House of Commons - Parties

Current state of the parties

• Labour 349
• Conservative 193
• Liberal Democrat 63
• Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) 9
• Scottish National Party (SNP) 7
• Plaid Cymru 3
• Sinn Fein 5 *
• SDLP (Social Democratic and Labour Party) 3
• Ulster Unionist Party 1
• Independent 4
• Independent Conservative 1
• Independent Labour 1
• Respect 1
• UK Independence Party 1
• Speaker and three deputies 4
• Vacant 1 - (Glenrothes by-election expected in October 2008)

Total = 646

*Sinn Fein MPs do not sit in Parliament as they refuse to swear allegiance to the Monarch.