MPs Standing down at the 2010 General Election

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Labour
Hilary Armstrong — North West Durham, announced 4 July 2009
John Austin — Erith and Thamesmead, announced 31 July 2008
John Battle — Leeds West, announced 20 October 2006
Liz Blackman — Erewash, announced 9 January 2010
Des Browne — Kilmarnock and Loudoun, announced 27 November 2009
Colin Burgon — Elmet, announced 23 April 2009
Stephen Byers — North Tyneside, announced 14 November 2009
Richard Caborn — Sheffield Central, announced 13 September 2007
Colin Challen — Morley and Rothwell, announced 30 January 2007
Ben Chapman — Wirral South, announced 21 May 2009
David Chaytor — Bury North, announced 2 June 2009
Michael Clapham — Barnsley West and Penistone, announced 14 November 2006
David Clelland — Tyne Bridge, announced 26 January 2010
Harry Cohen — Leyton and Wanstead, announced 30 June 2009
Frank Cook — Stockton North, deselected 12 January 2008
Jim Cousins — Newcastle upon Tyne Central, announced 9 June 2009
Ann Cryer — Keighley, announced 21 August 2008
John Cummings — Easington, announced 9 October 2006
Claire Curtis-Thomas — Crosby, announced 7 October 2009
Janet Dean — Burton, announced 20 June 2007
Bill Etherington — Sunderland North, announced 9 December 2006
Jeff Ennis - Barnsley East and Mexborough, announced 9 February 2010
Mark Fisher - Stoke-on-Trent Central, announced 10 March 2010
Barbara Follett — Stevenage, announced 1 October 2009
Bruce George - Walsall South, announced 18 February 2010
Neil Gerrard — Walthamstow, announced 23 February 2007
Nigel Griffiths — Edinburgh South, announced 31 January 2010
John Grogan — Selby, announced 10 October 2006
Mike Hall — Weaver Vale, announced 2 February 2010
Sylvia Heal - Halesowen and Rowley Regis, announced 8 March 2010
Doug Henderson — Newcastle upon Tyne North, announced 4 July 2009
Stephen Hesford — Wirral West, announced 23 January 2010
Patricia Hewitt — Leicester West, announced 2 June 2009
Keith Hill — Streatham, announced 23 May 2007
Geoff Hoon - Ashfield, announced 11 February 2010
Kim Howells — Pontypridd, announced 18 December 2009
Beverley Hughes — Stretford and Urmston, announced 2 June 2009
John Hutton — Barrow and Furness, announced 5 June 2009
Brian Iddon — Bolton South East, announced 5 October 2006
Adam Ingram — East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow, announced 27 March 2009
Lynne Jones — Birmingham Selly Oak, announced January 2007
Martyn Jones — Clwyd South, announced 7 May 2009
Ruth Kelly — Bolton West, announced 2 October 2008
Fraser Kemp — Houghton and Washington East. announced 6 September 2008
Jane Kennedy — Liverpool Wavertree, announced 9 November 2009
Peter Kilfoyle - Liverpool Walton, announced 23 February 2010
Bob Laxton — Derby North, announced 19 October 2009
David Lepper — Brighton Pavilion, announced 19 September 2006
Tom Levitt — High Peak, announced 12 November 2009
Christine McCafferty — Calder Valley, announced 7 March 2007
Ian McCartney — Makerfield, announced 23 May 2009
John McFall — West Dunbartonshire, announced 29 January 2010
Rosemary McKenna — Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East, announced 3 August 2007
Andrew MacKinlay — Thurrock, announced 24 July 2009
Bob Marshall-Andrews — Medway, announced 17 July 2007
Eric Martlew — Carlisle, announced 1 May 2009
Thomas McAvoy - Rutherglen & Hamilton West, announced 22 February 2010
Alan Milburn — Darlington, announced 27 June 2009
Margaret Moran — Luton South, announced 28 May 2009
Elliot Morley — Scunthorpe, announced 29 May 2009
Kali Mountford — Colne Valley, announced 16 January 2009
Chris Mullin — Sunderland South, announced 10 May 2008
Denis Murphy — Wansbeck, announced 5 November 2009
Doug Naysmith — Bristol North West, announced 26 January 2007
Bill Olner — Nuneaton, announced 25 March 2007
Ian Pearson — Dudley South, announced 21 January 2010
Greg Pope — Hyndburn, announced 11 June 2009
Bridget Prentice — Lewisham East, announced 6 April 2009
John Prescott — Hull East, announced 27 August 2007
Ken Purchase — Wolverhampton North East, announced 27 October 2007
James Purnell - Stalybridge and Hyde, announced 19 February 2010
John Reid — Airdrie and Shotts, announced 15 September 2007
Martin Salter — Reading West, announced 10 February 2009
Mohammed Sarwar — Glasgow Central, announced 21 June 2007
Sion Simon — Birmingham Erdington, announced 3 February 2010
Alan Simpson — Nottingham South, announced 18 February 2007
John Smith — Vale of Glamorgan, announced 22 May 2009
Helen Southworth — Warrington South, announced 16 June 2009
Ian Stewart — Eccles, defeated in selection for merged seat 19 January 2008
Howard Stoate — Dartford, announced 28 July 2009
Gavin Strang — Edinburgh East, announced 26 November 2007, but reversed his decision 31 March 2008. He announced on 27 June 2008 that he will stand down after all.
Paddy Tipping — Sherwood, announced 23 October 2009
Mark Todd — South Derbyshire, announced 21 September 2007
Don Touhig — Islwyn, announced 29 January 2010
Paul Truswell — Pudsey, announced 8 July 2009
Desmond Turner — Brighton Kemptown, announced 23 October 2006
Neil Turner — Wigan, announced 31 July 2009
Kitty Ussher — Burnley, announced 17 June 2009
Rudi Vis — Finchley and Golders Green, announced 28 May 2008
Alan Williams — Swansea West, announced September 2006
Betty Williams — Conwy, announced 12 September 2008
Michael Wills — North Swindon, announced 14 September 2009
Tony  Wright — Cannock Chase, announced 21 July 2008
Derek Wyatt — Sittingbourne and Sheppey, announced 1 July 2009

Labour's National Executive Committee (NEC) barred five MPs from standing as official Labour Party candidates at the next general election in the wake of the United Kingdom Parliamentary expenses scandal. However, they could stand as independent candidates. Three of these MPs, David Chaytor, Margaret Moran and Elliot Morley, have stated that they will be standing down as MPs. Another, Ian Gibson, resigned his seat, causing a by-election in Norwich North that was won by Conservative candidate Chloe Smith. The fifth, Jim Devine, has not yet stated whether he plans to stand down as an MP, resign, or stand as an independent for re-election as MP for Livingston.

In addition, David Taylor (North West Leicestershire) had announced on 13 May 2008 that he would stand down at the general election, but died on 26 December 2009.

The East Lothian Labour Party voted on 22 January 2010 to deselect their MP Anne Moffat.

Conservative
Michael Ancram — Devizes, announced 11 August 2009
Peter Ainsworth — East Surrey, announced 5 January 2010
Peter Atkinson — Hexham, announced 19 June 2008
Tim Boswell — Daventry, announced 31 March 2006
Angela Browning — Tiverton and Honiton, announced 17 November 2006
Sir John Butterfill — Bournemouth West, announced 17 March 2008
Sir Patrick Cormack — South Staffordshire, announced 1 December 2009
David Curry — Skipton and Ripon, announced 5 February 2009
Christopher Fraser — Norfolk South West, announced 28 May 2009
Paul Goodman — Wycombe, announced 5 June 2009
John Greenway — Ryedale, announced 28 November 2006
John Gummer — Suffolk Coastal, announced 30 December 2009
Douglas Hogg — Sleaford and North Hykeham, announced 19 May 2009
John Horam — Orpington, announced 12 October 2009
Michael Howard — Folkestone and Hythe, announced 17 March 2006
Michael Jack — Fylde, announced 14 March 2008
Robert Key — Salisbury, announced 2 December 2009
Julie Kirkbride — Bromsgrove, announced on 28 May 2009 that she would stand down, reversed her decision on 5 November, then announced she would indeed stand down on 18 December
Jacqui Lait — Beckenham, announced 21 September 2009
Sir Michael Lord — Central Suffolk and North Ipswich, announced 12 September 2009
Andrew MacKay — Bracknell, announced 23 May 2009
David MacLean — Penrith and The Border, announced 26 June 2009
Humfrey Malins — Woking, announced 16 March 2009
John Maples — Stratford-on-Avon, announced 10 January 2010
Michael Mates — East Hampshire, announced 24 November 2006
Malcolm Moss — North East Cambridgeshire, announced 6 September 2007
Sir Michael Spicer — West Worcestershire, announced 24 March 2006
Richard Spring — West Suffolk, announced 23 November 2009
Anthony Steen — Totnes, announced 20 May 2009
Ian Taylor — Esher and Walton, announced 16 June 2009
Sir Peter Viggers — Gosport, announced 20 May 2009
Robert Wareing  - Liverpool West Derby, announced 4 March 2010
Ann Widdecombe — Maidstone and The Weald, announced 7 October 2007
David Wilshire — Spelthorne, announced 15 October 2009
Sir Nicholas Winterton — Macclesfield, announced 25 May 2009
Ann, Lady Winterton — Congleton, announced 25 May 2009
 
Liberal Democrats
John Barrett — Edinburgh West, announced 25 July 2009
Colin Breed — South East Cornwall, announced 9 October 2007
David Howarth — Cambridge, announced 5 November 2009
Paul Keetch — Hereford, announced 16 November 2006
Mark Oaten — Winchester, announced 25 July 2006
Matthew Taylor — Truro and St Austell, announced 17 January 2007
Phil Willis — Harrogate and Knaresborough, announced 18 May 2007
 
Other parties
Derek Conway (Independent conservative; Conservative Party whip withdrawn) — Old Bexley and Sidcup, announced 30 January 2008
Ian Paisley (Democratic Unionist Party) — North Antrim, announced January 2008
Andrew Pelling (Independent; Conservative Party whip withdrawn) — Croydon Central, announced 4 December 2007, although is reported to be reconsidering
Adam Price (Plaid Cymru) — Carmarthen East and Dinefwr, announced 18 September 2009
Alex Salmond MSP (Scottish National Party) — Banff and Buchan, announced 15 January 2006 (will remain an MSP)
Clare Short (Independent; elected as Labour MP, resigned the whip 20 October 2006) — Birmingham Ladywood, announced 14 September 2006
Iris Robinson, the Democratic Unionist Party MP for Strangford, had announced on 28 December 2009 that she would not seek re-election. However subsequent revelations led her to resign her seat in January 2010, before the end of the Parliament.