0 ▁general ▁election ▁in ▁the ▁w ake ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom ▁Parliament ary ▁exp enses ▁sc andal . ▁ ▁However , ▁they ▁could ▁stand ▁as ▁independent ▁candidates . ▁Three ▁of ▁these ▁MP s , ▁David ▁Ch ay tor , ▁Margaret ▁Mor an ▁and ▁Elli ot ▁Mor ley , ▁stated ▁that ▁they ▁would ▁be ▁standing ▁down ▁as ▁MP s . ▁Another , ▁Ian ▁Gib son , ▁res igned ▁his ▁seat , ▁causing ▁a ▁by - e lection ▁in ▁Nor wich ▁North ▁that ▁was ▁won ▁by ▁Conserv ative ▁candidate ▁Ch lo e ▁Smith . ▁The ▁fifth , ▁Jim ▁Dev ine , ▁hint ed ▁either ▁at ▁forcing ▁a ▁by - e lection ▁or ▁standing ▁for ▁re - e lection ▁as ▁an ▁independent , ▁but ▁ended ▁up ▁standing ▁down . ▁ ▁The ▁East ▁L oth ian ▁Labour ▁Party ▁voted ▁on ▁ 1 9 ▁March ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁to ▁des elect ▁their ▁MP , ▁Anne ▁M off at , ▁who ▁appe aled ▁the ▁decision ▁the ▁N EC , ▁which ▁rejected ▁her ▁appeal . ▁M off at ▁chose ▁to ▁stand ▁down ▁at ▁the ▁general ▁election , ▁and ▁it ▁was ▁revealed ▁that ▁she ▁had ▁been ▁negoti ating ▁a ▁p ension ▁based ▁on ▁ret irement ▁with ▁a ▁health ▁condition ▁at ▁the ▁same ▁time ▁she ▁was ▁fighting ▁the ▁des e lection . ▁ ▁List ▁of ▁Labour ▁MP s ▁standing ▁down : ▁▁ ▁Hil ary ▁Arm strong ▁— ▁North ▁West ▁Dur ham , ▁announced ▁ 4 ▁July ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁ ▁John ▁Austin ▁— ▁Er ith ▁and ▁Th ames