A large number of parties stood candidates in the 2010 general election.
A large number of parties stood candidates in the 2010 general election.
There are 573 seats in England and Wales; the Labour Party, Conservative Party and Liberal Democrats contested every seat, except in the constituency of the Speaker. The UK Independence Party, Green Party of England and Wales and British National Party also contested a large number of seats, while Plaid Cymru stood in every seat in Wales.
Parties that won seats in 2005
Other parties
There are eighteen seats in Northern Ireland. The Social Democratic and Labour Party and Alliance Party of Northern Ireland stood in every one. The Ulster Conservatives and Unionists - New Force stood aside only against an independent in Fermanagh and South Tyrone, the Democratic Unionist Party against independents both there and in North Down. Sinn Féin stood aside only against the SDLP in Belfast South. Traditional Unionist Voice stood in the majority of seats. The other parties which stood are the Green Party in Northern Ireland and People Before Profit Alliance.
Parties that won seats in 2005
Other parties
There are fifty-nine seats in Scotland. The Scottish National Party, Labour Party, Conservative Party and Liberal Democrats stood in every one.
Parties that won seats in 2005
Other parties
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