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]
Party | Portrait | Name | Office held | Year elected | |
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Liberal | Archibald Primrose, 5th Earl of Rosebery | Prime Minister of the United Kingdom | 1894 |
Party | Portrait | Name | Constituency | Office held | Year elected | |
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Labour | George Thomas [2] [3] | Cardiff West | Speaker of the House of Commons | 1976 |
Party | Portrait | Name | First office held | Year appointed | |
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Whig | The Lord Hervey | Lord Privy Seal | 1740 | ||
Liberal | The Earl of Rosebery | Lord Privy Seal | 1885 | ||
Liberal | The Earl Beauchamp | Lord President of the Council | 1910 | ||
Labour | The Lord Adonis | Secretary of State for Transport | 2009 | ||
Labour | The Lord Mandelson | Lord President of the Council | 2009 |
Party | Portrait | Name | Constituency | Post held | Year appointed | |
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Labour | Hannah Blythyn | Delyn | Deputy Minister for Environment | 2017 | ||
Labour Co-op | Jeremy Miles | Neath | Counsel General for Wales | 2017 |
Party | Portrait | Name | Constituency | Tenure | Reason for leaving | Notes | |
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Labour | Ron Davies | Caerphilly | 1999–2003 | Retired | [27] | ||
Labour | Hannah Blythyn | Delyn | 2016–present | Serving | [344] | ||
Labour Co-op | Jeremy Miles | Neath | 2016–present | Serving | [344] | ||
Plaid Cymru | Adam Price | Carmarthen East and Dinefwr | 2016–present | Serving | [344] |
Party | Portrait | Name | Constituency | Post held | Year appointed | |
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Alliance | Andrew Muir | North Down | Minister for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs | 2024 |
Party | Portrait | Name | Constituency | Tenure | Reason for leaving | Notes | |
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Alliance | John Blair | South Antrim | 2018–present | Serving | [345] | ||
Alliance | Andrew Muir | North Down | 2019–present | Serving | [346] | ||
Alliance | Eóin Tennyson | Upper Bann | 2022–present | Serving | [347] |
Party | Portrait | Name | Constituency | Tenure | Reason for leaving | Notes | |
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Conservative | Eric Ollerenshaw | London-wide | 2000–2004 | Defeated | |||
Conservative | Richard Barnes | Ealing and Hillingdon | 2000–2012 | Defeated | [358] | ||
Conservative | Brian Coleman | Barnet and Camden | 2000–2012 | Defeated | [359] | ||
Conservative | Roger Evans | Havering and Redbridge | 2000–2016 | Retired | [268] | ||
Green | Darren Johnson | London-wide | 2000–2016 | Retired | [360] | ||
Conservative | Andrew Boff | London-wide | 2008–present | Serving | [361] | ||
Labour Co-op | Tom Copley | London-wide | 2012–2020 | Resigned | [362] | ||
UKIP | Peter Whittle | London-wide | 2016–2018 | Resigned from UKIP | [363] | ||
Independent | 2018–2021 | Retired | |||||
Conservative | Emma Best | London-wide | 2021–present | Serving | [364] | ||
Conservative | Nicholas Rogers | South West | 2021–2024 | Retired | [365] | ||
Green | Zack Polanski | London-wide | 2021–present | Serving | [366] | ||
Green | Zoë Garbett | London-wide | 2024–present | Serving | |||
Reform UK | Alex Wilson | London-wide | 2024–present | Serving | |||
Party | Portrait | Name | Constituency | Tenure | Reason for leaving | Notes | |
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Labour Co-op | Olly Martins | Bedfordshire | 2012–2016 | Defeated | [367] | ||
Conservative | David Munro | Surrey | 2016–2021 | Defeated | [368] [369] |
Party | Portrait | Name | Area | Tenure | Reason for leaving | Notes | |
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Conservative | Andy Street | Mayor of the West Midlands | 2017–2024 | Defeated | [370] | ||
Party | Portrait | Name | Area | Tenure | Reason for leaving | Notes | |
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Mayor 4 Stoke | Mike Wolfe | Mayor of Stoke-on-Trent | 2002–2005 | Defeated | [371] | ||
Labour | Mark Meredith | Mayor of Stoke-on-Trent | 2005–2009 | Post abolished | [372] | ||
Labour | Paul Dennett | Mayor of Salford | 2016–present | Serving | [373] | ||
Labour Co-op | Philip Glanville | Mayor of Hackney | 2016–2023 | Expelled from the Labour Party, became an Independent | [374] | ||
Independent | 2023 | Resigned | |||||
Labour Co-op | Damien Egan | Mayor of Lewisham | 2018–2024 | Resigned to stand in the 2024 Kingswood by-election | [375] |
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