Next United Kingdom general election

The next United Kingdom general election is scheduled to take place no later than Wednesday 15 August 2029. All 650 seats in the House of Commons will be up for election. 

 Background 
The 2024 general election resulted in a landslide victory for the Labour Party. It formed a majority government on 411 seats but with only 33.7% of the vote, the lowest vote share of any majority government in history. Labour returned to being the largest party in Scotland and remained the largest in Wales. 

The Conservatives suffered their worst defeat in history, winning only 121 seats and 23.7% of the vote. Rishi Sunak resigned and was succeeded as party leader by Kemi Badenoch. Reform UK made significant gains, winning 5 seats but with 14.3% of the vote. The Liberal Democrats returned to being the third largest party in the House of Commons with 72 seats. It came fourth in vote share with 12.2%. The Green Party of England and Wales also did well, winning 4 seats and 6.7% of the vote. In Scotland, the Scottish National Party fell from 48 seats in 2019 to just 9 seats in 2024.

 Parties in the House of Commons 
Party / groupMPs+/-ElectionCurrent Labour Party411404 7 Conservative Party121116 5 Liberal Democrats7272 Scottish National Party99 Sinn Féin77 Independent Alliance–5 5 Democratic Unionist Party55 Reform UK583 Green Party of England and Wales44 Social Democratic and Labour Party22 Alliance Party of Northern Ireland11 Ulster Unionist Party11 Traditional Unionist Voice11Your–11Independents68 2 Speaker11Total MPs650
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