Political Parties: Is Britain A Multiparty System

Question 1

after the 2019 election how many of the seats in Commons were held by the two biggest parties compared to their vote share?

Answer 1

87% of seats compared to 76% of vote share

Question 2

In 2010 what was the main two parties seats in commons share compared to vote share?

Answer 2

> 87% of seats compared to 65% of votes

Question 3

How many parties won seats in the last European elections in 2019?

Answer 3

No fewer than 10

Question 4

How many political parties contest seats in the Northern Irish assembly?

Answer 4

Several

Question 5

How many political parties contest Scottish Parliament

Answer 5

Around 3/4 though has become much more dominated by SNP in recent years

Question 6

In the 2019 council elections how many seats did Independents win?

Answer 6

More than 1,100, not far off the total achieved by Liberal Democrats

Question 7

What part of parliament can be described as a multiparty chamber?

Answer 7

House of Lords, as the ‘no party’ have a majority and there is more cross0bench peers than either Labour or Liberal Democrats