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List of MPs who stood down at the 2010 United Kingdom general election

November 16, 2023

A record number of Members of Parliament (MPs) stood down at the 2010 general election, meaning they were MPs in the 54th Parliament, but chose not to contest the 2010 general election, in some cases after being deselected by their parties.

This election had an unusually high number of MPs choosing not to seek re-election, with more standing down than did so at the 1945 election (which on account of the extraordinary wartime circumstances came ten years after the preceding election).[1] This has been attributed to the expenses scandal and the fact that redundancy-style payments for departing MPs may be scrapped after the election.[2]

In all, 149 MPs (100 Labour, 35 Conservatives, seven Liberal Democrats, two independents, one Independent Conservative and one member each from Plaid Cymru, the Scottish National Party, the Democratic Unionist Party, and Social Democratic and Labour Party) announced that they would not be contesting the next election. In four of these cases a sitting MP was not selected by their Constituency Labour Party to stand.

In addition, three seats were vacant at the dissolution of Parliament on 12 April 2010, where the sitting MP had died or resigned and no by-election had been held.

MPs who were de-selected, barred from standing or defeated in selection edit

Party Name Constituency Year elected Reason for not standing Replaced as MP by Party
Labour Party David Chaytor Bury North 1997 Barred from standing due to United Kingdom parliamentary expenses scandal David Nuttall Conservative Party
Jim Devine Livingston 2005 Barred from standing due to United Kingdom parliamentary expenses scandal Graeme Morrice Labour Party
Anne Moffat East Lothian 2001 De-selected Fiona O'Donnell Labour Party
Edward O'Hara Knowsley South 1990 Defeated in selection process by fellow MP George Howarth George Howarth Labour Party
Margaret Moran Luton South 1997 Barred from standing due to United Kingdom Parliamentary expenses scandal Gavin Shuker Labour Party
The Right Honourable
Elliot Morley 		Scunthorpe 1987 Barred from standing due to United Kingdom parliamentary expenses scandal Nic Dakin Labour Party
Ian Stewart Eccles 1997 Defeated in selection process by fellow MP Hazel Blears Hazel Blears Labour Party
Bob Wareing Liverpool West Derby 1983 De-selected Stephen Twigg Labour Party
Conservative John Greenway Ryedale 1987 Defeated in selection process by fellow MP Anne McIntosh Anne McIntosh Conservative Party

Labour edit

Labour's National Executive Committee (NEC) barred five MPs from standing as official Labour Party candidates at the 2010 general election in the wake of the United Kingdom parliamentary expenses scandal.[3][4] However, they could stand as independent candidates. Three of these MPs, David Chaytor, Margaret Moran and Elliot Morley, stated that they would be standing down as MPs. Another, Ian Gibson, resigned his seat, causing a by-election in Norwich North that was won by Conservative candidate Chloe Smith. The fifth, Jim Devine, hinted either at forcing a by-election or standing for re-election as an independent,[5] but ended up standing down.[6]

The East Lothian Labour Party voted on 19 March 2010 to deselect their MP, Anne Moffat, who appealed the decision the NEC, which rejected her appeal.[7] Moffat chose to stand down at the general election, and it was revealed that she had been negotiating a pension based on retirement with a health condition at the same time she was fighting the deselection.[8]

List of Labour MPs standing down:

  1. Hilary Armstrong — North West Durham, announced 4 July 2009[9]
  2. John Austin — Erith and Thamesmead, announced 31 July 2008[10]
  3. John Battle — Leeds West, announced 20 October 2006[11]
  4. Liz Blackman — Erewash, announced 9 January 2010[12]
  5. Des Browne — Kilmarnock and Loudoun, announced 27 November 2009[13]
  6. Colin Burgon — Elmet, announced 23 April 2009[14]
  7. Stephen Byers — North Tyneside, announced 14 November 2009[15]
  8. Richard Caborn — Sheffield Central, announced 13 September 2007[16]
  9. Colin Challen — Morley and Rothwell, announced 30 January 2007[17]
  10. Ben Chapman — Wirral South, announced 21 May 2009 [18]
  11. David Chaytor — Bury North, announced 2 June 2009[19]
  12. Michael Clapham — Barnsley West and Penistone, announced 14 November 2006[20]
  13. David Clelland — Tyne Bridge, announced 26 January 2010[21]
  14. Harry Cohen — Leyton and Wanstead, announced 30 June 2009 [22]
  15. Jim Cousins — Newcastle upon Tyne Central, announced 9 June 2009[23]
  16. Ann Cryer — Keighley, announced 21 August 2008[24]
  17. John Cummings — Easington, announced 9 October 2006[25]
  18. Claire Curtis-Thomas — Crosby, announced 7 October 2009[26]
  19. Quentin Davies — Grantham and Stamford[27]
  20. Janet Dean — Burton, announced 20 June 2007[28]
  21. Jim Devine — Livingston, prevented from standing as a Labour candidate 15 June 2009.[4]
  22. Jeffrey Ennis — Barnsley East and Mexborough, announced 9 February 2010[29]
  23. Bill Etherington — Sunderland North, announced 9 December 2006[30]
  24. Mark Fisher — Stoke-on-Trent Central, announced 10 March 2010[31]
  25. Barbara Follett — Stevenage, announced 1 October 2009[32]
  26. Bruce George — Walsall South, announced 18 February 2010[33]
  27. Neil Gerrard — Walthamstow, announced 23 February 2007[34]
  28. Nigel Griffiths — Edinburgh South, announced 31 January 2010[35]
  29. John Grogan — Selby, announced 10 October 2006[36]
  30. Mike Hall — Weaver Vale, announced 2 February 2010[37]
  31. Sylvia Heal — Halesowen and Rowley Regis, announced 9 March 2010[38]
  32. Doug Henderson — Newcastle upon Tyne North, announced 4 July 2009[9]
  33. John Heppell — Nottingham East, announced 26 March 2010[39]
  34. Stephen Hesford — Wirral West, announced 23 January 2010[40]
  35. Patricia Hewitt — Leicester West, announced 2 June 2009[41]
  36. Keith Hill — Streatham, announced 23 May 2007[42]
  37. Geoff Hoon — Ashfield, announced 11 February 2010[43]
  38. Kim Howells — Pontypridd, announced 18 December 2009[44]
  39. Beverley Hughes — Stretford and Urmston, announced 2 June 2009[41]
  40. Joan Humble — Blackpool North and Fleetwood, announced 27 February 2010[45]
  41. John Hutton — Barrow and Furness, announced 5 June 2009[46]
  42. Brian Iddon — Bolton South East, announced 5 October 2006[47]
  43. Adam Ingram — East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow, announced 27 March 2009[48]
  44. Lynne Jones — Birmingham Selly Oak, announced January 2007[49]
  45. Martyn Jones — Clwyd South, announced 7 May 2009[50]
  46. Ruth Kelly — Bolton West, announced 2 October 2008[51]
  47. Fraser Kemp — Houghton and Washington East. announced 6 September 2008[52]
  48. Jane Kennedy — Liverpool Wavertree, announced 9 November 2009[53]
  49. Peter Kilfoyle — Liverpool Walton, announced 23 February 2010[54]
  50. Robert Laxton — Derby North, announced 19 October 2009[55]
  51. David Lepper — Brighton Pavilion, announced 19 September 2006[56]
  52. Tom Levitt — High Peak, announced 12 November 2009[57]
  53. Tommy McAvoy — Rutherglen and Hamilton West, announced 20 February 2010[58]
  54. Chris McCafferty — Calder Valley, announced 7 March 2007[59]
  55. Ian McCartney — Makerfield, announced 23 May 2009[60]
  56. John McFall — West Dunbartonshire, announced 29 January 2010[61]
  57. Rosemary McKenna — Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East, announced 3 August 2007[62]
  58. Andrew MacKinlay — Thurrock, announced 24 July 2009[63]
  59. Bob Marshall-Andrews — Medway, announced 17 July 2007[64]
  60. Eric Martlew — Carlisle, announced 1 May 2009[65]
  61. Alan Milburn — Darlington, announced 27 June 2009[66]
  62. Anne Moffat — East Lothian, de-selected 19 March 2010, announced 25 March 2010[8]
  63. Laura Moffatt — Crawley, announced 15 March 2010[67]
  64. Margaret Moran — Luton South, announced 28 May 2009[68]
  65. Elliot Morley — Scunthorpe, announced 29 May 2009[69]
  66. Kali Mountford — Colne Valley, announced 16 January 2009[70]
  67. Chris Mullin — Sunderland South, announced 10 May 2008[71]
  68. Denis Murphy — Wansbeck, announced 5 November 2009[72]
  69. Doug Naysmith — Bristol North West, announced 26 January 2007[73]
  70. Edward O'Hara — Knowsley South, defeated in selection for merged seat 26 April 2007 and not running as an independent[74]
  71. Bill Olner — Nuneaton, announced 25 March 2007[75]
  72. Ian Pearson — Dudley South, announced 21 January 2010[76]
  73. Greg Pope — Hyndburn, announced 11 June 2009[77]
  74. Bridget Prentice — Lewisham East, announced 6 April 2009[78]
  75. John Prescott — Kingston upon Hull East, announced 27 August 2007[79]
  76. James Purnell — Stalybridge and Hyde, announced 19 February 2010[80]
  77. Ken Purchase — Wolverhampton North East, announced 27 October 2007[81]
  78. John Reid — Airdrie and Shotts, announced 15 September 2007[82]
  79. Martin Salter — Reading West, announced 10 February 2009[83]
  80. Mohammad Sarwar — Glasgow Central, announced 21 June 2007[84]
  81. Siôn Simon — Birmingham Erdington, announced 3 February 2010[85]
  82. Alan Simpson — Nottingham South, announced 18 February 2007[86]
  83. John Smith — Vale of Glamorgan, announced 22 May 2009[87]
  84. Helen Southworth — Warrington South, announced 16 June 2009[88]
  85. Ian Stewart — Eccles, defeated in selection for merged seat 19 January 2008[89]
  86. Howard Stoate — Dartford, announced 28 July 2009[90]
  87. Gavin Strang — Edinburgh East, announced 26 November 2007,[91] but reversed his decision 31 March 2008.[92] He announced on 27 June 2008 that he will stand down after all.[93]
  88. Paddy Tipping — Sherwood, announced 23 October 2009[94]
  89. Mark Todd — South Derbyshire, announced 21 September 2007[95]
  90. Don Touhig — Islwyn, announced 29 January 2010[96]
  91. Paul Truswell — Pudsey, announced 8 July 2009[97]
  92. Des Turner — Brighton Kemptown, announced 23 October 2006[98]
  93. Neil Turner — Wigan, announced 31 July 2009[99]
  94. Kitty Ussher — Burnley, announced 17 June 2009[100]
  95. Rudi Vis — Finchley and Golders Green, announced 28 May 2008[101]
  96. Alan Williams — Swansea West, announced September 2006[102]
  97. Betty Williams — Conwy, announced 12 September 2008[103]
  98. Michael Wills — North Swindon, announced 14 September 2009[104]
  99. Tony Wright — Cannock Chase, announced 21 July 2008[105]
  100. Derek Wyatt — Sittingbourne and Sheppey, announced 1 July 2009 [106]

Conservative edit

  1. Michael Ancram — Devizes, announced 11 August 2009[107]
  2. Peter Ainsworth — East Surrey, announced 5 January 2010[108]
  3. Peter Atkinson — Hexham, announced 19 June 2008[109]
  4. Tim Boswell — Daventry, announced 31 March 2006[110]
  5. Angela Browning — Tiverton and Honiton, announced 17 November 2006[111]
  6. Sir John Butterfill — Bournemouth West, announced 17 March 2008[112]
  7. Sir Patrick Cormack — South Staffordshire, announced 1 December 2009[113]
  8. David Curry — Skipton and Ripon, announced 5 February 2009[114]
  9. Christopher Fraser — Norfolk South West, announced 28 May 2009[115]
  10. Paul Goodman — Wycombe, announced 5 June 2009[116]
  11. John Greenway — Ryedale, announced 28 November 2006[117]
  12. John Gummer — Suffolk Coastal, announced 30 December 2009[118]
  13. Douglas Hogg — Sleaford and North Hykeham, announced 19 May 2009[119]
  14. John Horam — Orpington, announced 12 October 2009[120]
  15. Michael Howard — Folkestone and Hythe, announced 17 March 2006[121]
  16. Michael Jack — Fylde, announced 14 March 2008[122]
  17. Robert Key — Salisbury, announced 2 December 2009[123]
  18. Julie Kirkbride — Bromsgrove, announced on 28 May 2009 that she would stand down,[124] reversed her decision on 5 November,[125] then announced she would indeed stand down on 18 December[126]
  19. Jacqui Lait — Beckenham, announced 21 September 2009[127]
  20. Sir Michael Lord — Central Suffolk and North Ipswich, announced 12 September 2009[128]
  21. Andrew MacKay — Bracknell, announced 23 May 2009[129]
  22. David Maclean — Penrith and The Border, announced 26 June 2009[130]
  23. Humfrey Malins — Woking, announced 16 March 2009[131]
  24. John Maples — Stratford-on-Avon, announced 10 January 2010[132]
  25. Michael Mates — East Hampshire, announced 24 November 2006[133]
  26. Malcolm Moss — North East Cambridgeshire, announced 6 September 2007[134]
  27. Sir Michael Spicer — West Worcestershire, announced 24 March 2006[135]
  28. Richard Spring — West Suffolk, announced 23 November 2009[136]
  29. Anthony Steen — Totnes, announced 20 May 2009[137]
  30. Ian Taylor — Esher and Walton, announced 16 June 2009[138]
  31. Sir Peter Viggers — Gosport, announced 20 May 2009[139]
  32. Ann Widdecombe — Maidstone and The Weald, announced 7 October 2007 [140]
  33. David Wilshire — Spelthorne, announced 15 October 2009[141]
  34. Sir Nicholas Winterton — Macclesfield, announced 25 May 2009[142]
  35. Ann, Lady Winterton — Congleton, announced 25 May 2009[142]

Liberal Democrats edit

  1. John Barrett — Edinburgh West, announced 25 July 2009[143]
  2. Colin Breed — South East Cornwall, announced 9 October 2007[144]
  3. David Howarth — Cambridge, announced 5 November 2009[145]
  4. Paul Keetch — Hereford, announced 16 November 2006[146]
  5. Mark Oaten — Winchester, announced 25 July 2006[147]
  6. Matthew Taylor — Truro and St Austell, announced 17 January 2007.[148]
  7. Phil Willis — Harrogate and Knaresborough, announced 18 May 2007.[149]

Other parties edit

Andrew Pelling (Croydon Central), who was elected as a Conservative but had the party whip withdrawn, announced on 4 December 2007 that he would not stand for re-election.[150] He was later reported to be reconsidering,[151] and on 30 March 2010 he confirmed that he would stand for re-election as an Independent candidate.[152]

  1. Derek Conway (Independent conservative; Conservative Party whip withdrawn) — Old Bexley and Sidcup, announced 30 January 2008[153]
  2. Eddie McGrady (Social Democratic and Labour Party) — South Down, announced 25 February 2010[154]
  3. Ian Paisley (Democratic Unionist Party) — North Antrim, announced January 2008,[155] although it was speculated that he may have reversed his decision.[156] Paisley finally confirmed his intention to stand down on 2 March 2010.[157]
  4. Adam Price (Plaid Cymru) — Carmarthen East and Dinefwr, announced 18 September 2009[158]
  5. Alex Salmond MSP (Scottish National Party) — Banff and Buchan, announced 15 January 2006[159] (will remain an MSP)
  6. Clare Short (Independent; elected as Labour, resigned the whip 20 October 2006) — Birmingham Ladywood, announced 14 September 2006.[160][161]
  7. Robert Wareing (Independent; elected as Labour, deselected resigned the whip in October 2007) — Liverpool West Derby, announced 4 March 2010.[162]

Seats vacant edit

Three seats in the House of Commons were vacant when Parliament was dissolved on 12 April. In two cases the sitting Members had indicated that they would be standing down at the general election.

  1. Ashok Kumar — (Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland, Labour) died on 15 March 2010, having intended to fight his seat at the coming election.[163]
  2. Iris Robinson — (Strangford, Democratic Unionist Party) had announced on 28 December 2009 that she would not seek re-election.[164] However subsequent events led her to resign her seat on 13 January 2010.
  3. David Taylor — (North West Leicestershire, Labour) had announced on 13 May 2008 that he would stand down at the general election,[165] but died on 26 December 2009.[166]

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A record number of Members of Parliament MPs stood down at the 2010 general election meaning they were MPs in the 54th Parliament but chose not to contest the 2010 general election in some cases after being deselected by their parties This election had an unusually high number of MPs choosing not to seek re election with more standing down than did so at the 1945 election which on account of the extraordinary wartime circumstances came ten years after the preceding election 1 This has been attributed to the expenses scandal and the fact that redundancy style payments for departing MPs may be scrapped after the election 2 In all 149 MPs 100 Labour 35 Conservatives seven Liberal Democrats two independents one Independent Conservative and one member each from Plaid Cymru the Scottish National Party the Democratic Unionist Party and Social Democratic and Labour Party announced that they would not be contesting the next election In four of these cases a sitting MP was not selected by their Constituency Labour Party to stand In addition three seats were vacant at the dissolution of Parliament on 12 April 2010 where the sitting MP had died or resigned and no by election had been held Contents 1 MPs who were de selected barred from standing or defeated in selection 2 Labour 3 Conservative 4 Liberal Democrats 5 Other parties 6 Seats vacant 7 ReferencesMPs who were de selected barred from standing or defeated in selection editParty Name Constituency Year elected Reason for not standing Replaced as MP by PartyLabour Party David Chaytor Bury North 1997 Barred from standing due to United Kingdom parliamentary expenses scandal David Nuttall Conservative PartyJim Devine Livingston 2005 Barred from standing due to United Kingdom parliamentary expenses scandal Graeme Morrice Labour PartyAnne Moffat East Lothian 2001 De selected Fiona O Donnell Labour PartyEdward O Hara Knowsley South 1990 Defeated in selection process by fellow MP George Howarth George Howarth Labour PartyMargaret Moran Luton South 1997 Barred from standing due to United Kingdom Parliamentary expenses scandal Gavin Shuker Labour PartyThe Right Honourable Elliot Morley Scunthorpe 1987 Barred from standing due to United Kingdom parliamentary expenses scandal Nic Dakin Labour PartyIan Stewart Eccles 1997 Defeated in selection process by fellow MP Hazel Blears Hazel Blears Labour PartyBob Wareing Liverpool West Derby 1983 De selected Stephen Twigg Labour PartyConservative John Greenway Ryedale 1987 Defeated in selection process by fellow MP Anne McIntosh Anne McIntosh Conservative PartyLabour editLabour s National Executive Committee NEC barred five MPs from standing as official Labour Party candidates at the 2010 general election in the wake of the United Kingdom parliamentary expenses scandal 3 4 However they could stand as independent candidates Three of these MPs David Chaytor Margaret Moran and Elliot Morley stated that they would be standing down as MPs Another Ian Gibson resigned his seat causing a by election in Norwich North that was won by Conservative candidate Chloe Smith The fifth Jim Devine hinted either at forcing a by election or standing for re election as an independent 5 but ended up standing down 6 The East Lothian Labour Party voted on 19 March 2010 to deselect their MP Anne Moffat who appealed the decision the NEC which rejected her appeal 7 Moffat chose to stand down at the general election and it was revealed that she had been negotiating a pension based on retirement with a health condition at the same time she was fighting the deselection 8 List of Labour MPs standing down Hilary Armstrong North West Durham announced 4 July 2009 9 John Austin Erith and Thamesmead announced 31 July 2008 10 John Battle Leeds West announced 20 October 2006 11 Liz Blackman Erewash announced 9 January 2010 12 Des Browne Kilmarnock and Loudoun announced 27 November 2009 13 Colin Burgon Elmet announced 23 April 2009 14 Stephen Byers North Tyneside announced 14 November 2009 15 Richard Caborn Sheffield Central announced 13 September 2007 16 Colin Challen Morley and Rothwell announced 30 January 2007 17 Ben Chapman Wirral South announced 21 May 2009 18 David Chaytor Bury North announced 2 June 2009 19 Michael Clapham Barnsley West and Penistone announced 14 November 2006 20 David Clelland Tyne Bridge announced 26 January 2010 21 Harry Cohen Leyton and Wanstead announced 30 June 2009 22 Jim Cousins Newcastle upon Tyne Central announced 9 June 2009 23 Ann Cryer Keighley announced 21 August 2008 24 John Cummings Easington announced 9 October 2006 25 Claire Curtis Thomas Crosby announced 7 October 2009 26 Quentin Davies Grantham and Stamford 27 Janet Dean Burton announced 20 June 2007 28 Jim Devine Livingston prevented from standing as a Labour candidate 15 June 2009 4 Jeffrey Ennis Barnsley East and Mexborough announced 9 February 2010 29 Bill Etherington Sunderland North announced 9 December 2006 30 Mark Fisher Stoke on Trent Central announced 10 March 2010 31 Barbara Follett Stevenage announced 1 October 2009 32 Bruce George Walsall South announced 18 February 2010 33 Neil Gerrard Walthamstow announced 23 February 2007 34 Nigel Griffiths Edinburgh South announced 31 January 2010 35 John Grogan Selby announced 10 October 2006 36 Mike Hall Weaver Vale announced 2 February 2010 37 Sylvia Heal Halesowen and Rowley Regis announced 9 March 2010 38 Doug Henderson Newcastle upon Tyne North announced 4 July 2009 9 John Heppell Nottingham East announced 26 March 2010 39 Stephen Hesford Wirral West announced 23 January 2010 40 Patricia Hewitt Leicester West announced 2 June 2009 41 Keith Hill Streatham announced 23 May 2007 42 Geoff Hoon Ashfield announced 11 February 2010 43 Kim Howells Pontypridd announced 18 December 2009 44 Beverley Hughes Stretford and Urmston announced 2 June 2009 41 Joan Humble Blackpool North and Fleetwood announced 27 February 2010 45 John Hutton Barrow and Furness announced 5 June 2009 46 Brian Iddon Bolton South East announced 5 October 2006 47 Adam Ingram East Kilbride Strathaven and Lesmahagow announced 27 March 2009 48 Lynne Jones Birmingham Selly Oak announced January 2007 49 Martyn Jones Clwyd South announced 7 May 2009 50 Ruth Kelly Bolton West announced 2 October 2008 51 Fraser Kemp Houghton and Washington East announced 6 September 2008 52 Jane Kennedy Liverpool Wavertree announced 9 November 2009 53 Peter Kilfoyle Liverpool Walton announced 23 February 2010 54 Robert Laxton Derby North announced 19 October 2009 55 David Lepper Brighton Pavilion announced 19 September 2006 56 Tom Levitt High Peak announced 12 November 2009 57 Tommy McAvoy Rutherglen and Hamilton West announced 20 February 2010 58 Chris McCafferty Calder Valley announced 7 March 2007 59 Ian McCartney Makerfield announced 23 May 2009 60 John McFall West Dunbartonshire announced 29 January 2010 61 Rosemary McKenna Cumbernauld Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East announced 3 August 2007 62 Andrew MacKinlay Thurrock announced 24 July 2009 63 Bob Marshall Andrews Medway announced 17 July 2007 64 Eric Martlew Carlisle announced 1 May 2009 65 Alan Milburn Darlington announced 27 June 2009 66 Anne Moffat East Lothian de selected 19 March 2010 announced 25 March 2010 8 Laura Moffatt Crawley announced 15 March 2010 67 Margaret Moran Luton South announced 28 May 2009 68 Elliot Morley Scunthorpe announced 29 May 2009 69 Kali Mountford Colne Valley announced 16 January 2009 70 Chris Mullin Sunderland South announced 10 May 2008 71 Denis Murphy Wansbeck announced 5 November 2009 72 Doug Naysmith Bristol North West announced 26 January 2007 73 Edward O Hara Knowsley South defeated in selection for merged seat 26 April 2007 and not running as an independent 74 Bill Olner Nuneaton announced 25 March 2007 75 Ian Pearson Dudley South announced 21 January 2010 76 Greg Pope Hyndburn announced 11 June 2009 77 Bridget Prentice Lewisham East announced 6 April 2009 78 John Prescott Kingston upon Hull East announced 27 August 2007 79 James Purnell Stalybridge and Hyde announced 19 February 2010 80 Ken Purchase Wolverhampton North East announced 27 October 2007 81 John Reid Airdrie and Shotts announced 15 September 2007 82 Martin Salter Reading West announced 10 February 2009 83 Mohammad Sarwar Glasgow Central announced 21 June 2007 84 Sion Simon Birmingham Erdington announced 3 February 2010 85 Alan Simpson Nottingham South announced 18 February 2007 86 John Smith Vale of Glamorgan announced 22 May 2009 87 Helen Southworth Warrington South announced 16 June 2009 88 Ian Stewart Eccles defeated in selection for merged seat 19 January 2008 89 Howard Stoate Dartford announced 28 July 2009 90 Gavin Strang Edinburgh East announced 26 November 2007 91 but reversed his decision 31 March 2008 92 He announced on 27 June 2008 that he will stand down after all 93 Paddy Tipping Sherwood announced 23 October 2009 94 Mark Todd South Derbyshire announced 21 September 2007 95 Don Touhig Islwyn announced 29 January 2010 96 Paul Truswell Pudsey announced 8 July 2009 97 Des Turner Brighton Kemptown announced 23 October 2006 98 Neil Turner Wigan announced 31 July 2009 99 Kitty Ussher Burnley announced 17 June 2009 100 Rudi Vis Finchley and Golders Green announced 28 May 2008 101 Alan Williams Swansea West announced September 2006 102 Betty Williams Conwy announced 12 September 2008 103 Michael Wills North Swindon announced 14 September 2009 104 Tony Wright Cannock Chase announced 21 July 2008 105 Derek Wyatt Sittingbourne and Sheppey announced 1 July 2009 106 Conservative editMichael Ancram Devizes announced 11 August 2009 107 Peter Ainsworth East Surrey announced 5 January 2010 108 Peter Atkinson Hexham announced 19 June 2008 109 Tim Boswell Daventry announced 31 March 2006 110 Angela Browning Tiverton and Honiton announced 17 November 2006 111 Sir John Butterfill Bournemouth West announced 17 March 2008 112 Sir Patrick Cormack South Staffordshire announced 1 December 2009 113 David Curry Skipton and Ripon announced 5 February 2009 114 Christopher Fraser Norfolk South West announced 28 May 2009 115 Paul Goodman Wycombe announced 5 June 2009 116 John Greenway Ryedale announced 28 November 2006 117 John Gummer Suffolk Coastal announced 30 December 2009 118 Douglas Hogg Sleaford and North Hykeham announced 19 May 2009 119 John Horam Orpington announced 12 October 2009 120 Michael Howard Folkestone and Hythe announced 17 March 2006 121 Michael Jack Fylde announced 14 March 2008 122 Robert Key Salisbury announced 2 December 2009 123 Julie Kirkbride Bromsgrove announced on 28 May 2009 that she would stand down 124 reversed her decision on 5 November 125 then announced she would indeed stand down on 18 December 126 Jacqui Lait Beckenham announced 21 September 2009 127 Sir Michael Lord Central Suffolk and North Ipswich announced 12 September 2009 128 Andrew MacKay Bracknell announced 23 May 2009 129 David Maclean Penrith and The Border announced 26 June 2009 130 Humfrey Malins Woking announced 16 March 2009 131 John Maples Stratford on Avon announced 10 January 2010 132 Michael Mates East Hampshire announced 24 November 2006 133 Malcolm Moss North East Cambridgeshire announced 6 September 2007 134 Sir Michael Spicer West Worcestershire announced 24 March 2006 135 Richard Spring West Suffolk announced 23 November 2009 136 Anthony Steen Totnes announced 20 May 2009 137 Ian Taylor Esher and Walton announced 16 June 2009 138 Sir Peter Viggers Gosport announced 20 May 2009 139 Ann Widdecombe Maidstone and The Weald announced 7 October 2007 140 David Wilshire Spelthorne announced 15 October 2009 141 Sir Nicholas Winterton Macclesfield announced 25 May 2009 142 Ann Lady Winterton Congleton announced 25 May 2009 142 Liberal Democrats editJohn Barrett Edinburgh West announced 25 July 2009 143 Colin Breed South East Cornwall announced 9 October 2007 144 David Howarth Cambridge announced 5 November 2009 145 Paul Keetch Hereford announced 16 November 2006 146 Mark Oaten Winchester announced 25 July 2006 147 Matthew Taylor Truro and St Austell announced 17 January 2007 148 Phil Willis Harrogate and Knaresborough announced 18 May 2007 149 Other parties editAndrew Pelling Croydon Central who was elected as a Conservative but had the party whip withdrawn announced on 4 December 2007 that he would not stand for re election 150 He was later reported to be reconsidering 151 and on 30 March 2010 he confirmed that he would stand for re election as an Independent candidate 152 Derek Conway Independent conservative Conservative Party whip withdrawn Old Bexley and Sidcup announced 30 January 2008 153 Eddie McGrady Social Democratic and Labour Party South Down announced 25 February 2010 154 Ian Paisley Democratic Unionist Party North Antrim announced January 2008 155 although it was speculated that he may have reversed his decision 156 Paisley finally confirmed his intention to stand down on 2 March 2010 157 Adam Price Plaid Cymru Carmarthen East and Dinefwr announced 18 September 2009 158 Alex Salmond MSP Scottish National Party Banff and Buchan announced 15 January 2006 159 will remain an MSP Clare Short Independent elected as Labour resigned the whip 20 October 2006 Birmingham Ladywood announced 14 September 2006 160 161 Robert Wareing Independent elected as Labour deselected resigned the whip in October 2007 Liverpool West Derby announced 4 March 2010 162 Seats vacant editThree seats in the House of Commons were vacant when Parliament was dissolved on 12 April In two cases the sitting Members had indicated that they would be standing down at the general election Ashok Kumar Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland Labour died on 15 March 2010 having intended to fight his seat at the coming election 163 Iris Robinson Strangford Democratic Unionist Party had announced on 28 December 2009 that she would not seek re election 164 However subsequent events led her to resign her seat on 13 January 2010 David Taylor North West Leicestershire Labour had 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