Next United Kingdom general election
The next United Kingdom general election is scheduled to take place no later than Wednesday 15 August 2029. All 650 seats in the House of Commons will be up for election.
Background
[change | change source]The 2024 general election resulted in a landslide victory for the Labour Party. It formed a majority government on 411 seats but with only 33.7% of the vote, the lowest vote share of any majority government in history. Labour returned to being the largest party in Scotland and remained the largest in Wales.
The Conservatives suffered their worst defeat in history, winning only 121 seats and 23.7% of the vote. Rishi Sunak resigned and was succeeded as party leader by Kemi Badenoch. Reform UK made significant gains, winning 5 seats but with 14.3% of the vote. The Liberal Democrats returned to being the third largest party in the House of Commons with 72 seats. It came fourth in vote share with 12.2%. The Green Party of England and Wales also did well, winning 4 seats and 6.7% of the vote. In Scotland, the Scottish National Party fell from 48 seats in 2019 to just 9 seats in 2024.
Parties in the House of Commons
[change | change source]| Party / group | MPs | +/- | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Election | Current | |||
| Labour Party | 411 | 401 |  10 | |
| Conservative Party | 121 | 119 | 2 | |
| Liberal Democrats | 72 | 72 |  | |
| Scottish National Party | 9 | 9 | | |
| Sinn Féin | 7 | 7 | | |
| Independent Alliance | 0 | 6 |  6 | |
| Democratic Unionist Party | 5 | 5 | | |
| Reform UK | 5 | 5 | | |
| Green Party of England and Wales | 4 | 4 | | |
| Social Democratic and Labour Party | 2 | 2 | | |
| Alliance Party of Northern Ireland | 1 | 1 | | |
| Ulster Unionist Party | 1 | 1 | | |
| Traditional Unionist Voice | 1 | 1 | | |
| Independents | 6 | 12 | 6 | |
| Speaker | 1 | 1 | | |
| Total MPs | 650 | |||