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  1. As of 25 May 2024, the Electoral Commission showed the number of registered political parties in Great Britain and Northern Ireland as 393. [ 2 ] Before the middle of the 19th century, politics in the United Kingdom was dominated by the Whigs and the Tories .

  2. Since 2010, and in particular since Conservative Prime Minister David Cameron's fateful decision to call a referendum over Britain's membership of the European Union, Britain's political parties have been in turmoil - both in government and in opposition.

  3. Millions of voters in Britain are going to the polls Thursday to choose a new House of Commons and a new government. Voters will elect 650 lawmakers representing as many constituencies, or local areas, and the leader of the party that returns the most lawmakers will become prime minister.

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  4. Jun 24, 2024 · In power since: 2010 (first five years in coalition with Liberal Democrats) under Prime Minister David Cameron, followed by Theresa May, Boris Johnson, Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak. Seats in House of...

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  5. Jul 3, 2024 · Estimated membership numbers of political parties in the United Kingdom in 2022 (in 1,000s)

  6. The United Kingdom is a constitutional monarchy which, by legislation and convention, operates as a unitary parliamentary democracy. A hereditary monarch, currently King Charles III, serves as head of state while the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, currently Sir Keir Starmer since 2024, serves as the elected head of government.

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  8. As of 25 May 2024 [update], the Electoral Commission showed the number of registered political parties in Great Britain and Northern Ireland as 393. [2] Before the middle of the 19th century, politics in the United Kingdom was dominated by the Whigs and the Tories. These were not political parties in the modern sense but somewhat loose ...