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The 2017 United Kingdom general election was held on Thursday 8 June 2017, two years after the previous general election in 2015; it was the first since 1992 to be held on a day that did not coincide with any local elections. [2]
Cable succeeded Farron as party leader on 20 July 2017. UKIP saw their share of the vote collapse to almost negligible levels. They failed to gain any new seats and their one success from 2015, Clacton, returned to Conservative control. [4] Paul Nuttall resigned as party leader on 9 June 2017 after finishing in third place at Boston and ...
Change in vote share, by default order of total seats won in 2017 Party % votes won in 2015 % votes won in 2017 ∆% (i.e. change) Conservative Party
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 results of the 2017 United Kingdom general election, by parliamentary constituency were as follows: [1] Constituency Cnty Rgn Last elctn Winning party Turnout [a]
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12 December – The UK's key inflation rate – the consumer prices index – rises to 3.1%, the highest level in nearly six years. [ 146 ] 13 December – After a rebellion by Tory MPs, the government is defeated in a key vote on Brexit, with MPs voting in favour of giving Parliament a say on the final deal struck with the EU.
The last general election not held on a Thursday was the 1931 election, which was held on Tuesday 27 October. Prior to this, it was common to hold general elections on any day of the week (other than Sunday), and until the 1918 general election, polling (and the declaration of results) was held over a period of several weeks.