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→Composition: update following GE
==Composition==
==Composition==
The last elections to the House of Commons took place in May 2005. The current distribution of MPs is as follows:
The last elections to the House of Commons took place in May 2010. The current distribution of MPs is as follows:
[[Labour Party]]: 352 seats
[[Conservative Party]]: 306 seats<ref>Including the [[Speaker]], who is non-partisan</ref>
[[Conservative Party]]: 196 seats
[[Labour Party]]: 258 seats
[[Liberal Democrats]]: 63 seats
[[Liberal Democrats]]: 57 seats
[[Democratic Unionist Party]] (Northern Irish unionists): 8 seats
[[Scottish National Party]] (Scottish nationalists): 6 seats
[[Scottish National Party]] (Scottish nationalists): 6 seats
[[Sinn Fein]] (Irish nationalists): 5 seats<ref>Sinn Fein have a policy of abstentionism and do not take their seats</ref>
[[Plaid Cymru]] (Welsh Nationalists): 3 seats
[[Plaid Cymru]] (Welsh Nationalists): 3 seats
[[Democratic Unionist Party]] (Northern Irish unionists): 9 seats
[[Social Democratic and Labour Party]] (Irish nationalists): 3 seats
[[Ulster Unionist Party]] (Northern Irish unionists): 1 seat
[[Green Party (UK)|Green Party]]: 1 seat
[[Sinn Fein]] (Irish nationalists): 5 seats
[[Alliance Party]] (Northern Irish nonsecretarians): 1 seat
Independant (Sylvia Hermon, MP for North Down): 1 seat
''vacant'': 1 seat<ref>The constituancy of Thirsk and Malton did not hold an election on May 6th, due to the death of the [[UKIP]] candidate. The election will be held on 27th May 2010</ref>
TOTAL: 646
TOTAL: 650
==See also==
==See also==