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List of LGBT politicians in the United Kingdom

The following is a list of gay, lesbian, bisexual and/or transgender individuals who have been elected as members of the House of Commons of the United Kingdom, European Union, other devolved parliaments and assemblies of the United Kingdom, parliaments of the countries that preceded the United Kingdom and also members of the non-elected House of Lords.

Following the 2019 general election, the UK parliament has the largest number of self-identified LGBT members of any national legislature worldwide.[1]

Prime Ministers

List of LGBT Prime Ministers of the United Kingdom

Party Portrait Name Office held Year elected
Liberal   Archibald Primrose, 5th Earl of Rosebery Prime Minister of the United Kingdom 1894

House of Commons

List of LGBT Speakers of the House of Commons

Party Portrait Name Constituency Office held Year elected
Labour George Thomas[2][3] Cardiff West Speaker of the House of Commons 1976

List of LGBT members of the Cabinet in the House of Commons

Party Portrait Name Constituency First office held Year appointed
Independent   The Lord Brooke Warwickshire Chancellor of the Exchequer 1614
Tory   George Germain[4][5][6] Dover First Lord of Trade 1775
Liberal   Lewis Harcourt[7][8][9] Rossendale Secretary of State for the Colonies 1910
Labour   Hugh Dalton[10] Peckham President of the Board of Trade 1942
Conservative   Harry Crookshank Gainsborough Postmaster General 1943
Labour   Hugh Gaitskell[11] Leeds South Chancellor of the Exchequer 1950
Conservative   James Thomas Hereford First Lord of the Admiralty 1951
Conservative   Derick Heathcoat-Amory[12][13] Tiverton Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food 1954
Conservative   Alan Lennox-Boyd[14][15] Mid Bedfordshire Secretary of State for the Colonies 1954
Conservative   Selwyn Lloyd[16][17] Chelmsford Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs 1955
Labour   Anthony Crosland[18][19][20][21] Great Grimsby Secretary of State for Education and Science 1965
Labour   Roy Jenkins[22] Birmingham Stechford Home Secretary 1965
Labour   Richard Crossman[23][3][24] Coventry East Leader of the House of Commons 1966
Labour   George Thomas[2][3] Cardiff West Secretary of State for Wales 1968
Conservative   Norman St John-Stevas[25] Chelmsford Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster 1979
Labour   Nick Brown[26] Newcastle upon Tyne East Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury 1997
Labour   Ron Davies[27] Caerphilly Secretary of State for Wales 1997
Labour   Peter Mandelson[28] Hartlepool Minister without Portfolio 1997
Labour   Chris Smith[29] Islington South and Finsbury Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport 1997
Labour   Shaun Woodward[30] St Helens South and Whiston Secretary of State for Northern Ireland 2007
Labour   Ben Bradshaw[31] Exeter Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport 2009
Liberal Democrats   David Laws[32] Yeovil Chief Secretary to the Treasury 2010
Conservative   Justine Greening[33] Putney Secretary of State for Education 2011
Conservative   David Mundell[34] Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale Secretary of State for Scotland 2015
Labour   Peter Kyle Hove and Portslade Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology 2024
Labour   Wes Streeting Ilford North Secretary of State for Health and Social Care 2024
Labour Co-op   Steve Reed Streatham and Croydon North Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs 2024

List of LGBT ministers in the House of Commons

Party Portrait Name Constituency First office held Year appointed
Independent   Fulke Greville[35][36] Warwickshire Treasurer of the Navy 1598
Liberal   Lewis Harcourt[7][8][9] Rossendale First Commissioner of Works 1905
Conservative   Philip Sassoon Hythe Under-Secretary of State for Air 1924
Labour   Hugh Dalton[10] Peckham Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs 1929
Conservative   Harry Crookshank Gainsborough Under-Secretary of State for the Home Department 1934
National Liberal   Robert Bernays[37][38] Bristol North Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Health 1937
Conservative   Anthony Muirhead[39][40] Wells Under-Secretary of State for Air 1937
Conservative   Robert Boothby Aberdeen and Kincardine East Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Food 1940
Labour   Harold Nicolson Leicester West Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Information 1940
Conservative   James Thomas Hereford Lord Commissioner of the Treasury 1940
Labour   Hugh Gaitskell[11] Leeds South Minister of Fuel and Power 1946
Conservative   Alan Lennox-Boyd[14][15] Mid Bedfordshire Minister of State for the Colonies 1951
Conservative   Derick Heathcoat-Amory[12][13] Tiverton Minister of Pensions 1951
Conservative   Selwyn Lloyd[16][17] Chelmsford Minister of State for Foreign Affairs 1951
Conservative   Ian Harvey Harrow East Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Supply 1956
Conservative   Charles Fletcher-Cooke Darwen Parliamentary Secretary to the Home Office 1961
Conservative   Denzil Freeth Basingstoke Parliamentary Secretary for Science 1961
Labour   Anthony Crosland[18][19][20][21] Great Grimsby Economic Secretary to the Treasury 1964
Labour   Roy Jenkins[22] Birmingham Stechford Minister of Aviation 1964
Labour   Richard Crossman[23][3][24] Coventry East Minister of Housing and Local Government 1964
Labour   George Thomas[2][3] Cardiff West Minister of State for Commonwealth Affairs 1967
Conservative   Norman St John-Stevas[25] Chelmsford Minister of State for the Arts 1973
Conservative   Spencer Le Marchant High Peak Comptroller of the Household 1979
Conservative   Peter Morrison Chester Lord Commissioner of the Treasury 1979
Conservative   Michael Brown Brigg and Cleethorpes Assistant Government Whip 1993
Conservative   John Bowis Battersea Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Health and Social Security 1993
Labour   Clive Betts Sheffield South East Lord Commissioner of the Treasury 1998
Labour   Ben Bradshaw[31] Exeter Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs 2001
Labour   Angela Eagle Wallasey Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Home Office 2001
Labour   Stephen Twigg Enfield Southgate Deputy Leader of the House of Commons 2001
Labour   Ivor Caplin Hove Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Defence 2003
Labour   David Cairns Inverclyde Minister of State for Scotland 2005
Labour   Shaun Woodward[30] St Helens South and Whiston Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Northern Ireland Office 2005
Labour   Chris Bryant Rhondda and Ogmore Deputy Leader of the House of Commons 2008
Conservative   Greg Barker Bexhill and Battle Minister of State for Climate Change 2010
Conservative   Crispin Blunt Reigate Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Prisons and Youth Justice 2010
Conservative   Alan Duncan Rutland and Melton Minister of State for International Development 2010
Conservative   Michael Fabricant Lichfield Lord Commissioner of the Treasury 2010
Conservative   Nick Gibb Bognor Regis and Littlehampton Minister of State for School Standards 2010
Conservative   Justine Greening[33] Putney Economic Secretary to the Treasury 2010
Conservative   Nick Herbert Arundel and South Downs Minister of State for Policing and Criminal Justice 2010
Conservative   David Mundell[34] Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Scotland 2010
Conservative   Nick Boles Pudsey Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Decentralisation 2012
Liberal Democrats   Simon Hughes Bermondsey & Old Southwark Minister of State for Justice and Civil Liberties 2013
Liberal Democrats   Stephen Williams Bristol West Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government 2013
Conservative   Margot James Stourbridge Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Small Business, Consumers and Corporate Responsibility 2016
Conservative   Christopher Pincher Tamworth Comptroller of the Household 2017
Conservative   Stuart Andrew Pudsey Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Wales 2018
Conservative   Mike Freer Finchley and Golders Green Lord Commissioner of the Treasury 2018
Conservative   Conor Burns Bournemouth West Minister of State for Trade Policy 2019
Conservative   Iain Stewart[41] Milton Keynes South Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Scotland 2020
Conservative   Lee Rowley[42] North East Derbyshire Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Business and Industry 2021
Conservative   Dehenna Davison[43] Bishop Auckland Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Levelling Up 2022
Conservative   Jacob Young[44] Redcar Lord Commissioner of the Treasury 2022
Conservative   Damien Moore Southport Assistant Government Whip 2022
Conservative   Mark Fletcher Bolsover Assistant Government Whip 2023
Conservative   Paul Holmes Eastleigh Assistant Government Whip 2024
Labour Co-op   Stephen Doughty Cardiff South and Penarth Minister of State for Europe, North America and Overseas Territories 2024
Labour   Nia Griffith Llanelli Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Wales 2024
Labour Co-op   Simon Lightwood Wakefield and Rothwell Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Local Transport 2024
Labour   Stephen Morgan Portsmouth South Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Early Education 2024
Labour Co-op   James Murray Ealing North Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury 2024
Labour Co-op   Luke Pollard Plymouth Sutton and Devonport Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Armed Forces 2024
Labour   Gerald Jones Merthyr Tydfil and Aberdare Assistant Government Whip 2024
Labour   Keir Mather Selby Assistant Government Whip 2024
Labour   Martin McCluskey Inverclyde and Renfrewshire West Assistant Government Whip 2024

List of LGBT members of the House of Commons

Party Portrait Name Constituency Tenure Reason for leaving Notes
Independent   Fulke Greville Warwickshire 1581–1621 Resigned to join the House of Lords (as the Lord Brooke) [45][46]
Independent   Philip Sidney Shrewsbury & Kent 1582–1586 Killed in action [47][48][49]
Independent   Anthony Bacon[50] Wallingford 1593–1598 Retired [51][52]
Tory   Edward Hyde Wiltshire & Christchurch 1685–1701 Resigned to become Governor of New Jersey in British North America (later joined the House of Lords as The Earl of Clarendon) [53][54][55]
Whig   John Hervey Bury St Edmunds 1725–1733 Resigned to join the House of Lords (as The Baron Hervey) [56][57][58]
Whig   Stephen Fox-Strangways Shaftesbury 1726–1741 Resigned to join the House of Lords (as the Earl of Ilchester) [56][57][58]
Tory   George Germain Dover & East Grinstead 1741–1782 Resigned to join the House of Lords (as the Viscount Sackville) [59][60][61]
Whig   Horace Walpole Callington, Castle Rising & Kings Lynn 1741–1768 Retired (later joined the House of Lords as The Earl of Orford) [62][63][64][65]
Tory   John Tylney Malmesbury 1761–1768 Resigned [66][67]
Tory   Edward Onslow Aldborough 1780–1781 Resigned [68][69][70]
Whig   William Thomas Beckford Wells 1784–1795 Resigned [71][72][73]
Hindon 1806-1820 Retired
Tory   Charles Price City of London 1802–1812 Retired [74]
Tory   William John Bankes Truro 1810-1812 Retired [71][75][76]
Cambridge University 1822-1826 Defeated
Marlborough & Dorset 1830–1835 Retired
Whig   Henry Grey Bennet Shrewsbury 1811–1826 Retired [77][78][79]
Tory   Richard Heber Oxford University 1821–1826 Retired [80][81][82][83]
Whig   Robert King County Cork 1826–1832 Defeated [84]
Tory   Henry Lygon West Worcestershire 1853–1863 Resigned to join the House of Lords (as the Earl Beauchamp) [85][86][8]
Liberal   Arthur Clinton Newark 1865–1868 Retired [87][88][89]
Liberal   Ronald Gower Sutherland 1867–1874 Retired [90][91][92][93]
Conservative   James Agg-Gardner Cheltenham 1874–1880 Defeated [94][95][96]
1885–1895 Retired
1900–1906 Defeated
1911–1928 Died
Liberal   Reginald Brett Penryn and Falmouth 1880–1885 Defeated (later joined the House of Lords as the Viscount Esher) [97][98][99]
Liberal   Cyril Flower Luton 1880–1892 Retired (later joined the House of Lords as the Lord Battersea) [100][101]
Liberal   Lewis Harcourt Rossendale 1904–1917 Resigned to join the House of Lords (as the Viscount Harcourt) [7][8][9]
Liberal   David Charles Erskine West Perthshire 1906–1910 Retired [102][103]
Labour   Victor Grayson Colne Valley 1907–1910 Defeated [104][105]
Conservative   Philip Sassoon Hythe 1912–1939 Died [106][107]
Conservative   Malcolm Bullock Waterloo & Crosby 1923–1953 Resigned [108][109][110]
Liberal   Arthur Hobhouse Wells 1923–1924 Defeated [111][112]
Conservative   Victor Cazalet Chippenham 1924–1943 Killed in action [113][114]
Conservative   Robert Boothby Aberdeen and Kincardine East & Aberdeenshire Eastern 1924–1958 Resigned to join the House of Lords (as the Baron Boothby) [115][116][117]
Conservative   Harry Crookshank Gainsborough 1924–1956 Resigned to join the House of Lords (as the Viscount Crookshanks) [118]
Labour   Hugh Dalton Peckham 1924–1931 Defeated [10]
Bishop Auckland 1935–1959 Retired (later joined the House of Lords as the Lord Dalton)
Labour   Oliver Baldwin Dudley 1929–1931 Defeated [3][119]
Paisley 1945–1947 Resigned to join the House of Lords (as the Earl Baldwin of Bewdley)
Conservative   Anthony Muirhead Bristol North 1929–1939 Killed in action [39][40]
National Liberal   Robert Bernays Bristol North 1931–1945 Killed in action [37][38]
Conservative   Ian Horobin Southwark Central 1931–1935 Defeated [120]
Oldham East 1951–1959 Retired
Conservative   Alan Lennox-Boyd Mid Bedfordshire 1931–1960 Resigned to join the House of Lords (as the Viscount Boyd of Merton) [14][15]
Conservative   James Thomas Hereford 1931–1955 Resigned to join the House of Lords (as the Viscount Cilcennin) [121]
Conservative   Paul Latham Scarborough and Whitby 1931–1941 Resigned [122][123][124]
Conservative   Ronald Tree Harborough 1933–1945 Defeated [125][126][127]
Conservative   Ronald Cartland Birmingham King's Norton 1935–1940 Killed in action [128][86][129][38]
Conservative   Henry Channon Southend & Southend West 1935–1958 Died [23][130]
Conservative   John Macnamara Chelmsford 1935–1944 Killed in action [131][132][133][38]
Labour   Harold Nicolson Leicester West 1935–1945 Defeated [134][135][136]
Conservative   Victor Montagu South Dorset 1941–1962 Resigned to join the House of Lords (as the Earl of Sandwich) [137]
Labour   Tom Driberg Maldon 1942–1955 Defeated [138][139][140]
Barking 1959–1974 (Feb) Retired (later joined the House of Lords as the Lord Driberg)
Labour   Richard Crossman Coventry East 1945–1974 Died [23][3][24]
Labour   Hugh Gaitskell Leeds South 1945–1963 Died [11]
Conservative   Derick Heathcoat-Amory Tiverton 1945–1960 Resigned to join the House of Lords (as the Viscount Amory) [12][13]
Conservative   Selwyn Lloyd Chelmsford 1945–1976 Resigned to join the House of Lords (as the Baron Selwyn-Lloyd) [16][17]
Labour George Thomas Cardiff West 1945–1983 Retired (later joined the House of Lords as the Viscount Tonypandy) [2][3]
Labour   William J. Field Paddington North 1946–1953 Resigned [141][142]
Labour   Roy Jenkins Southwark Central & Birmingham Stechford 1948–1977 Resigned [18][19][20][22]
SDP Glasgow Hillhead 1982–1987 Defeated (later joined the House of Lords as Lord Jenkins of Hillfield)
Liberal   Jeremy Thorpe North Devon 1959–1979 Defeated [143][144]
Labour   Anthony Crosland South Gloucestershire 1950–1955 Defeated [18][19][20][21]
Great Grimsby 1959–1977 Died
Conservative   Ian Harvey Harrow East 1950–1959 Resigned [12][13]
Conservative   Charles Fletcher-Cooke Darwen 1951–1983 Retired [145][146][147]
Conservative   Denzil Freeth Basingstoke 1955–1964 Retired [148]
Conservative   Humphry Berkeley Lancaster 1959–1966 Defeated [37][149]
Conservative Norman St John-Stevas Chelmsford 1964–1987 Retired (later joined the House of Lords as Lord St John of Fawsley) [25]
Conservative   Spencer Le Marchant High Peak 1970–1983 Retired [150]
Labour   Maureen Colquhoun Northampton North 1974 (Feb)–1979 Defeated [151]
Conservative   Keith Hampson Ripon & Leeds North West 1974 (Feb)–1997 Defeated [152]
Conservative   Peter Morrison City of Chester 1974 (Feb)–1992 Retired [153][154]
Conservative   Charles Irving Cheltenham 1974 (Oct)–1992 Retired [155][96]
Conservative   David Atkinson Bournemouth East 1977–2005 Retired [156]
Labour   George Morton Manchester Moss Side 1978–1983 Retired [157]
Conservative   Michael Brown Brigg and Cleethorpes 1979–1997 Defeated [158]
Conservative   Matthew Parris West Derbyshire 1979–1986 Resigned [159][160][161]
Conservative   Harvey Proctor Billericay 1979–1987 Retired [162][163][164]
Labour   Allan Rogers Bootle 1979–1990 Died [165]
Conservative   Martin Stevens Fulham 1979–1986 Died [166]
Labour   Roger Thomas Carmarthen 1979–1987 Retired [167]
Conservative   David Ashby North West Leicestershire 1983–1997 Retired [168]
Labour   Nick Brown Newcastle upon Tyne East 1983–2023 Resigned from Labour and became an Independent [26]
Independent 2023–2024 Retired
Labour   Ron Davies Caerphilly 1983–2001 Retired [27]
Conservative   Jerry Hayes Harlow 1983–1997 Defeated [citation needed]
Conservative   Robert Hayward Kingswood 1983–1992 Defeated (later joined the House of Lords as the Lord Hayward) [169]
Conservative   Michael Hirst Strathkelvin and Bearsden 1983–1987 Defeated [170][171][172]
Liberal Democrats   Simon Hughes Bermondsey and Old Southwark 1983–2015 Defeated [173]
Labour   Chris Smith Islington South and Finsbury 1983–2005 Retired (later joined the House of Lords as Lord Smith of Finsbury) [29]
Conservative   Alan Amos Hexham 1987–1992 Retired [174]
Conservative   John Bowis Battersea 1987–1997 Defeated [175]
Labour   Clive Betts Sheffield South East 1992–present Serving [176][177]
Conservative   Alan Duncan Rutland and Melton 1992–2019 Retired [178]
Labour   Angela Eagle Wallasey 1992–present Serving [179]
Conservative   Nigel Evans Ribble Valley 1992–2024 Defeated [180]
Conservative   Michael Fabricant Lichfield 1992–2024 Defeated [181]
Labour   Peter Mandelson Hartlepool 1992–2004 Resigned to become European Commissioner for Trade (later joined the House of Lords as Lord Mandelson) [28][182][183]
Conservative   Crispin Blunt Reigate 1997–2023 Suspended from the Conservatives, became an Independent [184][177]
Independent 2023–2024 Retired
Labour   David Borrow South Ribble 1997–2010 Defeated [185]
Labour   Ben Bradshaw Exeter 1997–2024 Retired [31]
Labour   Ivor Caplin Hove 1997–2005 Retired [186][187]
Conservative   Nick Gibb Bognor Regis and Littlehampton 1997–2024 Retired [188][189]
Labour   Gordon Marsden Blackpool South 1997–2019 Defeated [190]
Liberal Democrats   Mark Oaten Winchester 1997–2010 Retired [191][192]
Labour   Stephen Twigg Enfield Southgate 1997–2005 Defeated [31]
Liverpool West Derby 2010–2019 Retired [193]
Conservative   Shaun Woodward Witney 1997–2001 Resigned from the Conservative Party, joined the Labour Party [30]
Labour St Helens South and Whiston 2001–2015 Retired
Conservative   Greg Barker Bexhill and Battle 2001–2015 Retired (later joined the House of Lords as Lord Barker of Battle) [194]
Labour   Chris Bryant Rhondda and Ogmore 2001–present Serving [195]
Labour   David Cairns Inverclyde 2001–2011 Died [196]
Liberal Democrats   David Laws Yeovil 2001–2015 Defeated [32]
Plaid Cymru   Adam Price Carmarthen East and Dinefwr 2001–2010 Retired [197]
Labour   Nia Griffith Llanelli 2005–present Serving [195]
Conservative   Justine Greening Putney 2005–2019 Stripped of Conservative whip, became an independent [33]
Independent 2019 Retired
Conservative   Nick Herbert Arundel and South Downs 2005–2019 Retired (later joined the House of Lords as Lord Herbert) [198]
Conservative   Daniel Kawczynski Shrewsbury and Atcham 2005–2024 Defeated [199]
Conservative   David Mundell Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale 2005–present Serving [34]
Liberal Democrats   Stephen Williams Bristol West 2005–2015 Defeated [200]
Conservative   Stuart Andrew Pudsey 2010–2024 Changed constituency [195]
Daventry 2024–present Serving
Conservative   Nick Boles Grantham and Stamford 2010–2019 Resigned from the Conservative Party, became an independent Conservative [201]
Ind. Progressive Conservative 2019 Retired
Conservative   Conor Burns Bournemouth West 2010–2024 Defeated [202]
Conservative   Mike Freer Finchley and Golders Green 2010–2024 Retired [203]
Liberal Democrats   Steve Gilbert St Austell and Newquay 2010–2015 Defeated [204]
Conservative   Margot James Stourbridge 2010–2019 Retired [195]
Conservative   Mark Menzies Fylde 2010–2024 Suspended from the Conservatives, became an Independent [205][206]
Independent 2024 Retired
Conservative   Eric Ollerenshaw Lancaster and Fleetwood 2010–2015 Defeated [205]
Conservative   Christopher Pincher Tamworth 2010–2023 Resigned [195][207]
Conservative   Iain Stewart Milton Keynes South 2010–2024 Defeated [195]
Labour Co-op   Stephen Doughty Cardiff South and Penarth 2012–present Serving [208]
Labour Co-op   Steve Reed Streatham and Croydon North 2012–present Serving [209]
SNP   Hannah Bardell Livingston 2015–2024 Defeated [195]
SNP   Mhairi Black Paisley and Renfrewshire South 2015–2024 Retired [210]
SNP   Kirsty Blackman Aberdeen North 2015–present Serving [211]
SNP   Joanna Cherry Edinburgh South West 2015–2024 Defeated [195]
SNP   Angela Crawley Lanark and Hamilton East 2015–2024 Retired [195]
SNP   Martin Docherty West Dunbartonshire 2015–2024 Defeated [195]
SNP   Patrick Grady Glasgow North 2015–2022 Resigned from the SNP, became an Independent. [212]
Independent 2022 Whip restored
SNP 2022–2024 Retired
Conservative   Ben Howlett Bath 2015–2017 Defeated [195]
Labour   Gerald Jones Merthyr Tydfil and Aberdare 2015–present Serving [195]
Labour   Peter Kyle Hove and Portslade 2015–present Serving [213]
SNP   Stewart McDonald Glasgow South 2015–2024 Defeated [195]
SNP   Stuart McDonald Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East 2015–2024 Defeated [195]
SNP   John Nicolson East Dunbartonshire 2015–2017 Defeated [195]
Ochil and South Perthshire 2019–2024 Defeated in Alloa and Grangemouth
Labour   Cat Smith Lancaster and Fleetwood 2015–2024 New constituency [213]
Lancaster and Wyre 2024–present Serving
Labour   Wes Streeting Ilford North 2015–present Serving [213]
Conservative   William Wragg Hazel Grove 2015–2024 Resigned from the Conservatives, became an Independent [214]
Independent 2024 Retired
Labour   Dan Carden Liverpool Walton 2017–present Serving [215]
Labour Co-op   Gerard Killen Rutherglen and Hamilton West 2017–2019 Defeated [215]
Labour   Sandy Martin Ipswich 2017–2019 Defeated [215]
Conservative   Damien Moore Southport 2017–2024 Defeated [215]
Liberal Democrats   Layla Moran Oxford West and Abingdon 2017–present Serving [216]
Labour   Stephen Morgan Portsmouth South 2017–present Serving [217]
Labour Co-op   Luke Pollard Plymouth Sutton and Devonport 2017–present Serving [215]
Conservative   Lee Rowley North East Derbyshire 2017–2024 Defeated [215]
Labour Co-op   Lloyd Russell-Moyle Brighton Kemptown 2017–2024 Blocked from standing at the 2024 General Election following a complaint about his behaviour.[218] [215]
Conservative   Ross Thomson Aberdeen South 2017–2019 Retired [215]
Conservative   Scott Benton Blackpool South 2019–2023 Suspended from the Conservatives, became an Independent [219][220]
Independent 2023-2024 Resigned
Labour   Olivia Blake Sheffield Hallam 2019–present Serving [221]
Conservative   Chris Clarkson Heywood and Middleton 2019–2024 Defeated [222]
Conservative   Elliot Colburn Carshalton and Wallington 2019–2024 Defeated [222]
Conservative   Dehenna Davison Bishop Auckland 2019–2024 Retired [223]
Conservative   Mark Fletcher Bolsover 2019–2024 Defeated [222]
Conservative   Peter Gibson Darlington 2019–2024 Defeated [224]
SNP   Neale Hanvey Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath 2019–2021 Resigned from the SNP, joined Alba Party [222]
Alba 2021–2024 Defeated
Conservative   Antony Higginbotham Burnley 2019–2024 Defeated [222]
Conservative   Paul Holmes Eastleigh 2019–2024 Changed constituency [222]
Hamble Valley 2024–present Serving
Conservative   Imran Ahmad Khan Wakefield 2019–2021 Suspended and later expelled from the Conservatives, became an Independent [225][226]
Independent 2021–2022 Resigned
Conservative   Kieran Mullan Crewe and Nantwich 2019–2024 Changed constituency [222]
Bexhill and Battle 2024–present Serving
Labour Co-op   James Murray Ealing North 2019–present Serving [227]
Labour   Charlotte Nichols Warrington North 2019–present Serving [228]
Labour   Kate Osborne Jarrow and Gateshead East 2019–present Serving [229]
Conservative   Rob Roberts Delyn 2019–2021 Suspended from the Conservatives, became an Independent [230]
Independent 2021–2024 Defeated
Conservative   Gary Sambrook Birmingham Northfield 2019–2024 Defeated [231]
SNP   Alyn Smith Stirling 2019–2024 Defeated [222]
Conservative   Jamie Wallis Bridgend 2019–2024 Retired [232][233]
Labour   Nadia Whittome Nottingham East 2019–present Serving [234]
Conservative   Jacob Young Redcar 2019–2024 Defeated [222]
Labour   Kim Leadbeater Spen Valley 2021–present Serving [235]
Labour Co-op   Simon Lightwood Wakefield and Rothwell 2022–present Serving [236]
Labour   Ashley Dalton West Lancashire 2023–present Serving [237][238]
Liberal Democrats   Sarah Dyke Glastonbury and Somerton 2023–present Serving [239]
Labour   Keir Mather Selby 2023–present Serving [240][241]
Labour   Damien Egan Bristol North East 2024–present Serving [242]
Labour   Dan Aldridge Weston-super-Mare 2024–present Serving [243]
Labour   James Asser West Ham and Beckton 2024–present Serving [243]
Liberal Democrats   Josh Babarinde Eastbourne 2024–present Serving [243]
Labour   Olivia Bailey Reading West and Mid Berkshire 2024–present Serving [243]
Labour   Antonia Bance Tipton & Wednesbury 2024–present Serving [243]
Labour   Alex Barros-Curtis Cardiff West 2024–present Serving [244]
Labour   Danny Beales Uxbridge and South Ruislip 2024–present Serving [243]
Labour   Polly Billington East Thanet 2024–present Serving [243]
Labour   David Burton-Sampson Southend West and Leigh 2024–present Serving [243]
Labour   Sam Carling North West Cambridgeshire 2024–present Serving [245]
Labour   Ben Coleman Chelsea and Fulham 2024–present Serving [243]
Labour   Deirdre Costigan Ealing Southall 2024–present Serving [243]
Liberal Democrats   Adam Dance Yeovil 2024–present Serving [246]: 9 
Green   Carla Denyer Bristol Central 2024–present Serving [243]
Labour   Alan Gemmell Central Ayrshire 2024–present Serving [243]
Liberal Democrats   Olly Glover Didcot and Wantage 2024–present Serving [243]
Liberal Democrats   Tom Gordon Harrogate and Knaresborough 2024–present Serving [243]
Labour   Lloyd Hatton South Dorset 2024–present Serving [243]
Labour   Tom Hayes Bournemouth East 2024–present Serving [243]
Labour   Terry Jermy South West Norfolk 2024–present Serving [247]
Labour   Josh MacAlister Whitehaven and Workington 2024–present Serving [243]
Liberal Democrats   Ben Maguire North Cornwall 2024–present Serving [243]
Labour   Martin McCluskey Inverclyde and Renfrewshire West 2024–present Serving [243]
Labour   Kevin McKenna Sittingbourne and Sheppey 2024–present Serving [248]
Labour   Luke Murphy Basingstoke 2024–present Serving [243]
Labour   Chris Murray Edinburgh East and Musselburgh 2024–present Serving [249]
Labour   Luke Myer Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland 2024–present Serving [243]
Labour   Josh Newbury Cannock Chase 2024–present Serving [243]
Labour   Tris Osborne Chatham and Aylesford 2024–present Serving [250]
Labour Co-op   Andrew Pakes Peterborough 2024–present Serving [243]
Labour   Michael Payne Gedling 2024–present Serving [243]
Labour   Steve Race Exeter 2024–present Serving [243][251]
Liberal Democrats   Joshua Reynolds Maidenhead 2024–present Serving [252]
Labour   Tim Roca Macclesfield 2024–present Serving [243]
Labour   Tom Rutland East Worthing and Shoreham 2024–present Serving [243]
Labour Co-op   Oliver Ryan Burnley 2024–present Serving [243]
Conservative   Blake Stephenson Mid Bedfordshire 2024–present Serving [243]
Labour   Alan Strickland Newton Aycliffe and Spennymoor 2024–present Serving [243]
Labour   Peter Swallow Bracknell 2024–present Serving [253]
Labour   Rachel Taylor North Warwickshire and Bedworth 2024–present Serving [243]
Labour   Matt Turmaine Watford 2024–present Serving [254]

House of Lords

List of LGBT members of the Cabinet in the House of Lords

Party Portrait Name First office held Year appointed
Whig   The Lord Hervey Lord Privy Seal 1740
Liberal   The Earl of Rosebery Lord Privy Seal 1885
Liberal   The Earl Beauchamp Lord President of the Council 1910
Labour   The Lord Adonis Secretary of State for Transport 2009
Labour   The Lord Mandelson Lord President of the Council 2009

List of LGBT ministers in the House of Lords

Party Portrait Name First office held Year appointed
Liberal   The Earl of Rosebery Under-Secretary of State for the Home Department 1881
Liberal   The Lord Battersea Lord-in-waiting 1886
Conservative   The Earl of Avon Lord-in-waiting 1980
Labour   The Lord Adonis Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Schools and Learners 2005
Conservative   The Lord Duncan Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Scotland 2017
Conservative   The Baroness Stedman-Scott Baroness-in-Waiting 2017
Conservative   The Lord Parkinson Lord-in-Waiting 2020
Labour   The Lord Collins of Highbury Lord-in-Waiting 2024
Labour   The Lord Livermore Financial Secretary to the Treasury 2024

List of LGBT members of the House of Lords

Party Portrait Title Creation Tenure Notes
Independent   Fulke Greville 6 June 1621
(hereditary) 		1621–1628 [255][256]
Tory   The Earl of Clarendon 31 October 1709
(hereditary) 		1709–1723 [67]
Whig   The Lord Hervey 11 June 1733
(hereditary) 		1733–1743 [56][57]
Whig   The Earl of Ilchester 6 November 1741
(hereditary) 		1741–1776 [58]
Tory   The Viscount Sackville 9 February 1782
(hereditary) 		1782–1785 [257][258][259]
Whig   The Earl of Devon 14 October 1788
(hereditary) 		1788–1835 [260]
Whig   The Earl of Orford 5 December 1791
(hereditary) 		1791–1797 [261][262]
Whig   The Lord Byron 19 May 1798
(hereditary) 		1798–1824 [263][264]
Whig   The Earl of Kingston 18 October 1839
(hereditary) 		1839–1867
Tory   The Earl Beauchamp 8 September 1863
(hereditary) 		1863–1868 [85][86][8]
Liberal   The Earl of Rosebery 4 March 1868
(hereditary) 		1868–1929 [265]
Liberal   The Earl Beauchamp 19 February 1891
(hereditary) 		1891–1938 [266]
Liberal   The Lord Battersea 14 May 1892
(hereditary) 		1892–1907 [100][101]
Liberal   The Marquess of Anglesey 13 October 1898
(hereditary) 		1898–1905 [267][268]
Liberal   The Viscount Esher 24 May 1899
(hereditary) 		1899–1930 [269][270]
Liberal   The Lord Stanmore 30 January 1912
(hereditary) 		1912–1930 [271]
Conservative   The Marquess of Hertford 23 March 1912
(hereditary) 		1912–1940 [272]
Liberal   The Viscount Harcourt 28 August 1917
(hereditary) 		1917–1922 [7][8]
Crossbench   The Lord Berners 23 March 1918
(hereditary) 		1918–1950 [273]
Conservative   The Lord Alington 30 July 1919
(hereditary) 		1919–1940 [274]
Conservative   The Lord Fairhaven 15 May 1929
(hereditary) 		1929–1966 [275]
Conservative   The Earl of Lauderdale 14 September 1931
(hereditary) 		1931–1953 [276][277][278]
Labour   The Lord Faringdon 17 March 1934
(hereditary) 		1934–1977 [279]
Conservative   The Viscount Tredegar 3 May 1934
(hereditary) 		1934–1949 [280]
Liberal   The Lord Kinross 17 March 1939
(hereditary) 		1939–1976 [281][282]
Liberal   The Lord Keynes 17 April 1942
(hereditary) 		1942–1946 [283][284]
Liberal   The Lord Amulree 5 May 1942
(hereditary) 		1942–1983 [285][286]
Conservative   The Duke of Wellington 16 September 1943
(hereditary) 		1943–1972 [276][277][278]
Conservative   The Marquess of Dufferin and Ava 25 March 1945
(hereditary) 		1945–1988 [287]
Liberal   The Lord Mottistone 7 November 1947
(hereditary) 		1947–1963 [288][289][290]
Conservative   The Lord Montagu of Beaulieu 14 November 1947
(hereditary) 		1947–2015 [280]
Labour   The Earl Baldwin of Bewdley 14 December 1947
(hereditary) 		1947–1958 [291][119]
Conservative   The Viscount Cilcennin 22 March 1955
(hereditary) 		1955–1960 [121]
Conservative   The Viscount Crookshank 17 June 1956
(hereditary) 		1956–1961 [118]
Conservative   The Viscount Maugham 23 March 1958
(hereditary) 		1958–1981 [292]
Conservative   The Lord Boothby 22 August 1958 1958–1986 [115][116][117]
Conservative   The Earl of Arran 19 December 1958
(hereditary) 		1958 [293]
Labour   The Lord Dalton 28 January 1960 1960–1962 [10]
Conservative   The Viscount Boyd of Merton 21 September 1960
(hereditary) 		1960–1983 [14][15]
Conservative   The Viscount Amory 29 October 1960
(hereditary) 		1960–1981 [12][13]
Liberal   The Lord Sackville 8 May 1962
(hereditary) 		1962–1965 [294][295][296]
Conservative   The Earl of Sandwich 15 June 1962
(hereditary) 		1962–1964 [297]
Conservative   The Viscount Monsell 21 March 1969
(hereditary) 		1969–1993 [298]
Labour   The Lord Bradwell 21 January 1976 1976 [138]
Crossbench   The Lord Selwyn-LLoyd 8 March 1976 1976–1978 [17][16]
Crossbench   The Lord Britten 15 July 1976 1976 [299]
Conservative   The Earl of Avon 14 January 1977
(hereditary) 		1977–1985 [300]
Crossbench   The Viscount Tonypandy 14 June 1983
(hereditary) 		1983–1997 [291][119]
Conservative   The Marquess of Bristol 10 March 1985
(hereditary) 		1985–1999 [301]
Liberal Democrats   The Lord Jenkins of Hillhead 12 May 1987 1987–2003 [291][119]
Conservative   The Lord St John of Fawsley 19 October 1987 1987–2012 [25]
Labour   The Baroness Hilton of Eggardon 14 June 1991 1991–2021 [195]
Labour   The Lord Montague of Oxford 1 November 1997 1997–1999 [302]
Labour   The Lord Alli 18 July 1998 1998–present [195]
Liberal Democrats   The Baroness Barker 31 July 1999 1999–present [303][304]
Crossbench   The Lord Browne of Madingley 28 June 2001 2001–present [305]
Labour   The Lord Adonis 16 May 2005 2005–present [306]
Labour   The Lord Smith of Finsbury 22 June 2005 2005–present [307]
Labour   The Lord Mandelson 13 October 2008 2008–present [308]
Conservative   The Lord Black of Brentwood 9 July 2010 2010–present [309][310]
Conservative   The Baroness Stedman-Scott 12 July 2010 2010–present [311]
Labour   The Lord Collins of Highbury 20 January 2011 2011–present [195]
Conservative   The Lord Glendonbrook 22 March 2011 2011–present [195]
Conservative   The Lord Sherbourne 12 September 2013 2013–present [312]
Liberal Democrats   The Lord Paddick 12 September 2013 2013–2022 [313]
Independant 2022-present
Labour   The Lord Allen of Kensington 2 October 2013 2013–present [314]
Liberal Democrats   The Lord Scriven 19 September 2014 2014–present
Labour   The Lord Cashman 23 September 2014 2014–present [315]
Conservative   The Lord Hayward 28 September 2015 2015–present [316]
Liberal Democrats   The Lord Oates 5 October 2015 2015–present [195]
Conservative   The Lord Barker of Battle 12 October 2015 2015–present [317]
Labour   The Lord Livermore 21 October 2015 2015–present [318]
Conservative   The Lord Duncan of Springbank 14 July 2017 2017–present [319]
Conservative   The Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay 9 October 2019 2019–present [320]
Crossbench   The Baroness Hunt of Bethnal Green 16 October 2019 2019–present [321]
Labour Co-op   The Baroness Wilcox of Newport 21 October 2019 2019–present [322]
Conservative   The Lord Herbert of South Downs 1 September 2020 2020–present [323]
Conservative   The Lord Moylan 9 September 2020 2020–present [324]
Crossbench   The Lord Etherton 1 March 2021 2021–present [325]
Conservative   The Baroness Davidson of Lundin Links 20 July 2021 2021–present [326]
Crossbench The Lord Verdirame 3 November 2022 2022–present [327]

Scottish Parliament

List of LGBT Government ministers of the Scottish Parliament

Party Portrait Name Constituency Post held Year appointed
Liberal Democrats   Iain Smith North East Fife Deputy Minister for Parliament[328] 1999
SNP   Derek Mackay Renfrewshire North and West Minister for Local Government and Planning 2011
SNP   Joe FitzPatrick Dundee City West Minister for Cabinet and Parliamentary Business 2012
SNP   Marco Biagi Edinburgh Central Minister for Local Government and Community Empowerment 2014
SNP   Jeane Freeman Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley Minister for Social Security 2016
SNP   Kevin Stewart Aberdeen Central Minister for Local Government, Housing and Planning 2016
SNP   Jenny Gilruth Mid Fife and Glenrothes Minister for Culture, Europe and International Development 2020
Scottish Green   Patrick Harvie Glasgow Minister for Zero Carbon Buildings, Active Travel and Tenants' Rights 2021
Scottish Green   Lorna Slater Lothian Minister for Green Skills, Circular Economy and Biodiversity 2021
SNP   Emma Roddick Highlands and Islands Minister for Equalities, Migration and Refugees 2023

List of LGBT members of the Scottish Parliament

Party Portrait Name Constituency Tenure Reason for leaving Notes
Conservative   David Mundell South of Scotland 1999–2005 Resigned to become MP for Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale [329]
Liberal Democrats   Iain Smith North East Fife 1999–2011 Defeated [330]
Liberal Democrats   Margaret Smith Edinburgh West 1999–2011 Defeated [331]
Scottish Green   Patrick Harvie Glasgow 2003–present Serving [332]
SNP   Joe FitzPatrick Dundee City West 2007–present Serving [333]
SNP   Marco Biagi Edinburgh Central 2011–2016 Retired [334]
Conservative   Ruth Davidson Glasgow 2011–2016 Retired [326]
Edinburgh Central 2016–2021
Labour Co-op   Kezia Dugdale Lothian 2011–2019 Resigned [335]
SNP   Jim Eadie Edinburgh Southern 2011–2016 Defeated [336]
SNP   Derek Mackay Renfrewshire North and West 2011–2019 Suspended from the SNP, became an Independent [337]
Independent 2019–2021 Retired
SNP   Kevin Stewart Aberdeen Central 2011–present Serving [338]
SNP   Jeane Freeman Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley 2016–2021 Retired [336]
SNP   Jenny Gilruth Mid Fife and Glenrothes 2016–present Serving [335]
Conservative   Jamie Greene West Scotland 2016–present Serving [339]
Scottish Green   Ross Greer West Scotland 2016–present Serving [340]
Conservative   Ross Thomson North East Scotland 2016–2017 Resigned to become MP for Aberdeen South [341]
Conservative   Annie Wells Glasgow 2016–present Serving [342]
Conservative   Craig Hoy South Scotland 2021–present Serving [343]
Labour Co-op   Paul O'Kane West Scotland 2021–present Serving [344]
SNP   Emma Roddick Highlands and Islands 2021–present Serving [345]
Scottish Green   Lorna Slater Lothian 2021–present Serving
Conservative   Tess White North East Scotland 2021–present Serving [346]

Senedd

List of LGBT Government ministers of the Senedd

Party Portrait Name Constituency Post held Year appointed
Labour   Hannah Blythyn Delyn Deputy Minister for Environment 2017
Labour Co-op   Jeremy Miles Neath Counsel General for Wales 2017

List of LGBT members of the Senedd

Party Portrait Name Constituency Tenure Reason for leaving Notes
Labour   Ron Davies Caerphilly 1999–2003 Retired [27]
Labour   Hannah Blythyn Delyn 2016–present Serving [347]
Labour Co-op   Jeremy Miles Neath 2016–present Serving [347]
Plaid Cymru   Adam Price Carmarthen East and Dinefwr 2016–present Serving [347]

Northern Ireland Assembly

List of LGBT Government ministers of the Northern Ireland Executive

Party Portrait Name Constituency Post held Year appointed
Alliance   Andrew Muir North Down Minister for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs 2024

List of LGBT members of the Northern Ireland Assembly

Party Portrait Name Constituency Tenure Reason for leaving Notes
Alliance   John Blair South Antrim 2018–present Serving [348]
Alliance   Andrew Muir North Down 2019–present Serving [349]
Alliance   Eóin Tennyson Upper Bann 2022–present Serving [350]

European Parliament

List of LGBT members of the European Parliament

Party Portrait Name Constituency Tenure Reason for leaving Notes
Conservative   Tom Spencer Derbyshire 1979–1984 Defeated [351][352]
Surrey 1989–1999 Retired
Labour   Alan Donnelly Tyne and Wear & North East England 1989–1999 Resigned [353]
Conservative   John Bowis London 1999–2009 Retired [175]
Labour   Michael Cashman West Midlands 1999–2014 Retired [354]
SNP   Alyn Smith Scotland 2004–2019 Resigned to become member of Parliament for Stirling [355]
UKIP   Nikki Sinclaire West Midlands 2009–2010 Resigned from UKIP [356]
Independent 2010–2012 Created We Demand a Referendum Now
We Demand a Referendum 2012–2014 Defeated
UKIP   David Coburn Scotland 2014–2019 Joined the Brexit Party [357]
Brexit Party 2019 Retired
Labour   Seb Dance London 2014–2020 Post abolished [358]
Conservative   Ian Duncan Scotland 2014–2017 Resigned to join the House of Lords [319]
Brexit Party   Louis Stedman-Bryce Scotland 2019–2019 Resigned from the Brexit Party [359][56]
Independent 2019–2020 Post abolished
Brexit Party   David Bull North West England 2019–2020 Post abolished [360]

Greater London Authority

Deputy Mayors of London

Party Portrait Name Role Year appointed
Conservative   Richard Barnes Deputy Mayor of London 2008
Conservative Simon Milton Deputy Mayor of London for Policy and Planning 2008
Conservative   Roger Evans Deputy Mayor of London 2015
Labour Co-op   James Murray Deputy Mayor for Housing and Residential Development 2016
Labour Co-op   Tom Copley Deputy Mayor for Housing and Residential Development 2020
Labour Co-op   Seb Dance Deputy Mayor for Transport 2022

London Assembly

List of LGBT members of the London Assembly

Party Portrait Name Constituency Tenure Reason for leaving Notes
Conservative   Eric Ollerenshaw London-wide 2000–2004 Defeated
Conservative   Richard Barnes Ealing and Hillingdon 2000–2012 Defeated [361]
Conservative   Brian Coleman Barnet and Camden 2000–2012 Defeated [362]
Conservative   Roger Evans Havering and Redbridge 2000–2016 Retired [270]
Green   Darren Johnson London-wide 2000–2016 Retired [363]
Conservative   Andrew Boff London-wide 2008–present Serving [364]
Labour Co-op   Tom Copley London-wide 2012–2020 Resigned [365]
UKIP   Peter Whittle London-wide 2016–2018 Resigned from UKIP [366]
Independent 2018–2021 Retired
Conservative   Emma Best London-wide 2021–present Serving [367]
Conservative   Nicholas Rogers South West 2021–2024 Retired [368]
Green   Zack Polanski London-wide 2021–present Serving [369]
Green   Zoë Garbett London-wide 2024–present Serving
Reform UK   Alex Wilson London-wide 2024–present Serving

Police and crime commissioners

List of LGBT police and crime commissioners

Party Portrait Name Constituency Tenure Reason for leaving Notes
Labour Co-op   Olly Martins Bedfordshire 2012–2016 Defeated [370]
Conservative   David Munro Surrey 2016–2021 Defeated [371][372]

Combined authorities and county combined authorities

List of LGBT directly elected mayors of combined authorities

Party Portrait Name Area Tenure Reason for leaving Notes
Conservative   Andy Street Mayor of the West Midlands 2017–2024 Defeated [373]

Local authorities

List of LGBT directly elected mayors

Party Portrait Name Area Tenure Reason for leaving Notes
Mayor 4 Stoke   Mike Wolfe Mayor of Stoke-on-Trent 2002–2005 Defeated [374]
Labour   Mark Meredith Mayor of Stoke-on-Trent 2005–2009 Post abolished [375]
Labour   Paul Dennett Mayor of Salford 2016–present Serving [376]
Labour Co-op   Philip Glanville Mayor of Hackney 2016–2023 Expelled from the Labour Party, became an Independent [377]
Independent 2023 Resigned
Labour Co-op   Damien Egan Mayor of Lewisham 2018–2024 Resigned to stand in the 2024 Kingswood by-election [378]

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