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|[[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]]|| | |[[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]]||305 | ||
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|[[Liberal Democrats (UK)|Liberal Democrat]]||57 | |[[Liberal Democrats (UK)|Liberal Democrat]]||57 | ||
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|''Conservative-Liberal Democrat [[coalition government|coalition]] group''||'' | |''Conservative-Liberal Democrat [[coalition government|coalition]] group''||''362'' | ||
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|[[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]]|| | |[[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]]||255<ref>Two Labour MPs act as Deputy Speakers so do not vote.</ref> | ||
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|[[Democratic Unionist Party|DUP]]||8 | |[[Democratic Unionist Party|DUP]]||8 | ||
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|[[Social Democratic and Labour Party|SDLP]]||3 | |[[Social Democratic and Labour Party|SDLP]]||3 | ||
|- | |-<ref>One MP has been [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/politics/8691861.stm suspended from the parliamentary party] due to an expenses scandal but remains a Labour member.</ref> | ||
|[[Green Party of England and Wales|Green]]||1 | |[[Green Party of England and Wales|Green]]||1 | ||
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|[[Alliance Party|Alliance]]<ref>Works closely with the Liberal Democrats, but is a separate organisation; not counted as an opposition party in this table.</ref>||1 | |[[Alliance Party|Alliance]]<ref>Works closely with the Liberal Democrats, but is a separate organisation; not counted as an opposition party in this table.</ref>||1 | ||
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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>|| | |[[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>||2<ref>Lady [[Sylvia Hermon]] and [[Eric Illsley]].</ref> | ||
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|[[Speaker of the House of Commons (UK)|Speaker]] | |[[Speaker of the House of Commons (UK)|Speaker]] and deputies<ref>Do not normally vote.</ref>||4 | ||
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|'''Total'''||650 | |'''Total'''||650 | ||
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|'''Government [[working majority]]'''<ref>{{r|Working majority}}</ref>|| | |'''Government [[working majority]]'''<ref>{{r|Working majority}}</ref>||83<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 Fein (which does not take the seats). | ||
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Revision as of 09:27, 16 October 2010
| Party or group | Seats |
|---|---|
| Conservative | 305 |
| Liberal Democrat | 57 |
| Conservative-Liberal Democrat coalition group | 362 |
| Labour | 255[1] |
| DUP | 8 |
| SNP | 6 |
| Sinn Féin[2] | 5 |
| Plaid Cymru | 3 |
| SDLP | 3 |
| Green | 1 |
| Alliance[4] | 1 |
| Independent[5] | 2[6] |
| Speaker and deputies[7] | 4 |
| Total | 650 |
| Government working majority[8] | 83<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 Fein (which does not take the seats). |
- ↑ Two Labour MPs act as Deputy Speakers so do not vote.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ One MP has been suspended from the parliamentary party due to an expenses scandal but remains a Labour member.
- ↑ Works closely with the Liberal Democrats, but is a separate organisation; not counted as an opposition party in this table.
- ↑ Independent politicians stand for election on a variety of issues and so do not necessarily co-operate in the House of Commons.
- ↑ Lady Sylvia Hermon and Eric Illsley.
- ↑ Do not normally vote.
- ↑
- 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]