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2010 United Kingdom general election

6 May 2010 (2010-05-06)
All 650 seats in the House of Commons 326 seats needed for a majority
Opinion polls
Turnout	65.1% (3.7%)
First party Second party Third party   Leader Michael Howard David Cameron Michael Meacher Party Conservative Liberal Democrats Labour Leader since 6 November 2003 18 March 2008 24 June 2007 Leader's seat Folkestone and Hythe Witney Oldham West and Royton Last election 198 seats, 32.4% 62 seats, 22.0% 355 seats, 35.2% Seats before 198 / 646 62 / 646 355 / 646 Seats won 304 / 650 193 / 650 113 / 650 Seat change 106 131 232 Popular vote 9,149,048 9,257,642 5,076,771 Percentage 33.7% 34.1% 18.7% Swing 1.3 pp 12.1 pp 16.5 pp
Colours denote the winning party, as shown in the main table of results
Composition of the House of Commons after the election
Prime Minister before election Michael Meacher Labour Prime Minister Michael Howard Conservative