Current State of the Parties

Nearly all MPs are members of political parties. The list below details the current composition of the House of Commons, based on the number of MPs in each party. If an MP is not a member of a political party, they are known as an 'Independent'.

This list was last updated on 25 July 2013 by the House of Commons Information Office. We aim to update this page within one working day of changes being announced.

Party	Seats
Conservative	304
Labour	257
Liberal Democrat	55
Democratic Unionist	8
Scottish National	6
Independent	5
Sinn Fein	5
Plaid Cymru	3
Social Democratic & Labour Party	3
Alliance	1
Green	1
Respect	1
Speaker	1
Total number of seats	650
Current working Government Majority	77

Speaker: John Bercow. Deputy Speakers: Mr Lindsay Hoyle, Mr Nigel Evans and Dawn Primarolo

Government majority calculated as Conservative and Liberal Democrat MPs less all other parties. This calculation excludes the Speaker, Deputy Speakers (2 Labour, 1 Conservative) and Sinn Fein.

Seats won at the 2010 General Election

Party	Seats
Conservative	306
Labour	258
Liberal Democrat	57
Democratic Unionist	8
Scottish National	6
Sinn Fein	5
Plaid Cymru	3
Social Democratic & Labour Party	3
Alliance	1
Green	1
Independent	1
Speaker	1
Total number of seats	650

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