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

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

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

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

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

House of Commons composition (2010 and 2015)

The Commons chamber during the Queen's Speech debate on 25 May 2010, as Liberal Democrat MP Don Foster seconds the loyal address.

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

This table shows the number of MPs in each party:

Affiliation Members[1]
After 2010 general election At dissolution of Parliament
Conservative 306 302
Labour 258 256
Liberal Democrats 57 56
DUP 8 8
SNP 6 6
Sinn Féin 5 5
  Independent
0 4
Plaid Cymru 3 3
SDLP 3 3
UKIP 0 2
Green 1 1
Alliance 1 1
Ind. Unionist 1 1
Respect 0 1
  Speaker
 1 1
Total number of seats
 650 650
Actual government majority
 83 73

Notes:

  1. The Scottish National Party and Plaid Cymru sat together as a party group.
  2. Sinn Féin did not take its seats.
  3. This is not the official seating plan of the House of Commons, which has five rows of benches on each side, with the government party to the right of the speaker and opposition parties to the left, but with room for only around two-thirds of MPs to sit at any one time.
  4. In addition to the parties listed in the table above, the Co-operative Party was also represented in the House of Commons by Labour MPs sitting with the Labour Co-operative designation. The number of these MPs was 28 after the general election, and was 31 at dissolution.[2][3]

List of MPs elected in the general election

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

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

Constituency Party of notional
incumbent before election		 Member returned (2010) Notes
Aberavon Labour Hywel Francis (L)
Aberconwy Labour Guto Bebb (C) Gain. MP for predecessor seat of Conwy, Betty Williams, did not stand.
Aberdeen North Labour Frank Doran (L)
Aberdeen South Labour Anne Begg (L)
Airdrie and Shotts Labour Pamela Nash (L) Previous incumbent John Reid did not stand.
Aldershot Conservative Gerald Howarth (C)
Aldridge-Brownhills Conservative Richard Shepherd (C)
Altrincham and Sale West Conservative Graham Brady (C)
Alyn and Deeside Labour Mark Tami (L)
Amber Valley Labour Nigel Mills (C) Gain. Defeated incumbent Judy Mallaber.
Angus SNP Mike Weir (SNP)
Arfon Labour Hywel Williams (PC) MP for predecessor seat of Caernarfon.
Argyll and Bute Liberal Democrats Alan Reid (LD)
Arundel and South Downs Conservative Nick Herbert (C)
Ashfield Labour Gloria De Piero (L) Previous incumbent Geoff Hoon did not stand.
Ashford Conservative Damian Green (C)
Ashton-under-Lyne Labour David Heyes (L)
Aylesbury Conservative David Lidington (C)
Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock Labour Sandra Osborne (L)
Banbury Conservative Tony Baldry (C)
Banff and Buchan SNP Eilidh Whiteford (SNP) Previous incumbent Alex Salmond did not stand.
Barking Labour Margaret Hodge (L)
Barnsley Central Labour Eric Illsley (L) Illsley was suspended from his party and had the whip withdrawn on 19 May after he was charged with false accounting over the United Kingdom Parliamentary expenses scandal.[4] By-election in 2011, see below.
Barnsley East Labour Michael Dugher (L) MP for predecessor seat of Barnsley East and Mexborough, Jeffrey Ennis, did not stand.
Barrow and Furness Labour John Woodcock (L Co-op) Previous incumbent John Hutton did not stand.
Basildon and Billericay Conservative John Baron (C) MP for predecessor seat of Billericay.
Basingstoke Conservative Maria Miller (C)
Bassetlaw Labour John Mann (L)
Bath Liberal Democrats Don Foster (LD)
Batley and Spen Labour Mike Wood (L)
Battersea Labour Jane Ellison (C) Gain. Defeated incumbent Martin Linton.
Beaconsfield Conservative Dominic Grieve (C)
Beckenham Conservative Bob Stewart (C) Previous incumbent Jacqui Lait did not stand.
Bedford Labour Richard Fuller (C) Gain. Defeated incumbent Patrick Hall.
Belfast East DUP Naomi Long (APNI) Gain. Defeated incumbent Peter Robinson.
Belfast North DUP Nigel Dodds (DUP)
Belfast South SDLP Alasdair McDonnell (SDLP)
Belfast West Sinn Féin Gerry Adams (SF) By-election in 2011, see below.
Bermondsey and Old Southwark Liberal Democrats Simon Hughes (LD) MP for predecessor seat of North Southwark and Bermondsey.
Berwick-upon-Tweed Liberal Democrats Sir Alan Beith (LD)
Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk Liberal Democrats Michael Moore (LD)
Bethnal Green and Bow Respect Rushanara Ali (L) Gain. Defeated incumbent George Galloway.
Beverley and Holderness Conservative Graham Stuart (C)
Bexhill and Battle Conservative Greg Barker (C)
Bexleyheath and Crayford Conservative David Evennett (C)
Birkenhead Labour Frank Field (L)
Birmingham, Edgbaston Labour Gisela Stuart (L)
Birmingham, Erdington Labour Jack Dromey (L) Previous incumbent Siôn Simon did not stand.
Birmingham, Hall Green Labour Roger Godsiff (L) Reconfigured seat. Formerly MP for Birmingham Sparkbrook and Small Heath. MP for the old Birmingham Hall Green, Steve McCabe, won in its successor seat of Birmingham Selly Oak.
Birmingham, Hodge Hill Labour Liam Byrne (L)
Birmingham, Ladywood Labour Shabana Mahmood (L) Previous incumbent Clare Short stood down.
Birmingham, Northfield Labour Richard Burden (L)
Birmingham, Perry Barr Labour Khalid Mahmood (L)
Birmingham, Selly Oak Labour Steve McCabe (L) Formerly MP for Birmingham Hall Green. Previous incumbent Lynne Jones did not stand.
Birmingham, Yardley Liberal Democrats John Hemming (LD)
Bishop Auckland Labour Helen Goodman (L)
Blackburn Labour Jack Straw (L)
Blackley and Broughton Labour Graham Stringer (L) MP for predecessor seat of Manchester, Blackley.
Blackpool North and Cleveleys Labour Paul Maynard (C) MP for predecessor seat of Blackpool North and Fleetwood, Joan Humble, did not stand.
Blackpool South Labour Gordon Marsden (L)
Blaenau Gwent BGPV Nick Smith (L) Gain. Defeated incumbent Dai Davies elected at 2006 by-election.
Blaydon Labour Dave Anderson (L)
Blyth Valley Labour Ronnie Campbell (L)
Bognor Regis and Littlehampton Conservative Nick Gibb (C)
Bolsover Labour Dennis Skinner (L)
Bolton North East Labour David Crausby (L)
Bolton South East Labour Yasmin Qureshi (L) Previous incumbent Brian Iddon did not stand.
Bolton West Labour Julie Hilling (L) Previous incumbent Ruth Kelly did not stand.
Bootle Labour Joe Benton (L)
Boston and Skegness Conservative Mark Simmonds (C)
Bosworth Conservative David Tredinnick (C)
Bournemouth East Conservative Tobias Ellwood (C)
Bournemouth West Conservative Conor Burns (C) Previous incumbent John Butterfill did not stand.
Bracknell Conservative Phillip Lee (C) Previous incumbent Andrew MacKay did not stand.
Bradford East Labour David Ward (LD) Gain. Defeated Terry Rooney, MP for predecessor seat of Bradford North.
Bradford South Labour Gerry Sutcliffe (L)
Bradford West Labour Marsha Singh (L) By-election in 2012, see below.
Braintree Conservative Brooks Newmark (C)
Brecon and Radnorshire Liberal Democrats Roger Williams (LD)
Brent Central Labour Sarah Teather (LD) Gain. Formerly MP for abolished seat of Brent East. Defeated Dawn Butler, MP for predecessor seat of Brent South.
Brent North Labour Barry Gardiner (L)
Brentford and Isleworth Labour Mary Macleod (C) Gain. Defeated incumbent Ann Keen.
Brentwood and Ongar Conservative Eric Pickles (C)
Bridgend Labour Madeleine Moon (L)
Bridgwater and West Somerset Conservative Ian Liddell-Grainger (C) MP for predecessor seat of Bridgwater.
Brigg and Goole Labour Andrew Percy (C) Gain. Defeated incumbent Ian Cawsey.
Brighton, Kemptown Labour Simon Kirby (C) Gain. Previous incumbent Des Turner did not stand.
Brighton, Pavilion Labour Caroline Lucas (G) Gain. Previous incumbent David Lepper did not stand. First Green MP elected.
Bristol East Labour Kerry McCarthy (L)
Bristol North West Labour Charlotte Leslie (C) Gain. Previous incumbent Doug Naysmith did not stand.
Bristol South Labour Dawn Primarolo (L)
Bristol West Liberal Democrats Stephen Williams (LD)
Broadland Conservative Keith Simpson (C) MP for predecessor seat of Mid Norfolk.
Bromley and Chislehurst Conservative Bob Neill (C) Elected at 2006 by-election.
Bromsgrove Conservative Sajid Javid (C) Previous incumbent Julie Kirkbride did not stand.
Broxbourne Conservative Charles Walker (C)
Broxtowe Labour Anna Soubry (C) Gain. Defeated incumbent Nick Palmer.
Buckingham Conservative John Bercow (Speaker) Seat held. Previously elected as a Conservative.
Burnley Labour Gordon Birtwistle (LD) Gain. Previous incumbent Kitty Ussher did not stand.
Burton Labour Andrew Griffiths (C) Gain. Previous incumbent Janet Dean did not stand.
Bury North Labour David Nuttall (C) Gain. Previous incumbent David Chaytor did not stand.
Bury South Labour Ivan Lewis (L)
Bury St Edmunds Conservative David Ruffley (C)
Caerphilly Labour Wayne David (L)
Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross Liberal Democrats John Thurso (LD)
Calder Valley Labour Craig Whittaker (C) Gain. Previous incumbent Christine McCafferty did not stand.
Camberwell and Peckham Labour Harriet Harman (L)
Camborne and Redruth Liberal Democrats George Eustice (C) Gain. Defeated Julia Goldsworthy, MP for predecessor seat of Falmouth and Camborne.
Cambridge Liberal Democrats Julian Huppert (LD) Previous incumbent David Howarth did not stand.
Cannock Chase Labour Aidan Burley (C) Gain. Previous incumbent Tony Wright did not stand.
Canterbury Conservative Julian Brazier (C)
Cardiff Central Liberal Democrats Jenny Willott (LD)
Cardiff North Labour Jonathan Evans (C) Gain. Defeated incumbent Julie Morgan.
Cardiff South and Penarth Labour Alun Michael (L Co-op) By-election in 2012, see below.
Cardiff West Labour Kevin Brennan (L)
Carlisle Labour John Stevenson (C) Gain. Previous incumbent Eric Martlew did not stand.
Carmarthen East and Dinefwr Plaid Cymru Jonathan Edwards (PC) Previous incumbent Adam Price did not stand.
Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire Labour Simon Hart (C) Gain. Defeated incumbent Nick Ainger.
Carshalton and Wallington Liberal Democrats Tom Brake (LD)
Castle Point Conservative Rebecca Harris (C) Defeated Bob Spink, previous incumbent who ran as an independent. He was elected as a Conservative but defected to UKIP and then sat as an independent.
Central Ayrshire Labour Brian Donohoe (L)
Central Devon Conservative Mel Stride (C) New constituency.
Central Suffolk and North Ipswich Conservative Dan Poulter (C) Previous incumbent Michael Lord did not stand.
Ceredigion Liberal Democrats Mark Williams (LD)
Charnwood Conservative Stephen Dorrell (C)
Chatham and Aylesford Labour Tracey Crouch (C) Gain. Defeated incumbent Jonathan Shaw.
Cheadle Liberal Democrats Mark Hunter (LD) Elected at 2005 by-election.
Chelmsford Conservative Simon Burns (C) MP for predecessor seat of West Chelmsford.
Chelsea and Fulham Conservative Greg Hands (C) New constituency. Formerly MP for Hammersmith and Fulham.
Cheltenham Liberal Democrats Martin Horwood (LD)
Chesham and Amersham Conservative Cheryl Gillan (C)
City of Chester Labour Stephen Mosley (C) Gain. Defeated incumbent Christine Russell.
Chesterfield Liberal Democrats Toby Perkins (L) Gain. Defeated incumbent Paul Holmes.
Chichester Conservative Andrew Tyrie (C)
Chingford and Woodford Green Conservative Iain Duncan Smith (C)
Chippenham Liberal Democrats Duncan Hames (LD) New constituency.
Chipping Barnet Conservative Theresa Villiers (C)
Chorley Labour Lindsay Hoyle (L)
Christchurch Conservative Christopher Chope (C)
Cities of London and Westminster Conservative Mark Field (C)
Clacton Conservative Douglas Carswell (C) MP for predecessor seat of Harwich. Douglas Carswell defected to UKIP in 2014, resigned his seat and was then elected as UKIP's first ever MP at the by-election held after he defected, see below.
Cleethorpes Labour Martin Vickers (C) Gain. Defeated Incumbent Shona McIsaac.
Clwyd South Labour Susan Elan Jones (L) Previous incumbent Martyn Jones did not stand.
Clwyd West Conservative David Jones (C)
Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill Labour Tom Clarke (L)
Colchester Liberal Democrats Bob Russell (LD)
Colne Valley Labour Jason McCartney (C) Gain. Previous incumbent Kali Mountford did not stand.
Congleton Conservative Fiona Bruce (C) Previous incumbent Ann Winterton did not stand.
Copeland Labour Jamie Reed (L)
Corby Labour Louise Bagshawe (C) Gain. Defeated incumbent Phil Hope. Louise Mensch since marriage in June 2011. By-election in 2012, see below.
The Cotswolds Conservative Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (C) MP for predecessor seat of Cotswold.
Coventry North East Labour Bob Ainsworth (L)
Coventry North West Labour Geoffrey Robinson (L)
Coventry South Labour Party Jim Cunningham (L)
Crawley Labour Henry Smith (C) Gain. Previous incumbent Laura Moffatt did not stand.
Crewe and Nantwich Labour Edward Timpson (C) Seat held. Won by the Conservatives at 2008 by-election.
Croydon Central Labour Gavin Barwell (C) Seat held. Notional gain following boundary changes.
Croydon North Labour Malcolm Wicks (L) By-election in 2012 after death of MP, see below.
Croydon South Conservative Richard Ottaway (C)
Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East Labour Gregg McClymont (L) Previous incumbent Rosemary McKenna did not stand.
Cynon Valley Labour Ann Clwyd (L)
Dagenham and Rainham Labour Jon Cruddas (L) MP for predecessor seat of Dagenham.
Darlington Labour Jenny Chapman (L) Previous incumbent Alan Milburn did not stand.
Dartford Labour Gareth Johnson (C) Gain. Previous incumbent Howard Stoate did not stand.
Daventry Conservative Chris Heaton-Harris (C) Previous incumbent Tim Boswell did not stand.
Delyn Labour David Hanson (L)
Denton and Reddish Labour Andrew Gwynne (L)
Derby North Labour Chris Williamson (L) Previous incumbent Bob Laxton did not stand.
Derby South Labour Margaret Beckett (L)
Derbyshire Dales Conservative Patrick McLoughlin (C) MP for predecessor seat of West Derbyshire.
Devizes Conservative Claire Perry (C) Previous incumbent Michael Ancram did not stand.
Dewsbury Labour Simon Reevell (C) Gain. Defeated incumbent Shahid Malik.
Don Valley Labour Caroline Flint (L)
Doncaster Central Labour Rosie Winterton (L)
Doncaster North Labour Ed Miliband (L)
Dover Labour Charlie Elphicke (C) Gain. Defeated incumbent Gwyn Prosser.
Dudley North Labour Ian Austin (L)
Dudley South Labour Chris Kelly (C) Gain. Previous incumbent Ian Pearson did not stand.
Dulwich and West Norwood Labour Tessa Jowell (L)
Dumfries and Galloway Labour Russell Brown (L)
Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale Conservative David Mundell (C)
Dundee East SNP Stewart Hosie (SNP)
Dundee West Labour Jim McGovern (L)
Dunfermline and West Fife Labour Thomas Docherty (L) Notional hold. Defeated incumbent Willie Rennie who won seat for the Liberal Democrats at 2006 by-election.
City of Durham Labour Roberta Blackman-Woods (L)
Dwyfor Meirionnydd Plaid Cymru Elfyn Llwyd (PC) MP for predecessor seat of Meirionnydd Nant Conwy.
Ealing Central and Acton Labour Angie Bray (C) Gain. MP for predecessor seat of Ealing, Acton and Shepherd's Bush, Andy Slaughter won in Hammersmith.
Ealing North Labour Stephen Pound (L) 1st time since 1974 that the party with the largest number of seats has not won the seat.
Ealing, Southall Labour Virendra Sharma (L) Elected at 2007 by-election.
Easington Labour Grahame Morris (L) Previous incumbent John Cummings did not stand.
East Antrim DUP Sammy Wilson (DUP)
East Devon Conservative Hugo Swire (C)
East Dunbartonshire Liberal Democrats Jo Swinson (LD)
East Ham Labour Stephen Timms (L)
East Hampshire Conservative Damian Hinds (C) Previous incumbent Michael Mates did not stand.
East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow Labour Michael McCann (L) Previous incumbent Adam Ingram did not stand.
East Londonderry DUP Gregory Campbell (DUP)
East Lothian Labour Fiona O'Donnell (L) Previous incumbent Anne Picking did not stand.
East Renfrewshire Labour Jim Murphy (L)
East Surrey Conservative Sam Gyimah (C) Previous incumbent Peter Ainsworth did not stand.
East Worthing and Shoreham Conservative Tim Loughton (C)
East Yorkshire Conservative Greg Knight (C)
Eastbourne Conservative Stephen Lloyd (LD) Gain. Defeated incumbent Nigel Waterson.
Eastleigh Liberal Democrats Chris Huhne (LD) Chris Huhne resigned 2013. By-election in 2013, see below.
Eddisbury Conservative Stephen O'Brien (C)
Edinburgh East Labour Sheila Gilmore (L) Previous incumbent Gavin Strang did not stand.
Edinburgh North and Leith Labour Mark Lazarowicz (L Co-op)
Edinburgh South Labour Ian Murray (L) Previous incumbent Nigel Griffiths did not stand.
Edinburgh South West Labour Alistair Darling (L)
Edinburgh West Liberal Democrats Michael Crockart (LD) Previous incumbent John Barrett did not stand.
Edmonton Labour Andy Love (L Co-op)
Ellesmere Port and Neston Labour Andrew Miller (L)
Elmet and Rothwell Labour Alec Shelbrooke (C) Gain. MP for predecessor seat of Elmet, Colin Burgon, did not stand.
Eltham Labour Clive Efford (L)
Enfield North Labour Nick de Bois (C) Gain. Defeated incumbent Joan Ryan.
Enfield, Southgate Conservative David Burrowes (C)
Epping Forest Conservative Eleanor Laing (C)
Epsom and Ewell Conservative Chris Grayling (C)
Erewash Labour Jessica Lee (C) Gain. Previous incumbent Liz Blackman did not stand.
Erith and Thamesmead Labour Teresa Pearce (L) Previous incumbent John Austin did not stand.
Esher and Walton Conservative Dominic Raab (C) Previous incumbent Ian Taylor did not stand.
Exeter Labour Ben Bradshaw (L)
Falkirk Labour Eric Joyce (L) Suspended then resigned from his party in 2012.[5]
Fareham Conservative Mark Hoban (C)
Faversham and Mid Kent Conservative Hugh Robertson (C)
Feltham and Heston Labour Alan Keen (L Co-op) By-election on MP's death in 2011, see below.
Fermanagh and South Tyrone Sinn Féin Michelle Gildernew (SF)
Filton and Bradley Stoke Conservative Jack Lopresti (C) New constituency.
Finchley and Golders Green Conservative Mike Freer (C) Notional hold following boundary changes. Previous incumbent Rudi Vis did not stand.
Folkestone and Hythe Conservative Damian Collins (C) Previous incumbent Michael Howard did not stand.
Forest of Dean Conservative Mark Harper (C)
Foyle SDLP Mark Durkan (SDLP)
Fylde Conservative Mark Menzies (C) Previous incumbent Michael Jack did not stand.
Gainsborough Conservative Edward Leigh (C)
Garston and Halewood Labour Maria Eagle (L) MP for predecessor seat of Liverpool Garston.
Gateshead Labour Ian Mearns (L) MP for predecessor seat of Tyne Bridge, David Clelland, did not stand.
Gedling Labour Vernon Coaker (L)
Gillingham and Rainham Labour Rehman Chishti (C) Gain. Defeated Paul Clark, MP for predecessor seat of Gillingham.
Glasgow Central Labour Anas Sarwar (L) Previous incumbent Mohammad Sarwar did not stand.
Glasgow East Labour Margaret Curran (L) Notional hold. Defeated incumbent John Mason who won seat for the SNP at 2008 by-election.
Glasgow North Labour Ann McKechin (L)
Glasgow North East Labour Willie Bain (L) Elected at 2009 by-election.
Glasgow North West Labour John Robertson (L)
Glasgow South Labour Tom Harris (L)
Glasgow South West Labour Ian Davidson (L Co-op)
Glenrothes Labour Lindsay Roy (L) Elected at 2008 by-election.
Gloucester Labour Richard Graham (C) Gain. Defeated incumbent Parmjit Dhanda.
Gordon Liberal Democrats Malcolm Bruce (LD)
Gosport Conservative Caroline Dinenage (C) Previous incumbent Peter Viggers did not stand.
Gower Labour Martin Caton (L)
Grantham and Stamford Conservative Nicholas Boles (C) Previous incumbent Quentin Davies did not stand.
Gravesham Conservative Adam Holloway (C)
Great Grimsby Labour Austin Mitchell (L)
Great Yarmouth Labour Brandon Lewis (C) Gain. Defeated incumbent Tony Wright.
Greenwich and Woolwich Labour Nick Raynsford (L)
Guildford Conservative Anne Milton (C)
Hackney North and Stoke Newington Labour Diane Abbott (L)
Hackney South and Shoreditch Labour Meg Hillier (L Co-op)
Halesowen and Rowley Regis Labour James Morris (C) Gain. Previous incumbent Sylvia Heal did not stand.
Halifax Labour Linda Riordan (L Co-op)
Haltemprice and Howden Conservative David Davis (C)
Halton Labour Derek Twigg (L)
Hammersmith Labour Andy Slaughter (L) Notional hold following boundary changes. Formerly MP for Ealing, Acton and Shepherd's Bush. Greg Hands, MP for predecessor seat of Hammersmith and Fulham, won in Chelsea and Fulham.
Hampstead and Kilburn Labour Glenda Jackson (L) MP for predecessor seat of Hampstead and Highgate.
Harborough Conservative Edward Garnier (C)
Harlow Labour Robert Halfon (C) Gain. Defeated incumbent Bill Rammell.
Harrogate and Knaresborough Liberal Democrats Andrew Jones (C) Gain. Previous incumbent Phil Willis did not stand.
Harrow East Labour Bob Blackman (C) Gain. Defeated incumbent Tony McNulty.
Harrow West Labour Gareth Thomas (L Co-op)
Hartlepool Labour Iain Wright (L)
Harwich and North Essex Conservative Bernard Jenkin (C) MP for predecessor seat of North Essex.
Hastings and Rye Labour Amber Rudd (C) Gain. Defeated incumbent Michael Foster.
Havant Conservative David Willetts (C)
Hayes and Harlington Labour John McDonnell (L)
Hazel Grove Liberal Democrats Andrew Stunell (LD)
Hemel Hempstead Conservative Mike Penning (C)
Hemsworth Labour Jon Trickett (L)
Hendon Labour Matthew Offord (C) Gain. Defeated incumbent Andrew Dismore.
Henley Conservative John Howell (C) Elected at 2008 by-election.
Hereford and South Herefordshire Liberal Democrats Jesse Norman (C) Gain. MP for predecessor seat of Hereford, Paul Keetch, did not stand.
Hertford and Stortford Conservative Mark Prisk (C)
Hertsmere Conservative James Clappison (C)
Hexham Conservative Guy Opperman (C) Previous incumbent Peter Atkinson did not stand.
Heywood and Middleton Labour Jim Dobbin (L Co-op)
High Peak Labour Andrew Bingham (C) Gain. Defeated incumbent Tom Levitt.
Hitchin and Harpenden Conservative Peter Lilley (C)
Holborn and St Pancras Labour Frank Dobson (L)
Hornchurch and Upminster Conservative Angela Watkinson (C) MP for predecessor seat of Upminster.
Hornsey and Wood Green Liberal Democrats Lynne Featherstone (LD)
Horsham Conservative Francis Maude (C)
Houghton and Sunderland South Labour Bridget Phillipson (L) MP for predecessor seat of Houghton and Washington East, Fraser Kemp, did not stand.
Hove Labour Mike Weatherley (C) Gain. Defeated incumbent Celia Barlow.
Huddersfield Labour Barry Sheerman (L Co-op)
Huntingdon Conservative Jonathan Djanogly (C)
Hyndburn Labour Graham Jones (L) Previous incumbent Greg Pope did not stand.
Ilford North Conservative Lee Scott (C)
Ilford South Labour Mike Gapes (L Co-op)
Inverclyde Labour David Cairns (L) By-election on MP's death in 2013, see below.
Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey Liberal Democrats Danny Alexander (LD)
Ipswich Labour Ben Gummer (C) Gain. Defeated incumbent Chris Mole.
Isle of Wight Conservative Andrew Turner (C)
Islington North Labour Jeremy Corbyn (L)
Islington South and Finsbury Labour Emily Thornberry (L)
Islwyn Labour Chris Evans (L Co-op) Previous incumbent Don Touhig did not stand.
Jarrow Labour Stephen Hepburn (L)
Keighley Labour Kris Hopkins (C) Gain. Previous incumbent Ann Cryer did not stand.
Kenilworth and Southam Conservative Jeremy Wright (C) New constituency. Formerly MP for Rugby and Kenilworth.
Kensington Conservative Sir Malcolm Rifkind (C) MP for predecessor seat of Kensington and Chelsea.
Kettering Conservative Philip Hollobone (C)
Kilmarnock and Loudoun Labour Cathy Jamieson (L Co-op) Previous incumbent Des Browne did not stand.
Kingston and Surbiton Liberal Democrats Ed Davey (LD)
Kingston upon Hull East Labour Karl Turner (L) Previous incumbent John Prescott did not stand.
Kingston upon Hull North Labour Diana Johnson (L)
Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle Labour Alan Johnson (L)
Kingswood Labour Chris Skidmore (C) Gain. Defeated incumbent Roger Berry.
Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath Labour Gordon Brown (L) Outgoing Prime Minister (resigned as PM 11 May 2010).
Knowsley Labour George Howarth (L) Formerly MP for abolished seat of Knowsley North and Sefton East. MP for predecessor seat of Knowsley South, Eddie O'Hara, did not stand.
Lagan Valley DUP Jeffrey Donaldson (DUP)
Lanark and Hamilton East Labour Jimmy Hood (L)
Lancaster and Fleetwood Labour Eric Ollerenshaw (C) Notional gain. MP for predecessor seat of Lancaster and Wyre, Ben Wallace won in Wyre and Preston North.
Leeds Central Labour Hilary Benn (L)
Leeds East Labour George Mudie (L)
Leeds North East Labour Fabian Hamilton (L)
Leeds North West Liberal Democrats Greg Mulholland (LD)
Leeds West Labour Rachel Reeves (L) Previous incumbent John Battle did not stand.
Leicester East Labour Keith Vaz (L)
Leicester South Labour Peter Soulsby (L)
Leicester West Labour Liz Kendall (L) Previous incumbent Patricia Hewitt did not stand.
Leigh Labour Andrew Burnham (L)
Lewes Liberal Democrats Norman Baker (LD)
Lewisham East Labour Heidi Alexander (L) Previous incumbent Bridget Prentice did not stand.
Lewisham West and Penge Labour Jim Dowd (L) MP for predecessor seat of Lewisham West
Lewisham, Deptford Labour Joan Ruddock (L)
Leyton and Wanstead Labour John Cryer (L) Previous incumbent Harry Cohen did not stand.
Lichfield Conservative Michael Fabricant (C)
Lincoln Labour Karl McCartney (C) Gain. Defeated incumbent Gillian Merron.
Linlithgow and East Falkirk Labour Michael Connarty (L)
Liverpool, Riverside Labour Louise Ellman (L Co-op)
Liverpool, Walton Labour Steve Rotheram (L) Previous incumbent Peter Kilfoyle did not stand.
Liverpool, Wavertree Labour Luciana Berger (L Co-op) Previous incumbent Jane Kennedy did not stand.
Liverpool, West Derby Labour Stephen Twigg (L Co-op) Previous incumbent Bob Wareing did not stand.
Livingston Labour Graeme Morrice (L) Previous incumbent Jim Devine, elected at 2005 by-election, did not stand.
Llanelli Labour Nia Griffith (L)
Loughborough Labour Nicky Morgan (C) Gain. Defeated incumbent Andy Reed.
Louth and Horncastle Conservative Sir Peter Tapsell (C)
Ludlow Conservative Philip Dunne (C)
Luton North Labour Kelvin Hopkins (L)
Luton South Labour Gavin Shuker (L Co-op) Previous incumbent Margaret Moran did not stand.
Macclesfield Conservative David Rutley (C) Previous incumbent Nicholas Winterton did not stand.
Maidenhead Conservative Theresa May (C)
Maidstone and The Weald Conservative Helen Grant (C) Previous incumbent Ann Widdecombe did not stand.
Makerfield Labour Yvonne Fovargue (L) Previous incumbent Ian McCartney did not stand.
Maldon Conservative John Whittingdale (C) MP for predecessor seat of Maldon and East Chelmsford.
Manchester Central Labour Tony Lloyd (L) By-election in 2012, see below.
Manchester, Gorton Labour Sir Gerald Kaufman (L)
Manchester Withington Liberal Democrats John Leech (LD)
Mansfield Labour Alan Meale (L)
Meon Valley Conservative George Hollingbery (C) New constituency.
Meriden Conservative Caroline Spelman (C)
Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney Labour Dai Havard (L)
Mid Bedfordshire Conservative Nadine Dorries (C)
Mid Derbyshire Conservative Pauline Latham (C) New constituency.
Mid Dorset and North Poole Liberal Democrats Annette Brooke (LD)
Mid Norfolk Conservative George Freeman (C) Reconfigured seat. MP for the old Mid Norfolk seat, Keith Simpson, won in its successor seat of Broadland.
Mid Sussex Conservative Nicholas Soames (C)
Mid Ulster Sinn Féin Martin McGuinness (SF)
Mid Worcestershire Conservative Peter Luff (C)
Middlesbrough Labour Sir Stuart Bell (L)
Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland Labour Tom Blenkinsop (L) Seat vacant due to death of previous incumbent Ashok Kumar.
Midlothian Labour David Hamilton (L)
Milton Keynes North Labour Mark Lancaster (C) Notional gain following boundary changes. MP for predecessor seat of North East Milton Keynes.
Milton Keynes South Labour Iain Stewart (C) Gain. Defeated Phyllis Starkey, MP for predecessor seat of Milton Keynes South West.
Mitcham and Morden Labour Siobhain McDonagh (L)
Mole Valley Conservative Sir Paul Beresford (C)
Monmouth Conservative David Davies (C)
Montgomeryshire Liberal Democrats Glyn Davies (C) Gain. Defeated incumbent Lembit Öpik.
Moray SNP Angus Robertson (SNP)
Morecambe and Lunesdale Labour David Morris (C) Gain. Defeated incumbent Geraldine Smith.
Morley and Outwood Labour Ed Balls (L Co-op) Formerly MP for the abolished seat of Normanton. MP for the predecessor seat of Morley and Rothwell, Colin Challen, did not stand.
Motherwell and Wishaw Labour Frank Roy (L)
Na h-Eileanan an Iar (Western Isles) SNP Angus MacNeil (SNP)
Neath Labour Peter Hain (L)
New Forest East Conservative Julian Lewis (C)
New Forest West Conservative Desmond Swayne (C)
Newark Conservative Patrick Mercer (C)
Newbury Conservative Richard Benyon (C)
Newcastle upon Tyne Central Labour Chinyelu Onwurah (L) Previous incumbent Jim Cousins did not stand.
Newcastle upon Tyne East Labour Nick Brown (L) MP for predecessor seat of Newcastle upon Tyne East and Wallsend.
Newcastle upon Tyne North Labour Catherine McKinnell (L) Previous incumbent Doug Henderson did not stand.
Newcastle-under-Lyme Labour Paul Farrelly (L)
Newport East Labour Jessica Morden (L)
Newport West Labour Paul Flynn (L)
Newry and Armagh Sinn Féin Conor Murphy (SF)
Newton Abbot Liberal Democrats Anne Marie Morris (C) Gain. Defeated Richard Younger-Ross, MP for predecessor seat of Teignbridge.
Normanton, Pontefract and Castleford Labour Yvette Cooper (L) MP for predecessor seat of Pontefract and Castleford.
North Antrim DUP Ian Paisley, Jr. (DUP) Previous incumbent Ian Paisley, Sr. did not stand.
North Ayrshire and Arran Labour Katy Clark (L)
North Cornwall Liberal Democrats Dan Rogerson (LD)
North Devon Liberal Democrats Nick Harvey (LD)
North Dorset Conservative Bob Walter (C)
North Down UUP Sylvia, Lady Hermon (Ind) Seat held. Stood as Independent Unionist in objection to party line.
North Durham Labour Kevan Jones (L)
North East Bedfordshire Conservative Alistair Burt (C)
North East Cambridgeshire Conservative Steve Barclay (C) Previous incumbent Malcolm Moss did not stand.
North East Derbyshire Labour Natascha Engel (L)
North East Fife Liberal Democrats Sir Menzies Campbell (LD)
North East Hampshire Conservative James Arbuthnot (C)
North East Hertfordshire Conservative Oliver Heald (C)
North East Somerset Conservative Jacob Rees-Mogg (C) Notional hold following boundary changes. Defeated Dan Norris, MP for predecessor seat of Wansdyke.
North Herefordshire Conservative Bill Wiggin (C) MP for predecessor seat of Leominster.
North Norfolk Liberal Democrats Norman Lamb (LD)
North Shropshire Conservative Owen Paterson (C)
North Somerset Conservative Liam Fox (C) MP for predecessor seat of Woodspring.
North Swindon Labour Justin Tomlinson (C) Gain. Previous incumbent Michael Wills did not stand.
North Thanet Conservative Roger Gale (C)
North Tyneside Labour Mary Glindon (L) Previous incumbent Stephen Byers did not stand.
North Warwickshire Labour Dan Byles (C) Gain. Defeated incumbent Mike O’Brien.
North West Cambridgeshire Conservative Shailesh Vara (C)
North West Durham Labour Pat Glass (L) Previous incumbent Hilary Armstrong did not stand.
North West Hampshire Conservative Sir George Young, Bt (C)
North West Leicestershire Labour Andrew Bridgen (C) Gain. Previous incumbent David Taylor did not stand.
North West Norfolk Conservative Henry Bellingham (C)
North Wiltshire Conservative James Gray (C)
Northampton North Labour Michael Ellis (C) Gain. Defeated incumbent Sally Keeble.
Northampton South Labour Brian Binley (C) Seat held. Notional gain following boundary changes.
Norwich North Conservative Chloe Smith (C) Notional hold following boundary changes. Seat gained from Labour under old boundaries at 2009 by-election.
Norwich South Labour Simon Wright (LD) Gain. Defeated incumbent Charles Clarke.
Nottingham East Labour Chris Leslie (L Co-op) Previous incumbent John Heppell did not stand.
Nottingham North Labour Graham Allen (L)
Nottingham South Labour Lilian Greenwood (L) Previous incumbent Alan Simpson did not stand.
Nuneaton Labour Marcus Jones (C) Gain. Previous incumbent Bill Olner did not stand.
Ochil and South Perthshire Labour Gordon Banks (L)
Ogmore Labour Huw Irranca-Davies (L)
Old Bexley and Sidcup Conservative James Brokenshire (C) Formerly MP for the abolished seat of Hornchurch.
Oldham East and Saddleworth Labour Phil Woolas (L) On 5 November 2010, election declared void on petition causing a by-election.
Oldham West and Royton Labour Michael Meacher (L)
Orkney and Shetland Liberal Democrats Alistair Carmichael (LD)
Orpington Conservative Jo Johnson (C) Previous incumbent John Horam did not stand.
Oxford East Labour Andrew Smith (L)
Oxford West and Abingdon Liberal Democrats Nicola Blackwood (C) Gain. Defeated incumbent Evan Harris.
Paisley and Renfrewshire North Labour James Sheridan (L)
Paisley and Renfrewshire South Labour Douglas Alexander (L)
Pendle Labour Andrew Stephenson (C) Gain. Defeated incumbent Gordon Prentice.
Penistone and Stocksbridge Labour Angela Smith (L) MP for predecessor seat of Sheffield Hillsborough.
Penrith and The Border Conservative Rory Stewart (C) Previous incumbent David Maclean did not stand.
Perth and North Perthshire SNP Pete Wishart (SNP)
Peterborough Conservative Stewart Jackson (C)
Plymouth, Moor View Labour Alison Seabeck (L) MP for the predecessor seat of Plymouth Devonport.
Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport Labour Oliver Colvile (C) Gain. Defeated Linda Gilroy, MP for predecessor seat of Plymouth Sutton.
Pontypridd Labour Owen Smith (L) Previous incumbent Kim Howells did not stand.
Poole Conservative Robert Syms (C)
Poplar and Limehouse Labour Jim Fitzpatrick (L) MP for predecessor seat of Poplar and Canning Town.
Portsmouth North Labour Penny Mordaunt (C) Gain. Defeated incumbent Sarah McCarthy-Fry.
Portsmouth South Liberal Democrats Mike Hancock (LD)
Preseli Pembrokeshire Conservative Stephen Crabb (C)
Preston Labour Mark Hendrick (L Co-op)
Pudsey Labour Stuart Andrew (C) Gain. Previous incumbent Paul Truswell did not stand.
Putney Conservative Justine Greening (C)
Rayleigh and Wickford Conservative Mark Francois (C) MP for predecessor seat of Rayleigh.
Reading East Conservative Rob Wilson (C)
Reading West Labour Alok Sharma (C) Gain. Previous incumbent Martin Salter did not stand.
Redcar Labour Ian Swales (LD) Gain. Defeated incumbent Vera Baird.
Redditch Labour Karen Lumley (C) Gain. Defeated incumbent Jacqui Smith.
Reigate Conservative Crispin Blunt (C)
Rhondda Labour Chris Bryant (L)
Ribble Valley Conservative Nigel Evans (C)
Richmond (Yorks) Conservative William Hague (C)
Richmond Park Liberal Democrats Zac Goldsmith (C) Gain. Defeated incumbent Susan Kramer.
Rochdale Liberal Democrats Simon Danczuk (L) Gain. Defeated incumbent Paul Rowen.
Rochester and Strood Conservative Mark Reckless (C) Notional hold following boundary changes. MP for predecessor seat of Medway, Bob Marshall-Andrews, did not stand. Mark Reckless defected to UKIP, resigned his seat and was then elected as the second UKIP Member at the by-election triggered by his resignation.
Rochford and Southend East Conservative James Duddridge (C)
Romford Conservative Andrew Rosindell (C)
Romsey and Southampton North Liberal Democrats Caroline Nokes (C) Gain. Defeated Sandra Gidley, MP for predecessor seat of Romsey.
Ross, Skye and Lochaber Liberal Democrats Charles Kennedy (LD)
Rossendale and Darwen Labour Jake Berry (C) Gain. Defeated incumbent Janet Anderson.
Rother Valley Labour Kevin Barron (L)
Rotherham Labour Denis MacShane (L) By-election held in 2012, see below.
Rugby Labour Mark Pawsey (C) Notional gain following boundary changes. MP for predecessor seat of Rugby and Kenilworth, Jeremy Wright, won in Kenilworth and Southam.
Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner Conservative Nick Hurd (C) MP for predecessor seat of Ruislip-Northwood.
Runnymede and Weybridge Conservative Philip Hammond (C)
Rushcliffe Conservative Kenneth Clarke (C)
Rutherglen and Hamilton West Labour Tom Greatrex (L Co-op) Previous incumbent Tommy McAvoy did not stand.
Rutland and Melton Conservative Alan Duncan (C)
Saffron Walden Conservative Sir Alan Haselhurst (C)
Salford and Eccles Labour Hazel Blears (L) MP for predecessor seat of Salford.
Salisbury Conservative John Glen (C) Previous incumbent Robert Key did not stand.
Scarborough and Whitby Conservative Robert Goodwill (C)
Scunthorpe Labour Nic Dakin (L) Previous incumbent Elliot Morley did not stand.
Sedgefield Labour Phil Wilson (L) Elected at 2007 by-election.
Sefton Central Labour Bill Esterson (L) MP for predecessor seat of Crosby, Claire Curtis-Thomas, did not stand.
Selby and Ainsty Conservative Nigel Adams (C) Notional hold following boundary changes. MP for predecessor seat of Selby, John Grogan, did not stand.
Sevenoaks Conservative Michael Fallon (C)
Sheffield Central Labour Paul Blomfield (L) Previous incumbent Richard Caborn did not stand.
Sheffield South East Labour Clive Betts (L) MP for predecessor seat of Sheffield Attercliffe.
Sheffield, Brightside and Hillsborough Labour David Blunkett (L) MP for predecessor seat of Sheffield Brightside.
Sheffield, Hallam Liberal Democrats Nick Clegg (LD) Party leader; Appointed Deputy Prime Minister on 12 May
Sheffield, Heeley Labour Meg Munn (L Co-op)
Sherwood Labour Mark Spencer (C) Gain. Previous incumbent Paddy Tipping did not stand.
Shipley Conservative Philip Davies (C)
Shrewsbury and Atcham Conservative Daniel Kawczynski (C)
Sittingbourne and Sheppey Conservative Gordon Henderson (C) Gain. Notional hold following boundary changes. Previous incumbent Derek Wyatt did not stand.
Skipton and Ripon Conservative Julian Smith (C) Previous incumbent David Curry did not stand.
Sleaford and North Hykeham Conservative Stephen Phillips (C) Previous incumbent Douglas Hogg did not stand.
Slough Labour Fiona Mactaggart (L)
Solihull Conservative Lorely Burt (LD) Seat held. Notional gain following boundary changes.
Somerton and Frome Liberal Democrats David Heath (LD)
South Antrim Democratic Unionist Party William McCrea (DUP)
South Basildon and East Thurrock Labour Stephen Metcalfe (C) Gain. Defeated Angela Smith, MP for predecessor seat of Basildon.
South Cambridgeshire Conservative Andrew Lansley (C)
South Derbyshire Labour Heather Wheeler (C) Gain. Previous incumbent Mark Todd did not stand.
South Dorset Labour Richard Drax (C) Gain. Defeated incumbent Jim Knight.
South Down SDLP Margaret Ritchie (SDLP) Previous incumbent Eddie McGrady did not stand.
South East Cambridgeshire Conservative Jim Paice (C)
South East Cornwall Liberal Democrats Sheryll Murray (C) Gain. Previous incumbent Colin Breed did not stand.
South Holland and The Deepings Conservative John Hayes (C)
South Leicestershire Conservative Andrew Robathan (C) MP for predecessor seat of Blaby.
South Norfolk Conservative Richard Bacon (C)
South Northamptonshire Conservative Andrea Leadsom (C) New constituency.
South Ribble Labour Lorraine Fullbrook (C) Gain. Defeated incumbent David Borrow.
South Shields Labour David Miliband (L)
South Staffordshire Conservative Gavin Williamson (C) Previous incumbent Sir Patrick Cormack did not stand.
South Suffolk Conservative Tim Yeo (C)
South Swindon Labour Robert Buckland (C) Gain. Defeated incumbent Anne Snelgrove.
South Thanet Labour Laura Sandys (C) Gain. Defeated incumbent Stephen Ladyman.
South West Bedfordshire Conservative Andrew Selous (C)
South West Devon Conservative Gary Streeter (C)
South West Hertfordshire Conservative David Gauke (C)
South West Norfolk Conservative Liz Truss (C) Previous incumbent Christopher Fraser did not stand.
South West Surrey Conservative Jeremy Hunt (C)
South West Wiltshire Conservative Andrew Murrison (C) MP for predecessor seat of Westbury.
Southampton, Itchen Labour John Denham (L)
Southampton, Test Labour Alan Whitehead (L)
Southend West Conservative David Amess (C)
Southport Liberal Democrats John Pugh (LD)
Spelthorne Conservative Kwasi Kwarteng (C) Previous incumbent David Wilshire did not stand.
St Albans Conservative Anne Main (C)
St Austell and Newquay Liberal Democrats Steve Gilbert (LD) New constituency.
St Helens North Labour David Watts (L)
St Helens South and Whiston Labour Shaun Woodward (L) MP for predecessor seat of St Helens South.
St Ives Liberal Democrats Andrew George (LD)
Stafford Labour Jeremy Lefroy (C) Gain. Defeated incumbent David Kidney.
Staffordshire Moorlands Conservative Karen Bradley (C) Gain. Notional hold following boundary changes. Defeated incumbent Charlotte Atkins.
Stalybridge and Hyde Labour Jonathan Reynolds (L Co-op) Previous incumbent James Purnell did not stand.
Stevenage Labour Stephen McPartland (C) Gain. Previous incumbent Barbara Follett did not stand.
Stirling Labour Anne McGuire (L)
Stockport Labour Ann Coffey (L)
Stockton North Labour Alex Cunningham (L) Previous incumbent Frank Cook did not stand.
Stockton South Labour James Wharton (C) Gain. Defeated incumbent Dari Taylor.
Stoke-on-Trent Central Labour Tristram Hunt (L) Previous incumbent Mark Fisher did not stand.
Stoke-on-Trent North Labour Joan Walley (L)
Stoke-on-Trent South Labour Rob Flello (L)
Stone Conservative Bill Cash (C)
Stourbridge Labour Margot James (C) Gain. Defeated incumbent Lynda Waltho.
Strangford DUP Jim Shannon (DUP) Seat vacant due to resignation of previous incumbent Iris Robinson.
Stratford-on-Avon Conservative Nadhim Zahawi (C) Previous incumbent John Maples did not stand.
Streatham Labour Chuka Umunna (L) Previous incumbent Keith Hill did not stand.
Stretford and Urmston Labour Kate Green (L) Previous incumbent Beverley Hughes did not stand.
Stroud Labour Neil Carmichael (C) Gain. Defeated incumbent David Drew.
Suffolk Coastal Conservative Thérèse Coffey (C) Previous incumbent John Gummer did not stand.
Sunderland Central Labour Julie Elliott (L) MP for predecessor seat of Sunderland North, Bill Etherington, did not stand.
Surrey Heath Conservative Michael Gove (C)
Sutton and Cheam Liberal Democrats Paul Burstow (LD)
Sutton Coldfield Conservative Andrew Mitchell (C)
Swansea East Labour Siân James (L)
Swansea West Labour Geraint Davies (L Co-op) Previous incumbent Alan Williams did not stand.
Tamworth Labour Chris Pincher (C) Gain. Defeated incumbent Brian Jenkins.
Tatton Conservative George Osborne (C)
Taunton Deane Liberal Democrats Jeremy Browne (LD) MP for predecessor seat of Taunton.
Telford Labour David Wright (L)
Tewkesbury Conservative Laurence Robertson (C)
Thirsk and Malton Conservative Anne McIntosh (C) Formerly MP for Vale of York. MP for predecessor seat of Ryedale, John Greenway, did not stand. The poll was the only one postponed.
Not a by-election as without a new campaign round. This was due to the death of the UKIP candidate.
Thornbury and Yate Liberal Democrats Steve Webb (LD) MP for predecessor seat of Northavon.
Thurrock Labour Jackie Doyle-Price (C) Gain. Previous incumbent Andrew MacKinlay did not stand.
Tiverton and Honiton Conservative Neil Parish (C) Previous incumbent Angela Browning did not stand.
Tonbridge and Malling Conservative Sir John Stanley (C)
Tooting Labour Sadiq Khan (L)
Torbay Liberal Democrats Adrian Sanders (LD)
Torfaen Labour Paul Murphy (L)
Torridge and West Devon Conservative Party Geoffrey Cox (C)
Totnes Conservative Sarah Wollaston (C) Previous incumbent Anthony Steen did not stand.
Tottenham Labour David Lammy (L)
Truro and Falmouth Liberal Democrats Sarah Newton (C) MP for predecessor seat of Truro and St Austell, Matthew Taylor, did not stand.
Tunbridge Wells Conservative Greg Clark (C)
Twickenham Liberal Democrats Vince Cable (LD)
Tynemouth Labour Alan Campbell (L)
Upper Bann DUP David Simpson (DUP)
Uxbridge and South Ruislip Conservative John Randall (C) MP for predecessor seat of Uxbridge.
Vale of Clwyd Labour Chris Ruane (L)
Vale of Glamorgan Labour Alun Cairns (C) Gain. Previous incumbent John Smith did not stand.
Vauxhall Labour Kate Hoey (L)
Wakefield Labour Mary Creagh (L)
Wallasey Labour Angela Eagle (L)
Walsall North Labour David Winnick (L)
Walsall South Labour Valerie Vaz (L) Previous incumbent Bruce George did not stand.
Walthamstow Labour Stella Creasy (L Co-op) Previous incumbent Neil Gerrard did not stand.
Wansbeck Labour Ian Lavery (L) Previous incumbent Denis Murphy did not stand.
Wantage Conservative Ed Vaizey (C)
Warley Labour John Spellar (L)
Warrington North Labour Helen Jones (L)
Warrington South Labour David Mowat (C) Gain. Previous incumbent Helen Southworth did not stand.
Warwick and Leamington Labour Chris White (C) Gain. Defeated incumbent James Plaskitt.
Washington and Sunderland West Labour Sharon Hodgson (L) MP for predecessor seat of Gateshead East and Washington West.
Watford Labour Richard Harrington (C) Gain. Defeated incumbent Claire Ward.
Waveney Labour Peter Aldous (C) Gain. Defeated incumbent Bob Blizzard.
Wealden Conservative Charles Hendry (C)
Weaver Vale Labour Graham Evans (C) Gain. Previous incumbent Mike Hall did not stand.
Wellingborough Conservative Peter Bone (C)
Wells Conservative Tessa Munt (LD) Gain. Defeated incumbent David Heathcoat-Amory.
Welwyn Hatfield Conservative Grant Shapps (C)
Wentworth and Dearne Labour John Healey (L) MP for predecessor seat of Wentworth.
West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine Liberal Democrats Sir Robert Smith, Bt (LD)
West Bromwich East Labour Tom Watson (L)
West Bromwich West Labour Adrian Bailey (L Co-op)
West Dorset Conservative Oliver Letwin (C)
West Dunbartonshire Labour Gemma Doyle (L Co-op) Previous incumbent John McFall did not stand.
West Ham Labour Lyn Brown (L)
West Lancashire Labour Rosie Cooper (L)
West Suffolk Conservative Matt Hancock (C) Previous incumbent Richard Spring did not stand.
West Tyrone Sinn Féin Pat Doherty (SF)
West Worcestershire Conservative Harriett Baldwin (C) Previous incumbent Sir Michael Spicer did not stand.
Westminster North Labour Karen Buck (L) MP for predecessor seat of Regent's Park and Kensington North.
Westmorland and Lonsdale Liberal Democrats Tim Farron (LD)
Weston-super-Mare Conservative John Penrose (C)
Wigan Labour Lisa Nandy (L) Previous incumbent Neil Turner did not stand.
Wimbledon Conservative Stephen Hammond (C)
Winchester Liberal Democrats Steve Brine (C) Gain. Previous incumbent Mark Oaten did not stand.
Windsor Conservative Adam Afriyie (C)
Wirral South Labour Alison McGovern (L) Previous incumbent Ben Chapman did not stand.
Wirral West Conservative Esther McVey (C) Gain. Notional hold following boundary changes. Previous incumbent Stephen Hesford did not stand.
Witham Conservative Priti Patel (C) New constituency.
Witney Conservative David Cameron (C) Appointed Prime Minister on 11 May
Woking Conservative Jonathan Lord (C) Previous incumbent Humfrey Malins did not stand.
Wokingham Conservative John Redwood (C)
Wolverhampton North East Labour Emma Reynolds (L) Previous incumbent Ken Purchase did not stand.
Wolverhampton South East Labour Pat McFadden (L)
Wolverhampton South West Labour Paul Uppal (C) Gain. Defeated incumbent Rob Marris.
Worcester Labour Robin Walker (C) Gain. Defeated incumbent Michael John Foster.
Workington Labour Tony Cunningham (L)
Worsley and Eccles South Labour Barbara Keeley (L) MP for predecessor seat of Worsley.
Worthing West Conservative Sir Peter Bottomley (C)
The Wrekin Conservative Mark Pritchard (C)
Wrexham Labour Ian Lucas (L)
Wycombe Conservative Steve Baker (C) Previous incumbent Paul Goodman did not stand.
Wyre and Preston North Conservative Ben Wallace (C) New constituency. Formerly MP for Lancaster and Wyre.
Wyre Forest Health Concern Mark Garnier (C) Gain. Defeated incumbent Richard Taylor.
Wythenshawe and Sale East Labour Paul Goggins (L)
Yeovil Liberal Democrats David Laws (LD)
Ynys Môn (Anglesey) Labour Albert Owen (L)
York Central Labour Hugh Bayley (L) MP for predecessor seat of City of York.
York Outer Liberal Democrats Julian Sturdy (C) Notional gain following boundary changes. MP for predecessor seat of Vale of York, Anne McIntosh, won in Thirsk and Malton.

Changes and by-elections

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

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

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

Deputy Speakers

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

By-elections

Main article: List of United Kingdom by-elections (1979–present) § 2010-2015 Parliament

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

By-election Date Incumbent Party Cause Winner Party
Oldham East and Saddleworth 13 January 2011 Phil Woolas Labour General election result declared null and void due to illegal election practices during the campaign.[9][10] Debbie Abrahams Labour
Barnsley Central 3 March 2011 Eric Illsley Labour Resigned shortly before receiving a prison sentence for his part in the parliamentary expenses scandal. Dan Jarvis[11] Labour
Independent
Leicester South 5 May 2011 Peter Soulsby Labour Resigned to contest the Leicester mayoralty. Jon Ashworth Labour Co-op
Belfast West 9 June 2011 Gerry Adams Sinn Féin Resigned to contest Louth in the 2011 Irish general election. Paul Maskey Sinn Féin
Inverclyde 30 June 2011 David Cairns Labour Death from acute pancreatitis Iain McKenzie Labour
Feltham and Heston 15 December 2011 Alan Keen Labour Co-op Death (cancer) Seema Malhotra Labour Co-op
Bradford West 29 March 2012 Marsha Singh Labour Resignation (ill health) George Galloway Respect
Corby 15 November 2012 Louise Mensch Conservative Resigned to relocate to the United States. Andy Sawford[12] Labour Co-op
Manchester Central Tony Lloyd Labour Resigned to contest the Police and Crime Commissioner elections. Lucy Powell[12] Labour Co-op
Cardiff South and Penarth Alun Michael Labour Co-op Stephen Doughty Labour Co-op
Croydon North 29 November 2012 Malcolm Wicks Labour Death (cancer) Steve Reed Labour Co-op
Middlesbrough Stuart Bell Labour Death (cancer)[13] Andy McDonald Labour
Rotherham Denis MacShane Labour Resigned after parliamentary inquiry into his falsification of expenses claims.[14] Sarah Champion Labour
Eastleigh 28 February 2013 Chris Huhne Liberal Democrats Resigned shortly before receiving a prison sentence for perverting the course of justice. Mike Thornton Liberal Democrats
Mid Ulster 7 March 2013 Martin McGuinness Sinn Féin Resigned to end his dual mandate with the Northern Ireland Assembly. Francie Molloy Sinn Féin
South Shields 2 May 2013 David Miliband Labour Resigned to become head of the International Rescue Committee Emma Lewell-Buck Labour
Wythenshawe and Sale East 13 February 2014 Paul Goggins Labour Death (brain haemorrhage) Mike Kane Labour
Newark 5 June 2014 Patrick Mercer Conservative Resignation after allegedly asking questions in Parliament for money. Robert Jenrick Conservative
Independent
Heywood and Middleton 9 October 2014 Jim Dobbin Labour Co-op Death (acute alcohol toxicity) Liz McInnes Labour
Clacton Douglas Carswell Conservative Resigned to recontest their seats for UKIP. Douglas Carswell UKIP
Rochester and Strood 20 November 2014 Mark Reckless Conservative Mark Reckless UKIP

Defections, suspensions and resignations

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

Name Date From To Constituency Reason
Eric Illsley 19 May 2010 Labour Independent Barnsley Central Withdrawn from Labour whip after being charged with false accounting as part of the parliamentary expenses scandal.[4] Resigned seat on 8 February 2011.
Denis MacShane 14 October 2010 Labour Independent Rotherham Suspended from Labour after police investigation.[15]
4 July 2012 Independent Labour Reinstated.[16] Resigned from Parliament on 2 November.
Eric Joyce 23 February 2012 Labour Independent Falkirk Suspended from Labour after arrest on suspicion of assault.[17] Later resigned from Labour entirely.
Nadine Dorries 6 November 2012 Conservative Independent Mid Bedfordshire Suspended from the Conservatives after her unauthorised participation in a TV programme.[18]
8 May 2013 Independent Conservative Reinstated.[19]
Patrick Mercer 31 May 2013 Conservative Independent Newark Resigned from Conservatives after being the subject of a journalistic sting exploring his conduct regarding lobbying companies.[20] Resigned seat on 29 April 2014.[21]
Mike Hancock 3 June 2013 Liberal Democrats Independent Portsmouth South Resigned whip ahead of court case involving sexual offence allegations.[21] Suspended from party on 22 January 2014[22] and resigned from it completely on 17 September.[23]
David Ward 17 July 2013 Liberal Democrats Independent Bradford East Suspended from party after questioning the existence of Israel and later refusing to apologise.[24][25]
13 September 2013 Independent Liberal Democrats Reinstated.[26]
Nigel Evans 10 September 2013 Conservative Independent Ribble Valley Resigned as First Deputy Chairman of Ways and Means after being charged with sexual offences. Did not seek return of the Conservative whip.[6]
28 April 2014 Independent Conservative Rejoined party after being cleared of all charges.[27]
Jack Straw 22 February 2015 Labour Independent Blackburn Suspended from party after allegations that they offered access to policy-makers and ambassadors in return for payment.[28]
Malcolm Rifkind 23 February 2015 Conservative Independent Kensington

Progression of Government majority and party totals

Date Event Working Majority Con Lib Dem Lab DUP SNP PC SDLP GRN APNI Ind Unionist UKIP Respect Ind SF Spkr Vacant
6th May 2010 Elected in General Election 83 306 57 258 8 6 3 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 5 1 0
19th May 2010 Illsey (Lab)(Barnsley Central), loses whip 257 8 6 3 3 1 1 1 0 1 0
14th October 2010 MacShane (Lab)

(Rotherham), loses whip

256 8 6 3 3 1 1 1 0 0
5th November 2010 Result in Oldham East and Saddleworth declared void 85 255 8 6 3 3 1 1 1 0 2 1
13th January 2011 Abrahams (Lab)

elected in Oldham East and Saddleworth

83 256 8 6 3 3 1 1 1 0 1 0
26th January 2011 Adams (SF)

(Belfast West), resigns seat

85 8 6 3 3 1 1 1 0 2 4 1
8th February 2011 Illsey (ind)

(Barnsley Central) resigns seat

87 8 6 3 3 1 1 1 0 1 2
3rd March 2011 Jarvis (Lab), elected in Barnsley Central 85 257 8 6 3 3 1 1 1 0 1
1st April 2011 Soulsby (Lab)

(Leicester South) resigns seat

87 256 8 6 3 3 1 1 1 0 2
5th May 2011 Ashworth (Lab), elected in Leicester South 85 257 8 6 3 3 1 1 1 0 1
9th May 2011 Cairns (Lab)

(Inverclyde), dies

87 256 8 6 3 3 1 1 1 0 1 2
9th June 2011 Maskey (SF), elected in Belfast West. 85 8 6 3 3 1 1 1 0 5 1
30th June 2011 McKenzie (Lab), elected in Inverclyde. 83 257 8 6 3 3 1 1 1 0 0
10th November 2011 Keen (Lab) (Feltham and Heston, dies. 85 256 8 6 3 3 1 1 1 0 1
15th December 2011 Malhotra (Lab), elected in Feltham and Heston. 83 257 8 6 3 3 1 1 1 0 0
23rd February 2012 Joyce (Lab)

(Falkirk), loses whip.

256 8 6 3 3 1 1 1 0
2nd March 2012 Singh (Lab)

(Bradford West), resigns.

85 255 8 6 3 3 1 1 1 0 1
29th March 2012 Galloway (Respect), elected in Bradford West. 83 8 6 3 3 1 1 1 0 1 0
4th July 2012 MacShane

(Rotherham), regains Lab whip.

256 8 6 3 3 1 1 1 0 0
29th August 2012 Mensch (Con)

(Corby), resigns.

82 305 8 6 3 3 1 1 1 0 1
29th September 2012 Wicks (Lab)

(Croydon North), dies.

84 255 8 6 3 3 1 1 1 0 2
13th October 2012 Bell (Lab) (Middlesbrough), dies. 86 254 3
22nd October 2012 Lloyd (Lab)

(Manchester Central), resigns.

88 253 8 6 3 3 1 1 1 0 4
Michael (Lab)

(Cardiff South and Penarth), resigns.

90 252 8 6 3 3 1 1 1 0 5
2nd November 2012 MacShane

(Lab), resigns.

92 251 8 6 3 3 1 1 1 0 6
6th November 2012 Dorries (Con)

(Mid Bedfordshire), loses whip.

92 8 6 3 3 1 1 1 0 1 6
15th November 2012 Sawford (Lab), elected in Corby. 90 252 8 6 3 3 1 1 1 0 5
Powell (Lab) elected in Manchester Central. 88 253 8 6 3 3 1 1 1 0 4
Doughty (Lab), elected in Cardiff South and Penarth. 86 254 3
29th November 2012 Reed (Lab), elected in Croydon North. 84 255 8 6 3 3 1 1 1 0 2
McDonald (Lab), elected in Middlesbrough. 82 256 8 6 3 3 1 1 1 0 1
Champion (Lab), elected in Rotherham. 80 257 8 6 3 3 1 1 1 0 0
2nd January 2013 McGuinness (SF)

(Mid Ulster), resigns.

82 258 8 6 3 3 1 1 1 0 4 1
5th February 2013 Huhne (Lib

Dem) (Eastleigh), resigns.

80 56 258 8 6 3 3 1 1 1 0 2
28 February 2013 Thornton (Lib Dem), elected in Eastleigh. 82 57 258 8 6 3 3 1 1 1 0 1
7th March 2013 Molloy (SF), elected in Mid Ulster. 80 258 8 6 3 3 1 1 1 0 5 0
15th April 2013 D Milliband (Lab)

(South Shields), resigns.

82 257 8 6 3 3 1 1 1 0 1
2nd May 2013 Lewell-Buck (Lab), elected in South Shields. 80 258 8 6 3 3 1 1 1 0 0
8th May 2013 Dorries

(Mid Bedfordshire), regains Con whip.

82 306 8 6 3 3 1 1 1 0 0
31st May 2013 Mercer (Con)

(Newark), resigns whip.

80 305 8 6 3 3 1 1 1 0 1
3rd June 2013 Hancock (Lib Dem)

(Portsmouth South), resigns whip.

78 56 8 6 3 3 1 1 1 0 2
17th July 2013 Ward (Lib Dem)

(Bradford East), loses whip.

76 55 8 6 3 3 1 1 1 0 3
10th September 2013 Evans (Con)

(Ribble Valley), loses whip.

74 304 8 6 3 3 1 1 1 0 4
13th September 2013 Ward (Bradford East) regains Lib Dem whip. 76 56 8 6 3 3 1 1 1 0 3
7th January 2014 Goggins (Lab)

(Wythenshawe and Sale East), dies.

78 257 8 6 3 3 1 1 1 0
13th February 2014 Kane (Lab), elected in Wythenshawe and Sale East. 76 258
28th April 2014 Evans (Ribble Valley), regains Con whip 78 305 2
30th April 2014 Mercer (Ind),resigns. 1 1
5th June 2014 Jenrick (Con), elected in Newark 80 306 0
28th August 2014 Carswell (Con)

(Clacton), defected to UKIP and resigns

79 305 1
6th September 2014 Dobbin (Lab)

(Heywood and Middleton), dies

81 257 2
27th September 2014 Reckless (Con)

(Rochester and Strood), defected to UKIP and resigns

80 304 3
9th October 2014 McInnes (Lab), elected in Heywood and Middleton 79 258 2
Carswell (UKIP), elected in Clacton 77 1 1
20th November 2014 Reckless (UKIP), elected in Rochester and Strood 75 2 0
22nd February 2015 Straw (Lab)

(Blackburn), loses whip

257 2
23rd February 2015 Rifkind (Con)

(Kensington), loses whip

73 303 3

See also

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