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|[[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]]||330<ref>One Conservative MP acts as a Deputy Speaker, so does not vote.</ref>
|[[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]]||330<ref>One Conservative MP acts as a Deputy Speaker, so does not vote.</ref>
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|[[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]]||232<ref>Two Labour MPs act as Deputy Speakers, so do not vote.</ref>
|[[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]]||229<ref>Two Labour MPs act as Deputy Speakers, so do not vote.</ref>
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|[[Scottish National Party|SNP]]||56
|[[Scottish National Party|SNP]]||54
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|[[Liberal Democrats (UK)|Liberal Democrat]]||9
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|[[Democratic Unionist Party|DUP]]||8
|[[Democratic Unionist Party|DUP]]||8
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|[[Liberal Democrats (UK)|Liberal Democrat]]||8
|[[Liberal Democrats (UK)|Liberal Democrat]]||9
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|[[Sinn Féin]]<ref>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.</ref>||4
|[[Sinn Féin]]<ref>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.</ref>||4
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|[[Green Party of England and Wales|Green]]||1
|[[Green Party of England and Wales|Green]]||1
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|[[UK Independence Party|UKIP]]||1
|[[Independent (politician)|Independent]]<ref>Independent politicians stand for election on a variety of issues and so do not necessarily co-operate in the House of Commons.</ref>||5
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|[[Independent (politician)|Independent]]<ref>Independent politicians stand for election on a variety of issues and so do not necessarily co-operate in the House of Commons.</ref>||1
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|[[Speaker of the House of Commons (UK)|Speaker]]<ref>Does not vote except to break a tie; the Speaker is not a member of any party.</ref>||1
|[[Speaker of the House of Commons (UK)|Speaker]]<ref>Does not vote except to break a tie; the Speaker is not a member of any party.</ref>||1
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|Vacant<ref>Seats awaiting the election of a new MP in a [[by-election]] or general election.</ref>||1
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|'''Total'''||650
|'''Total'''||650
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|'''Government [[working majority]]'''||16<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).
|'''Government [[working majority]]'''||17<ref>Does not include the Speaker and Speaker's Deputies (who do not usually vote) or Sinn Féin (which does not take the seats).

Revision as of 07:59, 26 March 2017

Party or group Seats
Conservative 330[1]
Labour 229[2]
SNP 54
Liberal Democrat 9
DUP 8
Liberal Democrat 9
Sinn Féin[3] 4
Plaid Cymru 3
SDLP 3
UUP 2
Green 1
Independent[4] 5
Speaker[5] 1
Vacant[6] 1
Total 650
Government working majority 17<ref>Does not include the Speaker and Speaker's Deputies (who do not usually vote) or Sinn Féin (which does not take the seats).
  1. One Conservative MP acts as a Deputy Speaker, so does not vote.
  2. Two Labour MPs act as Deputy Speakers, so do not vote.
  3. 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.
  4. Independent politicians stand for election on a variety of issues and so do not necessarily co-operate in the House of Commons.
  5. Does not vote except to break a tie; the Speaker is not a member of any party.
  6. Seats awaiting the election of a new MP in a by-election or general election.