United Kingdom

House of Commons

Political system: Parliamentary system
Structure of parliament: Bicameral
IPU membership: Yes

Election results

Data on parliamentary elections, including the background, candidates, voter turnout, results and the formation of the new legislature. By default the latest election results are displayed. Select a date to view results from previous elections.

Results

About the election: The first elections after the Brexit referendum (see note) resulted in a hung parliament. Prime Minister Theresa May of the Conservative Party had called early elections, calling on voters' support for "a strong and stable government to get the best Brexit deal". The Conservative Party won the elections but lost the parliamentary majority. The Labour Party, led by Mr. Jeremy Corbyn, increased its share of seats from 232 to 262, while promising to work for "a jobs-first Brexit that allows us to upgrade our economy for the 21st century". Ms. May subsequently formed a minority government, with the support of the Democratic Unionist Party led by Ms. Arlene Foster. A record number of 208 women (up from 191) were elected to the House of Commons in 2017 (32% of MPs).

During the election campaigning, the major parties focused more on social care and education than on Brexit. Two terror attacks occurred during the campaign - the Manchester Arena bombing on 22 May and the London Bridge attack on 4 June - pushing the security issue to the centre of the campaigning in run-up to the polling day.

Note:

A referendum on Brexit (merging of the words "Britain" and "exit") to decide whether the United Kingdom should leave or remain in the European Union was held in June 2016. Leave camps narrowly won the referendum. The then Prime Minister David Cameron (Conservative Party) resigned after the referendum and was succeeded by Ms. May in July of that year.
Number of parties winning seats: 8
Percentage of parties winning seats: 11.3%
Percentage of seats won by largest party or coalition: 48.8%
Alternation of power after elections: No
Number of parties in government: 1
Names of parties in government: Conservative Party

The Democratic Unionist Party supports the minority government led by the Conservative Party.

Parties or coalitions winning seats

Parties or coalitions winning seats
Political group	Total
Conservative Party (CP)	317
Scottish National Party	35
Liberal Democrats	12
Democratic Unionist Party	10
Sinn Féin	7
Plaid Cymru	4
Green Party	1
Independents	1
The Speaker	1
Labour Party	262

Members elected, by sex

Number of men elected: 442
Number of women elected: 208
Percentage of women elected: 32.0%
Women Directly Elected: 208
Other notes on the elections: Expected date of next elections: 5 May 2022. In accordance with Article 1 (3) of the Fixed-term Parliaments Act 2011 , the next general elections will be held on "the first Thursday in May in the fifth calendar year".

Name of the new Speaker: Mr. John Bercow (former member of the Conservative Party)
Sources: British IPU Group (09.06.2017)

Houses of Parliament

BRIEFING PAPER Number CBP 7979, 11 July 2017, General Election 2017: results and analysis Second Edition

Fixed-term Parliaments Act 2011

Conservative Party

Labour Party

BBC

New legislature

Total number of men after the election: 442
Total number of women after the election: 208
Percentage of women after the election: 32.0%
First-term parliamentarians: 87
Percentage of first-term parliamentarians: 13.4%
Date of the first session: 13 Jun 2017

First Speaker of the new legislature

Personal details for the first Speaker of the new legislature: John Bercow (Male)
Date of birth: 1963
Date of election: 13 Jun 2017

United Kingdom

House of Commons

Election results

Background

Candidates

Voter turnout

Results

Parties or coalitions winning seats

Members elected, by sex

New legislature

First Speaker of the new legislature

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