List of Stewards of The Chiltern Hundreds - 2000 To Present

2000 To Present

Date Member Constituency Party Reason for resignation
02000-10-2323 October 2000 Boothroyd, BettyBetty Boothroyd West Bromwich West Lab Retiring Speaker of the House of Commons
02004-06-2222 June 2004 Davis, TerryTerry Davis Birmingham Hodge Hill Lab Appointed Secretary-General of the Council of Europe
02007-06-2727 June 2007 Blair, TonyTony Blair Sedgefield Lab Appointed Envoy of the Quartet on the Middle East
02008-06-1818 June 2008 Davis, DavidDavid Davis Haltemprice and Howden Con Seeking re-election in opposition to plans to allow people suspected of terrorist offences to be detained for up to 42 days. He successfully requested to be released from the post on the same day, in order to clear any ambiguity about his eligibility for re-election.
02009-06-088 June 2009 Gibson, IanIan Gibson Norwich North Lab Alleged misuse of allowances led to his being ruled ineligible for selection as a Labour candidate by an NEC panel;
02010-01-1313 January 2010 Robinson, IrisIris Robinson Strangford DUP Ill health; followed allegations about her personal life
02011-02-088 February 2011 Illsley, EricEric Illsley Barnsley Central Lab Pleaded guilty to false accounting in relation to claims for parliamentary expenses
02012-03-022 March 2012 Singh, MarshaMarsha Singh Bradford West Lab Ill health
02012-10-2222 October 2012 Michael, AlunAlun Michael Cardiff South and Penarth Lab Resigned to contest Police and Crime Commissioner election for South Wales Police Force Area
02012-11-055 November 2012 MacShane, DenisDenis MacShane Rotherham Lab Resigned following revelations over his parliamentary expenses

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