▁so ▁at ▁the ▁ 1 9 4 5 ▁election ▁( which ▁on ▁account ▁of ▁the ▁extraordinary ▁w art ime ▁circumstances ▁came ▁ten ▁years ▁after ▁the ▁preceding ▁election ). ▁This ▁has ▁been ▁attributed ▁to ▁the ▁exp enses ▁sc andal ▁and ▁the ▁fact ▁that ▁redund ancy - style ▁pay ments ▁for ▁depart ing ▁MP s ▁may ▁be ▁scra pped ▁after ▁the ▁election . ▁ ▁In ▁all , ▁ 1 4 9 ▁MP s ▁( 1 0 0 ▁Labour , ▁ 3 5 ▁Conserv atives , ▁ 7 ▁Liberal ▁Democr ats , ▁ 2 ▁independ ents , ▁ 1 ▁Independent ▁Conserv ative ▁and ▁ 1 ▁member ▁each ▁from ▁Pla id ▁C ym ru , ▁Scottish ▁National ▁Party , ▁the ▁Democratic ▁Union ist ▁Party , ▁and ▁Social ▁Democratic ▁and ▁Labour ▁Party ) ▁announced ▁that ▁they ▁would ▁not ▁be ▁contest ing ▁the ▁next ▁election . ▁In ▁four ▁of ▁these ▁cases ▁a ▁sitting ▁MP ▁was ▁not ▁selected ▁by ▁their ▁Const itu ency ▁Labour ▁Party ▁to ▁stand . ▁ ▁In ▁addition , ▁three ▁seats ▁were ▁vac ant ▁at ▁the ▁dissol ution ▁of ▁Parliament ▁on ▁ 1 2 ▁April ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁where ▁the ▁sitting ▁MP ▁had ▁died ▁or ▁res igned ▁and ▁no ▁by - e lection ▁had ▁been ▁held . ▁ ▁MP s ▁who ▁were ▁de - selected , ▁bar red ▁from ▁standing ▁or ▁defeated ▁in ▁selection ▁ ▁Labour ▁Labour ' s ▁National ▁Executive ▁Committee ▁( NE C ) ▁bar red ▁five ▁MP s ▁from ▁standing ▁as ▁official ▁Labour ▁Party ▁candidates ▁at ▁the ▁ 2 0 1