Some seats were also be contested by one or more of a number of smaller parties and independents, including the United Kingdom Independence Party, the British National Party, and the Green Party of England and Wales, who all already hold seats in the European Parliament and local government authorities, all hoped to gain their first seats in the  in this election. History was made when the Greens won their first Parliamentery with their leader Caroline Lucas winning . In Northern Ireland the also won their first seat with taking 's seat. Overall standings PartySeatsNet gainVotesShare Conservative Party 305 +97 10,681,417 36.1\% Labour Party 258 -91 8,601,441 29.1\% Liberal Democrats 57 -5 6,805,665 23.0\% 8 -1 168,216 0.6\%  6 0 491,386 1.7\% 5 0 171,942 0.6\%  3 +1 165,394 0.6\% 3 0 110,970 0.4\% 1 +1 42,762 0.1\% Green Party of England and Wales 1 +1 284,566 1.0\% Table Colour Party Red Labour Blue Conservative Yellow Liberal Democrats Yellow (Northern Ireland) Bright Yellow  Green (England) Green Light Green (Wales)  Light Green (N. Ireland) Dark Green Brown Purple Grey Black Poll delayed White Undeclared
Some seats were also be contested by one or more of a number of smaller parties and independents, including the United Kingdom Independence Party, the British National Party, and the Green Party of England and Wales, who all already hold seats in the European Parliament and local government authorities, all hoped to gain their first seats in the House of Commons in this election. History was made when the Greens won their first Parliamentery with their leader Caroline Lucas winning . In Northern Ireland the also won their first seat with taking 's seat. Overall standings PartySeatsNet gainVotesShare Conservative Party 305 +97 10,681,417 36.1\% Labour Party 258 -91 8,601,441 29.1\% Liberal Democrats 57 -5 6,805,665 23.0\% 8 -1 168,216 0.6\% Scottish National Party 6 0 491,386 1.7\% 5 0 171,942 0.6\% Plaid Cymru 3 +1 165,394 0.6\% 3 0 110,970 0.4\% 1 +1 42,762 0.1\% Green Party of England and Wales 1 +1 284,566 1.0\% Table Colour Party Red Labour Blue Conservative Yellow Liberal Democrats Yellow (Northern Ireland) Bright Yellow Scottish National Green (England) Green Light Green (Wales) Plaid Cymru Light Green (N. Ireland) Dark Green Brown Purple Grey Black Poll delayed White Undeclared
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