House of Commons of the United Kingdom
Lower house of the UK Parliament
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| 2025 | Kilvinder Vigurs appointed as Deputy Mayor of South Yorkshire for Policing and Crime. |
| June 2025 | Shadow Chancellor Mel Stride gives a speech distancing the Conservatives from the mini-budget, pledging they would 'never again' risk the UK's economic stability with unaffordable promises. |
| June 2 2025 | Roger Freeman, Baron Freeman, a Conservative MP who represented Kettering and won elections in 1983, 1987, 1992, and 1997, passed away. |
| May 18 2025 | Sir Bill O'Brien, Labour MP for Normanton, died at the age of 96 after serving multiple terms from 1983 to 2001. |
| 2025 | Reform UK wins the local elections, placing first, winning the most seats, and taking control of several local authorities. |
| 2025 | Karen Clark elected as Mayor of North Tyneside |
| 2025 | Helen Godwin elected as Mayor of the West of England combined authority. |
| 2025 | Sarah Pochin was elected for Runcorn and Helsby, representing a continued trend of female representation in the House of Commons. |
| April 2025 | Craig Williams and 14 other individuals were charged with offences under the Gambling Act 2005. |
| 2025 | Baroness Chapman of Darlington is appointed Minister of State for International Development, Latin America and Caribbean under Keir Starmer's government. |
| April 2025 | MPs' basic annual salary reaches £93,904, representing a continued progression of parliamentary compensation. |
| April 4 2025 | Dan Norris has Labour whip suspended. |
| 2025 | Final proposed election under the bill, featuring 360 elected members, 90 appointed members, up to 12 bishops, and the complete removal of transitional members. |
| March 17 2025 | Mike Amesbury resigns, triggering the 2025 Runcorn and Helsby by-election. |
| 2025 | Multiple new ethnic minority peers are appointed, including Thangam Debbonaire, Gerard Lemos, Shaffaq Mohammed, Claude Moraes, and Krish Raval, continuing the trend of increasing diversity in the House of Lords. |
| February 10 2025 | Oliver Ryan had his Labour Party whip suspended. |
| February 8 2025 | Andrew Gwynne had his Labour Party whip suspended. |
| February 7 2025 | Dafydd Elis-Thomas, Baron Elis-Thomas, a Plaid Cymru politician who represented Merioneth and Meirionnydd Nant Conwy, passed away. He had been elected multiple times between 1974 and 1987. |
| February 5 2025 | Labour Party whips restored for Rebecca Long-Bailey, Richard Burgon, and Imran Hussain. |
| February 5 2025 | Rebecca Long-Bailey, Richard Burgon, and Ian Byrne have their Labour Party whips restored. |
| January 13 2025 | Quentin Davies, Baron Davies of Stamford died after a political career spanning multiple successful elections from 1987 to 2005, representing Stamford and Spalding and Grantham and Stamford constituencies as a Labour Party member. |
| January 1 2025 | Sally Oppenheim-Barnes, Baroness Oppenheim-Barnes passed away on New Year's Day at the age of 96. She was a Conservative Party politician who represented Gloucester and served in multiple elections from 1970 to 1983. |
| 2024 | Multiple minor party and independent candidates were elected, including Jeremy Corbyn (Independent), Nigel Farage (Reform UK), and several Green Party candidates like Siân Berry and Carla Denyer. |
| 2024 | Mark Logan defects from Conservative Party to Labour Party, seeking to 'bring back optimism into British life' |
| 2024 | Conservative MPs elected in the 2024 general election across various constituencies in the United Kingdom, representing a wide range of electoral outcomes with majorities varying from as low as 20 votes (Richard Holden in Basildon and Billericay) to as high as 12,185 votes (Rishi Sunak in Richmond and Northallerton). |
| 2024 | A significant electoral shift occurred with 4 Green Party candidates and 5 Reform Party candidates successfully elected to Parliament, marking an unprecedented surge in minor party representation. |
| 2024 | Claire Ward elected as Mayor of the East Midlands combined authority. |
| 2024 | Kim McGuinness elected as Mayor of the North East combined authority. |
| 2024 | Caroline Nokes appointed as Second Deputy Chair of Ways and Means for the House of Commons. |
| 2024 | Judith Cummins assumes the role of First Deputy Chair of Ways and Means |
| 2024 | David Cameron concluded his term as Foreign Secretary. |
| 2024 | In the Starmer government, multiple women are appointed to key cabinet positions, including Rachel Reeves as Chancellor of the Exchequer, Angela Rayner as Deputy Prime Minister and Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, Louise Haigh as Secretary of State for Transport, and Lisa Nandy as Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport. |
| 2024 | Beginning with the 59th session of Parliament, Speaker Lindsay Hoyle started alternating between pre-Martin court dress and Bercow-era robes. |
| 2024 | Volodymyr Zelenskyy, President of Ukraine, addressed the Westminster Hall and the Commons Chamber by videolink |
| 2024 | Cyril Ramaphosa, President of South Africa, addressed the Royal Gallery |
| 2024 | Charles III, King of the United Kingdom, addressed Westminster Hall |
| 2024 | Willem-Alexander, King of the Netherlands, addressed the Royal Gallery |
| 2024 | General election voter turnout fell to 59%, returning to the historic low seen in 2001. |
| 2024 | Beginning with the 59th session of Parliament, Speaker Hoyle started regularly wearing pre-Martin court dress, returning to a more traditional style of Speaker's attire. |
| 2024 | The Liberal Democrats, led by Ed Davey, secured 72 seats, making it their best-ever modern result and becoming the third-largest party in the Commons. |
| 2024 | Labour became the largest party in England for the first time since 2005, and the largest party in Scotland for the first time since 2010. |
| 2024 | General election polling conducted by multiple organizations including LucidTalk, Belfast Telegraph, Social Market Research, and Northern Ireland Life and Times Survey, showing shifting political party support compared to the 2019 general election. |
| 2024 | Robin Swann of the UUP was elected in South Antrim, marking the party's first seat in the House of Commons since 2015, with the highest majority in the constituency since 1997. |
| 2024 | The DUP won five seats, their lowest number of MPs since 2001, losing Lagan Valley to Alliance, South Antrim to the UUP, and North Antrim to the TUV. |
| 2024 | Several MPs from different parties (Sinn Féin and DUP) announced they will not seek re-election, including Francie Molloy (Mid Ulster), Mickey Brady (Newry and Armagh), and Jeffrey Donaldson (Lagan Valley). |
| 2024 | Keir Starmer became Prime Minister and has not yet experienced any government defeats in the House of Commons since taking office. |
| 2024 | Brenda Dacres elected as Mayor of Lewisham, a Black British politician |
| 2024 | Emma Wools elected as Police and Crime Commissioner for South Wales, serving as a Black British/White British (Mixed) representative. |
| 2024 | Gary Godden elected as Police and Crime Commissioner for Nottinghamshire, continuing to serve as a Black British/White British (Mixed) representative. |
| 2024 | Nicolle Ndiweni elected as Police and Crime Commissioner for Derbyshire, serving as a Black British representative. |
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