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Number of seats won in the United Kingdom general election in 2017, by party

Number of seats won by political party in the general election in the United Kingdom in June 2017

The data displays the results of the general election in the UK in June 2017. The Conservative Party had won the most number of seats with 316, having lost 11 seats compared to the previous election and is thus short of 10 seats needed for an overall majority. The Labour Party gained 29 seats compared to previous elections, coming in at 261 seats. The Scottish National Party kept 35 seats despite losing 21 constituencies. The Liberal Democrats and Democratic Unionist Party both won more, with 12 seats and 10 seats, respectively.

Conservative 318
Labour 262
Scottish National Party 35
Liberal Democrats 12
Democratic Unionist Party 10
Sinn Féin 7
Plaid Cymru 4
Green Party 1
UKIP 0