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| United Kingdom general election, 2015 | ||||
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| All 650 seats in the House of Commons 326 seats needed for a majority | ||||
| 7 May 2015 | ||||
| Turnout | 66.1% | |||
| First party | Second party | Third party | ||
| Leader | James Harrison | David Cameron | Ed Milliband | |
| Party | Liberty Party | Conservative Party | Labour Party | |
| Leader since | 22 November 2009 | 6 December 2005 | 25 September 2010 | |
| Leader's seat | Burton | Witney | Doncaster North | |
| Last election | 2 | 306 | 258 | |
| Seats after | 511 | 54 | 44 | |
| Seat change |  509
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 252
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214
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Prime Minister before election
David Cameron Conservative | ||||
The United Kingdom general election of 2015 was held on 7 May 2015 to elect the 56th Parliament of the United Kingdom. Voting took place in all 650 parliamentary constituencies of the United Kingdom, each electing one Member of Parliament to seats in the House of Commons, the lower house of Parliament. In addition to the general election, local elections took place in most of England, with the exception of Greater Manchester.
The election was overshadowed by the expected domination of the Liberty Party, opinions polls expecting them to finish off with between 380 and 520 seats. The election saw several election records broken most of which were from the Liberty Party, they were the first ever party to ever win and gain over 500 seats in a single election. The extreme losses of the Conservatives and Labour marked the first time two parties had lost over 200 seats in a single election and the Conservatives lost a record 252 seats. More incredibly the Liberty party who won the election with 511 seats only won 2 back in 2010.
Date of the election[]
Timetable[]
| Monday 30 March | Dissolution of Parliament (the 55th) and campaigning officially began |
| Saturday 2 May | Last day to file nomination papers, to register to vote, and to request a postal vote |
| Thursday 7 May | Polling day |
| Monday 18 May | New Parliament (the 56th) assembled |
| Wednesday 27 May | State Opening of Parliament |
Results[]
After all 650 constituencies had been declared, the results were:
| Party | Leader | Votes | Seats | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberty Party | James Harrison | 26,748,832 (57.6%) | 511 (78.6%) | 511 / 650 | ||
| Conservative Party | David Cameron | 3,198,441 (6.9%) | 54 (8.3%) | 54 / 650 | ||
| Labour Party | Ed Miliband | 2,860,194 (6.2%) | 44 (6.8%) | 44 / 650 | ||
| Scottish National Party | Nicola Sturgeon | 1,003,291 (2.2%) | 30 (4.6%) | 30 / 650 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Nick Clegg | 632,744 (1.4%) | 3 (0.5%) | 3 / 650 | ||
| Democratic Unionist Party | Peter Robinson | 772,193 (1.7%) | 2 (0.3%) | 2 / 650 | ||
| UK Independence Party | Nigel Farage | 1,338,237 (2.9%) | 1 (0.2%) | 1 / 650 | ||
| Green Party | Natalie Bennett | 1,758,595 (3.8%) | 1 (0.2%) | 1 / 650 | ||
| Plaid Cymru | Leanne Wood | 785,392 (1.7%) | 1 (0.2%) | 1 / 650 | ||
| Sinn Féin | Gerry Adams | 1,001,292 (2.2%) | 1 (0.2%) | 1 / 650 | ||
| Ulster Unionist Party | Mike Nesbitt | 657,389 (1.4%) | 1 (0.2%) | 1 / 650 | ||
| Social Democratic & Labour Party | Alasdair McDonnell | 1,003,211 (2.2%) | 1 (0.2%) | 1 / 650 | ||