Political parties in the United Kingdom

UKOGB has several political parties, each registered with the Electoral Commission. Parties choose their leaders in leadership elections, put up candidates for the House of Commons, and compete at general elections to form the government.

How parties work

Members join a party on the website. A party's leader and deputy leader manage it, and its members can call for a leadership election if they lose confidence in them. The party with the most seats after a general election usually forms the government, and the next largest becomes the Opposition. Every party must report the donations it receives to the Electoral Commission, which publishes them.

Parties

• Labour Party
• Conservative and Unionist Party
• Green Party
• Liberal Democrats
• Reform UK
• Independents

Results of the last change of government

At the 2022 general election the Labour Party won 18 seats, the Conservatives 10, the Liberal Democrats 2, and the Greens and Reform UK one each.