The Unitit Kinrick general election o 2017 wis teuk place on Fuirsday 8 Juin 2017. In line wi the Fixed-term Parliaments Act 2011, the election haed been due tae tak place on 7 Mey 2020, but a cry for an early election bi Prime Meenister Theresa May received the necessar super-majority o twa-thirds tae allae it tae proceed when it wis supportit bi a vote o 522 tae 13 o the 650 Members o Pairlament in the Hoose o Commons on 19 Apryle 2017.[1]
Unitit Kinrick general election, 2017
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← Leet o MPs electit in the Unitit Kinrick general election, 2015 |
Turnoot | 68.7% (2.3%) |
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Majority pairty
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Minority pairty
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Third pairty
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Leader
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Theresa May
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Jeremy Corbyn
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Nicola Sturgeon
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Pairty
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Conservative
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Labour
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SNP
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Leader syne
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11 Julie 2016
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12 September 2015
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14 November 2014
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Leader's seat
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Maidenhead
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Islington North
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Did nae stand[n 1]
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Last election
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330* seats, 36.9%
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232 seats, 30.4%
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56 seats, 4.7%
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Seats before
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330*
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229
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54
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Seats wan
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317*
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261
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35
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Seat chynge
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13
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29
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21
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Popular vote
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13,616,601
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12,858,652
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977,569
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Percentage
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42.4%
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40.0%
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3.0%
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Swing
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5.5 pp
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9.5 pp
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1.7 pp
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Fowert pairty
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Fift pairty
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Saxt pairty
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Leader
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Tim Farron
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Arlene Foster
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Michelle O'Neill
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Pairty
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Leeberal Democrat
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DUP
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Sinn Féin
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Leader syne
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16 July 2015
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17 December 2015
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23 January 2017
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Leader's seat
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Westmorland & Lonsdale
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Did nae staund[n 3]
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Did nae stand[n 2]
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Last election
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8 seats, 7.9%
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8 seats, 0.6%
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4 seats, 0.6%
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Seats before
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9
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8
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4
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Seats wan
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12
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10
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7
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Seat chynge
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4
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2
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3
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Popular vote
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2,368,048
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292,316
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238,915
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Percentage
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7.4%
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0.9%
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0.8%
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Swing
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0.5 pp
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0.3 pp
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0.2 pp
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A cairt o UK pairlamentar constituencies |
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