UK MPs - 2015 Parliament

[Phony Moderate]

Alex Chalk (Conservative - Cheltenham)

One of many Tory gains from the Lib Dems.

[Phony Moderate]

Sarah Champion (Labour - Rotherham)

Her constituency has been at the centre of a major scandal involving child sexual abuse involving men of Pakistani origin in the past couple of years; she easily held off a strong UKIP challenge however in the general election. Nominated Jeremy Corbyn. Now a shadow minister.

[Phony Moderate]

Douglas Chapman (SNP - Dunfermline and West Fife)

One of the new SNP intake, obviously.

[Phony Moderate]

Jenny Chapman (Labour - Darlington)

A member of Progress; previously worked for Alan Milburn.

[Phony Moderate]

Joanna Cherry (SNP - Edinburgh South West)

A solicitor and the SNP's spokesperson for Justice and Home Affairs. Her seat was previously held by Alistair Darling.

[Phony Moderate]

Rehman Chishti (Conservative - Gillingham and Rainham)

Has quite a biography; born and spent his early years in Pakistan - his father was a Federal Advisor there. Rehman himself later served as an advisor to Benazir Bhutto.

Contested Horsham in 2005...for Labour, before gaining Gillingham and Rainham for the Tories in 2010.

[Phony Moderate]

Christopher Chope (Conservative - Christchurch)

Very much on the right of the party. Formerly the MP for Southampton Itchen from 1983-1992. Worth noting that the Lib Dems (who polled 6.6% in May) held this seat by a huge majority just a couple of decades ago...though it was a by-election.

[Phony Moderate]

Jo Churchill (Conservative - Bury St Edmunds)

Newly elected, and no relation AFAIK.

[Phony Moderate]

Greg Clark (Conservative - Tunbridge Wells)

An SDP man in his student days. Elected in 2005, he has been a frontbencher for most of his time in Parliament and is currently Communities and Local Government Secretary. Is on the liberal/'One Nation' wing of the Tory Party.

[Phony Moderate]

Kenneth Clarke (Conservative - Rushcliffe)

Veteran Europhile Tory, served on the frontbenches for about an eternity and has been in Parliament for about three eternities. Three-time Tory leadership contender, former Chancellor, Home Secretary Education Secretary and Health Secretary, among other positions he's held. Perhaps fair to say that, were he to change his position on the EU, he wouldn't look out of line with the average member of his party; he was responsible for the introduction of the NHS internal market after all.

[Phony Moderate]

Nick Clegg (Liberal Democrat - Sheffield Hallam)

Lol.

[Phony Moderate]

James Cleverly (Conservative - Braintree)

Also a member of the London Assembly and a Major in the Territorial Army.

[Phony Moderate]

Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (Conservative - The Cotswolds)

Was a front-bencher during the Tories' previous time in opposition, and how on earth did he win this seat? I would've thought it would be a Labour stronghold through and through.

[Phony Moderate]

Ann Clwyd (Labour - Cynon Valley)

Was going to retire this year but changed her mind. Served in the Shadow Cabinet years ago (during the Smith leadership) but never in the actual cabinet. Former Chair of the PLP. Journalist prior to entering Parliament. Also known for being a staunch supporter of the Iraq War.

Btw, she must be a contender for the most 'normal' looking member of the Commons.

[Phony Moderate]

Vernon Coaker (Labour - Gedling)

Shadow Northern Ireland Secretary. Has done well to keep the seat in Labour hands since 1997.

[Phony Moderate]

Ann Coffey (Labour - Stockport)

Former PPS to Alistair Darling. Devotes much of her time to tackling child abuse.

[Phony Moderate]

Therese Coffey (Conservative - Suffolk Coastal)

A Liverpool FC supporter, oddly enough. Previously a failed European election candidate.

[Phony Moderate]

Damian Collins (Conservative - Folkestone and Hythe)

The successor to Michael Howard. Was talked of a lot as 'one to watch' a few years ago but seemingly hasn't gone very far. Oh, and Farage considered standing against him before choosing South Thanet.

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Oliver Colville (Conservative - Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport)

Cricket fan in a very marginal seat.

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Julie Cooper (Labour - Burnley)

Was council leader prior to being elected and contested the seat in 2010. The Lib Dems actually held up quite well here.

[Phony Moderate]

Rosie Cooper (Labour - West Lancashire)

Was once a Liberal councillor in Liverpool, contesting parliamentary elections for the party, before switching to Labour in the late 90s. Voted against gay marriage. Her seat has, like many others in that part of the country, clearly trended towards Labour in recent years.

[Phony Moderate]

Yvette Cooper (Labour - Normanton, Pontefract and Castleford)

Former cabinet and shadow cabinet member, wife of Ed Balls, leadership contender this year. Though most reading this thread will have already known those facts. Very much in the Brownite mould of her husband, though far duller. Oh, and there were a lot of false rumours thrown around about her leadership prospects in the closing days and weeks of the leadership election...she ended up with a lower percentage than in the YouGov polls. A lesson, perhaps.

[Phony Moderate]

Jeremy Corbyn (Labour - Islington North)

Backbencher and a rather rebellious one, IIRC.

[Phony Moderate]

Alberto Costa (Conservative - South Leicestershire)

Previously contested the nearby seat of Angus in 2010.

[Phony Moderate]

Ronnie Cowan (SNP - Inverclyde)

Son of a former Scotland goalkeeper, one of the new intake.