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The 2024 United Kingdom general election was held on Thursday, 4 July 2024, to elect 650 members of Parliament to the House of Commons, the lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. The opposition Labour Party, led by Keir Starmer, defeated the governing Conservative Party, led by Rishi Sunak, in a landslide victory .
Far-right anti-immigration protests and riots occurred in the United Kingdom [b] from 30 July to 5 August 2024. [ a ] This followed a mass stabbing in Southport on 29 July in which three children were killed, with the riots involving racist attacks , arson and looting .
Gurinder Josan. Labour. Previous incumbent for the predecessor seat of Warley, John Spellar, did not stand. Solihull West and Shirley. Conservative. Neil Shastri-Hurst. Conservative. Defeated incumbent, Julian Knight, who had been elected as a Conservative MP in 2019, but stood as an Independent in 2024.
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The Labour Party won the majority of seats in England for the first time since 2005, with a net gain of 166 seats for a total of 348. Labour won the most seats in every region of England for the first time, Labour also won the most votes in all but two regions, coming second behind the Conservatives in South East England and third behind the ...
Question Time Extra Time. Question Time is a topical debate programme, typically broadcast on BBC One at 10:45 pm on Thursdays. It is usually repeated on BBC Two (with British Sign Language) and on BBC Parliament later in the week. If there is a Leaders special, it would be broadcast simultaneously on BBC News.
The Liberal Democrats were the third largest party until the 2015 general election when they were overtaken by the Scottish National Party in terms of seats and UK political party membership, and by the UK Independence Party (UKIP) in terms of votes. House of Commons chamber. House of Lords chamber. The UK's first-past-the-post electoral system ...
Reform UK. Reform UK is a right-wing populist political party in the United Kingdom. Nigel Farage has served as the party's leader since June 2024 and Richard Tice has served as the party's deputy leader since July 2024. The Party currently has five Members of Parliament (MPs) in the House of Commons and one member of the London Assembly.