The following is a list of gay, lesbian, bisexual and/or transgender individuals who have been elected as members of the House of Commons of the United Kingdom, European Union, other devolved parliaments and assemblies of the United Kingdom, parliaments of the countries that preceded the United Kingdom and also members of the non-elected House of Lords.
Following the 2019 general election, the UK parliament has the largest number of self-identified LGBT members of any national legislature worldwide.[1]
Party | Portrait | Name | First office held | Year joined | |
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Whig | The Lord Hervey | Lord Privy Seal | 1740 | ||
Liberal | The Earl of Rosebery | Lord Privy Seal | 1885 | ||
Liberal | The Earl Beauchamp | Lord President of the Council | 1910 | ||
Labour | The Lord Adonis | Secretary of State for Transport | 2009 | ||
Labour | The Lord Mandelson | Lord President of the Council | 2009 |
Party | Portrait | Name | Constituency | Tenure | Reason for leaving | Notes | |
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Labour | Ron Davies | Caerphilly | 1999–2003 | Retired | [24] | ||
Labour | Hannah Blythyn | Delyn | 2016–present | Serving | [320] | ||
Labour | Jeremy Miles | Neath | 2016–present | Serving | [320] | ||
Plaid Cymru | Adam Price | Carmarthen East and Dinefwr | 2016–present | Serving | [320] |
Party | Portrait | Name | Constituency | Tenure | Reason for leaving | Notes | |
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Alliance | John Blair | South Antrim | 2018–present | Serving | [321] | ||
Alliance | Andrew Muir | North Down | 2019–present | Serving | [322] | ||
Alliance | Eóin Tennyson | South Antrim | 2022–present | Serving | [323] |
Party | Portrait | Name | Constituency | Tenure | Reason for leaving | Notes | ||
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Alliance | Andrew Muir | Minister for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs | North Down | 2024–present | Serving | [322] |
Party | Portrait | Name | Constituency | Tenure | Reason for leaving | Notes | |
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Conservative | Richard Barnes | Ealing and Hillingdon | 2000–2012 | Defeated | [324] | ||
Conservative | Brian Coleman | Barnet and Camden | 2000–2012 | Defeated | [325] | ||
Conservative | Roger Evans | Havering and Redbridge | 2000–2016 | Retired | [237] | ||
Green | Darren Johnson | London-wide | 2000–2016 | Retired | [326] | ||
Conservative | Andrew Boff | London-wide | 2008–present | Serving | [327] | ||
Labour | Tom Copley | London-wide | 2012–2020 | Resigned | [328] | ||
UKIP | Peter Whittle | London-wide | 2016–2018 | Resigned from UKIP | [329] | ||
Independent | 2018–2021 | Retired | |||||
Conservative | Emma Best | London-wide | 2021–present | Serving | [330] | ||
Conservative | Nicholas Rogers | South West | 2021–present | Serving | [331] | ||
Green | Zack Polanski | London-wide | 2021–present | Serving | [332] |
Party | Portrait | Name | Constituency | Tenure | Reason for leaving | Notes | |
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Labour | Olly Martins | Bedfordshire | 2012–2016 | Defeated | [333] | ||
Conservative | David Munro | Surrey | 2016–2021 | Defeated | [334][335] |
Party | Portrait | Name | Area | Tenure | Reason for leaving | Notes | |
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Mayor 4 Stoke | Mike Wolfe | Mayor of Stoke-on-Trent | 2002–2005 | Defeated | [336] | ||
Labour | Mark Meredith | Mayor of Stoke-on-Trent | 2005–2009 | Post abolished | [337] | ||
Labour | Paul Dennett | Mayor of Salford | 2016–present | Serving | [338] | ||
Labour | Philip Glanville | Mayor of Hackney | 2016–2023 | Expelled from the Labour Party, became an Independent | [339] | ||
Independent | 2023 | Resigned | |||||
Conservative | Andy Street | Mayor of the West Midlands | 2017–present | Serving | [340] | ||
Labour | Damien Egan | Mayor of Lewisham | 2018–2024 | Resigned to stand in the 2024 Kingswood by-election | [341] |
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