2024 United Kingdom general election in England

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2024 United Kingdom general election in England
← 2019 4 July 2024[1]
All 543 English seats in the House of Commons
Turnout60% Decrease7.4%
  First party Second party Third party
 
Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer Official Portrait (cropped).jpg
Portrait of Prime Minister Rishi Sunak (cropped).jpg
Official portrait of Rt Hon Sir Edward Davey MP crop 2.jpg
Leader Keir Starmer Rishi Sunak Ed Davey
Party Labour Conservative Liberal Democrats
Leader since 4 April 2020 24 October 2022 27 August 2020[a]
Leader's seat Holborn and St Pancras Richmond and Northallerton Kingston and Surbiton
Last election 179 seats, 34.0% 349 seats, 47.2% 7 seats, 12.4%
Seats before 184 331 11
Seats won 347 116 65
Seat change Increase166 Decrease229 Increase59
Popular vote 8,365,122 6,279,411 3,199,060
Percentage 34.4% 25.9% 13.2%
Swing Increase0.5% Decrease21.3% Increase0.8%
*Seat figure does not include Speaker of the House of Commons Lindsay Hoyle, who was included in the Labour seat total by some media outlets.

The 2024 United Kingdom general election in England was held on Thursday 4 July across 543 constituencies within the nine regions in England.

Electoral system

The election was fought under the boundaries created by the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies.[3] Due to population growth, England elected 10 more MPs than in 2019.[4] The North East, North West, and West Midlands lost seats, while the East Midlands, East, London, South East, and South West gained seats.[5]

Results

Party[6] Seats Votes
Total Gains Losses Net +/- % seats Total votes % votes Change
Labour 348 173 7 Increase166 64.1 8,365,122 34.4 Increase0.5
Conservative 116 1 230 Decrease229 21.4 6,279,411 25.9 Decrease21.3
Reform UK 5 5 0 Increase5 0.9 3,726,224 15.3 Increase13.3
Liberal Democrats 65 59 0 Increase59 12.0 3,199,060 13.2 Increase0.8
Green 4 4 0 Increase4 0.7 1,780,226 7.3 Increase4.3
Independent 5 5 0 Increase5 0.9 513,266 2.1 Increase1.4
Workers Party 0 0 0 Steady — 208,234 0.9 Increase0.9
SDP 0 0 0 Steady — 33,385 0.1 Increase0.1
Yorkshire 0 0 0 Steady — 17,227 0.0 Steady
TUSC 0 0 0 Steady — 10,507 0.0 Steady
Rejoin EU 0 0 0 Steady — 9,245 0.0 Steady
Liberal 0 0 0 Steady — 5,894 0.0 Steady
UKIP 0 0 0 Steady — 5,617 0.0 Steady
CPA 0 0 0 Steady — 5,604 0.0 Steady
Heritage Party 0 0 0 Steady — 5,441 0.0 Steady
Monster Raving Loony 0 0 0 Steady — 5,421 0.0 Steady
English Democrat 0 0 0 Steady — 5,182 0.0 Steady
Party of Women 0 0 0 Steady — 5,077 0.0 Steady
Hampshire Ind. 0 0 0 Steady — 2,872 0.0 Steady
Socialist Labour 0 0 0 Steady — 2,397 0.0 Steady
Climate 0 0 0 Steady — 1,863 0.0 Steady
Communist 0 0 0 Steady — 1,585 0.0 Steady
Others 0 0 0 Steady — 99,262 0.9 Steady
24,288,122 60.0 Decrease7.4

Note: the above figures include the Speaker being counted in the Labour totals, despite the Speaker being non-partisan.

Popular vote
Labour
 
 34.4%
Conservative
 
 25.9%
Reform UK
 
 15.3%
Liberal Democrats
 
 13.2%
Green
 
 7.3%
Independent
 
 2.1%
Other
 
 1.7%
Parliament seats
Labour
 
 64.1%
Conservative
 
 21.4%
Liberal Democrats
 
 12.0%
Reform UK
 
 0.9%
Independent
 
 0.9%
Green
 
 0.7%

Analysis

By region

East of England

See also: Parliamentary constituencies in the East of England

The East of England elected 61 MPs, 3 more than the 58 elected in 2019 general election.[7] The election was fought under the boundaries created by the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies.[3] In the 2019 general election, the Conservatives won 52 seats in the region.[8] Labour won 5 and the Liberal Democrats won 1 seat (St Albans).[9]

Party Seats Votes[10]
Total Gains Losses Net +/- % seats Total votes % votes Change
Conservative 23 0 29 Decrease29 37.7 869,395 30.6 Decrease26.6
Labour 27 22 0 Increase22 44.3 834,896 29.4 Increase4.9
Reform UK 3 3 0 Increase3 4.9 496,238 17.5 Increase17.1
Liberal Democrats 7 6 0 Increase6 11.5 375,641 13.2 Decrease0.2
Green 1 1 0 Increase1 1.6 195,665 6.9 Increase4.0
  Others 0 0 0 Steady Steady 68,331 2.4 Increase0.8
Total 61 Increase3 2,840,166

East Midlands

See also: Parliamentary constituencies in the East Midlands

The East Midlands elected 47 MPs, which is one more than the 46 elected in 2019 general election.[11] The election was fought under the boundaries created by the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies.[3] In the 2019 general election, the Conservatives won 38 seats in the region and Labour won 8.[12]

Party Seats Votes[13]
Total Gains Losses Net +/- % seats Total votes % votes Change
Labour 29 23 2 Increase21 61.7 753,722 35.3 Increase3.5
Conservative 15 1 24 Decrease23 31.9 626,568 29.4 Decrease25.5
Reform UK 2 2 0 Increase2 4.3 403,470 18.9 Increase17.4
Liberal Democrats 0 0 0 Steady Steady 136,929 6.4 Decrease1.4
Green 0 0 0 Steady Steady 133,447 6.3 Increase3.8
  Others 1 1 0 Increase1 2.1 79,534 3.7 Increase2.1
Total 47 Increase1 2,133,670

London

Results by constituency
See also: Parliamentary constituencies in London

Greater London elected 75 MPs, which is 2 more than the 73 elected in 2019 general election.[14] The election was fought under the boundaries created by the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies.[3]

Party Seats Votes[15]
Total Gains Losses Net +/- % seats Total votes % votes Change
Labour 59 11 1 Increase10 78.7 1,429,460 43.1 Decrease5.0
Conservative 9 0 12 Decrease12 12.0 676,368 20.4 Decrease11.6
Liberal Democrats 6 3 0 Increase3 8.0 366,680 11.1 Decrease3.8
Green 0 0 0 Steady Steady 334,352 10.1 Increase7.0
Reform UK 0 0 0 Steady Steady 289,070 8.7 Increase7.3
  Others 1 1 0 Increase1 1.3 220,669 6.7 Increase6.2
Total 75 Increase2 3,316,599

North East England

See also: Parliamentary constituencies in North East England

North East England elected 27 MPs, which is two fewer than the 29 elected in 2019 general election.[16] The election was fought under the boundaries created by the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies.[3] In the 2019 general election, Labour won 19 seats and the Conservatives won 10.[17]

Party Seats Votes[18]
Total Gains Losses Net +/- % seats Total votes % votes Change
Labour 26 7 0 Increase7 96.3 504,579 45.4 Increase2.8
Conservative 1 0 9 Decrease9 3.7 225,261 20.3 Decrease18.0
Reform UK 0 0 0 Steady Steady 220,875 19.9 Increase12.0
Green 0 0 0 Steady Steady 66,618 6.0 Increase3.7
Liberal Democrats 0 0 0 Steady Steady 64,845 5.8 Decrease1.1
  Others 0 0 0 Steady Steady 29,447 2.6 Increase0.8
Total 27 Decrease2 1,111,625

North West England

See also: Parliamentary constituencies in North West England

North West England elected 73 MPs, which is 2 less than the 75 elected in 2019 general election.[19] The election was fought under the boundaries created by the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies.[3] In the 2019 general election, the Conservatives won 32 seats in the region and Labour won 41.[20]

Party Seats Votes[21]
Total Gains Losses Net +/- % seats Total votes % votes Change
Labour 65 25 1 Increase24 89.0 1,361,216 44.1 Decrease2.3
Conservative 3 0 29 Decrease29 4.1 583,216 18.9 Decrease18.7
Reform UK 0 0 0 Steady Steady 509,997 16.5 Increase12.7
Liberal Democrats 3 2 0 Increase2 4.1 244,828 7.9 Steady
Green 0 0 0 Steady Steady 214,926 7.0 Increase4.6
  Others 2 1 0 Increase1 2.7 173,159 5.6 Increase3.9
Total 73 Decrease2 3,087,342

South East England

See also: Parliamentary constituencies in South East England

South East England elected 91 MPs, which is 7 more than the 84 elected in 2019 general election.[22] The election was fought under the boundaries created by the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies.[3] In the 2019 general election, the Conservatives won 74 seats in the region and Labour won 8.[23] The Liberal Democrats held Oxford West and Abingdon and the Greens held Brighton Pavilion.[24]

Party Seats Votes[25]
Total Gains Losses Net +/- % seats Total votes % votes Change
Conservative 30 0 44 Decrease44 31.9 1,331,753 30.6 Decrease23.6
Labour 36 28 0 Increase28 39.6 1,067,997 24.5 Increase2.4
Liberal Democrats 24 23 0 Increase23 26.4 951,213 21.9 Increase3.6
Reform UK 0 0 0 Steady Steady 609,281 14.0 Increase13.8
Green 1 0 0 Steady 1.1 299,665 6.9 Increase3.0
  Others 0 0 0 Steady Steady 90,428 2.1 Increase0.8
Total 91 Increase7 4,350,337

South West England

See also: Parliamentary constituencies in South West England

South West England elected 58 MPs, which is 3 more than the 55 elected in 2019 general election.[26] The election was fought under the boundaries created by the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies.[3] In the 2019 general election, the Conservatives won 48 seats in the region and Labour won 6.[27] The Liberal Democrats held Bath.[28]

Party Seats Votes[29]
Total Gains Losses Net +/- % seats Total votes % votes Change
Conservative 11 0 37 Decrease37 19.0 785,672 28.2 Decrease24.7
Liberal Democrats 22 21 0 Increase21 37.9 687,731 24.7 Increase6.6
Labour 24 19 1 Increase18 41.4 682,093 24.5 Increase1.2
Reform UK 0 0 0 Steady Steady 384,241 13.8 Increase13.5
Green 1 1 0 Increase1 1.7 206,780 7.4 Increase3.7
  Others 0 0 0 Steady Steady 39,737 1.4 Decrease0.1
Total 58 Increase3 2,786,254

West Midlands

See also: Parliamentary constituencies in the West Midlands (region)

The West Midlands elected 57 MPs, which is 2 fewer than the 59 elected in 2019 general election.[30] The election was fought under the boundaries created by the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies.[3] In the 2019 general election, the Conservatives won 44 seats in the region and Labour won 15.[31] The 2024 battleground in the West Midlands are seats based in Birmingham, Coventry and Sandwell.[32]

Party Seats Votes[33]
Total Gains Losses Net +/- % seats Total votes % votes Change
Labour 38 24 1 Increase23 66.7 824,873 34.0 Increase0.1
Conservative 15 0 29 Decrease29 26.3 668,868 27.6 Decrease25.9
Reform UK 0 0 0 Steady Steady 439,268 18.1 Increase16.8
Liberal Democrats 2 2 0 Increase2 3.5 214,493 8.8 Increase0.9
Green 1 1 0 Increase1 1.8 159,129 6.6 Increase3.7
  Others 1 1 0 Increase1 1.8 118,006 4.9 Increase4.5
Total 57 Decrease2 2,424,637

Yorkshire and the Humber

See also: Parliamentary constituencies in Yorkshire and the Humber

Yorkshire and the Humber elected 54 MPs, which is the same amount elected in 2019 general election.[34] The election was fought under the boundaries created by the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies.[3] In the 2019 general election, the Conservatives won 26 seats in the region and Labour won 28.[35]

Party Seats Votes[36]
Total Gains Losses Net +/- % seats Total votes % votes Change
Labour 43 16 1 Increase15 79.6 907,767 40.9 Increase2.1
Conservative 9 0 17 Decrease17 16.7 506,450 22.8 Decrease20.2
Reform UK 0 0 0 Steady Steady 371,658 16.7 Increase10.8
Green 0 0 0 Steady Steady 167,514 7.5 Increase5.3
Liberal Democrats 1 1 0 Increase1 1.9 158,326 7.1 Decrease0.9
  Others 1 1 0 Increase1 1.9 110,087 5.0 Increase3.2
Total 54 Steady 2,221,802

Candidates

Main articles: Candidates in the 2024 United Kingdom general election and Results of the 2024 United Kingdom general election by constituency

Opinion polling

Main article: Opinion polling for the 2024 United Kingdom general election

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Davey served as Acting Leader from 13 December 2019 to 27 August 2020 alongside the Party Presidents Baroness Sal Brinton and Mark Pack, following Jo Swinson's election defeat in the 2019 general election. Davey was elected Leader in August 2020.[2]

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