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As during the 2017 election and in line for British elections, the electoral process was the most covered media topic for this election at 31% of all coverage. [143] Brexit was the most prominent policy issue on both TV (18%) and in the press (11%), followed by the economy, and health (8% and 7% of all coverage, respectively). [ 143 ]
At the 2019 general election, Harris was again re-elected with an increased vote share of 76.7% and an increased majority of 26,634. [19] [20] This was the largest Conservative vote share of the entire election. [21] Harris was appointed Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the 2024 Birthday Honours List for Political and Public ...
The Liberal Democrats increased their share of votes mostly in constituencies that voted Remain in the 2016 EU referendum, but failed to make any substantial gains in this election. The Brexit Party gained votes from Labour, especially in Leave-voting constituencies, but failed to make any breakthrough in this election.
79 seats changed hands, neglecting any intervening by-elections since the 2017 general election. These are listed at 2019 United Kingdom general election. The Conservatives gained 54 from Labour, 3 from the Lib Dems and 1 from Speaker. They lost 1 to Labour, 2 to the Lib Dems, and 7 to the SNP, giving them a net gain of 48 seats.
In 2019, he succeeded Dimbleby as the host of BBC election night coverage. and was the lead presenter for the 2019 UK general election coverage. [36] In April 2021, he presented the rolling coverage across BBC One, BBC Two, BBC News Channel and BBC World News following the death and funeral of Prince Philip. [37]
2 September – In a speech outside 10 Downing Street, Boris Johnson states his opposition to calling a general election and urges MPs not to vote for "another pointless delay" to Brexit. [89] 3 September The government loses its majority in the House of Commons after Conservative MP Phillip Lee crosses the floor to join the Liberal Democrats. [90]
The 2019 United Kingdom general election was held on 12 December 2019 to elect all 650 members of the House of Commons, including 18 seats in Northern Ireland. 1,293,971 people were eligible to vote, up 51,273 from the 2017 general election. 62.09% of eligible voters turned out, down 3.5 percentage points from the last general election. [1]
3,322 candidates stood in the 2019 general election, which was held on 12 December 2019. [1] The deadline for parties and individuals to file candidate nomination papers to the acting returning officer (and the deadline for candidates to withdraw) was 16:00 on 14 November 2019. [2]