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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 ]
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.
The Conservatives retained a majority of seats in England, with a net increase of 48 seats. They increased their share of the vote to their highest since 1970 and increased their share of the seats to their highest since 1987 and gained seats in the Labour Party's strongholds, specifically in areas which voted Leave in the 2016 EU referendum.
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.
Constituency County Region 2017 result 2019 winning party Turnout [a] Votes Party Votes Share Majority Con Lab [b] [c] LD Grn Brx Other [d] Total Aldershot: HAM: SE: Con: Con: 27,980
The chart below depicts opinion polls conducted in the lead up to the 2019 UK general election using a LOESS lines. As discussed below, most of these polls do not include Northern Ireland. The final points represent the actual results of the election. Polling for the 2019 UK general election campaign period (6 November 2019 onwards).
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]
MPs vote by 438 to 20 in favour of a general election, scheduled for Thursday 12 December 2019, by passing the Early Parliamentary General Election Bill. [156] [157] 30 October – The last Prime Minister's Question Time before the general election is held. [158]