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  <th>Party or group</th><th>Seats</th></tr>
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  <td>[[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]]</td><td>0</td>
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  <td>[[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]]</td><td>0</td>
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  <td>[[Liberal Democrats (UK)|Liberal Democrat]]</td><td>0</td>
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  <td>[[Democratic Unionist Party|DUP]]</td><td>0</td>
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  <td>[[Scottish National Party|SNP]]</td><td>0</td>
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  <td>[[Sinn Féin]]<ref>Sinn Féin contests [[general election (UK)|UK general elections]] but does not take the seats; therefore, its MPs do not vote or speak in the House of Commons.</ref></td><td>0</td>
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  <td>[[Plaid Cymru]]</td><td>0</td>
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  <td>[[Social Democratic and Labour Party|SDLP]]</td><td>0</td>
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  <td>[[Ulster Unionist Party|UUP]]</td><td>0</td>
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  <td>[[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></td><td>0</td>
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  <td>[[Respect - The Unity Coalition|Respect]]</td><td>0</td>
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  <td>[[Health Concern]]</td><td>0</td>
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  <td>[[Speaker of the House of Commons (UK)|Speaker]] and deputies<ref>Do not normally vote.</ref></td><td>4</td>
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  <td>Vacant<ref>Seats awaiting the election of a new MP in a [[by-election]] or general election.</ref></td><td>0</td>
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  <td>'''Total'''</td><td>650</td>
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  <td>'''Government [[working majority]]'''<ref>{{r|Working majority}}</ref></td><td>0</td>
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Revision as of 02:00, 31 March 2010

State of the parties as of May 2010

Source: [1].
Party or group Seats
Conservative 348
Labour 199
SNP 43
Liberal Democrat 15
DUP 8
Sinn Féin[1] 7
Plaid Cymru 3
Social Democratic and Labour Party 2
Alba Party 2
Green 1
Alliance Party 1
Independent 19
Speaker[2] 1
Vacant[3] 1
Total 650
Government working majority 53[4]
  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. Does not vote except to break a tie; the Speaker is not a member of any party.
  3. Seats awaiting the election of a new MP in a by-election or general election.
  4. Does not include the Speaker and Speaker's Deputies (who do not usually vote) or Sinn Féin (which does not take the seats).