Fifty-Third Parliament of the United Kingdom


Fifty-Third Parliament of the United Kingdom - Definition

52nd Parliament	(1997)
53rd Parliament	(2001)
54th Parliament	(?)

This is a list of MPs elected to the House of Commons for the Fifty-Third Parliament of the United Kingdom at the UK general election, 2001, arranged by constituency. New MPs elected since the general election and changes in party allegiance are noted at the bottom of the page.

Current composition

Affiliation		Members
	Labour Party	408
	Conservative Party	162
	Liberal Democrats	55
	Democratic Unionist Party	7
	Scottish National Party	5
	Ulster Unionist Party	5
	Plaid Cymru	4
	Sinn Féin	4
	Social Democratic and Labour Party	3
	RESPECT The Unity Coalition	1
	Independent	1
	Speaker and Deputies	4
Total		659
Government Majority		161

Graphical represenation of the House of Commons

This is a comparison of the party strengths in the British House of Commons.

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A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Changes

Constituency	MP	Party
A
Aberavon	Dr Hywel Francis	Labour
Aberdeen Central	Frank Doran	Labour
Aberdeen North	Malcolm Savidge	Labour
Aberdeen South	Anne Begg	Labour
Airdrie and Shotts	Helen Liddell	Labour
Aldershot	Gerald Howarth	Conservative
Aldridge-Brownhills	Richard Shepherd	Conservative
Altrincham and Sale West	Graham Brady	Conservative
Alyn and Deeside	Mark Tami	Labour
Amber Valley	Judy Mallaber	Labour
Angus	Michael Weir	Scottish National Party
Argyll and Bute	Alan Reid	Liberal Democrat
Arundel and South Downs	Howard Flight	Conservative
Ashfield	Geoff Hoon	Labour
Ashford	Damian Green	Conservative
Ashton-under-Lyne	David Heyes	Labour
Aylesbury	David Lidington	Conservative
Ayr	Sandra Osborne	Labour
B
Banbury	Tony Baldry	Conservative
Banff and Buchan	Alex Salmond	Scottish National Party
Barking	Margaret Hodge	Labour
Barnsley Central	Eric Illsley	Labour
Barnsley East and Mexborough	Jeff Ennis	Labour
Barnsley West and Penistone	Michael Clapham	Labour
Barrow and Furness	John Hutton	Labour
Basildon	Angela Smith	Labour Co-operative
Basingstoke	Andrew Hunter	Democratic Unionist
Bassetlaw	John Mann	Labour
Bath	Don Foster	Liberal Democrat
Batley and Spen	Mike Wood	Labour
Battersea	Martin Linton	Labour
Beaconsfield	Dominic Grieve	Conservative
Beckenham	Jacqui Lait	Conservative
Bedford	Patrick Hall	Labour
Belfast East	Peter Robinson	Democratic Unionist
Belfast North	Nigel Dodds	Democratic Unionist
Belfast South	The Rev. Martin Smyth	Ulster Unionist
Belfast West	Gerry Adams	Sinn F�in
Berwick-upon-Tweed	Alan James Beith	Liberal Democrat
Bethnal Green & Bow	Oona King	Labour
Beverley and Holderness	James Cran	Conservative
Bexhill and Battle	Gregory Barker	Conservative
Bexleyheath and Crayford	Nigel Beard	Labour
Billericay	John Baron	Conservative
Birkenhead	Frank Field	Labour
Birmingham, Edgbaston	Gisela Stuart	Labour
Birmingham, Erdington	Si�n Simon	Labour
Birmingham, Hall Green	Stephen James McCabe	Labour
Birmingham, Hodge Hill	Terry Davis (resigned)	Labour
Birmingham, Ladywood	Clare Short	Labour
Birmingham, Northfield	Richard Burden	Labour
Birmingham, Perry Barr	Khalid Mahmood	Labour
Birmingham, Selly Oak	Dr Lynne Jones	Labour
Birmingham, Sparkbrook and Small Heath	Roger Godsiff	Labour
Birmingham, Yardley	Estelle Morris	Labour
Bishop Auckland	Derek Foster	Labour
Blaby	Andrew Robathan	Conservative
Blackburn	Jack Straw	Labour
Blackpool North and Fleetwood	Joan Humble	Labour
Blackpool South	Gordon Marsden	Labour
Blaenau Gwent	Llew Smith	Labour
Blaydon	John David McWilliam	Labour
Blyth Valley	Ronnie Campbell	Labour
Bognor Regis and Littlehampton	Nick Gibb	Conservative
Bolsover	Dennis Skinner	Labour
Bolton North East	David Crausby	Labour
Bolton South East	Dr Brian Iddon	Labour
Bolton West	Ruth Kelly	Labour
Bootle	Joe Benton	Labour
Boston and Skegness	Mark Simmonds	Conservative
Bosworth	David Tredinnick	Conservative
Bournemouth East	David Atkinson	Conservative
Bournemouth West	Sir John Butterfill	Conservative
Bracknell	Andrew Mackay	Conservative
Bradford North	Terry Rooney	Labour
Bradford South	Gerry Sutcliffe	Labour
Bradford West	Marsha Singh	Labour
Braintree	Alan Hurst	Labour
Brecon and Radnorshire	Roger Williams	Liberal Democrat
Brent East	Paul Daisley (deceased)	Labour
Brent North	Barry Gardiner	Labour
Brent South	Paul Boateng	Labour
Brentford and Isleworth	Ann Keen	Labour
Brentwood and Ongar	Eric Pickles	Conservative
Bridgend	Win Griffiths	Labour
Bridgwater	Ian Liddell-Grainger	Conservative
Brigg and Goole	Ian Cawsey	Labour
Brighton, Kemptown	Dr Desmond Stanley Turner	Labour
Brighton, Pavilion	David Lepper	Labour Co-operative
Bristol East	Jean Corston	Labour
Bristol North West	Dr Doug Naysmith	Labour Co-operative
Bristol South	Dawn Primarolo	Labour
Bristol West	Valerie Davey	Labour
Bromley & Chislehurst	Eric Forth	Conservative
Bromsgrove	Julie Kirkbride	Conservative
Broxbourne	Marion Roe	Conservative
Broxtowe	Dr Nick Palmer	Labour
Buckingham	John Bercow	Conservative
Burnley	Peter Pike	Labour
Burton	Janet Dean	Labour
Bury North	David Chaytor	Labour
Bury South	Ivan Lewis	Labour
Bury St Edmunds	David Ruffley	Conservative
C
Caernarfon	Hywel Williams	Plaid Cymru
Caerphilly	Wayne David	Labour
Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross	John Thurso	Liberal Democrat
Calder Valley	Christine McCafferty	Labour
Camberwell and Peckham	Harriet Harman	Labour
Cambridge	Anne Campbell	Labour
Cannock Chase	Dr Tony Wright	Labour
Canterbury	Julian Brazier	Conservative
Cardiff Central	Jon Owen Jones	Labour Co-operative
Cardiff North	Julie Morgan	Labour
Cardiff South and Penarth	Alun Michael	Labour Co-operative
Cardiff West	Kevin Brennan	Labour
Carlisle	Eric Martlew	Labour
Carmarthen East and Dinefwr	Adam Price	Plaid Cymru
Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire	Nick Ainger	Labour
Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley	George Foulkes	Labour Co-operative
Carshalton and Wallington	Tom Brake	Liberal Democrat
Castle Point	Bob Spink	Conservative
Central Fife	John MacDougall	Labour
Central Suffolk and North Ipswich	Sir Michael Lord	Deputy Speaker (Elected as Conservative)
Ceredigion	Simon Thomas	Plaid Cymru
Charnwood	Stephen Dorrell	Conservative
Chatham and Aylesford	Jonathan Rowland Shaw	Labour
Cheadle	Patsy Calton	Liberal Democrat
Cheltenham	Nigel Jones	Liberal Democrat
Chesham and Amersham	Cheryl Gillan	Conservative
Chester, City of	Christine Russell	Labour
Chesterfield	Paul Holmes	Liberal Democrat
Chichester	Andrew Tyrie	Conservative
Chingford and Woodford Green	Iain Duncan Smith	Conservative
Chipping Barnet	Sir Sydney Chapman	Conservative
Chorley	Lindsay Hoyle	Labour
Christchurch	Christopher Chope	Conservative
Cities of London and Westminster	Mark Field	Conservative
Cleethorpes	Shona McIsaac	Labour
Clwyd South	Martyn Jones	Labour
Clwyd West	Gareth Thomas	Labour
Clydebank and Milngavie	Tony Worthington	Labour
Clydesdale	Jimmy Hood	Labour
Coatbridge and Chryston	Tom Clarke	Labour
Colchester	Bob Russell	Liberal Democrat
Colne Valley	Kali Mountford	Labour
Congleton	Ann Winterton	Conservative
Conwy	Betty Williams	Labour
Copeland	Jack Cunningham	Labour
Corby	Phil Hope	Labour Co-operative
Cotswold	Geoffrey Clifton-Brown	Conservative
Coventry North East	Bob Ainsworth	Labour
Coventry North West	Geoffrey Robinson	Labour
Coventry South	Jim Cunningham	Labour
Crawley	Laura Moffatt	Labour
Crewe and Nantwich	Gwyneth Dunwoody	Labour
Crosby	Claire Curtis-Thomas	Labour
Croydon Central	Geraint Davies	Labour
Croydon North	Malcolm Wicks	Labour
Croydon South	Richard Ottaway	Conservative
Cumbernauld and Kilsyth	Rosemary McKenna	Labour
Cunninghame North	Brian Wilson	Labour
Cunninghame South	Brian Harold Donohoe	Labour
Cynon Valley	Ann Clwyd	Labour
D
Dagenham	Jon Cruddas	Labour
Darlington	Alan Milburn	Labour
Dartford	Dr Howard Stoate	Labour
Daventry	Tim Boswell	Conservative
Delyn	David Hanson	Labour
Denton and Reddish	Andrew Bennett	Labour
Derby North	Bob Laxton	Labour
Derby South	Margaret Beckett	Labour
Devizes	Michael Ancram	Conservative
Dewsbury	Ann Taylor	Labour
Don Valley	Caroline Flint	Labour
Doncaster Central	Rosie Winterton	Labour
Doncaster North	Kevin Hughes	Labour
Dover	Gwyn Prosser	Labour
Dudley North	Ross Cranston	Labour
Dudley South	Ian Pearson	Labour
Dulwich and West Norwood	Tessa Jowell	Labour
Dumbarton	John McFall	Labour Co-operative
Dumfries	Russell Brown	Labour
Dundee East	Iain Luke	Labour
Dundee West	Ernie Ross	Labour
Dunfermline East	Gordon Brown	Labour
Dunfermline West	Rachel Squire	Labour
Durham, City of	Gerry Steinberg	Labour
E
Ealing North	Stephen Pound	Labour
Ealing, Acton and Shepherd's Bush	Clive Soley	Labour
Ealing, Southall	Piara Singh Khabra	Labour
Easington	John Cummings	Labour
East Antrim	Roy Beggs	Ulster Unionist
East Devon	Hugo Swire	Conservative
East Ham	Stephen Creswell Timms	Labour
East Hampshire	Michael Mates	Conservative
East Kilbride	Adam Ingram	Labour
East Londonderry	Gregory Campbell	Democratic Unionist
East Lothian	Anne Picking	Labour
East Surrey	Peter Ainsworth	Conservative
East Worthing and Shoreham	Tim Loughton	Conservative
East Yorkshire	Greg Knight	Conservative
Eastbourne	Nigel Waterson	Conservative
Eastleigh	David Chidgey	Liberal Democrat
Eastwood	Jim Murphy	Labour
Eccles	Ian Stewart	Labour
Eddisbury	Stephen O'Brien	Conservative
Edinburgh Central	Alistair Darling	Labour
Edinburgh East and Musselburgh	Gavin Strang	Labour
Edinburgh North and Leith	Mark Lazarowicz	Labour Co-operative
Edinburgh South	Nigel Griffiths	Labour
Edinburgh West	John Barrett	Liberal Democrat
Edinburgh, Pentlands	Dr Lynda Clark	Labour
Edmonton	Andrew Love	Labour Co-operative
Ellesmere Port and Neston	Andrew Miller	Labour
Elmet	Colin Burgon	Labour
Eltham	Clive Efford	Labour
Enfield North	Joan Ryan	Labour
Enfield, Southgate	Stephen Twigg	Labour
Epping Forest	Eleanor Laing	Conservative
Epsom & Ewell	Chris Grayling	Conservative
Erewash	Liz Blackman	Labour
Erith and Thamesmead	John Austin	Labour
Esher and Walton	Ian Taylor	Conservative
Exeter	Ben Bradshaw	Labour
F
Falkirk East	Michael Connarty	Labour
Falkirk West	Eric Joyce	Labour
Falmouth and Camborne	Candy Atherton	Labour
Fareham	Mark Hoban	Conservative
Faversham and Mid Kent	Hugh Robertson	Conservative
Feltham and Heston	Alan Keen	Labour Co-operative
Fermanagh & South Tyrone	Michelle Gildernew	Sinn F�in
Finchley and Golders Green	Dr Rudi Vis	Labour
Folkestone and Hythe	Michael Howard	Conservative
Forest of Dean	Diana Mary Organ	Labour
Foyle	John Hume	Social Democratic and Labour
Fylde	Michael Jack	Conservative
G
Gainsborough	Edward Leigh	Conservative
Galloway and Upper Nithsdale	Peter Duncan	Conservative
Gateshead East and Washington West	Joyce Quin	Labour
Gedling	Vernon Coaker	Labour
Gillingham	Paul Clark	Labour
Glasgow, Anniesland	John Robertson	Labour
Glasgow, Baillieston	Jimmy Wray	Labour
Glasgow, Cathcart	Tom Harris	Labour
Glasgow, Govan	Mohammad Sarwar	Labour
Glasgow, Kelvin	George Galloway	RESPECT
Glasgow, Maryhill	Ann McKechin	Labour
Glasgow, Pollok	Ian Davidson	Labour Co-operative
Glasgow, Rutherglen	Thomas McAvoy	Labour Co-operative
Glasgow, Shettleston	David Marshall	Labour
Glasgow, Springburn	Michael Martin	None - Speaker
Gloucester	Parmjit Dhanda	Labour
Gordon	Malcolm Bruce	Liberal Democrat
Gosport	Peter Viggers	Conservative
Gower	Martin Caton	Labour
Grantham and Stamford	Quentin Davies	Conservative
Gravesham	Chris Pond	Labour
Great Grimsby	Austin Mitchell	Labour
Great Yarmouth	Anthony David Wright	Labour
Greenock and Inverclyde	David Cairns	Labour
Greenwich and Woolwich	Nick Raynsford	Labour
Guildford	Sue Doughty	Liberal Democrat
H
Hackney North and Stoke Newington	Diane Abbott	Labour
Hackney South and Shoreditch	Brian Sedgemore	Labour
Halesowen and Rowley Regis	Sylvia Heal	Deputy Speaker (Elected as Labour)
Halifax	Alice Mahon	Labour
Haltemprice and Howden	David Davis	Conservative
Halton	Derek Twigg	Labour
Hamilton North and Bellshill	John Reid	Labour
Hamilton South	Bill Tynan	Labour
Hammersmith and Fulham	Iain Coleman	Labour
Hampstead and Highgate	Glenda Jackson	Labour
Harborough	Edward Garnier	Conservative
Harlow	Bill Rammell	Labour
Harrogate and Knaresborough	Phil Willis	Liberal Democrat
Harrow East	Tony McNulty	Labour
Harrow West	Gareth Thomas	Labour
Hartlepool	Peter Mandelson (resigned)	Labour
Harwich	Ivan Henderson	Labour
Hastings and Rye	Michael Jabez Foster	Labour
Havant	David Willetts	Conservative
Hayes and Harlington	John McDonnell	Labour
Hazel Grove	Andrew Stunell	Liberal Democrat
Hemel Hempstead	Tony McWalter	Labour Co-operative
Hemsworth	Jon Trickett	Labour
Hendon	Andrew Dismore	Labour
Henley	Boris Johnson	Conservative
Hereford	Paul Keetch	Liberal Democrat
Hertford and Stortford	Mark Prisk	Conservative
Hertsmere	James Clappison	Conservative
Hexham	Peter Atkinson	Conservative
Heywood and Middleton	Jim Dobbin	Labour Co-operative
High Peak	Tom Levitt	Labour
Hitchin and Harpenden	Peter Lilley	Conservative
Holborn and St Pancras	Frank Dobson	Labour
Hornchurch	John Cryer	Labour
Hornsey and Wood Green	Barbara Roche	Labour
Horsham	Francis Maude	Conservative
Houghton and Washington East	Fraser Kemp	Labour
Hove	Ivor Caplin	Labour
Huddersfield	Barry Sheerman	Labour Co-operative
Huntingdon	Jonathan Djanogly	Conservative
Hyndburn	Greg Pope	Labour
I
Ilford North	Linda Perham	Labour
Ilford South	Mike Gapes	Labour Co-operative
Inverness East, Nairn and Lochaber	David Stewart	Labour
Ipswich	Jamie Cann (deceased)	Labour
Isle of Wight	Andrew Turner	Conservative
Islington North	Jeremy Corbyn	Labour
Islington South and Finsbury	Chris Smith	Labour
Islwyn	Don Touhig	Labour Co-operative
J
Jarrow	Stephen Hepburn	Labour
K
Keighley	Ann Cryer	Labour
Kensington and Chelsea	Michael Portillo	Conservative
Kettering	Phil Sawford	Labour
Kilmarnock and Loudoun	Des Browne	Labour
Kingston and Surbiton	Edward Davey	Liberal Democrat
Kingston upon Hull East	John Prescott	Labour
Kingston upon Hull North	Kevin McNamara	Labour
Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle	Alan Johnson	Labour
Kingswood	Roger Berry	Labour
Kirkcaldy	Dr Lewis Moonie	Labour Co-operative
Knowsley North and Sefton East	George Howarth	Labour
Knowsley South	Edward O'Hara	Labour
L
Lagan Valley	Jeffrey Donaldson	Democratic Unionist
Lancaster and Wyre	Hilton Dawson	Labour
Leeds Central	Hilary Benn	Labour
Leeds East	George Mudie	Labour
Leeds North East	Fabian Hamilton	Labour
Leeds North West	Harold Best	Labour
Leeds West	John Battle	Labour
Leicester East	Keith Vaz	Labour
Leicester South	Jim Marshall (deceased)	Labour
Leicester West	Patricia Hewitt	Labour
Leigh	Andrew Burnham	Labour
Leominster	Bill Wiggin	Conservative
Lewes	Norman Baker	Liberal Democrat
Lewisham East	Bridget Prentice	Labour
Lewisham West	Jim Dowd	Labour
Lewisham Deptford	Joan Ruddock	Labour
Leyton and Wanstead	Harry Cohen	Labour
Lichfield	Michael Fabricant	Conservative
Lincoln	Gillian Merron	Labour
Linlithgow	Sir Tam Dalyell	Labour
Liverpool, Garston	Maria Eagle	Labour
Liverpool, Riverside	Louise Ellman	Labour Co-operative
Liverpool, Walton	Peter Kilfoyle	Labour
Liverpool, Wavertree	Jane Kennedy	Labour
Liverpool, West Derby	Robert Nelson Wareing	Labour
Livingston	Robin Cook	Labour
Llanelli	Denzil Davies	Labour
Loughborough	Andy Reed	Labour Co-operative
Louth and Horncastle	Sir Peter Tapsell	Conservative
Ludlow	Matthew Green	Liberal Democrat
Luton North	Kelvin Hopkins	Labour
Luton South	Margaret Moran	Labour
M
Macclesfield	Sir Nicholas Winterton	Conservative
Maidenhead	Theresa May	Conservative
Maidstone and The Weald	Ann Widdecombe	Conservative
Makerfield	Ian McCartney	Labour
Maldon and East Chelmsford	John Whittingdale	Conservative
Manchester Central	Tony Lloyd	Labour
Manchester, Blackley	Graham Stringer	Labour
Manchester, Gorton	Gerald Kaufman	Labour
Manchester, Withington	Keith Bradley	Labour
Mansfield	Alan Meale	Labour
Medway	Robert Marshall-Andrews	Labour
Meirionnydd Nant Conwy	Elfyn Llwyd	Plaid Cymru
Meriden	Caroline Spelman	Conservative
Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney	Dai Havard	Labour
Mid Bedfordshire	Jonathan Sayeed	Conservative
Mid Dorset and North Poole	Annette Brooke	Liberal Democrat
Mid Norfolk	Keith Simpson	Conservative
Mid Sussex	Nicholas Soames	Conservative
Mid Ulster	Martin McGuinness	Sinn F�in
Mid Worcestershire	Peter Luff	Conservative
Middlesbrough	Sir Stuart Bell	Labour
Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland	Dr Ashok Kumar	Labour
Midlothian	David Hamilton	Labour
Milton Keynes South West	Dr Phyllis Starkey	Labour
Mitcham and Morden	Siobhain McDonagh	Labour
Mole Valley	Sir Paul Beresford	Conservative
Monmouth	Huw Edwards	Labour
Montgomeryshire	Lembit �pik	Liberal Democrat
Moray	Angus Robertson	Scottish National Party
Morecambe and Lunesdale	Geraldine Smith	Labour
Morley and Rothwell	Colin Challen	Labour
Motherwell and Wishaw	Frank Roy	Labour
N
Neath	Peter Hain	Labour
New Forest East	Dr Julian Lewis	Conservative
New Forest West	Desmond Swayne	Conservative
Newark	Patrick Mercer	Conservative
Newbury	David Rendel	Liberal Democrat
Newcastle upon Tyne Central	Jim Cousins	Labour
Newcastle upon Tyne East and Wallsend	Nick Brown	Labour
Newcastle upon Tyne North	Doug Henderson	Labour
Newcastle-under-Lyme	Paul Farrelly	Labour
Newport East	Alan Howarth	Labour
Newport West	Paul Flynn	Labour
Newry & Armagh	Seamus Mallon	Social Democratic and Labour
Normanton	Bill O'Brien	Labour
North Antrim	The Rev. Ian Paisley	Democratic Unionist
North Cornwall	Paul Tyler	Liberal Democrat
North Devon	Nick Harvey	Liberal Democrat
North Dorset	Robert Walter	Conservative
North Down	Sylvia Hermon	Ulster Unionist
North Durham	Kevan Jones	Labour
North East Bedfordshire	Alistair Burt	Conservative
North East Cambridgeshire	Malcolm Moss	Conservative
North East Derbyshire	Harry Barnes	Labour
North East Fife	Sir Menzies Campbell	Liberal Democrat
North East Hampshire	James Arbuthnot	Conservative
North East Hertfordshire	Oliver Heald	Conservative
North East Milton Keynes	Brian White	Labour
North Essex	Bernard Jenkin	Conservative
North Norfolk	Norman Lamb	Liberal Democrat
North Shropshire	Owen Paterson	Conservative
North Southwark and Bermondsey	Simon Hughes	Liberal Democrat
North Swindon	Michael Wills	Labour
North Tayside	Peter Wishart	Scottish National Party
North Thanet	Roger Gale	Conservative
North Tyneside	Stephen Byers	Labour
North Warwickshire	Mike O'Brien	Labour
North West Cambridgeshire	Sir Brian Mawhinney	Conservative
North West Durham	Hilary Armstrong	Labour
North West Hampshire	Sir George Young	Conservative
North West Leicestershire	David Taylor	Labour Co-operative
North West Norfolk	Henry Bellingham	Conservative
North Wiltshire	James Gray	Conservative
Northampton North	Sally Keeble	Labour
Northampton South	Tony Clarke	Labour
Northavon	Steve Webb	Liberal Democrat
Norwich North	Dr Ian Gibson	Labour
Norwich South	Charles Clarke	Labour
Nottingham East	John Heppell	Labour
Nottingham North	Graham Allen	Labour
Nottingham South	Alan Simpson	Labour
Nuneaton and Bedworth	Bill Olner	Labour
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