United Kingdom election, 2022 (Gavinjg)

thumb|Political positions of UK political parties in 2022
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
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11	28 	295 	252 	35 	7	22	
G 	SNP	Labour Party	Conservative Party	Lib Dem.	U	O 	
==Campaign==
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Before the election, the Liberal Democrats and United for EU formed an alliance. Liberal Democrats and United for EU members would not run against each other. The Liberal Democrats competed in 542 seats, and United for EU competed in 108 seats. However, United for EU defied this agreement, as they endorsed the SNP in Scotland instead of the Liberal Democrats.
==Results==
Party 	Candidates	Seats	Seat Change	% of Vote	Swing
Labour 	643 	295 	+33 	32.4% 	-7.6%
Conservative 	638 	252 	-65 	27.1% 	-15.3%
Liberal Democrats	542 	35 	+23 	17.2% 	+9.8%
SNP 	59 	28 	-7 	2.3% 	 -0.7%
Green Alliance 	589 	11 	+7 	9.4% 	+7.2%
United for EU 	108 	7 	New 	3.7% 	New
Unionist 	18 	4 	New 	0.5% 	New
Sinn Fein 	18 	4 	-3 	0.5% 	-0.3%
SDLP 	17 	4 	+4 	0.4% 	+0.1%
Scottish Left 	7 	2 	New 	0.2% 	New
Alliance 	18 	2 	+2 	0.3% 	+0.1%
DUP 	18 	2 	-8 	0.2% 	-0.7%
UKIP 	319 	1 	+1 	3.7% 	+1.9%
Yorkishire 	44 	1 	+1 	0.8% 	+0.7%
UUP 	14 	1 	+1 	0.2% 	-0.1%
==England==
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
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260 	236 	26 	7	4	 	 	
Labour Party	Conservative Party	Lib Dem.	U	O	 	 	
*Green included as other
==Scotland==
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
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28 	12 	9 	4 	4 	2 	 	
SNP	Con.	Labour	Green	Lib Dem.	SL	 	
==Wales==
 
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
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26 	5 	5 	4 	 	 	 	
Labour	Lib Dem.	Green/PC	Con.	 	 	 	
==Northern Ireland==
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
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4 	4 	4 	2 	2 	1 	1 	
Unionist	Sinn Fein	SDLP	Alliance	DUP	Green	UUP	
==Aftermath==
After the election, Labour became the largest party. Coalition talks soon started after the election. Labour and the SNP formed a coalition agreement, but would need a third party to form a government. There was also an attempt to create a Labour-Liberal Democrat coalition, but it collapsed due to the stark difference between the socialist Labour party and the centrist Liberal Democrats. There was also an attempt to form a government with the SNP and United for EU. This coalition was the one that SNP wanted the most. United for EU and the SNP were close allies, with United for EU even endorsing the SNP. This coalition fell apart as well, as United for EU wanted a second Brexit referendum immediatly, and would not form a coalition if this demand was not met. Talks for a Labour-SNP-SDLP alliance also fell through, as there were scares that the majority would be too small. Talks then began between Labour and the Green Alliance. After weeks of talks, a coalition government was formed between Labour, the SNP, and the Green Alliance. The coalition that was formed was often nicknamed a "stop light coalition." Jeremy Corbyn became prime minister shortly afterwards.
As a result of election, many parties elected new leaders. Nicola Sturgeon resigned as leader of the SNP. Mhairi Black became leader of the SNP. Theresa May also resigned as leader of the Conservatives. She was replaced with Boris Johnson. Arlene Foster, leader of the DUP, also resigned. She was replaced with Nigel Dodds.
Category:UK Elections