<Table> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Party </Th> <Th> Name </Th> <Th> Constituency </Th> <Th> Year elected </Th> <Th> Year left </Th> <Th> Length of continuous term </Th> <Th> Length of cumulative term </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> </Th> <Td> Conservative </Td> <Td> Astor , Nancy Nancy Astor </Td> <Td> Plymouth Sutton </Td> <Td> 1919 </Td> <Td> 1945 </Td> <Td> 25 years , 7 months </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> </Th> <Td> Labour </Td> <Td> Lee , Jennie Jennie Lee </Td> <Td> North Lanarkshire & Cannock </Td> <Td> 1929 & 1945 </Td> <Td> 1931 & 1970 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 27 years </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> </Th> <Td> Conservative </Td> <Td> Ward , Irene Irene Ward </Td> <Td> Wallsend & Tynemouth </Td> <Td> 1931 & 1950 </Td> <Td> 1945 & 1974 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 37 years </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> </Th> <Td> Labour </Td> <Td> Castle , Barbara Barbara Castle </Td> <Td> Blackburn </Td> <Td> 1945 </Td> <Td> 1979 </Td> <Td> 33 years , 9 months </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> </Th> <Td> Labour </Td> <Td> Dunwoody , Gwyneth Gwyneth Dunwoody </Td> <Td> Exeter , Crewe & Crewe and Nantwich </Td> <Td> 1966 & 1974 </Td> <Td> 1970 & 2008 </Td> <Td> 34 years , 2 months </Td> <Td> 37 years , 9 months </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> </Th> <Td> Labour </Td> <Td> Beckett , Margaret Margaret Beckett </Td> <Td> Lincoln & Derby South </Td> <Td> 1974 & 1983 </Td> <Td> 1979 & Still serving </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 38 years </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> </Th> <Td> Labour </Td> <Td> Harman , Harriet Harriet Harman </Td> <Td> Peckham , then Camberwell and Peckham </Td> <Td> 1982 </Td> <Td> Still serving </Td> <Td> 35 years </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> </Table>
<Table> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Party </Th> <Th> Name </Th> <Th> Constituency </Th> <Th> Year elected </Th> <Th> Year left </Th> <Th> Length of continuous term </Th> <Th> Length of cumulative term </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> </Th> <Td> Conservative </Td> <Td> Astor , Nancy Nancy Astor </Td> <Td> Plymouth Sutton </Td> <Td> 1919 </Td> <Td> 1945 </Td> <Td> 25 years , 7 months </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> </Th> <Td> Labour </Td> <Td> Lee , Jennie Jennie Lee </Td> <Td> North Lanarkshire & Cannock </Td> <Td> 1929 & 1945 </Td> <Td> 1931 & 1970 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 27 years </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> </Th> <Td> Conservative </Td> <Td> Ward , Irene Irene Ward </Td> <Td> Wallsend & Tynemouth </Td> <Td> 1931 & 1950 </Td> <Td> 1945 & 1974 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 37 years </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> </Th> <Td> Labour </Td> <Td> Castle , Barbara Barbara Castle </Td> <Td> Blackburn </Td> <Td> 1945 </Td> <Td> 1979 </Td> <Td> 33 years , 9 months </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> </Th> <Td> Labour </Td> <Td> Dunwoody , Gwyneth Gwyneth Dunwoody </Td> <Td> Exeter , Crewe & Crewe and Nantwich </Td> <Td> 1966 & 1974 </Td> <Td> 1970 & 2008 </Td> <Td> 34 years , 2 months </Td> <Td> 37 years , 9 months </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> </Th> <Td> Labour </Td> <Td> Beckett , Margaret Margaret Beckett </Td> <Td> Lincoln & Derby South </Td> <Td> 1974 & 1983 </Td> <Td> 1979 & Still serving </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 38 years </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> </Th> <Td> Labour </Td> <Td> Harman , Harriet Harriet Harman </Td> <Td> Peckham , then Camberwell and Peckham </Td> <Td> 1982 </Td> <Td> Still serving </Td> <Td> 35 years </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> </Table>
longest continuously serving female mp in house of commons
longest continuously serving female mp in house of commons
Margaret Beckett
Margaret Beckett