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This table relates to the composition of the House of Commons after the 2024 general election and summarises the changes in party affiliation that took place during the 2024–present Parliament.

Affiliation Members
Elected
in 2024
[1]
Current [2] Difference
Labour[a] 411 411 Steady
Conservative 121 121 Steady
Liberal Democrats 71 71 Steady
SNP 9 9 Steady
Sinn Féin 7 7 Steady
Reform UK 5 5 Steady
DUP 5 5 Steady
Green (E&W) 4 4 Steady
Plaid Cymru 4 4 Steady
SDLP 2 2 Steady
Alliance (NI) 1 1 Steady
UUP 1 1 Steady
TUV 1 1 Steady
Independent 6 6 Steady
Speaker 1 1 Steady
Vacant [b] 1 1 Steady
Total 650 650 Steady
Effective total voting[c] 639 639
Majority 170 170[6] Steady

For full details of changes during the 2019–2024 Parliament, see By-elections and Defections, suspensions and resignations.

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ Includes 43 MPs sponsored by the Co-operative Party, who are designated Labour and Co-operative.[3]
  2. ^ One seat is left to be declared following the 2024 UK general election.
  3. ^ In 2019-24, the seven members of Sinn Féin abstained; i.e., they did not take their seats in the House of Commons;[4] the speaker and deputy speakers (at this Parliament's dissolution, three Conservative and one Labour) by convention exercise only a casting vote.[5]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Election 2024: Results". BBC News. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
  2. ^ "State of the parties". UK Parliament. 29 May 2024. Retrieved 15 June 2024.
  3. ^ "About: Members of Parliament". Co-operative Party. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
  4. ^ Kelly, Conor (19 August 2019). "Understanding Sinn Féin's Abstention from the UK Parliament". E-International Relations. Retrieved 16 December 2019.
  5. ^ Boothroyd, David. "House of Commons: Tied Divisions". United Kingdom Election Results. Archived from the original on 6 March 2008. Retrieved 3 June 2024.
  6. ^ Kirk, Ashley; Clark, Alex; Aguilar Garcia, Carmen; Duncan, Pamela (July 5, 2024). "Twelve charts that show how Labour won by a landslide". The Guardian. Guardian Media Group. Retrieved July 5, 2024.