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The 2015 United Kingdom general election was held on Thursday, 7 May 2015 to elect 650 members of Parliament (MPs) to the House of Commons.The Conservative Party, led by Prime Minister David Cameron, won an unexpected majority victory of ten seats; they had been leading a coalition government with the Liberal Democrats.
The following table is a list of seats changing hands as a result of the election based on the results of the 2015 election compared to the General Election held in May 2010, [1] and so notwithstanding the results of by-elections to the 55th Parliament.
The results of the 2015 United Kingdom general election, ... Last elctn Winning party Turnout [a] Votes Party Votes Share Majrty Con [b ... UKIP: 19,642: 44.4%: 3,437 ...
At the 2004 election (held on the same day as elections to the European Parliament), UKIP won two of the London-wide seats, although both members subsequently defected to Veritas and contested the 2008 election as the One London party. UKIP did not have representation in the assembly again until the 2016 election in which it won two seats. Both ...
Included in the 'others' column are other smaller parties, the largest of which (by votes at the 2010 general election) were the British National Party, the Scottish National Party and Plaid Cymru. Detailed poll results that break down 'others' for some dates in 2014 and 2010 are available in a second table, below.
Dissolution of Parliament and the official start of the election campaign: 24–27 Mar 2015 YouGov/ITV Wales: 1,189 11% 40%: 25% 5% 14% 5% 1% 15% 26 Mar 2015: First TV election interview by Jeremy Paxman with David Cameron and Ed Miliband on Sky and Channel 4: 5–9 Mar 2015 YouGov/ITV Wales: 1,279 10% 39%: 25% 5% 14% 6% 1% 14% 19–21 Jan 2015 ...
The Yes campaign took 44.7% of the vote in Scotland on a high turnout of 84.6%: well beyond the SNP's 19.9% vote share at the 2010 UK general election. This took form at the 2015 UK general election with a saturation of the SNP vote in areas which had a higher "Yes" vote at the 2014 Scottish independence referendum.
The 2015 United Kingdom general election in England was held on Thursday, 7 May 2015 for 533 English seats to the House of Commons. The Conservatives won a majority of seats in England for the second time since 1992. Both major parties made gains at the expense of the Liberal Democrats, whose support collapsed to its lowest level since 1970 ...