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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 ...
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.
When the UK Parliament was established in 1801, non-Anglicans were prevented from taking their seats as MPs under the Test Act 1672. However, Methodists took communion at Anglican churches until 1795, and some continued to do so, and many Presbyterians were prepared to accept Anglican communion, thus ensuring that members of these creeds were ...
This is a list of parliamentary by-elections in the United Kingdom since 2010, with the names of the incumbent and victor and their respective parties. Where seats changed political party at the election, the result is highlighted: blue for a Conservative gain, red for a Labour gain, orange for a Liberal Democrat gain, purple for a UKIP gain and other colours for any other gains.
1 December – Bertram Bowyer, 2nd Baron Denham, politician, member of the House of Lords (1949–2021) and captain of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms (1979–1991) (b. 1927). [ 82 ] 2 December – Bill McKenzie, Baron McKenzie of Luton , politician and life peer, member of the House of Lords (since 2004) (b. 1946).
The swing of 34.16% is the seventh largest in UK by-election history and the seat had been held by Conservatives since 1906. [436] 17 December – Simon Case recuses himself from his role of leading an inquiry into alleged government staff parties during lockdown, after it is reported that a similar event was also held in his own office. [437]
For elections pre-2021 as the "Brexit Party", see Brexit Party election results. This article lists the election results of the Reform UK in UK parliamentary elections and in local elections. By-elections, 2021–2024 Date of election Constituency Candidate Votes % Elected MP Ref 6 May 2021 Hartlepool, County Durham John Prescott 368 1.2 Jill Mortimer (Conservative) 13 May 2021 Airdrie and ...
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 ]