The Conservative MP, Sir Peter Bottomley is currently the longest-serving member of parliament in the United Kingdom's House of Commons, having served for 44 and a half years as of the start of the 2019 parliament. Of the ten longest-serving MPs, five are members of the Conservative party and five are members of the Labour party, with Margaret Beckett being the longest-serving Labour MP at 41.1 years.
Longest serving Members of Parliament in the United Kingdom (UK) as of 2019, in years
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House of Commons. (March 27, 2020). Longest serving Members of Parliament in the United Kingdom (UK) as of 2019, in years [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 04, 2020, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/871017/longest-serving-mps-in-the-uk-parliament/
House of Commons. "Longest serving Members of Parliament in the United Kingdom (UK) as of 2019, in years." Chart. March 27, 2020. Statista. Accessed June 04, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/871017/longest-serving-mps-in-the-uk-parliament/
House of Commons. (2020). Longest serving Members of Parliament in the United Kingdom (UK) as of 2019, in years. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 04, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/871017/longest-serving-mps-in-the-uk-parliament/
House of Commons. "Longest Serving Members of Parliament in The United Kingdom (Uk) as of 2019, in Years." Statista, Statista Inc., 27 Mar 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/871017/longest-serving-mps-in-the-uk-parliament/
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