ELECTION 'O5: SOUTH Swindon MP Julia Drown is one of 80 to stand down at this election.
Ms Drown, who has represented the constituency since 1997, announced in May last year that she was standing down to spend more time with her family.
She joins more than 50 Labour MPs who will not contest the May 5 election.
They include Father of the House Tam Dalyell, former Sports Minister Tony Banks, ex-Culture Secretary Chris Smith, former Education Secretary Estelle Morris and Paul Boateng, Chief Secretary to the Treasury.
Michael Portillo heads the list of outgoing Tory MPs, which also includes Virginia Bottomley, Gillian Shephard and Sir Brian Mawhinney
The Liberal Democrats are losing one of their most outspoken members in Jenny Tonge, who said last year if she lived in Palestine she might consider becoming a suicide bomber.
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