igned ▁the ▁wh ip ▁ 2 0 ▁October ▁ 2 0 0 6 ) ▁— ▁B irmingham ▁Lady wood , ▁announced ▁ 1 4 ▁September ▁ 2 0 0 6 . ▁ ▁Robert ▁W are ing ▁( Ind ep endent ; ▁elected ▁as ▁Labour , ▁des elect ed ▁res igned ▁the ▁wh ip ▁in ▁October ▁ 2 0 0 7 ) ▁— ▁Liverpool ▁West ▁Derby , ▁announced ▁ 4 ▁March ▁ 2 0 1 0 . ▁ ▁Se ats ▁vac ant ▁Three ▁seats ▁in ▁the ▁House ▁of ▁Commons ▁were ▁vac ant ▁when ▁Parliament ▁was ▁dissol ved ▁on ▁ 1 2 ▁April . ▁In ▁two ▁cases ▁the ▁sitting ▁M embers ▁had ▁indicated ▁that ▁they ▁would ▁be ▁standing ▁down ▁at ▁the ▁general ▁election . ▁▁ ▁Ash ok ▁K umar ▁— ▁( M idd les br ough ▁South ▁and ▁East ▁Cleveland , ▁Labour ) ▁died ▁on ▁ 1 5 ▁March ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁having ▁intended ▁to ▁fight ▁his ▁seat ▁at ▁the ▁coming ▁election . ▁ ▁I ris ▁Robinson ▁— ▁( Str ang ford , ▁Democratic ▁Union ist ▁Party ) ▁had ▁announced ▁on ▁ 2 8 ▁December ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁that ▁she ▁would ▁not ▁seek ▁re - e lection . ▁However ▁subsequent ▁events ▁led ▁her ▁to ▁res ign ▁her ▁seat ▁on ▁ 1 3 ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 0 . ▁ ▁David ▁Taylor ▁— ▁( N orth ▁West ▁Le ic esters hire , ▁Labour ) ▁had ▁announced ▁on ▁ 1 3 ▁May ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁that ▁he ▁would ▁stand