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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.
Prior to 1945, electoral competition in the United Kingdom exhibited features which make meaningful comparisons with modern results difficult. Hence, unless otherwise stated, records are based on results since the 1945 general election, and earlier exceptional results are listed separately.
This is an overview of United Kingdom general election results since 1922. The 1922 election was the first election in the new United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland , after the creation of the Irish Free State removed Southern Ireland from the UK.
The number of workforce deaths in the coal industry is reported to have fallen to a record low since nationalisation two years ago. [20]With an average Central England temperature of 10.64 °C or 51.15 °F, the record for the hottest year in that series set in 1834 and equalled in 1921 is broken. 1949's record stands until 1990 by when anthropogenic global warming has come largely to control ...
[355] [356] The Scottish National Party wins a landslide in Scotland, winning 48 of the 59 seats. [357] Former U.S. Vice President, 2020 Democratic presidential candidate (and future president) Joe Biden calls Boris Johnson a physical and emotional clone of current President Donald Trump, following the latter's general election victory. [358]
London County Council completes the first portion of Alton Estate in Roehampton, southwest London, considered a model of post-war public housing. [27]"Aluminium War": concluding the first hostile takeover of a public company in the UK, Tube Investments (under its chairman Ivan Stedeford), allied with Reynolds Metals of the United States and advised by Siegmund Warburg of S. G. Warburg & Co ...
10 June – Bobby Charlton, who scored a record 49 goals for the England team and won a European Cup with Manchester United, receives a knighthood. 13 June – The Conservatives suffer their worst election results this century, winning a mere 18 out of 87 of the nation's seats in the European parliament elections.
Great Britain and Northern Ireland win 3 gold, 14 silver and 6 bronze medals at the event which is televised by the BBC. 29 July Stoke Mandeville Games are held for the first time, the predecessor of the Paralympic Games. [14] The highest ever daily Central England temperature value, 25.2 °C (77.4 °F) is reported for this day. [15] 30 July