The Unitit Kinrick general election o 2017 wis teuk place on Fuirsday 8 Juin 2017. In line wi the Fixed-term Parliaments Act 2011, the election haed been due tae tak place on 7 Mey 2020, but a cry for an early election bi Prime Meenister Theresa May received the necessar super-majority o twa-thirds tae allae it tae proceed when it wis supportit bi a vote o 522 tae 13 o the 650 Members o Pairlament in the Hoose o Commons on 19 Apryle 2017.[1]
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Unitit Kinrick general election, 2017
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← Leet o MPs electit in the Unitit Kinrick general election, 2015 |
Turnoot | 68.7% (2.3%) |
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Majority pairty |
Minority pairty |
Third pairty |
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Leader |
Theresa May |
Jeremy Corbyn |
Nicola Sturgeon |
Pairty |
Conservative |
Labour |
SNP |
Leader syne |
11 Julie 2016 |
12 September 2015 |
14 November 2014 |
Leader's seat |
Maidenhead |
Islington North |
Did nae stand[n 1] |
Last election |
330* seats, 36.9% |
232 seats, 30.4% |
56 seats, 4.7% |
Seats before |
330* |
229 |
54 |
Seats wan |
317* |
261 |
35 |
Seat chynge |
13 |
29 |
21 |
Popular vote |
13,616,601 |
12,858,652 |
977,569 |
Percentage |
42.4% |
40.0% |
3.0% |
Swing |
5.5 pp |
9.5 pp |
1.7 pp |
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Fowert pairty |
Fift pairty |
Saxt pairty |
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Leader |
Tim Farron |
Arlene Foster |
Michelle O'Neill |
Pairty |
Leeberal Democrat |
DUP |
Sinn Féin |
Leader syne |
16 July 2015 |
17 December 2015 |
23 January 2017 |
Leader's seat |
Westmorland & Lonsdale |
Did nae staund[n 2] |
Did nae stand[n 3] |
Last election |
8 seats, 7.9% |
8 seats, 0.6% |
4 seats, 0.6% |
Seats before |
9 |
8 |
4 |
Seats wan |
12 |
10 |
7 |
Seat chynge |
4 |
2 |
3 |
Popular vote |
2,368,048 |
292,316 |
238,915 |
Percentage |
7.4% |
0.9% |
0.8% |
Swing |
0.5 pp |
0.3 pp |
0.2 pp |
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