List of Labour Co-operative Members of Parliament

This is a list of United Kingdom Labour and Co-operative Party MPs. It includes all Members of Parliament (MPs) elected to the British House of Commons representing the Co-operative Party from 1918 to 1927, and Labour and Co-operative Party since 1927. Members of the Scottish Parliament or the Senedd are not listed.

Only official Labour and Co-operative MPs who have been formally endorsed by both parties are listed. Although many Labour MPs are also members of the Co-operative Party, they are only endorsed in elections by the Labour Party.

Members elected by general election

* 1945 general election: 25
* 1950 general election: 18
* 1951 general election: 16
* 1955 general election: 19
* 1959 general election: 16
* 1964 general election: 19
* 1966 general election: 18
* 1970 general election: 15
* February 1974 general election: 16
* October 1974 general election: 16
* 1979 general election: 17
* 1983 general election: 7
* 1987 general election: 9
* 1992 general election: 14
* 1997 general election: 28
* 2001 general election: 30
* 2005 general election: 29
* 2010 general election: 28
* 2015 general election: 24
* 2017 general election: 38
* 2019 general election: 26

Members of Parliament

A

* William Thomas Adams, Hammersmith South, 1945–1950
* A. V. Alexander, Sheffield Hillsborough, 1922–1931; 1935–50
* Jon Ashworth, Leicester South, 2011–present

B

* Adrian Bailey, West Bromwich West, 2000–2019
* Ed Balls, Normanton, 2005–2010; Morley and Outwood, 2010–2015
* Alfred Barnes, East Ham South, 1922–1931; 1935–1955
* Luciana Berger, Liverpool Wavertree, 2010–2019 (later sat as Change UK, independent, and Liberal Democrat for the same seat)
* Frank Beswick, Uxbridge, 1945–1959
* Tracy Brabin, Batley and Spen, 2016–2021
* Francis Alfred Broad, Edmonton, 1935–1945 (previously Labour for the same seat, 1922–31)
* Joyce Butler, Wood Green, 1955–1979

C

* Daniel Chater, Hammersmith South, 1929–1931; Bethnal Green North East, 1935–1950
* William Coldrick, Bristol North, 1945–1950; Bristol North-East, 1950–1959
* Jim Craigen, Glasgow Maryhill, 1974 (February)–1987''Labour Values, Co-operative Action: a tale of two parties'', The Co-operative Party, 2006.
* Stella Creasy, Walthamstow, 2010–present

D

* Percy Daines, East Ham North, 1945–1957
* George Darling, Sheffield Hillsborough, 1950–1974
* Ian Davidson, Glasgow Govan, 1992–1997; Glasgow Pollok, 1997–2005; Glasgow South West, 2005–2015
* Geraint Davies, Swansea West, 1997–present
* Jim Dobbin, Heywood and Middleton, 1997–2014
* Anneliese Dodds, Oxford East, 2017–present
* Norman Dodds, Dartford, 1945–1955; Erith and Crayford, 1955–1965
* Stephen Doughty, Cardiff South and Penarth, 2012–present
* Dick Douglas, Stirlingshire East and Clackmannan, 1970–1974; Dunfermline, 1979–1983; Dunfermline West, 1983–1990 (1990–1992 for Scottish National Party)
* Gemma Doyle, West Dunbartonshire, 2010–2015
* David Drew, Stroud, 1997–2010; 2017–2019

E

* Robert Edwards, Bilston, 1955–1974; Wolverhampton South East, 1974–1987
* Louise Ellman, Liverpool Riverside, 1997–2019 (later sat as independent for the same seat)
* Florence Eshalomi, Vauxhall, 2019–present
* Chris Evans, Islwyn, 2010–present
* Ioan Evans, Birmingham Yardley, 1964–1970; Aberdare, 1974–1983; Cynon Valley, 1983–1984

F

* John Forman, Glasgow Springburn, 1945–1964
* George Foulkes, South Ayrshire, 1979–1983; Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley, 1983–2005

G

* Caroline Ganley, Battersea South, 1945–1951
* Mike Gapes, Ilford South, 1992–2019 (later sat as Change UK for the same seat)
* Herbert Gibson, Mossley, 1929–1931
* Preet Gill, Birmingham Edgbaston, 2017–present
* Linda Gilroy, Plymouth Sutton, 1997–2010
* Ted Graham, Edmonton, 1974–1983
* Tom Greatrex, Rutherglen and Hamilton West, 2010–2015
* Walter Henry Green, Deptford, 1935–1945

H

* Norman Haseldine, Bradford West, 1966–1970
* Thomas Henderson, Glasgow Tradeston, 1922–1931; 1935–1945
* Mark Hendrick, Preston, 2000–present
* Meg Hillier, Hackney South and Shoreditch, 2005–present
* William Hilton, Bethnal Green, 1966–1974
* William Hirst, Bradford South, 1924–1931
* Percy Holman, Bethnal Green South-West, 1945–1950; Bethnal Green, 1950–1966
* Phil Hope, Corby, 1997–2010
* James Hindle Hudson, Ealing West, 1945–1950; Ealing North, 1950–1955 (Previously Labour MP for Huddersfield, 1923–31)

I

* Sydney Irving, Dartford, 1955–1970; 1974–1979
* William Irving, Tottenham North, 1945–1950; Wood Green, 1950–1955

J

* Cathy Jamieson, Kilmarnock and Loudon, 2010–2015
* Jon Owen Jones, Cardiff Central, 1997–2005

K

* Alan Keen, Feltham and Heston, 1992–2011
* Gerard Killen, Rutherglen and Hamilton West, 2017–2019

L

* Mark Lazarowicz, Edinburgh North and Leith, 2001–2015
* Ron Ledger, Romford, 1955–1970
* William Leonard, Glasgow St. Rollox, 1931–1950
* David Lepper, Brighton Pavilion, 1997–2010
* Chris Leslie, Nottingham East, 1997–2019 (later sat as Change UK)
* Frederick Longden, Birmingham Deritend, 1929–1931; 1945–1950; Birmingham Small Heath, 1950–1952
* Andy Love, Edmonton, 1997–2015

M

* Dickson Mabon, Greenock, 1955–1974; Greenock and Port Glasgow, 1974–1981 (sat as SDP 1981-83)
* Seema Malhotra, Feltham and Heston, 2011–present
* Rachael Maskell, York Central, 2015–present
* Tommy McAvoy, Glasgow Rutherglen, 1987–2005; Rutherglen and Hamilton West, 2005–2010
* Sarah McCarthy-Fry, Portsmouth North, 2005–2010
* John McFall, Dumbarton, 1987–2005; West Dunbartonshire, 2005–2010
* Jim McMahon, Oldham West and Royton, 2015–present
* Gordon McMaster, Paisley South, 1990–1997
* Tony McWalter, Hemel Hempstead, 1997–2005
* Sir Frederick Messer, Tottenham South, 1935–1950; Tottenham, 1950–1959 (Previously Labour MP for Tottenham South, 1929–1931)
* Alun Michael, Cardiff South and Penarth, 1987–2012
* Lewis Moonie, Kirkcaldy, 1987–2005
* Alf Morris, Manchester Wythenshawe, 1964–1997
* Robert Craigmyle Morrison, Tottenham North, 1922–1931; 1935–1950
* Meg Munn, Sheffield Heeley, 2001–2015
* James Murray, Ealing North, 2019–present

N

* Will Nally, Bilston, 1945–1955
* Doug Naysmith, Bristol North West, 1997–2010
* Stan Newens, Epping, 1974–1970; Harlow, 1974–1983
* Alex Norris, Nottingham North, 2017–present

O

* Ossie O'Brien, Darlington, March–June 1983
* Albert Edward Oram, East Ham South, 1955–1974
* Kate Osamor, Edmonton, 2017–present
* Will Owen, Morpeth, 1954–1970

P

* Arthur Palmer, Wimbledon, 1945–1950; Cleveland, 1952–1959; Bristol Central, 1964–1974
* Laurence Pavitt, Willesden West, 1959–1974; Brent South, 1974–1987
* Samuel Perry, Kettering, 1923–1924; 1929–1931
* Jo Platt, Leigh, 2017–2019
* Luke Pollard, Plymouth Sutton and Devonport, 2017–present
* Lucy Powell, Manchester Central, 2012–present
* Ken Purchase, Wolverhampton North East, 1992–2010

R

* John Rankin, Glasgow Tradeston, 1945–1955; Glasgow Govan, 1955–1973
* Andy Reed, Loughborough, 1997–2010
* Steve Reed, Croydon North, 2012–present
* Christina Rees, Neath, 2015–present
* Jonathan Reynolds, Stalybridge and Hyde, 2010–present
* Geoffrey Rhodes, Newcastle upon Tyne East, 1964–1974
* Linda Riordan, Halifax, 2005–2015
* Mabel Ridealgh, Ilford North, 1945–1950
* John Roper, Farnworth, 1970–1981 (later sat as SDP, 1981-83)
* Lloyd Russell-Moyle, Brighton Kemptown, 2017–present

S

* Andy Sawford, Corby, 2012–2015
* Barry Sheerman, Huddersfield, 1979–present
* Gavin Shuker, Luton South, 2010–2019 (later sat as Change UK and as an independent)
* Harriet Slater, Stoke-on-Trent North, 1953–1966
* Angela Smith, Basildon, 1997–2010
* Norman Smith, Nottingham South, 1945–1955
* Gareth Snell, Stoke-on-Trent Central, 2017–2019
* Alex Sobel, Leeds North West, 2017–present
* John Stonehouse, Wednesbury, 1957–1974; Walsall North, 1974–1976 (from April 1976 for the English National Party)
* Paul Sweeney, Glasgow North East, 2017–2019

T

* David Taylor, North West Leicestershire, 1997–2009
* Gareth Thomas, Harrow West, 1997–present
* Mike Thomas, Newcastle upon Tyne East, 1974–1981 (1981–1983 for SDP)
* Stanley Tiffany, Peterborough, 1945–1950
* John Tilley, Lambeth Central, 1978–1983
* Meredith Farrar Titterington, Bradford South, 1945–1950
* Don Touhig, Islwyn, 1995–2010
* Anna Turley, Redcar, 2015–2019
* Dennis Turner, Wolverhampton South East, 1987–2005
* Stephen Twigg, Liverpool West Derby, 2010–2019 (previously sat as Labour MP 1997–2005)

W

* Alfred Waterson, Kettering, 1918–1922 (elected as Co-operative Party but unilaterally took Labour whip in Parliament, ahead of official Congress decision)
* William Wheeldon, Birmingham Small Heath, 1952–1960
* Sir Thomas Williams, Hammersmith South, 1949–1955; Barons Court, 1955–1959; Warrington, 1961–1981
* Edith Wills, Birmingham Duddeston, 1945–1950
* John Woodcock, Barrow and Furness, 2010–2018 (later sat as independent)
* Rev. George Saville Woods, Finsbury, 1935–1945; Mossley, 1945–1950; Droylsden, 1950–1951
* Ian Wrigglesworth, Thornaby, 1974–1981 (from 1981 for SDP)

Y

* Andrew Young, Glasgow Partick, 1923–1924

See also

* List of Labour Party MPs
* Labour and Co-operative
* Labour Party
* Co-operative Party

References

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Bibliography

* Carr, H., Pyper, H. & Erbmann, R., ''Labour Values, Co-operative Action: a Tale of Two Parties'', The Co-operative Party, 2006

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