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| majority_seats = 326{{efn|Given that Sinn Féin [[members of Parliament]] (MPs) practise [[abstentionism]] and do not take their seats, while the Speaker and deputies do not vote, the number of MPs needed for a majority is in practice slightly lower.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/explainers/government-majority |title=Government majority |website=Institute for Government |date=20 December 2019 |access-date=4 July 2024 |archive-date=28 November 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221128063642/https://www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/explainers/government-majority |url-status=live }}</ref> Sinn Féin won seven seats, and including the speaker and their three deputy speakers, meaning a practical majority requires 320 seats.}}
| majority_seats = 326{{efn|Given that Sinn Féin [[members of Parliament]] (MPs) practise [[abstentionism]] and do not take their seats, while the Speaker and deputies do not vote, the number of MPs needed for a majority is in practice slightly lower.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/explainers/government-majority |title=Government majority |website=Institute for Government |date=20 December 2019 |access-date=4 July 2024 |archive-date=28 November 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221128063642/https://www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/explainers/government-majority |url-status=live }}</ref> Sinn Féin won seven seats, and including the speaker and their three deputy speakers, meaning a practical majority requires 320 seats.}}
| opinion_polls = United Kingdom
| opinion_polls = United Kingdom
| registered = 48,208,507
| registered = 50,301,744
| turnout = 59.8% ({{decrease}} 8.4 [[Percentage point|pp]])<ref name="Report">{{cite report |url=https://researchbriefings.files.parliament.uk/documents/CBP-10009/CBP-10009.pdf |access-date=5 September 2024 |archive-date=5 September 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240905053140/https://researchbriefings.files.parliament.uk/documents/CBP-10009/CBP-10009.pdf |url-status=live |work=[[House of Commons Library]] |title=General election 2024 results |first1=Richard |last1=Cracknell |last2=Baker |first2=Carl |at=1.2 Turnout |date=18 July 2024}}</ref>
| turnout = 64.7% ({{increase}} 4.9 {{wp|John Prescott|pp}})<ref name="Report">{{cite report |url=https://researchbriefings.files.parliament.uk/documents/CBP-10009/CBP-10009.pdf |access-date=5 September 2024 |archive-date=5 September 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240905053140/https://researchbriefings.files.parliament.uk/documents/CBP-10009/CBP-10009.pdf |url-status=live |work=[[House of Commons Library]] |title=General election 2024 results |first1=Richard |last1=Cracknell |last2=Baker |first2=Carl |at=1.2 Turnout |date=18 July 2024}}</ref>
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Revision as of 20:47, 13 September 2024

2029 United Kingdom general election

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All 650 seats in the House of Commons
326[a] seats needed for a majority
Opinion polls
Registered50,301,744
Turnout64.7% (Increase 4.9 pp)[2]
  First party Second party Third party
 
Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer Official Portrait (cropped).jpg
Portrait of Prime Minister Rishi Sunak (cropped).jpg
Ed Davey election infobox.jpg
Leader Keir Starmer Rishi Sunak Ed Davey
Party Labour Conservative Liberal Democrats
Leader since 4 April 2020 24 October 2022 27 August 2020
Leader's seat Holborn and
St Pancras
Richmond and Northallerton Kingston and Surbiton
Last election 202 seats, 32.1% 365 seats, 43.6% 11 seats, 11.6%
Seats before 205 344 15
Seats won 411[c] 121 72
Seat change Increase 211[d] Decrease 251[e] Increase 64[b]
Popular vote 9,708,716 6,828,925 3,519,143
Percentage 33.7% 23.7% 12.2%
Swing Increase 1.6 pp Decrease 19.9 pp Increase 0.6 pp

2024 United Kingdom general election - Result.svg
A map presenting the results of the election, by party of the MP elected from each constituency

House of Commons (2024 election).svg
Composition of the House of Commons after the election

Prime Minister before election

Rishi Sunak
Conservative

Prime Minister after election

Keir Starmer
Labour

  1. "Government majority". Institute for Government. 20 December 2019. Archived from the original on 28 November 2022. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
  2. Template:Cite report


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