Premiership of Tony Blair elected Labour leader as the only successfully nominated candidate with 313 nominations compared to John McDonnell's 29 at close of nominations on 17 May 2007, the result being declared formally and coming into effect on 24 June 2007 with Tony Blair resigning as Prime Minister on 27 June 2007 and Gordon Brown being asked to form a government by The Queen later that day. Blair stepped down as an MP immediately triggering a by-election in Sedgefield. He has declined the traditional seat in the House of Lords offered to former Prime Ministers, commenting that it is, "not my scene" Tony
Dunfermline East (UK Parliament constituency) South, and the Kirkcaldy District electoral division of Cardenden and Kinglassie. The constituency's only MP was Gordon Brown of the Labour Party, who was Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer from 1992 to 1997 and Chancellor of the Exchequer from 1997 to 2007, when he became Prime Minister. <section begin="General Election 1983"/> <section end="General Election 1983"/> <section begin="General Election 1987"/> <section end="General Election 1987"/> <section begin="General Election 1992"/> <section end="General Election 1992"/> <section begin="General Election 1997"/> <section end="General Election 1997"/> <section begin="General Election 2001"/> <section end="General Election 2001"/> Dunfermline East (UK Parliament constituency) Dunfermline East was a burgh constituency represented in