List of MPs elected in the United Kingdom general election, 1997

This is a list of Members of Parliament (MPs) elected to the House of Commons of the 52nd Parliament of the United Kingdom at the 1997 general election, held on 1 May 1997.

The list is arranged by constituency. New MPs elected since the general election are noted at the bottom of the page.

Notable newcomers to the House of Commons included Alan Johnson, Derek Twigg, Hazel Blears, Charles Clarke, Yvette Cooper, Ruth Kelly, Jacqui Smith, Damian Green, Theresa May, Vince Cable, Martin Bell, John Bercow, Owen Paterson, Maria Eagle, Ben Bradshaw, Lindsay Hoyle, Philip Hammond, Dominic Grieve, Caroline Spelman, John Hayes, Oliver Letwin, Eleanor Laing, Andrew Lansley, Shaun Woodward, Michael Moore, Jim Murphy, Lembit Opik, Barry Gardiner, and John McDonnell. Martin McGuinness was also elected; however, he did not take his seat.

Dissolution of the 52nd Parliament was on 14 May 2001.^[1]

Composition

The effective majority is slightly higher as Sinn Féin members choose not to take up their seats, and the speaker doesn't usually vote. Speaker Betty Boothroyd was included in a Labour notional majority for statistical purposes.

Note:

1. The election of Mark Oaten was declared void by the election court on 6 October 1997.

By-elections

See the list of United Kingdom by-elections.

References