List of Reform UK MPs

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This is a list of Reform UK MPs. It includes all members of Parliament elected to the British House of Commons representing Reform UK. [1] Defections are also included.

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List of Reform UK MPs
MemberPortraitConstituencyYears served
Lee Anderson [a] Official portrait of Lee Anderson MP crop 2, 2024.jpg Ashfield 2019–present
Nigel Farage Official portrait of Nigel Farage MP crop 2.jpg Clacton 2024–present
Rupert Lowe Official portrait of Rupert Lowe MP crop 2.jpg Great Yarmouth 2024–present
James McMurdock Official portrait of James McMurdock MP crop 2.jpg South Basildon and East Thurrock 2024–present
Richard Tice Official portrait of Richard Tice MP crop 2.jpg Boston and Skegness 2024–present

Graphical representation

Constituency20192024
Ashfield Anderson [a]
Clacton Farage
Great Yarmouth Lowe
South Basildon and East Thurrock McMurdock
Boston and Skegness Tice
No. of Reform MPs15

Footnotes

  1. 1 2 Elected as a Conservative in 2019

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References

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