page_title: 2019 United Kingdom general election
section_title: Analysis
hierarchical_section_title: 2019 United Kingdom general election / Open seats changing hands / Analysis
caption_attribution_description: General Election, 2019 Results by Share of Vote by Party &#160;&#160;Conservative &gt;70%&#160;&#160;Conservative 60%–70%&#160;&#160;Conservative 50%–60%&#160;&#160;Conservative &lt;50%&#160;&#160;Labour &gt;70%&#160;&#160;Labour 60%–70%&#160;&#160;Labour 50%–60%&#160;&#160;Labour &lt;50%&#160;&#160;Nationalist &gt;50%&#160;&#160;Nationalist 45%–50%&#160;&#160;Nationalist 40%–45%&#160;&#160;Nationalist &lt;40%&#160;&#160;Republican &gt;50%&#160;&#160;Republican 45%–50%&#160;&#160;Republican 40%–45%&#160;&#160;Republican &lt;40%&#160;&#160;Unionist 45%–50%&#160;&#160;Unionist 40%–45%&#160;&#160;Unionist &lt;40%&#160;&#160;Liberal Democrats &gt;50%&#160;&#160;Liberal Democrats &lt;50%&#160;&#160;Others
context_page_description: The 2019 United Kingdom general election was held on 12 December 2019. The Conservative Party, having failed to obtain a majority in the 2017 general election, had faced prolonged parliamentary deadlock over Brexit while it governed in minority with the support of the Democratic Unionist Party, a situation which had forced the resignation of the previous Prime Minister Theresa May.
  In July 2019, after May's resignation, Boris Johnson was elected as Conservative leader and appointed as Prime Minister. Johnson could not induce Parliament to approve a revised withdrawal agreement by the end of October, and chose to call for a snap election. The House of Commons supported the Early Parliamentary General Election Act 2019 by 438–20, setting the election date for 12 December. Opinion polls up to polling day showed a firm lead for the Conservatives against Labour throughout the campaign.
  The election resulted in the Conservatives receiving a landslide majority of 80 seats. The Conservatives made a net gain of 48 seats and won 43.6% of the popular vote – the highest percentage by any party since 1979.
context_section_description: The results have been attributed to leave supporting areas backing the Conservatives, the Conservatives broadening their appeal to working-class voters, and the Conservatives making gains in the Midlands and the North of England. Most notable was the 'red wall' turning blue in the election, which secured the Conservative majority. Voters cited Corbyn's leadership and Brexit as to why they either switched to the Conservatives or stayed at home.
  A YouGov post-election survey determined that the age over which a plurality of voters opted for the Conservatives was 39, down from 47 in the 2017 election. In contrast to previous elections, the YouGov survey additionally found that a plurality of voters in the DE social grade – comprising the unemployed, state pensioners, and semi-skilled and unskilled workers – had opted for the Conservatives over Labour.
  Between 26% and 33% of voters said they were trying to stop the party they liked least from winning, i.e. voting tactically. Recommendation by tactical voting websites had some benefit for Liberal Democrat candidates.
  The new Parliament reportedly had the highest number of openly LGBTQ MPs in the world, with 20 Conservative MPs, 15 Labour MPs and 10 SNP MPs who identify as LGBTQ. For the first time in both cases, the majority of elected Labour and Liberal Democrat MPs were female.
caption: Results of the 2019 General Election by Party Vote Share
    Conservative >70%  Conservative 60%–70%  Conservative 50%–60%  Conservative <50%  Labour >70%  Labour 60%–70%  Labour 50%–60%  Labour <50%  Nationalist >50%  Nationalist 45%–50%  Nationalist 40%–45%  Nationalist <40%  Republican >50%  Republican 45%–50%  Republican 40%–45%  Republican <40%  Unionist 45%–50%  Unionist 40%–45%  Unionist <40%  Liberal Democrats >50%  Liberal Democrats <50%  Others
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