More than 70 MPs have announced they are standing down ahead of the December 12 general
election as the deadline for candidates closes.
Some of the biggest names in
British politics are quitting Westminster, with many pointed to the toxic nature of modern politics and the abuse they recieve as MPs. during a wave of announcements.
Ex-chancellor Philip Hammond, Cabinet minister Nicky Morgan, her former Tory cabinet colleague Amber Rudd and
Labour deputy leader Tom Watson are not running in the December 12 vote.
Many of those giving way were former Conservative and Labour MPs who have become independents, either of their own volition or having the party whip removed.
According to our count just after the 4pm deadline, 75 MPs are quitting. The total includes 32 Conservatives, 21 from the Labour Party, 15 Independents, 3 Lib Dems, 2 from Change
UK, 1 DUP and John Bercow. The record is thought to be in the 2010 election, following the expenses scandal, when 149 MPs stood down.Here’s a list of those stepping aside:1. Heidi Allen Lib Dem MP for South Cambridgeshire PA Wire/PA Images2. Ian Austin Independent MP for Dudley North, who left the Labour Party in February PA Wire/PA Images3. Adrian Bailey Labour MP for West Bromwich West PA Archive/PA Images4. Sir Kevin Barron Labour MP for Rother Valley PA Archive/PA Images5. Guto Bebb Independent MP for Aberconwy ISABEL INFANTES via Getty Images6. Ann Coffey The Independent Group for Change MP for Stockport Simon Dawson / Reuters7. John Bercow MP for Buckingham and Commons speaker PA Wire/PA Images8. Richard Benyon Conservative MP for Newbury PA Archive/PA Images9. Roberta Blackman-Woods Labour MP for City of Durham John Stillwell - PA Images via Getty Images10. Nick Boles Independent MP for Grantham House of Commons - PA Images via Getty Images11. Sir Henry Bellingham Conservative MP for North West Norfolk PA Archive/PA Images12. Alistair Burt Conservative MP for North East Bedfordshire ASSOCIATED PRESS13. Sir Vince Cable Lib Dem MP for Twickenham NurPhoto via Getty Images14. Ronnie Campbell Labour MP for Blyth Valley Owen Humphreys - PA Images via Getty Images15. Kenneth Clarke Independent MP for Rushcliffe ISABEL INFANTES via Getty Images16. Ann Clwyd Labour MP for Cynon Valley ODD ANDERSEN via Getty Images17. Jim Cunningham Labour MP for Coventry South Jeff Overs via Getty Images18. Glyn Davies Conservative MP for Montgomeryshire PA Archive/PA Images19. Charlie Elphicke Conservative MP for Dover and Deal zz/KGC-143/STAR MAX/IPx20. Gloria De Piero Labour MP for Ashfield David Mirzoeff - PA Images via Getty Images21. Dame Louise Ellman Independent MP for Liverpool Riverside Dan Kitwood via Getty Images22. Sir Alan Duncan Conservative MP for Rutland and Melton PA Wire/PA Images23. Sir Michael Fallon Conservative MP for Sevenoaks PA Archive/PA Images24. Paul Farrelly Labour MP for Newcastle-Under-Lyme PA Archive/PA Images25. Mark Field Conservative MP for Cities of
London and Westminster PA Archive/PA Images26. Jim Fitzpatrick Labour MP for Poplar and Limehouse PA Archive/PA Images27. Bill Grant Conservative MP for Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock Lesley Martin/PA Images via Getty Images28. Justine Greening Independent MP for Putney WPA Pool via Getty Images29. Andrew Griffiths Conservative MP for Burton EMPICS Sport30. Philip Hammond Independent MP for Runnymede and Weybridge ASSOCIATED PRESS31. Lady Sylvia Hermon Independent MP for North Down PA Archive/PA Images32. Richard Harrington Conservative MP for Watford PA Archive/PA ImagesNews: I have today written to the chairman of #NDevon Conservative Association to say that I am standing down from Parliament for personal reasons. My letter attached. It has been an honour and a privilege to serve North Devon. Thank you. pic.twitter.com/cViEyCP4Jb— Peter Heaton-JonesMP (@PeterNorthDevon) October 30, 201933. Peter Heaton-Jones Conservative MP for North Devon 34. Nick Hurd Conservative MP for Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner ASSOCIATED PRESS35. Nick Herbert Conservative MP for Arundel and South Downs PA Archive/PA Images36. Kate Hoey Labour MP for Vauxhall EMPICS Entertainment37. Sir George Hollingbery Conservative MP for Meon Valley PA Wire/PA Images38. Kelvin Hopkins Independent MP for Luton North PA Archive/PA Images39. Margot James Conservative MP for Stourbridge PA Archive/PA Images40. Jo Johnson Conservative MP for Orpington PA Wire/PA Images41. Helen Jones Labour MP for Warrington North UK Parliament42. Seema Kennedy Conservative MP for South Ribble ASSOCIATED PRESS43. Norman Lamb Lib Dem MP for North Norfolk Matt Cardy via Getty ImagesAfter almost 15 years as an MP in Milton Keynes, I will be standing down at the upcoming General Election.Statement on my website:https://t.co/G4FdTPMYF4— Rt Hon Mark Lancaster (@MarkLancasterMK) November 2, 201944. Mark Lancaster Conservative MP for Milton Keynes North 45. Jeremy Lefroy Conservative MP for Stafford PA Archive/PA Images46. Sir Oliver Letwin Independent MP for West Dorset Stefan Rousseau - PA Images via Getty Images47. Sir David Lidington Conservative MP for Aylesbury PA Wire/PA Images48. Ian Lucas Labour MP for Wrexham PA Archive/PA Images49. John Mann Labour MP for Bassetlaw Yui Mok - PA Images via Getty Images50. Patrick McLoughlin Conservative MP for West Derbyshire PA Wire/PA Images51. Nicky Morgan Conservative MP for Loughborough ASSOCIATED PRESS52. Sarah Newton Conservative MP for Truro and Falmouth Dan Mullan via Getty Images53. Jared O'Mara Independent MP for Sheffield Hallam PA Wire/PA Images54. Albert Owen Labour MP for Ynys Mon Flying Colours via Getty Images55. Teresa Pearce Labour MP for Erith and Thamesmead PA Archive/PA Images56. Stephen Pound Labour MP for Ealing North PA Wire/PA Images57. Claire Perry Conservative MP for Devizes ASSOCIATED PRESS58. Mark Prisk Conservative MP for Hertford & Stortford PA Archive/PA Images59. Geoffrey Robinson Labour MP for Coventry North West PA Archive/PA Images60. Amber Rudd Independent MP for Hastings and Rye PA Wire/PA Images61. Joan Ryan The Independent Group for Change MP for Enfield North SOPA Images via Getty Images62. David Simpson DUP MP for Upper Bann PA Wire/PA Images63. Keith Simpson Conservative MP for Broadland PA Archive/PA Images64. Sir Nicholas Soames Conservative MP for Mid Sussex PA Wire/PA Images65. Owen Smith Labour MP for Pontypridd Anadolu Agency via Getty Images66. Caroline Spelman Conservative MP for Meriden EMPICS Entertainment67. Rory Stewart Independent MP for Penrith and The Border PA Wire/PA Images68. Sir Hugo Swire Conservative MP for East Devon PA Archive/PA Images69. Ross Thomson Conservative MP for Aberdeen South Ken Jack via Getty Images70. David Tredinnick Conservative MP for Bosworth Flying Colours via Getty Images71. Stephen Twigg Labour MP for
Liverpool West Derby PA Archive/PA Images72. Keith Vaz Labour MP for Leicester East PA Wire/PA Images73. Ed Vaizey Conservative MP for Didcot and Wantage Jon Furniss/Invision/AP74. Tom Watson Labour MP for West Bromwich East PA Wire/PA Images75. John Woodcock Independent MP for Barrow and Furness PA Archive/PA ImagesRelated... All The MPs Who Are Standing Down At The General Election As Parliament Faces Exodus Tom Watson's Exit Proves The Rebels Are The Masters Of This Election How
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