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Under the [[Dissolution and Calling of Parliament Act 2022]], the [[Prime Minister of the United Kingdom|Prime Minister]] has the power to call an election at any time during the five-year length of a parliamentary session. If the Prime Minister chooses not to call an election, then parliament is automatically dissolved 5 years after the day it first met.<ref>Dissolution and Calling of Parliament Act 2022 (legislation.gov.uk), section 4 "Automatic dissolution of Parliament after five years"</ref> |
Under the [[Dissolution and Calling of Parliament Act 2022]], the [[Prime Minister of the United Kingdom|Prime Minister]] has the power to call an election at any time during the five-year length of a parliamentary session. If the Prime Minister chooses not to call an election, then parliament is automatically dissolved 5 years after the day it first met.<ref>Dissolution and Calling of Parliament Act 2022 (legislation.gov.uk), section 4 "Automatic dissolution of Parliament after five years"</ref> |
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| 2017 election • MPs |
| 2019 election • MPs |
| 2024 election • MPs |
The Next United Kingdom general election will determine the composition of the House of Commons, which determines the government of the United Kingdom.
Background
Background of 2024 UK general election
The election resulted in a landslide victory for the opposition Labour Party led by Keir Starmer, similar to that achieved by Tony Blair at the 1997 general election, the last time a Labour opposition ousted a Conservative government. The governing Conservative Party under Prime Minister Rishi Sunak lost over 240 seats and suffered their worst ever defeat, ending its 14-year tenure as the primary governing party. The combined vote share for Labour and the Conservatives reached a record low, with smaller parties doing well. The Liberal Democrats made significant gains to reach their highest ever number of seats. Reform UK did well in vote share and had MPs elected to the Commons for the first time. The Green Party of England and Wales also won a record number of seats.[1] The Scottish National Party (SNP) lost around three quarters of its seats to Scottish Labour.[2] Labour returned to being the largest party in Scotland and remained so in Wales. The Conservatives won no seats in Wales or Cornwall and only one seat in North East England.[1] Reform UK won a significant share of the vote in the 2024 election. Nigel Farage, leader of the party, has said that at the next election, he aims to become Prime Minister.[3]
Electoral system
Voting eligibility
In order to vote in the general election, barring any changes in eligibility rules, one must be:[4]
- on the Electoral Register,
- aged 18 or over on polling day,
- a British citizen, a Commonwealth citizen (with leave to remain or not requiring it) or a citizen of the Republic of Ireland,
- a resident at an address in the United Kingdom (or a British citizen living abroad), and
- not legally excluded from voting (for example a convicted person detained in prison or a mental hospital, or unlawfully at large if they would otherwise have been detained, or a person found guilty of certain corrupt or illegal practices)
Individuals must be registered to vote by midnight twelve working days before polling day. Anyone who qualifies as an anonymous elector has approximately five working days before polling day to register. A person who has two homes (such as a university student who has a term-time address and lives at home during holidays) may be able to register to vote at both addresses as long as they are not in the same electoral area, but can only vote in one constituency at the general election.
Date of the election
Under the Dissolution and Calling of Parliament Act 2022, the Prime Minister has the power to call an election at any time during the five-year length of a parliamentary session. If the Prime Minister chooses not to call an election, then parliament is automatically dissolved 5 years after the day it first met.[5]
Notes
- ^ Stephen Flynn led the SNP in the House of Commons.
- ^ Sinn Féin are abstentionists from Parliament. Michelle O'Neill leads Sinn Féin in Northern Ireland.
- ^ Liz Saville Roberts led Plaid Cymru in the House of Commons.
- ^ Sorcha Eastwood is the sole Alliance Party MP in the House of Commons
- ^ Robin Swann is the sole Ulster Unionist Party MP in the House of Commons
References
- ^ a b "Historic firsts from the 2024 general election in numbers and charts".
- ^ "UK general election results live: Labour set for landslide as results come in across country". BBC News. 4 July 2024. Archived from the original on 4 July 2024. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
- ^ "Nigel Farage storms the UK parliament. Cue the Jaws music". POLITICO. 5 July 2024. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
- ^ "Types of election, referendums, and who can vote". GOV.UK. Retrieved 21 June 2024.
- ^ Dissolution and Calling of Parliament Act 2022 (legislation.gov.uk), section 4 "Automatic dissolution of Parliament after five years"
