List of Labour Co-operative Members of Parliament

An incomplete list of Labour Co-operative Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.

Following a decision of Co-operative Congress in 1917, MPs were elected as Co-operative Party candidates from 1918. In 1927, the Cheltenham Agreement between the Co-operative Party and Labour Party led to the election of joint "Labour Co-operative" candidates. Whilst many Labour Members of Parliament are also members of the Co-operative Party, Labour Co-op MPs have the express endorsement of both parties.

Numbers elected by general election

• 1918 general election: 1 (Alfred Waterson, elected as Co-operative but took Labour whip)
• 1922 general election: 4 (as Co-operative)
• 1923 general election: 6 (as Co-operative)
• 1924 general election: 5 (as Co-operative)
• 1929 general election: 9
• 1931 general election: 1
• 1935 general election: 9
• 1945 general election: 23
• 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: 21

Members of Parliament

MPs are listed by the date of their first election and alphabetically by surname.

1918 – 1927 (first elected as Co-operative)

• A. V. Alexander, Sheffield Hillsborough, 1922–31, 1935–50
• Alfred Barnes, East Ham South, 1922–31, 1935–1955
• Thomas Henderson, Glasgow Tradeston, 1922–1931, 1935–1945
• William Hirst, Bradford South, 1924–1931
• James Hindle Hudson, Huddersfield, 1923–1931; Ealing West, 1945–1950; Ealing North, 1950–1955
• Robert Craigmyle Morrison, Tottenham North, 1922–1931, 1935–1950
• Samuel Perry, Kettering, 1923–1924, 1929–1931
• Alfred Waterson, Kettering, 1918–1922 (elected as Co-operative Party but unilaterally took Labour whip in Parliament, ahead of official Congress decision)
• Andrew Young, Glasgow Partick, 1923–1924

1927 – 1945

• Francis Alfred Broad, Edmonton, 1935–1945
• Daniel Chater, Hammersmith South, 1929–1931; Bethnal Green North East, 1935–1950
• Herbert Mellor Gibson, Mossley, 1929–1931
• Walter Henry Green, Deptford, 1935–1945
• William Leonard, Glasgow St. Rollox, 1931–1950
• Frederick Longden, Birmingham Deritend, 1929–1931, 1945–1950; Birmingham Small Heath, 1950–1952
• Frederick Messer, Tottenham South, 1929–1931, 1935–1950; Tottenham, 1950–1959
• Rev. George Saville Woods, Finsbury, 1935–1945; Mossley, 1945–1950; Droylsden, 1950–1951

1945 – 1959

• William Thomas Adams, Hammersmith South, 1945–1950
• Frank Beswick, Uxbridge, 1945–1959
• Joyce Butler, Wood Green, 1955–1979
• William Coldrick, Bristol North, 1945–1950; Bristol North-East, 1950–1959
• Percy Daines, East Ham North, 1945–1957
• George Darling, Sheffield Hillsborough, 1950–1974
• Norman Dodds, Dartford, 1945–1955; Erith and Crayford, 1955–1965
• Robert Edwards, Bilston, 1955–1974; Wolverhampton South East, 1974–1987
• John Forman, Glasgow Springburn, 1945–1964
• Caroline Ganley, Battersea South, 1945–1951
• Percy Holman, Bethnal Green South-West, 1945–1950; Bethnal Green, 1950–1966
• James Hindle Hudson, Ealing West, 1945–1950; Ealing North, 1950–1955 (had previously been Labour MP for Huddersfield, 1923–24)
• Sydney Irving, Dartford, 1955–1970 and 1974–1979
• William Irving, Tottenham North, 1945–1950; Wood Green, 1950–1955
• Ron Ledger, Romford, 1955–1970
• Dickson Mabon, Greenock, 1955–1974; Greenock and Port Glasgow, 1974–1983
• Will Nally, Bilston, 1945–1955
• Albert Edward Oram, East Ham South, 1955–1974
• Arthur Palmer, Wimbledon, 1945–1950; Cleveland, 1952–1959; Bristol Central, 1964–1974
• John Rankin, Glasgow Tradeston, 1945–1955; Glasgow Govan, 1955–1973
• Mabel Ridealgh, Ilford North, 1945–1950
• Harriet Slater, Stoke-on-Trent North, 1955–1966
• Norman Smith, Nottingham South, 1945–1955
• John Stonehouse, Wednesbury, 1957–1974; Walsall North, 1974–1976 (from April 1976 for the English National Party)
• Stanley Tiffany, Peterborough, 1945–1950
• Meredith Farrar Titterington, Bradford South, 1945–1950
• William Wheeldon, Birmingham Small Heath, 1952–1960
• Thomas Williams, Hammersmith South, 1949–1955; Barons Court, 1955–1959; Warrington, 1961–1981
• Edith Wills, Birmingham Duddeston, 1945–1950

1959 – 1979

• Jim Craigen, Glasgow Maryhill, 1974 (February)-1987
• Dick Douglas, Stirlingshire East and Clackmannan, 1970–1974; Dunfermline, 1979–1983; Dunfermline West, 1983–1992 (from 1990 for the Scottish National Party)
• Ioan Evans, Birmingham Yardley, 1964–1970; Aberdare, 1974–1983; Cynon Valley, 1983–1984
• Norman Haseldine, Bradford West, 1966–1970
• William Hilton, Bethnal Green, 1966–1974
• Dickson Mabon, Greenock, 1959–1974; Greenock and Port Glasgow 1974 (February)-1983
• Alf Morris, Manchester Wythenshawe, 1964–1997
• Laurence Pavitt, Willesden West, 1959–1974; Brent South, 1974–1987
• Geoffrey Rhodes, Newcastle upon Tyne East, 1964–1974
• John Roper, Farnworth, 1970–1983
• John Stonehouse, Wednesbury 1959–1974; Walsall North 1974 (February)-1976
• John Tomlinson, Meriden, 1974–1979

1979 – 1997

• Ian Davidson, Glasgow Govan, 1992–1997; Glasgow Pollok, 1997–2005; Glasgow South West, 2005–present
• George Foulkes, South Ayrshire, 1979–1983; Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley, 1983–2005
• Mike Gapes, Ilford South, 1992–present
• Alan Keen, Feltham and Heston, 1992–2011
• Tommy McAvoy, Glasgow Rutherglen, 1987–2005; Rutherglen and Hamilton West, 2005–2010
• John McFall, Dumbarton, 1987–2005; West Dunbartonshire, 2005–2010
• Alun Michael, Cardiff South and Penarth, 1987–2012
• Lewis Moonie, Kirkcaldy, 1987–2005
• Ken Purchase, Wolverhampton North East, 1992–2010
• Barry Sheerman, Huddersfield, 1979–present
• Don Touhig, Islwyn, 1995–2010
• Dennis Turner, Wolverhampton South East, 1987–2005

1997 – present

• Jon Ashworth, Leicester South, 2011–present
• Adrian Bailey, West Bromwich West, 2000–present
• Ed Balls, Normanton, 2005–2010; Morley and Outwood, 2010–2015
• Luciana Berger, Liverpool Wavertree, 2010–present
• Geraint Davies, Swansea West, 2010–present (previously sat as Labour MP 1997–2005)
• Jim Dobbin, Heywood and Middleton, 1997–2014
• Stella Creasy, Walthamstow, 2010–present
• Stephen Doughty, Cardiff South and Penarth, 2012–present
• Gemma Doyle, West Dunbartonshire, 2010–2015
• David Drew, Stroud, 1997–2010
• Louise Ellman, Liverpool Riverside, 1997–present
• Chris Evans, Islwyn, 2010–present
• Linda Gilroy, Plymouth Sutton, 1997–2010
• Tom Greatrex, Rutherglen and Hamilton West, 2010–2015
• Mark Hendrick, Preston, 2000–present
• Meg Hillier, Hackney South and Shoreditch, 2005–present
• Phil Hope, Corby, 1997–2010
• Cathy Jamieson, Kilmarnock and Loudon, 2010–2015
• Jon Owen Jones, Cardiff Central, 1997–2005
• Mark Lazarowicz, Edinburgh North and Leith, 2001–2015
• David Lepper, Brighton Pavilion, 1997–2010
• Chris Leslie, Nottingham East, 2010–present (previously sat as Labour MP 1997–2005)
• Andy Love, Edmonton, 1997–2015
• Seema Malhotra, Feltham and Heston, 2011–present
• Sarah McCarthy-Fry, Portsmouth North, 2005–2010
• Tony McWalter, Hemel Hempstead, 1997–2005
• Meg Munn, Sheffield Heeley, 2001–2015
• Doug Naysmith, Bristol North West, 1997–2010
• Lucy Powell, Manchester Central, 2012–present
• Andy Reed, Loughborough, 1997–2010
• Steve Reed, Croydon North, 2012–present
• Linda Riordan, Halifax, 2005–2015
• Andy Sawford, Corby, 2012–2015
• Gavin Shuker, Luton South, 2010–present
• Angela Smith, Basildon, 1997–2010
• David Taylor, North West Leicestershire, 1997–2009
• Gareth Thomas, Harrow West, 1997–present (Labour Co-operative from 2003, previously just Labour)
• Stephen Twigg, Liverpool West Derby, 2010–present (previously sat as Labour MP 1997–2005)
• John Woodcock, Barrow and Furness, 2010–present

External links

• Co-op Parliamentary Representation

Bibliography

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