SECTION E1

STATE OF THE PARTIES

After the General Election, 9 April 1992

Conservative	336	Social Democratic & Labour Party	4
Labour	271	Ulster Democratic Unionist Party	3
Liberal	20	Scottish National Party	3
Ulster Unionists	9	Ulster Popular Unionist	1
		Total	651

At the Opening of the Session, 23 October 1996

Conservative	326	Scottish National Party	4
Labour	270	Ulster Democratic Unionist Party	3
Liberal Democrats	24	United Kingdom Unionist	1
Ulster Unionists	9	Elected as Conservative, but has	1
		resigned the Whip (Sir Richard Body)
Plaid Cymru	4
		The Speaker and	4
Social Democratic & Labour Party	4	3 Deputy Speakers(+)
		Vacant Seat	1
		(Hemsworth)
		Total	651

At Dissolution, 8 April 1997

Conservative	321	Ulster Democratic Unionist Party	3
Labour	272	United Kingdom Unionist	1
Liberal Democrats	26	The Speaker and	4
		3 Deputy Speakers(+)
Ulster Unionists	9
		Referendum Party	1
Plaid Cymru	4	(Sir George Gardiner)
Social Democratic & Labour Party	4	Vacant Seats	2
		(Meriden, Don Valley)
Scottish National Party	4
		Total	651

Total number of women MPs was 63

+ Do not normally vote