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Parties and
Elections
in Europe |
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| Legislative elections:
House of Commons, 5-year term, single member majority system (FPTP) |
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· Queen:
Elizabeth II. · Prime Minister: Gordon Brown (LAB) ·
Government: LAB |
| Party |
Ideology, Affiliation,
Founding |
2010 |
Seats |
2005 |
Seats |
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Labour Party (LAB) 
|
Social democracy;
Third Way
|
PES, SI
1906 |
|
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35,2% |
356 |
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Conservative Party (CON)
|
Conservatism; Economic
liberalism, Euroscepticism |
AECR, IDU
1832 |
|
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32,3% |
197 |
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Liberal Democrats (LD)
|
Liberalism; Social
liberalism
|
ELDR, LI
1988 |
|
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22,0% |
62 |
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Scottish National Party
(SNP)
|
Separatism; Social
democracy
|
EFA
1934 |
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1,5% |
6 |
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Democratic Unionist Party (DUP)
|
Unionism; National
conservatism, Social conservatism, Evangelicalism |
-
1971 |
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0,9% |
9 |
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Plaid Cymru - Party of Wales (PC)
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Separatism; Social
democracy
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EFA
1936 |
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0,6% |
3 |
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Sinn Féin (SF)
We
Ourselves |
Separatism;
Democratic socialism, Irish republicanism |
-
1970 (pred.
1905) |
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0,6% |
5 |
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Social Democratic and Labour Party
(SDLP)
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Separatism; Social
democracy; Irish republicanism |
PES, SI
1970 |
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0,5% |
3 |
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Ulster Unionist Party (UUP)
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Unionism;
Conservatism,
Euroscepticism |
AECR
1905 |
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0,5% |
1 |
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Respect - The Unity Coalition (RES)
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Socialism; Anti-capitalism
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EACL
2004 |
|
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0,3% |
1 |
| Independents |
- |
- |
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0,2% |
2 |
| Others |
- |
- |
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5,4% |
- |
| Total |
- |
- |
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645 |
| Turnout |
- |
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61,3% |
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