Parliament of the United Kingdom/Catalogs/Political parties

From Citizendium
< Parliament of the United Kingdom‎ | Catalogs
Revision as of 09:19, 12 March 2012 by imported>Nick Gardner (→‎House of Commons)
(diff) ← Older revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)
Jump to navigation Jump to search

House of Commons

State of the major parties in the House of Commons

State of the parties as of March 2017

Source: [1].
Party or group Seats
Conservative 348
Labour 199
SNP 43
Liberal Democrat 15
DUP 8
Sinn Féin[1] 7
Plaid Cymru 3
Social Democratic and Labour Party 2
Alba Party 2
Green 1
Alliance Party 1
Independent 19
Speaker[2] 1
Vacant[3] 1
Total 650
Government working majority 53[4]


Footnotes

  1. Sinn Féin contests UK general elections but does not take the seats; therefore, its MPs do not vote or speak in the House of Commons.
  2. Does not vote except to break a tie; the Speaker is not a member of any party.
  3. Seats awaiting the election of a new MP in a by-election or general election.
  4. Does not include the Speaker and Speaker's Deputies (who do not usually vote) or Sinn Féin (which does not take the seats).