Member of Parliament
The current MP for the constituency is Dawn Primarolo of the Labour Party, who has held the seat since 1987. She was a Minister in the Blair Government, and has been a Deputy Speaker of the House since 2010. Primarolo has announced she will retire at the next general election, widely expected to be held in 2015.
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1885 | Sir Joseph Dodge Weston | Liberal | |
| 1886 | Sir Edward Stock Hill | Conservative | |
| 1900 | Walter Hume Long | Conservative | |
| 1906 | Sir William Howell Davies | Liberal | |
| 1922 | Sir Beddoe Rees | Liberal | |
| 1929 | Alexander Walkden | Labour | |
| 1931 | Noel Ker Lindsay | Conservative | |
| 1935 | Alexander Walkden | Labour | |
| 1945 | William Wilkins | Labour | |
| 1970 | Michael Cocks | Labour | |
| 1987 | Dawn Primarolo | Labour | |
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