Lists of female political office-holders in the United Kingdom
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This list shows women who have been elected as members of the House of Commons of the United Kingdom, European Union and other British devolved assemblies, as well as those elected to Mayoral positions.
Parliament of the United Kingdom
editList of female Prime Ministers
editList of female cabinet members of the United Kingdom
editHouse of Commons
editList of female Speakers of the House of Commons
editParty | Portrait | Name | Constituency | Office held | Year appointed | |
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Labour | Betty Boothroyd | West Bromwich West | Speaker of the House of Commons | 1992 |
List of female Chairmen of Ways and Means
editParty | Portrait | Name | Constituency | Office held | Year appointed | |
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Conservative | Dame Eleanor Laing | Epping Forest | Chairman of Ways and Means | 2020 | ||
Conservative | Nus Ghani | Sussex Weald | Chairman of Ways and Means | 2024 |
List of female First Deputy Chairmen of Ways and Means
editList of female Second Deputy Chairmen of Ways and Means
editList of female members of the House of Commons of the United Kingdom
editHouse of Lords
editList of female Lords Speakers
editParty | Portrait | Name | Type of peerage | Office held | Year appointed | |
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Crossbench | Frances D'Souza, Baroness D'Souza | Life peer | Lord Speaker | 2011 |
List of female members of the House of Lords
editEuropean Union
editEuropean Parliament
editList of female members of the European Parliament for the United Kingdom
editPolice and Crime Commissioners
editList of female Police and Crime Commissioners
editGreater London Authority
editLondon Assembly
editList of female chairs of the London Assembly
editParty | Portrait | Name | Constituency | Office held | Year appointed | |
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London Liberal Democrats | Sally Hamwee | London-wide | Chair of the London Assembly | 2001 | ||
London Labour | Jennette Arnold | North East | Chair of the London Assembly | 2008 | ||
London Liberal Democrats | Dee Doocey | London-wide | Chair of the London Assembly | 2010 |
List of female members of the London Assembly
editDeputy Mayors of London
editList of female Deputy Mayors of London
editParty | Portrait | Name | Role | Year appointed | |
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Labour | Nicky Gavron | Statutory Deputy Mayor | 2000 | ||
Green | Jenny Jones | Deputy Mayor for Communities and Social Justice | 2003 | ||
Conservative | Victoria Borwick | Statutory Deputy Mayor | 2012 | ||
Independent | Munira Mirza | Deputy Mayor for Education and Culture | 2012 | ||
Conservative | Isabel Dedring | Deputy Mayor for Transport | 2008 | ||
Labour | Sophie Linden | Deputy Mayor for Policing and Crime | 2016 | ||
Independent | Shirley Rodrigues | Deputy Mayor for Environment and Energy | 2016 | ||
Labour | Val Shawcross | Deputy Mayor of London for Transport | 2016 | ||
Labour | Heidi Alexander | Deputy Mayor of London for Transport | 2018 | ||
Labour | Fiona Twycross, Baroness Twycross | Deputy Mayor for Fire and Resilience | 2018 | ||
Labour | Debbie Weekes-Bernard | Deputy Mayor for Communities and Social Justice | 2018 |
Scottish Parliament
editList of female Presiding Officers of the Scottish Parliament
editParty | Portrait | Name | Constituency | Office held | Year appointed | |
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Scottish Green | Alison Johnstone | Lothian | Presiding Officer of the Scottish Parliament | 2021 |
List of female Deputy Presiding Officers of the Scottish Parliament
editList of female members of the Scottish Parliament
editSenedd
editList of female Llywyddion (Presiding Officers)
editParty | Portrait | Name | Constituency | Office held | Year appointed | |
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Labour | Dame Rosemary Butler | Newport West | Llywydd of the Senedd | 2011 | ||
Plaid Cymru | Elin Jones | Ceredigion | Llywydd of the Senedd | 2016 |
List of female Deputy Presiding Officers (Dirprwy Lywyddion)
editParty | Portrait | Name | Constituency | Office held | Year appointed | |
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Labour | Jane Davidson | Pontypridd | Deputy Presiding Officer of the Senedd | 1999 | ||
Labour | Rosemary Butler | Newport West | Deputy Presiding Officer of the Senedd | 2007 | ||
Labour | Ann Jones | Vale of Clwyd | Deputy Presiding Officer of the Senedd | 2016 |
List of female members of the Senedd
editNorthern Ireland Assembly
editList of female Speakers of the Northern Ireland Assembly
editParty | Portrait | Name | Constituency | Office held | Year appointed | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alliance | Eileen Bell | North Down | Speaker of the Northern Ireland Assembly | 1998 |
List of female Deputy Speakers of the Northern Ireland Assembly
editParty | Portrait | Name | Constituency | Office held | Year appointed | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
NI Women's Coalition | Jane Morrice | North Down | Deputy Speaker of the Northern Ireland Assembly | 1998 | ||
Sinn Féin | Caitríona Ruane | South Down | Principal Deputy Speaker of the Northern Ireland Assembly | 2016 | ||
Sinn Féin | Carál Ní Chuilín | Belfast North | Principal Deputy Speaker of the Northern Ireland Assembly | 2021 |
List of female members of the Northern Ireland Assembly
editCombined authorities and combined county authorities
editDirectly elected combined authority mayors
editParty | Portrait | Name | Constituency | Year elected | |
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Labour Co-op | Tracy Brabin | Mayor of West Yorkshire | 2021 | ||
Labour | Claire Ward | Mayor of the East Midlands | 2024 | ||
Labour Co-op | Kim McGuinness | Mayor of the North East | 2024 |
Local authorities
editDirectly elected mayors
editParty | Portrait | Name | Constituency | Year elected | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Ros Jones | Mayor of Doncaster | 2013 | ||
Labour | Rokhsana Fiaz | Mayor of Newham | 2018 | ||
Labour | Joanne Anderson | Mayor of Liverpool | 2021 | ||
Labour | Caroline Woodley | Mayor of Hackney | 2023 | ||
Labour | Brenda Dacres | Mayor of Lewisham | 2024 |
See also
edit- Timeline of female MPs in the House of Commons
- All-women shortlists
- Election results of women in United Kingdom general elections (1918–1945)
- Parliament (Qualification of Women) Act 1918
- Records of members of parliament of the United Kingdom § Women
- Women in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom
- Widow's succession