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United Kingdom general elections (elections for the House of Commons) have occurred in the United Kingdom since the first in 1802.The members of the 1801–1802 Parliament had been elected to the former Parliament of Great Britain and Parliament of Ireland, before being co-opted to serve in the first Parliament of the United Kingdom, so that Parliament is not included in the table below.
The Times Guide to the House of Commons is a political reference guide book published by Times Newspapers giving coverage of general elections in the United Kingdom. Following most general elections since 1880, the book has been published. The contents usually include the following; a summary of general election results.
A party's share of the vote at a general election is not always matched at subsequent general elections, but given the five-year maximum term of a Parliament since 1911, reductions of 10% or more (on the national level) or around 30% or more (in individual constituencies) are unusual.
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Britain’s traditional third party, the Liberal Democrats, also enjoyed a huge bump, going from just 11 seats won at the 2019 general election to more than 70 – its best result ever.
The elections of the 1990s and 2000s (decade) also saw a proliferation of smaller parties, with more parties standing at the 2005 general election than ever before. [2] Voter turnout also fell during this period, with the 2001 election seeing a post-World War II low of 59.4%.
English: Graph showing UK general election results from 1950 to 2024 and the resultant governments following those elections. Based on my previous work File:UK_parliamentary_elections_from_1950_to_2017_graph.png but re-created, and with the addition of Reform UK. Parties shown are those which have achieved 10% or more at any election between ...
UK parliamentary election results, 1950–2024 UK general elections by popular vote (in millions, since 1945). United Kingdom general elections are held following a dissolution of Parliament. All the members of Parliament (MPs) forming the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom are elected.