2024 United Kingdom general election in England explained

Election Name:2024 United Kingdom general election in England
Country:England
Type:parliamentary
Previous Election:2019 United Kingdom general election in England
Previous Year:2019
Previous Mps:List of MPs for constituencies in England (2019–2024)
Next Year:Next
Election Date:4 July 2024[1]
Seats For Election:All 543 English seats in the House of Commons
Ongoing:No
Turnout:60% (7.4 pp)
Leader1:Keir Starmer
Party1:Labour Party (UK)
Leader Since1:4 April 2020
Popular Vote1:8,365,122
Percentage1:34.4%
Swing1:0.5%
Last Election1:179 seats, 34.0%
Seats Before1:184
Seats1:347
Seat Change1:166
Leader2:Rishi Sunak
Party2:Conservative Party (UK)
Leader Since2:24 October 2022
Popular Vote2:6,279,411
Percentage2:25.9%
Swing2:21.3%
Last Election2:349 seats, 47.2%
Seats Before2:331
Seats2:116
Seat Change2:229
Leader3:Ed Davey
Party3:Liberal Democrats (UK)
Leader Since3:27 August 2020
Popular Vote3:3,199,060
Percentage3:13.2%
Swing3:0.8%
Last Election3:7 seats, 12.4%
Seats Before3:11
Seats3:65
Seat Change3:59
Leader4:Nigel Farage
Party4:Reform UK
Leader Since4:3 June 2024
Popular Vote4:3,726,224
Percentage4:15.3%
Swing4:13.3%
Last Election4:0 seats, 2.0%
Seats Before4:1
Seats4:5
Seat Change4:5
Leader5:Carla Denyer and Adrian Ramsay
Party5:Green Party of England and Wales
Leader Since5:1 October 2021
Popular Vote5:1,780,226
Percentage5:7.3%
Swing5:4.3%
Last Election5:1 seat, 3.0%
Seats Before5:1
Seats5:4
Seat Change5:3
Map Size:450px

Notes and References

  1. Web site: General elections . parliament.uk . The maximum term of a Parliament is five years from the day on which it first met. The current Parliament first met on Tuesday 17 December 2019 and will automatically dissolve on Tuesday 17 December 2024, unless it has been dissolved sooner by the King. . 6 May 2023.