House of Commons of the United Kingdom

The House of Commons is the lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It is made up of Members of Parliament elected by the people. Sometimes it is called the 'lower house'. (The 'upper house' is called the House of Lords.) Other countries also have a bicameral parliament with a House of Commons working in the same way.

In the British parliament, there are 650 Members of Parliament or MPs. Each MP represents a constituency, which covers an area of the country. The people of each constituency vote at a general election or a by-election to choose one person to represent them in the House of Commons. Usually, the people choose someone who belongs to a political party. When all the parties get together, the party or coalition with the most members is the government and runs the country. The leader of that party is called the Prime Minister. 

The House of Commons hold their meetings in the Palace of Westminster.  Their chief officer is the Speaker of the House, who is elected by MPs. The current Speaker is Lindsay Hoyle, who was elected in 2019. The Clerk of the House of Commons is the Principal Adviser to the Speaker. The Serjeant-at-Arms is in charge of the security.

 Election results since 1945 
YearConservativeLabourLiberal & SDPSNPOthers194519739312038195029831590319513212956031955Winston Churchill resigns and Anthony Eden becomes Prime Minister19553452776081957Anthony Eden resigns and Harold Macmillan becomes Prime Minister19593652586011963Harold Macmillan resigns and Alec Douglas-Home becomes Prime Minister196430431790019662533641201197033028861519742973011471619742773191311151976Harold Wilson resigns and James Callaghan becomes Prime Minister1979339269112141983397209232191987376229223211988The Liberal and SDP parties merge and Form The Liberal Democrats

 YearConservativeLabourLib DemsSNPReformOthers1990Margaret Thatcher resigns and John Major becomes Prime Minister19923362712030211997165418466024200116641352502320051983556240232007Tony Blair resigns and Gordon Brown Becomes Prime Minister201030625857602320153302328560242016David Cameron resigns and Theresa May becomes Prime Minister201731726212350242019Theresa May resigns and Boris Johnson becomes Prime Minister201936520211480242022Boris Johnson resigns and Liz Truss becomes Prime Minister2022Liz Truss resigns and Rishi Sunak becomes Prime Minister2024121 411729532

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