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!Party or group!!Seats
!Party or group!!Seats
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|[[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]]||298<ref>One Conservative MP acts as a Deputy Speaker, so does not vote.</ref>
|[[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]]||0
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|[[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]]||242 or 243<ref>One Labour MP acts as Deputy Speakers, so does not vote. One Labour MP has been suspended from the Commons, so cannot vote; it is not clear whether he has been suspended from the Parliamentary party too</ref>
|[[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]]||0
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|[[Scottish National Party|SNP]]||35
|[[Scottish National Party|SNP]]||0
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|[[Liberal Democrats (UK)|Liberal Democrat]]||20
|[[Liberal Democrats (UK)|Liberal Democrat]]||0
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|[[Democratic Unionist Party|DUP]]||10
|[[Democratic Unionist Party|DUP]]||0
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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>||7
|[[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>||0
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|[[Independent Group for Change]]<ref>Formed during the lifetime of this Parliament by defectors from other parties.</ref>||5
|[[Independent Group for Change]]||0
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|[[Plaid Cymru]]||4
|[[Plaid Cymru]]||0
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|[[Green Party of England and Wales|Green]]||1
|[[Green Party of England and Wales|Green]]||0
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|[[Independent (politician)|Independent]]||24 or 25<ref>Only one of these was elected as an independent; the others have resigned or been expelled or suspended from their parties. See also note on Labour above.</ref>
|[[Independent (politician)|Independent]]||0
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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>||0
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|Vacant<ref>Seats awaiting the election of a new MP in a [[by-election]] or general election.</ref>||2
|Vacant<ref>Seats awaiting the election of a new MP in a [[by-election]] or general election.</ref>||650
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|'''Total'''||650
|'''Total'''||650
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|'''Government [[working majority]]'''||0<ref>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]]'''||0<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 13:45, 7 November 2019

Party or group Seats
Conservative 0
Labour 0
SNP 0
Liberal Democrat 0
DUP 0
Sinn Féin[1] 0
Independent Group for Change 0
Plaid Cymru 0
Green 0
Independent 0
Speaker[2] 0
Vacant[3] 650
Total 650
Government working majority 0<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. 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.