# 2024 United Kingdom general election in London

The 2024 general election is scheduled to be held on Thursday, 4 July 2024. 75 seats will be up for election in Greater London.

## Background

2024 United Kingdom general election (4 July) :
Incumbent Government :
Rishi Sunak
Ministry
Premiership :
Parties :
Conservative
Labour
Scottish National Party
Liberal Democrats
DUP
Sinn Féin
Plaid Cymru
SDLP
Alba
Green
Alliance
Workers
Reform UK :
Campaign :
Candidates
Manifestos
Conservative
Labour
Opinion polling :
Constituent countries and regions :
England
Eastern
East Midlands
London
North East
North West
South East
South West
West Midlands
Yorkshire and the Humber
Northern Ireland
Scotland
Wales :
Related :
Local elections
MPs who stood down
2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies :
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In July 2019, Boris Johnson became the Prime Minister, having taken over from Theresa May, who had resigned after Parliament repeatedly voted against her proposed Brexit deal. His party, the Conservative and Unionist Party, had governed since the 2010 general election, initially in coalition with the Liberal Democrats and then alone with a small majority following the 2015 general election. With insufficient parliamentary support for his Brexit plans, Johnson called the 2019 general election, in which he won a landslide victory (although the Labour Party won the most seats in the capital), and Johnson was able to pass a revised version of May's withdrawal agreement. All the MPs who had defected to the Liberal Democrats lost their seats.
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic in the UK, Johnson and his government had instituted public health restrictions, including limitations on social interaction, that Johnson and some of his staff were later found to have broken. The resulting political scandal (Partygate), one of many in a string of controversies that characterised Johnson's premiership, severely damaged his personal reputation. The situation escalated with the Chris Pincher scandal in July 2022, and led to a mass resignation of members of his government which brought about a government crisis, culminating when Johnson's resignation on 7 July.
Liz Truss was elected to succeed Johnson on 5 September, and assumed the premiership the following day. Truss and her chancellor, Kwasi Kwarteng, announced large-scale tax cuts and borrowing in a mini-budget on 23 September, which was widely criticised and largely reversed, having led to financial instability. Following mounting criticism and loss of confidence in her leadership, Truss announced her resignation on 20 October, which made her the shortest-serving prime minister in British history. Rishi Sunak was elected unopposed to succeed her on 24 October 2022, and assumed the premiership on the following day.

## Electoral system

The election will be fought under the boundaries created by the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies.

### Constituencies

Greater London will elect 75 MPs, which is 2 more than the 73 elected in 2019 general election.
* Barking
* Battersea
* Beckenham and Penge
* Bermondsey and Old Southwark
* Bethnal Green and Stepney
* Bexleyheath and Crayford
* Brent East
* Brent West
* Brentford and Isleworth
* Bromley and Biggin Hill
* Carshalton and Wallington
* Chelsea and Fulham
* Chingford and Woodford Green
* Chipping Barnet
* Cities of London and Westminster
* Clapham and Brixton Hill
* Croydon East
* Croydon South
* Croydon West
* Dagenham and Rainham
* Dulwich and West Norwood
* Ealing Central and Acton
* Ealing North
* Ealing Southall
* East Ham
* Edmonton and Winchmore Hill
* Eltham and Chislehurst
* Enfield North
* Erith and Thamesmead
* Feltham and Heston
* Finchley and Golders Green
* Greenwich and Woolwich
* Hackney North and Stoke Newington
* Hackney South and Shoreditch
* Hammersmith and Chiswick
* Hampstead and Highgate
* Harrow East
* Harrow West
* Hayes and Harlington
* Hendon
* Holborn and St Pancras
* Hornchurch and Upminster
* Hornsey and Friern Barnet
* Ilford North
* Ilford South
* Islington North (election page)
* Islington South and Finsbury
* Kensington and Bayswater
* Kingston and Surbiton
* Lewisham East
* Lewisham North
* Lewisham West and East Dulwich
* Leyton and Wanstead
* Mitcham and Morden
* Old Bexley and Sidcup
* Orpington
* Peckham
* Poplar and Limehouse
* Putney
* Queen's Park and Maida Vale
* Richmond Park
* Romford
* Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner
* Southgate and Wood Green
* Stratford and Bow
* Streatham and Croydon North
* Sutton and Cheam
* Tooting
* Tottenham
* Twickenham
* Uxbridge and South Ruislip
* Vauxhall and Camberwell Green
* Walthamstow
* West Ham and Beckton
* Wimbledon

## Candidates
### Parties

| Parties | Parties | Number of candidates |
| | Conservative Party | 75 |
| | Green Party of England and Wales | 75 |
| | Labour Party | 75 |
| | Liberal Democrats | 75 |
| | Reform UK | 75 |
| | Independents | 81 (47 constituencies) |
| | Workers Party of Britain | 44 |
| | Rejoin EU | 15 |
| | Social Democratic Party | 14 |
| | Christian Peoples Alliance | 11 |
| | Co-operative Party | 9 |
| | Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition | 7 |
| | Party of Women | 3 |
| | Official Monster Raving Loony Party | 3 |
| | Workers Revolutionary Party | 3 |
| | Climate Party | 2 |
| | Heritage Party | 2 |
| | UKIP | 2 |
| | Alliance for Green Socialism | 1 |
| | Animal Welfare Party | 1 |
| | Communist League | 1 |
| | Communist Party of Britain | 1 |
| | English Constitution Party | 1 |
| | Kingston Independent Residents Group (KIRG) | 1 |
| | Newham Independents Party | 1 |
| | Shared Ground | 1 |
| | Socialist Equality Party | 1 |
| | Socialist Party of Great Britain | 1 |
| | Taking the Initiative Party | 1 |
| | The Mitre TW9 | 1 |
| | The Yoruba Party in the UK | 1 |
| Total | Total | 575 |