State of the parties
Nearly all MPs are members of political parties. The list below details the composition of the House of Commons, which is made up for a total of 650 seats, 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 was the state of the parties at the dissolution of Parliament on 6th November 2019.
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Conservative
298
MPs
Men
238
Women
60
Labour
243
MPs
Men
128
Women
115
Scottish National Party
35
MPs
Men
23
Women
12
Independent
23
MPs
Men
18
Women
5
Liberal Democrat
21
MPs
Men
11
Women
10
Democratic Unionist Party
10
MPs
Men
9
Women
1
Sinn Féin
7
MPs
Men
4
Women
3
The Independent Group for Change
5
MPs
Men
2
Women
3
Plaid Cymru
4
MPs
Men
3
Women
1
Green Party
1
MP
Women
1
Speaker
1
MP
Men
1