January
3 January – St Helens North MP David Watts announces his retirement at the 2015 election. 12 January – Faversham and Mid Kent MP Andy Love announces his retirement at the 2015 election. 14 January – Edmonton MP Hugh Robertson announces his retirement at the 2015 election. 23 January – Fareham MP Mark Hoban announces his retirement at the 2015 election. 24 January – Midlothian MP David Hamilton announces his retirement at the 2015 election. 30 January – Torfaen MP Paul Murphy announces his retirement at the 2015 election. 31 January – Stephen Dorrell says health reform is the governments biggest failure.
February
1 February – Horsham MP Francis Maude announces his retirement at the 2015 election. 12 February – Halifax MP Linda Riordan announces her retirement at the 2015 election. 22 February – Jack Straw loses the Labour whip. 23 February – Malcolm Rifkind loses the Conservative whip. 24 February – Kensington MP Malcolm Rifkind announces his retirement at the 2015 election.
March
9 March – Eddisbury MP Stephen O'Brien announces his retirement at the 2015 election. 18 March – The March 2015 United Kingdom budget is given by George Osborne.
April
3 April – Dundee West MP Jim McGovern announces his retirement at the 2015 election. 22 April – 2015 Anguillian general election.
May
3 May – The EdStone is unveiled in a car park in Hastings and Rye. 7 May – 2015 United Kingdom general election 2015 United Kingdom local elections 8 May – Nick Clegg resigns as Leader of the Liberal Democrats. Nigel Farage resigns as Leader of UKIP. Ed Miliband resigns as Leader of the Labour Party. 10 May – Liz Kendall announces her candidacy for labour leader.Liz Kendall confirms Labour leadership bid , BBC News (10 May 2015). Tom Watson announces his candidacy for the 2015 Labour Party deputy leadership election 13 May – Sadiq Khan launches his campaign for Mayor of London. Diane Abbott launches her campaign for Mayor of London. Yvette Cooper announces her candidacy for labour leader. Andy Burnham launches his campaign for labour leader. 15 May – Gareth Thomas launches his campaign for Mayor of London. Ben Bradshaw announces his candidacy for the 2015 Labour Party deputy leadership election. 16 May – Jim Murphy resigns as leader of Scottish Labour. Stella Creasy announces her candidacy for the 2015 Labour Party deputy leadership election. Caroline Flint announces her candidacy for the 2015 Labour Party deputy leadership election. 17 May – Keir Starmer rules himself out of the Labour leadership contest. 18 May – Angela Eagle announces her candidacy for the 2015 Labour Party deputy leadership election. 19 May – Tessa Jowell launches her campaign for Mayor of London. 20 May – Simon Danczuk rules himself out from the 2015 Labour Party deputy leadership election.
June
3 June – Jeremy Corbyn launches his campaign for labour leader. 8 June – 2015 British Virgin Islands general election 11 June – John Healey withdraws from the 2015 Labour Party deputy leadership election. 13 June – London Labour announce a shortlist of six candidates for mayor. 17 June – Rushanara Ali withdraws from the 2015 Labour Party deputy leadership election.
July
8 July – The July 2015 United Kingdom budget is given by George Osborne. 16 July – 2015 Liberal Democrats leadership election ends with Tim Farron beating Norman Lamb. 22 July – The Constitutional Convention Bill is introduced in the House of Commons by Graham Allen MP.
27 July – The 2015 British National Party leadership election ends with Adam Walker being elected leader.BNP leadership election results are in BBC News, 27 July 2015
August
4 August – Former prime minister Sir Edward Heath, who died in 2005, is investigated by police forces as part of their inquiries into allegations of historical child abuse.
September
10 September – Sadiq Khan wins the 2015 London Labour Party mayoral selection. 12 September – 2015 Labour Party leadership election, 2015 Labour Party deputy leadership election 22 September – The list of the 2015 Dissolution Honours is gazetted.
October
2 October – Zac Goldsmith wins the 2015 London Conservative Party mayoral selection. 21 October – Labour MP Michael Meacher dies in office.
November
15 November Colum Eastwood is elected in the 2015 Social Democratic and Labour Party leadership election.
December
3 December – The 2015 Oldham West and Royton by-election is won by Jim McMahon.
Deaths
21 January – Leon Brittan, 75, politician, Home Secretary (1983–85). Frank Hooley, 91, politician, MP for Sheffield Heeley (1966–1970, 1974–1983). 1 February – Gordon Murray, 87, politician. Beryl Platt, Baroness Platt of Writtle, 91, engineer and politician. 10 February – Sir William Lawrence, 5th Baronet, 60, peer. 21 February – Christopher Price, 83, politician, MP for Birmingham Perry Barr (1966–1970) and Lewisham West (1974–1983). 3 March – Denis Coe, 86, politician, MP for Middleton and Prestwich (1966–1970). 12 March – Sir Jerry Wiggin, 78, politician, MP for Weston-super-Mare (1969–1997). 21 March – Sir Hal Miller, 86, politician, Member of Parliament (1974–1992). Sir James Spicer, 89, politician, MP for West Dorset (1974–1997). 1 June – Charles Kennedy, 55, politician.
See also 2015 in the United Kingdom
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