Global InformationList of MPs elected in the 2010 United Kingdom general election information
| 2010–2015 Parliament of the United Kingdom | |||||||||
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| Legislative body | Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||||||||
| Term | 18 May 2010 – 30 March 2015 | ||||||||
| Election | 2010 United Kingdom general election | ||||||||
| Government | Cameron–Clegg coalition | ||||||||
| House of Commons | |||||||||
| Members | 650 | ||||||||
| Speaker | John Bercow | ||||||||
| Leader | William Hague — Andrew Lansley – until reshuffle in 2014 — Sir George Young, Bt – until 4 September 2012 | ||||||||
| Prime Minister | David Cameron | ||||||||
| Leader of the Opposition | Ed Miliband — Harriet Harman – acting until 25 September 2010 | ||||||||
| Third-party leader | Nick Clegg – as Deputy Prime Minister | ||||||||
| House of Lords | |||||||||
| Members | 782 | ||||||||
| Lord Speaker | Baroness D'Souza — Baroness Hayman – until 31 August 2011 | ||||||||
| Leader | Baroness Stowell of Beeston — Lord Hill of Oareford – until 15 July 2014 — Lord Strathclyde – until 7 January 2013 | ||||||||
| Leader of the Opposition | Baroness Royall of Blaisdon | ||||||||
| Third-party leader | Lord Wallace of Tankerness — Lord McNally – until 15 October 2013 | ||||||||
| Crown-in-Parliament | Elizabeth II | ||||||||
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The 2010 general election took place on 6 May 2010 and saw each of Parliament's 650 constituencies return one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons. Parliament, which consists of the House of Lords and the elected House of Commons, was convened on 25 May at the Palace of Westminster by Queen Elizabeth II. It was dissolved at the beginning of 30 March 2015, being 25 working days ahead of the 2015 general election on 7 May 2015.
The Conservative Party, led by David Cameron, became the single largest party, though without an overall majority. This resulted in a hung parliament. A coalition agreement was then formed following negotiations with the Liberal Democrats and their leader Nick Clegg. John Bercow resumed his role as Speaker of the House of Commons. In September 2010, Ed Miliband won a Labour Party leadership vote to succeed Gordon Brown as permanent Leader of the Opposition.
In the House of Lords, Baroness Hayman (formerly a Labour member) resumed her role as Lord Speaker until the end of her five-year term in 2011, after which she did not seek re-election in the house. Peers elected former Crossbencher Baroness D'Souza to replace her. From the start of this Parliament the Lords were "led" by Lord Strathclyde without an absolute majority on his Conservative benches. In January 2013 he stood down and was succeeded by Lord Hill of Oareford.
Notable newcomers elected in this general election included Liz Kendall, Guto Bebb, Gloria De Piero, Sajid Javid, Michael Dugher, Amber Rudd, Lisa Nandy, Damian Hinds, Anna Soubry, Heidi Alexander, Jacob Rees-Mogg, Alison McGovern, Chris Williamson, Owen Smith, Nicky Morgan, Tristram Hunt, Dan Poulter, Esther McVey, Priti Patel, Luciana Berger, Karen Bradley, Chuka Umunna, Louise Mensch, Dominic Raab, Tracey Crouch, Valerie Vaz and Caroline Lucas.
During the 2010–15 Parliament, John Bercow was the Speaker, David Cameron served as Prime Minister, and Harriet Harman and Ed Miliband served as Leader of the Opposition.