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| country = United Kingdom
| country = United Kingdom
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| previous_election = 2019 United Kingdom General Election
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| next_election = 2028 United Kingdom general election
| next_election = 2028 United Kingdom General Election
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| election_date = {{Start date|2024|07|04}}
| election_date = {{Start date|2024|07|04}}
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| title = [[Prime Minister of the United Kingdom|Prime Minister]]
| title = [[Prime Minister of the United Kingdom|Prime Minister]]
| before_election = [[Rishi Sunak]]
| before_election = [[Rishi Sunak]]
| before_party = [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]]
| before_party = [[Conservative Party (UK 2050)|Conservative]]
| after_election =  
| after_election = [[Keir Starmer]]
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| after_party = [[Labour Party (UK 2050)|Labour]]
| footnote =  
| footnote =  
| outgoing_members = [[List_of_MPs_elected_in_the_2019_United_Kingdom_general_election|outgoing members]]
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The '''2024 United Kingdom General Election''' was held on the July 4th 2024. The [[Labour Party (UK 2050)|Labour Party]] under [[Keir Starmer]] won a landslide victory against the governing [[Conservative Party (UK 2050)|Conservatives]] led by [[Rishi Sunak]], losing nearly half of their seats.
The previous election saw a slightly larger landslide in favour of [[Boris Johnson]]'s conservatives, however the covid pandemic, scandal and economic crisis led to a sudden shift in public opinion. The polls however predicted a considerably larger conservative defeat, with the Rishi Sunak's own seat seen as vulnerable. The result however was, though a significant Labour victory, a far better result for the Conservatives than predicted, possibly because of the {{wp|Shy Tory factor}}. With the rapid rise of [[Nigel Farage]]'s [[Reform UK (UK 2050)|Reform UK]] squeezing the party's vote share, some estimatimated the Liberal Democrats could become the second largest party.
Labour won its first victory since Tony Blair's third win in {{wp|2005 United Kingdom general election|2005}}.
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Latest revision as of 10:48, 23 June 2024

2024 United Kingdom general election
← 2019 July 4, 2024 (2024-07-04) 2028 →
All 650 seats in the House of Commons
326 seats needed for a majority
Opinion polls
  First party Second party Third party
 
Official portrait of Keir Starmer crop 2.jpg
Portrait of Prime Minister Rishi Sunak (cropped).jpg
Official portrait of Rt Hon Sir Edward Davey MP crop 2.jpg
Leader Keir Starmer Rishi Sunak Ed Davey
Party Labour Conservative Liberal Democrats
Leader since 2020 2022 2020
Leader's seat Holborn and
St. Pancras 		Richmond and Northallerton Kingston and Surbiton
Last election 202 365 11
Seats won 350 192 47
Seat change Increase 153 Decrease 184 Increase 46
Percentage 36% 27% 14%
Swing Increase 4 Decrease 16 Increase 2.4
  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
John Swinney - First Minister (53720492021) (cropped).jpg
Carla Denyer, 1 October 2022.jpg
Green Party Group Shot 15 (cropped).jpg
Nigel_Farage_(45718080574)_(cropped).jpg
Leader John Swinney Carla Denyer
Adrian Ramsay 		Nigel Farage
Party SNP Green Reform UK
Leader since 2024 1 October 2021 2024
Leader's seat Did not stand N/A N/A
Last election 1
Seats before 43 1
Seats won 31 2 2
Seat change Decrease 17 Increase 1
Percentage 3.5 5% 11%
Swing Decrease 0.4 Increase 2.4 Increase 8.9
Prime Minister before election

Rishi Sunak
Conservative

Elected Prime Minister

Keir Starmer
Labour

The 2024 United Kingdom General Election was held on the July 4th 2024. The Labour Party under Keir Starmer won a landslide victory against the governing Conservatives led by Rishi Sunak, losing nearly half of their seats.

The previous election saw a slightly larger landslide in favour of Boris Johnson's conservatives, however the covid pandemic, scandal and economic crisis led to a sudden shift in public opinion. The polls however predicted a considerably larger conservative defeat, with the Rishi Sunak's own seat seen as vulnerable. The result however was, though a significant Labour victory, a far better result for the Conservatives than predicted, possibly because of the Shy Tory factor. With the rapid rise of Nigel Farage's Reform UK squeezing the party's vote share, some estimatimated the Liberal Democrats could become the second largest party.

Labour won its first victory since Tony Blair's third win in 2005.

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