# List of United Kingdom MPs who died in the 1980s

This is a list of individuals who were former or serving Members of Parliament for the House of Commons of the United Kingdom who died in the 1980s.

## 1987

| Individual | Party | Born | Died | Constituency(ies) represented | Election(s) won |
| John Astor | Conservative | 26 September 1923 | 27 December 1987 | Newbury | 1964, 1966, 1970 |
| Fred Willey | Labour | 13 November 1910 | 13 December 1987 | Sunderland Sunderland North | 1945 1950, 1951, 1955, 1959, 1964, 1966, 1970, 1974 I & II, 1979 |
| Ralph Etherton | Conservative | 11 February 1904 | 10 December 1987 | Stretford | 1939 by-election |
| Robert Bean | Labour | 5 September 1935 | 7 December 1987 | Rochester and Chatham | 1974 II |
| Duncan Sandys | Conservative | 24 January 1908 | 26 November 1987 | Norwood Streatham | 1935 1950, 1951, 1955, 1959, 1964, 1966 |
| John Parker | Labour | 15 July 1906 | 24 November 1987 | Romford Dagenham | 1935 1945, 1950, 1951, 1955, 1959, 1964, 1966, 1970, 1974 I & II, 1979 |
| Roger Fleetwood-Hesketh | Conservative | 28 July 1902 | 14 November 1987 | Southport | 1952 by-election, 1951, 1955 |
| Ian Fraser | Conservative | 14 October 1916 | 8 November 1987 | Plymouth Sutton | 1959, 1964 |
| Jasper More | Conservative | 1 July 1907 | 28 October 1987 | Ludlow | 1960 by-election, 1964, 1966, 1970, 1974 I & II |
| Billy Blyton | Labour | 2 May 1899 | 25 October 1987 | Houghton-le-Spring | 1945, 1950, 1951, 1955, 1959 |
| Niall Macpherson | National Liberal | 3 August 1908 | 11 October 1987 | Dumfriesshire | 1945, 1950, 1951, 1955, 1959 |
| Henry Studholme | Conservative | 13 June 1899 | 9 October 1987 | Tavistock | 1942 by-election, 1945, 1950, 1951, 1955, 1959, 1964 |
| Rolf Dudley-Williams | Conservative | 17 June 1908 | 8 October 1987 | Exeter | 1951, 1955, 1959, 1964 |
| Eric Gandar Dower | Conservative | 1 January 1894 | 4 October 1987 | Caithness and Sutherland | 1945 |
| Guy Lloyd | Unionist | 7 August 1890 | 22 September 1987 | East Renfrewshire | 1940 by-election, 1945, 1950, 1951, 1955 |
| Greville Howard | National Liberal | 7 September 1909 | 20 September 1987 | St Ives | 1950, 1951, 1955, 1959, 1964 |
| Christopher Soames | Conservative | 12 October 1920 | 16 September 1987 | Bedford | 1950, 1951, 1955, 1959, 1964 |
| Hervey Rhodes | Labour | 12 August 1895 | 11 September 1987 | Ashton-under-Lyne | 1945, 1950, 1951, 1955, 1959 |
| James d'Avigdor-Goldsmid | Conservative | 19 December 1912 | 6 September 1987 | Lichfield and Tamworth | 1970, 1974 I |
| Dorothy Rees | Labour | 29 July 1898 | 20 August 1987 | Barry | 1950 |
| Frank Beswick | Labour | 21 August 1911 | 17 August 1987 | Uxbridge | 1945, 1950, 1951, 1955 |
| Frederick Burden | Conservative | 27 December 1905 | 6 July 1987 | Gillingham | 1950, 1951, 1955, 1959, 1964, 1966, 1970, 1974 I & II, 1979 |
| George Willis | Labour | 7 March 1903 | 2 June 1987 | Edinburgh North Edinburgh East | 1945 1954 by-election, 1955, 1959, 1964, 1966 |
| Hugh Linstead | Conservative | 3 February 1901 | 27 May 1987 | Putney | 1942 by-election, 1945, 1950, 1951, 1955, 1959 |
| Ronald Chamberlain | Labour | 19 April 1901 | 12 May 1987 | Norwood | 1945 |
| Dudley Ryder | Conservative | 11 October 1892 | 7 May 1987 | Shrewsbury | 1922, 1924 |
| William Wilkins | Labour | 17 January 1899 | 6 May 1987 | Bristol South | 1945, 1950, 1951, 1955, 1959, 1964, 1966 |
| David Weitzman | Labour | 18 June 1898 | 6 May 1987 | Stoke Newington Hackney North and Stoke Newington | 1945 1950, 1951, 1955, 1959, 1964, 1966, 1970, 1974 I & II |
| John Silkin | Labour | 18 March 1923 | 26 April 1987 | Deptford Lewisham Deptford | 1963 by-election, 1964, 1966, 1970 1974 I & II, 1979, 1983 |
| Harry Gourlay | Labour | 10 July 1916 | 20 April 1987 | Kirkcaldy Burghs Kirkcaldy | 1959, 1964, 1966, 1970 1974 I & II, 1979, 1983 |
| Alfred Evans | | 24 February 1914 | 13 April 1987 | Caerphilly | |
| Edward Carson | | 17 February 1920 | 6 March 1987 | Isle of Thanet | |
| Albert Costain | | 5 July 1910 | 5 March 1987 | Folkestone and Hythe | |
| David Ensor | | 27 November 1906 | 5 February 1987 | Bury and Radcliffe | |
| Graeme Finlay | | 29 October 1917 | 21 January 1987 | Epping | |
| Ian Harvey | | 25 January 1914 | 10 January 1987 | Harrow East | |
| Robert Cooke | | 29 May 1930 | 6 January 1987 | Bristol West | |
| William Hannan | | 30 August 1906 | 1 January 1987 | Glasgow Maryhill | |
| William Steward | | 20 April 1901 | 1 January 1987 | Woolwich West | |
| Clifford Williams | | 28 June 1905 | 1 January 1987 | Abertillery | |
| John Robertson | | 3 February 1913 | 1 January 1987 | Paisley | |

## 1988

| Individual | Party | Born | Died | Constituency(ies) represented | Election(s) won |
| Loel Guinness | Conservative | 9 June 1906 | 31 December 1988 | Bath | 1931, 1935 |
| Brynmor John (in office) | Labour | 18 April 1934 | 13 December 1988 | Pontypridd | 1970, 1974 I & II, 1979, 1983, 1987 |
| John Baker White | Conservative | 12 August 1902 | 10 December 1988 | Canterbury | 1945, 1950, 1951 |
| Walter Perkins | Conservative | 3 June 1903 | 8 December 1988 | Stroud Stroud and Thornbury | 1931, 1935 1950, 1951 |
| Albert Evans | Labour | 10 June 1903 | 4 December 1988 | Islington South West | 1950, 1951, 1955, 1959, 1964, 1966 |
| Tom Fraser | Labour | 18 February 1911 | 21 November 1988 | Hamilton | 1943 by-election, 1945, 1950, 1951, 1955, 1959, 1964, 1966 |
| Jennie Lee | Labour | 3 November 1904 | 16 November 1988 | North Lanarkshire Cannock | 1929 1945, 1950, 1951, 1955, 1959, 1964, 1966 |
| Donald Wade | Liberal | 16 June 1904 | 6 November 1988 | Huddersfield West | 1950, 1951, 1955, 1959 |
| Basil de Ferranti | Conservative | 2 July 1930 | 24 September 1988 | Morecambe and Lonsdale | 1958 by-election, 1959 |
| Harold Balfour | Conservative | 1 November 1897 | 21 September 1988 | Isle of Thanet | 1929, 1931, 1935 |
| John Biggs-Davison (in office) | Conservative | 7 June 1918 | 17 September 1988 | Chigwell Epping Forest | 1955, 1959, 1964, 1966, 1970 1974 I & II, 1979, 1983, 1987 |
| Walter Elliot | Conservative | 17 February 1910 | 8 September 1988 | Carshalton | 1960 by-election, 1964, 1966, 1970 |
| Jack Cooper | Labour | 7 June 1908 | 2 September 1988 | Deptford | 1950 |
| Fred Peart | Labour | 30 April 1914 | 26 August 1988 | Workington | 1945, 1950, 1951, 1955, 1959, 1964, 1966, 1970, 1974 I & II |
| Patrick Donner | Conservative | 4 December 1904 | 19 August 1988 | Islington West Basingstoke | 1931 1935, 1945, 1950, 1951 |
| Samuel Silkin | Labour | 6 March 1918 | 17 August 1988 | Dulwich | 1964, 1966, 1970, 1974 I & II, 1979 |
| John Wheatley | Labour | 17 January 1908 | 28 July 1988 | Edinburgh East | 1947 by-election, 1945, 1950, 1951 |
| George Ward | Conservative | 20 November 1907 | 15 June 1988 | Worcester | 1945, 1950, 1951, 1955, 1959 |
| Willie Ross | Labour | 7 April 1911 | 10 June 1988 | Kilmarnock | 1946 by-election, 1950, 1951, 1955, 1959, 1964, 1966, 1970, 1974 I & II |
| Brandon Rhys-Williams (in office) | Conservative | 14 November 1927 | 18 May 1988 | Kensington South Kensington and Chelsea Kensington | 1968 by-election, 1970 1974 I & II, 1979 1983, 1987 |
| Dan Frankel | Labour | 18 August 1900 | 16 May 1988 | Mile End | 1935 |
| Fenner Brockway | Labour | 1 November 1888 | 29 April 1988 | Leyton East Eton and Slough | 1929 1950, 1951, 1955, 1959 |
| John Stonehouse | Labour | 28 July 1925 | 14 April 1988 | Wednesbury Walsall North | 1957 by-election, 1959, 1964, 1966, 1970 1974 I & II |
| Cecil Ramage | Liberal | 17 January 1895 | 22 February 1988 | Newcastle upon Tyne West | 1923 |
| Stephen Taylor | Labour | 30 December 1910 | 1 February 1988 | Barnet | 1945 |
| Anthony Courtney | Conservative | 16 May 1908 | 24 January 1988 | Harrow East | 1959 by-election, 1959, 1964 |
| Kenneth Marks | Labour | 15 June 1920 | 13 January 1988 | Manchester Gorton | 1967 by-election, 1970, 1974 I & II, 1979 |

## 1989

| Individual | Party | Born | Died | Constituency(ies) represented | Election(s) won |
| Muriel Gammans | Conservative | 6 March 1898 | 28 December 1989 | Hornsey | 1957 (by-election), 1959, 1964 |
| Walter Bromley-Davenport | Conservative | 15 September 1903 | 26 December 1989 | Knutsford | 1945, 1950, 1951, 1955, 1959, 1964, 1966 |
| John Heddle (in office) | Labour | 15 September 1943 | 19 December 1989 | Lichfield and Tamworth Mid Staffordshire | 1979 1983, 1987 |
| George Harvie-Watt | Conservative | 23 August 1903 | 18 December 1989 | Richmond (Surrey) | 1937 by-election, 1945, 1950, 1951, 1955 |
| Sydney Irving | Labour | 1 July 1918 | 18 December 1989 | Dartford | 1955, 1959, 1964, 1966 1974 I & II |
| Laurie Pavitt | Labour | 1 February 1914 | 14 December 1989 | Willesden West Brent South | 1959, 1964, 1966, 1970 1974 I & II, 1979, 1983 |
| David Hardman | Labour | 18 October 1901 | 6 December 1989 | Darlington | 1945, 1950 |
| George Machin | Labour | 30 December 1922 | 5 December 1989 | Dundee East | 1973 by-election |
| Elwyn Jones, Baron Elwyn-Jones | Labour | 24 October 1909 | 4 December 1989 | West Ham Plaistow West Ham South Newham South | 1945 1950, 1951, 1955, 1959, 1964, 1966, 1970 1974 I |
| Joseph Hiley | Conservative | 18 August 1902 | 17 November 1989 | Pudsey | 1959, 1964, 1966, 1970 |
| Alexander Fletcher | Conservative | 26 August 1929 | 18 September 1989 | Edinburgh North Edinburgh Central | 1973 by-election, 1974 I & II, 1979 1983 |
| Anthony Trafford, Baron Trafford | Conservative | 20 July 1932 | 16 September 1989 | The Wrekin | 1970 |
| Eric Bailey | Conservative | 28 July 1905 | 12 September 1989 | Manchester Gorton | 1931 |
| Michael Fidler | Conservative | 10 February 1916 | 5 September 1989 | Bury and Radcliffe | 1970 |
| Godfrey Lagden | Conservative | 12 April 1906 | 31 August 1989 | Hornchurch | 1955, 1959, 1964 |
| Charles Hill, Baron Hill of Luton | National Liberal | 15 January 1904 | 22 August 1989 | Luton | 1950, 1951, 1955, 1959 |
| H. Montgomery Hyde | Ulster Unionist | 14 August 1907 | 10 August 1989 | Belfast North | 1950, 1951, 1955 |
| William Elwyn Jones | Labour | 5 January 1904 | 4 July 1989 | Conwy | 1950 |
| William Fletcher-Vane | Conservative | 12 April 1909 | 22 June 1989 | Westmorland | 1945, 1950, 1951, 1955, 1959 |
| Mabel Ridealgh | Labour | 11 August 1898 | 20 June 1989 | Ilford North | 1945 |
| John Brewis | Conservative | 8 April 1920 | 25 May 1989 | Galloway | 1959, 1964, 1966, 1970 |
| George Lambert | National Liberal | 27 November 1909 | 24 May 1989 | Torrington | 1950, 1951, 1955 |
| John Fletcher-Cooke | Conservative | 8 August 1911 | 19 May 1989 | Southampton Test | 1964 |
| Jeffrey Thomas | Labour | 12 November 1933 | 17 May 1989 | Abertillery | 1970, 1974 I & II, 1979 |
| William Woolley | National Liberal | 17 March 1901 | 11 May 1989 | Spen Valley | 1940 by-election |
| Roland Robinson, 1st Baron Martonmere | Conservative | 22 February 1907 | 3 May 1989 | Widnes Blackpool Blackpool South | 1931 1935 1945, 1950, 1951, 1955, 1959 |
| Harold Gurden | Conservative | 28 June 1903 | 27 April 1989 | Birmingham Selly Oak | 1955, 1959, 1964, 1966, 1970, 1974 I |
| Tufton Beamish | Conservative | 27 January 1917 | 6 April 1989 | Lewes | 1945, 1950, 1951, 1955, 1959, 1964, 1966, 1970 |
| Charles Taylor | Conservative | 10 April 1910 | 29 March 1989 | Eastbourne | 1935 by-election, 1935, 1945, 1950, 1951, 1955, 1959, 1964, 1966, 1970 |
| Bob McTaggart (in office) | Labour | 2 November 1945 | 23 March 1989 | Glasgow Central | 1980 by-election, 1983, 1987 |
| Raymond Gower (in office) | Conservative | 15 August 1916 | 22 February 1989 | Barry Vale of Glamorgan | 1951, 1955, 1959, 1964, 1966, 1970, 1974 I & II, 1979 1983, 1987 |
| Constance Monks | Conservative | 20 May 1911 | 4 February 1989 | Chorley | 1970 |
| William Homewood | Labour | 17 March 1920 | 13 January 1989 | Kettering | 1979 |
| Thelma Cazalet-Keir | Conservative | 28 May 1899 | 13 January 1989 | Islington East | 1931, 1935 |
| Gerald Williams | Conservative | 1 January 1903 | 1 January 1989 | Tonbridge | 1945, 1950, 1951, 1955 |