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The 2021 United Kingdom elections were several elections that took place in the United Kingdom on 6 May 2021 at the subnational and local levels. They have been colloquially referred to as Super Thursday. The elections that took place on this day are: 2021 Scottish Parliament election; 2021 Senedd election; 2021 Hartlepool by-election (for UK ...
This national electoral calendar for 2021 lists the national/federal elections held in 2021 in all sovereign states and their dependent territories. By-elections are excluded, though national referendums are included.
United Kingdom general elections (elections for the House of Commons) have occurred in the United Kingdom 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.
The 2021 United Kingdom local elections were held on Thursday 6 May 2021. More than 145 English local councils , around 5,000 councillor seats (including by-elections), [ 2 ] thirteen directly elected mayors in England , [ 3 ] and 39 police and crime commissioners in England and Wales were contested. [ 4 ]
2021 Hartlepool by-election; The National Assembly for Wales officially changes its name to Senedd Cymru/Welsh Parliament. [26] 8 May – Steve Aiken resigns as the leader of the Ulster Unionist Party. [27] 9 May – 2021 Shadow Cabinet reshuffle; 11 May – 2021 State Opening of Parliament; 13 May – 2021 Airdrie and Shotts by-election
Reform UK placed third in the share of the vote in the 2024 election and had MPs elected to the Commons for the first time. [12] Farage and his party Reform UK have done well in opinion polls in expense of both Labour and the Conservatives. The Liberal Democrats made significant gains to reach their highest ever number of seats.
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Turnout in UK general elections fell from 77% in 1992, and 71% in 1997, to a historic low of 59% in 2001. It has, however, increased, to 61% in 2005, 65% in 2010, 66% in 2015 and 69% in 2017. [156] Turnout has fallen since, to 67% in 2019 and to 59% in 2024. In other elections, turnout trends have been more varied.