With only two seats undecided, the party line-up in the new House of Commons is: Conservative 305 seats, Labour 258, Liberal Democratic 57, Democratic Unionist 8, Scottish National 6, Sein Fein 5, Plaid Cymru 3, Social Democratic & Labour 3, Green 1, Alliance 1, independent 1. One of the two undecided seats will probably be Conservative and the other undecided seat will probably be Labour. Because a majority consists of 326 seats, there is no majority party.
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Edited By Richard Winger
any breakdown available of “others”? I understand the Green party elected its first candidate to Parliament.
well, duh … I start reading from the top of the page – the next entry has the breakdown …
If one totals the number of seats won by the Labour Party; the Liberal Democratic Party; the Social Democratic & Labour Party; and the Green Party; the amount is 319 won for sure. That is still not enough for a majority but it is a victory at the polls for the center-left forces.
That is a valid analysis, I think, for claiming a center-left victory. Many years ago, the Liberal Party and the Social Democratic Party merged to form the Liberal Democratic Party.
Alex Salmond of the SNP has called for a “progressive alliance” of Labour, Liberal Democrats, Plaid Cymru and the SNP instead of a Tory/Lib Dem coalition. Add in the SDLP and the Green MP and you have a majority. Also remember that Sinn Fein won five seats which they have never taken because they wil not swear an oath to the crown so a majority is really only 323 instead 326.
Labour + Lib Dems + SDLP + SNP + Plaid Cymru + Green + Alliance = 329 seats. It could definitely work, if the said parties are truly willing to give it a chance. What a fascinating result that would be.
Indeed it would be fascinating, NE!