List of United Kingdom Labour MPs (2005–2010)

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This is a list of Labour Party members of Parliament (MPs) elected to the British House of Commons for the 54th Parliament of the United Kingdom. This includes MPs elected at the 2005 general election and those subsequently elected in by-elections.

Contents

The names in italics are those who did not serve throughout this Parliament and the names with a * next to them are MPs who first entered Parliament in a by-election.

This list does not include Labour Co-operative MPs.

MPs

Member of ParliamentConstituencyIn constituency sinceFirst entered ParliamentNotes
Diane Abbott Hackney North and Stoke Newington 19871987
Nick Ainger Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire 19971992
Bob Ainsworth Coventry North East 19921992
Douglas Alexander Paisley and Renfrewshire South 20051997
Graham Allen Nottingham North 19871987
David Anderson Blaydon 20052005
Janet Anderson Rossendale and Darwen 19921992
Hilary Armstrong North West Durham 19871987
Charlotte Atkins Staffordshire Moorlands 19971997
Ian Austin Dudley North 20052005
John Austin Erith and Thamesmead 19971992
Vera Baird Redcar 20012001
Gordon Banks Ochil and South Perthshire 20052005
Celia Barlow Hove 20052005
Kevin Barron Rother Valley 19831983
John Battle Leeds West 19871987
Hugh Bayley York, City of 19921992
Margaret Beckett Derby South 1983Oct 1974
Anne Begg Aberdeen South 19971997
Stuart Bell Middlesbrough 19831983
Hilary Benn * Leeds Central 19991999
Joe Benton * Bootle 19901990
Roger Berry Kingswood 19921992
Clive Betts Sheffield Attercliffe 19921992
Liz Blackman Erewash 19971997
Roberta Blackman-Woods Durham, City of 20052005
Tony Blair Sedgefield 19831983Left in 2007
Hazel Blears Salford 19971997
Bob Blizzard Waveney 19971997
David Blunkett Sheffield Brightside 19871987
David Borrow South Ribble 19971997
Ben Bradshaw Exeter 19971997
Kevin Brennan Cardiff West 20012001
Gordon Brown Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath 20051983Became Prime Minister on 27 June 2007
Lyn Brown West Ham 20052005
Nick Brown Newcastle upon Tyne East and Wallsend 19971983
Russell Brown Dumfries and Galloway 20051997
Des Browne Kilmarnock and Loudoun 19971997
Chris Bryant Rhondda 20012001
Karen Buck Regent's Park and Kensington North 19971997
Richard Burden Birmingham, Northfield 19921992
Colin Burgon Elmet 19971997
Andy Burnham Leigh 20012001
Dawn Butler Brent South 20052005
Stephen Byers North Tyneside 19971992
Liam Byrne * Birmingham, Hodge Hill 20042004
Richard Caborn Sheffield Central 19831983
David Cairns Inverclyde 20052001
Alan Campbell Tynemouth 19971997
Ronnie Campbell Blyth Valley 19871987
Martin Caton Gower 19971997
Ian Cawsey Brigg and Goole 19971997
Colin Challen Morley and Rothwell 20012001
Ben Chapman Wirral South 19971997
David Chaytor Bury North 19971997
Michael Clapham Barnsley West and Penistone 19921992
Paul Clark Gillingham 19971997
Katy Clark North Ayrshire and Arran 20052005
Charles Clarke Norwich South 19971997
Tom Clarke * Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill 20051982
David Clelland * Tyne Bridge 19851985
Ann Clwyd * Cynon Valley 19841984
Vernon Coaker Gedling 19971997
Ann Coffey Stockport 19921992
Harry Cohen Leyton and Wanstead 19971983
Michael Connarty Linlithgow and East Falkirk 20051992
Frank Cook Stockton North 19831983
Robin Cook * Livingston 1983Feb 1974died in 2005
Rosie Cooper West Lancashire 20052005
Yvette Cooper Pontefract and Castleford 19971997
Jeremy Corbyn Islington North 19831983
Jim Cousins Newcastle upon Tyne Central 19871987
David Crausby Bolton North East 19971997
Mary Creagh Wakefield 20052005
Jon Cruddas Dagenham 20012001
Ann Cryer Keighley 19971997
John Cummings Easington 19971997
Jim Cunningham Coventry South 19971992
Tony Cunningham Workington 20012001
Claire Curtis-Thomas Crosby 19971997
Alistair Darling Edinburgh South West 20051987
Wayne David Caerphilly 20012001
Quentin Davies Grantham and Stamford 19971987Defected from the Conservative Party on 26 June 2007
Janet Dean Burton 19971997
John Denham Southampton Itchen 19921992
Jim Devine * Livingston 20052005elected in 2005 by-election
Parmjit Dhanda Gloucester 20012001
Andrew Dismore Hendon 19971997
Frank Dobson Holborn and St Pancras 19831983
Brian Donohoe Central Ayrshire 20051992
Frank Doran Aberdeen North 20051987
Jim Dowd Lewisham West 19921992
Gwyneth Dunwoody Crewe and Nantwich 19831966Died in 2008. Was replaced by Conservative Edward Timpson
Angela Eagle Wallasey 19921992
Maria Eagle Liverpool Garston 19971997
Clive Efford Eltham 19971997
Natascha Engel North East Derbyshire 20052005
Jeffrey Ennis * Barnsley East and Mexborough 19961996
Bill Etherington Sunderland North 19921992
Paul Farrelly Newcastle-under-Lyme 20012001
Frank Field Birkenhead 19791979
Mark Fisher Stoke-on-Trent Central 19831983
Jim Fitzpatrick Poplar and Canning Town 19971997
Robert Flello Stoke-on-Trent South 20052005
Caroline Flint Don Valley 19971997
Paul Flynn Newport West 19871987
Barbara Follett Stevenage 19971997
Michael Foster Hastings and Rye 19971997
Michael Foster Worcester 19971997
Hywel Francis Aberavon 20012001
Barry Gardiner Brent North 19971997
Bruce George Walsall South Feb 19741974
Neil Gerrard Walthamstow 19921992
Ian Gibson Norwich North 19971997
Roger Godsiff Birmingham, Sparkbrook and Small Heath 19971992
Paul Goggins Wythenshawe and Sale East 19971997
Helen Goodman Bishop Auckland 20052005
Nia Griffith Llanelli 20052005
Nigel Griffiths Edinburgh South 19871987
John Grogan Selby 19971997
Andrew Gwynne Denton and Reddish 20052005
Peter Hain * Neath 19911991
Mike Hall Weaver Vale 19971997
Patrick Hall Bedford 19971997
David Hamilton Midlothian 20012001
Fabian Hamilton Leeds North East 19971997
David Hanson Delyn 19921992
Harriet Harman * Camberwell and Peckham 19971982
Tom Harris Glasgow South 20052001
Dai Havard Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney 20012001
Sylvia Heal Halesowen and Rowley Regis 19971997Deputy Speaker of the House of Commons
John Healey Wentworth 19971997
Doug Henderson Newcastle upon Tyne North 19871987
Stephen Hepburn Jarrow 19971997
John Heppell Nottingham East 19921992
Stephen Hesford Wirral West 19971997
Patricia Hewitt Leicester West 19971997
David Heyes Ashton-under-Lyne 20012001
Keith Hill Streatham 19921992
Margaret Hodge * Barking 19941994
Sharon Hodgson Gateshead East and Washington West 20052005
Kate Hoey * Vauxhall 19891989
Jimmy Hood Lanark and Hamilton East 20051987
Geoff Hoon Ashfield 19921992
Kelvin Hopkins Luton North 19971997
George Howarth * Knowsley North and Sefton East 19971986
Kim Howells * Pontypridd 19891989
Lindsay Hoyle Chorley 19971997
Beverley Hughes Stretford and Urmston 19971997
Joan Humble Blackpool North and Fleetwood 19971997
John Hutton Barrow and Furness 19921992
Brian Iddon Bolton South East 19971997
Eric Illsley Barnsley Central 19871987
Adam Ingram East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow 19871987
Huw Irranca-Davies * Ogmore 20022002
Glenda Jackson Hampstead and Highgate 19921992
Sian James Swansea East 20052005
Brian Jenkins * Tamworth 19971996
Alan Johnson Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle 19971997
Diana Johnson Kingston upon Hull North 20052005
Helen Jones Warrington North 19971997
Kevan Jones North Durham 20012001
Lynne Jones Birmingham, Selly Oak 19921992
Martyn Jones Clwyd South 19971987
Tessa Jowell Dulwich and West Norwood 19971992
Eric Joyce * Falkirk 20052000
Gerald Kaufman Manchester Gorton 19831970
Sally Keeble Northampton North 19971997
Barbara Keeley Worsley 20052005
Ann Keen Brentford and Isleworth 19971997
Ruth Kelly Bolton West 19971997
Fraser Kemp Houghton and Washington East 19971997
Jane Kennedy Liverpool Wavertree 19971992
Sadiq Khan Tooting 20052005
Piara Khabra Ealing Southall 19921992died 19 June 2007
David Kidney Stafford 19971997
Peter Kilfoyle * Liverpool Walton 19911991
Jim Knight South Dorset 20012001
Ashok Kumar Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland 19971991
Stephen Ladyman South Thanet 19971997
David Lammy * Tottenham 20002000
Robert Laxton Derby North 19971997
Tom Levitt High Peak 19971997
Ivan Lewis Bury South 19971997
Martin Linton Battersea 19971997
Tony Lloyd Manchester Central 19971983
Ian Lucas Wrexham 20012001
John MacDougall Glenrothes 20052001
Andrew MacKinlay Thurrock 19921992
Denis MacShane * Rotherham 19941994
Fiona Mactaggart Slough 19971997
Khalid Mahmood Birmingham, Perry Barr 20012001
Shahid Malik Dewsbury 20052005
Judy Mallaber Amber Valley 19971997
John Mann Bassetlaw 20012001
Rob Marris Wolverhampton South West 20012001
Michael Martin Glasgow North East 20051979 Speaker
Gordon Marsden Blackpool South 19971997
David Marshall Glasgow East 20051979Retired due to ill health in 2008
Bob Marshall-Andrews Medway 19971997
Eric Martlew Carlisle 19871987
Stephen McCabe Birmingham, Hall Green 19971997
Christine McCafferty Calder Valley 19971997
Kerry McCarthy Bristol East 20052005
Ian McCartney Makerfield 19871987
Siobhain McDonagh Mitcham and Morden 19971997
John McDonnell Hayes and Harlington 19971997
Pat McFadden Wolverhampton South East 20052005
James McGovern Dundee West 20052005
Anne McGuire Stirling 19971997
Shona McIsaac Cleethorpes 19971997
Ann McKechin Glasgow North 20052001
Rosemary McKenna Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East 20051997
Tony McNulty Harrow East 19971997
Michael Meacher Oldham West and Royton 19971970
Alan Meale Mansfield 19871987
Gillian Merron Lincoln 19971997
Alan Milburn Darlington 19921992
David Miliband South Shields 20012001
Ed Miliband Doncaster North 20052005
Andrew Miller Ellesmere Port and Neston 19921992
Austin Mitchell * Great Grimsby 19771977
Anne Moffat East Lothian 20012001
Laura Moffatt Crawley 19971997
Chris Mole Ipswich 20012001
Madeleine Moon Bridgend 20052005
Margaret Moran Luton South 19971997
Jessica Morden Newport East 20052005
Julie Morgan Cardiff North 19971997
Elliot Morley Scunthorpe 19971987
Kali Mountford Colne Valley 19971997
George Mudie Leeds East 19921992
Chris Mullin Sunderland South 19871987
Jim Murphy East Renfrewshire 20051997
Denis Murphy Wansbeck 19971997
Paul Murphy Torfaen 19871987
Dan Norris Wansdyke 19971997
Mike O'Brien North Warwickshire 19921992
Edward O'Hara * Knowsley South 19901990
Bill Olner Nuneaton 19921992
Sandra Osborne Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock 20051997
Albert Owen Ynys Môn 20012001
Nick Palmer Broxtowe 19971997
Ian Pearson * Dudley South 19971994
James Plaskitt Warwick and Leamington 19971997
Greg Pope Hyndburn 19921992
Stephen Pound Ealing North 19971997
Bridget Prentice Lewisham East 19921992
Gordon Prentice Pendle 19921992
John Prescott Kingston upon Hull East 19701970
Dawn Primarolo Bristol South 19871987
Gwyn Prosser Dover 19971997
James Purnell Stalybridge and Hyde 20012001
Bill Rammell Harlow 19971997
Nick Raynsford * Greenwich and Woolwich 19971986
Jamie Reed Copeland 20052005
John Reid Airdrie and Shotts 20051987
John Robertson * Glasgow North West 20052000
Geoffrey Robinson * Coventry North West 19761976
Terry Rooney * Bradford North 19901990
Frank Roy Motherwell and Wishaw 19971997
Chris Ruane Vale of Clwyd 19971997
Joan Ruddock Lewisham Deptford 19871987
Christine Russell Chester, City of 19971997
Joan Ryan Enfield North 19971997
Martin Salter Reading West 19971997
Mohammad Sarwar Glasgow Central 20051997
Alison Seabeck Plymouth Devonport 20052005
Virendra Sharma Ealing Southall 20072007
Jonathan Shaw Chatham and Aylesford 19971997
James Sheridan Paisley and Renfrewshire North 20052001
Clare Short Birmingham Ladywood 19831983Whip was taken away from her by Jacqui Smith, the then Chief Whip, in 2007. She is no longer a member of the Parliamentary Labour Party.
Siôn Simon Birmingham, Erdington 20012001
Alan Simpson Nottingham South 19921992
Marsha Singh Bradford West 19971997
Piara Khabra Ealing Southall 19921992
Dennis Skinner Bolsover 19701970
Andy Slaughter Ealing, Acton and Shepherd's Bush 20052005
Andrew Smith Oxford East 19871987
Angela Smith Sheffield Hillsborough 20052005
Geraldine Smith Morecambe and Lunesdale 19971997
Jacqui Smith Redditch 19971997
John Smith * Vale of Glamorgan 19971989
Anne Snelgrove Swindon South 20052005
Peter Soulsby Leicester South 20052005
Helen Southworth Warrington South 19971997
John Spellar * Warley 19821997
Rachel Squire Dunfermline and West Fife 1992 2005 died in 2006, by-election won by LibDem
Phyllis Starkey Milton Keynes South West 19971997
Ian Stewart Eccles 19971997
Howard Stoate Dartford 19971997
Gavin Strang Edinburgh East 20051970
Jack Straw Blackburn 19791979
Graham Stringer Manchester Blackley 19971997
Gisela Stuart Birmingham, Edgbaston 19971997
Gerry Sutcliffe * Bradford South 19941994
Mark Tami Alyn and Deeside 20012001
Dari Taylor Stockton South 19971997
Emily Thornberry Islington South and Finsbury 20052005
Stephen Timms * East Ham 19971994
Paddy Tipping Sherwood 19921992
Mark Todd South Derbyshire 19971997
Jon Trickett * Hemsworth 19961996
Paul Truswell Pudsey 19971997
Desmond Turner Brighton Kemptown 19971997
Neil Turner * Wigan 1999 1999
Derek Twigg Halton 19971997
Kitty Ussher Burnley 20052005
Keith Vaz Leicester East 19871987
Rudi Vis Finchley and Golders Green 19971997
Joan Walley Stoke-on-Trent North 19871987
Lynda Waltho Stourbridge 20052005
Claire Ward Watford 19971997
Bob Wareing Liverpool West Derby 19831983
Tom Watson West Bromwich East 20012001
David Watts St Helens North 19971997
Alan Whitehead Southampton Test 19971997
Malcolm Wicks Croydon North 19971992
Alan Williams Swansea West 20051964
Betty Williams Conwy 19971997
Michael Wills Swindon North 19971997
Phil Wilson Sedgefield 20072007Elected after the resignation of Tony Blair in 2007
David Winnick Walsall North 19791966
Rosie Winterton Doncaster Central 19971997
Mike Wood Batley and Spen 19971997
Shaun Woodward St Helens South 20011997
Phil Woolas Oldham East and Saddleworth 19971997
Tony Wright Cannock Chase 19971992
Tony Wright Great Yarmouth 19971997
Iain Wright * Hartlepool 20042004
David Wright Telford 20012001
Derek Wyatt Sittingbourne and Sheppey 19971997

By-elections

By-electionDateIncumbentPartyWinnerPartyCause
Livingston 29 September 2005 Robin Cook Labour Jim Devine Labour Death (heart attack)
Dunfermline and West Fife 9 February 2006 Rachel Squire Labour Willie Rennie Liberal Democrats Death (cancer/stroke)
Sedgefield 19 July 2007 Tony Blair Labour Phil Wilson Labour Taken up job at the quartet
Ealing Southall 19 July 2007 Piara Khabra Labour Virendra Sharma Labour Death (Liver failure)
Crewe and Nantwich 22 May 2008 Gwyneth Dunwoody Labour Edward Timpson Conservative Death
Glasgow East 24 July 2008 David Marshall Labour John Mason Scottish National Party Ill health

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