Gwyneth Patricia Dunwoody was a British Labour Party politician,who was a Member of Parliament (MP) for Exeter from 1966 to 1970,and then for Crewe from February 1974 to her death in 2008. She was a moderate socialist and had a reputation as a fiercely independent parliamentarian,described as "intelligent,obstinate,opinionated and hard-working".
Angela Frances Browning,Baroness Browning is a British Conservative Party politician. She was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Tiverton and Honiton from 1997 to 2010,having previously been MP for Tiverton from 1992 to 1997.
Jacqueline Rita Lawrence is a politician in the United Kingdom. She was Labour Member of Parliament for the Welsh seat of Preseli Pembrokeshire,from 1997 until 2005.
Preseli Pembrokeshire was a seat and constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
Crewe and Nantwich is a constituency in Cheshire represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament. It was created in 1983;since 2024 its Member of Parliament (MP) has been Connor Naismith of the Labour Party.
Stephen Crabb is a British politician who served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Preseli Pembrokeshire from 2005 to 2024 and Chairman of the Welsh Affairs Select Committee from 2020. A member of the Welsh Conservatives,he served as Secretary of State for Work and Pensions from March to July 2016 under Prime Minister David Cameron. Crabb had previously been appointed a government whip,Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Wales (2012–2014) and Secretary of State for Wales (2014–2016) under Cameron. He lost his seat in the 2024 general election.
John Elliot Orr Dunwoody CBE was a British Labour politician.
Paul Windsor Davies is a British politician who has served as Member of the Senedd (MS) for Preseli Pembrokeshire since 2007. He served as Leader of the Welsh Conservatives and Leader of the Opposition in Wales from June 2018 to January 2021,resigning after possible breaches of Welsh COVID-19 rules. He had previously been Deputy Leader from 2011 to 2018 and Acting Leader in 2011 and 2018.
The 2008 Crewe and Nantwich by-election was a parliamentary by-election held on 22 May 2008,for the House of Commons constituency of Crewe and Nantwich,in Cheshire,England. The election was won by the Conservative party candidate Edward Timpson,who defeated the Labour party candidate Tamsin Dunwoody,on a swing from Labour to Conservative of 17.6%,a swing that in a general election would have seen nine Labour cabinet ministers lose their seats.
The 2008 Henley by-election to elect a member of the House of Commons for the constituency of Henley in Oxfordshire was held on 26 June 2008. It followed the election of the previous incumbent Boris Johnson as Mayor of London in May 2008. In order to resign from being an MP,Johnson accepted the post of Steward and Bailiff of the Manor of Northstead on 4 June 2008.
Anthony Edward Timpson,is a British politician who served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Eddisbury in Cheshire from 2019 to 2024. He is a member of the Conservative Party.
Helen Grant is a British politician who served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Maidstone and The Weald from 2010 until 2024 when the constituency was abolished,and subsequently Maidstone and Malling since July 2024. A member of the Conservative Party,she succeeded Ann Widdecombe,who was first elected in 1987.
The 2007 National Assembly for Wales election was held on Thursday 3 May 2007 to elect members to the National Assembly for Wales. It was the third general election. On the same day local elections in England and Scotland,as well as the Scottish Parliament election took place. This election was preceded by the previous Assembly election in 2003.
A deputy leadership election for the Labour Party in the United Kingdom took place on 2 October 1983 to replace incumbent Deputy Leader Denis Healey. Healey had served in the position since 1980,becoming deputy leader at the same time that Michael Foot became party leader. Foot and Healey had both announced their resignations after the general election on 9 June 1983,in which a disastrous performance left the Labour Party with just 209 seats in parliament.
Kelly Jane Tolhurst is a British politician who served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Rochester and Strood from 2015 to 2024. A member of the Conservative Party,she served as Minister of State for Schools and Childhood from September to October 2022.
Susan Mary Hayman,Baroness Hayman of Ullock is a British politician and life peer who has served as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Environment,Food and Rural Affairs since July 2024. A member of the Labour Party,she was Member of Parliament (MP) for Workington from 2015 to 2019. Hayman served as an Opposition Whip from 2015 to 2016 and Shadow Minister for Flooding and Coastal Communities from 2016 to 2017,then as Shadow Secretary of State for Environment,Food and Rural Affairs from 2017 to 2019 and was appointed to the House of Lords in 2020.
Laura Smith is a British politician who served as the Labour Member of Parliament (MP) for Crewe and Nantwich from 2017 to 2019. In 2017,she defeated the incumbent Conservative Edward Timpson by 48 votes,before losing her seat at the 2019 general election.
Joyce Rebekah "Joy" Morrissey is an American-born British Conservative Party politician who has served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Beaconsfield since 2019. She was a Lord Commissioner of the Treasury from November 2023 until July 2024. She has been Shadow Minister of State for Energy Security and Net Zero and an Opposition whip since July 2024.
The 2019 United Kingdom general election was held on 12 December 2019 to elect all 650 members of the House of Commons,including the 40 Welsh seats.
Kieran John Mullan is a British Conservative Party politician who is the Member of Parliament (MP) for Bexhill and Battle. He was previously the MP for Crewe and Nantwich between 2019 and 2024. He has been Shadow Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Transport since July 2024.
