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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.
The result of the election as well as the corresponding contest for deputy leader was announced at 10:45 am on 4 April 2020. The announcement was originally due to take place at a special conference in London, but due to the COVID-19 pandemic , it was cancelled in favour of a "scaled-back event".
22 January: Greece, President; 23 January: Nepal, National Assembly; 17 February and 24 November: Austria, Federal Council [84] [85] 12 March: Isle of Man, Legislative Council [86] 26 March, 19 June and 2 November: India, Council of States; 27 March: Tajikistan, National Assembly [87] 30–31 March: Ireland, Senate; 1 April: San Marino ...
This national electoral calendar for 2021 lists the national/federal elections held in 2021 in all sovereign states ... Parliament [22] 6 April: Greenland, Parliament ...
Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh died 9 April 2021. 9 April – Buckingham Palace announced the death of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh at the age of 99. [5] 6 May – A series of elections are due to take place for local councils and directly elected mayors in England, police and crime commissioners in England and Wales; London Assembly election
The London mayoral election originally due to take place in May 2020 was suspended for a year to 6 May 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [83] The mayoral race saw London Labour's Sadiq Khan win on second preferences with 55.2% of the vote. The 2021 London Assembly election took place on the same day.
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.
Elections are held on Election Day, which is conventionally a Thursday. Under the Fixed-term Parliaments Act 2011, all five types of elections are held after fixed periods, though early elections to the UK parliament occurred in both 2017 and 2019. [1] [2] After winning the 2019 election, the Conservative Party committed to repealing the FTPA. [3]