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United Kingdom 2019 general election

What was the result of the 2019 general election in the United Kingdom?

Conservative won 365 of 650 seats with 43.6% of the vote. 67.6% of registered voters cast a ballot.

  • United Kingdom
  • Held:
  • Final result
  • House of Commons Library, read 5 October 2026

Which party won the most seats?

Final results from the House of Commons Library, read : Conservative won 365 of 650 seats with 43.6% of the vote; 67.6% of registered voters cast a ballot, down 1.4 points on 2017.

  • Conservative 365 +48 seats 43.6% +1.3 points
  • Labour 202 −60 seats 32.1% −7.9 points
  • Liberal Democrat 11 −1 seat 11.5% +4.2 points
  • Scottish National Party 48 +13 seats 3.9% +0.8 points
  • Green Party 1 0 seats 2.6% +1.0 points
  • The Brexit Party 0 2.0%
  • Democratic Unionist Party 8 −2 seats 0.8% −0.1 points
  • Sinn Féin 7 0 seats 0.6% −0.2 points
  • Plaid Cymru 4 0 seats 0.5% 0.0 points
  • Alliance 1 +1 seat 0.4% +0.2 points
  • Social Democratic & Labour Party 2 +2 seats 0.4% +0.1 points
  • Seats won
  • Change on the previous election at the right
  • Share of the vote
  • Share at the previous election
  • Change in points at the right

Changes are against the United Kingdom 2017 general election, party by party.

326 of 650 seats make a majority

Key numbers

  1. 43.6%

    Share of the vote won by Conservative

    Conservative won 365 of 650 seats. A majority needs 326.

  2. +48 seats

    Seats gained by Conservative

    The largest gain in seats compared with 2017. Labour lost 60 seats.

  3. 67.6%

    Voter turnout

    Down 1.4 points on 2017.

Seats and votes by party

PartySeats± seats%± pointsVotes
Conservative365+4843.6+1.313,966,454
Labour202−6032.1−7.910,269,051
Liberal Democrat11−111.5+4.23,696,419
Scottish National Party48+133.9+0.81,242,380
Green Party102.6+1.0835,597
The Brexit Party02.0644,257
Democratic Unionist Party8−20.8−0.1244,128
Independent0−10.6+0.2206,486
Sinn Féin700.6−0.2181,853
Plaid Cymru400.50.0153,265
Alliance1+10.4+0.2134,115
Social Democratic & Labour Party2+20.4+0.1118,737
The other parties and groups
PartySeats± seats%± pointsVotes
Ulster Unionist Party000.30.093,123
The Yorkshire Party000.10.029,201
Scottish Green Party000.1+0.128,122
Speaker100.10.026,831
UK Independence Party000.1−1.822,817
Ashfield Independents000.00.013,498
Liberal000.00.010,876
The Independent Group for Change00.010,006
Aontú00.09,814
Official Monster Raving Loony Party000.00.09,739
People Before Profit Alliance000.00.07,526
Birkenhead Social Justice Party00.07,285
Christian Peoples Alliance000.00.06,486
Heavy Woollen District Independents00.06,432
Social Democratic Party000.00.03,295
Animal Welfare Party000.00.03,086
The North East Party000.00.02,637
Lincolnshire Independents Lincolnshire First00.01,999
Green Party Northern Ireland000.00.01,996
English Democrats000.00.01,987
Libertarian Party000.00.01,780
Mebyon Kernow - The Party for Cornwall00.01,660
Proud of Oldham & Saddleworth00.01,606
Independent Network00.01,542
Gwlad Gwlad00.01,515
The Cynon Valley Party00.01,322
Veterans and People's Party00.01,219
Burnley and Padiham Independent Party00.01,162

± is the change against the United Kingdom 2017 general election, party by party.

Votes by party
  • Conservative 13,966,454
  • Labour 10,269,051
  • Liberal Democrat 3,696,419
  • Scottish National Party 1,242,380
  • Green Party 835,597
  • The Brexit Party 644,257
  • Democratic Unionist Party 244,128
  • Independent 206,486
  • Sinn Féin 181,853
  • Plaid Cymru 153,265
  • Alliance 134,115
  • Social Democratic & Labour Party 118,737
  • Ulster Unionist Party 93,123
  • The Yorkshire Party 29,201
  • Scottish Green Party 28,122
  • Speaker 26,831
  • UK Independence Party 22,817
  • Ashfield Independents 13,498
  • Liberal 10,876
  • The Independent Group for Change 10,006
  • Aontú 9,814
  • Official Monster Raving Loony Party 9,739
  • People Before Profit Alliance 7,526
  • Birkenhead Social Justice Party 7,285
  • Christian Peoples Alliance 6,486
  • Heavy Woollen District Independents 6,432
  • Social Democratic Party 3,295
  • Animal Welfare Party 3,086
  • The North East Party 2,637
  • Lincolnshire Independents Lincolnshire First 1,999
  • Green Party Northern Ireland 1,996
  • English Democrats 1,987
  • Libertarian Party 1,780
  • Mebyon Kernow - The Party for Cornwall 1,660
  • Proud of Oldham & Saddleworth 1,606
  • Independent Network 1,542
  • Gwlad Gwlad 1,515
  • The Cynon Valley Party 1,322
  • Veterans and People's Party 1,219
  • Burnley and Padiham Independent Party 1,162

32 smaller parties are not shown.

How many people voted?

67.6% of the 47,562,702 registered voters cast a ballot (32,132,029 ballots), down 1.4 points on 2017. 32,014,110 of them were valid votes.

How do the votes compare with the seats?

  • Conservative43.6% of votes56.2% of seats
  • Labour32.1% of votes31.1% of seats
  • Scottish National Party3.9% of votes7.4% of seats
  • Liberal Democrat11.5% of votes1.7% of seats
  • Democratic Unionist Party0.8% of votes1.2% of seats
  • Sinn Féin0.6% of votes1.1% of seats
  • Plaid Cymru0.5% of votes0.6% of seats
  • Social Democratic & Labour Party0.4% of votes0.3% of seats
  • Green Party2.6% of votes0.2% of seats
  • Alliance0.4% of votes0.2% of seats
  • The Brexit Party2.0% of votes0.0% of seats
Each party's share of the vote (outlined) and of the seats (filled)

The Gallagher index of disproportionality is 11.8 (0 when seats follow votes exactly); the effective number of parties is 3.2 by votes and 2.4 by seats; Conservative led Labour by 11.5 points of the vote.

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