Category: British Politics Facts and Figures

  • Change of Party Allegiances by MPs from 1979 until 2024

    Change of Party Allegiances by MPs from 1979 until 2024

    Data published by the House of Commons in June 2024.

    Parliament Date Member Whip Constituency Party (before) Party
    (after)    		 Notes
    1979-1983 01/11/1979 Gerry Fitt Resigned Belfast West SDLP Ind Socialist Dispute with party over talks process
    1979-1983 20/02/1981 Tom Ellis Resigned Wrexham Lab SDP Resigned Whip prior to launch of new party, joined on 2 March
    1979-1983 20/02/1981 Richard Crawshaw Resigned Liverpool Toxteth Lab SDP Resigned Whip prior to launch of new party, joined on 2 March
    1979-1983 02/03/1981 Tom Bradley Resigned Leicester East Lab SDP
    1979-1983 02/03/1981 John Cartwright Resigned Woolwich East Lab SDP Re-elected for same seat at 1983 GE
    1979-1983 02/03/1981 John Horam Resigned Gateshead West Lab SDP
    1979-1983 02/03/1981 Robert Maclennan Resigned Caithness & Sutherland Lab SDP
    1979-1983 02/03/1981 John Roper Resigned Farnworth Lab SDP
    1979-1983 02/03/1981 David Owen Resigned Plymouth, Devonport Lab SDP Re-elected for same seat at 1983 GE
    1979-1983 02/03/1981 William Rodgers Resigned Stockton Lab SDP
    1979-1983 02/03/1981 Neville Sandelson Resigned Hayes & Harlington Lab SDP
    1979-1983 02/03/1981 Mike Thomas Resigned Newcastle East Lab SDP
    1979-1983 02/03/1981 Ian Wrigglesworth Resigned Thornaby Lab SDP Re-elected for same seat at 1983 GE
    1979-1983 16/03/1981 Christopher Brocklebank-Fowler Resigned Norfolk North West Con SDP Defeated for same seat at 1983 GE
    1979-1983 19/03/1981 Edward Lyons Resigned Bradford West Lab SDP Defeated for same seat at 1983 GE
    1979-1983 04/07/1981 James Wellbeloved Resigned Erith & Crayford Lab SDP
    1979-1983 07/09/1981 Michael O’Halloran Resigned Islington North Lab SDP Defeated as Ind Lab candidate for same seat at 1983 GE
    1979-1983 01/10/1981 Dickson Mabon Resigned Greenock Lab SDP Defeated for same seat at next GE
    1979-1983 05/10/1981 Bob Mitchell Resigned Southampton, Itchen Lab SDP
    1979-1983 06/10/1981 David Ginsburg Resigned Dewsbury Lab SDP
    1979-1983 07/10/1981 James Dunn Resigned Liverpool Kirkdale Lab SDP
    1979-1983 07/10/1981 Tom McNally Resigned Stockport South Lab SDP
    1979-1983 29/10/1981 Eric Ogden Resigned Liverpool West Derby Lab SDP
    1979-1983 16/11/1981 John Grant Resigned Islington Central Lab SDP
    1979-1983 30/11/1981 George Cunningham Resigned Islington South Lab Ind Lab Joined SDP 16 Jun 1982
    1979-1983 02/12/1981 Ronald Brown Resigned Hackney South Lab SDP
    1979-1983 11/12/1981 Bruce Douglas-Mann Resigned Mitcham Lab Ind SDP
    Joined SDP 1 Jan 1982; Resigned seat and lost by-election June 1982
    1979-1983 11/12/1981 Jeffrey Thomas Resigned Abertillery Lab SDP Defeated for same seat at 1983 GE
    1979-1983 22/12/1981 Ednyfed Hudson Davies Resigned Caerphilly Lab SDP
    1979-1983 22/01/1982 Bryan Magee Resigned Leyton Lab Ind Lab Joined SDP Mar 1982; Defeated at 1983 GE
    1979-1983 02/08/1982 Robert Mellish Resigned Bermondsey Lab Ind Lab Resigned seat Jan 1983
    1983-1987 31/01/1987 John Ryman Resigned Blyth Valley Lab Ind Announced 12 May 1987 he would stand as an Ind at 1987 GE
    1987-1992 March 1988 Robert Maclennan N/A Caithness & Sutherland SDP Lib Dem Re-elected for same seat at next GE
    1987-1992 March 1988 Charles Kennedy N/A Ross, Cromarty & Skye SDP Lib Dem Re-elected for same seat at next GE
    1987-1992 19/05/1988 Ron Brown Withdrawn Leith Lab Ind Lab Whip withdrawn for 3 months
    1987-1992 14/03/1990 Dick Douglas Resigned Dunfermline West Lab Ind Lab Opposed to party acquiescence in administering the Poll tax’; Joined SNP 4 Oct 1990
    1987-1992 25/09/1991 Dave Nellist Withdrawn Coventry South East Lab – Whip suspended; expelled from the Labour Party Dec 1991
    1987-1992 25/09/1991 Terry Fields Withdrawn Broad Green Lab – Whip suspended, expelled from the Labour Party Dec 1991
    1987-1992 13/03/1992 John Browne Withdrawn Winchester Con Ind Con Whip withdrawn after he announced he would be standing as an independent in the 1992 General Election following deselection
    1992-1997 23/07/1993 Rupert Allason Withdrawn Torbay Con Ind Con Whip withdrawn after failure to vote in 1993 confidence motion in Major; Whip restored Jul 1994
    1992-1997 29/11/1994 Teresa Gorman Withdrawn Billericay Con Ind Con Whip withdrawn after abstaining on a vote concerning the European Communities (Finance) Bill; restored April 1995; Re-elected for same seat at next GE
    1992-1997 29/11/1994 Nicholas Budgen Withdrawn Wolverhampton South West Con Ind Con Whip withdrawn after abstaining on a vote concerning the European Communities (Finance) Bill; restored April 1995
    1992-1997 29/11/1994 Michael Cartiss Withdrawn Great Yarmouth Con Ind Con Whip withdrawn after abstaining on a vote concerning the European Communities (Finance) Bill; restored April 1995
    1992-1997 29/11/1994 Christopher Gill Withdrawn Ludlow Con Ind Con Whip withdrawn after abstaining on a vote concerning the European Communities (Finance) Bill; restored April 1995; Re-elected for same seat at next GE
    1992-1997 29/11/1994 Richard Shepherd Withdrawn Aldridge-Brownhills Con Ind Con Whip withdrawn after abstaining on a vote concerning the European Communities (Finance) Bill; restored April 1995; Re-elected for same seat at next GE
    1992-1997 29/11/1994 Antony Marlow Withdrawn Northampton North Con Ind Con Whip withdrawn after abstaining on a vote concerning the European Communities (Finance) Bill; restored April 1995
    1992-1997 29/11/1994 Sir Richard Taylor Withdrawn Southend East Con Ind Con Whip withdrawn after abstaining on a vote concerning the European Communities (Finance) Bill; restored April 1995
    1992-1997 29/11/1994 John Wilkinson Withdrawn Ruislip-Northwood Con Ind Con Whip withdrawn after abstaining on a vote concerning the European Communities (Finance) Bill; restored April 1995; Re-elected for same seat at next GE
    1992-1997 29/11/1994 Sir Richard Body Resigned Holland with Boston Con Ind Con Resigned whip in protest at the treatment of eight MPs who abstained on the European Communities (Finance) Bill; Restored on 17 Jan 1996; Re-elected for same seat at next GE
    1992-1997 08/10/1995 Alan Howarth Resigned Stratford-on-Avon Con Lab Elected for different seat at next GE
    1992-1997 30/12/1995 Emma Nicholson Resigned Torridge and West Devon Con Lib Dem Seat won by Labour in 1997 GE; Made a life peer in 1997; Rejoined Conservative Party in 2016
    1992-1997 24/02/1996 Peter Thurnham Resigned Bolton North East Con Ind Crossed the floor to join Lib Dems 12 Oct 1996
    1992-1997 07/12/1996 Sir John Gorst Resigned Hendon North Con Ind Con Said ‘Free from Whip’
    1992-1997 08/03/1997 Sir George Gardiner Resigned Reigate Con Ref Resigned whip after being deselected by local party; Defeated for same seat at next GE
    1997-2001 21/11/1997 Peter Temple-Morris Withdrawn Leominster Con Ind Whip suspended and resigns from Conservative Party; Joined Labour Party and accepted Party Whip 21 Jun 1998
    1997-2001 29/06/1997 Robert Wareing Withdrawn Liverpool West Derby Lab Ind Lab Whip suspended till Nov 1997
    1997-2001 29/06/1997 Mohammed Sarwar Withdrawn Glasgow, Govan Lab Ind Lab Whip restored March 1999
    1997-2001 09/09/1998 Tommy Graham Withdrawn Renfrewshire West Lab Ind (Scottish Lab) Whip withdrawn; Stood as Independent at Scottish Parliament elections
    1997-2001 26/03/1999 Dennis Canavan Withdrawn Falkirk West Lab Ind Expelled from Party after decision to stand for Scottish Parliament against official candidate
    1997-2001 18/12/1999 Shaun Woodward Resigned Witney Con Lab Elected for different seat at next GE
    1997-2001 06/03/2000 Ken Livingstone Withdrawn Brent East Lab Ind Expelled from Party; Stood as Ind in London Mayoral elections
    1997-2001 11/04/2001 Charles Wardle Withdrawn Bexhill and Battle Con Ind Whip withdrawn after questioning choice of Conservative candidate for 2001 GE; Backed Independent candidate (Farage) as his successor
    2001-2005 10/12/2001 Paul Marsden Resigned Shrewsbury Lab Lib Dem Rejoined Labour Apr 2005
    2001-2005 02/10/2002 Andrew Hunter Resigned Basingstoke Con Ind Con (DUP) Resigned Whip in order to ally with the DUP in Northern Ireland; Became Ind Con and on 10 Dec announced he was joining the DUP Parliamentary Group in the HoC
    2001-2005 23/06/2003 Jeffrey Donaldson Resigned Lagan Valley UUP Ind Unionist Resigned Whip over opposition to the Belfast Agreement; Joined the DUP 5 Jan 2004; Re-elected for same seat at next GE
    2001-2005 23/06/2003 David Burnside Resigned South Antrim UUP Ind Unionist Resigned Whip over opposition to the Belfast Agreement; Accepted Whip back on 9 January 2004
    2001-2005 23/06/2003 Rev. Martin Smyth Resigned Belfast South UUP Ind Unionist Resigned Whip over opposition to the Belfast Agreement; Accepted Whip back on 9 January 2004
    2001-2005 23/10/2003 George Galloway Withdrawn Glasgow, Kelvin Lab Ind Expelled from the Labour Party; formed the Respect Party – The Unity Coalition on 25 Jan 2004
    2001-2005 25/02/2004 Ann Winterton Withdrawn Congleton Con Ind Whip restored 31 Mar 2004
    2001-2005 15/01/2005 Robert Jackson Resigned Wantage Con Lab Disagreement with Party over higher education funding
    2001-2005 07/02/2005 Jonathan Sayeed Withdrawn Mid Bedfordshire Con Ind Con Whip withdrawn after Standards and Privileges report recommended suspension from House for 2 weeks; Whip restored 7 Mar 2005
    2001-2005 25/03/2005 Howard Flight Withdrawn Arundel & South Downs Con Ind Con
    2005-2010 20/10/2006 Clare Short Resigned Birmingham Ladywood Lab Ind Lab Resigned Whip over war in Iraq and declared support for a hung Parliament at the next election
    2005-2010 26/06/2007 Quentin Davies Resigned Grantham & Stamford Con Lab Resigned from Con Party over disagreements with leadership
    2005-2010 16/09/2007 Robert Wareing Resigned Liverpool, West Derby Lab Ind Suspended from PLP Jun 1997 (1 week) and deselected by local party Sep 1997
    2005-2010 26/09/2007 Andrew Pelling Withdrawn Croydon Central Con Ind Whip withdrawn after he confirmed he would stand against the offical Conservative candidate at the the next GE
    2005-2010 29/01/2008 Derek Conway Withdrawn Old Bexley & Sidcup Con Ind Con
    2005-2010 12/03/2008 Bob Spink Resigned Castle Point Con Ind (UKIP) UKIP Apr-Nov 2008
    2005-2010 09/01/2010 Iris Robinson Withdrawn Strangford DUP – Expelled from the DUP
    2005-2010 14/05/2009 Elliot Morley Withdrawn Scunthorpe Lab Ind
    2005-2010 16/05/2009 David Chaytor Withdrawn Bury North Lab Ind Whip suspended after reports he would face charges over his expenses; Announced he would not be seeking re-election on 29 May 2009
    2005-2010 16/06/2009 Jim Devine Withdrawn Livingston Lab Ind Whip suspended
    2005-2010 22/03/2010 Stephen Byers Withdrawn North Tyneside Lab – Whip suspended pending an inquiry by the Parlimentary Commissioner for Standards into whether parliamentary rules on paid advocacy had been broken. This followed questions over expense claims.
    2005-2010 22/03/2010 Patricia Hewitt Withdrawn Leicester West Lab – Whip suspended pending an inquiry by the Parlimentary Commissioner for Standards into whether parliamentary rules on paid advocacy had been broken. This followed questions over expense claims.
    2005-2010 22/03/2010 Geoff Hoon Withdrawn Ashfield Lab – Whip suspended pending an inquiry by the Parlimentary Commissioner for Standards into whether parliamentary rules on paid advocacy had been broken. This followed questions over expense claims.
    2005-2010 22/03/2010 Margaret Moran Withdrawn Luton South Lab – Whip suspended pending an inquiry by the Parlimentary Commissioner for Standards into whether parliamentary rules on paid advocacy had been broken. This followed questions over expense claims.
    2005-2010 25/03/2010 Lady Sylvia Hermon Resigned North Down UUP Ind Objected to the UUP’s electoral pact with the Conservatives; Re-elected for same seat at 2010 GE
    2010-2015 19/05/2010 Eric Illsley Withdrawn Barnsley Central Lab – Whip suspended after charges of false accounting; resigned 8 Feb 2011 from HoC
    2010-2015 14/10/2010 Denis MacShane Withdrawn Rotherham Lab – Whip suspended after complaint about expenses referred to the police; whip restored 4 July
    2010-2015 23/02/2012 Eric Joyce Withdrawn Falkirk Lab Ind Whip suspended; resigned from Lab 12 Mar 2012
    2010-2015 02/11/2012 Denis MacShane Withdrawn Rotherham Lab – Resigned seat 2 Nov 2012
    2010-2015 06/11/2012 Nadine Dorries Withdrawn Mid Bedfordshire Con Ind Whip restored 8 May 2012
    2010-2015 31/05/2013 Patrick Mercer Resigned Newark Con Ind Resigned seat Apr 2014 after being suspended from the Commons (6months)
    2010-2015 04/06/2013 Mike Hancock Withdrawn Portsmouth South Lib Dem Ind Resigned whip
    2010-2015 19/07/2013 David Ward Withdrawn Bradford East Lib Dem Ind Whip suspended until 14 Sep
    2010-2015 10/09/2013 Nigel Evans Resigned Ribble Valley Deputy Speaker Ind Whip restored 28 Apr 2014
    2010-2015 29/08/2014 Douglas Carswell Resigned Clacton Con UKIP Resigned seat 29 Aug 2014 triggering by-election on 9 Oct 2014; Re-elected as UKIP MP
    2010-2015 27/09/2014 Mark Reckless Resigned Rochester and Strood Con UKIP Resigned seat 27 Sep 2014 triggering by-election on 20 Nov 2014; Re-elected as UKIP MP
    2015-2017 29/09/2015 Michelle Thomson Resigned Edinburgh West SNP Ind Resigned whip and suspended from party
    2015-2017 23/11/2015 Natalie McGarry Resigned Glasgow East SNP Ind Resigned whip and suspended from party
    2015-2017 31/12/2015 Simon Danczuk Withdrawn Rochdale Lab Ind Whip suspended
    2015-2017 27/04/2016 Naz Shah Withdrawn Bradford West Lab Ind Whip restored 5 Jul 2016
    2017-2019 10/07/2017 Anne Marie Morris Withdrawn Newton Abbot Con Ind Whip restored 12 Dec 2017
    2017 25/10/2017 Jared O’Mara Withdrawn Sheffield Hallam Lab Ind Whip restored 3 Jul 2018, resigned from Labour Party 12 Jul 2018
    2017 02/11/2017 Kelvin Hopkins Withdrawn Luton North Lab Ind
    2017 03/11/2017 Charlie Elphicke Withdrawn Dover and Deal Con Ind Whip restored 12 Dec 2018
    2017 23/11/2017 Ivan Lewis Withdrawn Bury South Lab Ind
    2017 08/01/2018 Barry McElduff Withdrawn West Tyrone SF Ind Suspended for 3 months; resigned 16 Jan 2018
    2017 30/04/2018 John Woodcock Withdrawn Barrow and Furness Lab Ind Resigned from Labour Party 18 July 2018
    2017 14/07/2018 Andrew Griffiths Withdrawn Burton Con Ind Whip restored 12 Dec 2018
    2017 24/07/2018 Ian Paisley Withdrawn North Antrim DUP Ind Whip restored 18 Sep 2018
    2017 30/08/2018 Frank Field Resigned Birkenhead Lab Ind
    2017 06/12/2018 Stephen Lloyd Resigned Eastbourne Lib Dem Ind Whip restored 29 Oct 2019
    2017 19/12/2018 Fiona Onasanya Withdrawn Peterborough Lab Ind
    2017 18/02/2019 Luciana Berger Resigned Lverpool Wavertree Lab Ind CUK from 18 Apr 2019
    2017 18/02/2019 Ann Coffey Resigned Stockport Lab Ind CUK from 18 Apr 2019; TIGC from 5 Jul 2019
    2017 18/02/2019 Mike Gapes Resigned Ilford South Lab Ind CUK from 18 Apr 2019; TIGC from 5 Jul 2019
    2017 18/02/2019 Chris Leslie Resigned Nottingham East Lab Ind CUK from 18 Apr 2019; TIGC from 5 Jul 2019
    2017 18/02/2019 Gavin Shuker Resigned Luton South Lab Ind CUK from 18 Apr 2019
    2017 18/02/2019 Angela Smith Resigned Penistone and Stocksbridge Lab Ind CUK from 18 Apr 2019
    2017 18/02/2019 Chuka Umunna Resigned Streatham Lab Ind CUK from 18 Apr 2019
    2017 19/02/2019 Joan Ryan Resigned Enfield North Lab Ind CUK from 18 Apr 2019; TIGC from 5 Jul 2019
    2017 20/02/2019 Heidi Allen Resigned South Cambridgeshire Con Ind CUK from 18 Apr 2019
    2017 20/02/2019 Anna Soubry Resigned Broxtowe Con Ind CUK from 18 Apr 2019; TIGC from 5 Jul 2019
    2017 20/02/2019 Dr Sarah Wollaston Resigned Totnes Con Ind CUK from 18 Apr 2019
    2017 22/02/2019 Ian Austin Resigned Dudley North Lab Ind
    2017 27/02/2019 Chris Williamson Withdrawn Derby North Lab Ind Whip restored 26 Jun 2019
    2017 01/04/2019 Nick Boles Resigned Saffron Waldon Con Ind
    2017 28/06/2019 Chris Williamson Withdrawn Derby North Lab Ind
    2017 22/07/2019 Charlie Elphicke Withdrawn Dover and Deal Con Ind
    2017 04/06/2019 Heidi Allen Resigned South Cambridgeshire CUK Ind Joined Lib Dems 7 Oct 2019
    2017 04/06/2019 Luciana Berger Resigned Lverpool Wavertree CUK Ind Joined Lib Dems 5 Sep 2019
    2017 04/06/2019 Gavin Shuker Resigned Luton South CUK Ind
    2017 04/06/2019 Angela Smith Resigned Penistone and Stocksbridge CUK Ind Joined Lib Dems 7 Sep 2019
    2017 04/06/2019 Chuka Umunna Resigned Streatham CUK Ind Joined Lib Dems 13 Jun 2019
    2017 04/06/2019 Dr Sarah Wollaston Resigned Totnes CUK Ind Joined Lib Dems 15 Aug 2019
    2017 03/09/2019 Phillip Lee Resigned Bracknell Con Lib Dem
    2017 03/09/2019 Rory Stewart Withdrawn Penrith and The Border Con Ind
    2017 04/09/2019 Guto Bebb Withdrawn Aberconwy Con Ind
    2017 04/09/2019 Richard Benyon Withdrawn Newbury Con Ind Whip restored 30 Oct 2019
    2017 04/09/2019 Alistair Burt Withdrawn North East Bedfordshire Con Ind Whip restored 30 Oct 2019
    2017 04/09/2019 Steve Brine Withdrawn Winchester Con Ind Whip restored 30 Oct 2019
    2017 04/09/2019 Greg Clark Withdrawn Tunbridge Wells Con Ind Whip restored 30 Oct 2019
    2017 04/09/2019 Ken Clarke Withdrawn Rushcliffe Con Ind
    2017 04/09/2019 David Gauke Withdrawn South West Hertfordshire Con Ind
    2017 04/09/2019 Justine Greening Withdrawn Putney Con Ind
    2017 04/09/2019 Dominic Grieve Withdrawn Beaconsfield Con Ind
    2017 04/09/2019 Sam Gyimah Withdrawn East Surrey Con Ind Joined Lib Dems 14 Sep 2019
    2017 04/09/2019 Philip Hammond Withdrawn Runnymede and Weybridge Con Ind
    2017 04/09/2019 Stephen Hammond Withdrawn Wimbledon Con Ind Whip restored 30 Oct 2019
    2017 04/09/2019 Richard Harrington Withdrawn Watford Con Ind Whip restored 30 Oct 2019
    2017 04/09/2019 Margot James Withdrawn Stourbridge Con Ind Whip restored 30 Oct 2019
    2017 04/09/2019 Oliver Letwin Withdrawn West Dorset Con Ind
    2017 04/09/2019 Anne Milton Withdrawn Guildford Con Ind
    2017 04/09/2019 Caroline Nokes Withdrawn Romsey and Southampton North Con Ind Whip restored 30 Oct 2019
    2017 04/09/2019 Antoinette Sandbach Withdrawn Eddisbury Con Ind Joined Lib Dems 31 Oct 2019
    2017 04/09/2019 Nicholas Soames Withdrawn Mid Sussex Con Ind Whip restored 30 Oct 2019
    2017 04/09/2019 Edward Vaizey Withdrawn Wantage Con Ind Whip restored 30 Oct 2019
    2017 07/09/2019 Amber Rudd Resigned Hastings and Rye Con Ind
    2017 22/09/2019 Mike Hill Withdrawn Hartlepool Lab Ind Whip restored 17 Oct 2019; Resigned as an MP 16 March 2021
    2017 07/10/2019 Stephen Hepburn Withdrawn Jarrow Lab Ind
    2017 16/10/2019 Dame Louise Ellman Resigned Liverpool, Riverside Lab (Co-op) Ind
    2019 23/05/2020 Jonathan Edwards Withdrawn Carmarthen East and Denefwr PC Ind
    2019 29/05/2020 Neale Hanvey Withdrawn Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath Ind SNP Readmitted to party following six month suspension
    2019 15/07/2020 Dr Julian Lewis Withdrawn New Forest East Con Ind Whip reinstated 30 Dec 2020
    2019 28/09/2020 Claudia Webbe Withdrawn Leicester East Lab Ind Expelled from the Labour Party following a suspended sentence for harassment
    2019 01/10/2020 Margaret Ferrier Withdrawn Rutherglen and Hamilton West SNP Ind
    2019 29/10/2020 Jeremy Corbyn Withdrawn Islington North Lab Ind Suspended from the Labour Party pending an investigation by the NEC; Resinstated as a party member on 17 Nov 2020 but not into the PLP
    2019 27/03/2021 Kenny MacAskill Resigned East Lothian SNP Alba
    2019 28/03/2021 Neale Hanvey Resigned Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath SNP Alba
    2019 25/05/2021 Rob Roberts Withdrawn Delyn Con Ind
    2019 18/06/2021 Imran Ahmad Khan Withdrawn Wakefield Con Ind Expelled from the Conservative party on 11 April 2022 following his conviction and resigned as an MP on 3 May 2022
    2019 12/01/2022 Anne Marie Morris Withdrawn Newton Abbot Con Ind
    2019 19/01/2022 Christian Wakeford Resigned Bury South Con Lab
    2019 11/02/2022 Neil Coyle Withdrawn Bermondsey and Old Southwark Lab Ind Whip restored 24 May 2023
    2019 02/04/2022 David Warburton Withdrawn Somerton and Frome Con Ind
    2019 29/04/2022 Neil Parish Withdrawn Tiverton and Honiton Con Ind Resigned as an MP on 4 May 2022
    2019 14/06/2022 Patrick Grady Withdrawn Glasgow North SNP Ind Whip restored 29 December 2022
    2019 19/07/2022 Tobias Ellwood Withdrawn Bournemouth East Con Ind Whip restored 14 October 2022
    2019 07/09/2022 Nick Brown Withdrawn Newcastle East Lab Ind
    2019 27/09/2022 Dr Rupa Huq Withdrawn Ealing Central and Acton Lab Ind Whip restored 2 March 2023
    2019 07/10/2022 Conor Burns Withdrawn Bournemouth West Con Ind Whip restored 3 December 2022
    2019 13/10/2022 Christina Rees Withdrawn Neath Lab Ind Whip restored 31 January 2024
    2019 21/10/2022 Christian Matheson Resigned City of Chester Lab Ind Resigned as an MP on 21 October 2022, on the same day as the Independent Expert Panel’s report recommending his suspension for four weeks, HC 823 2022-23
    2019 01/11/2022 Matt Hancock Withdrawn West Suffolk Con Ind Whip restored 22 May 2024
    2019 07/12/2022 Conor McGinn Withdrawn St Helen’s North Lab Ind
    2019 07/12/2022 Julian Knight Withdrawn Solihull Con Ind
    2019 11/01/2023 Andrew Bridgen Withdrawn North West Leicestershire Con Ind Sat as a Member for the Reclaim Party from 10 May 2023 until 20 December 2023
    2019 05/04/2023 Scott Benton Suspended Blackpool South Con Ind
    2019 23/04/2023 Diane Abbott Withdrawn Hackney North and Stoke Newington Lab Ind Whip restored 28 May 2024
    2019 01/06/2023 Geraint Davies Withdrawn Swansea West Lab Ind
    2019 09/06/2023 Bambos Charalambous Withdrawn Enfield, Southgate Lab Ind Whip restored 12 April 2024
    2019 13/10/2023 Lisa Cameron Resigned East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow SNP Con
    2019 17/10/2023 Peter Bone Withdrawn Wellingborough Con Ind Vacated seat following recall petition on 19 December 2023
    2019 26/10/2023 Crispin Blunt Suspended Reigate Con Ind
    2019 30/10/2023 Andy McDonald Suspended Middlesbrough Lab Ind Whip restored 11 March 2024
    2019 05/01/2024 Chris Skidmore Resigned Kingswood Con Ind Resigned seat on 8 January 2024
    2019 04/11/2023 Bob Stewart Resigned Beckenham Con Ind Whip restored 22 May 2024
    2019 28/01/2024 Kate Osamor Suspended Edmonton Lab Ind Whip restored 8 May 2024
    2019 24/02/2024 Lee Anderson Suspended Ashfield Con Ind Sat as a Member for Reform UK from 11 March 2024
    2019 30/03/2024 Jeffrey Donaldson Suspended Lagan Valley DUP Ind
    2019 12/04/2024 William Wragg Resigned Hazel Grove Con Ind
    2019 17/04/2024 Mark Menzies Suspended Fylde Con Ind
    2019 27/04/2024 Dan Poulter Resigned Central Suffolk and North Ipswich Con Lab
    2019 08/05/2024 Natalie Elphicke Resigned Dover Con Lab
    2019 27/05/2024 Lucy Allan Suspended Telford Con Ind
  • RESOURCES : Barnett Formula

    RESOURCES : Barnett Formula

    The document published by the House of Commons Library on 29 May 2024.

    Document (in .pdf format)

    SUMMARY

    The Barnett formula is a mechanism used by the UK government to adjust the funding allocated to the devolved administrations in Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland. It aims to ensure that changes in spending on comparable services in England are reflected in the block grants received by these devolved nations.

    The formula works by taking the annual change in a UK government department’s budget and multiplying it by two factors: the relative population of the devolved administration and the extent to which the department’s services are devolved. This calculation is performed for each department, and the resulting amounts are added to the devolved administrations’ block grants.

    The Barnett formula has been a subject of debate, with some arguing that it should be replaced with a needs-based formula that takes into account factors like population density and deprivation. However, the UK government has maintained its support for the formula, citing its simplicity, transparency, and efficiency.

    In recent years, there has been a devolution of tax and spending powers to Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland. This has led to adjustments in the block grants to reflect the increased revenue-raising powers and spending responsibilities of the devolved administrations. Despite these changes, the Barnett formula has remained largely unchanged, with the exception of the introduction of funding floors for Wales and Northern Ireland to prevent their block grant funding from falling below a certain level.

  • RESOURCES : Information about Party Political Broadcasts

    RESOURCES : Information about Party Political Broadcasts

    The briefing document published by the House of Commons Library.

    Document (in .pdf format)

    SUMMARY

    This document discusses the regulations and history surrounding party political broadcasts (PPBs) in the UK. PPBs are televised or radio broadcasts made by political parties, especially in the run-up to elections.

    Key points covered in the document include:

    • Purpose of PPBs: PPBs are intended to offset the financial disparities between parties by providing free airtime to communicate their messages to the electorate.
    • Regulation: The allocation, length, and frequency of PPBs are regulated by Ofcom for commercial broadcasters and by the BBC Trust for the BBC.
    • Allocation Criteria: The allocation of PPBs is based on factors like past electoral support, the number of candidates standing, and the type of election.
    • Content Restrictions: PPBs must adhere to guidelines set out in the Ofcom Broadcasting Code and the BBC Editorial guidelines.
    • Ban on Political Advertising: The document also discusses the long-standing ban on political advertising in the UK and its compatibility with the European Convention on Human Rights.

    The document provides a detailed overview of the rules and procedures governing PPBs, including the specific criteria for allocating broadcasts to different political parties. It also touches on the historical development of PPBs and the legal considerations surrounding the ban on political advertising.

  • RESOURCES : Council Spend on Trade Union Duties – 2022

    RESOURCES : Council Spend on Trade Union Duties – 2022

    The spreadsheet covering how much councils spent on paying staff to work on trade union duties, issued on 10 April 2024.

    Data(in .csv format)

  • HMRC Expenses December 2023 – Supplier : MONEY ADVICE TRUST

    HMRC Expenses December 2023 – Supplier : MONEY ADVICE TRUST

    Below is the expense incurred by HMRC in December 2023.

    SUPPLIER : MONEY ADVICE TRUST

    AMOUNT PAID : 5100057593

    SERVICE PROVIDED : Grant in Aid Funding

    POSTCODE OF SUPPLIER : EC4V 2AU

  • HMRC Expenses December 2023 – Supplier : MONEY ADVICE TRUST

    HMRC Expenses December 2023 – Supplier : MONEY ADVICE TRUST

    Below is the expense incurred by HMRC in December 2023.

    SUPPLIER : MONEY ADVICE TRUST

    AMOUNT PAID : 5100057593

    SERVICE PROVIDED : Grant in Aid Funding

    POSTCODE OF SUPPLIER : EC4V 2AU

  • Librarians of the House of Lords

    Librarians of the House of Lords

    LIST OF LIBRARIANS OF THE HOUSE OF LORDS

    1826 – John Frederic Leary
    1861 – James Heard Pulman
    1897 – Sandford Arthur Strong
    1904 – Sir Edmund Gosse
    1914 – Arthur Hugh Montagu Butler
    1922 – Sir Charles Travis Clay
    1956 – Christopher Dobson
    1977 – Roger Morgan
    1991 – David L. Jones
    2006 – Elizabeth Hallam-Smith
    2015 – Patrick M. Vollmer

  • NEWS STORY : List of Culture Ministers in the UK (1997-2023)

    NEWS STORY : List of Culture Ministers in the UK (1997-2023)

    • Chris Smith (1997-1999)
    • Tessa Jowell (1999-2001)
    • Chris Smith (2001-2004)
    • Tessa Jowell (2004-2007)
    • Andy Burnham (2007-2009)
    • Ben Bradshaw (2009-2010)
    • Jeremy Hunt (2010-2016)
    • Karen Bradley (2016-2018)
    • Matt Hancock (2018-2018)
    • Jeremy Wright (2018-2019)
    • Nicky Morgan (2019-2020)
    • Oliver Dowden (2020-2021)
    • Nadine Dorries (2021-2022)
    • Michelle Donelan (2022-2023)
    • Lucy Frazer (2023-present)

    The current Culture Secretary of State is Lucy Frazer. She was appointed on September 6, 2023.

  • List of Foreign Secretaries

    List of Foreign Secretaries

    21st century

    Elizabeth Truss

    2021 to 2022

    Dominic Raab

    2019 to 2021

    Jeremy Hunt

    2018 to 2019

    Boris Johnson

    2016 to 2018

    Philip Hammond

    2014 to 2016

    William Hague

    2010 to 2014

    David Miliband

    2007 to 2010

    Margaret Beckett

    2006 to 2007

    Jack Straw

    2001 to 2006

    20th century

    Robin Cook

    1997 to 2001

    Sir Malcolm Rifkind

    1995 to 1997

    Douglas Hurd, Lord Hurd of Westwell

    1989 to 1995

    Sir John Major

    1989

    Sir Geoffrey Howe, Lord Howe of Aberavon

    1983 to 1989

    Francis Pym, Lord Pym of Sandy

    1982 to 1983

    Lord Peter Carrington, Baron Carrington

    1979 to 1982

    Dr David Owen, Lord Owen of the City of Plymouth

    1977 to 1979

    Anthony Crosland

    1976 to 1977

    James Callaghan, Lord Callaghan of Cardiff

    1974 to 1976

    Sir Alec Douglas-Home, Lord Home of the Hirsel

    1970 to 1974

    1960 to 1963

    Michael Stewart, Lord Stewart of Fulham

    1968 to 1970

    1965 to 1966

    George Brown, Lord George-Brown of Jevington

    1966 to 1968

    Patrick Gordon Walker

    1964 to 1965

    Richard Austen Butler, Lord Butler of Saffron Walden

    1963 to 1964

    John Selwyn Brooke Lloyd, Lord Selwyn-Lloyd

    1955 to 1960

    Harold Macmillan, Earl of Stockton

    1955

    Sir Anthony Eden, Earl of Avon

    1951 to 1955

    1940 to 1945

    1935 to 1938

    Herbert Morrison, Lord Morrison of Lambeth

    1951

    Ernest Bevin

    1945 to 1951

    Edward Frederick Lindley Wood, Viscount Halifax

    1938 to 1940

    Sir Samuel Hoare, Viscount Templewood

    1935

    Sir John Simon, Viscount Simon

    1931 to 1935

    Rufus Isaacs , Marquess of Reading

    1931

    Arthur Henderson

    1929 to 1931

    Sir Austen Chamberlain

    1924 to 1929

    James Ramsay MacDonald

    1924

    George Nathaniel Curzon, Marquess of Kedlesto

    1919 to 1924

    Arthur James Balfour, Earl of Balfour

    1916 to 1919

    Sir Edward Grey, Viscount Grey of Fallodon

    1905 to 1916

    Henry Petty-Fitzmaurice, Marquess of Lansdowne

    1900 to 1905

    19th century

    Robert Cecil, Marquess of Salisbury

    1895 to 1900

    1887 to 1892

    1885 to 1886

    1878 to 1880

    John Wodehouse, Earl of Kimberley

    1894 to 1895

    Archibald Primrose, Earl of Rosebery

    1892 to 1894

    1886

    Stafford Northcote, Earl of Iddesleigh

    1886 to 1887

    George Leveson Gower, Earl Granville

    1880 to 1885

    1870 to 1874

    1851 to 1852

    Lord Edward Stanley, Earl of Derby

    1874 to 1878

    1866 to 1868

    George Villiers, Earl of Clarendon

    1868 to 1870

    1865 to 1866

    1853 to 1858

    Lord John Russell, Earl Russell

    1859 to 1865

    1852 to 1853

    James Harris, Earl of Malmesbury

    1858 to 1859

    1852

    Henry John Temple, Viscount Palmerston

    1846 to 1851

    1835 to 1841

    1830 to 1834

    George Hamilton Gordon, Earl of Aberdeen

    1841 to 1846

    1828 to 1830

    Arthur Wellesley, Duke of Wellington

    1834 to 1835

    John William Ward, Viscount Dudley and Ward

    1827 to 1828

    Robert Stewart, Viscount Castlereagh

    1812 to 1822

    Richard Wellesley, Marquess Wellesley

    1809 to 1812

    Henry Bathurst, Earl Bathurst

    1809

    Charles Grey, Lord Howick

    1806 to 1807

    Charles James Fox

    1806

    1783

    and 1783

    Henry Phipps, Lord Mulgrave

    1805 to 1806

    Robert Banks Jenkinson, Lord Hawkesbury

    1804 to 1805

    Dudley Ryder, Lord Harrowby

    1804

    18th century

    William Wyndham Grenville, Lord Grenville

    1791 to 1801

    Francis Godolphin Osborne, Marquess of Carmarthen

    1783 to 1791

    George Nugent Temple Grenville, Earl Temple

    1783

    Thomas Robinson, Lord Grantham

    1782 to 1783

  • MPs Standing Down at the Next General Election

    MPs Standing Down at the Next General Election

    The list of MPs not contesting the next General Election.

    | Name | Constituency | Party | Date announced |
    |————————-|—————————-|—————|—————-|
    | Alex Cunningham | Stockton North | Labour | 25-Nov-21 |
    | Dame Margaret Hodge | Barking | Labour | 2-Dec-21 |
    | Barry Sheerman | Huddersfield | Labour | 5-Dec-21 |
    | Harriet Harman | Camberwell and Peckham | Labour | 7-Dec-21 |
    | Dr Alan Whitehead | Southampton Test | Labour | 14-Jan-22 |
    | Douglas Ross | Moray | Conservative | 14-Oct-21 |
    | Sir Charles Walker | Broxbourne | Conservative | 1-Feb-22 |
    | Ben Bradshaw | Exeter | Labour | 3-Feb-22 |
    | Wayne David | Caerphilly | Labour | 11-Feb-22 |
    | Paul Blomfield | Sheffield Central | Labour | 21-Feb-22 |
    | Dame Rosie Winterton | Doncaster Central | Labour | 27-Feb-22 |
    | Margaret Beckett | Derby South | Labour | 25-Mar-22 |
    | Nigel Adams | Selby and Ainsty | Conservative | 9-Apr-22 |
    | Crispin Blunt | Reigate | Conservative | 2-May-22 |
    | Mike Penning | Hemel Hempstead | Conservative | 17-May-22 |
    | Adam Afriyie | Windsor | Conservative | 22-Jul-22 |
    | Hywel Williams | Arfon | Plaid Cymru | 11-Nov-22 |
    | Chloe Smith | Norwich North | Conservative | 22-Nov-22 |
    | William Wragg | Hazel Grove | Conservative | 23-Nov-22 |
    | Dehenna Davison | Bishop Auckland | Conservative | 25-Nov-22 |
    | Sajid Javid | Bromsgrove | Conservative | 2-Dec-22 |
    | Chris Skidmore | Kingswood | Conservative | 28-Nov-22 |
    | Sir Gary Streeter | South West Devon | Conservative | 25-Nov-22 |
    | Andrew Percy | Brigg and Goole | Conservative | 8-Nov-22 |
    | John Cruddas | Dagenham and Rainham | Labour | 1-Aug-22 |
    | Colleen Fletcher | Coventry North East | Labour | 5-Sep-22 |
    | Mark Pawsey | Rugby | Conservative | 5-Dec-22 |
    | Matt Hancock | West Suffolk | Independent | 7-Dec-22 |
    | George Eustice | Camborne and Redruth | Conservative | 26-Jan-23 |
    | Edward Timpson | Eddisbury | Conservative | 1-Feb-23 |
    | Nadine Dorries | Mid Bedfordshire | Conservative | 9-Feb-23 |
    | Jo Gideon | Stoke-on-Trent Central | Conservative | 9-Feb-23 |
    | Stephen McPartland | Stevenage | Conservative | 13-Feb-23 |
    | Sir Paul Beresford | Mole Valley | Conservative | 14-Feb-23 |
    | Robin Walker | Worcester | Conservative | 3-Mar-23 |
    | Sir Graham Brady | Altrincham and Sale West | Conservative | 7-Mar-23 |
    | Pauline Latham | Mid Derbyshire | Conservative | 9-Mar-23 |
    | Gordon Henderson | Sittingbourne and Sheppey | Conservative | 19-Mar-23 |
    | Craig Whittaker | Calder Valley | Conservative | 21-Mar-23 |
    | Stuart Anderson | Wolverhampton South West | Conservative | 28-Mar-23 |
    | Nicola Richards | West Bromwich East | Conservative | 28-Mar-23 |
    | Henry Smith | Crawley | Conservative | 1-Apr-23 |
    | John Howell | Henley | Conservative | 11-Apr-23 |
    | Sir Robert Goodwill | Scarborough and Whitby | Conservative | 14-Apr-23 |
    | Julian Knight | Solihull | Independent | 21-Apr-23 |
    | Jonathan Djanogly | Huntingdon | Conservative | 22-Apr-23 |
    | Christopher Pincher | Tamworth | Independent | 26-Apr-23 |
    | Dr Matthew Offord | Hendon | Conservative | 3-May-23 |
    | Conor McGinn | St Helens North | Independent | 5-May-23 |
    | Alister Jack | Dumfries and Galloway | Conservative | 17-May-23 |
    | Richard Bacon | South Norfolk | Conservative | 19-May-23 |
    | Dominic Raab | Esher and Walton | Conservative | 23-May-23 |
    | Margaret Greenwood | Wirral West | Labour | 23-May-23 |
    | Philip Dunne | Ludlow | Conservative | 23-May-23 |
    | Andy Carter | Warrington South | Conservative | 31-May-23 |
    | George Howarth | Knosley | Labour | 5-Jun-23 |
    | Ian Blackford | Ross, Skye and Lochaber | SNP | 6-Jun-23 |
    | Caroline Lucas | Brighton Pavilion | Green | 8-Jun-23 |
    | Will Quince | Colchester | Conservative | 9-Jun-23 |
    | Royston Smith | Southampton, Itchen | Conservative | 9-Jun-23 |
    | Sir William Cash | Stone | Conservative | 10-Jun-23 |
    | Lucy Allan | Telford | Conservative | 15-Jun-23 |
    | Peter Grant | Glenrothes and Central Fife| SNP | 22-Jun-23 |
    | Steve Brine | Winchester | Conservative | 23-Jun-23 |
    | Angela Crawley | Lanark and Hamilton East | SNP | 23-Jun-23 |
    | Douglas Chapman | Dunfermline and West Fife | SNP | 26-Jun-23 |
    | Sir Greg Knight | East Yorkshire | Conservative | 27-Jun-23 |
    | Chris Clarkson | Heywood and Middleton | Conservative | 28-Jun-23 |
    | Stewart Hosie | Dundee East | SNP | 28-Jun-23 |
    | Mhairi Black | Paisley and Renfrew | SNP | 4-Jul-23 |
    | John McNally | Falkirk | SNP | 10-Jul-23 |
    | Ben Wallace | Wyre and Preston North | Conservative | 16-Jul-23 |
    | Philippa Whitford | Central Ayrshire | SNP | 18-Jul-23 |
    | Trudy Harrison | Copeland | Conservative | 24-Jul-23
    | Stuart Andrew | Pudsey | Conservative | 10-Aug-23
    | Stephen Hammond | Wimbledon | Conservative | 14-Sep-23
    | David Jones | Clwyd West | Conservative | 20-Sep-23
    | Sir Alok Sharma | Reading West | Conservative | 26-Sep-23
    | Chris Grayling | Epsom and Ewell | Conservative | 6-Oct-23
    | Jamie Wallis | Bridgend | Conservative | 22-Oct-23
    | John Baron | Basildon and Billericay | Conservative | 25-Oct-23
    | Patrick Grady | Glasgow North | SNP | 7-Nov-23
    | Nick Gibb | Bognor Regis and Littlehampton | Conservative | 13-Nov-23
    | Bob Stewart | Beckenham | Independent | 19-Nov-23
    | Sir James Duddridge | Rochford and Southend East | Conservative | 20-Nov-23
    | Nick Brown | Newcastle upon Tyne East | Independent | 12-Dec-23
    | Oliver Heald | North East Hertfordshire | Conservative | 22-Jan-24
    | Karen Buck | Westminster North | Labour | 26-Jan-24
    | Mike Freer | Finchley and Golders Green | Conservative | 1-Feb-24
    | Christina Rees | Neath | Labour | 1-Feb-24
    | Sir Robert Neill | Bromley and Chislehurst | Conservative | 3-Feb-24
    | Kwasi Kwarteng | Spelthorne | Conservative | 6-Feb-24
    | Nickie Aiken | Cities of London and Westminster | Conservative | 7-Feb-24
    | Lisa Cameron | East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow | Conservative | 13-Feb-24
    | Francie Molloy | Mid Ulster | Sinn Féin | 13-Feb-24
    | Tracey Crouch | Chatham and Aylesford | Conservative | 13-Feb-24
    | Dr Kieran Mullan | Crewe and Nantwich | Conservative | 13-Feb-24
    | Ian Mearns | Gateshead | Labour | 13-Feb-24
    | Mickey Brady | Newry and Armagh | Sinn Féin | 19-Feb-24
    | Paul Scully | Sutton and Cheam | Conservative | 4-Mar-24
    | Theresa May | Maidenhead | Conservative | 8-Mar-24
    | Brandon Lewis | Great Yarmouth | Conservative | 14-Mar-24
    | James Heappey | Wells | Conservative | 15-Mar-24
    | Robert Halfon | Harlow | Conservative | 26-Mar-24
    | Tim Loughton | East Worthing and Shoreham | Conservative | 13-Apr-24
    | Mark Menzies | Fylde | Independent | 21-Apr-24
    | Dr Dan Poulter | Central Suffolk and North Ipswich | Labour | 27-Apr-24
    | Natalie Elphicke | Dover | Labour | 8-May-24
    | Nadhim Zahawi | Stratford-on-Avon | Conservative | 9-May-24
    | Chris Heaton-Harris | Daventry | Conservative | 18-May-24
    | Sir Jeffrey Donaldson | Lagan Valley | DUP | 22-May-24
    | Yvonne Fovargue | Makerfield | Labour | 22-May-24
    | Holly Lynch | Halifax | Labour | 23-May-24
    | James Grundy | Leigh | Conservative | 23-May-24
    | Jo Churchill | Bury St Edmunds | Conservative | 23-May-24
    | Dame Eleanor Laing | Epping Forest | Conservative | 23-May-24
    | Huw Merriman | Bexhill and Battle | Conservative | 23-May-24
    | Sir Michael Ellis | Northampton North | Conservative | 23-May-24
    | Michelle Gildernew | Fermanagh and South Tyrone | Sinn Féin | 23-May-24
    | Sir John Redwood | Wokingham | Conservative | 24-May-24
    | Greg Clark | Tunbridge Wells | Conservative | 24-May-24
    | Craig Mackinlay | South Thanet | Conservative | 24-May-24
    | Kevan Jones | North Durham | Labour | 24-May-24
    | Sir David Evenett | Bexleyheath and Crayford | Conservative | 24-May-24
    | Dame Andrea Leadsom | South Northamptonshire | Conservative | 24-May-24
    | Michael Gove | Surrey Heath | Conservative | 24-May-24
    | Kevin Brennan | Cardiff West | Labour | 27-May-24
    | John Spellar | Warley | Labour | 27-May-24
    | Barbara Keeley | Worsley and Eccles South | Labour | 27-May-24
    | Virendra Sharma | Ealing, Southall | Labour | 27-May-24
    | John Cryer | Leyton and Wanstead | Labour | 27-May-24
    | Julie Elliott | Sunderland Central | Labour | 28-May-24
    | Lyn Brown | West Ham | Labour | 28-May-24
    | Geraint Davies | Swansea West | Independent | 28-May-24
    | Jonathan Edwards | Carmarthen East and Dinefwr | Independent | 28-May-24
    | Steve McCabe | Birmingham, Selly Oak | Labour | 29-May-24