The Speaker of the House of Commons is the presiding officer of the House of Commons of the United Kingdom. The office was established by the Acts of Union 1707, which combined the Irish House of Commons and House of Commons of England, forming the modern Commons.[1]
A speaker is elected at the beginning of every parliamentary term and has no term limits. Upon being elected, it is by convention that they disaffiliate themselves with any political parties.[2] As the speaker remains a member of parliament (MP) for their constituency, there is a gentlemen's agreement between major political parties to not run candidates in the speaker's constituency.[3]
The incumbent speaker is Lindsay Hoyle, MP for Chorley, who assumed office on 4 November 2019.[4]
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