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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.
The next general election must be held no later than 15 August 2029 under the Dissolution and Calling of Parliament Act 2022. The Act mandates that any Parliament automatically dissolves five years after it first met – unless it is dissolved earlier at the request of the prime minister – and polling day occurs no more than 25 working days ...
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
2021 West Yorkshire mayoral election: 14,983 2.5 Pete Durnell 2021 West Midlands mayoral election: 13,568 2.2 Surjit Singh Duhre 2021 Doncaster mayoral election [23] 1,012 1.6 Robert Clarke 2021 Bristol mayoral election: 806 0.6
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 ]
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.
There are 14 days to go until the General Election gives voters the opportunity to influence how the country will be run.