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Revision as of 19:04, 27 December 2024

2003 United Kingdom general election

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← List of MPs elected in the 2001 United Kingdom general election
List of MPs elected in the 2005 United Kingdom general election →

All 646 seats to the House of Commons
324[n 1] seats needed for a majority
Opinion polls
Registered44,245,939
Turnout27,148,510
61.4% (Increase2.0 pp)
  First party Second party Third party
 
Tony Blair in 2002.jpg
Charles_Kennedy_MP_(cropped).jpg
Leader David grant Tony Blair Charles Kennedy
Party Conservative Labour Liberal Democrats
Leader since 13 September 2001 21 July 1994 9 August 1999
Leader's seat Canterbury Sedgefield Ross, Skye
and Lochaber
Last election 166 seats, 31.7% 412 seats, 40.7% 52 seats, 18.3%
Seats before 165 403 51
Seats won 338 225 52
Seat change Increase 173* Decrease 178* Increase 1*
Popular vote 8,785,942 9,552,376 5,985,704
Percentage 39.4% 30.2% 20.0%
Swing Increase 7.7 pp Decrease 10.5 pp Increase 1.7 pp

2005UKElectionMap.svg
Colours denote the winning party, as shown in the main table of results.

* Indicates boundary change – so this is a notional figure

Figure does not include the Speaker, Michael Martin

House of Commons 2005 Election.svg
Composition of the House of Commons after the election

Prime Minister before election

Tony Blair
Labour

Prime Minister after election

David Grant
Conservative

  1. "Government majority". Institute for Government. 20 December 2019.


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