Sessional Information Digest: 2007 - 08
Section E - Part 1
State of the Parties
State of the Parties, 6 November 2007:
Labour
| 352
| Independent Labour
(Clare Short)
| 1 |
Conservative
| 195
| Independent
(Dr Richard Taylor, Dai Davies, Robert Wareing)
| 3 |
Liberal Democrat
| 63
| Respect
(George Galloway)
| 1 |
Scottish National Party / Plaid Cymru
(SNP - Messrs Robertson, Salmond, Weir, Wishart, MacNeil, Hosie / PC - Messrs Llwyd, Price, H Williams)
| 9
| | |
Democratic Unionist Party
(Messrs Campbell, Dodds, Donaldson, McCrea, Paisley, P Robinson, Ms Iris Robinson, Simpson, Wilson)
| 9
| The Speaker and 3 Deputies
(Sir Alan Haselhurst, CWM; Mrs Sylvia Heal, 1st DCWM; Sir Michael Lord, 2nd DCWM)
| 4 (Do not normally vote) |
Sinn Fein
(Messrs Adams, Doherty, McGuinness, Murphy & Ms Gildernew)
| 5 (Have not taken their seats and cannot vote)
| | |
Social Democratic & Labour Party
(Messrs Durkan, McDonnell, McGrady)
| 3
| Vacant seats
Total number of seats
| 0
646
|
Ulster Unionist
(Lady Sylvia Hermon)
| 1
| Current working Government Majority
(353 Labour MPs less 284 of all other parties - excludes Speaker & Deputies and Sinn Fein)
| 69 |
The total number of women MPs was 125: (Lab 94; Con 17; LD 9; DU 1; SF 1; UU 1; DCWM 1; Ind Lab 1)
Abbreviations:
CWM - Chairman of Ways and Means
1st DCWM - 1st Deputy Chairman of Ways and Means
2nd DCWM - 2nd Deputy Chairman of Ways and Means
State of the Parties
At Prorogation, 26 November 2008:
Labour
| 350
| Independent Labour
(Clare Short)
| 1 |
Conservative
| 193
| Independent Conservative
(Derek Conway)
| 1 |
Liberal Democrat
| 63
| Independent
(Dr Richard Taylor, Dai Davies, Andrew Pelling, Robert Wareing, Bob Spink)
| 5 |
Scottish National Party / Plaid Cymru
(SNP - Messrs Robertson, Salmond, Weir, Wishart, MacNeil, Hosie & Mason / PC - Messrs Llwyd, Price, H Williams)
| 10
| Respect
(George Galloway)
| 1 |
Democratic Unionist Party
(Messrs Campbell, Dodds, Donaldson, McCrea, Paisley, P Robinson, Ms Iris Robinson, Simpson, Wilson)
| 9
| | |
Sinn Fein
(Messrs Adams, Doherty, McGuinness, Murphy & Ms Gildernew)
| 5 (Have not taken their seats and cannot vote)
| The Speaker and 3 Deputies
(Sir Alan Haselhurst, CWM; Mrs Sylvia Heal, 1st DCWM; Sir Michael Lord, 2nd DCWM)
| 4 (Do not normally vote) |
Social Democratic & Labour Party
(Messrs Durkan, McDonnell, McGrady)
| 3
| Vacant seats
Total number of seats
| 0
646
|
Ulster Unionist
(Lady Sylvia Hermon)
| 1
| Current working Government Majority
(350 Labour MPs less 287 of all other parties - excludes Speaker & Deputies and Sinn Fein)
| 63 |
The total number of women MPs was 125: (Lab 94; Con 17; LD 9; DU 1; SF 1; UU 1; DCWM 1; Ind Lab 1)
Abbreviations:
CWM - Chairman of Ways and Means
1st DCWM - 1st Deputy Chairman of Ways and Means
2nd DCWM - 2nd Deputy Chairman of Ways and Means
Section E - Part 2
By-Elections and new MPs since the General Election of May 2005
Vacancy
| Cause
| By -Election
| New Member
| Date of
introduction
| Maiden
Speech |
Cheadle
| Death of Patsy Calton (LD) (29.5.2005)
| 14.07.2005
| Mark Hunter (LD)
| 19.07.2005
| 21.07.2005 |
Livingston
| Death of Robin Cook (Lab) (6.8.2005)
| 29.09.2005
| Jim Devine (Lab)
| 10.10.2005
| 25.10.2005 |
Dunfermline and West Fife
| Death of Rachel Squire (Lab) (5.1.2006)
| 09.02.2006
| Willie Rennie (LD)
| 13.02.2006
| 01.03.2006 |
Blaenau Gwent
| Death of Peter Law (Ind) (25.4.2006)
| 29.06.2006
| Dai Davies (Ind)
| 04.07.2006
| 20.07.2006 |
Bromley & Chislehurst
| Death of Eric Forth (Con)
(18.5.2006)
| 29.06.2006
| Bob Neill (Con)
| 03.07.2006
| 19.07.2006 |
Sedgefield
| Resignation of the Rt Hon Tony Blair (Lab) (27.6.2007)
| 19.07.2007
| Phil Wilson (Lab)
| 23.07.2007
| 08.10.2007 |
Ealing Southall
| Death of Piara Khabra (Lab)
(19.6.2007)
| 19.07.2007
| Virendra Kumar Sharma (Lab)
| 23.07.2007
| 08.10.2007 |
Crewe and Nantwich
| Death of Gwyneth Dunwoody (Lab) (17.4.2008)
| 22.05.2008
| Edward Timpson (Con)
| 02.06.2008
| 16.06.2008 |
Henley
| Resignation of Boris Johnson (Con) (4.6.2008)
| 26.06.2008
| John Howell (Con)
| 30.06.2008
| 16.07.2008 |
Haltemprice and Howden
| Resignation of David Davis (Con) (18.6.2008)
| 10.07.2008
| David Davis (Con)
| 14.07.2008
| (05.11.1987) |
Glasgow East
| Resignation of David Marshall
(Lab) (30.06.2008)
| 24.07.2008
| John Mason (SNP)
| 06.10.2008
| 13.10.2008 |
Glenrothes
| Death of John MacDougall (Lab) (12.8.2008)
| 06.11.2008
| Lindsay Roy (Lab)
| 12.11.2008
| 08.12.08* |
*Maiden Speech made in the 2008-09 Session
Section E - Part 3
Members of the House of Commons who are also Members of other
Parliaments and Assemblies
European Parliament
There are no UK dual mandate MPs in the European Parliament
Northern Ireland Assembly
MP
| Party
| Westminster
constituency
| Northern Ireland
Assembly seat
|
Gerry Adams
| (SF)
| Belfast West
| Belfast West |
Gregory Campbell
| (DUP)
| East Londonderry
| East Londonderry |
Nigel Dodds
| (DUP)
| Belfast North
| Belfast North
|
Pat Doherty
| (SF)
| West Tyrone
| West Tyrone
|
Jeffrey Donaldson
| (DUP)
| Lagan Valley
| Lagan Valley
|
Mark Durkan
| (SDLP)
| Foyle
| Foyle
|
Michelle Gildernew
| (SF)
| Fermanagh & South Tyrone
| Fermanagh & South Tyrone
|
William McCrea,
| (DUP)
| Mid Ulster
| Mid Ulster
|
Alasdair McDonnell,
| (SDLP)
| Belfast South
| Belfast South
|
Martin McGuinness,
| (SF)
| Mid Ulster
| Mid Ulster |
Conor Murphy,
| (SF)
| Newry and Armagh
| Newry & Armagh
|
Rev Ian Paisley,
| (DUP)
| North Antrim
| North Antrim
|
Peter Robinson,
| (DUP)
| Belfast East
| Belfast East
|
Iris Robinson,
| (DUP)
| Strangford
| Strangford
|
David Simpson,
| (DUP)
| Upper Ban
| Upper Bann
|
Sammy Wilson
| (DUP)
| East Antrim
| East Antrim
|
Scottish Parliament
MP
| Party
| Westminster
constituency
| Scottish Parliament seat |
Rt Hon Alex Salmond
| SNP
| Banff and Buchan
| Gordon
|
Welsh Assembly
There are no UK dual mandate MPs in the Welsh Assembly
Key to abbreviations:
DUP - Democratic Unionist Party
SDLP - Social Democratic & Labour Party
SF - Sinn Fein
SNP - Scottish National Party
Section E - Part 4
Delegations to International Assemblies
Council of Europe and Western European Union
Full Members:
| Alternatives: |
Rt Hon John Prescott MP (Hull East) (Lab)
(Leader of the Delegation)
John Austin MP (Erith & Thamesmead) (Lab)
Lord Chidgey (LD)
Mr Christopher Chope OBE MP (Christchurch) (Con)
Mr Bill Etherington MP (Sunderland North) (Lab)
Paul Flynn MP (Newport West) (Lab)
Mr Michael Hancock CBE MP (Portsmouth South) (LD)
Mr John Greenway MP (Ryedale) (Con)
Baroness Knight of Collingtree OBE (Con)
Chris McCafferty MP (Calder Valley) (Lab)
Rt Hon Lord McIntosh of Haringey (Lab)
Mr Humfrey Malins CBE MP (Woking) (Con)
Mr Alan Meale (Mansfield) (Lab)
Mr Edward O'Hara MP (Knowsley South) (Lab)
Lord Tomlinson (Lab)
Dr Rudi Vis MP (Finchley & Golders Green) (Lab)
Mr Robert Walter MP (North Dorset) (Con)
Mr David Wilshire MP (Spelthorne) (Con)
| Rt Hon Lord Anderson of Swansea (Lab)
Mr Tim Boswell MP (Daventry) (Con)
Mr James Clappison MP (Hertsmere) (Con)
Rt Hon Ann Clwyd MP (Cynon Valley) (Lab)
Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas MP (Crosby) (Lab)
Mr Nigel Dodds OBE MP (Belfast North) (DUP)
Mr Nigel Evans MP (Ribble Valley) (Con)
Baroness Gale (Lab)
Mr Oliver Heald MP (North East Hertfordshire) (Con)
Mr Doug Henderson MP (Newcastle upon Tyne North) (Lab)
Mr Jim Hood MP (Lanark and Hamilton East) (Lab)
Mr Bob Laxton MP (Derby North) (Lab)
Rt Hon Dr Denis MacShane MP (Rotherham) (Lab)
Mr Khalid Mahmood MP (Birmingham Perry Bar) (Lab)
Baroness O'Cathain (Con)
Mr Mark Oaten MP (Winchester) (LD)
Paul Rowen MP (Rochdale) (LD)
Mrs Betty Williams MP (Conwy) (Lab) |
North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) Parliamentary Assembly
Full Members:
| |
| Rt Hon Bruce George MP (Leader) (Walsall South) (Lab )
Mr Hugh Bayley MP (City of York) (Lab)
Peter Bottomley MP (Worthing West) (Con)
Rt Hon Sir Menzies Campbell MP (North East Fife) (LD)
Mr Michael Clapham MP (Barnsley West and Penistone) (Lab)
Derek Conway MP (Old Bexley and Sidcup) (Con)
Frank Cook MP (Stockton North) (Lab)
Mr David Crausby MP (Bolton North East) (Lab)
Mr Jimmy Hood (Lanark and Hamilton East) (Lab)
Rt Hon Lord Jopling (Con)
| Rt Hon Dr Denis MacShane MP (Rotherham) (Lab)
Rt Hon Michael Mates MP (Hampshire East) (Con)
Mr Michael Moore MP (Berwickshire, Roxburgh & Selkirk) (LD)
Baroness Ramsay of Cartvale (Lab)
Lord Sewel CBE (Lab)
Rt Hon Sir John Stanley MP (Tonbridge and Malling) (Con)
Sir Peter Viggers MP (Gosport) (Con) |
The Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE)
Full Members:
| Alternatives: |
| Mr Tony Lloyd MP (Leader) (Manchester Central) (Lab)
Mr Hugh Bayley MP (City of York ) (Lab)
Peter Bottomley MP (Worthing West) (Con)
Lord Bowness (Con)
Mr Simon Burns MP (West Chelmsford) (Con)
Mr Mark Hendrick MP (Preston) (Lab)
Rt Hon Bruce George MP (Walsall South) (Lab)
Linda Gilroy MP (Plymouth Sutton) (Lab)
Mr David Heath MP (Somerton and Frome) (LD)
Baroness Hilton of Eggardon (Lab)
Andrew Mackinlay MP (Thurrock) (Lab)
Sandra Osborne MP (Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock) (LD)
Paul Rowen MP (Rochdale) (LD)
Ann Winterton (Congleton) (Con)
| Mike Gapes MP (Ilford South) (Lab)
Mark Hunter MP (Cheadle) (LD)
Mr Greg Knight MP (East Yorkshire) (Con)
Lord Ponsonby of Shulbrede (Lab)
Mr John Randall MP (Uxbridge) (Con)
Ms Dari Taylor MP (Stockton South) (Lab)
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