List of United Kingdom Conservative MPs (2005–2010)

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This is a list of Conservative Party members of Parliament (MPs) elected to the British House of Commons for the 43rd Parliament of the United Kingdom. This includes MPs elected at the 2005 general election and those subsequently elected in by-elections.

The names in italics are those who did not serve throughout this Parliament and the names with a * next to them are MPs who first entered Parliament in a by-election.

MPs

Member of Parliament	Constituency	In Constituency Since	First Entered Parliament	Notes
Adam Afriyie	Windsor	2005	2005
Peter Ainsworth	East Surrey	1992	1992
David Amess	Southend West	1997	1983
Michael Ancram, 13th Marquess of Lothian, PC, QC	Devizes	1992	1974
James Arbuthnot	North East Hampshire	1997	1987
Peter Atkinson	Hexham	1992	1992
Richard Bacon	South Norfolk	2001	2001
Tony Baldry	Banbury	1983	1983
Gregory Barker	Bexhill and Battle	2001	2001
John Baron	Billericay	2001	2001
Henry Bellingham	North West Norfolk	2001	1983
Richard Benyon	Newbury	2005	2005
John Bercow	Buckingham	1997	1997	Elected Speaker of the House of Commons, 2009
Sir Paul Beresford	Mole Valley	1997	1992
Brian Binley	Northampton South	2005	2005
Crispin Blunt	Reigate	1997	1997
Peter Bone	Wellingborough	2005	2005
Tim Boswell	Daventry	1987	1987
Peter Bottomley*	Worthing West	1987	1975
Graham Brady	Altrincham and Sale West	1997	1997
Julian Brazier TD	Canterbury	1987	1987
James Brokenshire	Hornchurch	2005	2005
Angela Browning	Tiverton and Honiton	1997	1992
Simon Burns	Chelmsford West	1997	1987
David Burrowes	Enfield Southgate	2005	2005
Alistair Burt	North East Bedfordshire	2001	1983
Sir John Butterfill FRICS	Bournemouth West	1983	1983
David Cameron	Witney	2001	2001	Party leader
Douglas Carswell	Harwich	2005	2005
William Cash*	Stone	1997	1984
Christopher Chope OBE	Christchurch	1997	1983
James Clappison	Hertsmere	1992	1992
Greg Clark	Tunbridge Wells	2005	2005
Kenneth Clarke QC	Rushcliffe	1970	1970
Geoffrey Clifton-Brown	Cotswold	1997	1992
Derek Conway TD	Old Bexley and Sidcup	2001	1983
Sir Patrick Cormack FSA	South Staffordshire	1970	1983
Geoffrey Cox QC	Torridge and West Devon	2005	2005
Stephen Crabb	Preseli Pembrokeshire	2005	2005
David Curry	Skipton and Ripon	1987	1987
David Davies	Monmouth	2005	2005
Philip Davies	Shipley	2005	2005
Quentin Davies	Grantham and Stamford	1997	1987	Defected to Labour Party 26 June 2007
David Davis	Haltemprice and Howden	1997	1987
Jonathan Djanogly	Huntingdon	2001	2001
Stephen Dorrell	Charnwood	1997	1979
Nadine Dorries	Mid Bedfordshire	2005	2005
James Duddridge	Rochford and Southend East	2005	2005
Alan Duncan	Rutland and Melton	1992	1992
Iain Duncan Smith	Chingford and Woodford Green	1992	1997
Philip Dunne	Ludlow	2005	2005
Tobias Ellwood	Bournemouth East	2005	2005
Nigel Evans	Ribble Valley	1992	1992
David Evennett	Bexleyheath and Crayford	2005	1983
Michael Fabricant	Lichfield	1997	1992
Michael Fallon	Sevenoaks	1997	1983
Mark Field	London and Westminster, Cities of	2001	2001
Eric Forth*	Bromley and Chislehurst	1983	1997	Died 2006
Liam Fox	Woodspring	1992	1992
Mark Francois	Rayleigh	2001	2001
Christopher Fraser	South West Norfolk	2005	1997
Roger Gale	North Thanet	1983	1983
Edward Garnier QC	Harborough	1992	1992
David Gauke	South West Hertfordshire	2005	2005
Nick Gibb	Bognor Regis and Littlehampton	1997	1997
Cheryl Gillan	Chesham and Amersham	1992	1992
Paul Goodman	Wycombe	2001	2001
Robert Goodwill	Scarborough and Whitby	2005	2005
Michael Gove	Surrey Heath	2005	2005
James Gray	North Wiltshire	1997	1997
Chris Grayling	Epsom and Ewell	2001	2001
Damian Green	Ashford	1997	1997
Justine Greening	Putney	2005	2005
John Greenway	Ryedale	1987	1987
Dominic Grieve	Beaconsfield	1997	1997
John Gummer	Suffolk Coastal	1983	1970
William Hague*	Richmond, North Yorkshire	1989	1989
Philip Hammond	Runnymede and Weybridge	1997	1997
Stephen Hammond	Wimbledon	2005	2005
Greg Hands	Hammersmith and Fulham	2005	2005
Mark Harper	Forest of Dean	2005	2005
Sir Alan Haselhurst*	Saffron Walden	1977	1970	Deputy Speaker
John Hayes	South Holland and The Deepings	1997	1997
Oliver Heald	North East Hertfordshire	1997	1992
David Heathcoat-Amory	Wells	1983	1983
Charles Hendry	Wealden	2001	1992
Nick Herbert	Arundel and South Downs	2005	2005
Mark Hoban	Fareham	2001	2001
Douglas Hogg, 3rd Viscount Hailsham QC	Sleaford and North Hykeham	1997	1979
Philip Hollobone	Kettering	2005	2005
Adam Holloway	Gravesham	2005	2005
John Horam	Orpington	1992	1970
Michael Howard QC	Folkestone and Hythe	1983	1983
Gerald Howarth	Aldershot	1983	1997
Jeremy Hunt	South West Surrey	2005	2005
Nick Hurd	Ruislip-Northwood	2005	2005
Michael Jack	Fylde	1987	1987
Stewart Jackson	Peterborough	2005	2005
Bernard Jenkin	North Essex	1992	1992
Boris Johnson	Henley	2001	2001	Resigned in 2008 in order to assume the post of Mayor of London.
David Jones	Clwyd West	2005	2005
Daniel Kawczynski	Shrewsbury and Atcham	2005	2005
Robert Key	Salisbury	1983	1983
Julie Kirkbride	Bromsgrove	1997	1997
Greg Knight	East Yorkshire	2001	1983
Eleanor Laing	Epping Forest	1997	1997
Jacqui Lait	Beckenham	1997	1992
Mark Lancaster	North East Milton Keynes	2005	2005
Andrew Lansley CBE	South Cambridgeshire	1997	1997
Edward Leigh	Gainsborough	1983	1983
Oliver Letwin	West Dorset	1997	1997
Julian Lewis	New Forest East	1997	1997
Ian Liddell-Grainger, Baron of Ayton	Bridgwater	2001	2001
David Lidington	Aylesbury	1992	1992
Peter Lilley	Hitchin and Harpenden	1997	1983
Sir Michael Lord	Central Suffolk and North Ipswich	1997	1997
Tim Loughton	East Worthing and Shoreham	1997	1997
Peter Luff	Mid Worcestershire	1997	1992
Andrew MacKay*	Bracknell	1997	1977
David Maclean*	Penrith and The Border	1983	1983
Anne Main	St Albans	2005	2005
Humfrey Malins CBE	Woking	1997	1983
John Maples	Stratford-on-Avon	1997	1983
Michael Mates	East Hampshire	1983	1974
Francis Maude	Horsham	1997	1983
Theresa May	Maidenhead	1997	1997
Anne McIntosh	Vale of York	1997	1997
Patrick McLoughlin*	West Derbyshire	1986	1986
Patrick Mercer OBE	Newark	2001	2001
Maria Miller	Basingstoke	2005	2005
Anne Milton	Guildford	2005	2005
Andrew Mitchell	Sutton Coldfield	2001	1987
Malcolm Moss	North East Cambridgeshire	1987	1987
David Mundell	Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale	2005	2005
Andrew Murrison	Westbury	2001	2001
Bob Neill*	Bromley and Chislehurst	2006	2006	Elected in 2006 by-election
Brooks Newmark	Braintree	2005	2005
Stephen O'Brien*	Eddisbury	1999	1999
George Osborne	Tatton	2001	2001
Richard Ottaway	Croydon South	1992	1983
James Paice	South East Cambridgeshire	1987	1987
Owen Paterson	North Shropshire	1997	1997
Andrew Pelling	Croydon Central	2005	2005
Mike Penning	Hemel Hempstead	2005	2005
John Penrose	Weston-Super-Mare	2005	2005
Eric Pickles	Brentwood and Ongar	1992	1992
Mark Prisk	Hertford and Stortford	2001	2001
Mark Pritchard	Wrekin, The	2005	2005
John Randall	Uxbridge	1997	1997
John Redwood	Wokingham	1987	1987
Sir Malcolm Rifkind KCMG QC	Kensington and Chelsea	2005	1974
Andrew Robathan	Blaby	1992	1992
Hugh Robertson	Faversham and Mid Kent	2001	2001
Laurence Robertson	Tewkesbury	1997	1997
Andrew Rosindell	Romford	2001	2001
David Ruffley	Bury St Edmunds	1997	1997
Lee Scott	Ilford North	2005	2005
Andrew Selous	South West Bedfordshire	2001	2001
Grant Shapps	Welwyn Hatfield	2005	2005
Richard Shepherd	Aldridge-Brownhills	1979	1979
Mark Simmonds	Boston and Skegness	2001	2001
Keith Simpson	Mid Norfolk	1997	1997
Nicholas Soames	Mid Sussex	1997	1983
Caroline Spelman	Meriden	1997	1997
Sir Michael Spicer	West Worcestershire	1974	1997
Bob Spink	Castle Point	2001	1992
Richard Spring	West Suffolk	1997	1992
Sir John Stanley	Tonbridge and Malling	1974	1974
Anthony Steen	Totnes	1997	1974
Gary Streeter	South West Devon	1997	1992
Graham Stuart	Beverley and Holderness	2005	2005
Desmond Swayne TD	New Forest West	1997	1997
Hugo Swire	East Devon	2001	2001
Robert Syms	Poole	1997	1997
Sir Peter Tapsell	Louth and Horncastle	1997	1959
Ian Taylor MBE	Esher and Walton	1997	1987
Edward Timpson*	Crewe and Nantwich	2008	2008	Elected in 2008 by-election
David Tredinnick	Bosworth	1987	1987
Andrew Turner	Isle of Wight	2001	2001
Andrew Tyrie	Chichester	1997	1997
Edward Vaizey	Wantage	2005	2005
Shailesh Vara	North West Cambridgeshire	2005	2005
Sir Paul Viggers	Gosport	1974	1974
Theresa Villiers	Chipping Barnet	2005	2005
Charles Walker	Broxbourne	2005	2005
Ben Wallace	Lancaster and Wyre	2005	2005
Robert Walter	North Dorset	1997	1997
Nigel Waterson	Eastbourne	1992	1992
Angela Watkinson	Upminster	2001	2001
John Whittingdale OBE	Maldon and East Chelmsford	1997	1992
Ann Widdecombe	Maidstone and The Weald	1997	1987
Bill Wiggin	Leominster	2001	2001
David Willetts	Havant	1992	1992
David Wilshire	Spelthorne	1987	1987
Rob Wilson	Reading East	2005	2005
Lady Ann Winterton	Congleton	1983	1983
Sir Nicholas Winterton*	Macclesfield	1971	1971
Jeremy Wright	Rugby and Kenilworth	2005	2005
Tim Yeo	South Suffolk	1983	1983
Sir George Young (politician) Bt	North West Hampshire	1997	1974

By-elections

By-election	Date	Incumbent		Winner		Cause
Bromley and Chislehurst	29 June 2006	Eric Forth	Conservative	Bob Neill	Conservative	Death
Crewe and Nantwich	22 May 2008	Gwyneth Dunwoody	Labour	Edward Timpson	Conservative	Death
Henley	26 June 2008	Boris Johnson	Conservative	John Howell	Conservative	Resignation
Norwich North	30 June 2009	Ian Gibson	Labour	Chloe Smith	Conservative	Resignation

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