness Limb 2026 present Serving Life [324]

UK Party Leaders

[edit]
Party Name Start End
Liberal Archibald Primrose, 5th Earl of Rosebery 1894 1896
Labour Hugh Gaitskell 1955 1963
Liberal Jeremy Thorpe 1967 1976
SDP Roy Jenkins 1982 1983
Green Darren Johnson 2001 2003
Green Zack Polanski 2025 present

European Union

[edit]

European Commission

[edit]
Party Name Portfolio(s) Start End
Labour Roy Jenkins President 1977 1981
Labour Peter Mandelson European Commissioner for Trade 2004 2008

European Parliament

[edit]
Party Name Constituency Start End Reason Ref(s)
Conservative Tom Spencer Derbyshire 1979 1984 Defeated [325][326]
Surrey 1989 1999 Retired
Labour Alan Donnelly Tyne and Wear (1989–1999)
North East England (1999)
1989 1999 Resigned [327]
Conservative John Bowis London 1999 2009 Retired [163]
Labour Michael Cashman West Midlands 1999 2014 Retired [328]
SNP Alyn Smith Scotland 2004 2019 Resigned to become member of Parliament for Stirling [329]
UKIP Nikki Sinclaire West Midlands 2009 2010 Resigned from UKIP [330]
Independent 2010 2012 Created We Demand a Referendum Now
We Demand a Referendum 2012 2014 Defeated
UKIP David Coburn Scotland 2014 2019 Joined the Brexit Party [331]
Brexit Party 2019 2019 Retired
Labour Seb Dance London 2014 2020 UK exited the EU [332]
Conservative Ian Duncan Scotland 2014 2017 Resigned to join the House of Lords [311]
Brexit Party David Bull North West England 2019 2020 UK exited the EU [333]
Brexit Party Louis Stedman-Bryce Scotland 2019 2019 Resigned from the Brexit Party [334][52]
Independent 2019 2020 UK exited the EU

European Party Leaders

[edit]
Party Name Start End
Conservative Tom Spencer 1994 1997
Labour Alan Donnelly 1998 1999

Scotland

[edit]

Scottish Government Cabinet Ministers

[edit]
Party Name Portfolio(s) Start End Ref(s)
SNP Derek Mackay Finance and the Constitution 2016 2018 [335]
Finance, Economy and Fair Work 2018 2020
SNP Jeane Freeman Health and Sport 2018 2021 [336]
SNP Jenny Gilruth Education and Skills 2023 2026 [337]
Deputy First Minister 2026 present
Finance and Local Government 2026 present

Scottish Government Junior Ministers

[edit]
Party Name Portfolio(s) Start End Ref(s)
Liberal Democrats Iain Smith Parliamentary Business Manager and Liberal Democrat Whip 1999 1999 [338]
Parliament 1999 2000
SNP Derek Mackay Local Government and Planning 2011 2014 [335]
Transport and Islands 2014 2016
SNP Joe FitzPatrick Parliamentary Business 2012 2018 [339]
Public Health, Sport and Wellbeing 2018 2020
Local Government Empowerment and Planning 2023 2024
SNP Marco Biagi Local Government and Community Empowerment 2014 2016 [340]
SNP Jeane Freeman Social Security 2016 2018 [336]
SNP Kevin Stewart Local Government and Housing 2016 2018 [341]
Local Government, Housing and Planning 2018 2021
Mental Wellbeing and Social Care 2021 2023
Transport 2023 2023
SNP Jenny Gilruth Europe and International Development 2020 2022 [337]
Transport 2022 2023
Green Patrick Harvie[a] Zero Carbon Buildings, Active Travel and Tenants' Rights 2021 2024 [342]
SNP Emma Roddick Equalities, Migration and Refugees 2023 2024 [343]
SNP Alyn Smith Innovation, Technology and Tertiary Education 2026 present [211]
  1. ↑ Attended Cabinet twice a year as part of the Bute House Agreement.

Members of the Scottish Parliament

[edit]
Party Name Constituency Start End Reason Ref(s)
Conservative David Mundell South of Scotland 1999 2005 Resigned to become MP for Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale [32]
Liberal Democrats Iain Smith North East Fife 1999 2011 Defeated [338]
Liberal Democrats Margaret Smith Edinburgh West 1999 2011 Defeated [344]
Green Patrick Harvie Glasgow 2003 present Serving [342]
SNP Joe FitzPatrick Dundee City West 2007 2026 Retired [339]
SNP Marco Biagi Edinburgh Central 2011 2016 Retired [340]
Conservative Ruth Davidson Glasgow 2011 2016 Retired [345]
Edinburgh Central 2016 2021
Labour Co-op Kezia Dugdale Lothian 2011 2019 Resigned [337]
SNP Jim Eadie Edinburgh Southern 2011 2016 Defeated [336]
SNP Derek Mackay Renfrewshire North and West 2011 2019 Suspended from the SNP, became an independent [335]
Independent 2019 2021 Retired
SNP Kevin Stewart Aberdeen Central 2011 2026 Retired [341]
SNP Jeane Freeman Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley 2016 2021 Retired [336]
SNP Jenny Gilruth Mid Fife and Glenrothes 2016 present Serving [337]
Conservative Jamie Greene West Scotland 2016 2025 Left Conservative Party, joined Liberal Democrats [346]
Liberal Democrats 2025 2026 Defeated
Green Ross Greer West Scotland 2016 present Serving [347]
Conservative Ross Thomson North East Scotland 2016 2017 Resigned to become MP for Aberdeen South [348]
Conservative Annie Wells Glasgow 2016 2026 Defeated [349]
Conservative Craig Hoy South Scotland
Dumfriesshire
2021 present Serving [350]
Labour Co-op Paul O'Kane West Scotland 2021 2026 Defeated [351]
SNP Emma Roddick Highlands and Islands
Inverness and Nairn
2021 present Serving [343]
Conservative Tess White North East Scotland 2021 2026 Retired [352]
Green Holly Bruce Glasgow Southside 2026 present Serving [353]
Green Iris Duane Glasgow 2026 present Serving [354]
Green Kayleigh Kinross-O'Neill Edinburgh and Lothians East 2026 present Serving [355]
Green Q Manivannan Edinburgh and Lothians East 2026 present Serving [354]
SNP Alyn Smith Stirling 2026 present Serving

Scottish Party Leaders

[edit]
Party Name Start End
Conservative Ruth Davidson 2011 2019
Labour Kezia Dugdale 2015 2017
Green Patrick Harvie 2019 2025
Green Ross Greer 2025 present

Wales

[edit]

Welsh Government Cabinet Ministers

[edit]
Party Name Portfolio(s) Start End Ref(s)
Labour Co-op Jeremy Miles Counsel General 2017 2021 [356]
European Transition 2018 2021
Education and the Welsh Language 2021 2024
Economy, Energy and Welsh Language 2024 2024
Health and Social Care 2024 2026
Plaid Cymru Adam Price Enterprise, Connectivity and Energy 2026 present [356]

Welsh Government Junior Ministers

[edit]
Party Name Portfolio(s) Start End Ref(s)
Labour Hannah Blythyn Environment 2017 2018 [356]
Housing and Local Government 2018 2021
Social Partnership 2021 2024

Senedd

[edit]

Members of the Senedd

[edit]
Party Name Constituency Start End Reason Ref(s)
Labour Ron Davies Caerphilly 1999 2003 Retired [25]
Labour Hannah Blythyn Delyn 2016 2026 Defeated [356]
Labour Co-op Jeremy Miles Neath 2016 2026 Retired [356]
Plaid Cymru Adam Price Carmarthen East and Dinefwr 2016 present Serving [356]
Plaid Cymru Sara Crowley Pontypridd Cynon Merthyr 2026 present Serving [357]

Welsh Party Leaders

[edit]
Party Name Start End
Labour Ron Davies 1998 1998
Plaid Cymru Adam Price 2018 2023

Northern Ireland

[edit]

Northern Ireland Executive Cabinet ministers

[edit]
Party Name Portfolio(s) Start End Ref(s)
Alliance Andrew Muir Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs 2024 present [358]

Northern Ireland Assembly

[edit]

Members of the Northern Ireland Assembly

[edit]
Party Name Constituency Start End Reason Ref(s)
Alliance John Blair South Antrim 2018 present Serving [359]
Alliance Andrew Muir North Down 2019 present Serving [358]
Alliance Eóin Tennyson Upper Bann 2022 present Serving [360]

Northern Irish Party Leaders

[edit]
Party Name Start End
UUP James Molyneaux 1979 1995
Green Mal O'Hara 2022 present

Greater London Authority

[edit]
Party Name Portfolio(s) Start End Ref(s)
Conservative Richard Barnes Statutory Deputy
Communities, Cohesion and Regeneration
2008 2012
Conservative Simon Milton Policy and Planning 2008 2011
Conservative Roger Evans Statutory Deputy 2015 2016
Labour Co-op James Murray Housing and Residential Development 2016 2019
Labour Co-op Tom Copley Housing and Residential Development 2020 present
Labour Co-op Seb Dance Transport 2022 present

London Assembly

[edit]

Chairs of the London Assembly

[edit]
Party Name Constituency Start End
Conservative Brian Coleman Barnet and Camden 2004 2005
2006 2007
Green Darren Johnson Additional member 2009 2010
2013 2014
Conservative Andrew Boff Additional member 2021 2022
2023 2024
2026 2026
Independent 2026 present

London Assembly Members

[edit]
Party Name Constituency Start End Reason Ref(s)
Conservative Richard Barnes Ealing and Hillingdon 2000 2012 Defeated [361]
Conservative Brian Coleman Barnet and Camden 2000 2012 Defeated [362]
Conservative Roger Evans Havering and Redbridge 2000 2016 Retired [254]
Green Darren Johnson Additional member 2000 2016 Retired [363]
Conservative Eric Ollerenshaw Additional member 2000 2004 Defeated
Conservative Andrew Boff Additional member 2008 2026 Left Conservatives [364]
Independent 2026 present Serving
Labour Co-op Tom Copley Additional member 2012 2020 Resigned [365]
UKIP Peter Whittle Additional member 2016 2018 Resigned from UKIP [366]
Independent 2018 2021 Retired
Conservative Emma Best Additional member 2021 present Serving [367]
Green Zack Polanski Additional member 2021 present Serving [368]
Conservative Nicholas Rogers South West 2021 2024 Retired [369]
Green Zoë Garbett Additional member 2024 2026 Resigned when elected Mayor of Hackney [370]
Green Benali Hamdache Additional member 2026 present Serving [371]

Combined authorities and county combined authorities

[edit]
Party Name Constituency Start End Reason Ref(s)
Conservative Andy Street West Midlands 2017 2024 Defeated [372]
Labour Paul Dennett Greater Manchester (acting) 2026 2026 Serving [373]
Labour Co-op Bev Craig Greater Manchester 2026 present Serving [374][375]

Local authorities

[edit]

Directly elected local authority mayors

[edit]
Party Name Constituency Start End Reason Ref(s)
Mayor 4 Stoke Mike Wolfe Stoke-on-Trent 2002 2005 Defeated [376]
Labour Mark Meredith Stoke-on-Trent 2005 2009 Position abolished [377]
Labour Paul Dennett Salford 2016 present Serving [373]
Labour Co-op Philip Glanville Hackney 2016 2023 Expelled from the Labour Party, became an independent [378]
Independent 2023 2023 Resigned
Labour Co-op Damien Egan Lewisham 2018 2024 Resigned to stand in the 2024 Kingswood by-election [379]
Green Zoë Garbett Hackney 2026 present Serving [370]

Police and crime commissioners

[edit]
Party Name Constituency Start End Reason Ref(s)
Labour Co-op Olly Martins Bedfordshire 2012 2016 Defeated [380]
Conservative David Munro Surrey 2016 2021 Defeated [381][382]
Labour Dan Price Cheshire 2024 present Serving [383]

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