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Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn launching the party's general election campaign on 9 May 2017 in Manchester. Labour proposed the creation of four new bank holidays, marking the feast days of the patron saints of the United Kingdom's constituent nations. [196] On 27 April the party pledged to build 1 million new homes over five years. [197]
They also lost their by-election gain at Richmond Park to Zac Goldsmith of the Conservatives; whose resignation on 25 October 2016 triggered the by-election initially. They also gained some seats, including the recovery of Twickenham by former Business Secretary Sir Vince Cable who had lost it to the Conservatives two years previously .
Change in vote share, by default order of total seats won in 2017 Party % votes won in 2015 % votes won in 2017 ∆% (i.e. change) Conservative Party
19 April – The House of Commons formally approves the calling of an early general election with the necessary two-thirds majority in a 522 to 13 vote. [22] 20 April – The 2017 Manchester Gorton by-election is cancelled following the announcement of an impending general election. This was the first time a UK by-election had been cancelled ...
United Kingdom general election, 2017 (Northern Ireland) United Kingdom general election, 2017 (Scotland) United Kingdom general election, 2017 (Wales) List of MPs elected in the 2017 United Kingdom general election; 2017 Caymanian general election; 2017 Bermudian general election; 2017 Falkland Islands general election; 2017 Saint Helena ...
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 elections of the 1990s and 2000s (decade) also saw a proliferation of smaller parties, with more parties standing at the 2005 general election than ever before. [2] Voter turnout also fell during this period, with the 2001 election seeing a post-World War II low of 59.4%.
The 2017 United Kingdom general election was held on 8 June 2017. Subcategories. This category has only the following subcategory. ...