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Elections in the United Kingdom

What do we know about elections in the United Kingdom?

Next: the local elections in England on Thursday 6 May 2027 (date confirmed). Latest result: Labour won 411 of 650 seats in 2024.

  • Latest result:
  • Final result
  • House of Commons Library, read 5 October 2026

Which party won the most seats at the latest election in our data?

As of , the next elections we list for the United Kingdom are the local elections in England on Thursday 6 May 2027 (date confirmed). The latest result in our data is the 2024 general election: Labour won 411 of 650 seats. This page lists 39 elections, past and coming.

Labour, 411 of 650 seats

326 of 650 seats make a majority

Next election

Local elections in England

Date confirmedDate set by Representation of the People Act 1983, section 37 (legislation.gov.uk)

The path to the result

  1. Date listed: Done
  2. Polling day: Next
  3. Published count: Later
  4. Final record: Later

Latest result

United Kingdom 2024 general electionFinal result

Labour won 411 of 650 seats.

326 of 650 make a majority
  • Labour411
  • Conservative121
  • Liberal Democrat72
  • Scottish National Party9
  • Sinn Féin7
  • Reform UK5
  • Others25
Largest party's seats
411 of 650
Its share of the vote
33.7%
Turnout
60.0%

National elections United Kingdom

  • Height is turnout
  • Colour is the largest party
  • Dashed is coming
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What does the latest result show?

  1. The balance

    Labour won a majority of the seats.

    Labour won 411 of 650 seats. A majority needs 326.

  2. The change

    The largest seat gain went to Labour.

    Labour gained 209 seats compared with 2019. Conservative lost 244 seats.

  3. Participation

    Turnout reached 60.0%.

    That is down 7.6 points on 2019.

How do the votes compare with the seats?

  • Labour33.7% of votes63.2% of seats
  • Conservative23.7% of votes18.6% of seats
  • Liberal Democrat12.2% of votes11.1% of seats
  • Scottish National Party2.5% of votes1.4% of seats
  • Sinn Féin0.7% of votes1.1% of seats
  • Reform UK14.3% of votes0.8% of seats
  • Democratic Unionist Party0.6% of votes0.8% of seats
  • Green Party6.4% of votes0.6% of seats
  • Plaid Cymru0.7% of votes0.6% of seats
  • Social Democratic & Labour Party0.3% of votes0.3% of seats
  • Alliance0.4% of votes0.2% of seats
  • Ulster Unionist Party0.3% of votes0.2% of seats
Each party's share of the vote (outlined) and of the seats (filled)

The Gallagher index of disproportionality is 23.7 (0 when seats follow votes exactly); the effective number of parties is 4.8 by votes and 2.2 by seats; Labour led Conservative by 10.0 points of the vote.

How many people voted in the United Kingdom?

Elections in the turnout line
Turnout at national parliament elections, share of registered voters who cast a ballot
Turnout at national parliament elections, share of registered voters who cast a ballot, last five elections

Which elections are coming in the United Kingdom?

Which other elections are coming in Europe?

Which past elections do we list for the United Kingdom?

Election and largest party%SeatsTurnout %
2024 general electionLabour33.7411 of 65060.0
2019 general electionConservative43.6365 of 65067.6
2017 general electionConservative42.3317 of 65068.9
2015 general electionConservative36.8330 of 65066.4
2010 general electionConservative36.1306 of 65065.3
2005 general electionLabour Party35.2355 of 64661.8
2001 general electionLabour Party40.7412 of 65959.6
1997 general electionLabour Party43.2419 of 65971.5
1992 general electionConservative Party41.9336 of 65177.8
1987 general electionConservative Party42.3376 of 65075.4
1983 general electionConservative Party42.4397 of 65072.8
1979 general electionConservative Party43.9339 of 63576.0
Earlier elections
Election and largest party%SeatsTurnout %
1974 general electionLabour Party39.2319 of 63572.9
1974 general electionLabour Party37.2301 of 63578.9
1970 general electionConservative Party46.4330 of 63072.2
1966 general electionLabour Party48.0364 of 63076.0
1964 general electionLabour Party44.1317 of 63077.2
1959 general electionConservative Party345 of 630
1955 general electionConservative Party324 of 630
1951 general electionConservative Party302 of 625
1950 general electionLabour Party46.1315 of 625
1945 general electionLabour Party48.0393 of 640
1935 general electionConservative Party47.7387 of 615
1931 general electionConservative Party55.0470 of 615
1929 general electionLabour Party37.0287 of 615
1924 general electionConservative Party47.2412 of 615
1923 general electionConservative Party38.0258 of 615
1922 general electionConservative Party38.2344 of 615
1918 general electionConservative Party32.5332 of 707

How did the United Kingdom vote in European Parliament elections?

Election and largest party%Turnout %
2019 European Parliament electionBrexit Party31.637.2
2014 European Parliament electionUK Independence Party27.535.6
2009 European Parliament electionConservative Party27.733.6
2004 European Parliament electionConservative Party26.738.5
1999 European Parliament electionConservative Party33.524.0
1994 European Parliament electionLabour Party42.636.5
1989 European Parliament electionLabour Party39.036.8
1984 European Parliament electionConservative Party38.832.9
1979 European Parliament electionConservative Party48.432.7

Which parties have results in our data?

Every party
  • Labour Party33.7% 2024
  • Conservative Party23.7% 2024
  • Reform UK14.3% 2024
  • Liberal Democrats12.2% 2024
  • Green Party of England and Wales6.4% 2024
  • Scottish National Party2.5% 2024
  • Sinn Féin0.7% 2024
  • Plaid Cymru0.7% 2024
  • Democratic Unionist Party0.6% 2024
  • Alliance Party of Northern Ireland0.4% 2024
  • Ulster Unionist Party0.3% 2024
  • Social Democratic and Labour Party0.3% 2024

Each party's share of the vote at its latest election in our data, and the year of that election.

Time and source Data as of

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