90 Members of Parliament (MPs) chose to not seek reelection at the 2015 general election, meaning they were MPs in the 55th Parliament, but chose not to contest the 2015 general election (in some cases after being deselected by their parties). While at the previous election there had been a record 148 MPs not standing for reelection, the 90 standing down in 2015 represented a more usual number. These 90 consist of 38 Conservative, 37 Labour, 3 Independent, 1 Sinn Féin and 1 Plaid Cymru MP.