81 Labour women were elected on 6 May 2010, and are listed below. They constitute 31% of the new Parliamentary Labour Party.

Labour fielded a total of 190 women candidates, more than at any previous election. Despite this, the number of Labour women MPs fell from 94 to its new level.

The highest number ever of Labour women MPs was achieved in 1997, when there were 101.

If an MP has a website, clicking on her name will take you through to it. Many new MPs do not yet have websites; these will be added as they come online.

There are a total of 190 Labour women candidates at the 2010 election - 24 more than in 2005. The Labour Party filled 50% of seats where the MPs is retiring with new women candidates, which means that although there are also many women candidates in marginal seats, the number of Labour women MPs is unlikely to fall by much, and may well increase.

There were 94 Labour women in the House of Commons at the dissolution of Parliament on 12 April 2010, as opposed to 18 Conservatyive women and 9 Liberal Democrats.

Labour women MPs elected in 2010

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