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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.



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