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BRIEFING PAPER

Number 06652, 18 December 2019

Women Members of Parliament

By Richard Kelly

Inside: 1. Women MPs by date of first

election

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Number 06652, 18 December 2019 2

Contents 1. Women MPs by date of first election 3

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3 Women Members of Parliament

1. Women MPs by date of first election This briefing paper provides a list of all the women who have ever been elected to the House of Commons, since the passage of the Parliament (Qualification of Women) Act 1918, which allowed women to stand as parliamentary candidates from 1918. One of the earliest women MPs, Susan Lawrence (first elected in December 1923), “objected to being called ‘a woman MP’. ‘Why don’t you call Churchill a man MP?’ she was apt to demand”.1

Following the 2019 General Election, of the 650 seats in the House of Commons, 220 are held by women MPs. This is the highest number of women MPs ever to sit at the same time in the House of Commons.2

In total, since 1918, there have been 552 women MPs.

Until December 2016, there had been fewer women MPs ever than there were men sitting in the House of Commons, at any one time. When Dr Caroline Johnson won the Sleaford and North Hykeham by-election on 8 December 2016, she became the 455th woman to be elected as an MP. There were 455 male MPs in the House of Commons at that time.3

This list provides the names of the women MPs in order of first election, the party they were first elected for, the constituency or constituencies they represented and the dates during which they sat as MPs.

In 2018, to mark the 60th anniversary of the first female life peer, the House of Lords Library compiled a list of current and former female peers.4

1 Pamela Brookes, Women at Westminster, 1967, p51 2 At the 2017 General Election, 208 women were elected – a record number, at that time. During the 2017 Parliament, women MPs were elected at all five by-elections (see the Library Briefing, By-

elections since the 2017 General Election). They replaced three men and two women, so by the end of the Parliament, the number of women MPs had increased to 211

3 Richard Cracknell, “As many women MPs (ever) as men (now)”, Second Reading – the House of Commons Library blog, 13 December 2016

4 House of Lords Library, Lords Membership: List of Current and Former Female Peers, LLn-2018-0014, 30 January 2018

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Women MPs by date of first election Name Date first

elected Party (a)

Constituency Dates as MP (b)

Constance, Countess MARKIEVICZ (Did not take seat)

14 Dec 1918 SF Dublin, St Patrick's 1918-22

Nancy, Viscountess ASTOR, CH 15 Nov 1919 Con Plymouth, Sutton 1919*-45 Mrs Margaret WINTRINGHAM 22 Sept 1921 Lib Lincolnshire, Louth 1921*-24 Mrs Mabel PHILIPSON 31 May 1923 Con Berwick-upon-Tweed 1923*-29 Katharine, Duchess of ATHOLL, DBE

6 Dec 1923 Con Perth & Kinross, Kinross & Western

1923-38

Rt Hon Margaret BONDFIELD, CH (First woman Cabinet Minister)

6 Dec 1923 Lab Northampton; Wallsend (1926-31)

1923-24; 1926*-31

Miss Dorothea JEWSON 6 Dec 1923 Lab Norwich 1923-24 Miss Arabella Susan LAWRENCE 6 Dec 1923 Lab East Ham, North 1923-24;

1926*-31 Lady Vera TERRINGTON 6 Dec 1923 Lib Buckinghamshire, Wycombe 1923-24 Rt Hon Ellen WILKINSON 29 Oct 1924 Lab Middlesbrough, East;

Jarrow (1935-47) 1924-31; 1935-47

Gwendolen, Countess of IVEAGH, CBE

19 Nov 1927 Con Southend-on-Sea 1927*-35

Hilda RUNCIMAN (later Viscountess)

6 Mar 1928 Lib Cornwall, St Ives 1928*-29

Mrs Florence DALTON 7 Feb 1929 Lab Durham, Bishop Auckland 1929* Rt Hon Miss Jennie LEE 21 Mar 1929 Lab Lanarkshire, Northern;

Staffordshire, Cannock (1945-70)

1929*-31; 1945-70

Dr Ethel BENTHAM 30 May 1929 Lab Islington, East 1929-31 Mrs Mary HAMILTON 30 May 1929 Lab Blackburn 1929-31 Lady Megan LLOYD GEORGE 30 May 1929 Lib Anglesey;

Carmarthen (1957-66) 1929-51; 1957*-66

Lady Cynthia MOSLEY 30 May 1929 Lab Stoke-on-Trent, Stoke 1929-31 Dr Marion PHILLIPS 30 May 1929 Lab Sunderland 1929-31 Miss Edith PICTON-TURBERVILL, OBE

30 May 1929 Lab Shropshire, The Wrekin 1929-31

Miss Eleanor RATHBONE 30 May 1929 Ind Combined English Universities

1929-46

Lady Lucy NOEL-BUXTON 9 Jul 1930 Lab Norfolk, North; Norwich (1945-1950)

1930*-31; 1945-50

Mrs Leah MANNING 19 Feb 1931 Lab Islington, East; Essex, Epping (1945-50)

1931*; 1945-50

Mrs Thelma CAZALET-KEIR, CBE 27 Oct 1931 Con Islington, East 1931-45 Mrs Ida COPELAND 27 Oct 1931 Con Stoke-on-Trent, Stoke 1931-35 Miss Marjorie GRAVES 27 Oct 1931 Con Hackney, South 1931-35 Rt Hon Dame Florence HORSBURGH (First woman to move the Address in reply to the King's speech)

27 Oct 1931 Con Dundee; Manchester, Moss-Side (1950-59)

1931-45; 1950-59

The Hon Mary PICKFORD, CBE 27 Oct 1931 Con Hammersmith, North 1931-34 Mrs Norah RUNGE, OBE 27 Oct 1931 Con Bermondsey, Rotherhithe 1931-35 Mrs Helen SHAW, MBE 27 Oct 1931 Con Lanarkshire, Bothwell 1931-35 Mrs Mavis TATE 27 Oct 1931 Con Willesden, West; Somerset,

Frome (1935-45) 1931-45

Dame Irene WARD, CH 27 Oct 1931 Con Wallsend; Tynemouth (1950-Feb 74)

1931-45; 1950- Feb 74

Mrs Sarah WARD 27 Oct 1931 Con Staffordshire, Cannock 1931-35 Frances, Viscountess DAVIDSON 22 Jun 1937 Con Hertfordshire, Hemel

Hempstead 1937*-59

Mrs Agnes HARDIE 7 Sep 1937 Lab Glasgow, Springburn 1937*-45

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5 Women Members of Parliament

Name Date first elected

Party (a)

Constituency Dates as MP (b)

Rt Hon Dr Edith SUMMERSKILL, CH 6 Apr 1938 Lab Fulham; Warrington (1955-61)

1938*-61

Mrs Jennie ADAMSON 7 Nov 1938 Lab Dartford; Bexley (1945-46) 1938*-46 Mrs Beatrice WRIGHT 11 Mar 1941 Con Cornwall, Bodmin 1941*-45 Lady Violet APSLEY 18 Feb 1943 Con Bristol, Central 1943*-45 Rt Hon Alice BACON, CBE 5 Jul 1945 Lab Leeds, North East;

Leeds, South East (1955-70) 1945-70

Mrs Bessie BRADDOCK 5 Jul 1945 Lab Liverpool, Exchange 1945-70 Rt Hon Barbara CASTLE 5 Jul 1945 Lab Blackburn; Blackburn East

(1950-55); Blackburn (1955-79)

1945-79

Miss Grace COLMAN 5 Jul 1945 Lab Tynemouth 1945-50 Mrs Freda CORBET 5 Jul 1945 Lab Camberwell, North-West;

Camberwell, Peckham (1950-74)

1945-Feb 74

Mrs Caroline GANLEY 5 Jul 1945 Lab Battersea, South 1945-51 Mrs Barbara GOULD 5 Jul 1945 Lab Hendon, North 1945-50 Rt Hon Miss Margaret HERBISON 5 Jul 1945 Lab Lanarkshire, North 1945-70 Mrs Jean MANN 5 Jul 1945 Lab Lanarkshire, Coatbridge;

Coatbridge and Airdire (1950-59)

1945-59

Mrs Lucy MIDDLETON 5 Jul 1945 Lab Plymouth, Sutton 1945-51 Mrs Muriel NICHOL 5 Jul 1945 Lab Bradford, North 1945-50 Mrs Florence PATON 5 Jul 1945 Lab Nottinghamshire, Rushcliffe 1945-50 Mrs Mabel RIDEALGH 5 Jul 1945 Lab Ilford, North 1945-50 Mrs Clarice SHAW 5 Jul 1945 Lab Ayrshire & Bute, Kilmarnock 1945-46 Mrs Edith WILLS 5 Jul 1945 Lab Birmingham, Duddeston 1945-50 Priscilla, Lady TWEEDSMUIR (as Lady Grant of Monymusk to 1948)

26 Nov 1946 Con Aberdeen, South 1946*-66

Mrs Alice CULLEN 30 Sep 1948 Lab Glasgow, Gorbals 1948*-69 Miss Elaine BURTON 23 Feb 1950 Lab Coventry, South 1950-59 Mrs Eveline HILL 23 Feb 1950 Con Manchester, Wythenshawe 1950-64 Rt Hon Dame Patricia HORNSBY-SMITH, DBE

23 Feb 1950 Con Kent, Chislehurst 1950-66; 1970-Feb 74

Mrs Dorothy REES 23 Feb 1950 Lab Glamorgan, Barry 1950-51 Mrs Eirene WHITE 23 Feb 1950 Lab Flintshire, East 1950-70 Mrs Harriet SLATER (First woman Whip)

31 Mar 1953 Lab Stoke-on-Trent, North 1953*-66

Mrs Patricia FORD 15 April 1953 UUP Down, North 1953*-55 Dame Edith PITT, DBE 2 Jul 1953 Con Birmingham, Edgbaston 1953*-66 Mrs Lena JEGER 19 Nov 1953 Lab Holborn & St Pancras, South 1953*-59;

1964-79 Mrs Joyce BUTLER 26 May 1955 Lab Wood Green 1955-79 The Hon Mrs Evelyn EMMET 26 May 1955 Con East Sussex, East Grinstead 1955-64 Mrs Patricia McLAUGHLIN 26 May 1955 UUP Belfast, West 1955-64 Dame Joan VICKERS, DBE 26 May 1955 Con Plymouth, Devonport 1955-Feb 74 Miss Mervyn PIKE 19 Dec 1956 Con Leicestershire, Melton 1956*-Feb 74 Lady Muriel GAMMANS 30 May 1957 Con Hornsey 1957*-66 Mrs Mary McALISTER 13 Mar 1958 Lab Glasgow, Kelvingrove 1958*-59 Rt Hon Betty HARVIE ANDERSON OBE, TD (First woman Deputy Speaker)

8 Oct 1959 Con Renfrewshire, East 1959-79

Rt Hon Dame Judith HART, DBE 8 Oct 1959 Lab Lanark; Clydesdale (1983-87)

1959-87

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Name Date first elected

Party (a)

Constituency Dates as MP (b)

Rt Hon Margaret THATCHER (First woman Prime Minister)

8 Oct 1959 Con Finchley 1959-92

Miss Joan QUENNELL MBE 16 Nov 1960 Con Petersfield 1960*-Oct 74 Mrs Anne KERR 15 Oct 1964 Lab Rochester & Chatham 1964-70 Mrs Margaret McKAY 15 Oct 1964 Lab Wandsworth, Clapham 1964-70 Mrs Renee SHORT 15 Oct 1964 Lab Wolverhampton, North-East 1964-87 Dr the Hon Shirley SUMMERSKILL 15 Oct 1964 Lab Halifax 1964-83 Rt Hon Shirley WILLIAMS 15 Oct 1964 Lab Hertfordshire, Hitchin;

Hertford & Stevenage (Feb 1974-79); Crosby (1981-83)

1964-79; 1981*-83

Mrs Gwyneth DUNWOODY 31 Mar 1966 Lab Exeter; Crewe (Feb 1974-83); Crewe & Nantwich (1983-2008)

1966-70; Feb 1974-2008

Dame Jill KNIGHT, DBE 31 Mar 1966 Con Birmingham, Edgbaston 1966-97 Miss Joan LESTOR 31 Mar 1966 Lab Eton & Slough;

Eccles (1987-97) 1966-83; 1987-97

Mrs Winifred EWING 2 Nov 1967 SNP Lanarkshire, Hamilton; Moray & Nairn (Feb 1974-79)

1967*-70; Feb 1974-79

Miss Bernadette DEVLIN (later Mrs Bernadette McALISKEY)

17 Apr 1969 Ind. Unity

Mid-Ulster 1969*- Feb 74

Dame Peggy FENNER, DBE 18 Jun 1970 Con Rochester & Chatham; Medway (1983-97)

1970- Oct 74; 1979-97

Mrs Doris FISHER 18 Jun 1970 Lab Birmingham, Ladywood 1970- Feb 74 Dame Janet FOOKES, DBE

18 Jun 1970 Con Merton & Morden; Plymouth, Drake (Feb 1974-97)

1970-97

Miss Joan HALL 18 Jun 1970 Con Keighley 1970- Feb 74 Miss Mary HOLT 18 Jun 1970 Con Preston, North 1970- Feb 74 Dame Elaine KELLETT-BOWMAN, DBE

18 Jun 1970 Con Lancaster 1970-97

Mrs Constance MONKS OBE 18 Jun 1970 Con Chorley 1970- Feb 74 Rt Hon Sally OPPENHEIM 18 Jun 1970 Con Gloucester 1970-87 Rt Hon Betty BOOTHROYD (First woman Speaker)

24 May 1973 Lab West Bromwich; West Bromwich, West (Feb 1974-2000)

1973*-2000

Mrs Margo MacDONALD 8 Nov 1973 SNP Glasgow, Govan 1973*-Feb 74 Rt Hon Lynda CHALKER 28 Feb 1974 Con Wallasey Feb 1974-92 Mrs Maureen COLQUHOUN 28 Feb 1974 Lab Northampton, North Feb 1974-79 Jo RICHARDSON 28 Feb 1974 Lab Barking Feb 1974-94 Audrey WISE 28 Feb 1974 Lab Coventry, South-West;

Preston (1987-2000) Feb 1974-79; 1987-2000

Mrs Margaret BAIN (later Mrs EWING)

10 Oct 1974 SNP East Dunbartonshire; Moray (1987-2001)

Oct 1974-79; 1987-2001

Mrs Helene HAYMAN 10 Oct 1974 Lab Welwyn & Hatfield Oct 1974-79 Miss Margaret JACKSON (later Rt Hon Dame Margaret BECKETT)

10 Oct 1974 Lab Lincoln; Derby, South (1983-)

Oct 1974-79; 1983-

Miss Joan MAYNARD 10 Oct 1974 Lab Sheffield, Brightside Oct 1974-87 Mrs Millie MILLER 10 Oct 1974 Lab Ilford North Oct 1974-77 Rt Hon Ann TAYLOR (First woman Chief Whip)

10 Oct 1974 Lab Bolton, West; Dewsbury (1987-2005)

Oct 1974-83; 1987-2005

Dr Oonagh McDONALD 15 Jul 1976 Lab Thurrock 1976*-87 Mrs Sheila FAITH 3 May 1979 Con Belper 1979-83 Miss Sheila WRIGHT 3 May 1979 Lab Birmingham, Handsworth 1979-83

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7 Women Members of Parliament

Name Date first elected

Party (a)

Constituency Dates as MP (b)

Dame Angela RUMBOLD, DBE 3 Jun 1982 Con Merton, Mitcham and Morden; Mitcham and Morden (1983-97)

1982*-97

Rt Hon Harriet HARMAN 28 Oct 1982 Lab Peckham; Camberwell & Peckham (1997-)

1982*-

Mrs Helen McELHONE 2 Dec 1982 Lab Glasgow, Queen's Park 1982*-83 Mrs Edwina CURRIE 9 Jun 1983 Con South Derbyshire 1983-97 Mrs Anna McCURLEY 9 Jun 1983 Con Renfrew West & Inverclyde 1983-87 Mrs Elizabeth PEACOCK 9 Jun 1983 Con Batley & Spen 1983-97 Mrs Marion ROE 9 Jun 1983 Con Broxbourne 1983-2005 Rt Hon Clare SHORT 9 Jun 1983 Lab Birmingham, Ladywood 1983-2010 Mrs Ann WINTERTON 9 Jun 1983 Con Congleton 1983-2010 Rt Hon Virginia BOTTOMLEY 3 May 1984 Con South West Surrey 1984*-2005 Rt Hon Ann CLWYD 3 May 1984 Lab Cynon Valley 1984*-2019 Mrs Elizabeth SHIELDS 8 May 1986 Lib Ryedale 1986*-87 Mrs Llin GOLDING 17 Jul 1986 Lab Newcastle-under-Lyme 1986*-2001 Mrs Rosie BARNES 26 Feb 1987 SDP Greenwich 1987*-92 Rt Hon Diane ABBOTT 11 Jun 1987 Lab Hackney North & Stoke

Newington 1987-

Rt Hon Hilary ARMSTRONG 11 Jun 1987 Lab North West Durham 1987-2010 Mrs Maria FYFE 11 Jun 1987 Lab Glasgow, Maryhill 1987-2001 Mrs Mildred GORDON 11 Jun 1987 Lab Bow & Poplar 1987-97 Mrs Teresa GORMAN 11 Jun 1987 Con Billericay 1987-2001 Mrs Maureen HICKS 11 Jun 1987 Con Wolverhampton, North East 1987-92 Mrs Alice MAHON 11 Jun 1987 Lab Halifax 1987-2005 Mrs Ray MICHIE 11 Jun 1987 LD Argyll & Bute 1987-2001 Rt Hon Marjorie MOWLAM 11 Jun 1987 Lab Redcar 1987-2001 Emma NICHOLSON 11 Jun 1987 Con Devon, West & Torridge 1987-97 Rt Hon Dame Dawn PRIMAROLO 11 Jun 1987 Lab Bristol South 1987-2015 Rt Hon Joyce QUIN 11 Jun 1987 Lab Gateshead, East; Gateshead

East and Washington West (1997-2005)

1987-2005

Rt Hon Dame Joan RUDDOCK 11 Jun 1987 Lab Lewisham, Deptford 1987-2015 Rt Hon Gillian SHEPHARD 11 Jun 1987 Con South West Norfolk 1987-2005 Ms Joan WALLEY 11 Jun 1987 Lab Stoke-on-Trent North 1987-2015 Rt Hon Ann WIDDECOMBE 11 Jun 1987 Con Maidstone; Maidstone and

the Weald (1997-2010) 1987-2010

Miss Kate HOEY 15 Jun 1989 Lab Vauxhall 1989*-2019 Mrs Sylvia HEAL 22 Mar 1990 Lab Mid-Staffordshire;

Halesowen and Rowley Regis (1997-2010)

1990*-92; 1997-2010

Irene ADAMS 29 Nov 1990 Lab Paisley North 1990*-2005 Janet ANDERSON 9 Apr 1992 Lab Rossendale & Darwen 1992-2010 Mrs Angela BROWNING 9 Apr 1992 Con Tiverton;

Tiverton & Honiton (1997-2010)

1992-2010

Mrs Anne CAMPBELL 9 Apr 1992 Lab Cambridge 1992-2005 Mrs Judith CHAPLIN 9 Apr 1992 Con Newbury 1992-93 Ms Ann COFFEY 9 Apr 1992 Lab Stockport 1992-2019 Rt Hon Jean CORSTON 9 Apr 1992 Lab Bristol East 1992-2005 Angela EAGLE 9 Apr 1992 Lab Wallasey 1992- Rt Hon Dame Cheryl GILLAN 9 Apr 1992 Con Chesham & Amersham 1992- Ms Glenda JACKSON 9 Apr 1992 Lab Hampstead & Highgate;

Hampstead and Kilburn (2010-15)

1992-2015

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Name Date first elected

Party (a)

Constituency Dates as MP (b)

Helen JACKSON 9 Apr 1992 Lab Sheffield, Hillsborough 1992-2005 Dr Lynne JONES 9 Apr 1992 Lab Birmingham, Selly Oak 1992-2010 Rt Hon Dame Tessa JOWELL 9 Apr 1992 Lab Dulwich;

Dulwich & West Norwood (1997-2005)

1992-2015

Rt Hon Jane KENNEDY 9 Apr 1992 Lab Liverpool, Broad Green; Liverpool Wavertree (1997-2010)

1992-2010

Mrs Angela KNIGHT 9 Apr 1992 Con Erewash 1992-97 Mrs Jacqui LAIT 9 Apr 1992 Con Hastings & Rye;

Beckenham (1997*-2010) 1992-97; 1997*-2010

Ms Liz LYNNE 9 Apr 1992 LD Rochdale 1992-97 Lady Olga MAITLAND 9 Apr 1992 Con Sutton & Cheam 1992-97 Rt Hon Estelle MORRIS 9 Apr 1992 Lab Birmingham, Yardley 1992-2005 Ms Bridget PRENTICE 9 Apr 1992 Lab Lewisham East 1992-2010 Mrs Barbara ROCHE 9 Apr 1992 Lab Hornsey & Wood Green 1992-2005 Ms Rachel SQUIRE 9 Apr 1992 Lab Dunfermline West;

Dunfermline and West Fife (2005-06)

1992-2006

Mrs Diana MADDOCK 29 Jul 1993 LD Christchurch 1993*-97 Ms Judith CHURCH 9 Jun 1994 Lab Dagenham 1994*-2001 Rt Hon Dame Margaret HODGE 9 Jun 1994 Lab Barking 1994*- Rt Hon Helen LIDDELL 30 Jun 1994 Lab Monklands East;

Airdrie and Shotts (1997-2005)

1994*-2005

Ms Roseanna CUNNINGHAM 25 Jun 1995 SNP Perth & Kinross; Perth (1997-2001)

1995*-2001

Ms Candy ATHERTON 1 May 1997 Lab Falmouth and Camborne 1997-2005 Ms Charlotte ATKINS 1 May 1997 Lab Staffordshire Moorlands 1997-2010 Mrs Jackie BALLARD 1 May 1997 LD Taunton 1997-2001 Dame Anne BEGG 1 May 1997 Lab Aberdeen South 1997-2015 Mrs Liz BLACKMAN 1 May 1997 Lab Erewash 1997-2010 Rt Hon Hazel BLEARS 1 May 1997 Lab Salford; Salford and Eccles

(2010-15) 1997-2015

Mrs Helen BRINTON (Later Mrs Helen Clark)

1 May 1997 Lab Peterborough 1997-2005

Ms Karen BUCK 1 May 1997 Lab Regent's Park and Kensington North; Westminster North (2010-)

1997-

Mrs Christine BUTLER 1 May 1997 Lab Castle Point 1997-2001 Dr Lynda CLARK, QC 1 May 1997 Lab Edinburgh, Pentlands 1997-2005 Rt Hon Yvette COOPER 1 May 1997 Lab Pontefract and Castleford;

Normanton, Pontefract and Castleford (2010-)

1997-

Mrs Ann CRYER 1 May 1997 Lab Keighley 1997-2010 Ms Claire CURTIS-THOMAS 1 May 1997 Lab Crosby 1997-2010 Valerie DAVEY 1 May 1997 Lab Bristol West 1997-2005 Mrs Janet DEAN 1 May 1997 Lab Burton 1997-2010 Julia DROWN 1 May 1997 Lab South Swindon 1997-2005 Maria EAGLE 1 May 1997 Lab Liverpool, Garston; Garston

and Halewood (2010-) 1997-

Dame Louise ELLMAN 1 May 1997 Lab Liverpool, Riverside 1997-2019 Ms Lorna FITZSIMONS 1 May 1997 Lab Rochdale 1997-2005 Rt Hon Caroline FLINT 1 May 1997 Lab Don Valley 1997-2019 Ms Barbara FOLLETT 1 May 1997 Lab Stevenage 1997-2010 Mrs Linda GILROY 1 May 1997 Lab Plymouth, Sutton 1997-2010

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9 Women Members of Parliament

Name Date first elected

Party (a)

Constituency Dates as MP (b)

Eileen GORDON 1 May 1997 Lab Romford 1997-2001 Jane GRIFFITHS 1 May 1997 Lab Reading East 1997-2005 Rt Hon Patricia HEWITT 1 May 1997 Lab Leicester West 1997-2010 Rt Hon Beverley HUGHES 1 May 1997 Lab Stretford and Urmston 1997-2010 Mrs Joan HUMBLE 1 May 1997 Lab Blackpool North and

Fleetwood 1997-2010

Miss Melanie JOHNSON 1 May 1997 Lab Welwyn Hatfield 1997-2005 Mrs Fiona JONES 1 May 1997 Lab Newark 1997-2001 Helen JONES 1 May 1997 Lab Warrington North 1997-2019 Ms Jenny JONES 1 May 1997 Lab Wolverhampton South West 1997-2001 Ms Sally KEEBLE 1 May 1997 Lab Northampton North 1997-2010 Ann KEEN 1 May 1997 Lab Brentford and Isleworth 1997-2010 Rt Hon Ruth KELLY 1 May 1997 Lab Bolton West 1997-2010 Ms Oona KING 1 May 1997 Lab Bethnal Green and Bow 1997-2005 Ms Tess KINGHAM 1 May 1997 Lab Gloucester 1997-2001 Miss Julie KIRKBRIDE 1 May 1997 Con Bromsgrove 1997-2010 Rt Hon Dame Eleanor LAING 1 May 1997 Con Epping Forest 1997- Ms Jackie LAWRENCE 1 May 1997 Lab Preseli Pembrokeshire 1997-2005 Ms Chris McCAFFERTY 1 May 1997 Lab Calder Valley 1997-2010 Ms Siobhain McDONAGH 1 May 1997 Lab Mitcham and Morden 1997- Rt Hon Anne McGUIRE 1 May 1997 Lab Stirling 1997-2015 Anne McINTOSH 1 May 1997 Con Vale of York; Thirsk And

Malton (2010-15) 1997-2015

Shona McISAAC 1 May 1997 Lab Cleethorpes 1997-2010 Mrs Rosemary McKENNA, CBE 1 May 1997 Lab Cumbernauld and Kilsyth;

Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East (2005-10)

1997-2010

Rt Hon Fiona MACTAGGART 1 May 1997 Lab Slough 1997-2017 Judy MALLABER 1 May 1997 Lab Amber Valley 1997-2010 Rt Hon Theresa MAY 1 May 1997 Con Maidenhead 1997- Ms Gillian MERRON 1 May 1997 Lab Lincoln 1997-2010 Laura MOFFATT 1 May 1997 Lab Crawley 1997-2010 Ms Margaret MORAN 1 May 1997 Lab Luton South 1997-2010 Ms Julie MORGAN 1 May 1997 Lab Cardiff North 1997-2010 Ms Kali MOUNTFORD 1 May 1997 Lab Colne Valley 1997-2010 Mrs Diana ORGAN 1 May 1997 Lab Forest of Dean 1997-2005 Ms Sandra OSBORNE 1 May 1997 Lab Ayr; Ayr, Carrick and

Cumnock (2005-) 1997-2015

Ms Linda PERHAM 1 May 1997 Lab Ilford North 1997-2005 Christine RUSSELL 1 May 1997 Lab Chester, City of 1997-2010 Rt Hon Joan RYAN 1 May 1997 Lab Enfield North 1997-2010;

2015-2019 Ms Debra SHIPLEY 1 May 1997 Lab Stourbridge 1997-2005 Rt Hon Angela E SMITH 1 May 1997 Lab Basildon 1997-2010 Miss Geraldine SMITH 1 May 1997 Lab Morecambe and Lunesdale 1997-2010 Rt Hon Jacqui SMITH 1 May 1997 Lab Redditch 1997-2010 Ms Helen SOUTHWORTH 1 May 1997 Lab Warrington South 1997-2010 Rt Hon Dame Caroline SPELMAN 1 May 1997 Con Meriden 1997-2019 Dr Phyllis STARKEY 1 May 1997 Lab Milton Keynes South West 1997-2010 Rt Hon Gisela STUART 1 May 1997 Lab Birmingham, Edgbaston 1997-2017 Ms Dari TAYLOR 1 May 1997 Lab Stockton South 1997-2010 Dr Jenny TONGE 1 May 1997 LD Richmond Park 1997-2005 Ms Claire WARD 1 May 1997 Lab Watford 1997-2010 Mrs Betty WILLIAMS 1 May 1997 Lab Conwy 1997-2010 Rt Hon Dame Rosie WINTERTON 1 May 1997 Lab Doncaster Central 1997-

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Name Date first elected

Party (a)

Constituency Dates as MP (b)

Sandra GIDLEY 4 May 2000 LD Romsey 2000*-10 Vera BAIRD 7 Jun 2001 Lab Redcar 2001-10 Rt Hon Annette BROOKE 7 Jun 2001 LD Mid Dorset & North Poole 2001-15 Patsy CALTON 7 Jun 2001 LD Cheadle 2001-05 Sue DOUGHTY 7 Jun 2001 LD Guildford 2001-05 Annabelle EWING 7 Jun 2001 SNP Perth 2001-05 Michelle GILDERNEW (Did not take seat)

7 Jun 2001 SF Fermanagh & South Tyrone 2001-15; 2017-

Lady Sylvia HERMON 7 Jun 2001 UUP North Down 2001- 19 Ann McKECHIN 7 Jun 2001 Lab Glasgow Maryhill; Glasgow

North (2005-15) 2001-15

Meg MUNN 7 Jun 2001 Lab Sheffield, Heeley 2001-15 Anne PICKING (later Anne MOFFAT)

7 Jun 2001 Lab East Lothian 2001-10

Iris ROBINSON 7 Jun 2001 DUP Strangford 2001-10 Dame Angela WATKINSON 7 Jun 2001 Con Upminster; Hornchurch and

Upminster (2010-) 2001-17

Sarah TEATHER 18 Sep 2003 LD Brent East; Brent Central (2010-15)

2003*-15

Celia BARLOW 5 May 2005 Lab Hove 2005-10 Roberta BLACKMAN-WOODS 5 May 2005 Lab Durham, City of 2005-19 Lyn BROWN 5 May 2005 Lab West Ham 2005- Lorely BURT 5 May 2005 LD Solihull 2005-15 Dawn BUTLER 5 May 2005 Lab Brent South (2005-10); Brent

Central (2015- 2005-10; 2015-

Katy CLARK 5 May 2005 Lab North Ayrshire and Arran 2005-15 Rosie COOPER 5 May 2005 Lab West Lancashire 2005- Mary CREAGH 5 May 2005 Lab Wakefield 2005-19 Nadine DORRIES 5 May 2005 Con Mid Bedfordshire 2005- Natascha ENGEL 5 May 2005 Lab North East Derbyshire 2005-17 Lynne FEATHERSTONE 5 May 2005 LD Hornsey and Wood Green 2005-15 Julia GOLDSWORTHY 5 May 2005 LD Falmouth & Camborne 2005-10 Helen GOODMAN 5 May 2005 Lab Bishop Auckland 2005-19 Rt Hon Justine GREENING 5 May 2005 Con Putney 2005-19 Nia GRIFFITH 5 May 2005 Lab Llanelli 2005- Meg HILLIER 5 May 2005 Lab Hackney South and

Shoreditch 2005-

Sharon HODGSON 5 May 2005 Lab Gateshead East & Washington West; Washington and Sunderland West (2010-)

2005-

Sian C JAMES 5 May 2005 Lab Swansea East 2005-15 Diana R JOHNSON 5 May 2005 Lab Kingston upon Hull North 2005- Barbara KEELEY 5 May 2005 Lab Worsley; Worsley and Eccles

South (2010-) 2005-

Susan KRAMER 5 May 2005 LD Richmond Park 2005-10 Kerry McCARTHY 5 May 2005 Lab Bristol East 2005- Sarah McCARTHY-FRY 5 May 2005 Lab Portsmouth North 2005-10 Anne MAIN 5 May 2005 Con St Albans 2005-19 Rt Hon Maria MILLER 5 May 2005 Con Basingstoke 2005- Rt Hon Anne MILTON 5 May 2005 Con Guildford 2005-19 Madeleine MOON 5 May 2005 Lab Bridgend 2005-19 Jessica MORDEN 5 May 2005 Lab Newport East 2005- Linda RIORDAN 5 May 2005 Lab Halifax 2005-15

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11 Women Members of Parliament

Name Date first elected

Party (a)

Constituency Dates as MP (b)

Alison SEABECK 5 May 2005 Lab Plymouth, Devonport; Plymouth, Moor View (2010-15)

2005-15

Angela C SMITH 5 May 2005 Lab Sheffield, Hillsborough; Penistone and Stocksbridge (2010-19)

2005-19

Anne SNELGROVE 5 May 2005 Lab South Swindon 2005-10 Jo SWINSON 5 May 2005 LD East Dunbartonshire 2005-15;

2017-19 Rt Hon Emily THORNBERRY 5 May 2005 Lab Islington South & Finsbury 2005- Kitty USSHER 5 May 2005 Lab Burnley 2005-10 Rt Hon Theresa VILLIERS 5 May 2005 Con Chipping Barnet 2005- Lynda WALTHO 5 May 2005 Lab Stourbridge 2005-10 Jenny WILLOTT 5 May 2005 LD Cardiff Central 2005-15 Chloe SMITH 23 July 2009 Con Norwich North 2009*- Heidi ALEXANDER 6 May 2010 Lab Lewisham East 2010-18 Rushanara ALI 6 May 2010 Lab Bethnal Green and Bow 2010- Ms Louise BAGSHAWE (later Mrs Louise MENSCH)

6 May 2010 Con Corby 2010-12

Harriett BALDWIN 6 May 2010 Con West Worcestershire 2010- Luciana BERGER 6 May 2010 Lab Liverpool, Wavertree 2010-19 Nicola BLACKWOOD 6 May 2010 Con Oxford West and Abingdon 2010-17 Rt Hon Karen BRADLEY 6 May 2010 Con Staffordshire Moorlands 2010- Angie BRAY 6 May 2010 Con Ealing Central and Acton 2010-15 Fiona BRUCE 6 May 2010 Con Congleton 2010- Mrs Jenny CHAPMAN 6 May 2010 Lab Darlington 2010-19 Rt Hon Dr Thérèse COFFEY 6 May 2010 Con Suffolk Coastal 2010- Stella CREASY 6 May 2010 Lab Walthamstow 2010- Tracey CROUCH 6 May 2010 Con Chatham and Aylesford 2010- Margaret CURRAN 6 May 2010 Lab Glasgow East 2010-15 Gloria DE PIERO 6 May 2010 Lab Ashfield 2010-19 Caroline DINENAGE 6 May 2010 Con Gosport 2010- Gemma DOYLE 6 May 2010 Lab West Dunbartonshire 2010-15 Jackie DOYLE-PRICE 6 May 2010 Con Thurrock 2010- Julie ELLIOTT 6 May 2010 Lab Sunderland Central 2010- Jane ELLISON 6 May 2010 Con Battersea 2010-17 Yvonne FOVARGUE 6 May 2010 Lab Makerfield 2010- Lorraine FULLBROOK 6 May 2010 Con South Ribble 2010-15 Sheila GILMORE 6 May 2010 Lab Edinburgh East 2010-15 Pat GLASS 6 May 2010 Lab North West Durham 2010-17 Mrs Mary GLINDON 6 May 2010 Lab North Tyneside 2010- Mrs Helen GRANT 6 May 2010 Con Maidstone and The Weald 2010- Kate GREEN 6 May 2010 Lab Stretford and Urmston 2010- Lilian GREENWOOD 6 May 2010 Lab Nottingham South 2010- Rebecca HARRIS 6 May 2010 Con Castle Point 2010- Julie HILLING 6 May 2010 Lab Bolton West 2010-15 Margot JAMES 6 May 2010 Con Stourbridge 2010-19 Cathy JAMIESON 6 May 2010 Lab Kilmarnock and Loudoun 2010-15 Susan Elan JONES 6 May 2010 Lab Clwyd South 2010-19 Liz KENDALL 6 May 2010 Lab Leicester West 2010- Pauline LATHAM 6 May 2010 Con Mid Derbyshire 2010- Rt Hon Andrea LEADSOM 6 May 2010 Con South Northamptonshire 2010- Jessica LEE 6 May 2010 Con Erewash 2010-15 Charlotte LESLIE 6 May 2010 Con Bristol North West 2010-17 Naomi LONG 6 May 2010 Alliance Belfast East 2010-15

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Name Date first elected

Party (a)

Constituency Dates as MP (b)

Caroline LUCAS 6 May 2010 Green Brighton, Pavilion 2010- Karen LUMLEY 6 May 2010 Con Redditch 2010-17 Alison McGOVERN 6 May 2010 Lab Wirral South 2010- Catherine McKINNELL 6 May 2010 Lab Newcastle upon Tyne North 2010- Mary MACLEOD 6 May 2010 Con Brentford and Isleworth 2010-15 Rt Hon Esther McVEY 6 May 2010 Con Wirral West; Tatton (2017- 2010-15;

2017- Shabana MAHMOOD 6 May 2010 Lab Birmingham, Ladywood 2010- Rt Hon Penny MORDAUNT 6 May 2010 Con Portsmouth North 2010- Rt Hon Nicky MORGAN 6 May 2010 Con Loughborough 2010-19 Anne Marie MORRIS 6 May 2010 Con Newton Abbot 2010- Tessa MUNT 6 May 2010 LD Wells 2010-15 Sheryll MURRAY 6 May 2010 Con South East Cornwall 2010- Lisa NANDY 6 May 2010 Lab Wigan 2010- Pamela NASH 6 May 2010 Lab Airdrie and Shotts 2010-15 Sarah NEWTON 6 May 2010 Con Truro and Falmouth 2010-19 Rt Hon Caroline NOKES 6 May 2010 Con Romsey and Southampton

North 2010-

Fiona O’DONNELL 6 May 2010 Lab East Lothian 2010-15 Chi ONWURAH 6 May 2010 Lab Newcastle upon Tyne

Central 2010-

Rt Hon Priti PATEL 6 May 2010 Con Witham 2010- Teresa PEARCE 6 May 2010 Lab Erith and Thamesmead 2010-19 Rt Hon Claire PERRY 6 May 2010 Con Devizes 2010-19 Bridget PHILLIPSON 6 May 2010 Lab Houghton and Sunderland

South 2010-

Yasmin QURESHI 6 May 2010 Lab Bolton South East 2010- Rachel REEVES 6 May 2010 Lab Leeds West 2010- Emma REYNOLDS 6 May 2010 Lab Wolverhampton North East 2010-19 Ms Margaret RITCHIE 6 May 2010 SDLP South Down 2010-17 Rt Hon Amber RUDD 6 May 2010 Con Hastings and Rye 2010-19 Laura SANDYS 6 May 2010 Con South Thanet 2010-15 Rt Hon Anna SOUBRY 6 May 2010 Con Broxtowe 2010-19 Rt Hon Elizabeth TRUSS 6 May 2010 Con South West Norfolk 2010- Rt Hon Valerie VAZ 6 May 2010 Lab Walsall South 2010- Heather WHEELER 6 May 2010 Con South Derbyshire 2010- Dr Eilidh WHITEFORD 6 May 2010 SNP Banff and Buchan 2010-17 Dr Sarah WOLLASTON 6 May 2010 Con Totnes 2010-19 Debbie ABRAHAMS 13 Jan 2011 Lab Oldham East and

Saddleworth 2011*-

Seema MALHOTRA 15 Dec 2011 Lab Feltham and Heston 2011*- Lucy POWELL 15 Nov 2012 Lab Manchester Central 2012*- Sarah CHAMPION 29 Nov 2012 Lab Rotherham 2012*- Emma LEWELL-BUCK 2 May 2013 Lab South Shields 2013*- Liz MCINNES 9 Oct 2014 Lab Heywood and Middleton 2014*-19 Tasmina AHMED-SHEIKH 7 May 2015 SNP Ochil and South Perthshire 2015-17 Lucy ALLAN 7 May 2015 Con Telford 2015- Heidi ALLEN 7 May 2015 Con South Cambridgeshire 2015-19 Caroline ANSELL 7 May 2015 Con Eastbourne 2015-17;

2019- Victoria ATKINS 7 May 2015 Con Louth and Horncastle 2015- Hannah BARDELL 7 May 2015 SNP Livingston 2015- Mhairi BLACK 7 May 2015 SNP Paisley and Renfrewshire

South 2015-

Kirsty BLACKMAN 7 May 2015 SNP Aberdeen North 2015-

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13 Women Members of Parliament

Name Date first elected

Party (a)

Constituency Dates as MP (b)

Victoria BORWICK 7 May 2015 Con Kensington 2015-17 Deidre BROCK 7 May 2015 SNP Edinburgh North and Leith 2015- Ruth CADBURY 7 May 2015 Lab Brentford and Isleworth 2015- Lisa CAMERON 7 May 2015 SNP East Kilbride, Strathaven and

Lesmahagow 2015-

Maria CAULFIELD 7 May 2015 Con Lewes 2015- Joanna CHERRY 7 May 2015 SNP Edinburgh South West 2015- Jo CHURCHILL 7 May 2015 Con Bury St Edmunds 2015- Julie COOPER 7 May 2015 Lab Burnley 2015-19 Jo COX 7 May 2015 Lab Batley and Spen 2015-16 Angela CRAWLEY 7 May 2015 SNP Lanark and Hamilton East 2015- Judith CUMMINS 7 May 2015 Lab Bradford South 2015- Mims DAVIES 7 May 2015 Con Eastleigh; Mid Sussex (2019- 2015- Thangam DEBBONAIRE 7 May 2015 Lab Bristol West 2015- Michelle DONELAN 7 May 2015 Con Chippenham 2015- Flick DRUMMOND 7 May 2015 Con Portsmouth South 2015-17;

2019- Marion FELLOWS 7 May 2015 SNP Motherwell and Wishaw 2015- Suella FERNANDES (later Suella BRAVERMAN)

7 May 2015 Con Fareham 2015-

Margaret FERRIER 7 May 2015 SNP Rutherglen and Hamilton West

2015-17; 2019-

Colleen FLETCHER 7 May 2015 Lab Coventry North East 2015- Vicky FOXCROFT 7 May 2015 Lab Lewisham, Deptford 2015- Lucy FRAZER 7 May 2015 Con South East Cambridgeshire 2015- Nusrat GHANI 7 May 2015 Con Wealden 2015- Patricia GIBSON 7 May 2015 SNP North Ayrshire and Arran 2015- Margaret GREENWOOD 7 May 2015 Lab Wirral West 2015- Louise HAIGH 7 May 2015 Lab Sheffield, Heeley 2015- Carolyn HARRIS 7 May 2015 Lab Swansea East 2015- Helen HAYES 7 May 2015 Lab Dulwich and West Norwood 2015- Sue HAYMAN 7 May 2015 Lab Workington 2015-19 Kate HOLLERN 7 May 2015 Lab Blackburn 2015- Rupa HUQ 7 May 2015 Lab Ealing Central and Acton 2015- Andrea JENKYNS 7 May 2015 Con Morley and Outwood 2015- Seema KENNEDY 7 May 2015 Con South Ribble 2015-19 Rebecca LONG BAILEY 7 May 2015 Lab Salford and Eccles 2015- Holly LYNCH 7 May 2015 Lab Halifax 2015- Natalie McGARRY 7 May 2015 SNP Glasgow East 2015-17 Anne McLAUGHLIN 7 May 2015 SNP Glasgow North East 2015-17;

2019- Rachael MASKELL 7 May 2015 Lab York Central 2015- Tania MATHIAS 7 May 2015 Con Twickenham 2015-17 Amanda MILLING 7 May 2015 Con Cannock Chase 2015- Carol MONAGHAN 7 May 2015 SNP Glasgow North West 2015- Wendy MORTON 7 May 2015 Con Aldridge-Brownhills 2015- Melanie ONN 7 May 2015 Lab Great Grimsby 2015-19 Kate OSAMOR 7 May 2015 Lab Edmonton 2015- Kirsten OSWALD 7 May 2015 SNP East Renfrewshire 2015-17;

2019- Jess PHILLIPS 7 May 2015 Lab Birmingham, Yardley 2015- Rebecca POW 7 May 2015 Con Taunton Deane 2015- Victoria PRENTIS 7 May 2015 Con Banbury 2015- Angela RAYNER 7 May 2015 Lab Ashton-Under-Lyne 2015- Christina REES 7 May 2015 Lab Neath 2015-

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Name Date first elected

Party (a)

Constituency Dates as MP (b)

Marie RIMMER 7 May 2015 Lab St Helens South and Whiston 2015- Mary ROBINSON 7 May 2015 Con Cheadle 2015- Antoinette SANDBACH 7 May 2015 Con Eddisbury 2015-19 Liz SAVILLE-ROBERTS 7 May 2015 PC Dwyfor Meirionnydd 2015- Naz SHAH 7 May 2015 Lab Bradford West 2015- Paula SHERRIFF 7 May 2015 Lab Dewsbury 2015-19 Tulip SIDDIQ 7 May 2015 Lab Hampstead and Kilburn 2015- Ruth SMEETH 7 May 2015 Lab Stoke-On-Trent North 2015-19 Catherine SMITH 7 May 2015 Lab Lancaster and Fleetwood 2015- Karin SMYTH 7 May 2015 Lab Bristol South 2015- Amanda SOLLOWAY 7 May 2015 Con Derby North 2015-17;

2019- Jo STEVENS 7 May 2015 Lab Cardiff Central 2015- Alison THEWLISS 7 May 2015 SNP Glasgow Central 2015- Michelle THOMSON 7 May 2015 SNP Edinburgh West 2015-17 Maggie THROUP 7 May 2015 Con Erewash 2015- Kelly TOLHURST 7 May 2015 Con Rochester and Strood 2015- Anne-Marie TREVELYAN 7 May 2015 Con Berwick-Upon-Tweed 2015- Anna TURLEY 7 May 2015 Lab Redcar 2015-19 Catherine WEST 7 May 2015 Lab Hornsey and Wood Green 2015- Helen WHATELY 7 May 2015 Con Faversham and Mid Kent 2015- Dr Philippa WHITFORD 7 May 2015 SNP Central Ayrshire 2015- Corri WILSON 7 May 2015 SNP Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock 2015-17 Gill FURNISS 5 May 2016 Lab Sheffield, Brightside and

Hillsborough 2016*-

Dr Rosena ALLIN-KHAN 16 Jun 2016 Lab Tooting 2016*- Tracy BRABIN 20 Oct 2016 Lab Batley and Spen 2016*- Sarah OLNEY 1 Dec 2016 LD Richmond Park 2016*-17;

2019- Dr Caroline JOHNSON 8 Dec 2016 Con Sleaford and North Hykeham 2016*- Trudy HARRISON 23 Feb 2017 Con Copeland 2017*- Tonia ANTONIAZZI 8 Jun 2017 Lab Gower 2017- Kemi BADENOCH 8 Jun 2017 Con Saffron Walden 2017- Marsha DE CORDOVA 8 Jun 2017 Lab Battersea 2017- Emma DENT COAD 8 Jun 2017 Lab Kensington 2017-19 Julia DOCKERILL (later Julia LOPEZ)

8 Jun 2017 Con Hornchurch and Upminster 2017-

Anneliese DODDS 8 Jun 2017 Lab Oxford East 2017- Rosie DUFFIELD 8 Jun 2017 Lab Canterbury 2017- Vicky FORD 8 Jun 2017 Con Chelmsford 2017- Ruth GEORGE 8 Jun 2017 Lab High Peak 2017-19 Preet GILL 8 Jun 2017 Lab Birmingham Edgbaston 2017- Kirstene HAIR 8 Jun 2017 Con Angus 2017-19 Emma HARDY 8 Jun 2017 Lab Hull West and Hessle 2017- Wera HOBHOUSE 8 Jun 2017 LD Bath 2017- Christine JARDINE 8 Jun 2017 LD Edinburgh West 2017- Sarah JONES 8 Jun 2017 Lab Croydon Central 2017- Gillian KEEGAN 8 Jun 2017 Con Chichester 2017- Lesley LAIRD 8 Jun 2017 Lab Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath 2017-19 Karen LEE 8 Jun 2017 Lab Lincoln 2017-19 Emma LITTLE PENGELLY 8 Jun 2017 DUP Belfast South 2017-19 Elisha McCALLION (Did not take seat)

8 Jun 2017 SF Foyle 2017-19

Rachel MACLEAN 8 Jun 2017 Con Redditch 2017- Anna McMORRIN 8 Jun 2017 Lab Cardiff North 2017-

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15 Women Members of Parliament

Name Date first elected

Party (a)

Constituency Dates as MP (b)

Layla MORAN 8 Jun 2017 LD Oxford West and Abingdon 2017- Fiona ONASANYA 8 Jun 2017 Lab Peterborough 2017-19 Stephanie PEACOCK 8 Jun 2017 Lab Barnsley East 2017- Laura PIDCOCK 8 Jun 2017 Lab North West Durham 2017-19 Jo PLATT 8 Jun 2017 Lab Leigh 2017-19 Ellie REEVES 8 Jun 2017 Lab Lewisham West and Penge 2017- Danielle ROWLEY 8 Jun 2017 Lab Midlothian 2017-19 Eleanor SMITH 8 Jun 2017 Lab Wolverhampton South West 2017-19 Laura SMITH 8 Jun 2017 Lab Crewe and Nantwich 2017-19 Liz TWIST 8 Jun 2017 Lab Blaydon 2017- Thelma WALKER 8 Jun 2017 Lab Colne Valley 2017-19 Órfhlaith BEGLEY (Did not take seat)

3 May 2018 SF West Tyrone 2018*-

Janet DABY 14 Jun 2018 Lab Lewisham East 2018*- Ruth JONES 4 Apr 2019 Lab Newport West 2019*- Lisa FORBES 6 Jun 2019 Lab Peterborough 2019* Jane DODDS 1 Aug 2019 LD Brecon and Radnorshire 2019*

Nickie AIKEN 12 Dec 2019 Con Cities of London and Westminster 2019-

Fleur ANDERSON 12 Dec 2019 Lab Putney 2019- Sarah ATHERTON 12 Dec 2019 Con Wrexham 2019- Siobhan BAILLIE 12 Dec 2019 Con Stroud 2019- Paula BARKER 12 Dec 2019 Lab Liverpool, Wavertree 2019- Apsana BEGUM 12 Dec 2019 Lab Poplar and Limehouse 2019- Olivia BLAKE 12 Dec 2019 Lab Sheffield, Hallam 2019- Sara BRITCLIFFE 12 Dec 2019 Con Hyndburn 2019- Felicity BUCHAN 12 Dec 2019 Con Kensington 2019- Amy CALLAGHAN 12 Dec 2019 SNP East Dunbartonshire 2019- Miriam CATES 12 Dec 2019 Con Penistone and Stocksbridge 2019- Wendy CHAMBERLAIN 12 Dec 2019 LD North East Fife 2019- Feryal CLARK 12 Dec 2019 Lab Enfield North 2019- Theo CLARKE 12 Dec 2019 Con Stafford 2019- Daisy COOPER 12 Dec 2019 LD St Albans 2019- Claire COUTINHO 12 Dec 2019 Con East Surrey 2019- Virginia CROSBIE 12 Dec 2019 Con Ynys Môn 2019- Alex DAVIES-JONES 12 Dec 2019 Lab Pontypridd 2019- Dehenna DAVISON 12 Dec 2019 Con Bishop Auckland 2019- Sarah DINES 12 Dec 2019 Con Derbyshire Dales 2019- Ruth EDWARDS 12 Dec 2019 Con Rushcliffe 2019- Natalie ELPHICKE 12 Dec 2019 Con Dover 2019- Florence ESHALOMI 12 Dec 2019 Lab Vauxhall 2019- Laura FARRIS 12 Dec 2019 Con Newbury 2019- Katherine FLETCHER 12 Dec 2019 Con South Ribble 2019- Mary FOY 12 Dec 2019 Lab City of Durham 2019- Jo GIDEON 12 Dec 2019 Con Stoke-on-Trent Central 2019- Kate GRIFFITHS 12 Dec 2019 Con Burton 2019- Claire HANNA 12 Dec 2019 SDLP Belfast South 2019- Sally-Ann HART 12 Dec 2019 Con Hastings and Rye 2019- Rachel HOPKINS 12 Dec 2019 Lab Luton South 2019- Jane HUNT 12 Dec 2019 Con Loughborough 2019- Kim JOHNSON 12 Dec 2019 Lab Liverpool, Riverside 2019- Fay JONES 12 Dec 2019 Con Brecon and Radnorshire 2019- Alicia KEARNS 12 Dec 2019 Con Rutland and Melton 2019- Carla LOCKHART 12 Dec 2019 DUP Upper Bann 2019-

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Name Date first elected

Party (a)

Constituency Dates as MP (b)

Cherilyn MACKRORY 12 Dec 2019 Con Truro and Falmouth 2019- Julie MARSON 12 Dec 2019 Con Hertford and Stortford 2019- Joy MORRISSEY 12 Dec 2019 Con Beaconsfield 2019- Holly MUMBY-CROFT 12 Dec 2019 Con Scunthorpe 2019- Charlotte NICHOLS 12 Dec 2019 Lab Warrington North 2019- Lia NICI 12 Dec 2019 Con Great Grimsby 2019- Abena OPPONG-ASARE 12 Dec 2019 Lab Erith and Thamesmead 2019- Kate OSBORNE 12 Dec 2019 Lab Jarrow 2019- Taiwo OWATEMI 12 Dec 2019 Lab Coventry North West 2019- Sarah OWEN 12 Dec 2019 Lab Luton North 2019- Bell RIBEIRO-ADDY 12 Dec 2019 Lab Streatham 2019- Nicola RICHARDS 12 Dec 2019 Con West Bromwich East 2019- Angela RICHARDSON 12 Dec 2019 Con Guildford 2019- Selaine SAXBY 12 Dec 2019 Con North Devon 2019- Jane STEVENSON 12 Dec 2019 Con Wolverhampton North East 2019- Zarah SULTANA 12 Dec 2019 Lab Coventry South 2019- Laura TROTT 12 Dec 2019 Con Sevenoaks 2019- Suzanne WEBB 12 Dec 2019 Con Stourbridge 2019- Claudia WEBBE 12 Dec 2019 Lab Leicester East 2019- Nadia WHITTOME 12 Dec 2019 Lab Nottingham East 2019- Munira WILSON 12 Dec 2019 LD Twickenham 2019- Beth WINTER 12 Dec 2019 Lab Cynon Valley 2019- Notes: (a) Party when first elected

(b) Asterisk indicates by-election Con - Con DUP - Democrat Unionist Lab - Lab Lib - Liberal LD - Liberal Democrat PC - Plaid Cymru SF - Sinn Féin SDP - Social Democratic Party SNP - Scottish National Party UUP - Ulster Unionist SDLP - Social Democratic Labour Party Only honours awarded whilst a sitting MP are noted.

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