In the United Kingdom's (UK) 2019 general election, 650 Members of Parliament (MPs) were elected to the House of Commons – one for each parliamentary constituency.
The UK Parliament comprises the elected House of Commons, the House of Lords and the Sovereign. The new Parliament first met on 17 December 2019. After the swearing-in of members and the election of Speaker, the State Opening of Parliament took place on 19 December. The 2021 State Opening of Parliament began the second session on 11 May 2021.
The Conservative Party gained a majority of seats in the election. The Scottish National Party increased their number of seats and the Social Democratic and Labour Party and the Alliance Party returned to the House of Commons for the first time since their defeats in the 2017 and 2015 general elections respectively. The Labour Party, Liberal Democrats and Democratic Unionists all suffered losses.
Affiliation Members Elected Current Change
Conservative 365 360
5Labour 202 199
3SNP 48 45
3Liberal Democrats 11 13
2DUP 8 8
Sinn Féin 7 7
Plaid Cymru 4 3
1SDLP 2 2
Alba 0 2
2Green 1 1
Alliance 1 1
Speaker 1 1
Independent 0 8
8Total 650 650
Voting total 639 639
Vacant 0 0
Government majority 87 77
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