Lists of female political office-holders in the United Kingdom
This list shows women who have been elected as Members of the House of Commons of the United Kingdom, European Union and other British devolved assemblies.
List of female Members of the House of Commons of the United Kingdom
List of female Members of the House of Lords of the United Kingdom
List of female Members of the European Parliament for the United Kingdom
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List of female Police and Crime Commissioners
| Party | Portrait | Name | Constituency | Year elected | Year left | Reason | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent |  |
Sue Mountstevens | Avon and Somerset | 2012 | Serving | ||
| Independent | |
Ann Barnes | Kent | 2012 | 2016 | Retired | |
| Labour |  |
Jane Kennedy[note 36] | Merseyside | 2012 | 2019 (Crossed the floor) | Resigned from Labour over antisemitism within the party | |
| Independent | 2019 | 2020 | Retired | ||||
| Labour |  |
Vera Baird[note 37] | Northumbria | 2012 | 2019 | Resigned | |
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Julia Mulligan | North Yorkshire | 2012 | Serving | ||
| Conservative | |
Katy Bourne | Sussex | 2012 | Serving | ||
| Conservative | |
Kathryn Holloway | Bedfordshire | 2016 | Serving | ||
| Conservative | |
Alison Hernandez | Devon and Cornwall | 2016 | Serving | ||
| Labour | |
Kim McGuinness | Northumbria | 2019 | Serving | ||
List of female Members of the London Assembly
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List of female Members of the Scottish Parliament
List of female Members of the Senedd
Notes
- She was made a life peer as Baroness Elles, of the City of Westminster, in 1972. Daughter of S. F. Newcombe.
- Served as a Member of the House of Commons of the United Kingdom and Scottish Parliament. Mother of Fergus Ewing and Annabelle Ewing. Mother-in-law of Margaret Ewing.
- DBE. Wife of fellow MEP Edward Kellett-Bowman. From 1970-1997, she served as the Member of Parliament for Lancaster.
- In 1996 she was appointed as a CBE.
- Wife of Norman Buchan.
- Wife of Edward Castle, Baron Castle. She was made a life peer as Baroness Castle of Blackburn, in 1990. She served as the Member of Parliament for Blackburn from 1945-1979.
- She was made a life peer as Baroness Hooper, of Liverpool and St James's in the City of Westminster, in 1985.
- She was made a life peer as Baroness Quin, of Gateshead in the County of Tyne and Wear, in 2005. She later served as the Member of Parliament for Gateshead East & Gateshead East and Washington West from 1987-2005.
- DBE. She was made a life peer as Baroness Roberts, in 1992, however she died before she could be sworn into the House of Lords.
- She was made a life peer as Baroness Crawley, of Edgbaston in the County of West Midlands, in 1998.
- She served as the Member of Parliament for Belper from 1979-1983.
- Wife of fellow MEP Robert V. Jackson.
- Former wife of Chris Pond.
- She was made a DBE in 2013.
- She served as the Member of Parliament for Vale of York & Thirsk and Malton from 1997-2015, and was made a life peer as Baroness McIntosh, of Pickering in the County of North Yorkshire, in 2015.
- She was made a life peer as Baroness Rawlings, of Burnham Westgate in the County of Norfolk, in 1994.
- She was made a life peer as Baroness Billingham, of Banbury in the County of Oxfordshire, in 2000.
- Wife of Neil Kinnock, Baron Kinnock. Mother of Stephen Kinnock and mother-in-law of Helle Thorning-Schmidt. She was made a life peer as Baroness Kinnock of Holyhead, of Holyhead in the County of Ynys Môn, in 2009.
- She was made a life peer as Baroness Morgan of Ely, of Ely in the City of Cardiff, in 2010.
- Wife of Paul Blomfield.
- She serves as the Member of Parliament for Brighton Pavilion from 2010-present.
- She was made a life peer as Baroness Ludford, of Clerkenwell in the London Borough of Islington, in 1997.
- She served as the Member of Parliament for Rochdale from 1992-1997.
- She was made a life peer as Baroness Nicholson of Winterbourne, of Winterbourne, in the Royal County of Berkshire, in 1997. She served as the Conservative and Liberal Democrat Member of Parliament for Torridge and West Devon from 1987-1997.
- She serves as the Member of Parliament for Chipping Barnet from 2005-present.
- She served as the Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly for Belfast West from 1998-2004.
- MBE
- She served as the Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly for Belfast West from 2003-2007. Wife of Nigel Dodds.
- She serves as the Conservative Member of Parliament for Chelmsford from 2017-present.
- She served as the Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly for Foyle from 2007-2012.
- She serves as the Labour Member of Parliament for Oxford East from 2017-present.
- She was made a life peer as Baroness Mobarik, of Mearns in the County of Renfrewshire, in 2014.
- She served as Lord Mayor of Belfast from 2009–2010, the Member of Parliament for Belfast East from 2010–2015, Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly for Belfast East from 2016–2019.
- She served as the Member of the Scottish Parliament for South Scotland from 2011–2016.
- She served as the Conservative Member of Parliament for Maidstone from 1987–1997 and for Maidstone and The Weald from 1997–2010.
- From 1992-2010, she served as the Member of Parliament for Liverpool Wavertree and Liverpool Broadgreen.
- In 2017 she was appointed as a DBE, whilst in 2000 she was appointed as a QC. From 2001-2010, she served as the Member of Parliament for Redcar.
- She served as the Member of Parliament for Ealing Central and Acton from 2010–2015.
- She served as the Member of Parliament for Hornsey and Wood Green from 2005–2015.
- She was made a life peer as Baroness Hamwee, of Richmond upon Thames in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, in 1991.
- She serves as the Member of Parliament for Hackney South and Shoreditch from 2005–present.
- She was made a life peer as Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb, of Moulsecoomb in the County of East Sussex, in 2013.
- She served as the Member of Parliament for Kingston upon Hull North from 2005-present.
- She was made a life peer as Baroness Doocey, in 2010.
- Wife of James Borwick, 5th Baron Borwick. She served as the Member of Parliament for Kensington from 2015–2017.
- She serves as the Member of Parliament for Saffron Walden from 2017–present.
- She served as the Member of Parliament for Vauxhall from 2019–present.
- Wendy Alexander is the sister of former MP Douglas Alexander.
- Sarah Boyack was defeated for her constituency seat in 2011, but was elected as a Regional Member in 2011.
- Roseanna Cunningham was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Perth 1995–97, and for Perth and Kinross 1997–2001.
- Margaret Curran was the Member of Parliament for Glasgow East 2010–15.
- Margaret Ewing was the Member of Parliament (MP) for East Dunbartonshire 1974–79, and MP for Moray 1987–2001. Wife of fellow MSP Fergus Ewing, daughter in law to fellow MP/MSP Winnie Ewing and sister in law to Annabelle Ewing.
- Winnie Ewing was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Hamilton 1967–70, and for & Moray and Nairn 1974–79. Member of the European Parliament (MEP) for Highlands and Islands from 1979–99. Mother of Fergus Ewing and Annabelle Ewing and mother in law to Margaret Ewing.
- Trish Godman is the wife of Norman Godman MP.
- Annabel Goldie was made a life peer in 2013 as Baroness Goldie, of Bishopton in the County of Renfrewshire.
- Cathy Jamieson was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Kilmarnock and Loudoun 2010–15.
- Johann Lamont was defeated for her constituency seat in 2016, but was elected as a Regional Member in 2016.
- Margo MacDonald was the Member of Parliament for Glasgow Govan 1973–74. She was the wife of Jim Sillars.
- Cathy Peattie is the mother of Cara Hilton.
- Shona Robison is the wife of Stewart Hosie.
- Elaine Smith was defeated for her constituency seat in 2016, but was elected as a Regional Member in 2016.
- Claudia Beamish is the daughter of Tufton Victor Hamilton Beamish, Baron Chelwood.
- Annabelle Ewing was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Perth 2001–05. She is a sister of fellow MSP Fergus Ewing, daughter of Winnie Ewing and sister in law to Margaret Ewing.
- Joan McAlpine is the former wife of Pat Kane.
- Siobhan McMahon is aaughter of fellow MSP Michael McMahon.
- Jean Urquhart is the wife of Robert Urquhart.
- Cara Hilton is the daughter of Cathy Peattie.
- Ruth Maguire is the daughter of MSP John Finnie.
- Replaced Simon Thomas in 2018
- Replaced Mohammad Asghar in 2020
- Replaced Antoinette Sandbach in 2015
See also
- Timeline of Female MPs in the House of Commons
- All-women shortlists
- Election results of women standing for the Parliament of the United Kingdom (to 1945)
- Parliament (Qualification of Women) Act 1918
- Records of members of parliament of the United Kingdom § Women
- Women in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom
- Widow's succession
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