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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. | |||
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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.
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