The MPs who have said they are standing down in the 2024 General Election

William Morgan
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A number of MPs have not spoken a word in debates so far this year, new figures have shown
Over 100 MPs are throwing in the towel at this year's General Election -Credit:PA


Travel plans are being altered, ministerial meetings in Westminster are being cancelled, as Rishi Sunak has now finally called the much-anticipated General Election for July 4 - and with more than 100 MPs throwing in the towel at this election, including a former Prime Minister, the next parliament will look very different.

In an early sign that Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was going to call the election today, one senior Conservative standing down at the next election was seen hugging colleagues and saying goodbye, according to BBC Political Editor Chris Mason. Of the MPs not standing or re-election, the vast majority are from the Conservative Party, which is currently behind in the polls by double digits.

Following a politically difficult five years with three Tory Prime Ministers and the world lurching from war to disaster, it should come as little surprise that many MPs are looking forward to a life outside of Westminster - including prominent politicians like Theresa May, and scores of former frontbench ministers like Sajid Javid and Matt Hancock.

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Some of the House of Commons' longest-serving MPs will be stepping back after decades of public service at this year's General Election, with well-known names like Harriet Harman Dame Margaret Hodge, Bill Cash, and Caroline Lucas passing the baton to the next generation of MPs.

Green Party MP Caroline Lucas raised her concerns about the changes with the DWP
The first Green Party MP, Caroline Lucas, is stepping down -Credit:Getty

65 of the MPs resigning their seat at the election are Conservative, 19 are Labour, nine are from the SNP, two are from Sinn Fein, one from the Greens, one from Plaid Cymru, and seven are currently standing as independents.

Below is a list of every MP that will not be standing in the next election:

  1. Jon Cruddas (LAB) - Dagenham and Rainham

  2. Dame Margaret Beckett (LAB) - Derby South

  3. Ben Bradshaw (LAB) - Exeter

  4. Barry Sheerman (LAB) - Huddersfield

  5. Dame Margaret Hodge (LAB) - Barking

  6. Harriet Harman (LAB) Camberwell and Peckham

  7. Colleen Fletcher (LAB) - Coventry North East

  8. Sir George Howarth (LAB) - Knowsley

  9. Wayne David (LAB) - Caerphilly

  10. Alan Whitehead (LAB) - Southampton Test

  11. Paul Blomfield (LAB) - Sheffield Central

  12. Ian Mearns (LAB) - Gateshead

  13. Alex Cunningham (LAB) - Stockton North

  14. Dame Rosie Winterton (LAB) - Doncaster Central

  15. Natalie Elphicke (LAB) - Dover

  16. Karen Buck (LAB) - Westminster North

  17. Margaret Greenwood (LAB) - Wirral West

  18. Christina Rees (LAB) - Neath

  19. Caroline Lucas (GRN) - Brighton Pavillion

  20. Hywel Williams (PLAID CYMRU) - Arfon

  21. Dehenna Davison (CON) - Bishop Auckland

  22. Tracey Crouch (CON) - Chatham and Aylesford

  23. Pauline Latham (CON) - Mid Derbyshire

  24. Gordon Henderson (CON) - Sittingbourne and Sheppey

  25. Craig Whittaker (CON) - Calder Valley

  26. John Howell (CON) - Henley

  27. Matthew Offord (CON) - Hendon

  28. Sir Mike Penning (CON) - Hemel Hempstead

  29. Adam Afriyie (CON) - Windsor

  30. Andrew Percy (CON) - Brigg and Goole

  31. Mark Pawsey (CON) - Rugby

  32. Edward Timpson (CON) - Eddisbury

  33. Jo Gideon (CON) - Stoke-on-Trent Central

  34. Sir Paul Beresford (CON) - Mole Valley

  35. Sir Bill Cash (CON) - Stone

  36. Steve Brine (CON) - Winchester

  37. Robin Walker (CON) - Worcester

  38. Sir Charles Walker (CON) - Broxbourne

  39. Douglas Ross (CON) - Moray

  40. Chloe Smith (CON) - Norwich North

  41. William Wragg (CON) - Hazel Grove

  42. Sir Graham Brady (CON) - Altrincham

  43. George Eustice (CON) - Camborne and Redruth

  44. Adam Afriyie (CON) - Windsor

  45. Matt Hancock (IND fmr CON) - West Suffolk

  46. Sajid Javid (CON) - Bromsgrove

  47. Dominic Raab (CON) - Esher and Walton

  48. Ben Wallace (CON) - Wyre and Preson

  49. Alok Sharma (CON) - Reading West

  50. Chris Grayling (CON) - Epsom and Ewell

  51. Mike Freer (CON) - Finchley and Golders Green

  52. Kwasi Kwarten (CON) - Spelthorne

  53. Theresa May (CON) - Maidenhead

  54. James Heappey (CON) - Wells

  55. Robert Halfon (CON) - Harlow

  56. Nadhim Zahawi (CON) - Stratford-on-Avon

  57. Brandon Lewis (CON) - Great Yarmouth

  58. Stephen McPartland (CON) - Stevenage

  59. Nicola Richards (CON) - West Bromwich East

  60. Henry Smith (CON) - Crawley

  61. Chris Heaton-Harris (CON) - Daventry

  62. Sir Robert Goodwill (CON) - Scarborough & Whitby

  63. Sir Gary Streeter (CON) - South West Devon

  64. Oliver Heald (CON) - North East Hertfordshire

  65. Sir James Duddridge (CON) - Rochford and Southend East

  66. Bob Stewart (IND, former CON) - Beckenham

  67. Nick Gibb (CON) - Bognor Regis and Littlehampton

  68. John Baron (CON) - Basildon and Billericay

  69. Jamie Wallis (CON) - Bridgend

  70. Lisa Cameron (CON) - East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow

  71. Bob Neill (CON) - Bromley and Chiselhurst

  72. Nickie Aiken (CON) - Cities of London and Westminster

  73. Lucy Allan (CON) - Telford

  74. Stuart Andrew (CON) - Pudsey

  75. Richard Bacon (CON) - South Suffolk

  76. Chris Clarkson (CON) - Heywood and Middleton

  77. Andy Carter (CON) - Warrington South

  78. Jonathan Djanogly (CON) - Huntingdon

  79. Phillip Dunne (CON) - Ludlow

  80. Stephen Hammond (CON) - Wimbledon

  81. Trudy Harrison (CON) - Copeland

  82. Alister Jack (CON) - Dumfries and Galloway

  83. David Jones (CON) - Clwyd West

  84. Greg Knight (CON) - East Yorkshire

  85. Kieran Mullan (CON) - Crewe and Nantwich

  86. Will Quince (CON) - Colchester

  87. Paul Scully (CON) - Sutton and Cheam

  88. Royston Smith (CON) - Southampton Itchen

  89. Mhairi Black (SNP) - Paisley and Renfrewshire South

  90. Douglas Chapman (SNP) - Denfermline and West Fife

  91. Angela Crawley (SNP) - Lanark & Hamilton East

  92. Patrick Grady (SNP) - Glasgow North

  93. Peter Grant (SNP) - Glenrothes & Central Fife

  94. Stewart Hosie (SNP) - Dundee East

  95. John McNally (SNP) - Falkirk

  96. Phillipa Whitford (SNP) - Central Ayrshire

  97. Ian Blackford (SNP) - Ross, Skye, and Lochaber

  98. Mickey Brady (Sinn Fein) - Newry and Armagh

  99. Francie Molloy (Sinn Fein) - Mid Ulster

  100. Nick Brown (IND, former LAB) - Newcastle upon Tyne East

  101. Conor McGinn (IND, former LAB) - St Helens North

  102. Julian Knight (IND, former CON) - Solihull

  103. Crispin Blunt (IND, former CON) - Reigate

  104. Mark Menzies (IND) - Fylde

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