MPs elected in the United Kingdom general election, 2001

By-elections

See the list of United Kingdom by-elections.

Changes

2001

*Paul Marsden (Shrewsbury and Atcham) - Joined the Liberal Democrats from Labour on 10 December

2002

*Andrew Hunter (Basingstoke) - resigned the Conservative whip on 2 October

2003

*Martin Smyth (South Belfast), David Burnside (South Antrim), and Jeffrey Donaldson (Lagan Valley) - Resigned the Ulster Unionist whip on 23 June
*George Galloway (Glasgow Kelvin) - Expelled from the Labour Party 23 October

2004

*Jeffrey Donaldson (Lagan Valley) - Joined the Democratic Unionist Party on 5 January
*Martin Smyth (South Belfast) and David Burnside (South Antrim) - Resumed taking the Ulster Unionist Whip on 9 January
*George Galloway (Glasgow Kelvin) - Formed RESPECT The Unity Coalition on 25 January
*Ann Winterton (Congleton) - Conservative whip was withdrawn on 25 February and restored on 31 March.
*Andrew Hunter (Basingstoke) - Took the Democratic Unionist Party Whip on 10 December [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/4086871.stm]

2005

*Robert Jackson (Wantage) - Joined the Labour Party from the Conservatives on 15 January, [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/4178309.stm]
*Howard Flight (Arundel and South Downs) - Conservative whip was withdrawn on 25 March.
* Paul Marsden (Shrewsbury and Atcham) - Resigned from the Liberal Democrats and declared his support for Labour on 5 April.

External links

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