List of United Kingdom MPs who died in the 2020s
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This is a list of individuals who were former or serving Members of Parliament for the House of Commons of the United Kingdom who died in the 2020s.
2020
- ^ "Former Labour MP for Bassetlaw Joe Ashton dies". BBC. BBC. 30 March 2020. Retrieved 30 March 2020.
- ^ "Ron Atkins: UK's longest living former MP dies aged 104". BBC. BBC. 31 December 2020. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
- ^ "Harold Best, Labour MP who 'had Leeds North West running through his veins' – obituary". The Daily Telegraph. Telegraph Media Group. 26 August 2020. Retrieved 27 August 2020.
- ^ "Brian Binley: Former Northampton South MP dies aged 78". BBC. BBC. 26 December 2020. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
- ^ "Gerald Bowden, Tory politician who cut his teeth at Ilea and as MP for Dulwich welcomed Mrs Thatcher to the area – obituary". The Daily Telegraph. Telegraph Media Group. 7 January 2020. Retrieved 13 January 2020.
- ^ "Christopher Brocklebank-Fowler, Conservative MP who crossed the floor to join the SDP – obituary". The Daily Telegraph. Telegraph Media Group. 2 June 2020. Retrieved 3 June 2020.
- ^ "Raymond Carter, Labour MP and minister who in private life was a serious bibliophile – obituary". The Daily Telegraph. Telegraph Media Group. 9 July 2020. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
- ^ "Ernest Davies, physicist, lecturer and Labour MP – obituary". The Daily Telegraph. Telegraph Media Group. 20 May 2020. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
- ^ Langdon, Julia (22 June 2020). "Terry Dicks obituary". The Guardian. Guardian Media Group. Retrieved 22 June 2020.
- ^ Slade, Darren (26 May 2020). "Lord John Eden, MP for Bournemouth West for 29 years, dies aged 94". Bournemouth Daily Echo. Newsquest. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
- ^ "Former Glasgow Labour MP Maria Fyfe dies aged 82". BBC News. BBC. 3 December 2020. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
- ^ "Tristan Garel-Jones, Tory 'wet' and able deputy chief whip under Margaret Thatcher – obituary". The Daily Telegraph. Telegraph Media Group. 24 March 2020. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
- ^ "Former Walsall South Labour MP Bruce George dies". BBC. BBC. 25 February 2020. Retrieved 26 February 2020.
- ^ "Lord Graham of Edmonton, MP who served as a whip in both the Commons and the Lords – obituary". The Daily Telegraph. Telegraph Media Group. 22 March 2020. Retrieved 23 March 2020.
- ^ "John Hume: Nobel Peace Prize winner dies aged 83". BBC. BBC. 3 August 2020. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
- ^ Halstead, John (1 May 2020). "Peter Jackson obituary". The Guardian. Guardian Media Group. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
- ^ "John Lee, Labour MP who was Left-wing on everything but crime – obituary". The Daily Telegraph. Telegraph Media Group. 28 June 2020. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
- ^ "Lord Robert Maclennan: Tributes to former SDP leader and LibDem peer". BBC. BBC. 18 January 2020. Retrieved 19 January 2020.
- ^ Dickinson, Katie (28 June 2020). "Lib Dem peer and former Northumberland councillor Baroness Diana Maddock dies aged 75". Chronicle Live. Reach plc. Retrieved 28 June 2020.
- ^ "Seamus Mallon, former deputy leader of the SDLP, dies aged 83". BBC. BBC. 24 January 2020. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
- ^ "O'Neill pays tribute following the death of Sinn Féin veteran and former Mid Ulster MP Tom Mitchell". The Irish News. Fitzpatrick family. 23 July 2020. Retrieved 24 July 2020.
- ^ Ferguson, Emma (29 April 2020). "Tribute over death of Cornish MP and journalist David Mudd". The Falmouth Packet. Newsquest. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
- ^ Harrison, Claire (18 May 2020). "Tragic death of former Nuneaton MP". Coventry Telegraph. Reach plc. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
- ^ "Lord O'Neill of Clackmannan obituary". The Times. News UK. 3 September 2020. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
- ^ "John Powley, conscientious local politician in Cambridge and Tory MP for Norwich South – obituary". The Daily Telegraph. Telegraph Media Group. 4 November 2020. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
- ^ "James Ramsden, last Secretary for War who took over from John Profumo as the torrid sex-and-spy scandal unfolded – obituary". The Daily Telegraph. Telegraph Media Group. 1 April 2020. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
- ^ "Lord Renton of Mount Harry, Conservative foreign office minister and Chief Whip – obituary". The Daily Telegraph. Telegraph Media Group. 27 August 2020. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
- ^ Boniface, Michael (14 April 2020). "Sir Hugh Rossi: Former Hornsey MP and councillor dies aged 92". Hampstead and Highgate Express. Archant. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
- ^ "Former Ashton MP Robert Sheldon dies at 96". Oldham Evening Chronicle. Hirst Kidd and Rennie. 3 February 2020. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
- ^ Seaward, Tom (18 November 2020). "Tributes paid as former Swindon MP dies". Swindon Advertiser. Newsquest. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
- ^ "Thomas, Ronald Richard, (16 March 1929–19 Dec. 2020)". WHO'S WHO & WHO WAS WHO. doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.u37457. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
- ^ Maxwell Scott, Matthew (23 March 2020). "Matthew Maxwell Scott: A tribute to Richard Tracey". ConservativeHome. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
- ^ "Sir Peter Viggers: 'Duck island' expenses claim MP dies aged 82". BBC. BBC. 9 April 2020. Retrieved 9 April 2020.
2021
- ^ Lee, Joseph (15 October 2021). "Sir David Amess: Conservative MP stabbed to death". BBC News. Retrieved 15 October 2021.
- ^ "Peter Ainsworth". Churches Conservation Trust. 7 April 2021. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
- ^ "Former Northern Ireland Secretary James Brokenshire dies, aged 53". BBC News. 8 October 2021. Retrieved 8 October 2021.
- ^ Luckhurst, Greg (12 November 2021). "Former Bournemouth MP Sir John Butterfill dies". Bournemouth Daily Echo. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
- ^ "Cockeram". The Daily Telegraph. 27 December 2021. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
- ^ "Maureen Colquhoun: Tributes paid to first openly lesbian MP". BBC. 2 February 2021. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
- ^ "Ex-MP Hywel Francis dies: Tributes to 'lovely and compassionate person'". BBC. 14 February 2021. Retrieved 14 February 2021.
- ^ Bishop, Donna-Louise (9 April 2021). "Former Norwich North MP and champion of city Dr Ian Gibson dies". Norwich Evening News. Archant. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
- ^ Smith, Mikey (5 April 2021). "Tory MP Dame Cheryl Gillan dies aged 68". The Daily Mirror. Reach plc. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
- ^ "Mary Holt, Right-leaning Conservative MP who championed women's causes – obituary". The Daily Telegraph. Telegraph Media Group. 26 February 2021. Retrieved 27 February 2021.
- ^ "Tributes to former MP and council leader who was last surviving 'freeman' of Bolton". Manchester Evening News. Reach plc. 7 April 2021. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
- ^ "Labour mourns peer Frank Judd after his death at the age of 86". Evening Standard. 18 April 2021. Retrieved 18 April 2021.
- ^ "Association of Former Members of Parliament: Members of our Association who have died during 2021". PoliticsHome. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
- ^ "Sir James Lester, well-liked Nottinghamshire MP and junior minister who was an archetypal one-nation Tory – obituary". The Daily Telegraph. Telegraph Media Group. 2 November 2021. Retrieved 2 November 2021.
- ^ "Paul Marland obituary". The Times. News UK. 9 April 2021. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
- ^ "Former Great Grimsby MP and Calendar presenter Austin Mitchell dies aged 86". ITV News. 18 August 2021. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
- ^ "Lord Elystan-Morgan, campaigner for Welsh devolution, dies". BBC. News UK. 7 July 2021. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
- ^ Philpot, Terry (4 March 2021). "Stan Newens obituary". The Guardian. Guardian Media Group. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
- ^ Plunkett, Susan (27 December 2021). "Family announce death of former long serving and well known Burnley MP Peter Pike". Burnley Express. Johnston Press. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
- ^ Hawkins, Daniel (17 October 2021). "Ernie Ross, former labour MP for Dundee West, dies at the age of 79". Evening Standard. Retrieved 17 October 2021.
- ^ Bambridge, Steve (18 January 2021). "Lord Shaw, who was Scarborough's MP for 26 years until 1992, dies at the age of 100". The Scarborough News. Johnston Press PLC. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
- ^ Nurse, Rachel (27 May 2021). "Former Blaenau Gwent MP Llew Smith dies, aged 77". South Wales Argus. Newsquest. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
- ^ "Walters". The Daily Telegraph. Telegraph Media Group. 6 October 2021. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
- ^ le Duc, Frank (20 May 2021). "Tributes paid as former Hove MP dies". Brighton and Hove News. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
- ^ Webster, Laura (18 June 2021). "Tributes paid as former SNP MSP and MP Andrew Welsh dies aged 77". The National. Newsquest. Retrieved 18 June 2021.
- ^ Allegretti, Aubrey (12 April 2021). "Lady Shirley Williams, former Labour minister, dies aged 90". The Guardian. Guardian Media Group. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
2022
- ^ "Bob Blizzard: Former Waveney MP dies aged 71". BBC News. 10 May 2022. Retrieved 15 May 2022.
- ^ "Former Eastleigh MP David Chidgey dies aged 79". ITV News. 15 February 2022. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
- ^ "Labour MP Jack Dromey dies aged 73". BBC News. 7 January 2022. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
- ^ "Former Southport MP Ronnie Fearn passes away aged 90". On The Spot News. 25 January 2022. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
- ^ Rodger, Hannah (7 January 2022). "Former Aberdeen MP and anti-apartheid campaigner Bob Hughes dies aged 90". The Herald. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
- ^ "Former Birmingham MP Baroness Jill Knight dies aged 98". BBC News. 12 April 2022. Retrieved 14 April 2022.
- ^ Bagley, Alison (25 March 2022). "Tributes paid to former Corby and East Northants MP". Northamptonshire Evening Telegraph. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
- ^ "'Wise and kind' Labour peer Giles Radice dies at 85". The Guardian. Guardian Media Group. 26 August 2022. Retrieved 26 August 2022.
- ^ Bagley, Alison (26 August 2022). "Shaw". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 26 August 2022.
- ^ "Maastricht rebel Sir Richard Shepherd dies aged 79". The National. 21 February 2022. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
- ^ Howie, Emylie (23 September 2022). "Former Renfrewshire councillor sadly passes away following period of illness". Daily Record. Retrieved 24 September 2022.
- ^ Blevins, David (25 July 2022). "Former first minister of Northern Ireland Lord David Trimble has died". Sky News. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
Notes
- ^ Served as a Conservative MP from 1970–1981
- ^ Served as a Labour MP from 1966–1981 and an SDP MP from 1981–1988
- ^ Served as a National Liberal MP from 1960–1966
- ^ Served as a Labour MP from 1964–1979, then as an SDP MP from 1981–83 before joining the Liberal Democrats and serving as a peer for the party.
- ^ Served as a Liberal MP from 1987–1988