Parliament Of The United Kingdom#Catalogs#Political Parties

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House of Commons[edit]

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[edit]

↑ 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.
↑ Does not vote except to break a tie; the Speaker is not a member of any party.
↑ Seats awaiting the election of a new MP in a by-election or general election.
↑ Does not include the Speaker and Speaker's Deputies (who do not usually vote) or Sinn Féin (which does not take the seats).

[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).

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