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2024 United Kingdom general election
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The 2024 UK general election was the last general election in the United Kingdom. It took place on 4 July 2024.
Prior to the general election, the Tories were in power with Rishi Sunak as prime minister.
In the general election, Labour won a landslide victory and Keir Starmer, the Leader of the Labour Party was appointed prime minister by King Charles III.
The election also saw Reform UK and the Liberal Democrats get lots of seats. In Clacton, Nigel Farage was elected MP.
Results[change | change source]
| Party | Leader | Seats before | Seats won | Seat change |
| Labour | Keir Starmer | 202 | 411 | + 211 |
| Conservative | Rishi Sunak | 365 | 121 | - 251 |
| Liberal Democrats | Ed Davey | 11 | 72 | + 64 |
| Scottish National Party | John Swinney | 9 | 48 | -39 |
| Sinn Féin | Mary Lou MacDonald | 7 | 7 | 0 |
| Independent | N/A | 6 | 0 | +6 |
| Reform UK | Nigel Farage | 5 | New party | +5 |
| Democratic Unionist Party | Gavin Robinson | 5 | 8 | -3 |
| Green Party of England and Wales | Carla Denyer and Adrian Ramsey | 4 | 1 | +3 |
| Plaid Cymru | Rhun ap Iorwerth | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| Social Democratic and Labour Party | Colum Eastwood | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Ulster Unionist Party | Doug Beattie | 1 | 0 | +1 |
| Traditional Unionist Voice | Jim Allister | 1 | 0 | +1 |
| Speaker[1] | Lindsay Hoyle | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Other parties[change | change source]
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Parties that got at least 500 votes but did not win any seats (sorted alphabetically):
- Abolish the Welsh Assembly Party
- Alba Party
- Alliance for Democracy and Freedom
- Animal Welfare Party
- Aontú
- Ashfield Independents
- British Unionist Party (BUP)
- Christian Party
- Christian People's Alliance (CPA)
- Climate Party
- Communist Party of Britain (CPB)
- Confelicity
- Cross-Community Labour Alternative
- Democracy for Chorley
- Consensus
- English Constitution Party
- British Democratic Party (BDP)
- English Democrats (ED) (Robin Tilbrook)
- Freedom Alliance
- Hampshire Independents
- Heritage Party
- Independence for Scotland Party
- Independent Alliance (Kent)
- Independent Network
- Independent Oxford Alliance
- Kingston Independent Residents Group
- Lincolnshire Independents
- Liverpool Community Independents
- Monster Raving Loony Party (Howling Laud Hope)
- Newham Independents Party
- North East Party
- One Leicester
- Party of Women
- Peace Party
- People Before Profit
- Portsmouth Independents Party
- Propel
- Putting Crewe First
- Rejoin EU
- Scottish Family
- Scottish Libertarian Party
- Scottish Socialist Party
- Shared Ground
- Socialist Labour Party
- South Devon Alliance
- Swale Independents
- Taking the Initiative Party
- Trade Unionist & Socialist
- Transform
- True and Fair Party
- UK Independence Party (UKIP)
- Women's Equality Party (WEP)
- Workers Party (George Galloway)
- Workers Revolutionary Party
- Yorkshire Party
References[change | change source]
- ^ The speaker's constituency is not contested by the major parties.
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