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==Composition==
 
==Composition==
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The last elections to the House of Commons took place in June 2017. The current distribution of MPs is as follows:<ref>https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/election/2017/results</ref>
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The last elections to the House of Commons took place in December 2019. The current distribution of MPs is as follows:<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/election/2019/results|title=Results of the 2019 General Election|accessdate=2019-12-18|publisher=bbc.co.uk}}</ref>
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[[Conservative Party]]: 318 seats
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[[Conservative Party]]: 365 seats
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[[Labour Party]]: 262 seats
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[[Labour Party]]: 203 seats
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[[Liberal Democrats]]: 12 seats
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[[Liberal Democrats]]: 11 seats
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[[Democratic Unionist Party]] (Northern Irish unionists): 10 seats
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[[Democratic Unionist Party]] (Northern Irish unionists): 8 seats
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[[Scottish National Party]] (Scottish nationalists): 35 seats
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[[Scottish National Party]] (Scottish nationalists): 48 seats
    
[[Sinn Fein]] (Irish nationalists): 7 seats
 
[[Sinn Fein]] (Irish nationalists): 7 seats
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[[Plaid Cymru]] (Welsh Nationalists): 4 seats
 
[[Plaid Cymru]] (Welsh Nationalists): 4 seats
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[[Social Democratic and Labour Party]] (Irish nationalists): 0 seats
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[[Social Democratic and Labour Party]] (Irish nationalists): 2 seats
    
[[Green Party (UK)|Green Party]]: 1 seat
 
[[Green Party (UK)|Green Party]]: 1 seat
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[[Alliance Party]] (Northern Irish nonsecretarians): 0 seats
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[[Alliance Party]] (Northern Irish nonsecretarians): 1 seats
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Others: 1 seat
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Others: 0 seat
    
TOTAL: 650
 
TOTAL: 650
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As no party had an overall majority, Prime Minister [[Theresa May]] decided to seek a governing agreement with the Democratic Unionist Party.
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As the Conservatives won more the 326 seats, Prime Minister [[Boris Johnson]] won a majority and formed a majority government.
    
==See also==
 
==See also==
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