Central and Local Government

January 2009

Conservative Party
8.7% of Conservative MPs are women.

Labour Party
27% of Labour MPs are women.

Liberal Democrats
14% of Liberal Democrats are women.

Women as Ministers
24% of Ministers are women  7 out of a total of  29.

 House of Lords

142 women are Peers out of a total of 751

European Parliament

42% of the UK representation in the European Parliament are women   = 20 out of the total of 70 MEPs

Local Government

29.1% of Councillors of all political parties are women in England and Wales.