In this paper, Ulster Unionist general election candidates are listed as Conservatives for elections up to 1970 but are listed separately from 1974. Sinn Féin won seven seats at the 2019 General Election, the same as in 2017. The UK uses a first past the post voting system. Source: Press Association. There have been no by-elections called since the new parliament was elected in December 2019 (as of February 2020). In this paper, the Speaker is listed under ‘Other’ for elections from 1997 onwards. In the 2019 General Election, UKIP recorded its lowest vote share since its establishment in 1991. This dataset presents UK general election results by constituency from 1918 onwards. Most MPs represent a political party but some stand for election as independent candidates. Almost as soon as he became prime minister in July, Mr. Johnson lost his parliamentary majority. Turnout was calculated as valid votes divided by the electorate. BBC's Election Night coverage of the 2019 United Kingdom General Election. When the overall result is known, the leader of the winning party, if there is one, visits Buckingham Palace to ask the Queen for permission to form a new government. The Ulster Unionists took the Conservative whip at Westminster until 1972. The Democratic Unionist Party was founded in 1971, during the time of conflict in Northern Ireland, known as the Troubles. .css-14iz86j-BoldText{font-weight:bold;}Written by Ian Westbrook and produced by Dominic Bailey, Steven Connor and Prina Shah. UK results; Party This graph and supporting reference table and notes are available in the Briefing Paper on p. 6. Since the London Assembly was established in 2000 Labour and Conservative parties have had the largest share of Assembly Members. There are 650 MPs in the House. Its powerful performance could renew calls for a referendum on Scottish independence, which Mr. Johnson opposes. The May 2015 election, when the party received 50% of the vote in Scotland and won 56 seats, was the SNP’s best performance. The Green Party won a House of Commons seat for the first time at the 2010 General Election, this seat (Brighton Pavilion) remained the only Green seat after the 2015, 2017 and 2019 General Elections. Detailed proposals for everything from the economy to defence and policing are set out before any general election in manifestos. UK election results 2019: Boris Johnson storms to victory By Tara John, Rob Picheta, Bianca Britton and Sheena McKenzie , CNN Updated 12:08 PM ET, Fri December 13, 2019 There were by-elections in Northern Ireland in seven of the last nineteen Parliaments (detailed statistics are available in the Table 14a and 14b (p. 38) in the Briefing Paper), including one in the last parliament. Results of the December 2019 general election to the House of Commons of the United … Overall, they lost 60 seats and gained only one, Putney in London. Table 8 (p. 29) in the Briefing Paper shows Black and Minority Ethnic MPs elected at General Elections, 1987-2019. Note that candidates standing as National Liberal and Conservative were categorised as Conservative in the source data for the 1955 and 1959 elections. Within each set, each constituency also has a constituency code that works as a unique identifier (also included in the spreadsheet). A total of 650 people will be chosen as members of Parliament (MPs), to decide laws and policies. In the CSV file, constituencies are located in current regions only. Table 12 (pp. For each constituency, the dataset includes the number of votes and vote share for different political parties, as well as the electorate and turnout. 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The Conservative’s best result in terms of seats won since 1945 was at the 1983 General Election, when 397 MPs were elected. The Tories also won seats in Workington, a northern seat that gave its name to their new target voter, the “Workington Man,” and in Bishop Auckland, who elected the first Tory member of Parliament in its 134-year history. If a party wins the election, it is often judged by how many of its manifesto promises it manages to deliver as a government. It is also worth noting that the Yorkshire and the Humber region is not made up of historical counties in the same way that other regions are. This compares with local governments which deal with issues such as bin collections and schools in each area. 2017 general election results. We have added more detail in the spreadsheet. For comparison purposes, Scottish constituencies can be compared with the 2010-2017 set, while all other constituencies can be compared with the 1997-2001 set. It provides summary results for all elections from 1918 to 2019, focusing on elections to the House of Commons. .css-8h1dth-Link{font-family:ReithSans,Helvetica,Arial,freesans,sans-serif;font-weight:700;-webkit-text-decoration:none;text-decoration:none;color:#FFFFFF;}.css-8h1dth-Link:hover,.css-8h1dth-Link:focus{-webkit-text-decoration:underline;text-decoration:underline;}Read about our approach to external linking. Note that for the 1992 General Election, Milton Keynes was split into two constituencies (coded 17 and 17.5). Copyright © 2020 House of Commons Library. This House of Commons Library briefing paper discusses the procedure for recalling Parliament, as well as providing details of recent occasions when Parliament has been recalled. The Scottish National Party (SNP) won its first seat at a general election in 1970. Neither the Conservative or Labour parties had enough votes to form a majority government after the 2017 election. This House of Commons Library briefing paper discusses the procedure for recalling Parliament, as well as providing details of recent occasions when Parliament has been recalled. MPs are elected to the House of Commons, one of two chambers of Parliament in London, where the government is based. The Scottish National Party has dominated the Scottish Parliament since 2007 when it overtook the Labour Party by one seat. The comments section is closed. While we welcome feedback, we cannot respond substantively to each suggestion. The Conservatives were the bigger of the two parties and formed a partnership with the Democratic Unionist Party DUP in order to win votes in the Commons. On general election day, voting takes place between 07:00 and 22:00. The House of Lords is the second chamber of the UK Parliament. The Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP) gained two seats in 2019. In these uncontested seats, no votes were cast. The CSV file classes as ‘other’ all parties except for the Conservatives, Labour, the Liberals (later Liberal Democrats) and nationalist parties in Scotland and Wales. It means a local candidate who receives the most votes wins – and the party with the most winning candidates forms a government. The highest share of the vote received by Labour in a general election was 48.8% in 1951, when the Conservatives won the most seats despite polling fewer votes. Short for British exit - refers to the UK leaving the European Union. Prior to the first direct elections in June 1979, members of the European Parliament were delegates from national parliaments. He or she is chosen by the winning party's MPs and appointed by the Queen, who is duty bound to follow their advice. Now, however, Brexit - the UK's departure from the EU - is a huge issue. All rights reserved. The National Health Service (NHS), which started in 1948, is the government-funded national healthcare service that provides free diagnosis and treatment for UK citizens. A manifesto is basically a brochure containing all of a party's ideas and policies. This dataset presents UK general election results by constituency from 1918 onwards. LONDON — Prime Minister Boris Johnson and his Conservative Party secured a landslide victory in the British general election. The Conservatives became the second largest party after overtaking Labour by seven seats in 2016. Elections for the Mayor of London have been held every four years since 2000, using the Supplementary Vote system. Its members are not elected but are appointed by the Queen, on the prime minister's advice. She performs state duties, which include formally opening Parliament, representing the country at events such as the annual Remembrance Day parade, and making official visits overseas. Unless specified otherwise, the total number of votes cast for each candidate has been distributed among the parties. She is also head of the armed forces and Church of England. The pro-independence Scottish National Party, known as the S.N.P., picked up 48 of Scotland’s 59 seats. Most people over 18 on polling day can stand as a candidate - as long as they are a British citizen or a qualifying Commonwealth or Republic of Ireland citizen resident in the UK. As a result, some of the constituencies and counties as they existed prior to 1974 do not fit neatly into the current regions. The Eurosceptic parties received their highest share of votes (with 12.6% of the total vote) in 2015 when the UK Independence Party (UKIP) won its first ever seat. Moreover, London has continued to expand. The Alliance received a quarter of votes cast in the 1983 election but won only 23 seats. More women in Parliament General election results from 1918 to 2019, Download ‘User Guide’ report (24 KB, Word Document), 1918-2019 Election Results (.csv) (2 MB, Excel Spreadsheet), 1918-2019 Election Results by GE (.xlxs) (5 MB, Excel Spreadsheet), W. Field, British Electoral Data, 1885-1949, Prof D Dorling, British General Election Results 1955-1992, UK General Election results February 1974, UK Election Statistics: 1918-2019 - A century of elections, Coronavirus: Support for workers during local lockdowns, 1918-1935: identifiers from the source data (not including Ireland, Northern Ireland and University seats), 1945: identifiers from the source data (not including Northern Ireland and University seats), 1950-1951: identifiers from the source data, 1955-1970: Press Association codes from the source data, 1974-1979: Press Association codes from the source data, 1983-1992: NOMIS codes. By convention, the main political parties do not oppose them. UK Election Statistics 1918-2019: A Century of Elections (1 MB, PDF). A recall procedure was introduced in the UK in 2015. Subscribe to receive email alerts every time we publish new research about the topics you’re interested in. Elected mayors currently hold office in 15 local authorities (excluding Greater London). The results of the 2019 United Kingdom general election by constituency were as follows:[1], For an analysis of the campaign and election, see, For an in-depth analysis of these results, see, Includes all other parties, all independent candidates and the Speaker, Results breakdown of the 2019 United Kingdom general election, Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East, Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey, Results of the 2017 United Kingdom general election, Results of the 2015 United Kingdom general election, Results of the 2010 United Kingdom general election, List of political parties in the United Kingdom, List of United Kingdom by-elections (1979–present), Opinion polling for the 2019 United Kingdom general election, Early Parliamentary General Election Act 2019, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Results_of_the_2019_United_Kingdom_general_election&oldid=981014011, Results of United Kingdom general elections by parliamentary constituency, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 29 September 2020, at 19:43.