<Table> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> House of Commons of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Type </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Type </Th> <Td> Lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Leadership </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Speaker </Th> <Td> John Bercow MP Since 22 June 2009 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Leader of the Commons </Th> <Td> Andrea Leadsom MP , Conservative Since 11 June 2017 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Shadow Leader of the Commons </Th> <Td> Valerie Vaz MP , Labour Since 6 October 2016 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Minor parties Shadow Leaders </Th> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Pete Wishart MP , Scottish National </Li> <Li> Tom Brake MP , Liberal Democrat </Li> <Li> Nigel Dodds MP , Democratic Unionist </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Structure </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Seats </Th> <Td> 650 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Political groups </Th> <Td> <Dl> <Dt> HM Government </Dt> <Dd> Conservative Party ( 316 ) </Dd> <Dd> Independent ( 1 ) ( Conservative ; whip suspended ) </Dd> <Dt> Confidence and supply </Dt> <Dd> Democratic Unionist Party ( 10 ) </Dd> <Dt> HM Most Loyal Opposition </Dt> <Dd> Labour Party ( 261 ) </Dd> <Dd> Independent ( 1 ) ( Labour ; whip suspended ) </Dd> <Dt> Other opposition </Dt> <Dd> Scottish National Party ( 35 ) </Dd> <Dd> Liberal Democrats ( 12 ) </Dd> <Dd> Sinn Féin ( 7 ) ( abstentionist ) </Dd> <Dd> Plaid Cymru ( 4 ) </Dd> <Dd> Green Party ( 1 ) </Dd> <Dd> Independent ( 1 ) </Dd> <Dt> Speaker </Dt> <Dd> Speaker ( 1 ) </Dd> </Dl> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Length of term </Th> <Td> up to 5 years </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Elections </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Voting system </Th> <Td> First - past - the - post </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Last election </Th> <Td> 8 June 2017 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Next election </Th> <Td> Latest , 5 May 2022 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Redistricting </Th> <Td> Boundary commissions </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Meeting place </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> House of Commons chamber Palace of Westminster City of Westminster London , United Kingdom </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Website </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> parliament.uk </Td> </Tr> </Table>
<Table> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> House of Commons of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Type </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Type </Th> <Td> Lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Leadership </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Speaker </Th> <Td> John Bercow MP Since 22 June 2009 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Leader of the Commons </Th> <Td> Andrea Leadsom MP , Conservative Since 11 June 2017 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Shadow Leader of the Commons </Th> <Td> Valerie Vaz MP , Labour Since 6 October 2016 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Minor parties Shadow Leaders </Th> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Pete Wishart MP , Scottish National </Li> <Li> Tom Brake MP , Liberal Democrat </Li> <Li> Nigel Dodds MP , Democratic Unionist </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Structure </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Seats </Th> <Td> 650 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Political groups </Th> <Td> <Dl> <Dt> HM Government </Dt> <Dd> Conservative Party ( 316 ) </Dd> <Dd> Independent ( 1 ) ( Conservative ; whip suspended ) </Dd> <Dt> Confidence and supply </Dt> <Dd> Democratic Unionist Party ( 10 ) </Dd> <Dt> HM Most Loyal Opposition </Dt> <Dd> Labour Party ( 261 ) </Dd> <Dd> Independent ( 1 ) ( Labour ; whip suspended ) </Dd> <Dt> Other opposition </Dt> <Dd> Scottish National Party ( 35 ) </Dd> <Dd> Liberal Democrats ( 12 ) </Dd> <Dd> Sinn Féin ( 7 ) ( abstentionist ) </Dd> <Dd> Plaid Cymru ( 4 ) </Dd> <Dd> Green Party ( 1 ) </Dd> <Dd> Independent ( 1 ) </Dd> <Dt> Speaker </Dt> <Dd> Speaker ( 1 ) </Dd> </Dl> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Length of term </Th> <Td> up to 5 years </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Elections </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Voting system </Th> <Td> First - past - the - post </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Last election </Th> <Td> 8 June 2017 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Next election </Th> <Td> Latest , 5 May 2022 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Redistricting </Th> <Td> Boundary commissions </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Meeting place </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> House of Commons chamber Palace of Westminster City of Westminster London , United Kingdom </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Website </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> parliament.uk </Td> </Tr> </Table>
the leader of the party with the second largest membership in the house of commons is the
the leader of the party with the second largest membership in the house of commons is the
Valerie Vaz
Valerie Vaz