2015 United Kingdom general election explained

Election Name:2015 United Kingdom general election
Country:United Kingdom
Type:parliamentary
Registered:46,354,197
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:2010 United Kingdom general election
Previous Year:2010
Outgoing Members:List of MPs elected in the 2010 United Kingdom general election
Election Date:7 May 2015
Elected Members:List of MPs elected in the 2015 United Kingdom general election
Next Election:2017 United Kingdom general election
Next Year:2017
Seats For Election:All 650 seats in the House of Commons[1]
Majority Seats:326
Opinion Polls:Opinion polling for the 2015 United Kingdom general election
Turnout:66.4%[2] (1.3%)
Leader1:David Cameron
Party1:Conservative Party (UK)
Leader Since1:6 December 2005
Leaders Seat1:Witney
Last Election1:306 seats, 36.1%
Seats1:330
Seat Change1: 24
Popular Vote1:11,334,726
Percentage1:36.9%
Swing1: 0.8 pp
Leader2:Ed Miliband
Leader Since2:25 September 2010
Party2:Labour Party (UK)
Leaders Seat2:Doncaster North
Last Election2:258 seats, 29.0%
Seats2:232
Seat Change2: 26
Popular Vote2:9,347,324
Percentage2:30.4%
Swing2: 1.5 pp
Leader4:Nicola Sturgeon
Leader Since4:14 November 2014
Party4:Scottish National Party
Leaders Seat4:Did not stand
Last Election4:6 seats, 1.7%
Seats4:56
Seat Change4: 50
Popular Vote4:1,454,436
Percentage4:4.7%
Swing4: 3.1 pp
Leader5:Nick Clegg
Leader Since5:18 December 2007
Party5:Liberal Democrats (UK)
Leaders Seat5:Sheffield Hallam
Last Election5:57 seats, 23.0%
Seats5:8
Seat Change5: 49
Popular Vote5:2,415,862
Percentage5:7.9%
Swing5: 15.2 pp

Notes and References

  1. https://www.theguardian.com/politics/ng-interactive/2015/may/07/live-uk-election-results-in-full UK 2015 general election results in full The Guardian
  2. Web site: The May 2015 UK elections: Report on the administration of the 7 May 2015 elections, including the UK Parliamentary general election . 3 . 15 May 2016 . 22 February 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170222025522/http://www.electoralcommission.org.uk/__data/assets/pdf_file/0006/190959/UKPGE-report-May-2015-1.pdf . live .