In 2019, just 65 of the United Kingdom's 650 Members of Parliament were non-white, 41 of which were members of the Labour Party, 22 were in the ruling Conservative party, and two non-white MPs were members of the Liberal Democrats.
Number of Black and minority Members of Parliament in the United Kingdom from 1987 to 2019, by political party
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House of Commons. (February 15, 2022). Number of Black and minority Members of Parliament in the United Kingdom from 1987 to 2019, by political party [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 16, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1123206/non-white-mps-in-uk-parliament-by-political-party/
House of Commons. "Number of Black and minority Members of Parliament in the United Kingdom from 1987 to 2019, by political party." Chart. February 15, 2022. Statista. Accessed June 16, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1123206/non-white-mps-in-uk-parliament-by-political-party/
House of Commons. (2022). Number of Black and minority Members of Parliament in the United Kingdom from 1987 to 2019, by political party. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 16, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1123206/non-white-mps-in-uk-parliament-by-political-party/
House of Commons. "Number of Black and Minority Members of Parliament in The United Kingdom from 1987 to 2019, by Political Party." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 Feb 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1123206/non-white-mps-in-uk-parliament-by-political-party/
House of Commons, Number of Black and minority Members of Parliament in the United Kingdom from 1987 to 2019, by political party Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1123206/non-white-mps-in-uk-parliament-by-political-party/ (last visited June 16, 2024)
Number of Black and minority Members of Parliament in the United Kingdom from 1987 to 2019, by political party [Graph], House of Commons, February 15, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1123206/non-white-mps-in-uk-parliament-by-political-party/