List of United Kingdom MPs by seniority (2024–present)
The Members of Parliament (MPs) who were elected in the 2024 general election and during the 59th Parliament are ranked in the list below by the beginning of their terms in office in the House of Commons.
Criteria
[edit]The seniority criteria used in this article are derived from how the Father of the House and Mother of the House are selected. They are not laid down in Standing Orders but arise from the customary practice of the House of Commons. The modern custom is that the Father and Mother of the House are the male and female MPs who have had the longest continuous service. If two or more members were first elected in the same General Election (or at by-elections held on the same day), then priority is given to the one who was sworn in first. The order of swearing in is recorded in the House of Commons Journal, the official record of proceedings.
When a member has had broken service, their seniority (for the purpose of qualifying as the Father/Mother of the House) is based on the latest period of continuous service, not any earlier entry into the House.
The Sinn Féin members, who abstain from taking their seats at Westminster, have never been sworn in. They are ranked (in this list) after all other members who have taken their seats. Between themselves, they are ranked by the first date of the election, for the current period of continuous service. If they are equal on that criterion, then they are ranked in alphabetical order by surname.
Summary of members elected by party
[edit]This table relates to the composition of the House of Commons after the 2024 United Kingdom general election. As of 2 November 2026[update], it summarises the changes in party affiliation that took place during the 2024–present Parliament.
| Affiliation | Members[1] | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elected in 2024[2] |
Current | Difference | ||
| Labour[a] | 411[b] | 404[c][d] | ||
| Conservative | 121 | 118[e][d] | ||
| Liberal Democrats | 72 | 71 | ||
| SNP | 9 | 8 | ||
| Reform | 5 | 8 | ||
| Sinn Féin[f] | 7 | 7 | ||
| Green (E&W) | 4 | 5 | ||
| DUP | 5 | 4 | ||
| Plaid Cymru | 4 | 4 | ||
| Ind. Alliance[g] | – | 4 | ||
| SDLP | 2 | 2 | ||
| Your Party[4] | – | 2 | ||
| Alliance | 1 | 1 | ||
| UUP | 1 | 1 | ||
| TUV | 1 | 1 | ||
| Restore[5] | – | 1 | ||
| Speaker[d] | 1 | 1 | ||
| Independent[h] | 6 | 8 | ||
| Total MPs | 650 | 650 | ||
| Total voting[f][d][8] | 639 | 639 | ||
| Government majority[i] | 173 | 159 | ||
| Working majority[j] | 181 | 167 | ||
For full details of changes during the 2024–present Parliament, see By-elections and Defections, suspensions and resignations.
List
[edit]This table assigns a numerical rank to each of the members elected in the 2024 general election and subsequent by-elections, except for those who were elected but never sworn in, who are displayed at the bottom without a number. Members named in italics and shaded in pink are no longer sitting.
Notes reflect party changes and by-election wins during parliamentary terms; prior service as an MP; officers of the Commons; current party leaders, Cabinet or Shadow Cabinet members and committee chairs; honorary titles for oldest and youngest members and former party leaders and holders of Great Offices of State.
As of 2 November 2026[update], it has been updated to reflect by-elections, resignations and changes in party affiliation.
See also
[edit]Notes
[edit]- ↑ The Labour total includes 43 MPs elected in 2024 (43 current MPs as at 19 June 2026) who are sponsored by the Co-operative Party and are designated Labour and Co-operative.[3]
- ↑ Some media outlets, such as BBC News, listed Labour's total as 412, by including the Speaker (who, to demonstrate his neutrality, had resigned his Labour Party membership on taking office).
- ↑ Includes one deputy speaker
- 1 2 3 4 The Speaker and three deputy speakers by convention comprise two MPs from the government side and two from the opposition side. They do not vote in House of Commons divisions and exercise only a casting vote.[7]
- ↑ Includes two deputy speakers
- 1 2 Sinn Féin's seven MPs follow a policy of abstentionism. They do not swear into the House of Commons, and do not take part in its formal processes. As a result, they are not able to sit or vote in the House of Commons.[6]
- 1 2 3 4 5 Independent politicians affiliated to the Independent Alliance group of MPs. Some sources group Independent Alliance MPs with other independent MPs, instead of treating the Independent Alliance as a separate group.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Unaffiliated independent politicians
- ↑ Total number of MPs on the government side minus MPs on the opposition side. The government side comprises all Labour MPs. The opposition side comprises all other MPs (except the Speaker).
- ↑ Total number of voting MPs on the government side minus voting MPs on the opposition side
References
[edit]- ↑ Cracknell, Richard; Baker, Carl; Pollock, Louie (3 March 2026). "General election 2024 results – House of Commons Library". UK Parliament. Retrieved 14 August 2026.
- ↑ "UK General election 2024 Results". BBC News. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
- ↑ "Meet the team: Members of Parliament". Co-operative Party. Retrieved 20 May 2026.
- ↑ "Find MPs – Your Party". UK Parliament. Retrieved 22 November 2025.
- ↑ "Find MPs – Restore Britain". UK Parliament. Retrieved 22 November 2025.
- ↑ Kelly, Conor (19 August 2019). "Understanding Sinn Féin's Abstention from the UK Parliament". E-International Relations. Retrieved 16 December 2019.
- ↑ Boothroyd, David. "House of Commons: Tied Divisions". United Kingdom Election Results. Archived from the original on 6 March 2008. Retrieved 8 November 2025.
- ↑ Zodgekar, Ketaki; Baker, Finn; McAlary, Patrick; Bryer, Megan (24 August 2026). "How big is the Labour government's majority?". Institute for Government. Retrieved 27 August 2026.
- ↑ "Members Sworn". Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). Hansard Digitisation Project. 16 June 1983. Retrieved 17 November 2011. (Leigh to Gale in order sworn)
- ↑ "Members Sworn". Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). Hansard Digitisation Project. 24 June 1987. Retrieved 19 November 2011. (Abbott sworn)
- ↑ "Members Sworn". Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). Hansard Digitisation Project. 28 April 1992. Retrieved 19 November 2011. (Clifton-Brown to Duncan Smith in order sworn)
- ↑ "Members Sworn". Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). Hansard Digitisation Project. 29 April 1992. Retrieved 19 November 2011. (Jenkin to Whittingdale in order sworn)
- ↑ "New Members". Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). 14 June 1994. (Timms sworn)
- ↑ "Members Sworn". Hansard. Hansard Digitisation Project. 8 May 1997. Archived from the original on 30 October 2020. Retrieved 23 November 2011. (Simpson to Pound in order sworn)
- ↑ "Members Sworn". Hansard. Hansard Digitisation Project. 9 May 1997. Archived from the original on 10 June 2023. Retrieved 23 November 2011. (Hoyle to Swayne in order sworn)
- ↑ "Members Sworn". Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). Hansard Digitisation Project. 13 May 1997. Retrieved 23 November 2011. (Hamilton to Chope in order sworn)
- ↑ "New Members Taking the Oath". Hansard. Hansard Digitisation Project. 28 November 2000. Archived from the original on 28 October 2020. Retrieved 20 November 2011. (Hendrick to Bailey in order sworn) Link is broken, but click on 28 November 2000 (on the top left of the error page) and then NEW MEMBERS TAKING THE OATH c831 on the index list, to get access to the required information.
- ↑ "Members Sworn". Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). Hansard Digitisation Project. 14 June 2001. Retrieved 24 November 2011. (Knight to Field in order sworn)
- ↑ "Members Sworn". Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). Hansard Digitisation Project. 15 June 2001. Retrieved 24 November 2011. (Bellingham sworn)
- ↑ "Members Sworn". Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). Hansard Digitisation Project. 19 June 2001. Retrieved 24 November 2011. (Farrelly to Wishart in order sworn)
- ↑ "Members Sworn". Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). Hansard Digitisation Project. 20 June 2001. Retrieved 24 November 2011. (Mitchell sworn)
- ↑ "Members Sworn". Hansard. Hansard Digitisation Project. 12 May 2005. Retrieved 26 November 2011. (Simpson to Hillier in order sworn)
- ↑ "Members Sworn". Hansard. Hansard Digitisation Project. 16 May 2005. Retrieved 26 November 2011. (Wilson to MacNeil in order sworn)
- ↑ "Members Sworn". Hansard. Hansard Digitisation Project. 17 May 2005. Retrieved 26 November 2011. (Cooper and Griffith in order sworn)
- ↑ "Members Sworn". Hansard. Hansard Digitisation Project. 23 July 2007. Retrieved 26 November 2011. (Sharma and Wilson in order sworn)
- ↑ "Members Sworn". Hansard. 19 May 2010. Retrieved 3 Dec 2011. (Vaz to Rutley in order sworn)
- ↑ "Members Sworn". Hansard. 20 May 2010. Retrieved 3 Dec 2011. (Turner to Pearce in order sworn)
- ↑ "Members Sworn". Hansard. 24 May 2010. Retrieved 3 Dec 2011. (Berry to McGovern in order sworn)
- ↑ "New Members" (PDF). Hansard. 19 October 2012. Retrieved 25 May 2015. (Doughty sworn)
- ↑ "New Members" (PDF). Hansard. 20 October 2012. Retrieved 25 May 2015. (Powell sworn)
- ↑ "New Members" (PDF). Hansard. 3 December 2012. Retrieved 23 May 2015. (Champion to Reed in order sworn)
- ↑ "New Members" (PDF). Hansard. 13 October 2014. Retrieved 25 May 2015. (McInnes sworn)
- ↑ "Members Sworn" (PDF). Hansard. 19 May 2015. Retrieved 23 May 2015. (Hoare to Onn in order sworn)
- ↑ "Members Sworn" (PDF). Hansard. 20 May 2015. Retrieved 23 May 2015. (Ryan to Cadbury in order sworn)
- ↑ "Members Sworn" (PDF). Hansard. 21 May 2015. Retrieved 23 May 2015. (Harris to Donelan in order sworn)
- ↑ "Members Sworn" (PDF). Hansard. 26 May 2015. Retrieved 27 May 2015. (Newlands to Johnson in order sworn)
- ↑ "Members Sworn". Hansard. 14 June 2017. Retrieved 14 June 2017. (Davey to Williams in order sworn)
- ↑ "Members Sworn". Hansard. 15 June 2017. Retrieved 15 June 2017. (Ruane to Russell-Moyle in order sworn)
- ↑ "Members Sworn". Hansard. 21 June 2017. Retrieved 21 June 2017. (Swinson to Coad in order sworn)
- ↑ "Members Sworn". Hansard. 17 Dec 2019. Retrieved 18 Dec 2019. (Fuller to Howell in order sworn)
- ↑ "Members Sworn". Hansard. 18 Dec 2019. Retrieved 18 Dec 2019. (Everitt to Nicolson in order sworn)
- ↑ "Members Sworn". Hansard. 19 Dec 2019. Retrieved 19 Dec 2019. (Eastwood sworn)
- ↑ "Members Sworn". Hansard. 9 Jul 2024. Retrieved 10 Jul 2024. (Alexander to Ryan in order sworn)
- ↑ "Members Sworn". Hansard. 10 Jul 2024. Retrieved 10 Jul 2024. (Dakin to Maynard in order sworn)
- ↑ "Members Sworn". Hansard. 11 Jul 2024. Retrieved 11 Jul 2024. (Maguire to Fleet in order sworn)
- ↑ "Members Sworn". Hansard. 16 Jul 2024. Retrieved 16 Jul 2024. (Cox to Hussain in order sworn)
- ↑ MP Cameron Thomas suspended amid police investigation BBC News