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Next United Kingdom general election
United Kingdom
← 2019 To be held on or before 2 May 2024

All seats in the House of Commons, currently 650, will be contested
326 seats needed for a majority
Party Leader Current seats
Conservative Boris Johnson 365
Labour Keir Starmer 202
SNP Nicola Sturgeon 47
Liberal Democrat Ed Davey 11
Democratic Unionist Arlene Foster 8
Sinn Féin Mary Lou McDonald 7
Plaid Cymru Adam Price 4
Social Democratic and Labour Colum Eastwood 2
Green Jonathan Bartley & Siân Berry 1
Alliance Naomi Long 1
Independent n/a 1
Speaker of the House of Commons Lindsay Hoyle 1
Incumbent Prime Minister
Boris Johnson
Conservative

The Next United Kingdom general election is by default scheduled to be held on Thursday 2 May 2024, in line with the Fixed-term Parliament Act. It will elect the next Parliament of the United Kingdom.

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Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Próximas elecciones generales del Reino Unido para niños

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