List of United Kingdom general elections
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In the United Kingdom, general elections (for the House of Commons) have occurred 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. There have been 58 general elections held in the UK up to and including the 2024 general election. The UK government announced that the voting age will be lowered from 18 to 16 ahead of the next general election, fulfilling a key pledge by the Labour Party elected in July 2024. The move is part of broader democratic reforms, including automatic voter registration, acceptance of bank cards as ID, and stricter rules on campaign financing to curb foreign interference. The changes aim to boost participation after the 2024 election saw a historic low turnout of 59.7% and must be approved by Parliament before implementation.
Tables
· List of elections › 19th century
Henry Addington
Henry Addington
Election
1802(MPs)
No.
1st
Dates
5 July – 28 August 1802
Prime Minister appointed by Monarch(during term)
Henry Addington
Winning party
Tory
Governmentvote share
N/A
Seat majority
N/A
Seats
658
Monarch
George III
The Lord Grenville
The Lord Grenville
Election
1806(MPs)
No.
2nd
Dates
29 October – 17 December 1806
Prime Minister appointed by Monarch(during term)
The Lord Grenville
Winning party
Whig
Governmentvote share
N/A
Seat majority
N/A
Seats
658
The Duke of Portland
The Duke of Portland
Election
1807(MPs)
No.
3rd
Dates
4 May – 9 June 1807
Prime Minister appointed by Monarch(during term)
The Duke of Portland
Winning party
Tory
Governmentvote share
N/A
Seat majority
N/A
Seats
658
The Earl of Liverpool
The Earl of Liverpool
Election
1812(MPs)
No.
4th
Dates
5 October – 10 November 1812
Prime Minister appointed by Monarch(during term)
The Earl of Liverpool
George IV
George IV
Election
1820(MPs)
No.
6th
Dates
6 March – 14 April 1820
Prime Minister appointed by Monarch(during term)
George IV
George Canning
George Canning
Election
1826(MPs)
No.
7th
Dates
7 June – 12 July 1826
Prime Minister appointed by Monarch(during term)
George Canning
The Duke of Wellington
The Duke of Wellington
Election
1830(MPs)
No.
8th
Dates
29 July – 1 September 1830
Prime Minister appointed by Monarch(during term)
The Duke of Wellington
Winning party
William IV
The Earl Grey
The Earl Grey
Election
1831(MPs)
No.
9th
Dates
28 April – 1 June 1831
Prime Minister appointed by Monarch(during term)
The Earl Grey
Winning party
Whig
Governmentvote share
N/A
Seat majority
135
Seats
658
The Earl Grey
The Earl Grey
Election
1832(MPs)
No.
10th
Dates
10 December 1832 – 8 January 1833
Prime Minister appointed by Monarch(during term)
The Earl Grey
Winning party
67.0%
Governmentvote share
225
29.2%
29.2%
Election
10 December 1832 – 8 January 1833
No.
(The Duke of Wellington)
Dates
Conservative
Prime Minister appointed by Monarch(during term)
29.2%
Winning party
−308
Governmentvote share
658
Sir Robert Peel
Sir Robert Peel
Election
1835(MPs)
No.
11th
Dates
6 January – 6 February 1835
Prime Minister appointed by Monarch(during term)
Sir Robert Peel
Winning party
42.8%
Governmentvote share
−113
57.2%
57.2%
Election
6 January – 6 February 1835
No.
(The Viscount Melbourne)
Dates
Whig
Prime Minister appointed by Monarch(during term)
57.2%
Winning party
113
Governmentvote share
658
The Viscount Melbourne
The Viscount Melbourne
Election
1837(MPs)
No.
12th
Dates
24 July – 18 August 1837
Prime Minister appointed by Monarch(during term)
The Viscount Melbourne
Winning party
52.4%
Governmentvote share
29
Seat majority
Victoria
The Viscount Melbourne
The Viscount Melbourne
Election
1841(MPs)
No.
13th
Dates
29 June – 22 July 1841
Prime Minister appointed by Monarch(during term)
The Viscount Melbourne
Winning party
46.2%
Governmentvote share
N/A
51.6%
51.6%
Election
29 June – 22 July 1841
No.
(Sir Robert Peel)
Dates
Conservative
Prime Minister appointed by Monarch(during term)
51.6%
Winning party
77
Governmentvote share
658
46.2%
46.2%
Election
29 June – 22 July 1841
No.
(Lord John Russell)
Dates
Whig
Prime Minister appointed by Monarch(during term)
46.2%
Winning party
N/A
Governmentvote share
658
Lord John Russell
Lord John Russell
Election
1847(MPs)
No.
14th
Dates
29 July – 26 August 1847
Prime Minister appointed by Monarch(during term)
Lord John Russell
Winning party
53.8%
Governmentvote share
−72
Seat majority
656
42.6%
42.6%
Election
29 July – 26 August 1847
No.
(The Earl of Derby)
Dates
Conservative
Prime Minister appointed by Monarch(during term)
42.6%
Winning party
N/A
Governmentvote share
656
The Earl of Derby
The Earl of Derby
Election
1852(MPs)
No.
15th
Dates
7–31 July 1852
Prime Minister appointed by Monarch(during term)
The Earl of Derby
Winning party
41.9%
Governmentvote share
7
Seat majority
654
N/A
N/A
Election
7–31 July 1852
No.
(The Earl of Aberdeen)
Dates
Peelite
Prime Minister appointed by Monarch(during term)
N/A
Winning party
N/A
Governmentvote share
654
57.9%
57.9%
Election
7–31 July 1852
No.
(The Viscount Palmerston)
Dates
Whig
Prime Minister appointed by Monarch(during term)
57.9%
Winning party
N/A
Governmentvote share
654
The Viscount Palmerston
The Viscount Palmerston
Election
1857(MPs)
No.
16th
Dates
27 March – 24 April 1857
Prime Minister appointed by Monarch(during term)
The Viscount Palmerston
Winning party
64.8%
Governmentvote share
100
33.5%
33.5%
Election
27 March – 24 April 1857
No.
(The Earl of Derby)
Dates
Conservative
Prime Minister appointed by Monarch(during term)
33.5%
Winning party
N/A
Governmentvote share
654
The Earl of Derby
The Earl of Derby
Election
1859(MPs)
No.
17th
Dates
28 April – 18 May 1859
Prime Minister appointed by Monarch(during term)
The Earl of Derby
Winning party
34.2%
65.8%
65.8%
Election
28 April – 18 May 1859
No.
(The Viscount Palmerston)
Dates
Liberal
Prime Minister appointed by Monarch(during term)
65.8%
Winning party
59
Governmentvote share
654
The Viscount Palmerston
The Viscount Palmerston
Election
1865(MPs)
No.
18th
Dates
11–24 July 1865
Prime Minister appointed by Monarch(during term)
The Viscount Palmerston
Winning party
59.5%
Governmentvote share
81
Seat majority
658
40.5%
40.5%
Election
11–24 July 1865
No.
(The Earl of Derby)
Dates
Conservative
Prime Minister appointed by Monarch(during term)
40.5%
Winning party
N/A
Governmentvote share
658
William Ewart Gladstone
William Ewart Gladstone
Election
1868(MPs)
No.
19th
Dates
17 November – 7 December 1868
Prime Minister appointed by Monarch(during term)
William Ewart Gladstone
Winning party
Liberal
Governmentvote share
61.2%
Seat majority
115
Seats
658
Benjamin Disraeli
Benjamin Disraeli
Election
1874(MPs)
No.
20th
Dates
31 January – 17 February 1874
Prime Minister appointed by Monarch(during term)
Benjamin Disraeli
Winning party
Conservative
Governmentvote share
44.3%
Seat majority
49
Seats
652
William Ewart Gladstone
William Ewart Gladstone
Election
1880(MPs)
No.
21st
Dates
31 March – 27 April 1880
Prime Minister appointed by Monarch(during term)
William Ewart Gladstone
Winning party
Liberal
Governmentvote share
54.7%
Seat majority
51
Seats
652
42.5%
42.5%
Election
31 March – 27 April 1880
No.
(The Marquess of Salisbury)
Dates
Conservative
Prime Minister appointed by Monarch(during term)
42.5%
Winning party
N/A
Governmentvote share
652
The Marquess of Salisbury
The Marquess of Salisbury
Election
1885(MPs)
No.
22nd
Dates
24 November – 18 December 1885
Prime Minister appointed by Monarch(during term)
The Marquess of Salisbury
Winning party
Conservative
Governmentvote share
43.0%
Seat majority
670
47.7%
47.7%
Election
24 November – 18 December 1885
No.
(William Ewart Gladstone)
Dates
Liberal
Prime Minister appointed by Monarch(during term)
47.7%
Winning party
−16
Governmentvote share
670
The Marquess of Salisbury
The Marquess of Salisbury
Election
1886(MPs)
No.
23rd
Dates
1–27 July 1886
Prime Minister appointed by Monarch(during term)
The Marquess of Salisbury
Winning party
Conservative & Liberal Unionists
Governmentvote share
51.4%
Seat majority
58
Seats
670
The Marquess of Salisbury
The Marquess of Salisbury
Election
1892(MPs)
No.
24th
Dates
4–26 July 1892
Prime Minister appointed by Monarch(during term)
The Marquess of Salisbury
Winning party
47.0%
Governmentvote share
N/A
45.4%
45.4%
Election
4–26 July 1892
No.
(William Ewart Gladstone)
Dates
Liberal
Prime Minister appointed by Monarch(during term)
45.4%
Winning party
−126
Governmentvote share
670
47.0%
47.0%
Election
4–26 July 1892
No.
(The Marquess of Salisbury)
Dates
Conservative & Liberal Unionists
Prime Minister appointed by Monarch(during term)
47.0%
Winning party
N/A
Governmentvote share
670
The Marquess of Salisbury
The Marquess of Salisbury
Election
1895(MPs)
No.
25th
Dates
13 July – 7 August 1895
Prime Minister appointed by Monarch(during term)
The Marquess of Salisbury
Winning party
49.3%
Governmentvote share
153
The Marquess of Salisbury
The Marquess of Salisbury
Election
1900(MPs)
No.
26th
Dates
26 September – 24 October 1900
Prime Minister appointed by Monarch(during term)
The Marquess of Salisbury
Winning party
50.2%
Governmentvote share
135
45.1%
45.1%
Election
26 September – 24 October 1900
No.
(Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman)
Dates
Liberal
Prime Minister appointed by Monarch(during term)
45.1%
Winning party
N/A
Governmentvote share
670
| Election | No. | Dates | Prime Minister appointed by Monarch(during term) | Winning party | Governmentvote share | Seat majority | Seats | Monarch |
| 1802(MPs) | 1st | 5 July – 28 August 1802 | Henry Addington | Tory | N/A | N/A | 658 | George III |
| (William Pitt the Younger) | ||||||||
| 1806(MPs) | 2nd | 29 October – 17 December 1806 | The Lord Grenville | Whig | N/A | N/A | 658 | |
| 1807(MPs) | 3rd | 4 May – 9 June 1807 | The Duke of Portland | Tory | N/A | N/A | 658 | |
| (Spencer Perceval) | ||||||||
| 1812(MPs) | 4th | 5 October – 10 November 1812 | The Earl of Liverpool | |||||
| 1818(MPs) | 5th | 17 June – 18 July 1818 | ||||||
| 1820(MPs) | 6th | 6 March – 14 April 1820 | George IV | |||||
| 1826(MPs) | 7th | 7 June – 12 July 1826 | George Canning | |||||
| (The Viscount Goderich) | ||||||||
| (The Duke of Wellington) | ||||||||
| 1830(MPs) | 8th | 29 July – 1 September 1830 | The Duke of Wellington | William IV | ||||
| 1831(MPs) | 9th | 28 April – 1 June 1831 | The Earl Grey | Whig | N/A | 135 | 658 | |
| 1832(MPs) | 10th | 10 December 1832 – 8 January 1833 | The Earl Grey | 67.0% | 225 | |||
| (The Viscount Melbourne) | ||||||||
| 10 December 1832 – 8 January 1833 | (The Duke of Wellington) | Conservative | 29.2% | −308 | 658 | |||
| (Sir Robert Peel) | ||||||||
| 1835(MPs) | 11th | 6 January – 6 February 1835 | Sir Robert Peel | 42.8% | −113 | |||
| 6 January – 6 February 1835 | (The Viscount Melbourne) | Whig | 57.2% | 113 | 658 | |||
| 1837(MPs) | 12th | 24 July – 18 August 1837 | The Viscount Melbourne | 52.4% | 29 | Victoria | ||
| 1841(MPs) | 13th | 29 June – 22 July 1841 | The Viscount Melbourne | 46.2% | N/A | |||
| 29 June – 22 July 1841 | (Sir Robert Peel) | Conservative | 51.6% | 77 | 658 | |||
| 29 June – 22 July 1841 | (Lord John Russell) | Whig | 46.2% | N/A | 658 | |||
| 1847(MPs) | 14th | 29 July – 26 August 1847 | Lord John Russell | 53.8% | −72 | 656 | ||
| 29 July – 26 August 1847 | (The Earl of Derby) | Conservative | 42.6% | N/A | 656 | |||
| 1852(MPs) | 15th | 7–31 July 1852 | The Earl of Derby | 41.9% | 7 | 654 | ||
| 7–31 July 1852 | (The Earl of Aberdeen) | Peelite | N/A | N/A | 654 | |||
| 7–31 July 1852 | (The Viscount Palmerston) | Whig | 57.9% | N/A | 654 | |||
| 1857(MPs) | 16th | 27 March – 24 April 1857 | The Viscount Palmerston | 64.8% | 100 | |||
| 27 March – 24 April 1857 | (The Earl of Derby) | Conservative | 33.5% | N/A | 654 | |||
| 1859(MPs) | 17th | 28 April – 18 May 1859 | The Earl of Derby | 34.2% | ||||
| 28 April – 18 May 1859 | (The Viscount Palmerston) | Liberal | 65.8% | 59 | 654 | |||
| 1865(MPs) | 18th | 11–24 July 1865 | The Viscount Palmerston | 59.5% | 81 | 658 | ||
| (The Earl Russell) | N/A | |||||||
| 11–24 July 1865 | (The Earl of Derby) | Conservative | 40.5% | N/A | 658 | |||
| (Benjamin Disraeli) | ||||||||
| 1868(MPs) | 19th | 17 November – 7 December 1868 | William Ewart Gladstone | Liberal | 61.2% | 115 | 658 | |
| 1874(MPs) | 20th | 31 January – 17 February 1874 | Benjamin Disraeli | Conservative | 44.3% | 49 | 652 | |
| 1880(MPs) | 21st | 31 March – 27 April 1880 | William Ewart Gladstone | Liberal | 54.7% | 51 | 652 | |
| 31 March – 27 April 1880 | (The Marquess of Salisbury) | Conservative | 42.5% | N/A | 652 | |||
| 1885(MPs) | 22nd | 24 November – 18 December 1885 | The Marquess of Salisbury | Conservative | 43.0% | 670 | ||
| 24 November – 18 December 1885 | (William Ewart Gladstone) | Liberal | 47.7% | −16 | 670 | |||
| 1886(MPs) | 23rd | 1–27 July 1886 | The Marquess of Salisbury | Conservative & Liberal Unionists | 51.4% | 58 | 670 | |
| 1892(MPs) | 24th | 4–26 July 1892 | The Marquess of Salisbury | 47.0% | N/A | |||
| 4–26 July 1892 | (William Ewart Gladstone) | Liberal | 45.4% | −126 | 670 | |||
| (The Earl of Rosebery) | ||||||||
| 4–26 July 1892 | (The Marquess of Salisbury) | Conservative & Liberal Unionists | 47.0% | N/A | 670 | |||
| 1895(MPs) | 25th | 13 July – 7 August 1895 | The Marquess of Salisbury | 49.3% | 153 | |||
| 1900(MPs) | 26th | 26 September – 24 October 1900 | The Marquess of Salisbury | 50.2% | 135 |
· List of elections › 20th century
Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman
Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman
Election
1906(MPs)
No.
27th
Date
12 January – 8 February 1906
Prime Minister appointed by Monarch(during term)
Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman
Winning party
Liberal
Governmentvote share
48.9%
Seat majority
129
Seats
670
Turnout
N/A
Monarch
Edward VII
H. H. Asquith
H. H. Asquith
Election
1910(MPs)
No.
28th
Date
15 January – 10 February 1910
Prime Minister appointed by Monarch(during term)
H. H. Asquith
Winning party
Liberal (minority government)
Governmentvote share
43.5%
Seat majority
−122
Seats
670
Turnout
N/A
H. H. Asquith
H. H. Asquith
Election
1910(MPs)
No.
29th
Date
3–19 December 1910
Prime Minister appointed by Monarch(during term)
H. H. Asquith
Winning party
44.2%
Governmentvote share
−126
Seat majority
George V
David Lloyd George
David Lloyd George
Election
1918(MPs)
No.
30th
Date
14 December 1918
Prime Minister appointed by Monarch(during term)
David Lloyd George
Winning party
Liberal (coalition)
Governmentvote share
53.0%
Seat majority
238
Seats
707
Turnout
57.2%
53.0%
53.0%
Election
14 December 1918
No.
(Bonar Law)
Date
Conservative
Prime Minister appointed by Monarch(during term)
53.0%
Winning party
238
Governmentvote share
707
Seat majority
57.2%
Bonar Law
Bonar Law
Election
1922(MPs)
No.
31st
Date
15 November 1922
Prime Minister appointed by Monarch(during term)
Bonar Law
Winning party
38.5%
Governmentvote share
74
Seat majority
615
Seats
73.0%
Stanley Baldwin
Stanley Baldwin
Election
1923(MPs)
No.
32nd
Date
6 December 1923
Prime Minister appointed by Monarch(during term)
Stanley Baldwin
Winning party
Conservative (minority government)
Governmentvote share
N/A
Seat majority
615
Seats
71.1%
−98
−98
Election
(Ramsay MacDonald)
No.
Labour (minority government)
Date
30.7%
Prime Minister appointed by Monarch(during term)
−98
Stanley Baldwin
Stanley Baldwin
Election
1924(MPs)
No.
33rd
Date
29 October 1924
Prime Minister appointed by Monarch(during term)
Stanley Baldwin
Winning party
Conservative
Governmentvote share
46.8%
Seat majority
210
Seats
615
Turnout
77.0%
Ramsay MacDonald
Ramsay MacDonald
Election
1929(MPs)
No.
34th
Date
30 May 1929
Prime Minister appointed by Monarch(during term)
Ramsay MacDonald
Winning party
Labour (minority government)
Governmentvote share
37.1%
Seat majority
−42
Seats
615
Turnout
76.3%
Ramsay MacDonald
Ramsay MacDonald
Election
1931(MPs)
No.
35th
Date
27 October 1931
Prime Minister appointed by Monarch(during term)
Ramsay MacDonald
Winning party
National Labour (National Government)
Governmentvote share
67.2%
Seat majority
492
Seats
615
Turnout
76.4%
Stanley Baldwin
Stanley Baldwin
Election
1935(MPs)
No.
36th
Date
14 November 1935
Prime Minister appointed by Monarch(during term)
Stanley Baldwin
Winning party
Conservative (National Government)
Governmentvote share
51.8%
Seat majority
242
Seats
615
Turnout
71.1%
609
609
Election
(Winston Churchill)
No.
Conservative (war-time coalition)
Date
97.7%
Prime Minister appointed by Monarch(during term)
609
Clement Attlee
Clement Attlee
Election
1945(MPs)
No.
37th
Date
5 July 1945
Prime Minister appointed by Monarch(during term)
Clement Attlee
Winning party
Labour
Governmentvote share
47.7%
Seat majority
146
Seats
640
Turnout
72.8%
46.1%
46.1%
Election
1950(MPs)
No.
38th
Date
23 February 1950
Prime Minister appointed by Monarch(during term)
46.1%
Winning party
5
Governmentvote share
625
Seat majority
83.9%
Sir Winston Churchill
Sir Winston Churchill
Election
1951(MPs)
No.
39th
Date
25 October 1951
Prime Minister appointed by Monarch(during term)
Sir Winston Churchill
Winning party
Conservative
Governmentvote share
48.0%
Seat majority
17
Seats
625
Turnout
82.6%
Anthony Eden
Anthony Eden
Election
1955(MPs)
No.
40th
Date
26 May 1955
Prime Minister appointed by Monarch(during term)
Anthony Eden
Winning party
49.7%
Governmentvote share
60
Seat majority
630
Seats
76.8%
Harold Macmillan
Harold Macmillan
Election
1959(MPs)
No.
41st
Date
8 October 1959
Prime Minister appointed by Monarch(during term)
Harold Macmillan
Winning party
49.4%
Governmentvote share
100
Seat majority
78.7%
Harold Wilson
Harold Wilson
Election
1964(MPs)
No.
42nd
Date
15 October 1964
Prime Minister appointed by Monarch(during term)
Harold Wilson
Winning party
Labour
Governmentvote share
44.1%
Seat majority
4
Seats
630
Turnout
77.1%
48.0%
48.0%
Election
1966(MPs)
No.
43rd
Date
31 March 1966
Prime Minister appointed by Monarch(during term)
48.0%
Winning party
98
Governmentvote share
75.8%
Edward Heath
Edward Heath
Election
1970(MPs)
No.
44th
Date
18 June 1970
Prime Minister appointed by Monarch(during term)
Edward Heath
Winning party
Conservative
Governmentvote share
46.4%
Seat majority
30
Seats
630
Turnout
72.0%
Harold Wilson
Harold Wilson
Election
1974(MPs)
No.
45th
Date
28 February 1974
Prime Minister appointed by Monarch(during term)
Harold Wilson
Winning party
Labour (minority government)
Governmentvote share
37.2%
Seat majority
−33
Seats
630
Turnout
78.8%
Harold Wilson
Harold Wilson
Election
1974(MPs)
No.
46th
Date
10 October 1974
Prime Minister appointed by Monarch(during term)
Harold Wilson
Winning party
Labour
Governmentvote share
39.2%
Seat majority
3
Seats
635
Turnout
72.8%
Margaret Thatcher
Margaret Thatcher
Election
1979(MPs)
No.
47th
Date
3 May 1979
Prime Minister appointed by Monarch(during term)
Margaret Thatcher
Winning party
Conservative
Governmentvote share
43.9%
Seat majority
43
Seats
635
Turnout
76.0%
42.4%
42.4%
Election
1983(MPs)
No.
48th
Date
9 June 1983
Prime Minister appointed by Monarch(during term)
42.4%
Winning party
144
Governmentvote share
650
Seat majority
72.7%
Margaret Thatcher
Margaret Thatcher
Election
1987(MPs)
No.
49th
Date
11 June 1987
Prime Minister appointed by Monarch(during term)
Margaret Thatcher
Winning party
42.2%
Governmentvote share
102
Seat majority
75.3%
John Major
John Major
Election
1992(MPs)
No.
50th
Date
9 April 1992
Prime Minister appointed by Monarch(during term)
John Major
Winning party
41.9%
Governmentvote share
21
Seat majority
651
Seats
77.7%
Tony Blair
Tony Blair
Election
1997(MPs)
No.
51st
Date
1 May 1997
Prime Minister appointed by Monarch(during term)
Tony Blair
Winning party
Labour
Governmentvote share
43.2%
Seat majority
179
Seats
659
Turnout
71.4%
| Election | No. | Date | Prime Minister appointed by Monarch(during term) | Winning party | Governmentvote share | Seat majority | Seats | Turnout | Monarch |
| 1906(MPs) | 27th | 12 January – 8 February 1906 | Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman | Liberal | 48.9% | 129 | 670 | N/A | Edward VII |
| (H. H. Asquith) | |||||||||
| 1910(MPs) | 28th | 15 January – 10 February 1910 | H. H. Asquith | Liberal (minority government) | 43.5% | −122 | 670 | N/A | |
| 1910(MPs) | 29th | 3–19 December 1910 | H. H. Asquith | 44.2% | −126 | George V | |||
| (David Lloyd George) | |||||||||
| The election that would have been due by 1916 as a result of the Parliament Act 1911 was not held due to the First World War (1914–1918). | |||||||||
| 1918(MPs) | 30th | 14 December 1918 | David Lloyd George | Liberal (coalition) | 53.0% | 238 | 707 | 57.2% | |
| 14 December 1918 | (Bonar Law) | Conservative | 53.0% | 238 | 707 | 57.2% | |||
| 1922(MPs) | 31st | 15 November 1922 | Bonar Law | 38.5% | 74 | 615 | 73.0% | ||
| (Stanley Baldwin) | |||||||||
| 1923(MPs) | 32nd | 6 December 1923 | Stanley Baldwin | Conservative (minority government) | N/A | 615 | 71.1% | ||
| (Ramsay MacDonald) | Labour (minority government) | 30.7% | −98 | ||||||
| 1924(MPs) | 33rd | 29 October 1924 | Stanley Baldwin | Conservative | 46.8% | 210 | 615 | 77.0% | |
| 1929(MPs) | 34th | 30 May 1929 | Ramsay MacDonald | Labour (minority government) | 37.1% | −42 | 615 | 76.3% | |
| 1931(MPs) | 35th | 27 October 1931 | Ramsay MacDonald | National Labour (National Government) | 67.2% | 492 | 615 | 76.4% | |
| 1935(MPs) | 36th | 14 November 1935 | Stanley Baldwin | Conservative (National Government) | 51.8% | 242 | 615 | 71.1% | |
| (Neville Chamberlain) | George VI | ||||||||
| (Winston Churchill) | Conservative (war-time coalition) | 97.7% | 609 | ||||||
| Conservative (caretaker government) | 51.8% | 242 | |||||||
| The election due by 1940 was not held due to the Second World War (1939–1945). | |||||||||
| 1945(MPs) | 37th | 5 July 1945 | Clement Attlee | Labour | 47.7% | 146 | 640 | 72.8% | |
| 1950(MPs) | 38th | 23 February 1950 | 46.1% | 5 | 625 | 83.9% | |||
| 1951(MPs) | 39th | 25 October 1951 | Sir Winston Churchill | Conservative | 48.0% | 17 | 625 | 82.6% | |
| (Sir Anthony Eden) | Elizabeth II | ||||||||
| 1955(MPs) | 40th | 26 May 1955 | Anthony Eden | 49.7% | 60 | 630 | 76.8% | ||
| (Harold Macmillan) | |||||||||
| 1959(MPs) | 41st | 8 October 1959 | Harold Macmillan | 49.4% | 100 | 78.7% | |||
| (Alec Douglas-Home) | |||||||||
| 1964(MPs) | 42nd | 15 October 1964 | Harold Wilson | Labour | 44.1% | 4 | 630 | 77.1% | |
| 1966(MPs) | 43rd | 31 March 1966 | 48.0% | 98 | 75.8% | ||||
| 1970(MPs) | 44th | 18 June 1970 | Edward Heath | Conservative | 46.4% | 30 | 630 | 72.0% | |
| 1974(MPs) | 45th | 28 February 1974 | Harold Wilson | Labour (minority government) | 37.2% | −33 | 630 | 78.8% | |
| 1974(MPs) | 46th | 10 October 1974 | Harold Wilson | Labour | 39.2% | 3 | 635 | 72.8% | |
| (James Callaghan) | |||||||||
| 1979(MPs) | 47th | 3 May 1979 | Margaret Thatcher | Conservative | 43.9% | 43 | 635 | 76.0% | |
| 1983(MPs) | 48th | 9 June 1983 | 42.4% | 144 | 650 | 72.7% | |||
| 1987(MPs) | 49th | 11 June 1987 | Margaret Thatcher | 42.2% | 102 | 75.3% | |||
| (John Major) | |||||||||
| 1992(MPs) | 50th | 9 April 1992 | John Major | 41.9% | 21 | 651 | 77.7% | ||
| 1997(MPs) | 51st | 1 May 1997 | Tony Blair | Labour | 43.2% | 179 | 659 | 71.4% | |
· List of elections › 21st century
Tony Blair
Tony Blair
Election
2001(MPs)
No.
52nd
Date
7 June 2001
Prime Minister appointed by Monarch(during term)
Tony Blair
Winning party
Labour
Governmentvote share
40.7%
Seat majority
167
Seats
659
Turnout
59.4%
Monarch
Elizabeth II
Tony Blair
Tony Blair
Election
2005(MPs)
No.
53rd
Date
5 May 2005
Prime Minister appointed by Monarch(during term)
Tony Blair
Winning party
35.2%
Governmentvote share
66
Seat majority
646
Seats
61.4%
David Cameron
David Cameron
Election
2010(MPs)
No.
54th
Date
6 May 2010
Prime Minister appointed by Monarch(during term)
David Cameron
Winning party
Conservative (coalition)
Governmentvote share
59.1%
Seat majority
78
Seats
650
Turnout
65.1%
David Cameron
David Cameron
Election
2015(MPs)
No.
55th
Date
7 May 2015
Prime Minister appointed by Monarch(during term)
David Cameron
Winning party
Conservative
Governmentvote share
36.8%
Seat majority
12
Seats
650
Turnout
66.1%
Theresa May
Theresa May
Election
2017(MPs)
No.
56th
Date
8 June 2017
Prime Minister appointed by Monarch(during term)
Theresa May
Winning party
Conservative (confidence and supply government)
Governmentvote share
42.3%
Seat majority
−5
Seats
650
Turnout
68.8%
Boris Johnson
Boris Johnson
Election
2019(MPs)
No.
57th
Date
12 December 2019
Prime Minister appointed by Monarch(during term)
Boris Johnson
Winning party
Conservative
Governmentvote share
43.6%
Seat majority
80
Seats
650
Turnout
67.3%
Sir Keir Starmer
Sir Keir Starmer
Election
2024(MPs)
No.
58th
Date
4 July 2024
Prime Minister appointed by Monarch(during term)
Sir Keir Starmer
Winning party
Labour
Governmentvote share
33.7%
Seat majority
174
Seats
650
Turnout
59.9%
| Election | No. | Date | Prime Minister appointed by Monarch(during term) | Winning party | Governmentvote share | Seat majority | Seats | Turnout | Monarch |
| 2001(MPs) | 52nd | 7 June 2001 | Tony Blair | Labour | 40.7% | 167 | 659 | 59.4% | Elizabeth II |
| 2005(MPs) | 53rd | 5 May 2005 | Tony Blair | 35.2% | 66 | 646 | 61.4% | ||
| (Gordon Brown) | |||||||||
| 2010(MPs) | 54th | 6 May 2010 | David Cameron | Conservative (coalition) | 59.1% | 78 | 650 | 65.1% | |
| 2015(MPs) | 55th | 7 May 2015 | David Cameron | Conservative | 36.8% | 12 | 650 | 66.1% | |
| (Theresa May) | |||||||||
| 2017(MPs) | 56th | 8 June 2017 | Theresa May | Conservative (confidence and supply government) | 42.3% | −5 | 650 | 68.8% | |
| (Boris Johnson) | |||||||||
| 2019(MPs) | 57th | 12 December 2019 | Boris Johnson | Conservative | 43.6% | 80 | 650 | 67.3% | |
| (Liz Truss) | |||||||||
| (Rishi Sunak) | Charles III | ||||||||
| 2024(MPs) | 58th | 4 July 2024 | Sir Keir Starmer | Labour | 33.7% | 174 | 650 | 59.9% |
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