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| opinion_polls = Opinion polling for the next United Kingdom general election
| opinion_polls = Opinion polling for the next United Kingdom general election
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| leader1 = [[Keir Starmer]]
| party1 = Labour Party (UK)
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| colour1 =  
| leader_since1 = [[October 2022 Conservative Party leadership election|24 October 2022]]
| leader_since1 = 2020
| leaders_seat1 = [[Richmond and Northallerton (UK Parliament constituency)|Richmond and Northallerton]]
| leaders_seat1 = Holborn and<br> St. Pancras
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| seats1 = 350
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| seat_change1 = {{increase}} 153
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| percentage1 =  
| percentage1 = 36%
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| leader2 = [[Keir Starmer]]
| leader2 = [[Rishi Sunak]]
| party2 = Labour Party (UK)
| party2 = Conservative Party (UK)
| colour2 =  
| colour2 =  
| leader_since2 = [[2020 Labour Party leadership election (UK)|4 April 2020]]
| leader_since2 = 2022
| leaders_seat2 = [[Holborn and St Pancras (UK Parliament constituency)|Holborn and <br>St Pancras]]
| leaders_seat2 = Richmond and Northallerton
| last_election2 = 202
| last_election2 = 365
| seats_before2 = 202
| seats_before2 =  
| seats2 =  
| seats2 = 192
| seat_change2 =  
| seat_change2 = {{decrease}} 184
| popular_vote2 =  
| popular_vote2 =  
| percentage2 =  
| percentage2 = 27%
| swing2 =  
| swing2 = {{decrease}} 16
| seats_needed2 = {{increase}} 124
| seats_needed2 =  


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| leader3 = [[John Swinney]]
| leader3 = [[Ed Davey]]
| party3 = Scottish National Party
| party3 = Liberal Democrats (UK)
| colour3 =  
| colour3 =  
| leader_since3 = [[2024_Scottish_National_Party_leadership_election|6 May 2024]]
| leader_since3 = 2020
| leaders_seat3 = ''Did not stand''{{efn|name=SNPleaderseat|John Swinney sits in the [[Scottish Parliament]] and represents [[Perthshire North (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Perthshire North]]. [[Stephen Flynn (Scottish politician)|Stephen Flynn]] ([[Aberdeen South (UK Parliament constituency)|Aberdeen South]]) leads the SNP group at Westminster.}}
| leaders_seat3 = Kingston and Surbiton
| last_election3 = 48
| last_election3 = 11
| seats_before3 = 43
| seats_before3 =  
| seats3 =  
| seats3 = 47
| seat_change3 =  
| seat_change3 = {{increase}} 46
| popular_vote3 =  
| popular_vote3 =  
| percentage3 =  
| percentage3 = 14%
| swing3 =
| swing3 = {{increase}} 2.4
| seats_needed3 = {{steady}}{{efn|The SNP only contests the [[Scottish Westminster constituencies]] so it is mathematically impossible for it to win a majority.}}
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| leader4 = [[Ed Davey]]
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| party4 = Liberal Democrats (UK)
| leader4 = [[John Swinney]]
| party4 = Scottish National Party
| colour4 =  
| colour4 =  
| leader_since4 = [[2020 Liberal Democrats leadership election|27 August 2020]]{{efn|Ed Davey was the Liberal Democrats' acting leader from 13 December 2019, following the electoral defeat and resignation of [[Jo Swinson]], to 27 August 2020, when he was elected permanent leader.}}
| leader_since4 = 2024
| leaders_seat4 = [[Kingston and Surbiton (UK Parliament constituency)|Kingston and Surbiton]]
| leaders_seat4 = ''Did not stand''
| last_election4 = 11
| last_election4 =  
| seats_before4 = 15
| seats_before4 = 43
| seats4 =  
| seats4 = 31
| seat_change4 =  
| seat_change4 = {{decrease}} 17
| popular_vote4 =  
| popular_vote4 =  
| percentage4 =  
| percentage4 = 3.5
| swing4 =  
| swing4 = {{decrease}} 0.4
| seats_needed4 = {{increase}} 311
| seats_needed4 =  


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| leaders_seat5 = N/A{{efn|name=GPEWleaderseat|Neither Denyer nor Ramsay currently serve as MPs; [[Caroline Lucas]] ([[Brighton Pavilion (UK Parliament constituency)|Brighton Pavilion]]) serves as the party's sole MP.}}
| leaders_seat5 = N/A{{efn|name=GPEWleaderseat|Neither Denyer nor Ramsay currently serve as MPs; [[Caroline Lucas]] ([[Brighton Pavilion (UK Parliament constituency)|Brighton Pavilion]]) serves as the party's sole MP.}}
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| popular_vote5 =  
| percentage5 =  
| percentage5 = 5%
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| swing5 = {{increase}} 2.4
| seats_needed5 = {{increase}} 325
| seats_needed5 =


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| party6 = Reform UK
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| leader_since6 = 3 June 2024
| leader_since6 = 2024
| leaders_seat6 = N/A{{efn|name=ReformUKleaderseat|Farage does not currently serve as an MP; [[Lee Anderson (British politician)|Lee Anderson]] ([[Ashfield (UK Parliament constituency)|Ashfield]]) serves as the party's sole MP.}}
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| percentage6 =  
| percentage6 = 11%
| swing6 =
| swing6 = {{increase}} 8.9
| seats_needed6 = {{increase}} 325
| seats_needed6 =
 
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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]]
| after_party =  
| 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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Revision as of 09:39, 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[a]
Last election 1
Seats before 43 1
Seats won 31 2 1
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


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