# Lists of female political office-holders in the United Kingdom

This list shows women who have been elected as members of the House of Commons of the United Kingdom, European Union and other British devolved assemblies, as well as those elected to Mayoral positions.

## Parliament of the United Kingdom
### House of Commons
#### List of female Speakers of the House of Commons

| Party | Party | Portrait | Name | Constituency | Office held | Year appointed |
| | Labour | | Betty Boothroyd | West Bromwich West | Speaker of the House of Commons | 1992 |

#### List of female Chairs of Ways and Means

| Party | Party | Portrait | Name | Constituency | Office held | Year appointed |
| | Conservative | | Dame Eleanor Laing | Epping Forest | Chairman of Ways and Means | 2020 |
| | Conservative | | Nus Ghani | Sussex Weald | Chairman of Ways and Means | 2024 |

#### List of female First Deputy Chairs of Ways and Means

| Party | Name | Constituency | Office held | Year appointed |
| Conservative | Betty Harvie Anderson | East Renfrewshire | First Deputy Chair of Ways and Means | 1970 |
| Labour | Sylvia Heal | Halesowen and Rowley Regis | First Deputy Chair of Ways and Means | 2000 |
| Conservative | Dame Eleanor Laing | Halesowen and Rowley Regis | First Deputy Chair of Ways and Means | 2013 |
| Labour | Dame Rosie Winterton | Doncaster Central | First Deputy Chair of Ways and Means | 2020 |
| Labour | Judith Cummins | Bradford South | First Deputy Chair of Ways and Means | 2024 |

#### List of female Second Deputy Chairs of Ways and Means

| Party | Name | Constituency | Office held | Year appointed |
| Labour | Betty Boothroyd | West Bromwich West | Second Deputy Chair of Ways and Means | 1987 |
| Conservative | Dame Janet Fookes | Plymouth Drake | Second Deputy Chair of Ways and Means | 1992 |
| Labour | Dame Dawn Primarolo | Bristol South | Second Deputy Chair of Ways and Means | 2010 |
| Labour | Natascha Engel | North East Derbyshire | Second Deputy Chair of Ways and Means | 2015 |
| Labour | Dame Rosie Winterton | Doncaster Central | Second Deputy Chair of Ways and Means | 2017 |
| Conservative | Caroline Nokes | Romsey and Southampton North | Second Deputy Chair of Ways and Means | 2024 |

#### List of female members of the House of Commons of the United Kingdom
### List of female Lords Speakers

| Party | Party | Portrait | Name | Type of peerage | Office held | Year appointed |
| | Crossbench | | Frances D'Souza, Baroness D'Souza | Life peer | Lord Speaker | 2011 |

#### List of female members of the House of Lords
## Greater London Authority
### London Assembly
#### List of female chairs of the London Assembly

| Party | Name | Constituency | Office held | Year appointed |
| London Liberal Democrats | Sally Hamwee | London-wide | Chair of the London Assembly | 2001 |
| London Labour | Jennette Arnold | North East | Chair of the London Assembly | 2008 |
| London Liberal Democrats | Dee Doocey | London-wide | Chair of the London Assembly | 2010 |

#### List of female members of the London Assembly
### Deputy Mayors of London
#### List of female Deputy Mayors of London

| Party | Name | Role | Year appointed |
| Labour | Nicky Gavron | Statutory Deputy Mayor | 2000 |
| Green | Jenny Jones | Deputy Mayor for Communities and Social Justice | 2003 |
| Conservative | Victoria Borwick | Statutory Deputy Mayor | 2012 |
| Independent | Munira Mirza | Deputy Mayor for Education and Culture | 2012 |
| Conservative | Isabel Dedring | Deputy Mayor for Transport | 2008 |
| Labour | Sophie Linden | Deputy Mayor for Policing and Crime | 2016 |
| Independent | Shirley Rodrigues | Deputy Mayor for Environment and Energy | 2016 |
| Labour | Val Shawcross | Deputy Mayor of London for Transport | 2016 |
| Labour | Heidi Alexander | Deputy Mayor of London for Transport | 2018 |
| Labour | Fiona Twycross, Baroness Twycross | Deputy Mayor for Fire and Resilience | 2018 |
| Labour | Debbie Weekes-Bernard | Deputy Mayor for Communities and Social Justice | 2018 |

## Scottish Parliament
### List of female Presiding Officers of the Scottish Parliament

| Party | Party | Portrait | Name | Constituency | Office held | Year appointed |
| | Scottish Green | | Alison Johnstone | Lothian | Presiding Officer of the Scottish Parliament | 2021 |

### List of female Deputy Presiding Officers of the Scottish Parliament

| Party | Name | Constituency | Office held | Year appointed |
| Labour | Patricia Ferguson | Glasgow Maryhill | Deputy Presiding Officer of the Scottish Parliament | 1999 |
| Labour | Trish Godman | West Renfrewshire | Deputy Presiding Officer of the Scottish Parliament | 2003 |
| Labour | Elaine Smith | Coatbridge and Chryston | Deputy Presiding Officer of the Scottish Parliament | 2011 |
| SNP | Linda Fabiani | East Kilbride | Deputy Presiding Officer of the Scottish Parliament | 2016 |
| SNP | Christine Grahame | Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale | Deputy Presiding Officer of the Scottish Parliament | 2016 |
| SNP | Annabelle Ewing | Cowdenbeath | Deputy Presiding Officer of the Scottish Parliament | 2021 |

### List of female members of the Scottish Parliament
## Senedd
### List of female Llywyddion (Presiding Officers)

| Party | Party | Portrait | Name | Constituency | Office held | Year appointed |
| | Labour | | Dame Rosemary Butler | Newport West | Llywydd of the Senedd | 2011 |
| | Plaid Cymru | | Elin Jones | Ceredigion | Llywydd of the Senedd | 2016 |

### List of female Deputy Presiding Officers (Dirprwy Lywyddion)

| Party | Name | Constituency | Office held | Year appointed |
| Labour | Jane Davidson | Pontypridd | Deputy Presiding Officer of the Senedd | 1999 |
| Labour | Rosemary Butler | Newport West | Deputy Presiding Officer of the Senedd | 2007 |
| Labour | Ann Jones | Vale of Clwyd | Deputy Presiding Officer of the Senedd | 2016 |

### List of female members of the Senedd
## Northern Ireland Assembly
### List of female Speakers of the Northern Ireland Assembly

| Party | Party | Portrait | Name | Constituency | Office held | Year appointed |
| | Alliance | | Eileen Bell | North Down | Speaker of the Northern Ireland Assembly | 1998 |

### List of female Deputy Speakers of the Northern Ireland Assembly

| Party | Name | Constituency | Office held | Year appointed |
| NI Women's Coalition | Jane Morrice | North Down | Deputy Speaker of the Northern Ireland Assembly | 1998 |
| Sinn Féin | Caitríona Ruane | South Down | Principal Deputy Speaker of the Northern Ireland Assembly | 2016 |
| Sinn Féin | Carál Ní Chuilín | Belfast North | Principal Deputy Speaker of the Northern Ireland Assembly | 2021 |

### List of female members of the Northern Ireland Assembly
## Combined authorities and combined county authorities
### Directly elected combined authority mayors

| Party | Name | Constituency | Year elected |
| Labour Co-op | Tracy Brabin | Mayor of West Yorkshire | 2021 |
| Labour | Claire Ward | Mayor of the East Midlands | 2024 |
| Labour Co-op | Kim McGuinness | Mayor of the North East | 2024 |

## Local authorities
### Directly elected mayors

| Party | Name | Constituency | Year elected |
| Labour | Ros Jones | Mayor of Doncaster | 2013 |
| Labour | Rokhsana Fiaz | Mayor of Newham | 2018 |
| Labour | Joanne Anderson | Mayor of Liverpool | 2021 |
| Labour | Caroline Woodley | Mayor of Hackney | 2023 |
| Labour | Brenda Dacres | Mayor of Lewisham | 2024 |