MPs elected in the UK general election, 2010
| Fifty-fifth Parliament of the United Kingdom | |||||||||
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| Term | 18 May 2010 – 30 March 2015 | ||||||||
| Election | United Kingdom general election, 2010 | ||||||||
| Government | First Cameron ministry | ||||||||
| 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 |
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| Prime Minister | David Cameron | ||||||||
| Leader of the Opposition |
Ed Miliband — Harriet Harman – acting until 25 September 2010 |
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| 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 |
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| Leader |
Baroness Stowell of Beeston — Lord Hill of Oareford – until 15 July 2014 — Lord Strathclyde – until 7 January 2013 |
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| Leader of the Opposition | Baroness Royall of Blaisdon | ||||||||
| Third-party leader |
Lord Wallace of Tankerness — Lord McNally – until 15 October 2013 |
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| Crown-in-Parliament | Queen Elizabeth II | ||||||||
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| 1st | 25 May 2010 – 1 May 2012 |
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| 2nd | 9 May 2012 – 25 April 2013 |
| 3rd | 8 May 2013 – 14 May 2014 |
| 4th | 4 June 2014 – 26 March 2015 |
The fifty-fifth Parliament of the United Kingdom was the legislature of the United Kingdom following the 2010 general election of Members of Parliament (MPs) to the House of Commons. Parliament, which consists of the House of Lords and the elected House of Commons, was convened on 25 May 2010 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 election saw each of Parliament's 650 constituencies return one MP to the House of Commons. 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.
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