Members of Parliament
The Member of Parliament for Bermondsey and Old Southwark is Liberal Democrat Simon Hughes who has sat for the various Bermondsey seats since a by-election in 1983, as a Liberal MP until 1988 and as a Liberal Democrat since then.
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Simon Hughes | Liberal Democrats | |
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