The following is a list of gay , lesbian , bisexual and/or transgender individuals who have been elected as members of the House of Commons of the United Kingdom , European Union , other devolved parliaments and assemblies of the United Kingdom, parliaments of the countries that preceded the United Kingdom and also members of the non-elected House of Lords .
Following the 2019 general election , the UK parliament has the largest number of self-identified LGBT members of any national legislature worldwide.[ 1]
Prime Ministers
List of LGBT Prime Ministers of the United Kingdom
House of Commons
List of LGBT Speakers of the House of Commons
List of LGBT members of the Cabinet in the House of Commons
List of LGBT ministers in the House of Commons
List of LGBT members of the House of Commons
Party
Portrait
Name
Constituency
Tenure
Reason for leaving
Notes
Independent
Fulke Greville
Warwickshire
1581–1621
Resigned to join the House of Lords (as the Lord Brooke)
[ 47] [ 48]
Independent
Philip Sidney
Shrewsbury & Kent
1582–1586
Killed in action
[ 49] [ 50] [ 51]
Independent
Anthony Bacon [ 52]
Wallingford
1593–1598
Retired
[ 53] [ 54]
Tory
Edward Hyde
Wiltshire & Christchurch
1685–1701
Resigned to become Governor of New Jersey in British North America (later joined the House of Lords as The Earl of Clarendon)
[ 55] [ 56] [ 57]
Whig
John Hervey
Bury St Edmunds
1725–1733
Resigned to join the House of Lords (as The Baron Hervey)
[ 58] [ 59] [ 60]
Whig
Stephen Fox-Strangways
Shaftesbury
1726–1741
Resigned to join the House of Lords (as the Earl of Ilchester)
[ 58] [ 59] [ 60]
Tory
George Germain
Dover & East Grinstead
1741 –1782
Resigned to join the House of Lords (as the Viscount Sackville)
[ 61] [ 62] [ 63]
Whig
Horace Walpole
Callington , Castle Rising & Kings Lynn
1741–1768
Retired (later joined the House of Lords as The Earl of Orford)
[ 64] [ 65] [ 66] [ 67]
Tory
John Tylney
Malmesbury
1761–1768
Resigned
[ 68] [ 69]
Tory
Edward Onslow
Aldborough
1780–1781
Resigned
[ 70] [ 71] [ 72]
Whig
William Thomas Beckford
Wells
1784–1795
Resigned
[ 73] [ 74] [ 75]
Hindon
1806 -1820
Retired
Tory
Charles Price
City of London
1802–1812
Retired
[ 76]
Tory
William John Bankes
Truro
1810-1812
Retired
[ 73] [ 77] [ 78]
Cambridge University
1822-1826
Defeated
Marlborough & Dorset
1830 –1835
Retired
Whig
Henry Grey Bennet
Shrewsbury
1811–1826
Retired
[ 79] [ 80] [ 81]
Tory
Richard Heber
Oxford University
1821–1826
Retired
[ 82] [ 83] [ 84] [ 85]
Whig
Robert King
County Cork
1826 –1832
Defeated
[ 86]
Tory
Henry Lygon
West Worcestershire
1853–1863
Resigned to join the House of Lords (as the Earl Beauchamp)
[ 87] [ 88] [ 8]
Liberal
Arthur Clinton
Newark
1865 –1868
Retired
[ 89] [ 90] [ 91]
Liberal
Ronald Gower
Sutherland
1867–1874
Retired
[ 92] [ 93] [ 94] [ 95]
Conservative
Henry Somerset
Monmouthshire
1871 –1880
Retired
[ 96] [ 97]
Conservative
James Agg-Gardner
Cheltenham
1874 –1880
Defeated
[ 98] [ 99] [ 100]
1885 –1895
Retired
1900 –1906
Defeated
1911 –1928
Died
Liberal
Reginald Brett
Penryn and Falmouth
1880 –1885
Defeated (later joined the House of Lords as the Viscount Esher)
[ 101] [ 102] [ 103]
Liberal
Cyril Flower
Luton
1880 –1892
Retired (later joined the House of Lords as the Lord Battersea)
[ 104] [ 105]
Liberal
Lewis Harcourt
Rossendale
1904 –1917
Resigned to join the House of Lords (as the Viscount Harcourt)
[ 7] [ 8] [ 9]
Liberal
David Charles Erskine
West Perthshire
1906 –1910
Retired
[ 106] [ 107]
Labour
Victor Grayson
Colne Valley
1907 –1910
Defeated
[ 108] [ 109]
Conservative
Philip Sassoon
Hythe
1912 –1939
Died
[ 110] [ 111]
Conservative
Malcolm Bullock
Waterloo & Crosby
1923 –1953
Resigned
[ 112] [ 113] [ 114]
Liberal
Arthur Hobhouse
Wells
1923 –1924
Defeated
[ 115] [ 116]
Conservative
Victor Cazalet
Chippenham
1924 –1943
Killed in action
[ 117] [ 118]
Conservative
Robert Boothby
Aberdeen and Kincardine East & Aberdeenshire Eastern
1924 –1958
Resigned to join the House of Lords (as the Baron Boothby)
[ 119] [ 120] [ 121]
Conservative
Harry Crookshank
Gainsborough
1924 –1956
Resigned to join the House of Lords (as the Viscount Crookshanks)
[ 122]
Labour
Hugh Dalton
Peckham
1924 –1931
Defeated
[ 10]
Bishop Auckland
1935 –1959
Retired (later joined the House of Lords as the Lord Dalton)
Labour
Oliver Baldwin
Dudley
1929 –1931
Defeated
[ 3] [ 123]
Paisley
1945 –1947
Resigned to join the House of Lords (as the Earl Baldwin of Bewdley)
Conservative
Anthony Muirhead
Bristol North
1929 –1939
Killed in action
[ 41] [ 42]
National Liberal
Robert Bernays
Bristol North
1931 –1945
Killed in action
[ 39] [ 40]
Conservative
Ian Horobin
Southwark Central
1931 –1935
Defeated
[ 124]
Oldham East
1951 –1959
Retired
Conservative
Alan Lennox-Boyd
Mid Bedfordshire
1931 –1960
Resigned to join the House of Lords (as the Viscount Boyd of Merton)
[ 14] [ 15]
Conservative
James Thomas
Hereford
1931 –1955
Resigned to join the House of Lords (as the Viscount Cilcennin)
[ 125]
Conservative
Paul Latham
Scarborough and Whitby
1931 –1941
Resigned
[ 126] [ 127] [ 128]
Conservative
Ronald Tree
Harborough
1933 –1945
Defeated
[ 129] [ 130] [ 131]
Conservative
Ronald Cartland
Birmingham King's Norton
1935 –1940
Killed in action
[ 132] [ 88] [ 133] [ 40]
Conservative
Henry Channon
Southend & Southend West
1935 –1958
Died
[ 23] [ 134]
Conservative
John Macnamara
Chelmsford
1935 –1944
Killed in action
[ 135] [ 136] [ 137] [ 40]
Labour
Harold Nicolson
Leicester West
1935 –1945
Defeated
[ 138] [ 139] [ 140]
Conservative
Victor Montagu
South Dorset
1941 –1962
Resigned to join the House of Lords (as the Earl of Sandwich)
[ 141]
Labour
Tom Driberg
Maldon
1942 –1955
Defeated
[ 142] [ 143] [ 144]
Barking
1959 –1974 (Feb)
Retired (later joined the House of Lords as the Lord Driberg)
Labour
Richard Crossman
Coventry East
1945 –1974
Died
[ 23] [ 3] [ 24]
Labour
Hugh Gaitskell
Leeds South
1945 –1963
Died
[ 11]
Conservative
Derick Heathcoat-Amory
Tiverton
1945 –1960
Resigned to join the House of Lords (as the Viscount Amory)
[ 12] [ 13]
Conservative
Selwyn Lloyd
Chelmsford
1945 –1976
Resigned to join the House of Lords (as the Baron Selwyn-Lloyd)
[ 16] [ 17]
Labour
George Thomas
Cardiff West
1945 –1983
Retired (later joined the House of Lords as the Viscount Tonypandy)
[ 2] [ 3]
Labour
William J. Field
Paddington North
1946 –1953
Resigned
[ 145] [ 146]
Labour
Roy Jenkins
Southwark Central & Birmingham Stechford
1948 –1977
Resigned
[ 18] [ 19] [ 20] [ 22]
SDP
Glasgow Hillhead
1982 –1987
Defeated (later joined the House of Lords as Lord Jenkins of Hillfield)
Liberal
Jeremy Thorpe
North Devon
1959 –1979
Defeated
[ 147] [ 148]
Labour
Anthony Crosland
South Gloucestershire
1950 –1955
Defeated
[ 18] [ 19] [ 20] [ 21]
Great Grimsby
1959 –1977
Died
Conservative
Ian Harvey
Harrow East
1950 –1959
Resigned
[ 12] [ 13]
Conservative
Charles Fletcher-Cooke
Darwen
1951 –1983
Retired
[ 149] [ 150] [ 151]
Conservative
Denzil Freeth
Basingstoke
1955 –1964
Retired
[ 152]
Conservative
Humphry Berkeley
Lancaster
1959 –1966
Defeated
[ 39] [ 153]
Conservative
Norman St John-Stevas
Chelmsford
1964 –1987
Retired (later joined the House of Lords as Lord St John of Fawsley)
[ 25]
Conservative
Spencer Le Marchant
High Peak
1970 –1983
Retired
[ 154]
Labour
Maureen Colquhoun
Northampton North
1974 (Feb) –1979
Defeated
[ 155]
Conservative
Keith Hampson
Ripon & Leeds North West
1974 (Feb) –1997
Defeated
[ 156]
Conservative
Peter Morrison
City of Chester
1974 (Feb) –1992
Retired
[ 157] [ 158]
Conservative
Charles Irving
Cheltenham
1974 (Oct) –1992
Retired
[ 159] [ 100]
Conservative
David Atkinson
Bournemouth East
1977 –2005
Retired
[ 160]
Labour
George Morton
Manchester Moss Side
1978 –1983
Retired
[ 161]
Conservative
Michael Brown
Brigg and Cleethorpes
1979 –1997
Defeated
[ 162]
Conservative
Matthew Parris
West Derbyshire
1979 –1986
Resigned
[ 163] [ 164] [ 165]
Conservative
Harvey Proctor
Billericay
1979 –1987
Retired
[ 166] [ 167] [ 168]
Labour
Allan Rogers
Bootle
1979 –1990
Died
[ 169]
Conservative
Martin Stevens
Fulham
1979 –1986
Died
[ 170]
Labour
Roger Thomas
Carmarthen
1979 –1987
Retired
[ 171]
Conservative
David Ashby
North West Leicestershire
1983 –1997
Retired
[ 172]
Labour
Nick Brown
Newcastle upon Tyne East
1983 –2023
Resigned from Labour and became an Independent
[ 26]
Independent
2023–2024
Retired
Labour
Ron Davies
Caerphilly
1983 –2001
Retired
[ 27]
Conservative
Jerry Hayes
Harlow
1983 –1997
Defeated
[citation needed ]
Conservative
Robert Hayward
Kingswood
1983 –1992
Defeated (later joined the House of Lords as the Lord Hayward)
[ 173]
Conservative
Michael Hirst
Strathkelvin and Bearsden
1983 –1987
Defeated
[ 174] [ 175] [ 176]
Liberal Democrats
Simon Hughes
Bermondsey and Old Southwark
1983 –2015
Defeated
[ 177]
Labour
Chris Smith
Islington South and Finsbury
1983 –2005
Retired (later joined the House of Lords as Lord Smith of Finsbury)
[ 29]
Conservative
Alan Amos
Hexham
1987 –1992
Retired
[ 178]
Conservative
John Bowis
Battersea
1987 –1997
Defeated
[ 179]
Labour
Clive Betts
Sheffield South East
1992 –present
Serving
[ 180] [ 181]
Conservative
Alan Duncan
Rutland and Melton
1992 –2019
Retired
[ 182]
Labour
Angela Eagle
Wallasey
1992 –present
Serving
[ 183]
Conservative
Nigel Evans
Ribble Valley
1992 –2024
Defeated
[ 184]
Conservative
Michael Fabricant
Lichfield
1992 –2024
Defeated
[ 185]
Labour
Peter Mandelson
Hartlepool
1992 –2004
Resigned to become European Commissioner for Trade (later joined the House of Lords as Lord Mandelson)
[ 28] [ 186] [ 187]
Conservative
Crispin Blunt
Reigate
1997 –2023
Suspended from the Conservatives, became an Independent
[ 188] [ 181]
Independent
2023–2024
Retired
Labour
David Borrow
South Ribble
1997 –2010
Defeated
[ 189]
Labour
Ben Bradshaw
Exeter
1997 –2024
Retired
[ 31]
Labour
Ivor Caplin
Hove
1997 –2005
Retired
[ 190] [ 191]
Conservative
Nick Gibb
Bognor Regis and Littlehampton
1997 –2024
Retired
[ 192] [ 193]
Labour
Gordon Marsden
Blackpool South
1997 –2019
Defeated
[ 194]
Liberal Democrats
Mark Oaten
Winchester
1997 –2010
Retired
[ 195] [ 196]
Labour
Stephen Twigg
Enfield Southgate
1997 –2005
Defeated
[ 31]
Liverpool West Derby
2010 –2019
Retired
[ 197]
Conservative
Shaun Woodward
Witney
1997 –2001
Resigned from the Conservative Party, joined the Labour Party
[ 30]
Labour
St Helens South and Whiston
2001 –2015
Retired
Conservative
Greg Barker
Bexhill and Battle
2001 –2015
Retired (later joined the House of Lords as Lord Barker of Battle)
[ 198]
Labour
Chris Bryant
Rhondda and Ogmore
2001 –present
Serving
[ 199]
Labour
David Cairns
Inverclyde
2001 –2011
Died
[ 200]
Liberal Democrats
David Laws
Yeovil
2001 –2015
Defeated
[ 32]
Plaid Cymru
Adam Price
Carmarthen East and Dinefwr
2001 –2010
Retired
[ 201]
Labour
Nia Griffith
Llanelli
2005 –present
Serving
[ 199]
Conservative
Justine Greening
Putney
2005 –2019
Stripped of Conservative whip , became an independent
[ 33]
Independent
2019
Retired
Conservative
Nick Herbert
Arundel and South Downs
2005 –2019
Retired (later joined the House of Lords as Lord Herbert)
[ 202]
Conservative
Daniel Kawczynski
Shrewsbury and Atcham
2005 –2024
Defeated
[ 203]
Conservative
David Mundell
Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale
2005 –present
Serving
[ 34]
Liberal Democrats
Stephen Williams
Bristol West
2005 –2015
Defeated
[ 204]
Conservative
Stuart Andrew
Pudsey
2010 –2024
Changed constituency
[ 199]
Daventry
2024 –present
Serving
Conservative
Nick Boles
Grantham and Stamford
2010 –2019
Resigned from the Conservative Party, became an independent Conservative
[ 205]
Ind. Progressive Conservative
2019
Retired
Conservative
Conor Burns
Bournemouth West
2010 –2024
Defeated
[ 206]
Conservative
Mike Freer
Finchley and Golders Green
2010 –2024
Retired
[ 207]
Liberal Democrats
Steve Gilbert
St Austell and Newquay
2010 –2015
Defeated
[ 208]
Conservative
Margot James
Stourbridge
2010 –2019
Retired
[ 199]
Conservative
Mark Menzies
Fylde
2010 –2024
Suspended from the Conservatives, became an Independent
[ 209] [ 210]
Independent
2024
Retired
Conservative
Eric Ollerenshaw
Lancaster and Fleetwood
2010 –2015
Defeated
[ 209]
Conservative
Christopher Pincher
Tamworth
2010 –2023
Resigned
[ 199] [ 211]
Conservative
Iain Stewart
Milton Keynes South
2010 –2024
Defeated
[ 199]
Labour Co-op
Stephen Doughty
Cardiff South and Penarth
2012 –present
Serving
[ 212]
Labour Co-op
Steve Reed
Streatham and Croydon North
2012 –present
Serving
[ 213]
SNP
Hannah Bardell
Livingston
2015 –2024
Defeated
[ 199]
SNP
Mhairi Black
Paisley and Renfrewshire South
2015 –2024
Retired
[ 214]
SNP
Kirsty Blackman
Aberdeen North
2015 –present
Serving
[ 215]
SNP
Joanna Cherry
Edinburgh South West
2015 –2024
Defeated
[ 199]
SNP
Angela Crawley
Lanark and Hamilton East
2015 –2024
Retired
[ 199]
SNP
Martin Docherty
West Dunbartonshire
2015 –2024
Defeated
[ 199]
SNP
Patrick Grady
Glasgow North
2015 –2022
Resigned from the SNP, became an Independent.
[ 216]
Independent
2022
Whip restored
SNP
2022–2024
Retired
Conservative
Ben Howlett
Bath
2015 –2017
Defeated
[ 199]
Labour
Gerald Jones
Merthyr Tydfil and Aberdare
2015 –present
Serving
[ 199]
Labour
Peter Kyle
Hove and Portslade
2015 –present
Serving
[ 217]
SNP
Stewart McDonald
Glasgow South
2015 –2024
Defeated
[ 199]
SNP
Stuart McDonald
Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East
2015 –2024
Defeated
[ 199]
SNP
John Nicolson
East Dunbartonshire
2015 –2017
Defeated
[ 199]
Ochil and South Perthshire
2019 –2024
Defeated in Alloa and Grangemouth
Labour
Cat Smith
Lancaster and Fleetwood
2015 –2024
New constituency
[ 217]
Lancaster and Wyre
2024 –present
Serving
Labour
Wes Streeting
Ilford North
2015 –present
Serving
[ 217]
Conservative
William Wragg
Hazel Grove
2015 –2024
Resigned from the Conservatives, became an Independent
[ 218]
Independent
2024
Retired
Labour
Dan Carden
Liverpool Walton
2017 –present
Serving
[ 219]
Labour Co-op
Gerard Killen
Rutherglen and Hamilton West
2017 –2019
Defeated
[ 219]
Labour
Sandy Martin
Ipswich
2017 –2019
Defeated
[ 219]
Conservative
Damien Moore
Southport
2017 –2024
Defeated
[ 219]
Liberal Democrats
Layla Moran
Oxford West and Abingdon
2017 –present
Serving
[ 220]
Labour
Stephen Morgan
Portsmouth South
2017 –present
Serving
[ 221]
Labour Co-op
Luke Pollard
Plymouth Sutton and Devonport
2017 –present
Serving
[ 219]
Conservative
Lee Rowley
North East Derbyshire
2017 –2024
Defeated
[ 219]
Labour Co-op
Lloyd Russell-Moyle
Brighton Kemptown
2017 –2024
Blocked from standing at the 2024 General Election following a complaint about his behaviour.[ 222]
[ 219]
Conservative
Ross Thomson
Aberdeen South
2017 –2019
Retired
[ 219]
Conservative
Scott Benton
Blackpool South
2019 –2023
Suspended from the Conservatives, became an Independent
[ 223] [ 224]
Independent
2023-2024
Resigned
Labour
Olivia Blake
Sheffield Hallam
2019 –present
Serving
[ 225]
Conservative
Chris Clarkson
Heywood and Middleton
2019 –2024
Defeated
[ 226]
Conservative
Elliot Colburn
Carshalton and Wallington
2019 –2024
Defeated
[ 226]
Conservative
Dehenna Davison
Bishop Auckland
2019 –2024
Retired
[ 227]
Conservative
Mark Fletcher
Bolsover
2019 –2024
Defeated
[ 226]
Conservative
Peter Gibson
Darlington
2019 –2024
Defeated
[ 228]
SNP
Neale Hanvey
Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath
2019 –2021
Resigned from the SNP, joined Alba Party
[ 226]
Alba
2021–2024
Defeated
Conservative
Antony Higginbotham
Burnley
2019 –2024
Defeated
[ 226]
Conservative
Paul Holmes
Eastleigh
2019 –2024
Changed constituency
[ 226]
Hamble Valley
2024 –present
Serving
Conservative
Imran Ahmad Khan
Wakefield
2019 –2021
Suspended and later expelled from the Conservatives, became an Independent
[ 229] [ 230]
Independent
2021–2022
Resigned
Conservative
Kieran Mullan
Crewe and Nantwich
2019 –2024
Changed constituency
[ 226]
Bexhill and Battle
2024 –present
Serving
Labour Co-op
James Murray
Ealing North
2019 –present
Serving
[ 231]
Labour
Charlotte Nichols
Warrington North
2019 –present
Serving
[ 232]
Labour
Kate Osborne
Jarrow and Gateshead East
2019 –present
Serving
[ 233]
Conservative
Rob Roberts
Delyn
2019 –2021
Suspended from the Conservatives, became an Independent
[ 234]
Independent
2021–2024
Defeated
Conservative
Gary Sambrook
Birmingham Northfield
2019 –2024
Defeated
[ 235]
SNP
Alyn Smith
Stirling
2019 –2024
Defeated
[ 226]
Conservative
Jamie Wallis
Bridgend
2019 –2024
Retired
[ 236] [ 237]
Labour
Nadia Whittome
Nottingham East
2019 –present
Serving
[ 238]
Conservative
Jacob Young
Redcar
2019 –2024
Defeated
[ 226]
Labour
Kim Leadbeater
Spen Valley
2021 –present
Serving
[ 239]
Labour Co-op
Simon Lightwood
Wakefield and Rothwell
2022 –present
Serving
[ 240]
Labour
Ashley Dalton
West Lancashire
2023 –present
Serving
[ 241] [ 242]
Liberal Democrats
Sarah Dyke
Glastonbury and Somerton
2023 –present
Serving
[ 243]
Labour
Keir Mather
Selby
2023 –present
Serving
[ 244] [ 245]
Labour
Damien Egan
Bristol North East
2024 –present
Serving
[ 246]
Labour
Dan Aldridge
Weston-super-Mare
2024 –present
Serving
[ 247]
Labour
James Asser
West Ham and Beckton
2024 –present
Serving
[ 247]
Liberal Democrats
Josh Babarinde
Eastbourne
2024 –present
Serving
[ 247]
Labour
Olivia Bailey
Reading West and Mid Berkshire
2024 –present
Serving
[ 247]
Labour
Antonia Bance
Tipton & Wednesbury
2024 –present
Serving
[ 247]
Labour
Alex Barros-Curtis
Cardiff West
2024 –present
Serving
[ 248]
Labour
Danny Beales
Uxbridge and South Ruislip
2024 –present
Serving
[ 247]
Labour
Polly Billington
East Thanet
2024 –present
Serving
[ 247]
Labour
David Burton-Sampson
Southend West and Leigh
2024 –present
Serving
[ 247]
Labour
Sam Carling
North West Cambridgeshire
2024 –present
Serving
[ 249]
Labour
Ben Coleman
Chelsea and Fulham
2024 –present
Serving
[ 247]
Labour
Deirdre Costigan
Ealing Southall
2024 –present
Serving
[ 247]
Liberal Democrats
Adam Dance
Yeovil
2024 –present
Serving
[ 250] : 9
Green
Carla Denyer
Bristol Central
2024 –present
Serving
[ 247]
Labour
Alan Gemmell
Central Ayrshire
2024 –present
Serving
[ 247]
Liberal Democrats
Olly Glover
Didcot and Wantage
2024 –present
Serving
[ 247]
Liberal Democrats
Tom Gordon
Harrogate and Knaresborough
2024 –present
Serving
[ 247]
Labour
Lloyd Hatton
South Dorset
2024 –present
Serving
[ 247]
Labour
Tom Hayes
Bournemouth East
2024 –present
Serving
[ 247]
Labour
Terry Jermy
South West Norfolk
2024 –present
Serving
[ 251]
Labour
Josh MacAlister
Whitehaven and Workington
2024 –present
Serving
[ 247]
Liberal Democrats
Ben Maguire
North Cornwall
2024 –present
Serving
[ 247]
Labour
Martin McCluskey
Inverclyde and Renfrewshire West
2024 –present
Serving
[ 247]
Labour
Kevin McKenna
Sittingbourne and Sheppey
2024 –present
Serving
[ 252]
Labour
Luke Murphy
Basingstoke
2024 –present
Serving
[ 247]
Labour
Chris Murray
Edinburgh East and Musselburgh
2024 –present
Serving
[ 253]
Labour
Luke Myer
Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland
2024 –present
Serving
[ 247]
Labour
Josh Newbury
Cannock Chase
2024 –present
Serving
[ 247]
Labour
Tris Osborne
Chatham and Aylesford
2024 –present
Serving
[ 254]
Labour Co-op
Andrew Pakes
Peterborough
2024 –present
Serving
[ 247]
Labour
Michael Payne
Gedling
2024 –present
Serving
[ 247]
Labour
Steve Race
Exeter
2024 –present
Serving
[ 247] [ 255]
Liberal Democrats
Joshua Reynolds
Maidenhead
2024 –present
Serving
[ 256]
Labour
Tim Roca
Macclesfield
2024 –present
Serving
[ 247]
Labour
Tom Rutland
East Worthing and Shoreham
2024 –present
Serving
[ 247]
Labour Co-op
Oliver Ryan
Burnley
2024 –present
Serving
[ 247]
Conservative
Blake Stephenson
Mid Bedfordshire
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Alan Strickland
Newton Aycliffe and Spennymoor
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Peter Swallow
Bracknell
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[ 257]
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Rachel Taylor
North Warwickshire and Bedworth
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[ 247]
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Matt Turmaine
Watford
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