In the News
Record number of female MPs in 2017
Geoff Riley
22nd June 2017
A record number of women MPs were elected at the 2017 UK General Election but how many women stood, and were they in winnable seats? This briefing blog from the UK House of Commons Library gives you all of the background detail.
- Politics
- Blog
- In the News
- Parliament
- Member of Parliament (MP)
- House of Commons
- General Election (2017)
Geoff Riley
Geoff Riley FRSA has been teaching Economics for over thirty years. He has over twenty years experience as Head of Economics at leading schools. He writes extensively and is a contributor and presenter on CPD conferences in the UK and overseas.
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