Next United Kingdom general election
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The next United Kingdom general election is scheduled to be held no later than 15 August 2029. It will determine the composition of the House of Commons, which determines the government of the United Kingdom.
Infobox
Party
Party Leader Current seats Labour Keir Starmer 403 Conservative Kemi Badenoch 116 Liberal Democrats Ed Davey 72 Reform Nigel Farage 8 SNP John Swinney 7 Sinn Féin Mary Lou McDonald 7 DUP Gavin Robinson 5 Green (E&W) Zack Polanski 5 Plaid Cymru Rhun ap Iorwerth 4 SDLP Claire Hanna 2 Alliance Naomi Long 1 TUV Jim Allister 1 UUP Jon Burrows 1 Your Party Collective leadership 1 Restore Britain Rupert Lowe 1 Independents N/A 13 Speaker Lindsay Hoyle 1 Incumbent Prime Minister Keir Starmer Labour
Tables
| Party | Leader | Current seats | |
| Labour | Keir Starmer | 403 | |
| Conservative | Kemi Badenoch | 116 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Ed Davey | 72 | |
| Reform | Nigel Farage | 8 | |
| SNP | John Swinney | 7 | |
| Sinn Féin | Mary Lou McDonald | 7 | |
| DUP | Gavin Robinson | 5 | |
| Green (E&W) | Zack Polanski | 5 | |
| Plaid Cymru | Rhun ap Iorwerth | 4 | |
| SDLP | Claire Hanna | 2 | |
| Alliance | Naomi Long | 1 | |
| TUV | Jim Allister | 1 | |
| UUP | Jon Burrows | 1 | |
| Your Party | Collective leadership | 1 | |
| Restore Britain | Rupert Lowe | 1 | |
| Independents | N/A | 13 | |
| 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
3
Members
3
Total MPs
Total MPs
Affiliation
Total MPs
Affiliation
650
Members
647
Members
3
Total voting
Total voting
Affiliation
Total voting
Affiliation
639
Members
636
Members
3
Government majority
Government majority
Affiliation
Government majority
Affiliation
174
Members
159
Members
15
Working majority
Working majority
Affiliation
Working majority
Affiliation
181
Members
166
Members
15
| Affiliation | Members | |||
| Elected in 2024 | Current | Difference | ||
| Labour | 411 | 402 | 9 | |
| Conservative | 121 | 116 | 5 | |
| Liberal Democrats | 72 | 72 | | |
| Reform | 5 | 8 | 3 | |
| SNP | 9 | 7 | 2 | |
| Sinn Féin | 7 | 7 | | |
| DUP | 5 | 5 | | |
| Green (E&W) | 4 | 5 | 1 | |
| Ind. Alliance | – | 5 | 5 | |
| Plaid Cymru | 4 | 4 | | |
| SDLP | 2 | 2 | | |
| Alliance | 1 | 1 | | |
| Restore Britain | – | 1 | 1 | |
| TUV | 1 | 1 | | |
| UUP | 1 | 1 | | |
| Your Party | – | 1 | 1 | |
| Speaker | 1 | 1 | | |
| Independent | 6 | 8 | 2 | |
| Vacant | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| Total MPs | 650 | 647 | 3 | |
| Total voting | 639 | 636 | 3 | |
| Government majority | 174 | 159 | 15 | |
| Working majority | 181 | 166 | 15 | |
References
- Includes 42 MPs sponsored by the Co-operative Party, who are designated Labour and Co-operative.
- Dave Doogan 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.
- Jeremy Corbyn leads Your Party in the House of Commons.
- The official Parliament list of parties has only Zarah Sultana as a member of Your Party; three other MPs (Shockat Adam,
- The Labour total includes 43 MPs elected in 2024 (42 current MPs as of 3 January 2026) 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 one deputy speaker
- The Speaker and three deputy speakers by convention comprise two MPs from the government side and two from the oppositio
- Includes two 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. The government side comprises all Labour MP
- Total number of voting MPs on the government side minus voting MPs on the opposition side
- "About: Members of Parliament"https://party.coop/about/