List of Social Democratic Party (UK) MPs

This is a list of Social Democratic Party MPs. It includes all members of Parliament elected to the British House of Commons representing the Social Democratic Party. Members of the European Parliament are not listed.

Bruce Douglas-Mann, Labour Party MP for Mitcham and Morden, is not included as immediately on his change of allegiance he stood down, forcing a by-election, which he lost.

Member Constituency Years served
Rosie Barnes Greenwich 19871988 1
Tom Bradley Leicester East 19811983 2
Christopher Brocklebank-Fowler North West Norfolk 19811983 3
Ronald Brown Hackney South and Shoreditch 19811983 2
John Cartwright Woolwich East 19811983 2
Woolwich 19831988 1
Richard Crawshaw Liverpool Toxteth 19811983 2
George Cunningham Islington South and Finsbury 19811983 2
Ednyfed Hudson Davies Caerphilly 19811983 2
James Dunn Liverpool Kirkdale 19811983 2
Tom Ellis Wrexham 19811983 2
David Ginsburg Dewsbury 19811983 2
John Grant Islington Central 19811983 2
Mike Hancock Portsmouth South 19841987 4
John Horam Gateshead West 19811983 2, 5
Roy Jenkins Glasgow Hillhead 19821987 6
Charles Kennedy Ross, Cromarty and Skye 19831988 7
Edward Lyons Bradford West 19811983 2
Dickson Mabon Greenock and Port Glasgow 19811983 2
Robert Maclennan Caithness and Sutherland 1981 ––1988 2, 7
Bryan Magee Leyton 19821983 2
Thomas McNally Stockport South 19811983 2
Bob Mitchell Southampton Itchen 19811983 2
Michael O'Halloran Islington North 1981 –1983 2, 8
Eric Ogden Liverpool West Derby 19811983 2
David Owen Plymouth Devonport 19811988 1, 2
William Rodgers Stockton-on-Tees 19811983 2
John Roper Farnworth 19811983 2
Neville Sandelson Hayes and Harlington 19811983 2
Jeffrey Thomas Abertillery 19811983 2
Mike Thomas Newcastle upon Tyne East 19811983 2
James Wellbeloved Erith and Crayford 19811983 2
Shirley Williams Crosby 19811983 6
Ian Wrigglesworth Thornaby 19811983
Stockton South 19831987 2
1 Joined David Owen's Social Democratic Party in 1988, then became an Independent Social Democrat MP from 1990 - 92.
2 Sitting Labour Party MP who joined the SDP.
3 Sitting Conservative Party MP who joined the SDP.
4 Later elected as a Liberal Democrat MP.
5 Later elected as a Conservative MP.
6 Previously elected as a Labour MP.
7 Joined the Liberal Democrats on their formation in 1988.
8 Subsequently left the SDP to sit as an independent Labour MP.

Graphical representation (1981-88)

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Also includes the continuing SDP from 1988.

Constituency 1981 81 82 83 1983 84 87 1987 88
Plymouth Devonport Owen
Woolwich East / Woolwich (1983) Cartwright
Caithness and Sutherland Maclennan
Thornaby / Stockton South (1983) Wrigglesworth
Greenock & Port Glasgow Mabon
Stockport South McNally
Gateshead West Horam
Stockton-on-Tees Rodgers
Southampton Itchen Mitchell
Farnworth Roper
Liverpool Kirkdale Dunn
Liverpool Toxteth Crawshaw
Liverpool West Derby Ogden
Leicester East Bradley
Hayes and Harlington Sandelson
Hackney S & Shoreditch Brown
Islington Central Grant
Erith and Crayford Wellbeloved
North West Norfolk Brocklebank-Fowler
Newcastle upon Tyne East M. Thomas
Bradford W Lyons
Dewsbury Ginsburg
Wrexham Ellis
Abertillery J. Thomas
Caerphilly Davies
Islington North O'Halloran
Crosby Williams
Islington S & Finsbury Cunningham
Leyton Magee
Glasgow Hillhead Jenkins
Ross, Cromarty and Skye Kennedy
Portsmouth South Hancock
Greenwich Barnes
Constituency 1981 81 82 83 1983 84 87 1987 88
No. of SDP MPs 26 27 30 29 6 7 8 5 3

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