Which MPs quit before the election? Full list mapped

A post-war record number of Tory MPs have already decided not to stand in the election.

A host of new faces will enter the Houses of Parliament as MPs after the general election, regardless of the overall result. Credit: Amer Ghazzal/Alamy Live News
A host of new faces will enter the Houses of Parliament as MPs after the general election, regardless of the overall result. Credit: Amer Ghazzal/Alamy Live News

Voters will see a fresh look in the House of Commons after the Labour Party secured a sweeping victory in the general election.

Outgoing prime minister Rishi Sunak admitted defeat around 5am on Friday, just before Sir Keir Starmer secured the 326 MPs needed to become the new tenant of No 10.

Prior to the vote on Thursday, many MPs had announced they would be standing down.

Following Sunak's snap poll announcement, 75 Conservative MPs said they would not be seeking re-election - a post-war record, surpassing the previous record of 72 who quit before the 1997 election.

A former prime minister, Theresa May, and ex-chancellor, Nadhim Zahawi, were among the 'big beasts' to confirm they were standing down, along with levelling up secretary Michael Gove.

Veteran MP Sir John Redwood and former business minister Greg Clark are also quitting, as is Brexiteer Dame Andrea Leadsom, a key ally of Boris Johnson, who said she was leaving Parliament after “careful reflection”.

In Starmer’s party, 30 MPs announced they were leaving the Labour benches, including former deputy leader Harriet Harman, shadow defence minister Steve McCabe and veteran MP Dame Margaret Hodge.

In total, 132 MPs announced they were standing down at the 2024 general election. The all-time record for the total number of MPs standing down at an election is 149, which was set in 2010.

Here is a map showing all the MPs who said they would not stand for re-election: