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The '''2017 general election''' was held on the 8th of June. | The '''2017 general election''' was held on the 8th of June. It was called by Prime Minister [[Theresa May]] in the hope of securing a larger majority in the context of negotiations to withdraw from the [[European Union]], but the Conservatives lost ground, and Mrs May then formed a minority government with the support of the [[Democratic Unionist Party]]. | ||
==LGBT MPs== | |||
45 out LGBTQ MPs were elected, a net gain of six, | 45 out LGBTQ MPs were elected, a net gain of six, | ||
Those elected were as follows:<ref>Andrew Reynolds. [https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2017/06/09/the-uk-just-elected-a-record-number-of-lgbtq-people-to-parliament/ The UK just elected a record number of LGBTQ people to Parliament], ''[[Pink News]], 9 June 2017.</ref> | Those elected were as follows:<ref>Andrew Reynolds. [https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2017/06/09/the-uk-just-elected-a-record-number-of-lgbtq-people-to-parliament/ The UK just elected a record number of LGBTQ people to Parliament], ''[[Pink News]], 9 June 2017.</ref> | ||
Conservative | ===Conservative=== | ||
*[[Stuart Andrew]] – Pudsey | *[[Stuart Andrew]] – Pudsey | ||
*[[Crispin Blunt]] – Reigate | *[[Crispin Blunt]] – Reigate | ||
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*[[Nick Herbert]] – Arundel & South Down | *[[Nick Herbert]] – Arundel & South Down | ||
*[[Margot James]] – Stourbridge | *[[Margot James]] – Stourbridge | ||
*[[Daniel | *[[Daniel Kawczynski]] – Shrewsbury & Atcham | ||
*[[Mark Menzies]] – Fylde | *[[Mark Menzies]] – Fylde | ||
*[[Damien Moore]]* – Southport | *[[Damien Moore]]* – Southport | ||
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*[[Ross Thomson]]* – Aberdeen South | *[[Ross Thomson]]* – Aberdeen South | ||
*[[William Wragg]] – Hazel Grove | *[[William Wragg]] – Hazel Grove | ||
===Labour=== | ===Labour=== | ||
*[[Angela Eagle]] – Wallasey | *[[Angela Eagle]] – Wallasey | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
<references> | <references/> | ||
[[Category:Politics]] | [[Category:Politics]] | ||
Latest revision as of 13:05, 10 July 2026
The 2017 general election was held on the 8th of June. It was called by Prime Minister Theresa May in the hope of securing a larger majority in the context of negotiations to withdraw from the European Union, but the Conservatives lost ground, and Mrs May then formed a minority government with the support of the Democratic Unionist Party.
LGBT MPs
45 out LGBTQ MPs were elected, a net gain of six,
Those elected were as follows:[1]
Conservative
- Stuart Andrew – Pudsey
- Crispin Blunt – Reigate
- Nick Boles – Grantham & Stamford
- Conor Burns – Bournemouth West
- Alan Duncan – Rutland & Melton
- Nigel Evans – Ribble Valley
- Mike Freer – Finchley & Golders Green
- Nick Gibb – Bognor Regis & Littlehampton
- Justine Greening – Putney
- Nick Herbert – Arundel & South Down
- Margot James – Stourbridge
- Daniel Kawczynski – Shrewsbury & Atcham
- Mark Menzies – Fylde
- Damien Moore* – Southport
- David Mundell – Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale & Tweeddale
- Lee Rowley* – Derbyshire North East
- Iain Stewart – Milton Keynes South
- Ross Thomson* – Aberdeen South
- William Wragg – Hazel Grove
Labour
- Angela Eagle – Wallasey
- Clive Betts – Sheffield South East
- Nick Brown – Newcastle upon Tyne East
- Ben Bradshaw – Exeter
- Chris Bryant – Rhondda
- Dan Carden* – Liverpool Walton
- Stephen Doughty – Cardiff South & Penarth
- Nia Griffith – Llanelli
- Gerald Jones – Merthyr Tydfil & Rhymney
- Gerard Killen* – Rutherglen & Hamiton West
- Peter Kyle – Hove
- Gordon Marsden – Blackpool South
- Sandy Martin* – Ipswich
- Luke Pollard* – Plymouth, Sutton
- Steve Reed – Croydon North
- Lloyd Russell-Moyle* – Brighton Kemptown
- Cat Smith – Lancaster & Fleetwood
- Wes Streeting – Ilford North
- Stephen Twigg – Liverpool West Derby
Scottish National Party
- Hannah Bardell – Livingston
- Mhairi Black – Paisley & Renfrewshire South
- Joanna Cherry – Edinburgh South West
- Angela Crawley – Lanark & Hamilton East
- Martin Docherty – West Dunbartonshire
- Stuart McDonald – Cumbernauld, Kilsyth & Kirkintilloch
- Stewart McDonald – Glasgow South
Two incumbent LGBTQ MPs were ousted: John Nicolson of the SNP in East Dunbartonshire and Tory Ben Howlett in Bath.
References
- ↑ Andrew Reynolds. The UK just elected a record number of LGBTQ people to Parliament, Pink News, 9 June 2017.