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| Party or group | Seats |
|---|---|
| Conservative | 303[1] |
| Liberal Democrat | 56 |
| Conservative-Liberal Democrat coalition group | 359 |
| Labour | 257[2] |
| DUP | 8 |
| SNP | 6 |
| Sinn Féin[3] | 5 |
| Plaid Cymru | 3 |
| SDLP | 3 |
| UKIP | 2 |
| Alliance[4] | 1 |
| Green | 1 |
| Respect | 1 |
| Independent[5] | 3[6] |
| Speaker[7] | 1 |
| Total | 650 |
| Government working majority[8] | 75<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 Féin (which does not take the seats). |
- ↑ One Conservative MP acts as a Deputy Speaker, so does not vote.
- ↑ Two Labour MPs act as Deputy Speakers, so do not vote.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Works closely with the Liberal Democrats, but is a separate organisation.
- ↑ Independent politicians stand for election on a variety of issues and so do not necessarily co-operate in the House of Commons.
- ↑ Lady Sylvia Hermon, Eric Joyce and Mike Hancock.
- ↑ Does not normally vote; the Speaker is not a member of any party.
- ↑
- Working majority [r]: In a parliamentary democracy, the number of politicians in the governing party minus those of all other parties combined, excluding those that do not normally vote. [e]