Parliament of the United Kingdom

Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Type

Type

Bicameral

Houses

House of LordsHouse of Commons

Leadership

Lord Speaker

Baroness Haymansince 4 May 2006

Speaker of the House of Commons

John Bercowsince 22 June 2009

Structure

Members

1,436786 Peers650 Members of Parliament (MPs)

Lords Political groups

Labour Party, Conservative Party, Cross Benchers, Liberal Democrats, Lords Spiritual, UK Independence Party, Non-affiliated peers

House of Commons Political groups

HM Government Conservative Party (306) Liberal Democrats (57)HM Most Loyal Opposition Labour Party (258) Democratic Unionist Party (8) Scottish National Party (6) Plaid Cymru (3) Sinn Féin (5, Abstentionist) Social Democratic and Labour Party (3) Green Party of England and Wales (1) Lady Sylvia Hermon (Independent) (1) Alliance Party of Northern Ireland (1) Denis MacShane (1)Speaker Speaker (1)

Elections

House of Commons Last election

6 May 2010

Meeting place

Palace of Westminster, London, United Kingdom

Website

http://www.parliament.uk/

The Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland[1] (commonly referred to as the British Parliament, the Westminster Parliament or, formerly, the Imperial Parliament) is the supreme legislative body in the United Kingdom and British overseas territories, located in London. Parliament alone possesses legislative supremacy and thereby ultimate power over all other political bodies in the UK and its territories. At its head is the Sovereign, Queen Elizabeth II.