1969 - 1973: Harold Wilson (Labour)
defeated, 1970: Ed Heath (Conservative), Jeremy Thorpe (Liberal)
1973 - 1975: Roy Jenkins (Labour)
1975 - 1980: Willie Whitelaw (Conservative)
defeated, 1975: Roy Jenkins (Labour), Jeremy Thorpe (Liberal)
1980 - 1987: Michael Foot (Labour)
defeated, 1980: Willie Whitelaw (Conservative), John Pardoe (Liberal)
defeated, 1985: Nicholas Ridley (Conservative), Clement Freud (Liberal)
1987 - 1990: Robin Cook (Labour)
1990 - 1998: John Moore (Conservative)
defeated, 1990: Robin Cook (Labour), Alan Beith (Liberal)
defeated, 1993: Robin Cook (Labour), Alan Beith (Liberal)
1998 - 2003: Chris Mullin (Labour)
defeated, 1998: John Moore (Conservative), Charles Kennedy / Jackie Ballard (Democratic), Alan Beith (Liberal)
2003 - 2006: Robert Kilroy-Silk (Conservative)
defeated, 2003 (Minority with DUP Confidence and Supply): Chris Mullin (Labour), Charles Kennedy (Democratic), Adair Turner (Britain in Europe!)
2006 - 2010: Alex Salmond (Labour)
defeated, 2006: Robert Kilroy-Silk (Conservative), Charles Kennedy (Democratic)
2010 - 2015: Liam Fox (Conservative)
defeated, 2010: Alex Salmond (Labour), Chris Huhne (Democratic - Huhne's Team)
2015 - 2017: Caroline Spelman (Conservative)
defeated, 2015 (Minority): Phil Woolas (Labour), Martin Horwood (Democratic)
2017 - 2018: Parmjit Dhanda (Labour)
defeated, 2017 (Minority) : Ann Widdecombe (National), Caroline Spelman (Conservative) Tessa Munt (Democratic)
2018 - present: Ann Widdecombe (National)
defeated, 2018 (Unite the Right Coalition): Parmjit Dhanda (Labour), David Davis (Conservative)