Next Speaker of the British House of Commons election Next Speaker of the British House of Commons election The next election of the Speaker of the House of Commons is due to take place at the first sitting of parliament after the next UK general election (currently scheduled for May 2022) or sooner should the incumbent Speaker of the House of Commons John Bercow leave office before the next election. In October 2018, it was reported that Bercow had informed friends of his intention to step down as Speaker in summer 2019 (ten years after becoming Speaker). The last speaker election was held on 13 June 2017 following the
Speaker of the House of Commons (United Kingdom) was held until 1945. More generally, the convention that major parties do not stand against the Speaker is not as firmly established as is sometimes suggested. Generally, former Labour Speakers have faced only fringe candidates, but former Conservative Speakers have faced major party candidates. The Labour and Liberal parties stood against Selwyn Lloyd in both elections in 1974, and Labour and the SDP stood against Bernard Weatherill in 1987. Speakers who represented Scottish or Welsh constituencies have also faced nationalist opponents: Plaid Cymru stood against George Thomas in 1979, and the Scottish National Party stood against Michael Martin in 2001