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Peter Sissons, 77, English journalist and broadcaster (BBC News, ITN, Question Time). 4 October – Stephen Moore, 81, English actor (A Bridge Too Far, The Last Place on Earth, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy). 5 October Tony Hoar, 87, racing cyclist, cancer. Sally Soames, 82, English photographer. 6 October
The 2019 United Kingdom general election was held on Thursday 12 December 2019, with 47,567,752 registered voters [3] entitled to vote to elect 650 Members of Parliament (MPs) to the House of Commons. The governing Conservative Party led by the prime minister, Boris Johnson, won a landslide victory with a majority of 80 seats, [n 5] a net gain ...
2004 – The Arabic-language news network Al Jazeera broadcasts an excerpt from a 2004 Osama bin Laden video in which the terrorist leader first admits direct responsibility for the September 11, 2001 attacks and references the 2004 U.S. presidential election. 2005 – Bombings in Delhi, India kill 67 and injure over 200 people.
This is a list of parliamentary by-elections in the United Kingdom since 2010, with the names of the incumbent and victor and their respective parties. Where seats changed political party at the election, the result is highlighted: blue for a Conservative gain, red for a Labour gain, orange for a Liberal Democrat gain, purple for a UKIP gain and other colours for any other gains.
2 May – 2019 United Kingdom local elections: The Lib Dems, Greens and independents make gains in the local elections at the expense of the Conservatives, while Labour and UKIP also suffer losses. [43] 16 May. Boris Johnson confirms that he will run for the Conservative Party leadership after Theresa May stands down.
2019 – Members of Parliament met at the House of Lords to discuss the United Kingdom's Brexit deal, this was the first Saturday sitting in Parliament since 3 April 1982 during the Falklands War. Births Pre-1600. 879 – Yingtian, empress of the Khitan Liao Dynasty (d. 953) 1276 – Prince Hisaaki of Japan (d. 1328)
173. 278. 150. Cairn Gorm, Scottish Highlands. 20 March 1986. Shetland holds the unofficial British record for wind speed. A gust of 197 mph (317 km/h) was reported on 1 January 1992. An earlier gust in 1962 was recorded at 177 mph (285 km/h), both at RAF Saxa Vord. [12] However, it is expected that higher gusts than those reported would have ...
October 13 is the 286th day of the year (287th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; 79 days remain until the end of the year. Events [ edit ] Pre-1600 [ edit ]