List of United Kingdom Liberal Democrat MPs 2005-

This is a list of Liberal Democrat Members of Parliament

Member of Parliament

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(MPs) elected to the British House of Commons

British House of Commons

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for the (current) 54th Parliament of the United Kingdom. This includes 62 MPs elected at the 2005 general election

United Kingdom general election, 2005

The United Kingdom general election of 2005 was held on Thursday, 5 May 2005 to elect 646 members to the British House of Commons. The Labour Party under Tony Blair won its third consecutive victory, but with a majority of 66, reduced from 160....

and those subsequently elected in by-elections 1, total 63 Liberal Democrat MPs.

The names in italics are those who did not serve throughout this Parliament, and the names with a * next to them are MPs who first entered Parliament in a by-election

By-election

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MPs

Member of Parliament	Constituency	In constituency since	First elected
	Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey (UK Parliament constituency) Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey is a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom . It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election....	2005	2005
	Lewes Lewes (UK Parliament constituency) Lewes is a constituency located in East Sussex and centred on the town of Lewes. It is represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It was a safe Conservative seat until 1997, but the Liberal Democrats have gained a strong foothold.-Boundaries:The constituency is...	1997	1997
	Edinburgh West Edinburgh West (UK Parliament constituency) Edinburgh West is a burgh constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom , first used in the 1885 general election...	2001	2001
*	Berwick-upon-Tweed Berwick-upon-Tweed (UK Parliament constituency) Berwick-upon-Tweed is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election.-Boundaries:...	1973	1973
	Carshalton and Wallington	1997	1997
	South East Cornwall	1997	1997
	Mid Dorset and North Poole	2001	2001
	Taunton Taunton (UK Parliament constituency) Taunton was a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom and its predecessors from 1295 to 2010, taking its name from the town of Taunton in Somerset...	2005	2005
	Gordon Gordon (UK Parliament constituency) Gordon is a county constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom , which elects one member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election...	1983	1983
	Sutton and Cheam Sutton and Cheam (UK Parliament constituency) Sutton and Cheam is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election. The current MP is Paul Burstow of the Liberal Democrats, first elected at the 1997 general election...	1997	1997
	Solihull Solihull (UK Parliament constituency) Solihull is a borough constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election.- Boundaries :...	2005	2005
	Twickenham Twickenham (UK Parliament constituency) Twickenham is a borough constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election.-Boundaries:...	1997	1997
	Fife North East	1987	1987
	Orkney and Shetland Orkney and Shetland (UK Parliament constituency) Orkney and Shetland is a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election...	2001	2001
	Sheffield Hallam	2005	2005
	Kingston and Surbiton	1997	1997
	Westmorland and Lonsdale Westmorland and Lonsdale (UK Parliament constituency) Westmorland and Lonsdale is a parliamentary constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election.-Boundaries:...	2005	2005
	Hornsey and Wood Green	2005	2005
	Bath Bath (UK Parliament constituency) Bath is a constituency in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, previously of the House of Commons of England. It is an ancient constituency which has been constantly represented in Parliament since boroughs were first summoned to send members in the 13th century...	1992	1992
	St Ives St Ives (UK Parliament constituency) St. Ives is a county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election.-History:...	1997	1997
*	Romsey	2000	2000
	Falmouth and Camborne	2005	2005
	Portsmouth South	1997	1983
	Oxford West and Abingdon	1997	1997
	North Devon North Devon (UK Parliament constituency) North Devon is a county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first-past-the-post system of election....	1992	1992
	Somerton and Frome	1997	1997
	Birmingham, Yardley	2005	2005
	Chesterfield Chesterfield (UK Parliament constituency) Chesterfield is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It is a marginal seat between Labour and the Liberal Democrats. The best-known MP was Tony Benn from 1984 to 2001...	2001	2001
	Cheltenham	2005	2005
	Cambridge Cambridge (UK Parliament constituency) Cambridge is a parliamentary constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first-past-the-post voting system....	2005	2005
*	North Southwark and Bermondsey	1997	1983
	Eastleigh	2005	2005
	Cheadle	2005	2005
	Hereford Hereford (UK Parliament constituency) Hereford was, until 2010, a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Since 1918, it had elected one Member of Parliament by the first-past-the-post voting system....	1997	1997
	Ross, Skye and Lochaber Ross, Skye and Lochaber (UK Parliament constituency) Ross, Skye and Lochaber is a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom . It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election....	2005	1983
	Richmond Park Richmond Park (UK Parliament constituency) Richmond Park is a borough constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election.-History and character:...	2005	2005
	North Norfolk North Norfolk (UK Parliament constituency) North Norfolk is a parliamentary constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election....	2001	2001
	Yeovil	2001	2001
	Manchester Withington Manchester Withington (UK Parliament constituency) Manchester, Withington is a parliamentary constituency in the city of Manchester. It returns one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the first past the post system...	2005	2005
	Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk (UK Parliament constituency) Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk is a constituency of the British House of Commons, located in the south of Scotland within the Scottish Borders council area...	2005	1997
	Leeds North West Leeds North West (UK Parliament constituency) Leeds North West is a parliamentary constituency in the City of Leeds, West Yorkshire which is represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election....	2005	2005
	Winchester	1997	1997
	Montgomeryshire Montgomeryshire (UK Parliament constituency) Montgomeryshire is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Created in 1542, it elects one Member of Parliament , traditionally known as the knight of the shire, by the first-past-the-post system of election.The Montgomeryshire Welsh Assembly...	1997	1997
	Southport Southport (UK Parliament constituency) Southport is a borough constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election.-Boundaries:...	2001	2001
	Argyll and Bute Argyll and Bute (UK Parliament constituency) Argyll and Bute is a county constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It was created for the 1983 general election, merging most of Argyll with some of Bute and Northern Ayrshire...	2001	2001
*	Dunfermline and West Fife Dunfermline and West Fife (UK Parliament constituency) Dunfermline and West Fife is a county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It was created for the 2005 general election from all of the old Dunfermline West and parts of the old Dunfermline East constituencies...	2006	2006	Elected in 2006 by-election Dunfermline and West Fife by-election, 2006 The Dunfermline and West Fife by-election, in Dunfermline and West Fife, Scotland, was held on 9 February 2006 following the death of sitting Labour MP Rachel Squire on 6 January. The by-election was the first seat to change hands in the 2005 Parliament when Willie Rennie won the seat for the...
	West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine (UK Parliament constituency) West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine is a county constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom , which elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election...	1997	1997
	North Cornwall North Cornwall (UK Parliament constituency) North Cornwall is a county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election.- Boundaries :...	2005	2005
	Rochdale Rochdale (UK Parliament constituency) Rochdale is a county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election.-Boundaries:...	2005	2005
	Colchester Colchester (UK Parliament constituency) Colchester is a parliamentary constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election.-History:...	1997	1997
	Torbay Torbay (UK Parliament constituency) -Elections in the 2000s:-Elections in the 1990s:-Elections in the 1980s:-Notes and references:...	1997	1997
	Hazel Grove Hazel Grove (UK Parliament constituency) Hazel Grove is a county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election.- Boundaries :...	1997	1997
	East Dunbartonshire East Dunbartonshire (UK Parliament constituency) East Dunbartonshire is a county constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom . It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election....	2005	2005
	Truro and St Austell Truro and St Austell (UK Parliament constituency) Truro and St Austell was a county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elected one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election.-Boundaries:...	1987	1987
*	Brent East	2003	2003
	Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross (UK Parliament constituency) Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross is a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom . It elects one Member of Parliament by the first-past-the-post system of election.-Boundaries:...	2001	2001
	Northavon	1997	1997
	Ceredigion Ceredigion (UK Parliament constituency) Ceredigion, formerly Cardiganshire, is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Created in 1536, the boundaries have remained remarkably unchanged for nearly five centuries...	2005	2005
	Brecon and Radnorshire Brecon and Radnorshire (UK Parliament constituency) Brecon and Radnorshire is a county constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Created in 1918, it elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election; until 1997 its name was simply Brecon and Radnor.The Brecon and Radnorshire Welsh...	2001	2001
	Bristol West	2005	2005
	Harrogate and Knaresborough Harrogate and Knaresborough (UK Parliament constituency) Harrogate and Knaresborough is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election.-Boundaries:...	1997	1997
	Cardiff Central Cardiff Central (UK Parliament constituency) Cardiff Central is a borough constituency in the city of Cardiff. It returns one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the first past the post system....	2005	2005
	Teignbridge Teignbridge (UK Parliament constituency) Teignbridge was, from 1983 until 2010, a county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elected one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election.-History:...	2001	2001

By-elections

By-election	Date	Incumbent	\| Party		Winner	\| Party		Cause
Dunfermline and West Fife Dunfermline and West Fife by-election, 2006 The Dunfermline and West Fife by-election, in Dunfermline and West Fife, Scotland, was held on 9 February 2006 following the death of sitting Labour MP Rachel Squire on 6 January. The by-election was the first seat to change hands in the 2005 Parliament when Willie Rennie won the seat for the...	February 9 2006	Rachel Squire Rachel Squire Rachel Anne Squire was a British Labour Party politician in Scotland. She was the Member of Parliament for Dunfermline West from 1992 to 2005, and then for Dunfermline and West Fife from 2005 until her death after a long series of illnesses.-Background:Squire was born in Carshalton, Surrey, England...	Willie Rennie Willie Rennie William Cowan Rennie MSP is a Scottish politician and current Leader of the Scottish Liberal Democrats.After college, Rennie spent most of his early career as a Liberal Democrat campaigner and official before working as a public relations consultant in the private sector...	Death (cancer/stroke)

MPs

By-elections

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