State of the Parties


saltire shield'The bloom is coming off the New Labour rose faster and more dramatically than anyone predicted - and in a fashion so shabby it brings heartache to anyone who cares about the health of British politics.'
Jonathan Freedland.
Lion Rampant

State of the Parties

Party Scotland Wales Northern Ireland England United Kingdom
Conservative 1 8 - 296 305
Labour 41 26 - 191 258
Liberal Democrat 11 3 - 43 57
Scottish National Party 6 - - - 9
Plaid Cymru - 3 - -
Democratic Unionist Party - - 8 - 8
Sinn Fein - - 5 - 5
Social Democratic & Labour Party - - 3 - 3
Alliance Party - - 1 - 1
Green - - - 1
1
Independents - - 1 - 1
Speaker - - 1 - 1
Vacant 0 0 0 1 1
Total 59 40 18 533 650

The election in Thirsk & Malton was delayed until 27 May 2010 following the death of a candidate.



Political map of England, Wales & Northern Ireland

Election 2010 map on the BBC website

(For political maps of Scotland, see the maps section)

I am indebted to Joshua Holman for supplying information and updates for this page.

State of the parties from 2005 - 2010
State of the parties from 2001 - 2005


Return to home page
RAINBOW