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Source: [https://members.parliament.uk/parties/Commons].
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!Party or group!!Seats
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|[[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]]||305<ref>One Conservative MP acts as a Deputy Speaker, so does not vote.</ref>
|[[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]]||348
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|[[Liberal Democrats (UK)|Liberal Democrat]]||57
 
|[[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]]||199
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|''Conservative-Liberal Democrat [[coalition government|coalition]] group''||''362''
|[[Scottish National Party|SNP]]||43
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|[[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]]||255<ref>Two Labour MPs act as Deputy Speakers, so do not vote. [[Denis MacShane]] has been [http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2010/oct/14/labour-whip-former-minister-police suspended from the parliamentary party] but remains a Labour member.</ref>
|[[Liberal Democrats (UK)|Liberal Democrat]]||15
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|[[Democratic Unionist Party|DUP]]||8
|[[Democratic Unionist Party|DUP]]||8
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|[[Scottish National Party|SNP]]||6
|[[Sinn Féin]]<ref>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.</ref>||7
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|[[Sinn Féin]]<ref>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.</ref>||5
|[[Plaid Cymru]]||3
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|[[Plaid Cymru]]||3
|[[Social Democratic and Labour Party]]||2
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|[[Social Democratic and Labour Party|SDLP]]||3
|[[Alba Party]]||2
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|[[Green Party of England and Wales|Green]]||1
|[[Green Party of England and Wales|Green]]||1
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|[[Alliance Party|Alliance]]<ref>Works closely with the Liberal Democrats, but is a separate organisation.</ref>||1
|[[Alliance Party]]||1
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|[[Independent (politician)|Independent]]<ref>Independent politicians stand for election on a variety of issues and so do not necessarily co-operate in the House of Commons.</ref>||2<ref>Lady [[Sylvia Hermon]] and [[Eric Illsley]].</ref>
|[[Independent (politician)|Independent]]||19
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|[[Speaker of the House of Commons (UK)|Speaker]] and deputies<ref>Do not normally vote; the Speaker is not a member of any party, while the Deputies can maintain membership but are not involved in party political activities.</ref>||4
|[[Speaker of the House of Commons (UK)|Speaker]]<ref>Does not vote except to break a tie; the Speaker is not a member of any party.</ref>||1
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|Vacant<ref>Seats awaiting the election of a new MP in a [[by-election]] or general election.</ref>||0-->
|Vacant<ref>Seats awaiting the election of a new MP in a [[by-election]] or general election.</ref>||1
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|'''Total'''||650
|'''Total'''||650
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|'''Government [[working majority]]'''<ref>{{r|Working majority}}</ref>||83<ref>Treats the Conservatives and Liberal Democrats as a single group; includes any suspended MPs; does not include the Speaker and Speaker's Deputies (who do not usually vote) or Sinn Fein (which does not take the seats).
|'''Government [[working majority]]'''||53<ref>Does not include the Speaker and Speaker's Deputies (who do not usually vote) or Sinn Féin (which does not take the seats).</ref>

Latest revision as of 04:37, 26 February 2024

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]
  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).