Below is a list of some of the best-known MPs who have lost their seats in the 2015 UK general election.
Ed Balls , Labour, former Chancellor of the Exchequor
Danny Alexander , Lib Dem, Treasury Secretary
Vince Cable , Lib Dem, Business Secretary
Charles Kennedy , Lib Dem, former party leader
George Galloway , Respect
Mark Reckless , Ukip, a high-profile defector from the Conservative Party
Esther McVey , Conservative, employment minister
Simon Hughes , Lib Dem, deputy party leader
Douglas Alexander , Labour, Labour party campaign chief and shadow foreign secretary
Jim Murphy , Labour, party leader in Scotland