Template:UKHouseofCommonsStateoftheParties

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State of the parties as of May 2010

Party or groupSeats
Labour0
Conservative0
Liberal Democrat0
DUP0
SNP0
Sinn Féin[1]0
Plaid Cymru0
SDLP0
UUP0
Independent[2]0
Respect0
Health Concern0
Speaker and deputies[3]4
Vacant[4]0
Total650
Government working majority[5]0
  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. Independent politicians stand for election on a variety of issues and so do not necessarily co-operate in the House of Commons.
  3. Do not normally vote.
  4. Seats awaiting the election of a new MP in a by-election or general election.
    • 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]