Next United Kingdom general election
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The next United Kingdom general election is scheduled to be held no later than Wednesday 15 August 2029. It will determine the composition of the House of Commons, which determines the government of the United Kingdom.
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Party
Party Leader Last election Labour Keir Starmer 411[a] Conservative Kemi Badenoch 121 Liberal Democrats Ed Davey 72 SNP John Swinney[b] 9 Sinn Féin Mary Lou McDonald[c] 7 Reform Nigel Farage 5 DUP Gavin Robinson 5 Green (E&W) Zack Polanski[d] 4 Plaid Cymru Rhun ap Iorwerth[e] 4 SDLP Claire Hanna 2 Alliance Naomi Long[f] 1 UUP Mike Nesbitt[g] 1 TUV Jim Allister 1 Independents N/A 6 Speaker Lindsay Hoyle 1 Incumbent Prime Minister Keir StarmerLabour
Tables
| Party | Leader | Last election | |
| Labour | Keir Starmer | 411 | |
| Conservative | Kemi Badenoch | 121 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Ed Davey | 72 | |
| SNP | John Swinney | 9 | |
| Sinn Féin | Mary Lou McDonald | 7 | |
| Reform | Nigel Farage | 5 | |
| DUP | Gavin Robinson | 5 | |
| Green (E&W) | Zack Polanski | 4 | |
| Plaid Cymru | Rhun ap Iorwerth | 4 | |
| SDLP | Claire Hanna | 2 | |
| Alliance | Naomi Long | 1 | |
| UUP | Mike Nesbitt | 1 | |
| TUV | Jim Allister | 1 | |
| Independents | N/A | 6 | |
| Speaker | Lindsay Hoyle | 1 | |
· Background › Current composition of the House of Commons
Elected in 2024
Elected in 2024
Affiliation
Elected in 2024
Affiliation
Current
Members
Difference
Vacant
Vacant
Affiliation
Vacant
Affiliation
0
Members
0
Members
Total MPs
Total MPs
Affiliation
Total MPs
Affiliation
650
Members
650
Members
Total voting
Total voting
Affiliation
Total voting
Affiliation
639
Members
639
Members
Government majority
Government majority
Affiliation
Government majority
Affiliation
174
Members
160
Members
14
Working majority
Working majority
Affiliation
Working majority
Affiliation
181
Members
167
Members
14
| Affiliation | Members | |||
| Elected in 2024 | Current | Difference | ||
| Labour | 411 | 404 | 7 | |
| Conservative | 121 | 119 | 2 | |
| Liberal Democrats | 72 | 72 | | |
| SNP | 9 | 9 | | |
| Sinn Féin | 7 | 7 | | |
| DUP | 5 | 5 | | |
| Reform | 5 | 5 | | |
| Green (E&W) | 4 | 4 | | |
| Plaid Cymru | 4 | 4 | | |
| SDLP | 2 | 2 | | |
| Alliance | 1 | 1 | | |
| TUV | 1 | 1 | | |
| UUP | 1 | 1 | | |
| Speaker | 1 | 1 | | |
| Ind. Alliance | – | 5 | 5 | |
| Your | – | 1 | 1 | |
| Independent | 6 | 9 | 3 | |
| Vacant | 0 | 0 | | |
| Total MPs | 650 | 650 | | |
| Total voting | 639 | 639 | | |
| Government majority | 174 | 160 | 14 | |
| Working majority | 181 | 167 | 14 | |
References
- Includes 43 MPs sponsored by the Co-operative Party, who are designated Labour and Co-operative.
- Stephen Flynn leads the SNP in the House of Commons.
- Sinn Féin are an all-Ireland political party with an abstentionist stance from the UK Parliament. McDonald is a TD (Repu
- Ellie Chowns leads the Greens in the House of Commons.
- Liz Saville Roberts leads Plaid Cymru in the House of Commons.
- Sorcha Eastwood is the sole Alliance Party MP in the House of Commons.
- Robin Swann is the sole Ulster Unionist Party MP in the House of Commons.
- The Labour total includes 43 MPs elected in 2024 (41 current MPs as of 14 August 2025) who are sponsored by the Co-opera
- Some media outlets, such as BBC News, listed Labour's total as 412, by including the Speaker (who, to demonstrate his ne
- Includes 1 deputy speaker
- The Speaker and three deputy speakers by convention comprise two MPs from the government side and two from the oppositio
- Includes 2 deputy speakers
- Sinn Féin's seven MPs follow a policy of abstentionism. They do not swear into the House of Commons, and do not take par
- Independent politicians affiliated to the Independent Alliance group of MPs
- Unaffiliated independent politicians
- Total number of MPs on the government side minus MPs on the opposition side. Government side comprises all Labour MPs pl
- Total number of voting MPs on the government side minus voting MPs on the opposition side.
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