The UK’s parliament is still the gayest in the world after 2019 election

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Levels of gay, bi and lesbian representation in the UK parliament have remained stable at the election after a Tory surge.


The last UK parliament had 45 out LGBT+ MPs – the highest number in the world.


There’s now more out Tories than LGBT+ Labour MPs.


Ahead of the election, six out Tories and one out Labour MP stood down, while three out Labour MPs lost on Thursday.


However, the MPs departing were offset by a new cohort of LGBT+ politicians, with ten new out MPs were elected –  seven Tories and three SNP.


There are now 20 Tories, 15 Labour and 10 SNP MPs who identify as LGBT+.



The Scottish National Party now has the highest proportion of gay, bi and lesbian representation of any party in parliament, at 21 per cent, while 5.5 per cent of Conservative MPs and 7.4 per cent of Labour MPs identify as LGBT+.


Once again, the Liberal Democrats, Plaid Cymru, Green Party and Northern Irish parties all have no out LGBT+ MPs.


None of the candidates who identify as trans or non-binary were successful on Thursday.


One of the new out MPs was suspended from the SNP before election day over antisemitic posts.


The full list of out LGBT+ MPs can be found below, with the newly elected highlighted in bold.


Conservatives


Daniel Kawczynski Shrewsbury & Atcham


Crispin Blunt Reigate


Conor Burns Bournemouth West


Nigel Evans Ribble Valley


Lee Rowley Derbyshire North East


Mark Menzies Fylde


Nick Gibb Bognor Regis & Littlehampton


Iain Stewart Milton Keynes South


Paul Holmes* Eastleigh


Mark Fletcher* Bolsover 


William Wragg Hazel Grove


Stuart Andrew Pudsey


Damien Moore  Southport


David Mundell Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale


Mike Freer Finchley and Golders Green


Kieran Mullan* Crewe and Nantwich 


Elliot Colburn* Carshalton and Wallington 


Chris Clarkson* Heywood and Middleton 


Antony Higginbotham* Burnley 


Labour


Angela Eagle Wallasey


Clive Betts   Sheffield South East


Nick Brown Newcastle upon Tyne East


Dan Carden Liverpool Walton


Stephen Doughty Cardiff South & Penarth


Nia Griffith Llanelli


Gerald Jones Merthyr Tydfil & Rhymney


Luke Pollard Plymouth, Sutton


Steve Reed Croydon North


Wes Streeting Ilford North


Ben Bradshaw Exeter


Chris Bryant Rhondda


Peter Kyle Hove


Lloyd Russell Moyle Brighton Kemptown


Cat Smith Lancaster and Fleetwood


Scottish National Party


Hannah Bardell Livingston


Mhairi Black Paisley & Renfrewshire South


Martin Docherty West Dunbartonshire


Stuart McDonald Cumbernauld, Kilsyth & Kirkintilloch


Stewart McDonald Glasgow South


Joanna Cherry Edinburgh South West


Alyn Smith* Sterling


Angela Crawley Lanark & Hamilton East