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55th Parliament of the United Kingdom

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18 May 2010 - 30 March 2015

State opening: 25 May 2010

Dissolution proclamation in London Gazette issue 61188.

Wikidata ID: Q21084472

Elections and boundary sets Maiden speeches

General election forming this Parliament

2010 - 6 May

By-elections during this Parliament

  1. 13 January 2011 - Oldham East and Saddleworth
  2. 3 March 2011 - Barnsley Central
  3. 5 May 2011 - Leicester South
  4. 9 June 2011 - Belfast West
  5. 30 June 2011 - Inverclyde
  6. 15 December 2011 - Feltham and Heston
  7. 29 March 2012 - Bradford West
  8. 15 November 2012 - Cardiff South and Penarth
  9. 15 November 2012 - Corby
  10. 15 November 2012 - Manchester Central
  11. 29 November 2012 - Croydon North
  12. 29 November 2012 - Middlesbrough
  13. 29 November 2012 - Rotherham
  14. 28 February 2013 - Eastleigh
  15. 7 March 2013 - Mid Ulster
  16. 2 May 2013 - South Shields
  17. 13 February 2014 - Wythenshawe and Sale East
  18. 5 June 2014 - Newark
  19. 9 October 2014 - Clacton
  20. 9 October 2014 - Heywood and Middleton
  21. 20 November 2014 - Rochester and Strood

Read the House of Commons Library briefing on by-elections in the 55th Parliament.

Boundary sets

  1. Scotland (12 April 2005 - 30 May 2024)
  2. England (13 April 2010 - 30 May 2024)
  3. Northern Ireland (13 April 2010 - 30 May 2024)
  4. Wales (13 April 2010 - 30 May 2024)

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