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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.
