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href="#Other_parties"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.2</span> <span>Other parties</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Other_parties-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Campaign" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Campaign"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3</span> <span>Campaign</span> </div> </a> <button aria-controls="toc-Campaign-sublist" class="cdx-button cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only vector-toc-toggle"> <span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-expand"></span> <span>Toggle Campaign subsection</span> </button> <ul id="toc-Campaign-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-April" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#April"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3.1</span> <span>April</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-April-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Bigotgate" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Bigotgate"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3.1.1</span> <span>Bigotgate</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Bigotgate-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-May" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#May"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3.2</span> <span>May</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-May-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Debates" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Debates"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4</span> <span>Debates</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Debates-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Opinion_polls" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Opinion_polls"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">5</span> <span>Opinion polls</span> </div> </a> <button aria-controls="toc-Opinion_polls-sublist" class="cdx-button cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only vector-toc-toggle"> <span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-expand"></span> <span>Toggle Opinion polls subsection</span> </button> <ul id="toc-Opinion_polls-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Exit_poll" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Exit_poll"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">5.1</span> <span>Exit poll</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Exit_poll-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Endorsements" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Endorsements"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">6</span> <span>Endorsements</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Endorsements-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Results" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Results"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">7</span> <span>Results</span> </div> </a> <button aria-controls="toc-Results-sublist" class="cdx-button cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only vector-toc-toggle"> <span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-expand"></span> <span>Toggle Results subsection</span> </button> <ul id="toc-Results-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Voting_distribution_per_constituency" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Voting_distribution_per_constituency"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">7.1</span> <span>Voting distribution per constituency</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Voting_distribution_per_constituency-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Election_petitions" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Election_petitions"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">7.2</span> <span>Election petitions</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Election_petitions-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Fermanagh_and_South_Tyrone" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Fermanagh_and_South_Tyrone"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">7.2.1</span> <span>Fermanagh and South Tyrone</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Fermanagh_and_South_Tyrone-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Oldham_East_and_Saddleworth" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Oldham_East_and_Saddleworth"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">7.2.2</span> <span>Oldham East and Saddleworth</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Oldham_East_and_Saddleworth-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Analysis" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Analysis"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">8</span> <span>Analysis</span> </div> </a> <button aria-controls="toc-Analysis-sublist" class="cdx-button cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only vector-toc-toggle"> <span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-expand"></span> <span>Toggle Analysis subsection</span> </button> <ul id="toc-Analysis-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Notable_results" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Notable_results"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">8.1</span> <span>Notable results</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Notable_results-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Demographics" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Demographics"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">9</span> <span>Demographics</span> </div> </a> <button aria-controls="toc-Demographics-sublist" class="cdx-button cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only vector-toc-toggle"> <span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-expand"></span> <span>Toggle Demographics subsection</span> </button> <ul id="toc-Demographics-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Candidate_demographics" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Candidate_demographics"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">9.1</span> <span>Candidate demographics</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Candidate_demographics-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Voter_demographics" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Voter_demographics"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">9.2</span> <span>Voter demographics</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Voter_demographics-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Northern_Ireland" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Northern_Ireland"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">9.3</span> <span>Northern Ireland</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Northern_Ireland-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-MPs_who_lost_their_seats" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#MPs_who_lost_their_seats"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">9.4</span> <span>MPs who lost their seats</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-MPs_who_lost_their_seats-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-MPs_first_elected_in_2010" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#MPs_first_elected_in_2010"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">9.5</span> <span>MPs first elected in 2010</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-MPs_first_elected_in_2010-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Effect_of_the_expenses_scandal" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Effect_of_the_expenses_scandal"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">10</span> <span>Effect of the expenses scandal</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Effect_of_the_expenses_scandal-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Voting_problems" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Voting_problems"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">11</span> <span>Voting problems</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Voting_problems-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Post-election_government_formation" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Post-election_government_formation"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">12</span> <span>Post-election government formation</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Post-election_government_formation-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Party_political_and_administration_costs" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Party_political_and_administration_costs"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">13</span> <span>Party political and administration costs</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Party_political_and_administration_costs-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-See_also" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#See_also"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">14</span> <span>See also</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-See_also-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Notes" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Notes"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">15</span> <span>Notes</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Notes-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Further_reading" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Further_reading"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">16</span> <span>Further reading</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Further_reading-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-References" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#References"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">17</span> <span>References</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-References-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-External_links" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#External_links"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">18</span> <span>External links</span> </div> </a> <button aria-controls="toc-External_links-sublist" class="cdx-button cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only vector-toc-toggle"> <span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-expand"></span> <span>Toggle External links subsection</span> </button> <ul id="toc-External_links-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Manifestos" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Manifestos"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">18.1</span> <span>Manifestos</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Manifestos-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Main_parties_2" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Main_parties_2"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">18.1.1</span> <span>Main parties</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Main_parties_2-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Smaller_parties_already_holding_seats" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Smaller_parties_already_holding_seats"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">18.1.2</span> <span>Smaller parties already holding seats</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Smaller_parties_already_holding_seats-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Other_parties_2" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Other_parties_2"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">18.1.3</span> <span>Other parties</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Other_parties_2-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Boundary_Commissions" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Boundary_Commissions"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">18.2</span> <span>Boundary 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2010" data-language-autonym="Català" data-language-local-name="Catalan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Català</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cs mw-list-item"><a href="https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/V%C5%A1eobecn%C3%A9_volby_ve_Spojen%C3%A9m_kr%C3%A1lovstv%C3%AD_2010" title="Všeobecné volby ve Spojeném království 2010 – Czech" lang="cs" hreflang="cs" data-title="Všeobecné volby ve Spojeném království 2010" data-language-autonym="Čeština" data-language-local-name="Czech" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Čeština</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cy mw-list-item"><a href="https://cy.wikipedia.org/wiki/Etholiad_cyffredinol_y_Deyrnas_Unedig,_2010" title="Etholiad cyffredinol y Deyrnas Unedig, 2010 – Welsh" lang="cy" hreflang="cy" data-title="Etholiad cyffredinol y Deyrnas Unedig, 2010" data-language-autonym="Cymraeg" data-language-local-name="Welsh" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Cymraeg</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-da mw-list-item"><a href="https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parlamentsvalget_i_Storbritannien_2010" title="Parlamentsvalget i Storbritannien 2010 – Danish" lang="da" hreflang="da" data-title="Parlamentsvalget i Storbritannien 2010" data-language-autonym="Dansk" data-language-local-name="Danish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Dansk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Britische_Unterhauswahl_2010" title="Britische Unterhauswahl 2010 – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="Britische Unterhauswahl 2010" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-et mw-list-item"><a href="https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/2010._aasta_Suurbritannia_parlamendivalimised" title="2010. aasta Suurbritannia parlamendivalimised – Estonian" lang="et" hreflang="et" data-title="2010. aasta Suurbritannia parlamendivalimised" data-language-autonym="Eesti" data-language-local-name="Estonian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Eesti</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elecciones_generales_del_Reino_Unido_de_2010" title="Elecciones generales del Reino Unido de 2010 – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Elecciones generales del Reino Unido de 2010" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eu mw-list-item"><a href="https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/2010eko_Erresuma_Batuko_hauteskundeak" title="2010eko Erresuma Batuko hauteskundeak – Basque" lang="eu" hreflang="eu" data-title="2010eko Erresuma Batuko hauteskundeak" data-language-autonym="Euskara" data-language-local-name="Basque" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Euskara</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%AA%D8%AE%D8%A7%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%AA_%D8%B3%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%B1%DB%8C_%D8%A8%D8%B1%DB%8C%D8%AA%D8%A7%D9%86%DB%8C%D8%A7_(%DB%B2%DB%B0%DB%B1%DB%B0)" title="انتخابات سراسری بریتانیا (۲۰۱۰) – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="انتخابات سراسری بریتانیا (۲۰۱۰)" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%89lections_g%C3%A9n%C3%A9rales_britanniques_de_2010" title="Élections générales britanniques de 2010 – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Élections générales britanniques de 2010" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/2010%EB%85%84_%EC%98%81%EA%B5%AD_%EC%B4%9D%EC%84%A0" title="2010년 영국 총선 – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="2010년 영국 총선" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>한국어</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-id mw-list-item"><a href="https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pemilihan_umum_Britania_Raya_2010" title="Pemilihan umum Britania Raya 2010 – Indonesian" lang="id" hreflang="id" data-title="Pemilihan umum Britania Raya 2010" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Indonesia" data-language-local-name="Indonesian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Indonesia</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-is mw-list-item"><a href="https://is.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%9Eingkosningar_%C3%AD_Bretlandi_2010" title="Þingkosningar í Bretlandi 2010 – Icelandic" lang="is" hreflang="is" data-title="Þingkosningar í Bretlandi 2010" data-language-autonym="Íslenska" data-language-local-name="Icelandic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Íslenska</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elezioni_generali_nel_Regno_Unito_del_2010" title="Elezioni generali nel Regno Unito del 2010 – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="Elezioni generali nel Regno Unito del 2010" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-he mw-list-item"><a href="https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%94%D7%91%D7%97%D7%99%D7%A8%D7%95%D7%AA_%D7%94%D7%9B%D7%9C%D7%9C%D7%99%D7%95%D7%AA_%D7%91%D7%91%D7%A8%D7%99%D7%98%D7%A0%D7%99%D7%94_2010" title="הבחירות הכלליות בבריטניה 2010 – Hebrew" lang="he" hreflang="he" data-title="הבחירות הכלליות בבריטניה 2010" data-language-autonym="עברית" data-language-local-name="Hebrew" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>עברית</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-kw mw-list-item"><a href="https://kw.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dewisyans_ollgemmyn_Ruwvaneth_Unys,_2010" title="Dewisyans ollgemmyn Ruwvaneth Unys, 2010 – Cornish" lang="kw" hreflang="kw" data-title="Dewisyans ollgemmyn Ruwvaneth Unys, 2010" data-language-autonym="Kernowek" data-language-local-name="Cornish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Kernowek</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-la mw-list-item"><a href="https://la.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comitia_Regni_Britanniarum_anni_2010" title="Comitia Regni Britanniarum anni 2010 – Latin" lang="la" hreflang="la" data-title="Comitia Regni Britanniarum anni 2010" data-language-autonym="Latina" data-language-local-name="Latin" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Latina</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hu mw-list-item"><a href="https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/2010-es_parlamenti_v%C3%A1laszt%C3%A1sok_az_Egyes%C3%BClt_Kir%C3%A1lys%C3%A1gban" title="2010-es parlamenti választások az Egyesült Királyságban – Hungarian" lang="hu" hreflang="hu" data-title="2010-es parlamenti választások az Egyesült Királyságban" data-language-autonym="Magyar" data-language-local-name="Hungarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Magyar</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mk mw-list-item"><a href="https://mk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9F%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%BB%D0%B0%D0%BC%D0%B5%D0%BD%D1%82%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%BD%D0%B8_%D0%B8%D0%B7%D0%B1%D0%BE%D1%80%D0%B8_%D0%B2%D0%BE_%D0%9E%D0%B1%D0%B5%D0%B4%D0%B8%D0%BD%D0%B5%D1%82%D0%BE%D1%82%D0%BE_%D0%9A%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%BB%D1%81%D1%82%D0%B2%D0%BE_(2010)" title="Парламентарни избори во Обединетото Кралство (2010) – Macedonian" lang="mk" hreflang="mk" data-title="Парламентарни избори во Обединетото Кралство (2010)" data-language-autonym="Македонски" data-language-local-name="Macedonian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Македонски</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-arz mw-list-item"><a href="https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%AA%D8%AE%D8%A7%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%AA_%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D9%85%D9%84%D9%83%D9%87_%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%AA%D8%AD%D8%AF%D9%87_%D8%B3%D9%86%D8%A9_2010" title="انتخابات المملكه المتحده سنة 2010 – Egyptian Arabic" lang="arz" hreflang="arz" data-title="انتخابات المملكه المتحده سنة 2010" data-language-autonym="مصرى" data-language-local-name="Egyptian Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>مصرى</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ms mw-list-item"><a href="https://ms.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pilihan_raya_umum_United_Kingdom_2010" title="Pilihan raya umum United Kingdom 2010 – Malay" lang="ms" hreflang="ms" data-title="Pilihan raya umum United Kingdom 2010" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Melayu" data-language-local-name="Malay" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Melayu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Britse_Lagerhuisverkiezingen_2010" title="Britse Lagerhuisverkiezingen 2010 – Dutch" lang="nl" hreflang="nl" data-title="Britse Lagerhuisverkiezingen 2010" data-language-autonym="Nederlands" data-language-local-name="Dutch" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nederlands</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ja mw-list-item"><a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/2010%E5%B9%B4%E3%82%A4%E3%82%AE%E3%83%AA%E3%82%B9%E7%B7%8F%E9%81%B8%E6%8C%99" title="2010年イギリス総選挙 – Japanese" lang="ja" hreflang="ja" data-title="2010年イギリス総選挙" data-language-autonym="日本語" data-language-local-name="Japanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>日本語</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-no mw-list-item"><a href="https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parlamentsvalget_i_Storbritannia_2010" title="Parlamentsvalget i Storbritannia 2010 – Norwegian Bokmål" lang="nb" hreflang="nb" data-title="Parlamentsvalget i Storbritannia 2010" data-language-autonym="Norsk bokmål" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Bokmål" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk bokmål</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pl mw-list-item"><a href="https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wybory_parlamentarne_w_Wielkiej_Brytanii_w_2010_roku" title="Wybory parlamentarne w Wielkiej Brytanii w 2010 roku – Polish" lang="pl" hreflang="pl" data-title="Wybory parlamentarne w Wielkiej Brytanii w 2010 roku" data-language-autonym="Polski" data-language-local-name="Polish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Polski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pt mw-list-item"><a href="https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elei%C3%A7%C3%B5es_gerais_no_Reino_Unido_em_2010" title="Eleições gerais no Reino Unido em 2010 – Portuguese" lang="pt" hreflang="pt" data-title="Eleições gerais no Reino Unido em 2010" data-language-autonym="Português" data-language-local-name="Portuguese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Português</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ro mw-list-item"><a href="https://ro.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alegeri_legislative_%C3%AEn_Regatul_Unit,_2010" title="Alegeri legislative în Regatul Unit, 2010 – Romanian" lang="ro" hreflang="ro" data-title="Alegeri legislative în Regatul Unit, 2010" data-language-autonym="Română" data-language-local-name="Romanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Română</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ru mw-list-item"><a href="https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9F%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%BB%D0%B0%D0%BC%D0%B5%D0%BD%D1%82%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B8%D0%B5_%D0%B2%D1%8B%D0%B1%D0%BE%D1%80%D1%8B_%D0%B2_%D0%92%D0%B5%D0%BB%D0%B8%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%B1%D1%80%D0%B8%D1%82%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%B8_(2010)" title="Парламентские выборы в Великобритании (2010) – Russian" lang="ru" hreflang="ru" data-title="Парламентские выборы в Великобритании (2010)" data-language-autonym="Русский" data-language-local-name="Russian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Русский</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-simple mw-list-item"><a href="https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/2010_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="2010 United Kingdom general election – Simple English" lang="en-simple" hreflang="en-simple" data-title="2010 United Kingdom general election" data-language-autonym="Simple English" data-language-local-name="Simple English" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Simple English</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sk mw-list-item"><a href="https://sk.wikipedia.org/wiki/V%C5%A1eobecn%C3%A9_vo%C4%BEby_v_Spojenom_kr%C3%A1%C4%BEovstve_v_roku_2010" title="Všeobecné voľby v Spojenom kráľovstve v roku 2010 – Slovak" lang="sk" hreflang="sk" data-title="Všeobecné voľby v Spojenom kráľovstve v roku 2010" data-language-autonym="Slovenčina" data-language-local-name="Slovak" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Slovenčina</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ckb mw-list-item"><a href="https://ckb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%DA%BE%DB%95%DA%B5%D8%A8%DA%98%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%AF%D9%86%DB%8C_%DA%AF%D8%B4%D8%AA%DB%8C%DB%8C_%D8%B4%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%B4%DB%8C%D9%86%DB%8C_%DB%8C%DB%95%DA%A9%DA%AF%D8%B1%D8%AA%D9%88%D9%88_(%D9%A2%D9%A0%D9%A1%D9%A0)" title="ھەڵبژاردنی گشتیی شانشینی یەکگرتوو (٢٠١٠) – Central Kurdish" lang="ckb" hreflang="ckb" data-title="ھەڵبژاردنی گشتیی شانشینی یەکگرتوو (٢٠١٠)" data-language-autonym="کوردی" data-language-local-name="Central Kurdish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>کوردی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sr mw-list-item"><a href="https://sr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9F%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%BB%D0%B0%D0%BC%D0%B5%D0%BD%D1%82%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%BD%D0%B8_%D0%B8%D0%B7%D0%B1%D0%BE%D1%80%D0%B8_%D1%83_%D0%A3%D1%98%D0%B5%D0%B4%D0%B8%D1%9A%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%BE%D0%BC_%D0%9A%D1%80%D0%B0%D1%99%D0%B5%D0%B2%D1%81%D1%82%D0%B2%D1%83_2010." title="Парламентарни избори у Уједињеном Краљевству 2010. – Serbian" lang="sr" hreflang="sr" data-title="Парламентарни избори у Уједињеном Краљевству 2010." data-language-autonym="Српски / srpski" data-language-local-name="Serbian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Српски / srpski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fi mw-list-item"><a href="https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yhdistyneen_kuningaskunnan_parlamenttivaalit_2010" title="Yhdistyneen kuningaskunnan parlamenttivaalit 2010 – Finnish" lang="fi" hreflang="fi" data-title="Yhdistyneen kuningaskunnan parlamenttivaalit 2010" data-language-autonym="Suomi" data-language-local-name="Finnish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Suomi</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sv mw-list-item"><a href="https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parlamentsvalet_i_Storbritannien_2010" title="Parlamentsvalet i Storbritannien 2010 – Swedish" lang="sv" hreflang="sv" data-title="Parlamentsvalet i Storbritannien 2010" data-language-autonym="Svenska" data-language-local-name="Swedish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Svenska</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-th mw-list-item"><a href="https://th.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B8%81%E0%B8%B2%E0%B8%A3%E0%B9%80%E0%B8%A5%E0%B8%B7%E0%B8%AD%E0%B8%81%E0%B8%95%E0%B8%B1%E0%B9%89%E0%B8%87%E0%B8%97%E0%B8%B1%E0%B9%88%E0%B8%A7%E0%B9%84%E0%B8%9B%E0%B9%83%E0%B8%99%E0%B8%AA%E0%B8%AB%E0%B8%A3%E0%B8%B2%E0%B8%8A%E0%B8%AD%E0%B8%B2%E0%B8%93%E0%B8%B2%E0%B8%88%E0%B8%B1%E0%B8%81%E0%B8%A3_%E0%B8%9E.%E0%B8%A8._2553" title="การเลือกตั้งทั่วไปในสหราชอาณาจักร พ.ศ. 2553 – Thai" lang="th" hreflang="th" data-title="การเลือกตั้งทั่วไปในสหราชอาณาจักร พ.ศ. 2553" data-language-autonym="ไทย" data-language-local-name="Thai" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ไทย</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tr mw-list-item"><a href="https://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/2010_Birle%C5%9Fik_Krall%C4%B1k_genel_se%C3%A7imleri" title="2010 Birleşik Krallık genel seçimleri – Turkish" lang="tr" hreflang="tr" data-title="2010 Birleşik Krallık genel seçimleri" data-language-autonym="Türkçe" data-language-local-name="Turkish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Türkçe</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-uk mw-list-item"><a href="https://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9F%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%BB%D0%B0%D0%BC%D0%B5%D0%BD%D1%82%D1%81%D1%8C%D0%BA%D1%96_%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B1%D0%BE%D1%80%D0%B8_%D1%83_%D0%92%D0%B5%D0%BB%D0%B8%D0%BA%D1%96%D0%B9_%D0%91%D1%80%D0%B8%D1%82%D0%B0%D0%BD%D1%96%D1%97_2010" title="Парламентські вибори у Великій Британії 2010 – Ukrainian" lang="uk" hreflang="uk" data-title="Парламентські вибори у Великій Британії 2010" data-language-autonym="Українська" data-language-local-name="Ukrainian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Українська</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-zh mw-list-item"><a href="https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/2010%E5%B9%B4%E8%8B%B1%E5%9C%8B%E5%A4%A7%E9%81%B8" title="2010年英國大選 – Chinese" lang="zh" hreflang="zh" data-title="2010年英國大選" 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href="/wiki/List_of_MPs_elected_in_the_2005_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="List of MPs elected in the 2005 United Kingdom general election">outgoing members</a></div><div style="float: right; text-align:right;padding-left:0.5em;width:40%; text-align:center;" class="noprint"><a href="/wiki/List_of_MPs_elected_in_the_2010_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="List of MPs elected in the 2010 United Kingdom general election">elected members</a> →</div></div></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header"><hr />All <a href="/wiki/Constituencies_of_the_Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom" title="Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom">650 seats</a> in the <a href="/wiki/House_of_Commons_of_the_United_Kingdom" title="House of Commons of the United Kingdom">House of Commons</a><br />326<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>n 1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> seats needed for a majority</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><a href="/wiki/Opinion_polling_for_the_2010_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="Opinion polling for the 2010 United Kingdom general election">Opinion polls</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Registered</th><td class="infobox-data">45,597,461</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Turnout</th><td class="infobox-data">29,687,604<br />65.1% (<span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Increase"><img alt="Increase" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/11px-Increase2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/17px-Increase2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/22px-Increase2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span>3.7 <a href="/wiki/Percentage_point" title="Percentage point">pp</a>)</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"> <table style="background:transparent; color: inherit; width:100%;"> <tbody><tr class="sr-only"> <th style="text-align:left;">  </th> <th style="text-align:center">First party </th> <th style="text-align:center">Second party </th> <th style="text-align:center">Third party </th></tr> <tr> <td>  </td> <td class="notheme" style="text-align:center;border-bottom: 6px solid #0087DC;"><div class=""> <div style="width: 120px; height: 160px; overflow: hidden;"> <div style="position: relative; top: -0px; left: -0px; width: 120px"><div class="noresize"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:David_Cameron_official.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="David Cameron official.jpg" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/21/David_Cameron_official.jpg/120px-David_Cameron_official.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="160" class="mw-file-element" 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constituency)">Witney</a> </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Cowdenbeath_and_Kirkcaldy_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Cowdenbeath and Kirkcaldy (UK Parliament constituency)">Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath</a> </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Sheffield_Hallam_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Sheffield Hallam (UK Parliament constituency)">Sheffield Hallam</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="text-align:left">Last election </th> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center">198 seats, 32.4% </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center">355 seats, 35.2% </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center">62 seats, 22.0% </td></tr> <tr> <th style="text-align:left">Seats before </th> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center">210 </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center">349 </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center">62 </td></tr> <tr> <th style="text-align:left">Seats won </th> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><b>306</b><sup>†</sup> </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center">258 </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center">57 </td></tr> <tr> <th style="text-align:left">Seat change </th> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Increase"><img alt="Increase" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/11px-Increase2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/17px-Increase2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/22px-Increase2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span> 96<sup>‡</sup> </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Decrease"><img alt="Decrease" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/11px-Decrease2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/17px-Decrease2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/22px-Decrease2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span> 91<sup>‡</sup> </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Decrease"><img alt="Decrease" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/11px-Decrease2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/17px-Decrease2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/22px-Decrease2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span> 5<sup>‡</sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="text-align:left">Popular vote </th> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><b>10,703,654</b> </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center">8,609,517 </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center">6,836,248 </td></tr> <tr> <th style="text-align:left">Percentage </th> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><b>36.1%</b> </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center">29.0% </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center">23.0% </td></tr> <tr> <th style="text-align:left">Swing </th> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Increase"><img alt="Increase" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/11px-Increase2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/17px-Increase2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/22px-Increase2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span> 3.7 <a href="/wiki/Percentage_point" title="Percentage point">pp</a> </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Decrease"><img alt="Decrease" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/11px-Decrease2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/17px-Decrease2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/22px-Decrease2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span> 6.2 <a href="/wiki/Percentage_point" title="Percentage point">pp</a> </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Increase"><img alt="Increase" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/11px-Increase2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/17px-Increase2.svg.png 1.5x, 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election">2015 election</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_MPs_elected_in_the_2015_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="List of MPs elected in the 2015 United Kingdom general election">MPs</a></li></ul></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2017_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="2017 United Kingdom general election">2017 election</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_MPs_elected_in_the_2017_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="List of MPs elected in the 2017 United Kingdom general election">MPs</a></li></ul></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2019_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="2019 United Kingdom general election">2019 election</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_MPs_elected_in_the_2019_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="List of MPs elected in the 2019 United Kingdom general election">MPs</a></li></ul></td> </tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>2010 United Kingdom general election</b> was held on Thursday 6 May 2010, to elect Members of Parliament (or MPs) to the <a href="/wiki/House_of_Commons_of_the_United_Kingdom" title="House of Commons of the United Kingdom">House of Commons</a>. The <a href="/wiki/Elections_in_the_United_Kingdom" title="Elections in the United Kingdom">election</a> took place in <a href="/wiki/United_Kingdom_constituencies" title="United Kingdom constituencies">650 constituencies</a><sup id="cite_ref-thirsk_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-thirsk-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>note 2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> across the United Kingdom under the <a href="/wiki/First-past-the-post" class="mw-redirect" title="First-past-the-post">first-past-the-post</a> system. The election resulted in a large swing to the opposition <a href="/wiki/Conservative_Party_(UK)" title="Conservative Party (UK)">Conservative Party</a> led by <a href="/wiki/David_Cameron" title="David Cameron">David Cameron</a> similar to that seen in <a href="/wiki/1979_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="1979 United Kingdom general election">1979</a>, the last time a Conservative opposition had ousted a Labour government. The governing <a href="/wiki/Labour_Party_(UK)" title="Labour Party (UK)">Labour Party</a> led by the <a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_the_United_Kingdom" title="Prime Minister of the United Kingdom">prime minister</a> <a href="/wiki/Gordon_Brown" title="Gordon Brown">Gordon Brown</a> lost the 66-seat majority it had previously enjoyed, but no party achieved the 326 seats needed for a majority. The Conservatives won the most votes and seats, but still fell 20 seats short. This resulted in a <a href="/wiki/Hung_parliament" title="Hung parliament">hung parliament</a> where no party was able to command a majority in the House of Commons. This was only the second general election since the <a href="/wiki/Second_World_War" class="mw-redirect" title="Second World War">Second World War</a> to return a hung parliament, the first being the <a href="/wiki/February_1974_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="February 1974 United Kingdom general election">February 1974 election</a>. This election marked the start of Conservative government for the next 14 years. </p><p>For the leaders of all three major political parties, this was their first general election contest as party leader, something that had last been the case in the 1979 election. Prime Minister <a href="/wiki/Gordon_Brown" title="Gordon Brown">Gordon Brown</a> had taken office in June 2007 following the end of <a href="/wiki/Tony_Blair" title="Tony Blair">Tony Blair's</a> 10-year tenure as prime minister and 13 years as leader of the Labour Party, while David Cameron had succeeded <a href="/wiki/Michael_Howard" title="Michael Howard">Michael Howard</a> in December 2005 and <a href="/wiki/Nick_Clegg" title="Nick Clegg">Nick Clegg</a> had succeeded <a href="/wiki/Menzies_Campbell" title="Menzies Campbell">Menzies Campbell</a> (who never contested a general election) in December 2007. </p><p>During the campaign, the three main party leaders engaged in the first <a href="/wiki/2010_United_Kingdom_general_election_debates" title="2010 United Kingdom general election debates">televised debates</a>. The Liberal Democrats achieved a breakthrough in opinion polls following the first debate, in which their leader <a href="/wiki/Nick_Clegg" title="Nick Clegg">Nick Clegg</a> was widely seen as the strongest performer. Nonetheless, on polling day their share of the vote increased by only 1%, with a net loss of five seats. This was still the Liberal Democrats' largest popular vote since the party's creation in 1988; they found themselves in a pivotal role in the formation of the new government. The share of votes for parties other than Labour or the Conservatives was 35%, the largest since the <a href="/wiki/1918_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="1918 United Kingdom general election">1918 general election</a>. In terms of votes it was the most "three-cornered" election since <a href="/wiki/1923_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="1923 United Kingdom general election">1923</a>, as well as in terms of seats since <a href="/wiki/1929_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="1929 United Kingdom general election">1929</a>. The <a href="/wiki/Green_Party_of_England_and_Wales" title="Green Party of England and Wales">Green Party of England and Wales</a> won its first ever seat in the House of Commons, and the <a href="/wiki/Alliance_Party_of_Northern_Ireland" title="Alliance Party of Northern Ireland">Alliance Party of Northern Ireland</a> also gained its first elected member.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The general election saw a 5.1% <a href="/wiki/United_Kingdom_general_election_records" title="United Kingdom general election records">national swing</a> from Labour to the Conservatives, the third-largest since 1945. The result in one constituency, <a href="/wiki/Oldham_East_and_Saddleworth" class="mw-redirect" title="Oldham East and Saddleworth">Oldham East and Saddleworth</a>, was subsequently declared void on petition because of <a href="/wiki/2011_Oldham_East_and_Saddleworth_by-election" title="2011 Oldham East and Saddleworth by-election">illegal practices during the campaign</a>, the first such instance since 1910. </p><p>A hung parliament had been largely anticipated by the opinion polls in the run-up to the election, so politicians and voters were better prepared for the constitutional process that would follow such a result than they had been in 1974.<sup id="cite_ref-timesonline1_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-timesonline1-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The <a href="/wiki/Cameron%E2%80%93Clegg_coalition" title="Cameron–Clegg coalition">coalition government</a> that was subsequently formed was the first to result directly from a UK election. The hung parliament came about in spite of the Conservatives managing both a higher vote total and a higher share of the vote than the previous Labour government had done in <a href="/wiki/2005_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="2005 United Kingdom general election">2005</a>, when it had secured a comfortable majority (although vastly reduced from its landslide victories at the previous two elections). <a href="/wiki/Conservative%E2%80%93Liberal_Democrat_coalition_agreement" title="Conservative–Liberal Democrat coalition agreement">Coalition talks</a> began immediately between the Conservatives and the <a href="/wiki/Liberal_Democrats_(UK)" title="Liberal Democrats (UK)">Liberal Democrats</a>, and <a href="/wiki/2010_United_Kingdom_government_formation" title="2010 United Kingdom government formation">lasted for five days</a>. There was an aborted attempt to put together a Labour/Liberal Democrat coalition (although 11 seats from other smaller parties would have been required). To facilitate this, Gordon Brown announced on the evening of Monday 10 May that he would resign as Leader of the Labour Party. Realising that a deal between the Conservatives and the Liberal Democrats was imminent, Brown resigned the next day, on Tuesday 11 May, as prime minister, marking the end of 13 years of Labour government.<sup id="cite_ref-news.bbc.co.uk_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-news.bbc.co.uk-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This was accepted by Queen <a href="/wiki/Elizabeth_II" title="Elizabeth II">Elizabeth II</a>, who then invited David Cameron to form a government in her name and become prime minister. Just after midnight on 12 May, the Liberal Democrats approved the agreement "overwhelmingly",<sup id="cite_ref-New_government_–_live_blog_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-New_government_–_live_blog-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-LibDemApproveBBC_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-LibDemApproveBBC-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> sealing a <a href="/wiki/Cameron%E2%80%93Clegg_coalition" title="Cameron–Clegg coalition">coalition government of Conservatives and Liberal Democrats</a>. </p><p>A total of 149 sitting MPs stood down at the election, the highest since <a href="/wiki/1945_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="1945 United Kingdom general election">1945</a>, including many former New Labour Cabinet ministers such as former <a href="/wiki/Deputy_Prime_Minister_of_the_United_Kingdom" title="Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom">Deputy Prime Minister</a> <a href="/wiki/John_Prescott" title="John Prescott">John Prescott</a>, <a href="/wiki/Alan_Milburn" title="Alan Milburn">Alan Milburn</a>, <a href="/wiki/Geoff_Hoon" title="Geoff Hoon">Geoff Hoon</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ruth_Kelly" title="Ruth Kelly">Ruth Kelly</a>, <a href="/wiki/James_Purnell" title="James Purnell">James Purnell</a> and <a href="/wiki/John_Reid,_Baron_Reid_of_Cardowan" title="John Reid, Baron Reid of Cardowan">John Reid</a>. One reason for the very high number of MPs standing down was the <a href="/wiki/United_Kingdom_parliamentary_expenses_scandal" title="United Kingdom parliamentary expenses scandal">parliamentary expenses scandal a year earlier</a>. A record 228 new MPs were elected at the election. Many of the Conservative MPs elected for the first time became ministers in government. Notable newcomers who were elected to parliament in 2010 included future Conservative Prime Minister <a href="/wiki/Liz_Truss" title="Liz Truss">Liz Truss</a>, future chancellors of the Exchequer <a href="/wiki/Rachel_Reeves" title="Rachel Reeves">Rachel Reeves</a> and <a href="/wiki/Kwasi_Kwarteng" title="Kwasi Kwarteng">Kwasi Kwarteng</a>, future Home Secretaries <a href="/wiki/Priti_Patel" title="Priti Patel">Priti Patel</a> and <a href="/wiki/Sajid_Javid" title="Sajid Javid">Sajid Javid</a>, future Defence Secretary <a href="/wiki/Gavin_Williamson" title="Gavin Williamson">Gavin Williamson</a>, future Leaders of the House <a href="/wiki/Jacob_Rees-Mogg" title="Jacob Rees-Mogg">Jacob Rees-Mogg</a> and <a href="/wiki/Penny_Mordaunt" title="Penny Mordaunt">Penny Mordaunt</a>, future Health Secretary <a href="/wiki/Matt_Hancock" title="Matt Hancock">Matt Hancock</a> and future Deputy Prime Ministers <a href="/wiki/Dominic_Raab" title="Dominic Raab">Dominic Raab</a> and <a href="/wiki/Th%C3%A9r%C3%A8se_Coffey" title="Thérèse Coffey">Thérèse Coffey</a>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Background">Background</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2010_United_Kingdom_general_election&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Background"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1246091330"><table class="sidebar sidebar-collapse nomobile nowraplinks vcard hlist"><tbody><tr><th class="sidebar-title"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Royal_Coat_of_Arms_of_the_United_Kingdom_(HM_Government)_(St_Edwards_Crown).svg" class="mw-file-description"><img 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election</span></a><br /><span style="font-size: 80%; font-family: sans-serif;">(6 May)</span><br /></th></tr><tr><th class="sidebar-heading"> <div style="font-weight: bold;line-height:normal;"><a href="/wiki/Government_of_the_United_Kingdom" title="Government of the United Kingdom">Incumbent government</a></div></th></tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Gordon_Brown" title="Gordon Brown">Gordon Brown</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brown_Ministry" class="mw-redirect" title="Brown Ministry">Ministry</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Premiership_of_Gordon_Brown" title="Premiership of Gordon Brown">Premiership</a></li></ul></td> </tr><tr><th class="sidebar-heading"> Parties</th></tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Conservative_Party_(UK)" title="Conservative Party (UK)">Conservative</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Labour_Party_(UK)" title="Labour Party (UK)">Labour</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Scottish_National_Party" title="Scottish National Party">Scottish National Party</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Liberal_Democrats_(UK)" title="Liberal Democrats (UK)">Liberal Democrats</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Democratic_Unionist_Party" title="Democratic Unionist Party">DUP</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sinn_F%C3%A9in" title="Sinn Féin">Sinn Féin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Plaid_Cymru" title="Plaid Cymru">Plaid Cymru</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Social_Democratic_and_Labour_Party" title="Social Democratic and Labour Party">SDLP</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Green_Party_of_England_and_Wales" title="Green Party of England and Wales">Green</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alliance_Party_of_Northern_Ireland" title="Alliance Party of Northern Ireland">Alliance</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/UK_Independence_Party" title="UK Independence Party">UK Independence Party</a></li></ul></td> </tr><tr><th class="sidebar-heading"> Campaign</th></tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Opinion_polling_for_the_2010_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="Opinion polling for the 2010 United Kingdom general election">Opinion polling</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Endorsements_in_the_2010_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="Endorsements in the 2010 United Kingdom general election">Endorsements</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Motorway_man" title="Motorway man">Motorway man</a></li></ul></td> </tr><tr><th class="sidebar-heading"> Overview by country</th></tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2010_United_Kingdom_general_election_in_England" title="2010 United Kingdom general election in England">England</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2010_United_Kingdom_general_election_in_Northern_Ireland" title="2010 United Kingdom general election in Northern Ireland">Northern Ireland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2010_United_Kingdom_general_election_in_Scotland" title="2010 United Kingdom general election in Scotland">Scotland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2010_United_Kingdom_general_election_in_Wales" title="2010 United Kingdom general election in Wales">Wales</a></li></ul></td> </tr><tr><th class="sidebar-heading"> Outcome</th></tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Results_of_the_2010_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="Results of the 2010 United Kingdom general election">Results</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Results_breakdown_of_the_2010_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="Results breakdown of the 2010 United Kingdom general election">Breakdown</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_MPs_elected_in_the_2010_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="List of MPs elected in the 2010 United Kingdom general election">MPs elected</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2010_United_Kingdom_government_formation" title="2010 United Kingdom government formation">Formation of the government</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Conservative%E2%80%93Liberal_Democrat_coalition_agreement" title="Conservative–Liberal Democrat coalition agreement">Conservative–Lib Dem coalition agreement</a></li></ul></td> </tr><tr><th class="sidebar-heading"> <div style="font-weight: bold;line-height:normal;"><a href="/wiki/Government_of_the_United_Kingdom" title="Government of the United Kingdom">New government</a></div></th></tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/David_Cameron" title="David Cameron">David Cameron</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cameron%E2%80%93Clegg_coalition" title="Cameron–Clegg coalition">Ministry</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Premiership_of_David_Cameron" title="Premiership of David Cameron">Premiership</a></li></ul></td> </tr><tr><th class="sidebar-heading"> Related</th></tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2010_United_Kingdom_local_elections" title="2010 United Kingdom local elections">Local elections</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fifth_Periodic_Review_of_Westminster_constituencies" class="mw-redirect" title="Fifth Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies">Fifth Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_MPs_who_stood_down_at_the_2010_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="List of MPs who stood down at the 2010 United Kingdom general election">MPs who stood down</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_Kingdom_parliamentary_expenses_scandal" title="United Kingdom parliamentary expenses scandal">2009 expenses scandal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2011_United_Kingdom_Alternative_Vote_referendum" title="2011 United Kingdom Alternative Vote referendum">2011 AV Referendum</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fixed-term_Parliaments_Act_2011" title="Fixed-term Parliaments Act 2011">Fixed-term Parliaments Act 2011</a></li></ul></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-below"> <table style="width:100%; margin:1px; display:inline-table;"><tbody><tr> <td style="text-align:left; vertical-align:middle; padding:0 0.5em 0 0;" class="noprint">← <a href="/wiki/2005_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="2005 United Kingdom general 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confirming in a live press conference in <a href="/wiki/Downing_Street" title="Downing Street">Downing Street</a>, as had long been speculated, that the election would be held on 6 May,<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> five years since the previous election on 5 May 2005. The election took place on 6 May in <a href="/wiki/United_Kingdom_Parliament_constituencies" class="mw-redirect" title="United Kingdom Parliament constituencies">649 constituencies</a> across the United Kingdom, under the <a href="/wiki/First-past-the-post" class="mw-redirect" title="First-past-the-post">first-past-the-post</a> system, for seats in the <a href="/wiki/House_of_Commons_of_the_United_Kingdom" title="House of Commons of the United Kingdom">House of Commons</a>. Voting in the <a href="/wiki/Thirsk_and_Malton_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Thirsk and Malton (UK Parliament constituency)">Thirsk and Malton constituency</a><sup id="cite_ref-thirsk_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-thirsk-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>note 2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> was postponed for three weeks because of the <a href="/wiki/List_of_deaths_of_candidates_during_general_elections_of_the_United_Kingdom" title="List of deaths of candidates during general elections of the United Kingdom">death of a candidate</a>. </p><p>The governing Labour Party campaigned to secure a fourth consecutive term in office, and to restore support lost since 2001.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Conservative Party sought to gain a dominant position in British politics after losses in the 1990s, and to replace Labour as the governing party. The Liberal Democrats hoped to make gains from both sides and hoped to hold the <a href="/wiki/Balance_of_power_(parliament)" title="Balance of power (parliament)">balance of power</a> in a hung parliament. Since the <a href="/wiki/2010_United_Kingdom_general_election_debates" title="2010 United Kingdom general election debates">televised debates</a> between the three leaders, their poll ratings had risen to the point where many considered the possibility of a Liberal Democrat role in Government.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Polls just before election day saw a slight swing from the Liberal Democrats back to Labour and Conservatives, with the majority of final polls falling within one point of Conservatives 36%, Labour 29%, Liberal Democrats 23%.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> However, record numbers of undecided voters raised uncertainty about the outcome.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The <a href="/wiki/Scottish_National_Party" title="Scottish National Party">Scottish National Party</a>, encouraged by their victory in the <a href="/wiki/2007_Scottish_Parliament_election" title="2007 Scottish Parliament election">2007 Scottish parliament elections</a>, set itself a target of 20 MPs and was hoping to find itself holding a balance of power.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Equally, <a href="/wiki/Plaid_Cymru" title="Plaid Cymru">Plaid Cymru</a> sought gains in Wales. Smaller parties which had had successes at local elections and the <a href="/wiki/2009_European_Parliament_election_in_the_United_Kingdom" title="2009 European Parliament election in the United Kingdom">2009 European elections</a> (<a href="/wiki/UK_Independence_Party" title="UK Independence Party">UK Independence Party</a>, <a href="/wiki/Green_Party_of_England_and_Wales" title="Green Party of England and Wales">Green Party</a>, <a href="/wiki/British_National_Party" title="British National Party">British National Party</a>) looked to extend their representation to seats in the House of Commons. The <a href="/wiki/Democratic_Unionist_Party" title="Democratic Unionist Party">Democratic Unionist Party</a> looked to maintain, if not extend, its number of seats, having been the fourth-largest party in the House of Commons. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Key_dates">Key dates</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2010_United_Kingdom_general_election&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Key dates"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The key dates were: </p> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <td style="width:130px;">Monday 12 April</td> <td>Dissolution of <a href="/wiki/List_of_MPs_elected_in_the_2005_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="List of MPs elected in the 2005 United Kingdom general election">Parliament (the 54th)</a> and campaigning officially began </td></tr> <tr> <td>Tuesday 20 April</td> <td>Last day to file nomination papers, to register to vote, and to request a postal vote<sup id="cite_ref-Election_Timetables_18-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Election_Timetables-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Thursday 6 May</td> <td>Polling day </td></tr> <tr> <td>Tuesday 11 May</td> <td><a href="/wiki/David_Cameron" title="David Cameron">David Cameron</a> became prime minister through a coalition with the Liberal Democrats. </td></tr> <tr> <td>Tuesday 18 May</td> <td><a href="/wiki/List_of_MPs_elected_in_the_2010_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="List of MPs elected in the 2010 United Kingdom general election">New Parliament (the 55th)</a> assembled </td></tr> <tr> <td>Tuesday 25 May</td> <td><a href="/wiki/State_Opening_of_Parliament" title="State Opening of Parliament">State Opening of Parliament</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Thursday 27 May</td> <td>Voting took place in the delayed poll in the constituency of <a href="/wiki/Thirsk_and_Malton" class="mw-redirect" title="Thirsk and Malton">Thirsk and Malton</a><sup id="cite_ref-thirsk_4-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-thirsk-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>note 2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Friday 5 November</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Oldham_East_and_Saddleworth" class="mw-redirect" title="Oldham East and Saddleworth">Oldham East and Saddleworth</a> election result voided on petition at an <a href="/wiki/Election_court" title="Election court">election court</a>, causing a <a href="/wiki/2011_Oldham_East_and_Saddleworth_by-election" title="2011 Oldham East and Saddleworth by-election">by-election</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="MPs_declining_re-election">MPs declining re-election</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2010_United_Kingdom_general_election&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: MPs declining re-election"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/List_of_MPs_who_stood_down_at_the_2010_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="List of MPs who stood down at the 2010 United Kingdom general election">List of MPs who stood down at the 2010 United Kingdom general election</a></div> <p>This election had an unusually high number of MPs choosing not to seek re-election, with more standing down than did so at the <a href="/wiki/1945_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="1945 United Kingdom general election">1945 general election</a> (which on account of the extraordinary <a href="/wiki/World_War_II" title="World War II">wartime circumstances</a> came ten years after the preceding election).<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This has been attributed to the <a href="/wiki/2009_expenses_scandal" class="mw-redirect" title="2009 expenses scandal">2009 expenses scandal</a> and the fact there was talk that redundancy-style payments for departing MPs might be scrapped after the election.<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In all, 149 MPs (100 Labour, 35 Conservatives, 7 Liberal Democrats, 2 Independents, 1 Independent Conservative and 1 member each from the SNP, Plaid Cymru, the DUP, and the SDLP) decided not to contest the election. Additionally, three seats were vacant at the time of the dissolution of Parliament; two due to the deaths of Labour MPs and one due to the <a href="/wiki/Resignation_from_the_House_of_Commons_of_the_United_Kingdom" title="Resignation from the House of Commons of the United Kingdom">resignation</a> in January 2010 of a DUP member. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Boundary_changes">Boundary changes</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2010_United_Kingdom_general_election&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Boundary changes"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:2005UKElectionNominalMap.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/2005UKElectionNominalMap.svg/240px-2005UKElectionNominalMap.svg.png" decoding="async" width="240" height="234" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/2005UKElectionNominalMap.svg/360px-2005UKElectionNominalMap.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/2005UKElectionNominalMap.svg/480px-2005UKElectionNominalMap.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1020" data-file-height="996" /></a><figcaption>The hypothetical results of the 2005 election, if they had taken place with the new boundaries</figcaption></figure> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main articles: <a href="/wiki/Fifth_Periodic_Review_of_Westminster_constituencies" class="mw-redirect" title="Fifth Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies">Fifth Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies</a> and <a href="/wiki/Constituencies_of_the_Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom" title="Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom">Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom</a></div> <p>Each of the four national <a href="/wiki/Boundary_commissions_(United_Kingdom)" title="Boundary commissions (United Kingdom)">boundary commissions</a> is required by the Parliamentary Constituencies Act 1986 (as amended by the Boundary Commissions Act 1992) to conduct a general review of all the constituencies in its part of the United Kingdom every eight to twelve years to ensure the size and composition of constituencies are as fair as possible. Based on the Rallings and Thrasher <a href="/wiki/Notional_election_results" title="Notional election results">studies</a> using ward by ward data from local elections and the 2005 general election, the new boundaries used in 2010 would have returned nine fewer Labour MPs had they been in place at the previous election; given that there are to be four more seats in the next parliament this nationally reduces Labour's majority from 66 to 48.<sup id="cite_ref-Media_Guide_22-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Media_Guide-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Pursuant to Boundary Commission for England recommendations, the number of seats in England increased by four, and numerous changes were made to the existing constituency boundaries.<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Northern Ireland continued to elect 18 MPs, but minor changes were made to the eastern constituencies in accordance with the Northern Ireland Boundary Commission's recommendations.<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> For the first time, these changes include the splitting of an <a href="/wiki/Electoral_ward" class="mw-redirect" title="Electoral ward">electoral ward</a> between two constituencies. </p><p>Following the recommendations of the Boundary Commission for Wales, the total number of seats remained at 40, although new seats caused by radical redrawing of boundaries in <a href="/wiki/Clwyd" title="Clwyd">Clwyd</a> and <a href="/wiki/Gwynedd" title="Gwynedd">Gwynedd</a> were fought for the first time: <a href="/wiki/Arfon_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Arfon (UK Parliament constituency)">Arfon</a> and <a href="/wiki/Dwyfor_Meirionnydd_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Dwyfor Meirionnydd (UK Parliament constituency)">Dwyfor Meirionnydd</a> replaced <a href="/wiki/Caernarfon_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Caernarfon (UK Parliament constituency)">Caernarfon</a> and <a href="/wiki/Meirionnydd_Nant_Conwy_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Meirionnydd Nant Conwy (UK Parliament constituency)">Meirionnydd Nant Conwy</a>, respectively; <a href="/wiki/Aberconwy_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Aberconwy (UK Parliament constituency)">Aberconwy</a> replaced <a href="/wiki/Conwy_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Conwy (UK Parliament constituency)">Conwy</a>. At the time of the election Welsh constituencies had electorates on average around 14,000 smaller than their counterparts in England.<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Scotland saw its most recent large-scale review completed in 2004, so its 59 constituencies remained the same as at the 2005 general election. </p> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div> <table class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"> <caption>Hypothetical UK General Election 2005 on new 2010 boundaries </caption> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top;"> <th style="width:230px" colspan="2" rowspan="2">Party </th> <th colspan="5">Seats </th> <th colspan="3">Votes </th></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top;"> <th style="width:30px">Count </th> <th style="width:30px">Gain </th> <th style="width:30px">Loss </th> <th style="width:30px">Net </th> <th style="width:60px">Of total (%) </th> <th style="width:60px">Of total (%) </th> <th style="width:60px">Count </th> <th style="width:40px">± </th></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color: #E4003B; width: 3px;">  </td> <td style="width: 130px;"><a href="/wiki/Labour_Party_(UK)" title="Labour Party (UK)">Labour</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right;">349 </td> <td style="text-align:right;"> </td> <td style="text-align:right;"> </td> <td style="text-align:right;"><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Decrease"><img alt="Decrease" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/11px-Decrease2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/17px-Decrease2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/22px-Decrease2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span>6 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">53.7 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">35.2 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">9,552,436 </td> <td style="text-align:right;"> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color: #0087DC; width: 3px;">  </td> <td style="width: 130px;"><a href="/wiki/Conservative_Party_(UK)" title="Conservative Party (UK)">Conservative</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right;">210 </td> <td style="text-align:right;"> </td> <td style="text-align:right;"> </td> <td style="text-align:right;"><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Increase"><img alt="Increase" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/11px-Increase2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/17px-Increase2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/22px-Increase2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span>12 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">32.3 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">32.4 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">8,784,915 </td> <td style="text-align:right;"> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color: #FAA61A; width: 3px;">  </td> <td style="width: 130px;"><a href="/wiki/Liberal_Democrats_(UK)" title="Liberal Democrats (UK)">Liberal Democrats</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right;">62 </td> <td style="text-align:right;"> </td> <td style="text-align:right;"> </td> <td style="text-align:right;"> </td> <td style="text-align:right;">9.5 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">22.1 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">5,985,454 </td> <td style="text-align:right;"> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color: #005B54; width: 3px;">  </td> <td style="width: 130px;"><a href="/wiki/Plaid_Cymru" title="Plaid Cymru">Plaid Cymru</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right;">2 </td> <td style="text-align:right;"> </td> <td style="text-align:right;"> </td> <td style="text-align:right;"><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Decrease"><img alt="Decrease" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/11px-Decrease2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/17px-Decrease2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/22px-Decrease2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span>1 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">0.3 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">0.6 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">174,838 </td> <td style="text-align:right;"> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color: white; width: 3px;">  </td> <td style="width: 130px;"><a href="/wiki/Other_parties" class="mw-redirect" title="Other parties">Other parties</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right;">27 </td> <td style="text-align:right;"> </td> <td style="text-align:right;"> </td> <td style="text-align:right;"> </td> <td style="text-align:right;">4.2 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">9.7 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">2,650,867 </td> <td style="text-align:right;"> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color: #E9E9E9;width: 3px">  </td> <td style="width: 130px">Total </td> <td style="text-align:right;">650 </td> <td style="text-align:right;"> </td> <td style="text-align:right;"> </td> <td style="text-align:right;"> </td> <td style="text-align:right;"> </td> <td style="text-align:right;"> </td> <td style="text-align:right;">27,148,510 </td> <td style="text-align:right;"> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Contesting_parties">Contesting parties</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2010_United_Kingdom_general_election&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Contesting parties"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Main_parties">Main parties</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2010_United_Kingdom_general_election&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Main parties"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/2005_Conservative_Party_leadership_election" title="2005 Conservative Party leadership election">2005 Conservative Party leadership election</a>, <a href="/wiki/2006_Liberal_Democrats_leadership_election" title="2006 Liberal Democrats leadership election">2006 Liberal Democrats leadership election</a>, <a href="/wiki/2007_Labour_Party_leadership_election_(UK)" title="2007 Labour Party leadership election (UK)">2007 Labour Party leadership election (UK)</a>, and <a href="/wiki/2007_Liberal_Democrats_leadership_election" title="2007 Liberal Democrats leadership election">2007 Liberal Democrats leadership election</a></div> <p>All three main parties went into the general election having changed leaders since 2005. <a href="/wiki/David_Cameron" title="David Cameron">David Cameron</a> became <a href="/wiki/Conservative_Party_(UK)" title="Conservative Party (UK)">Conservative</a> leader in December 2005, replacing <a href="/wiki/Michael_Howard" title="Michael Howard">Michael Howard</a>. <a href="/wiki/Gordon_Brown" title="Gordon Brown">Gordon Brown</a> succeeded <a href="/wiki/Tony_Blair" title="Tony Blair">Tony Blair</a> as leader of the <a href="/wiki/Labour_Party_(UK)" title="Labour Party (UK)">Labour Party</a> and prime minister in June 2007. <a href="/wiki/Nick_Clegg" title="Nick Clegg">Nick Clegg</a> was elected as leader of the <a href="/wiki/Liberal_Democrats_(UK)" title="Liberal Democrats (UK)">Liberal Democrats</a> in December 2007, succeeding <a href="/wiki/Menzies_Campbell" title="Menzies Campbell">Menzies Campbell</a> who had replaced <a href="/wiki/Charles_Kennedy" title="Charles Kennedy">Charles Kennedy</a> in January 2006. The last time all three main parties went into a general election with new leaders was in the <a href="/wiki/1979_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="1979 United Kingdom general election">1979 election</a>, when <a href="/wiki/James_Callaghan" title="James Callaghan">James Callaghan</a> as Labour leader, <a href="/wiki/Margaret_Thatcher" title="Margaret Thatcher">Margaret Thatcher</a> for the Conservatives, and <a href="/wiki/David_Steel" title="David Steel">David Steel</a> with the then-<a href="/wiki/Liberal_Party_(UK)" title="Liberal Party (UK)">Liberal Party</a> took to the polls. </p><p>The prospect of a <a href="/wiki/Coalition_government" title="Coalition government">coalition</a> or <a href="/wiki/Minority_government" title="Minority government">minority government</a> was being considered well before polling day. <a href="/wiki/Gordon_Brown" title="Gordon Brown">Gordon Brown</a> made comments about the possibility of a coalition in January 2010.<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2009, it was reported that senior civil servants were to meet with the Liberal Democrats to discuss their policies, an indication of how seriously the prospect of a hung parliament was being taken.<sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Nick_Clegg" title="Nick Clegg">Nick Clegg</a><sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and <a href="/wiki/Menzies_Campbell" title="Menzies Campbell">Menzies Campbell</a><sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> had continued the position of <a href="/wiki/Charles_Kennedy" title="Charles Kennedy">Charles Kennedy</a> of not being prepared to form a coalition with either main party and of voting against any <a href="/wiki/Queen%27s_Speech" class="mw-redirect" title="Queen's Speech">Queen's Speech</a> unless there was an unambiguous commitment in it to introduce <a href="/wiki/Proportional_representation" title="Proportional representation">proportional representation</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Other_parties">Other parties</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2010_United_Kingdom_general_election&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Other parties"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/List_of_parties_contesting_the_2010_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="List of parties contesting the 2010 United Kingdom general election">List of parties contesting the 2010 United Kingdom general election</a></div> <p>Other parties with representation at Westminster after the previous general election included the <a href="/wiki/Scottish_National_Party" title="Scottish National Party">Scottish National Party</a>, with six parliamentary seats, <a href="/wiki/Plaid_Cymru" title="Plaid Cymru">Plaid Cymru</a> from Wales with three seats, and <a href="/wiki/Respect_Party" title="Respect Party">Respect – The Unity Coalition</a> and <a href="/wiki/Health_Concern" class="mw-redirect" title="Health Concern">Health Concern</a>, each of which held one parliamentary seat in England. Since that election, the SNP had won the <a href="/wiki/2007_Scottish_Parliament_election" title="2007 Scottish Parliament election">2007 Scottish Parliament elections</a> and gained control of the <a href="/wiki/Scottish_Government" title="Scottish Government">Scottish Government</a>, and also won the largest share of the <a href="/wiki/2009_European_Parliament_election" title="2009 European Parliament election">2009 European Parliament election</a> vote in Scotland.<sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In Wales, the Labour Party remained the largest party in the <a href="/wiki/2007_National_Assembly_for_Wales_election" title="2007 National Assembly for Wales election">Welsh Assembly</a>, although Plaid Cymru increased their share of the vote and formed a <a href="/wiki/One_Wales" title="One Wales">coalition government</a> with Labour.<sup id="cite_ref-Labour-Plaid_31-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Labour-Plaid-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2009 the <a href="/wiki/Ulster_Unionist_Party" title="Ulster Unionist Party">Ulster Unionist Party</a> and the Conservative Party announced they had formed an <a href="/wiki/Electoral_alliance" title="Electoral alliance">electoral alliance</a> whereby the two parties would field joint candidates for future elections under the banner of "<a href="/wiki/Ulster_Conservatives_and_Unionists_%E2%80%93_New_Force" class="mw-redirect" title="Ulster Conservatives and Unionists – New Force">Ulster Conservatives and Unionists – New Force</a>".<sup id="cite_ref-LadyH_32-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-LadyH-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> However, this caused the sole UUP MP Lady <a href="/wiki/Sylvia_Hermon" title="Sylvia Hermon">Sylvia Hermon</a> to resign from the party on 25 March 2010, leaving them with no representation at Westminster for the first time in their history.<sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Many constituencies were contested by other, smaller parties. Parties that won no representatives at Westminster in 2005 but have seats in the <a href="/wiki/Devolution#United_Kingdom" title="Devolution">devolved assemblies</a> or <a href="/wiki/European_Parliament" title="European Parliament">European Parliament</a> included the <a href="/wiki/Alliance_Party_of_Northern_Ireland" title="Alliance Party of Northern Ireland">Alliance Party of Northern Ireland</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Progressive_Unionist_Party_of_Northern_Ireland" class="mw-redirect" title="Progressive Unionist Party of Northern Ireland">Progressive Unionist Party of Northern Ireland</a>, the <a href="/wiki/British_National_Party" title="British National Party">British National Party</a>, the <a href="/wiki/UK_Independence_Party" title="UK Independence Party">UK Independence Party</a> (UKIP), and the Green parties in the UK: the <a href="/wiki/Green_Party_of_England_and_Wales" title="Green Party of England and Wales">Green Party of England and Wales</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Scottish_Green_Party" class="mw-redirect" title="Scottish Green Party">Scottish Green Party</a>, and the <a href="/wiki/Green_Party_in_Northern_Ireland" class="mw-redirect" title="Green Party in Northern Ireland">Green Party in Northern Ireland</a>. In 2009, <a href="/wiki/Nigel_Farage" title="Nigel Farage">Nigel Farage</a> announced his intention to resign as UKIP leader to focus on becoming an MP. Farage was replaced in an election by party members by <a href="/wiki/Lord_Pearson_of_Rannoch" class="mw-redirect" title="Lord Pearson of Rannoch">Lord Pearson of Rannoch</a>, whose stated intention was for the electoral support of UKIP to force a hung parliament. The Green Party of England and Wales voted to have a position of leader for the first time; the <a href="/wiki/2008_Green_Party_of_England_and_Wales_leadership_election" title="2008 Green Party of England and Wales leadership election">first leadership election</a> was won by <a href="/wiki/Caroline_Lucas" title="Caroline Lucas">Caroline Lucas</a>, who successfully contested the constituency of <a href="/wiki/Brighton_Pavilion_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Brighton Pavilion (UK Parliament constituency)">Brighton Pavilion</a>. </p><p>In addition, a new loose coalition, <a href="/wiki/Trade_Unionist_and_Socialist_Coalition" title="Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition">Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition</a> (TUSC), contested a general election for the first time. TUSC was a grouping of left wing parties that participated in the <a href="/wiki/2009_European_Parliament_election_in_the_United_Kingdom" title="2009 European Parliament election in the United Kingdom">2009 European Parliament elections</a> under the name of <a href="/wiki/No2EU" title="No2EU">No2EU</a>; members included the <a href="/wiki/Socialist_Workers_Party_(UK)" title="Socialist Workers Party (UK)">Socialist Workers Party</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Socialist_Party_(England_and_Wales)" title="Socialist Party (England and Wales)">Socialist Party</a>, the Socialist Alliance, <a href="/wiki/Socialist_Resistance" class="mw-redirect" title="Socialist Resistance">Socialist Resistance</a>, and is supported by some members of <a href="/wiki/UNISON" class="mw-redirect" title="UNISON">UNISON</a>, the <a href="/wiki/National_Union_of_Teachers" title="National Union of Teachers">National Union of Teachers</a>, the <a href="/wiki/University_and_College_Union" title="University and College Union">University and College Union</a>, the <a href="/wiki/National_Union_of_Rail,_Maritime_and_Transport_Workers" class="mw-redirect" title="National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers">National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers</a>, and the <a href="/wiki/Public_and_Commercial_Services_Union" title="Public and Commercial Services Union">Public and Commercial Services Union</a>. Several members of these unions ran as candidates under the TUSC banner.<sup id="cite_ref-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> However, some former members of NO2EU, such as the <a href="/wiki/Liberal_Party_(UK,_1989)" title="Liberal Party (UK, 1989)">Liberal Party</a><sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (April 2010)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> and the <a href="/wiki/Communist_Party_of_Britain" title="Communist Party of Britain">Communist Party of Britain</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-35" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> chose not to participate in the TUSC campaign. The coalition did not run candidates against left wing Labour or Respect candidates.<sup id="cite_ref-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-37" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Campaign">Campaign</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2010_United_Kingdom_general_election&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Campaign"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="April">April</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2010_United_Kingdom_general_election&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: April"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The prospective Labour candidate for <a href="/wiki/Moray_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Moray (UK Parliament constituency)">Moray</a>, Stuart Maclennan, was sacked after making offensive comments on his <a href="/wiki/Twitter" title="Twitter">Twitter</a> page, referring to elderly voters as "coffin dodgers" and voters in the North of Scotland as "<a href="/wiki/Teuchter" title="Teuchter">teuchters</a>", and insulting politicians such as Cameron, Clegg, <a href="/wiki/John_Bercow" title="John Bercow">John Bercow</a> and <a href="/wiki/Diane_Abbott" title="Diane Abbott">Diane Abbott</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-38" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The UKIP candidate for <a href="/wiki/Thirsk_and_Malton" class="mw-redirect" title="Thirsk and Malton">Thirsk and Malton</a>—John Boakes—died, causing the election in the constituency to be postponed until 27 May.<sup id="cite_ref-39" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-40" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-41" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-42" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Philip Lardner, the Conservative candidate for <a href="/wiki/North_Ayrshire_and_Arran" class="mw-redirect" title="North Ayrshire and Arran">North Ayrshire and Arran</a>, was suspended from the party for comments he made about homosexuality on his website, describing it as not "normal behaviour". <a href="/wiki/Andrew_Fulton_(diplomat)" title="Andrew Fulton (diplomat)">Andrew Fulton</a>, the chairman of the <a href="/wiki/Scottish_Conservative_Party" class="mw-redirect" title="Scottish Conservative Party">Scottish Conservative Party</a>, called the comments "deeply offensive and unacceptable", adding: "These views have no place in the modern Conservative party." However, he still appeared as a Conservative candidate because it was too late to remove his name from the ballot paper.<sup id="cite_ref-43" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>A total of 2,378 postal voters in <a href="/wiki/Bristol_West" class="mw-redirect" title="Bristol West">Bristol West</a> were wrongly sent ballot papers for <a href="/wiki/Bristol_East" class="mw-redirect" title="Bristol East">Bristol East</a> by mistake. <a href="/wiki/Bristol_City_Council" title="Bristol City Council">Bristol City Council</a> officials asked people to tear up the wrong papers and said: "Every effort will be made to ensure delivery [of new ballot papers] by 30 April."<sup id="cite_ref-44" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The SNP attempted but failed to ban the broadcast of the final party leaders' debate in Scotland, in a court action. They had argued that "the corporation [the BBC] had breached its rules on impartiality by excluding the SNP". The judge, Lady Smith, ruled that "the SNP's case 'lacks the requisite precision and clarity<span style="padding-right:.15em;">'</span>" and added she could not "conclude the BBC had breached impartiality rules". Additionally, broadcasting regulator Ofcom ruled that it had not "upheld complaints received from the SNP and Plaid Cymru about The First Election Debate broadcast on ITV1 on Thursday 15 April 2010".<sup id="cite_ref-45" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-45"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Conservative_Party_posters.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/84/Conservative_Party_posters.jpg/220px-Conservative_Party_posters.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/84/Conservative_Party_posters.jpg/330px-Conservative_Party_posters.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/84/Conservative_Party_posters.jpg/440px-Conservative_Party_posters.jpg 2x" data-file-width="604" data-file-height="453" /></a><figcaption>An election sign in a residential property.</figcaption></figure> <p>The leader of the UK Independence Party, <a href="/wiki/Malcolm_Pearson,_Baron_Pearson_of_Rannoch" title="Malcolm Pearson, Baron Pearson of Rannoch">Lord Pearson</a>, wrote an open letter to <a href="/wiki/Somerset" title="Somerset">Somerset</a> newspapers, asking voters to support Conservative candidates, rather than UKIP candidates in the <a href="/wiki/Somerton_and_Frome" class="mw-redirect" title="Somerton and Frome">Somerton and Frome</a>, <a href="/wiki/Taunton_Deane_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Taunton Deane (UK Parliament constituency)">Taunton Deane</a> and <a href="/wiki/Wells_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Wells (UK Parliament constituency)">Wells</a> constituencies. This action was criticised by UKIP candidates who refused to stand down.<sup id="cite_ref-46" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-46"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The Labour candidate for Bristol East and former MP <a href="/wiki/Kerry_McCarthy" title="Kerry McCarthy">Kerry McCarthy</a> revealed information about postal votes cast in the constituency on Twitter. <a href="/wiki/Avon_and_Somerset_Police" title="Avon and Somerset Police">Avon and Somerset Police</a> said they were "looking into a possible alleged breach of electoral law". <a href="/wiki/Bristol_City_Council" title="Bristol City Council">Bristol City Council</a> stated: "This is a criminal matter and [it] will be for the police to decide what action to take."<sup id="cite_ref-47" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-47"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The former Prime Minister <a href="/wiki/Tony_Blair" title="Tony Blair">Tony Blair</a> returned to the campaign trail for Labour, visiting a polyclinic in Harrow West, following a troubled Labour campaign.<sup id="cite_ref-48" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-48"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Postal voters in the marginal <a href="/wiki/Vale_of_Glamorgan_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Vale of Glamorgan (UK Parliament constituency)">Vale of Glamorgan</a> constituency had to be issued with new ballot papers after mistakenly being told they did not have to sign applications for postal votes.<sup id="cite_ref-49" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-49"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>A group of entrepreneurs warned on the dangers of a <a href="/wiki/Liberal-Labour_(UK)" title="Liberal-Labour (UK)">Labour-Liberal</a> coalition in an open letter to <i><a href="/wiki/The_Times" title="The Times">The Times</a></i> on 29 April.<sup id="cite_ref-50" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-50"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>47<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-51" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-51"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>48<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-52" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-52"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>49<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Bigotgate">Bigotgate</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2010_United_Kingdom_general_election&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Bigotgate"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>On 28 April, <a href="/wiki/Gordon_Brown" title="Gordon Brown">Gordon Brown</a> met Gillian Duffy, a 65-year-old woman and lifelong Labour voter from <a href="/wiki/Rochdale_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Rochdale (UK Parliament constituency)">Rochdale</a>, a Labour–Liberal Democrat marginal seat. She asked him about vulnerable people supposedly not receiving benefits because immigrants were receiving them, adding: "You can't say anything about the immigrants because you're saying that you're ... but all these eastern Europeans what are coming in, where are they flocking from?" Brown replied: "A million people have come from Europe but a million British people have gone into Europe."<sup id="cite_ref-53" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-53"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>50<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-54" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-54"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>51<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In a private conversation with his communications director <a href="/wiki/Justin_Forsyth" title="Justin Forsyth">Justin Forsyth</a> following the meeting, Brown described Duffy as "just a sort of bigoted woman that said she used be Labour. I mean it's just ridiculous."<sup id="cite_ref-55" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-55"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>52<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Brown's remarks were <a href="/wiki/Hot_mic" title="Hot mic">inadvertently recorded</a> by a <a href="/wiki/Sky_News" title="Sky News">Sky News</a> microphone he was still wearing, and widely broadcast. Labour sources later stated that Brown had misheard Duffy and thought she had asked, "where are they fucking from?"<sup id="cite_ref-56" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-56"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>53<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-57" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-57"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>54<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-58" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-58"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>55<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Soon after the incident, Brown talked to <a href="/wiki/Jeremy_Vine" title="Jeremy Vine">Jeremy Vine</a> live on <a href="/wiki/BBC_Radio_2" title="BBC Radio 2">BBC Radio 2</a> and publicly apologised to Duffy. American comedian <a href="/wiki/Jon_Stewart" title="Jon Stewart">Jon Stewart</a> commented that the clip showed the moment when Brown's "political career leaves his body".<sup id="cite_ref-59" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-59"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>56<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Brown subsequently visited Duffy to apologise in person. Upon emerging, he described himself as a "penitent sinner",<sup id="cite_ref-60" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-60"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>57<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> while Duffy refused to speak to the press and would not shake hands with him in front of the cameras. She said the incident had left her feeling more sad than angry and that she would not be voting for Labour or any other party.<sup id="cite_ref-61" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-61"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>58<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The incident was subsequently dubbed "Bigotgate", which was later added to the <a href="/wiki/Collins_English_Dictionary" title="Collins English Dictionary">Collins English Dictionary</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-62" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-62"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>59<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Despite this, Labour went on to gain the <a href="/wiki/Rochdale_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Rochdale (UK Parliament constituency)">Rochdale</a> seat from the Liberal Democrats, one of the few gains they made in the election. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="May">May</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2010_United_Kingdom_general_election&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: May"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In <a href="/wiki/Hornsey_and_Wood_Green" class="mw-redirect" title="Hornsey and Wood Green">Hornsey and Wood Green</a> constituency 749 postal voters were sent ballot papers which asked voters to pick three candidates instead of one; <a href="/wiki/London_Borough_of_Haringey" title="London Borough of Haringey">Haringey Council</a> had to send correct versions by hand.<sup id="cite_ref-63" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-63"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>60<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/Metropolitan_Police" title="Metropolitan Police">Metropolitan Police</a> launched an investigation in the <a href="/wiki/London_Borough_of_Tower_Hamlets" title="London Borough of Tower Hamlets">London Borough of Tower Hamlets</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/The_Times" title="The Times">The Times</a></i> reported on 2 May that the investigation had revealed some names on the register were fictitious, with a late surge in applications to be added to the electoral register (before 20 April deadline) leading to 5,000 additions without time for full checks.<sup id="cite_ref-64" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-64"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>61<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In terms of the outcome of the borough's two seats, the narrower majority in any event exceeded 5,000 votes in <a href="/wiki/Poplar_and_Limehouse" class="mw-redirect" title="Poplar and Limehouse">Poplar and Limehouse</a>, at 6,030 votes. </p><p>The Labour candidate for <a href="/wiki/North_West_Norfolk" class="mw-redirect" title="North West Norfolk">North West Norfolk</a>, Manish Sood, described <a href="/wiki/Gordon_Brown" title="Gordon Brown">Gordon Brown</a> as Britain's worst ever prime minister.<sup id="cite_ref-65" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-65"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>62<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The comments, which he repeated to a variety of news outlets, took attention away from the previous day's speech by Brown to <a href="/wiki/Citizens_UK" title="Citizens UK">Citizens UK</a>, widely described as his best in the campaign.<sup id="cite_ref-66" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-66"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>63<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-67" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-67"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>64<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>A Conservative Party activist in <a href="/wiki/Peterborough" title="Peterborough">Peterborough</a> was arrested after alleged postal voting fraud, calling into question 150 postal votes.<sup id="cite_ref-68" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-68"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>65<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Nick_Griffin,_talking_to_voters.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Nick_Griffin%2C_talking_to_voters.jpg/170px-Nick_Griffin%2C_talking_to_voters.jpg" decoding="async" width="170" height="181" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Nick_Griffin%2C_talking_to_voters.jpg/255px-Nick_Griffin%2C_talking_to_voters.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Nick_Griffin%2C_talking_to_voters.jpg/340px-Nick_Griffin%2C_talking_to_voters.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1106" data-file-height="1180" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Nick_Griffin" title="Nick Griffin">Nick Griffin</a>, leader of the <a href="/wiki/British_National_Party" title="British National Party">British National Party</a>, talking to voters in <a href="/wiki/Romford_Market" title="Romford Market">Romford Market</a>.</figcaption></figure> <p>Simon Bennett resigned as the head of the <a href="/wiki/British_National_Party" title="British National Party">British National Party</a>'s online operation then redirected its website to his own on which he attacked the party's leadership.<sup id="cite_ref-69" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-69"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>66<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Polling_station_6_may_2010.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/be/Polling_station_6_may_2010.jpg/220px-Polling_station_6_may_2010.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/be/Polling_station_6_may_2010.jpg/330px-Polling_station_6_may_2010.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/be/Polling_station_6_may_2010.jpg/440px-Polling_station_6_may_2010.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2592" data-file-height="1944" /></a><figcaption>Polling station in <a href="/wiki/Camberwell" title="Camberwell">Camberwell</a></figcaption></figure> <p>On the morning of polling day, 6 May, the former and later leader of UKIP, <a href="/wiki/Nigel_Farage" title="Nigel Farage">Nigel Farage</a>, standing in <a href="/wiki/Buckingham_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Buckingham (UK Parliament constituency)">Buckingham</a> against the Speaker, was injured when a light banner-towing aircraft in which he was a passenger crashed near <a href="/wiki/Brackley" title="Brackley">Brackley</a>, Northamptonshire.<sup id="cite_ref-70" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-70"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>67<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Groups of voters waiting in queues at 10 pm were locked out of polling stations in <a href="/wiki/Sheffield_Hallam_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Sheffield Hallam (UK Parliament constituency)">Sheffield Hallam</a>, Manchester and Leeds; and police said one London polling station was open until 10.30 pm, which triggered a national review of polling station requirements led by the <a href="/wiki/Electoral_Commission_(United_Kingdom)" title="Electoral Commission (United Kingdom)">Electoral Commission</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-71" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-71"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>68<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The counts for the <a href="/wiki/Foyle_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Foyle (UK Parliament constituency)">Foyle</a> and <a href="/wiki/East_Londonderry_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="East Londonderry (UK Parliament constituency)">East Londonderry</a> constituencies were suspended because of a security alert around 11 pm after a car was abandoned outside the counting centre, causing a bomb scare. </p> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Debates">Debates</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2010_United_Kingdom_general_election&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Debates"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/2010_United_Kingdom_general_election_debates" title="2010 United Kingdom general election debates">2010 United Kingdom general election debates</a></div> <p>Following a campaign by <a href="/wiki/Sky_News" title="Sky News">Sky News</a> and with agreement of the party leaders,<sup id="cite_ref-72" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-72"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>69<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> it was announced on 21 December 2009 that there would be three leaders' debates, each broadcast on <a href="/wiki/Prime_time#United_Kingdom" title="Prime time">prime time television</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-73" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-73"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>70<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and a subsequent announcement in March 2010 that a debate between the financial spokesmen of the three main parties, <a href="/wiki/Alistair_Darling" title="Alistair Darling">Alistair Darling</a>, <a href="/wiki/George_Osborne" title="George Osborne">George Osborne</a> and <a href="/wiki/Vince_Cable" title="Vince Cable">Vince Cable</a> would be held on 29 March.<sup id="cite_ref-74" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-74"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>71<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th style="width:5%;"><b>Date</b> </th> <th style="width:5%;"><b>Host</b> </th> <th style="width:5%;"><b>Location</b> </th> <th style="width:5%;"><b>Moderator</b> </th> <th style="width:5%;"><b>Subject</b> </th></tr> <tr> <td>15 April </td> <td><a href="/wiki/ITV_(TV_network)" title="ITV (TV network)">ITV</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Manchester" title="Manchester">Manchester</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Alastair_Stewart" title="Alastair Stewart">Alastair Stewart</a> </td> <td>Domestic policy </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="5" style="vertical-align:top; border-bottom:solid 2px black;"><b>Highlights</b><br />In instant polling after the event <a href="/wiki/Nick_Clegg" title="Nick Clegg">Nick Clegg</a> was judged the clear winner.<sup id="cite_ref-75" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-75"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>72<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This first debate caused a large, immediate, and unexpected impact on opinion polls in favour of the Liberal Democrats. </td></tr> <tr> <td>22 April </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sky_News" title="Sky News">Sky News</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bristol" title="Bristol">Bristol</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Adam_Boulton" title="Adam Boulton">Adam Boulton</a> </td> <td>International affairs </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="5" style="vertical-align:top; border-bottom:solid 2px black;"><b>Highlights</b><br /><a href="/wiki/Nick_Clegg" title="Nick Clegg">Nick Clegg</a> and <a href="/wiki/David_Cameron" title="David Cameron">David Cameron</a> came out best in the instant polls with <a href="/wiki/Gordon_Brown" title="Gordon Brown">Gordon Brown</a> very closely behind. <a href="/wiki/Nick_Clegg" title="Nick Clegg">Nick Clegg</a>, having received such a surge after the first debate, was judged to have fended off Labour and Conservative Party attacks. <a href="/wiki/Gordon_Brown" title="Gordon Brown">Gordon Brown</a> was judged to have drastically improved his performance, and <a href="/wiki/David_Cameron" title="David Cameron">David Cameron</a> was judged to have overcome the nerves that commentators believed affected him in the First Debate.<sup id="cite_ref-76" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-76"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>73<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In the build-up, the Liberal Democrats were affected by claims Clegg had received secret donations from businessmen, although he subsequently released his financial statements to show that no improper conduct had occurred.<sup id="cite_ref-77" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-77"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>74<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>29 April </td> <td><a href="/wiki/BBC" title="BBC">BBC</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Birmingham" title="Birmingham">Birmingham</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/David_Dimbleby" title="David Dimbleby">David Dimbleby</a> </td> <td>Economy and taxes </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="5" style="vertical-align:top; border-bottom:solid 2px black;"><b>Highlights</b><br />In the third and final poll, <a href="/wiki/David_Cameron" title="David Cameron">David Cameron</a> was widely regarded as the party leader who made the best impression to the audience at home.<sup id="cite_ref-78" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-78"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>75<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-ComRes29April10_79-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ComRes29April10-79"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>76<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-80" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-80"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>77<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Populus29April10_81-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Populus29April10-81"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>78<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Guardian29April10_82-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Guardian29April10-82"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>79<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> At the end of the debating night, the Conservatives had gained a 5% lead over Labour. </td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The SNP insisted that as the leading political party in Scotland in the latest opinion poll, it should be included in any debate broadcast in Scotland.<sup id="cite_ref-83" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-83"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>80<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On 22 December 2009, the UKIP leader, <a href="/wiki/Malcolm_Pearson,_Baron_Pearson_of_Rannoch" title="Malcolm Pearson, Baron Pearson of Rannoch">Lord Pearson</a> stated that his party should also be included. Following a decision by the BBC Trust not to uphold a complaint from the SNP and Plaid Cymru over their exclusion from the planned BBC debate, the SNP announced on 25 April that they would proceed with legal action over the debate scheduled for 29 April.<sup id="cite_ref-84" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-84"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>81<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The party said it was not trying to stop the broadcast but it wanted an SNP politician included for balance. The SNP lost the case, in a judgement delivered on 28 April.<sup id="cite_ref-85" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-85"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>82<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Opinion_polls">Opinion polls</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2010_United_Kingdom_general_election&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Opinion polls"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Opinion_polling_for_the_2010_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="Opinion polling for the 2010 United Kingdom general election">Opinion polling for the 2010 United Kingdom general election</a></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/Exit_poll" title="Exit poll">Exit poll</a> and <a href="/wiki/Opinion_poll" title="Opinion poll">Opinion poll</a></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1246091330"><table class="sidebar nomobile nowraplinks"><tbody><tr><th class="sidebar-title">Opinion polling for UK general elections</th></tr><tr><th class="sidebar-heading"> <a href="/wiki/2001_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="2001 United Kingdom general election">2001 election</a></th></tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <a href="/wiki/Opinion_polling_for_the_2001_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="Opinion polling for the 2001 United Kingdom general election">Opinion polls</a></td> </tr><tr><th class="sidebar-heading"> <a href="/wiki/2005_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="2005 United Kingdom general election">2005 election</a></th></tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <a href="/wiki/Opinion_polling_for_the_2005_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="Opinion polling for the 2005 United Kingdom general election">Opinion polls</a></td> </tr><tr><th class="sidebar-heading"> <a class="mw-selflink selflink">2010 election</a></th></tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <a href="/wiki/Opinion_polling_for_the_2010_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="Opinion polling for the 2010 United Kingdom general election">Opinion polls</a></td> </tr><tr><th class="sidebar-heading"> <a href="/wiki/2015_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="2015 United Kingdom general election">2015 election</a></th></tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <a href="/wiki/Opinion_polling_for_the_2015_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="Opinion polling for the 2015 United Kingdom general election">Opinion polls</a> • <a href="/wiki/Leadership_approval_opinion_polling_for_the_2015_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="Leadership approval opinion polling for the 2015 United Kingdom general election">Leadership approval</a></td> </tr><tr><th class="sidebar-heading"> <a href="/wiki/2017_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="2017 United Kingdom general election">2017 election</a></th></tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <a href="/wiki/Opinion_polling_for_the_2017_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="Opinion polling for the 2017 United Kingdom general election">Opinion polls</a></td> </tr></tbody></table> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Polling_station_on_Aire_Road_in_Wetherby,_West_Yorkshire_(6th_May_2010).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0e/Polling_station_on_Aire_Road_in_Wetherby%2C_West_Yorkshire_%286th_May_2010%29.jpg/220px-Polling_station_on_Aire_Road_in_Wetherby%2C_West_Yorkshire_%286th_May_2010%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0e/Polling_station_on_Aire_Road_in_Wetherby%2C_West_Yorkshire_%286th_May_2010%29.jpg/330px-Polling_station_on_Aire_Road_in_Wetherby%2C_West_Yorkshire_%286th_May_2010%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0e/Polling_station_on_Aire_Road_in_Wetherby%2C_West_Yorkshire_%286th_May_2010%29.jpg/440px-Polling_station_on_Aire_Road_in_Wetherby%2C_West_Yorkshire_%286th_May_2010%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3872" data-file-height="2592" /></a><figcaption>A polling station in <a href="/wiki/Wetherby" title="Wetherby">Wetherby</a>, <a href="/wiki/West_Yorkshire" title="West Yorkshire">West Yorkshire</a></figcaption></figure> <p>Since each MP is elected separately by the <a href="/wiki/First_past_the_post" class="mw-redirect" title="First past the post">first past the post</a> voting system, it is impossible to precisely project a clear election outcome from overall UK shares of the vote. Not only can individual constituencies vary markedly from overall voting trends, but individual countries and regions within the UK may have a very different electoral contest that is not properly reflected in overall share of the vote figures. </p><p>Immediately following the previous general election, Labour held a double-digit lead in opinion polls. However, over the course of 2005, this lead was eroded somewhat. By December 2005, the Conservative party showed its first small leads in opinion polls following the controversial <a href="/wiki/Terrorism_Act_2006#Extending_the_period_of_detention_without_charge" title="Terrorism Act 2006">90 days' detention</a> proposals and the election of <a href="/wiki/David_Cameron" title="David Cameron">David Cameron</a> to the leadership of the Conservative party.<sup id="cite_ref-86" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-86"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>83<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In early 2006, opinion polls were increasingly mixed with small leads given alternately to Labour and Conservative. From the May 2006 local elections, in which Labour suffered significant losses, the Conservatives took a small single-digit lead in opinion polls. Labour regained the lead in June 2007 following the resignation of <a href="/wiki/Tony_Blair" title="Tony Blair">Tony Blair</a> and the appointment of <a href="/wiki/Gordon_Brown" title="Gordon Brown">Gordon Brown</a> as prime minister. From November 2007, the Conservatives again took the lead and, from then, extended their lead into double digits, particularly in response to the MPs' expenses scandal, although there was some evidence that the lead narrowed slightly towards the end of 2009. By the end of February 2010, <a href="/wiki/Ipsos_MORI" title="Ipsos MORI">Ipsos MORI</a>, <a href="/wiki/ICM_Research" title="ICM Research">ICM</a>, <a href="/wiki/YouGov" title="YouGov">YouGov</a> and <a href="/wiki/ComRes" class="mw-redirect" title="ComRes">ComRes</a> polls had all found a sufficient narrowing of the Conservative lead for media speculation about a hung parliament to return.<sup id="cite_ref-87" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-87"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>84<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <ul class="gallery mw-gallery-packed"> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 418px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 416px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Opinion_polls_United_Kingdom_2010.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="  Conservative;   Labour;   Liberal Democrats Graph of poll results since 2005"><img alt="Conservative;   Labour;   Liberal DemocratsGraph of poll results since 2005" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Opinion_polls_United_Kingdom_2010.svg/624px-Opinion_polls_United_Kingdom_2010.svg.png" decoding="async" width="416" height="185" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Opinion_polls_United_Kingdom_2010.svg/936px-Opinion_polls_United_Kingdom_2010.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Opinion_polls_United_Kingdom_2010.svg/1247px-Opinion_polls_United_Kingdom_2010.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1728" data-file-height="768" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r981673959">.mw-parser-output .legend{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .legend-color{display:inline-block;min-width:1.25em;height:1.25em;line-height:1.25;margin:1px 0;text-align:center;border:1px solid black;background-color:transparent;color:black}.mw-parser-output .legend-text{}</style><span class="legend nowrap"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="border: 1px #aaa solid;background-color:#0087DC; color:black;"> </span> Conservative</span>; <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><span class="legend nowrap"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="border: 1px #aaa solid;background-color:#DC241f; color:white;"> </span> Labour</span>; <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><span class="legend nowrap"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="border: 1px #aaa solid;background-color:#FDBB30; color:black;"> </span> Liberal Democrats</span><br />Graph of poll results since 2005</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 341.33333333333px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 339.33333333333px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:UK_General_Election_2010_YouGov_Polls_Graph.png" class="mw-file-description" title="Graph of YouGov poll results from 6 April 2010"><img alt="Graph of YouGov poll results from 6 April 2010" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f5/UK_General_Election_2010_YouGov_Polls_Graph.png/509px-UK_General_Election_2010_YouGov_Polls_Graph.png" decoding="async" width="340" height="185" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f5/UK_General_Election_2010_YouGov_Polls_Graph.png 1.5x" data-file-width="655" data-file-height="357" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Graph of <a href="/wiki/YouGov" title="YouGov">YouGov</a> poll results from 6 April 2010</div> </li> </ul> <p>From 15 April 2010, following the first televised debate of the party leaders, polling data changed dramatically, with the Lib Dem vote proportion rising to 28–33%, and the Conservative vote proportion falling. In some polls, the Liberal Democrats took the lead from the Conservatives. Under UNS projections, this made a hung parliament highly probable, if Lib Dem performance had persisted.<sup id="cite_ref-88" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-88"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>85<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The following graph shows ComRes poll results recorded over the period 11 April – 6 May 2010, including annotations of the three TV debates: </p><p><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:ComRes_Graph_Election_2010.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/33/ComRes_Graph_Election_2010.JPG" decoding="async" width="586" height="326" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="586" data-file-height="326" /></a></span> </p><p>After the second debate on 22 April the polls, on average, placed the Conservatives in the lead on 33%, the Liberal Democrats in second on 30% and Labour in third on 28%. If these polls had reflected the election day results on a uniform swing nationwide, Labour would have had the most seats in a hung Parliament. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Exit_poll">Exit poll</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2010_United_Kingdom_general_election&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Exit poll"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>At 22:00 on election day, coinciding with the closure of the polls, the results of an <a href="/wiki/Exit_poll" title="Exit poll">exit poll</a> completed by GfK NOP and Ipsos MORI on behalf of the <a href="/wiki/BBC_News" title="BBC News">BBC</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sky_News" title="Sky News">Sky</a> and <a href="/wiki/ITV_News" title="ITV News">ITV</a> news services was announced. Data were gathered from individuals at 130 polling stations around the country. </p> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr style="background:#ccc;"> <td colspan="2" style="text-align:center; vertical-align:top;"><b>Parties</b> </td> <td style="text-align:center; vertical-align:top;"><b>Seats</b> </td> <td style="text-align:center; vertical-align:top;"><b>Change</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="color:inherit;background:#0087DC"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Conservative_Party_(UK)" title="Conservative Party (UK)">Conservative Party</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right;">307 </td> <td style="text-align:right;"><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Increase"><img alt="Increase" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/11px-Increase2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/17px-Increase2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/22px-Increase2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span> 97 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="color:inherit;background:#E4003B"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Labour_Party_(UK)" title="Labour Party (UK)">Labour Party</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right;">255 </td> <td style="text-align:right;"><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Decrease"><img alt="Decrease" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/11px-Decrease2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/17px-Decrease2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/22px-Decrease2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span> 94 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="color:inherit;background:#FAA61A"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Liberal_Democrats_(UK)" title="Liberal Democrats (UK)">Liberal Democrats</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right;">59 </td> <td style="text-align:right;"><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Decrease"><img alt="Decrease" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/11px-Decrease2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/17px-Decrease2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/22px-Decrease2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span> 3 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="color:inherit;background:#DCDCDC"> </td> <td>Others </td> <td style="text-align:right;">29 </td> <td style="text-align:right;"><i>N/A</i> </td></tr> <tr style="background"> <td colspan="4" style="text-align:center; color:#0087DC"><b>Hung Parliament</b> <br /> <small>(Conservatives 19 seats short of overall majority)</small> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The results of the poll initially suggested a hung parliament with the Conservative Party 19 seats from a controlling majority; this was later adjusted to 21 seats. The distribution of seats between the Conservatives, Labour, Liberal Democrats and other parties was initially suggested to be 307, 255, 59 and 29, respectively,<sup id="cite_ref-89" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-89"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>86<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> although the seat numbers were later changed to 303, 251, 69 and 27, respectively.<sup id="cite_ref-BBCLive_90-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BBCLive-90"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>87<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Initial reaction to the exit poll by various commentators was of surprise at the apparent poor prospects for the Liberal Democrats<sup id="cite_ref-91" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-91"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>88<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> because it was at odds with many opinion polls undertaken in the previous weeks. The actual results showed that the exit poll was a good predictor. </p><p>A later BBC Exit poll (05:36 BST) predicted the Conservatives on 306 (20 short of an overall majority), Labour on 262 and Liberal Democrats on 55.<sup id="cite_ref-BBCLive_90-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BBCLive-90"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>87<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Endorsements">Endorsements</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2010_United_Kingdom_general_election&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: Endorsements"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Endorsements_in_the_2010_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="Endorsements in the 2010 United Kingdom general election">Endorsements in the 2010 United Kingdom general election</a></div> <p>National newspapers in England traditionally endorse political parties before a general election. The following table shows which parties the major papers endorsed. </p> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="3">Dailies </th> <td rowspan="14" style="background: none; border: none inherit;">  </td> <th colspan="3">Sundays </th> <td rowspan="14" style="background: none; border: none inherit;">  </td> <th colspan="3">Weeklies </th></tr> <tr> <th>Newspaper </th> <th colspan="2">Endorsement </th> <th>Newspaper </th> <th colspan="2">Endorsement </th> <th>Newspaper </th> <th colspan="2">Endorsement </th></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_Times" title="The Times">The Times</a></i> </td> <td style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)"> </td> <td scope="row" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Conservative_Party_(UK)" title="Conservative Party (UK)">Conservative</a><sup id="cite_ref-92" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-92"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>89<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Sunday_Times" class="mw-redirect" title="Sunday Times">Sunday Times</a></i> </td> <td style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)"> </td> <td scope="row" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Conservative_Party_(UK)" title="Conservative Party (UK)">Conservative</a><sup id="cite_ref-93" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-93"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>90<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_Economist" title="The Economist">The Economist</a></i> </td> <td style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)"> </td> <td scope="row" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Conservative_Party_(UK)" title="Conservative Party (UK)">Conservative</a><sup id="cite_ref-94" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-94"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>91<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_Guardian" title="The Guardian">The Guardian</a></i> </td> <td style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #FAA61A;" data-sort-value="Liberal Democrats (UK)"> </td> <td scope="row" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Liberal_Democrats_(UK)" title="Liberal Democrats (UK)">Liberal Democrats</a><sup id="cite_ref-guardian-endorse_95-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-guardian-endorse-95"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>92<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_Observer" title="The Observer">The Observer</a></i> </td> <td style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #FAA61A;" data-sort-value="Liberal Democrats (UK)"> </td> <td scope="row" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Liberal_Democrats_(UK)" title="Liberal Democrats (UK)">Liberal Democrats</a><sup id="cite_ref-96" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-96"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>93<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td colspan="3"> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_Daily_Telegraph" title="The Daily Telegraph">The Daily Telegraph</a></i> </td> <td style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)"> </td> <td scope="row" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Conservative_Party_(UK)" title="Conservative Party (UK)">Conservative</a><sup id="cite_ref-97" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-97"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>94<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_Sunday_Telegraph" title="The Sunday Telegraph">The Sunday Telegraph</a></i> </td> <td style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)"> </td> <td scope="row" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Conservative_Party_(UK)" title="Conservative Party (UK)">Conservative</a><sup id="cite_ref-BBCnb_98-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BBCnb-98"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>95<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td colspan="3"> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Financial_Times" title="Financial Times">Financial Times</a></i> </td> <td style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)"> </td> <td scope="row" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Conservative_Party_(UK)" title="Conservative Party (UK)">Conservative</a><sup id="cite_ref-FT-endorse_99-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FT-endorse-99"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>96<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td colspan="3"> </td> <td colspan="3"> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_Independent" title="The Independent">The Independent</a></i></td> <td></td> <td>Undeclared<sup id="cite_ref-BBCnb_98-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BBCnb-98"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>95<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_Independent_on_Sunday" class="mw-redirect" title="The Independent on Sunday">The Independent on Sunday</a></i></td> <td></td> <td>Undeclared<sup id="cite_ref-BBCnb_98-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BBCnb-98"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>95<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td colspan="3"> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Evening_Standard" title="Evening Standard">Evening Standard</a></i> </td> <td style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)"> </td> <td scope="row" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Conservative_Party_(UK)" title="Conservative Party (UK)">Conservative</a><sup id="cite_ref-DavidCameron2010_100-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-DavidCameron2010-100"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>97<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td colspan="3"> </td> <td colspan="3"> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Daily_Mail" title="Daily Mail">Daily Mail</a></i> </td> <td style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)"> </td> <td scope="row" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Conservative_Party_(UK)" title="Conservative Party (UK)">Conservative</a><sup id="cite_ref-BBCnb_98-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BBCnb-98"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>95<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_Mail_on_Sunday" title="The Mail on Sunday">The Mail on Sunday</a></i> </td> <td style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)"> </td> <td scope="row" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Conservative_Party_(UK)" title="Conservative Party (UK)">Conservative</a><sup id="cite_ref-BBCnb_98-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BBCnb-98"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>95<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td colspan="3"> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Daily_Express" title="Daily Express">Daily Express</a></i> </td> <td style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)"> </td> <td scope="row" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Conservative_Party_(UK)" title="Conservative Party (UK)">Conservative</a><sup id="cite_ref-101" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-101"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>98<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Sunday_Express" class="mw-redirect" title="Sunday Express">Sunday Express</a></i> </td> <td style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)"> </td> <td scope="row" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Conservative_Party_(UK)" title="Conservative Party (UK)">Conservative</a><sup id="cite_ref-BBCnb_98-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BBCnb-98"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>95<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td colspan="3"> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Daily_Mirror" title="Daily Mirror">Daily Mirror</a></i> </td> <td style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)"> </td> <td scope="row" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Labour_Party_(UK)" title="Labour Party (UK)">Labour</a><sup id="cite_ref-BBCnb_98-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BBCnb-98"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>95<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Sunday_Mirror" title="Sunday Mirror">Sunday Mirror</a></i> </td> <td style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)"> </td> <td scope="row" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Labour_Party_(UK)" title="Labour Party (UK)">Labour</a><sup id="cite_ref-BBCnb_98-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BBCnb-98"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>95<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td colspan="3"> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_Sunday_People" class="mw-redirect" title="The Sunday People">The Sunday People</a></i></td> <td style="background:gray;"></td> <td>Any coalition<sup id="cite_ref-BBCnb_98-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BBCnb-98"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>95<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td colspan="3"> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_Sun_(United_Kingdom)" title="The Sun (United Kingdom)">The Sun</a></i> </td> <td style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)"> </td> <td scope="row" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Conservative_Party_(UK)" title="Conservative Party (UK)">Conservative</a><sup id="cite_ref-notw_102-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-notw-102"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>99<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/News_of_the_World" title="News of the World">News of the World</a></i> </td> <td style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)"> </td> <td scope="row" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Conservative_Party_(UK)" title="Conservative Party (UK)">Conservative</a><sup id="cite_ref-notw_102-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-notw-102"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>99<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td colspan="3"> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Daily_Star_(United_Kingdom)" title="Daily Star (United Kingdom)">The Daily Star</a></i></td> <td></td> <td>Undeclared<sup id="cite_ref-BBCnb_98-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BBCnb-98"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>95<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Daily_Star_Sunday" title="Daily Star Sunday">Daily Star Sunday</a></i></td> <td></td> <td>Undeclared<sup id="cite_ref-103" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-103"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>100<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td colspan="3"> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p><i><a href="/wiki/The_Independent" title="The Independent">The Independent</a></i> and <i><a href="/wiki/The_Guardian" title="The Guardian">The Guardian</a></i> advocated <a href="/wiki/Tactical_voting" class="mw-redirect" title="Tactical voting">tactical voting</a> to maximise the chance of a Liberal Democrat/Labour coalition to make <a href="/wiki/Electoral_reform" title="Electoral reform">electoral reform</a> including of the <a href="/wiki/House_of_Lords" title="House of Lords">House of Lords</a> and introduction of domestic <a href="/wiki/Proportional_representation" title="Proportional representation">proportional representation</a> more likely.<sup id="cite_ref-guardian-endorse_95-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-guardian-endorse-95"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>92<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-104" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-104"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>101<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Results">Results</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2010_United_Kingdom_general_election&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: Results"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-halign-center" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:2010_UK_parliament.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/32/2010_UK_parliament.svg/300px-2010_UK_parliament.svg.png" decoding="async" width="300" height="154" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/32/2010_UK_parliament.svg/450px-2010_UK_parliament.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/32/2010_UK_parliament.svg/600px-2010_UK_parliament.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="360" data-file-height="185" /></a><figcaption></figcaption></figure> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:2010_UK_general_election,_countries_and_regions.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3b/2010_UK_general_election%2C_countries_and_regions.svg/400px-2010_UK_general_election%2C_countries_and_regions.svg.png" decoding="async" width="400" height="500" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3b/2010_UK_general_election%2C_countries_and_regions.svg/600px-2010_UK_general_election%2C_countries_and_regions.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3b/2010_UK_general_election%2C_countries_and_regions.svg/800px-2010_UK_general_election%2C_countries_and_regions.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="640" /></a><figcaption>Result by countries and English regions</figcaption></figure> <table class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:right;"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="9"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:2010_UK_General_Election_Winner%25.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3d/2010_UK_General_Election_Winner%25.svg/780px-2010_UK_General_Election_Winner%25.svg.png" decoding="async" width="780" height="649" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3d/2010_UK_General_Election_Winner%25.svg/1170px-2010_UK_General_Election_Winner%25.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3d/2010_UK_General_Election_Winner%25.svg/1560px-2010_UK_General_Election_Winner%25.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="426" /></a></span> </th></tr> <tr> <th colspan="2" rowspan="2">Party </th> <th rowspan="2">Leader </th> <th colspan="3">MPs </th> <th colspan="3">Votes </th></tr> <tr> <th> </th> <th>Of total </th> <th class="unsortable"> </th> <th> </th> <th>Of total </th> <th class="unsortable"> </th></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Conservative_Party_(UK)" title="Conservative Party (UK)">Conservative Party</a> </td> <td style="color:inherit;background:#0087DC;"> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><small><a href="/wiki/David_Cameron" title="David Cameron">David Cameron</a></small> </td> <td>306 </td> <td>47.1% </td> <td data-sort-value=""><div style="width: 100px;"><span class="nowrap">306 / 650</span><div style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 1px solid #aaa; height: 1.15em; position: relative;"><div style="background-color: #0087DC; width: 47%; height: 100%;"></div></div></div> </td> <td>10,703,754 </td> <td>36.1% </td> <td><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238854847">.mw-parser-output .percentage-bar{position:relative;border:1px solid #aaa;background-color:#fff;width:100px;max-width:100%;height:1.5em}.mw-parser-output .percentage-bar-fill{position:absolute;background-color:#dbdbdb;height:1.5em;width:50%}.mw-parser-output .percentage-bar-text{position:absolute;width:100%;height:1.5em;text-align:center;color:#000}</style><div class="percentage-bar" style="border: 1px solid #c0c0c0; background-color: #f0f0f0;"><div class="percentage-bar-fill" style="background-color:#0087DC; width: 36%;"></div><div class="percentage-bar-text" style=""></div></div> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Labour_Party_(UK)" title="Labour Party (UK)">Labour Party</a> </td> <td style="color:inherit;background:#E4003B;"> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><small><a href="/wiki/Gordon_Brown" title="Gordon Brown">Gordon Brown</a></small> </td> <td>258 </td> <td>39.7% </td> <td data-sort-value=""><div style="width: 100px;"><span class="nowrap">258 / 650</span><div style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 1px solid #aaa; height: 1.15em; position: relative;"><div style="background-color: #E4003B; width: 40%; height: 100%;"></div></div></div> </td> <td>8,609,527 </td> <td>29.0% </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238854847"><div class="percentage-bar" style="border: 1px solid #c0c0c0; background-color: #f0f0f0;"><div class="percentage-bar-fill" style="background-color:#E4003B; width: 29%;"></div><div class="percentage-bar-text" style=""></div></div> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Liberal_Democrats_(UK)" title="Liberal Democrats (UK)">Liberal Democrats</a> </td> <td style="color:inherit;background:#FAA61A;"> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><small><a href="/wiki/Nick_Clegg" title="Nick Clegg">Nick Clegg</a></small> </td> <td>57 </td> <td>8.8% </td> <td data-sort-value=""><div style="width: 100px;"><span class="nowrap">57 / 650</span><div style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 1px solid #aaa; height: 1.15em; position: relative;"><div style="background-color: #FAA61A; width: 9%; height: 100%;"></div></div></div> </td> <td>6,836,825 </td> <td>23.0% </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238854847"><div class="percentage-bar" style="border: 1px solid #c0c0c0; background-color: #f0f0f0;"><div class="percentage-bar-fill" style="background-color:#FAA61A; width: 23%;"></div><div class="percentage-bar-text" style=""></div></div> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Democratic_Unionist_Party" title="Democratic Unionist Party">Democratic Unionist Party</a> </td> <td style="color:inherit;background:#D46A4C;"> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><small><a href="/wiki/Peter_Robinson_(Northern_Ireland_politician)" title="Peter Robinson (Northern Ireland politician)">Peter Robinson</a></small> </td> <td>8 </td> <td>1.2% </td> <td data-sort-value=""><div style="width: 100px;"><span class="nowrap">8 / 650</span><div style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 1px solid #aaa; height: 1.15em; position: relative;"><div style="background-color: #D46A4C; width: 1%; height: 100%;"></div></div></div> </td> <td>168,216 </td> <td>0.6% </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238854847"><div class="percentage-bar" style="border: 1px solid #c0c0c0; background-color: #f0f0f0;"><div class="percentage-bar-fill" style="background-color:#D46A4C; width: 0%;"></div><div class="percentage-bar-text" style=""></div></div> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Scottish_National_Party" title="Scottish National Party">Scottish National Party</a> </td> <td style="color:inherit;background:#FDF38E;"> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><small><a href="/wiki/Alex_Salmond" title="Alex Salmond">Alex Salmond</a></small> </td> <td>6 </td> <td>0.9% </td> <td data-sort-value=""><div style="width: 100px;"><span class="nowrap">6 / 650</span><div style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 1px solid #aaa; height: 1.15em; position: relative;"><div style="background-color: #FDF38E; width: 0.9%; height: 100%;"></div></div></div> </td> <td>491,386 </td> <td>1.7% </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238854847"><div class="percentage-bar" style="border: 1px solid #c0c0c0; background-color: #f0f0f0;"><div class="percentage-bar-fill" style="background-color:#FDF38E; width: 1%;"></div><div class="percentage-bar-text" style=""></div></div> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Sinn_F%C3%A9in" title="Sinn Féin">Sinn Féin</a> </td> <td style="color:inherit;background:#326760;"> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><small><a href="/wiki/Gerry_Adams" title="Gerry Adams">Gerry Adams</a></small> </td> <td>5 </td> <td>0.8% </td> <td data-sort-value=""><div style="width: 100px;"><span class="nowrap">5 / 650</span><div style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 1px solid #aaa; height: 1.15em; position: relative;"><div style="background-color: #326760; width: 0.8%; height: 100%;"></div></div></div> </td> <td>171,942 </td> <td>0.6% </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238854847"><div class="percentage-bar" style="border: 1px solid #c0c0c0; background-color: #f0f0f0;"><div class="percentage-bar-fill" style="background-color:#326760; width: 0%;"></div><div class="percentage-bar-text" style=""></div></div> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Plaid_Cymru" title="Plaid Cymru">Plaid Cymru</a> </td> <td style="color:inherit;background:#005B54"> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><small><a href="/wiki/Ieuan_Wyn_Jones" title="Ieuan Wyn Jones">Ieuan Wyn Jones</a></small> </td> <td>3 </td> <td>0.5% </td> <td data-sort-value=""><div style="width: 100px;"><span class="nowrap">3 / 650</span><div style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 1px solid #aaa; height: 1.15em; position: relative;"><div style="background-color: #005B54; width: 0.5%; height: 100%;"></div></div></div> </td> <td>165,394 </td> <td>0.6% </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238854847"><div class="percentage-bar" style="border: 1px solid #c0c0c0; background-color: #f0f0f0;"><div class="percentage-bar-fill" style="background-color:#005B54; width: 0%;"></div><div class="percentage-bar-text" style=""></div></div> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Social_Democratic_%26_Labour_Party" class="mw-redirect" title="Social Democratic & Labour Party">Social Democratic & Labour Party</a> </td> <td style="color:inherit;background:#2AA82C;"> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><small><a href="/wiki/Margaret_Ritchie_(politician)" class="mw-redirect" title="Margaret Ritchie (politician)">Margaret Ritchie</a></small> </td> <td>3 </td> <td>0.5% </td> <td data-sort-value=""><div style="width: 100px;"><span class="nowrap">3 / 650</span><div style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 1px solid #aaa; height: 1.15em; position: relative;"><div style="background-color: #2AA82C; width: 0.5%; height: 100%;"></div></div></div> </td> <td>110,970 </td> <td>0.4% </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238854847"><div class="percentage-bar" style="border: 1px solid #c0c0c0; background-color: #f0f0f0;"><div class="percentage-bar-fill" style="background-color:#2AA82C; width: 0%;"></div><div class="percentage-bar-text" style=""></div></div> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Green_Party_of_England_and_Wales" title="Green Party of England and Wales">Green Party</a> </td> <td style="color:inherit;background:#02A95B;"> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><small><a href="/wiki/Caroline_Lucas" title="Caroline Lucas">Caroline Lucas</a></small> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Brighton_Pavilion_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Brighton Pavilion (UK Parliament constituency)">1</a> </td> <td>0.2% </td> <td data-sort-value=""><div style="width: 100px;"><span class="nowrap">1 / 650</span><div style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 1px solid #aaa; height: 1.15em; position: relative;"><div style="background-color: #02A95B; width: 0.2%; height: 100%;"></div></div></div> </td> <td>285,616 </td> <td>0.9% </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238854847"><div class="percentage-bar" style="border: 1px solid #c0c0c0; background-color: #f0f0f0;"><div class="percentage-bar-fill" style="background-color:#02A95B; width: 0%;"></div><div class="percentage-bar-text" style=""></div></div> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Alliance_Party_of_Northern_Ireland" title="Alliance Party of Northern Ireland">Alliance</a> </td> <td style="color:inherit;background:#F6CB2F;"> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><small><a href="/wiki/David_Ford_(politician)" title="David Ford (politician)">David Ford</a></small> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Belfast_East_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Belfast East (UK Parliament constituency)">1</a> </td> <td>0.2% </td> <td data-sort-value=""><div style="width: 100px;"><span class="nowrap">1 / 650</span><div style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 1px solid #aaa; height: 1.15em; position: relative;"><div style="background-color: #02A95B; width: 0.2%; height: 100%;"></div></div></div> </td> <td>42,762 </td> <td>0.1% </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238854847"><div class="percentage-bar" style="border: 1px solid #c0c0c0; background-color: #f0f0f0;"><div class="percentage-bar-fill" style="background-color:#F6CB2F; width: 0%;"></div><div class="percentage-bar-text" style=""></div></div> </td></tr> <tr> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">Speaker </td> <td style="color:inherit;background:black;"> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="/wiki/John_Bercow" title="John Bercow">John Bercow</a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Buckingham_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Buckingham (UK Parliament constituency)">1</a> </td> <td>0.2% </td> <td data-sort-value=""><div style="width: 100px;"><span class="nowrap">1 / 650</span><div style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 1px solid #aaa; height: 1.15em; position: relative;"><div style="background-color: black; width: 0.2%; height: 100%;"></div></div></div> </td> <td>22,860 </td> <td>0.08%<sup id="cite_ref-105" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-105"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>102<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238854847"><div class="percentage-bar" style="border: 1px solid #c0c0c0; background-color: #f0f0f0;"><div class="percentage-bar-fill" style="background-color:black; width: 0%;"></div><div class="percentage-bar-text" style=""></div></div> </td></tr> <tr> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">Independent </td> <td style="color:inherit;background:#DCDCDC;"> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="/wiki/Sylvia_Hermon" title="Sylvia Hermon">Sylvia Hermon</a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/North_Down_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="North Down (UK Parliament constituency)">1</a> </td> <td>0.2% </td> <td data-sort-value=""><div style="width: 100px;"><span class="nowrap">1 / 650</span><div style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 1px solid #aaa; height: 1.15em; position: relative;"><div style="background-color: #DCDCDC; width: 0.2%; height: 100%;"></div></div></div> </td> <td>21,181 </td> <td>0.07%<sup id="cite_ref-106" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-106"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>103<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238854847"><div class="percentage-bar" style="border: 1px solid #c0c0c0; background-color: #f0f0f0;"><div class="percentage-bar-fill" style="background-color:#DCDCDC; width: 0%;"></div><div class="percentage-bar-text" style=""></div></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p>Turnout nationally was 65%, a rise from the 61% turnout in the <a href="/wiki/2005_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="2005 United Kingdom general election">2005 general election</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-turnout_107-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-turnout-107"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>104<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><br /> </p> <table class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:right; font-size: 95%;"> <caption><span style="float:left; align:left; font-size: 90%;" class="editlink noprint plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Template:2010_United_Kingdom_parliamentary_election&action=edit">e</a> • <a href="/wiki/Template_talk:2010_United_Kingdom_parliamentary_election" title="Template talk:2010 United Kingdom parliamentary election">d</a></span> Summary of the May 2010 <a href="/wiki/House_of_Commons_of_the_United_Kingdom" title="House of Commons of the United Kingdom">House of Commons of the United Kingdom</a> <a class="mw-selflink selflink">election results</a><sup id="cite_ref-BBC_Election_2010_Results_108-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BBC_Election_2010_Results-108"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>105<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </caption> <tbody><tr> <td align="center" colspan="15"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:House_of_Commons_(Start_of_55th_Parliament).svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6d/House_of_Commons_%28Start_of_55th_Parliament%29.svg/360px-House_of_Commons_%28Start_of_55th_Parliament%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="360" height="213" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6d/House_of_Commons_%28Start_of_55th_Parliament%29.svg/540px-House_of_Commons_%28Start_of_55th_Parliament%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6d/House_of_Commons_%28Start_of_55th_Parliament%29.svg/720px-House_of_Commons_%28Start_of_55th_Parliament%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="360" data-file-height="213" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <th colspan="2" rowspan="2">Political party </th> <th rowspan="2">Leader </th> <th colspan="6">Candidates </th> <th colspan="3">Votes </th></tr> <tr> <th>Nominated </th> <th>Elected </th> <th>Of total (%) </th> <th>Gained </th> <th>Lost </th> <th>Net </th> <th>Count </th> <th>Proportion <br />of total (%) </th> <th>Change in <br />proportion (%) </th></tr> <tr> <td style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)"> </td> <td scope="row" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Conservative_Party_(UK)" title="Conservative Party (UK)">Conservative</a><sup id="cite_ref-109" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-109"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>table 1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/David_Cameron" title="David Cameron">David Cameron</a></td> <td>631</td> <td>306</td> <td>47.1</td> <td>100</td> <td>3</td> <td>+97</td> <td>10,703,754</td> <td>36.1</td> <td>+3.7 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #E4003B;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (UK)"> </td> <td scope="row" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Labour_Party_(UK)" title="Labour Party (UK)">Labour</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Gordon_Brown" title="Gordon Brown">Gordon Brown</a></td> <td>631</td> <td>258</td> <td>39.7</td> <td>3</td> <td>94</td> <td>−91</td> <td>8,609,527</td> <td>29.0</td> <td>−6.2 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #FAA61A;" data-sort-value="Liberal Democrats (UK)"> </td> <td scope="row" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Liberal_Democrats_(UK)" title="Liberal Democrats (UK)">Liberal Democrats</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Nick_Clegg" title="Nick Clegg">Nick Clegg</a></td> <td>631</td> <td>57</td> <td>8.8</td> <td>8</td> <td>13</td> <td>−5</td> <td>6,836,824</td> <td>23.0</td> <td>+1.0 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #6D3177;" data-sort-value="UK Independence Party"> </td> <td scope="row" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/UK_Independence_Party" title="UK Independence Party">UKIP</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Malcolm_Pearson,_Baron_Pearson_of_Rannoch" title="Malcolm Pearson, Baron Pearson of Rannoch">Lord Pearson</a></td> <td>558</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>919,546</td> <td>3.1</td> <td>+0.9 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #2e3b74;" data-sort-value="British National Party"> </td> <td scope="row" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/British_National_Party" title="British National Party">BNP</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Nick_Griffin" title="Nick Griffin">Nick Griffin</a></td> <td>338</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>564,331</td> <td>1.9</td> <td>+1.2 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #FDF38E;" data-sort-value="Scottish National Party"> </td> <td scope="row" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Scottish_National_Party" title="Scottish National Party">SNP</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Alex_Salmond" title="Alex Salmond">Alex Salmond</a></td> <td>59</td> <td>6</td> <td>0.9</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>491,386</td> <td>1.7</td> <td>+0.1 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #02A95B;" data-sort-value="Green Party of England and Wales"> </td> <td scope="row" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Green_Party_of_England_and_Wales" title="Green Party of England and Wales">Green</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Caroline_Lucas" title="Caroline Lucas">Caroline Lucas</a></td> <td>310</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Brighton_Pavilion_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Brighton Pavilion (UK Parliament constituency)">1</a></td> <td>0.2</td> <td>1</td> <td>0</td> <td>+1</td> <td>265,247</td> <td>0.9</td> <td>−0.2 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #326760;" data-sort-value="Sinn Féin"> </td> <td scope="row" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Sinn_F%C3%A9in" title="Sinn Féin">Sinn Féin</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Gerry_Adams" title="Gerry Adams">Gerry Adams</a></td> <td>17</td> <td>5</td> <td>0.8</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>171,942</td> <td>0.6</td> <td>−0.1 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #D46A4C;" data-sort-value="Democratic Unionist Party"> </td> <td scope="row" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Democratic_Unionist_Party" title="Democratic Unionist Party">DUP</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Peter_Robinson_(Northern_Ireland_politician)" title="Peter Robinson (Northern Ireland politician)">Peter Robinson</a></td> <td>16</td> <td>8</td> <td>1.2</td> <td>0</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Belfast_East_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Belfast East (UK Parliament constituency)">1</a></td> <td>−1</td> <td>168,216</td> <td>0.6</td> <td>−0.3 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #005B54;" data-sort-value="Plaid Cymru"> </td> <td scope="row" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Plaid_Cymru" title="Plaid Cymru">Plaid Cymru</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ieuan_Wyn_Jones" title="Ieuan Wyn Jones">Ieuan Wyn Jones</a></td> <td>40</td> <td>3</td> <td>0.5</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Arfon_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Arfon (UK Parliament constituency)">1</a></td> <td>0</td> <td>+1</td> <td>165,394</td> <td>0.6</td> <td>−0.1 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #2AA82C;" data-sort-value="Social Democratic and Labour Party"> </td> <td scope="row" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Social_Democratic_and_Labour_Party" title="Social Democratic and Labour Party">SDLP</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Margaret_Ritchie,_Baroness_Ritchie_of_Downpatrick" title="Margaret Ritchie, Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick">Margaret Ritchie</a></td> <td>18</td> <td>3</td> <td>0.5</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>110,970</td> <td>0.4</td> <td>−0.1 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #9999FF;" data-sort-value="Ulster Conservatives and Unionists – New Force"> </td> <td scope="row" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Ulster_Conservatives_and_Unionists_%E2%80%93_New_Force" class="mw-redirect" title="Ulster Conservatives and Unionists – New Force">UCU-NF</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Reg_Empey" title="Reg Empey">Reg Empey</a></td> <td>17</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td><a href="/wiki/North_Down_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="North Down (UK Parliament constituency)">1</a></td> <td>−1</td> <td>102,361</td> <td>0.3</td> <td>−0.1 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #915F6D;" data-sort-value="English Democrats Party"> </td> <td scope="row" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/English_Democrats_Party" class="mw-redirect" title="English Democrats Party">English Democrat</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Robin_Tilbrook" title="Robin Tilbrook">Robin Tilbrook</a></td> <td>107</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>64,826</td> <td>0.2</td> <td>0.2 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #F6CB2F;" data-sort-value="Alliance Party of Northern Ireland"> </td> <td scope="row" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Alliance_Party_of_Northern_Ireland" title="Alliance Party of Northern Ireland">Alliance</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/David_Ford_(politician)" title="David Ford (politician)">David Ford</a></td> <td>18</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Belfast_East_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Belfast East (UK Parliament constituency)">1</a></td> <td>0.2</td> <td>1</td> <td>0</td> <td>+1</td> <td>42,762</td> <td>0.1</td> <td>0.0 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #46801c;" data-sort-value="Respect - The Unity Coalition"> </td> <td scope="row" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Respect_-_The_Unity_Coalition" class="mw-redirect" title="Respect - The Unity Coalition">Respect</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Salma_Yaqoob" title="Salma Yaqoob">Salma Yaqoob</a></td> <td>11</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bethnal_Green_and_Bow_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Bethnal Green and Bow (UK Parliament constituency)">1</a></td> <td>−1</td> <td>33,251</td> <td>0.1</td> <td>−0.1 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #0C3A6A;" data-sort-value="Traditional Unionist Voice"> </td> <td scope="row" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Traditional_Unionist_Voice" title="Traditional Unionist Voice">TUV</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jim_Allister" title="Jim Allister">Jim Allister</a></td> <td>10</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>26,300</td> <td>0.1</td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td></tr> <tr> <td style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: black;" data-sort-value="Speaker of the House of Commons (United Kingdom)"> </td> <td scope="row" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Speaker_of_the_House_of_Commons_(United_Kingdom)" title="Speaker of the House of Commons (United Kingdom)">Speaker</a> </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">—</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Buckingham_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Buckingham (UK Parliament constituency)">1</a></td> <td>1</td> <td>0.2</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>22,860</td> <td>0.1</td> <td>0.0 </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Independent_politician" title="Independent politician">Independent</a> – <a href="/wiki/Rodney_Connor" title="Rodney Connor">Rodney Connor</a> </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">—</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Fermanagh_and_South_Tyrone_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Fermanagh and South Tyrone (UK Parliament constituency)">1</a></td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>21,300</td> <td>0.1</td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Independent_politician" title="Independent politician">Independent</a> – <a href="/wiki/Sylvia_Hermon" title="Sylvia Hermon">Sylvia Hermon</a> </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">—</td> <td><a href="/wiki/North_Down_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="North Down (UK Parliament constituency)">1</a></td> <td>1</td> <td>0.2</td> <td>1</td> <td>0</td> <td>+1</td> <td>21,181</td> <td>0.1</td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td></tr> <tr> <td style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #9966CC;" data-sort-value="Christian Party (UK)"> </td> <td scope="row" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Christian_Party_(UK)" title="Christian Party (UK)">Christian</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/George_Hargreaves_(politician)" title="George Hargreaves (politician)">George Hargreaves</a></td> <td>71</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>18,623</td> <td>0.1</td> <td>+0.1 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #00B140;" data-sort-value="Scottish Greens"> </td> <td scope="row" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Scottish_Greens" title="Scottish Greens">Scottish Green</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Eleanor_Scott" title="Eleanor Scott">Eleanor Scott</a> and <a href="/wiki/Patrick_Harvie" title="Patrick Harvie">Patrick Harvie</a></td> <td>20</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>16,827</td> <td>0.1</td> <td>0.0 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: hotpink;" data-sort-value="Independent Kidderminster Hospital and Health Concern"> </td> <td scope="row" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Independent_Kidderminster_Hospital_and_Health_Concern" class="mw-redirect" title="Independent Kidderminster Hospital and Health Concern">Health Concern</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Richard_Taylor_(British_politician)" title="Richard Taylor (British politician)">Richard Taylor</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Richard_Taylor_(British_politician)" title="Richard Taylor (British politician)">1</a></td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Wyre_Forest_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Wyre Forest (UK Parliament constituency)">1</a></td> <td>−1</td> <td>16,150</td> <td>0.1</td> <td>0.0 </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Independent_politician" title="Independent politician">Independent</a> – <a href="/wiki/Bob_Spink" title="Bob Spink">Bob Spink</a> </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">—</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Castle_Point_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Castle Point (UK Parliament constituency)">1</a></td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>12,174</td> <td>0.0</td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td></tr> <tr> <td style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #EC008C;" data-sort-value="Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition"> </td> <td scope="row" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Trade_Unionist_and_Socialist_Coalition" title="Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition">TUSC</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Dave_Nellist" title="Dave Nellist">Dave Nellist</a></td> <td>37</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>12,275</td> <td>0.0</td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td></tr> <tr> <td style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: MidnightBlue;" data-sort-value="National Front (UK)"> </td> <td scope="row" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/National_Front_(UK)" title="National Front (UK)">National Front</a> </td> <td>Ian Edward</td> <td>17</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>10,784</td> <td>0.0</td> <td>0.0 </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/John_Stevens_(English_politician)" title="John Stevens (English politician)">Buckinghamshire Campaign for Democracy</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/John_Stevens_(English_politician)" title="John Stevens (English politician)">John Stevens</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Buckingham_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Buckingham (UK Parliament constituency)">1</a></td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>10,331</td> <td>0.0</td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td></tr> <tr> <td style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #FFF000;" data-sort-value="Official Monster Raving Loony Party"> </td> <td scope="row" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Official_Monster_Raving_Loony_Party" title="Official Monster Raving Loony Party">Monster Raving Loony</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Howling_Laud_Hope" title="Howling Laud Hope">Howling Laud Hope</a></td> <td>27</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>7,510</td> <td>0.0</td> <td>0.0 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #EE1C25;" data-sort-value="Socialist Labour Party (UK)"> </td> <td scope="row" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Socialist_Labour_Party_(UK)" title="Socialist Labour Party (UK)">Socialist Labour</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Arthur_Scargill" title="Arthur Scargill">Arthur Scargill</a></td> <td>23</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>7,196</td> <td>0.0</td> <td>−0.1 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #EB7A43;" data-sort-value="Liberal Party (UK, 1989)"> </td> <td scope="row" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Liberal_Party_(UK,_1989)" title="Liberal Party (UK, 1989)">Liberal</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Rob_Wheway" class="mw-redirect" title="Rob Wheway">Rob Wheway</a></td> <td>5</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>6,781</td> <td>0.0</td> <td>−0.1 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #177245;" data-sort-value="Blaenau Gwent People's Voice Group"> </td> <td scope="row" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Blaenau_Gwent_People%27s_Voice_Group" class="mw-redirect" title="Blaenau Gwent People's Voice Group">Blaenau Gwent PV</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Dai_Davies_(politician)" title="Dai Davies (politician)">Dai Davies</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Blaenau_Gwent_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Blaenau Gwent (UK Parliament constituency)">1</a></td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Blaenau_Gwent_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Blaenau Gwent (UK Parliament constituency)">1</a></td> <td>−1</td> <td>6,458</td> <td>0.0</td> <td>−0.1 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #813887;" data-sort-value="Christian Peoples Alliance"> </td> <td scope="row" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Christian_Peoples_Alliance" title="Christian Peoples Alliance">CPA</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Alan_Craig" title="Alan Craig">Alan Craig</a></td> <td>17</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>6,276</td> <td>0.0</td> <td>0.0 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #d5c229;" data-sort-value="Mebyon Kernow"> </td> <td scope="row" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Mebyon_Kernow" title="Mebyon Kernow">Mebyon Kernow</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Dick_Cole_(politician)" title="Dick Cole (politician)">Dick Cole</a></td> <td>6</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>5,379</td> <td>0.0</td> <td>0.0 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #000000;" data-sort-value="Lincolnshire Independents"> </td> <td scope="row" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Lincolnshire_Independents" title="Lincolnshire Independents">Lincolnshire Independent</a> </td> <td>Marianne Overton</td> <td>3</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>5,311</td> <td>0.0</td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Mansfield_Independent_Forum" class="mw-redirect" title="Mansfield Independent Forum">Mansfield Independent Forum</a> </td> <td></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mansfield_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Mansfield (UK Parliament constituency)">1</a></td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>4,339</td> <td>0.0</td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td></tr> <tr> <td style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #8dc63f;" data-sort-value="Green Party Northern Ireland"> </td> <td scope="row" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Green_Party_Northern_Ireland" title="Green Party Northern Ireland">Green (NI)</a> </td> <td>Mark Bailey and Karly Greene</td> <td>4</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>3,542</td> <td>0.0</td> <td>0.0 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #ED1941;" data-sort-value="Socialist Party (England and Wales)"> </td> <td scope="row" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Socialist_Party_(England_and_Wales)" title="Socialist Party (England and Wales)">Socialist Alternative</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Peter_Taaffe" title="Peter Taaffe">Peter Taaffe</a></td> <td>4</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>3,298</td> <td>0.0</td> <td>0.0 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #0090CB;" data-sort-value="Trust (British political party)"> </td> <td scope="row" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Trust_(British_political_party)" title="Trust (British political party)">Trust</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Stuart_Wheeler" title="Stuart Wheeler">Stuart Wheeler</a></td> <td>2</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>3,233</td> <td>0.0</td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td></tr> <tr> <td style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #ff0000;" data-sort-value="Scottish Socialist Party"> </td> <td scope="row" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Scottish_Socialist_Party" title="Scottish Socialist Party">Scottish Socialist</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Colin_Fox_(politician)" title="Colin Fox (politician)">Colin Fox</a> and <a href="/wiki/Frances_Curran" title="Frances Curran">Frances Curran</a></td> <td>10</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>3,157</td> <td>0.0</td> <td>−0.1 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #E91D50;" data-sort-value="People Before Profit Alliance"> </td> <td scope="row" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/People_Before_Profit_Alliance" class="mw-redirect" title="People Before Profit Alliance">People Before Profit</a> </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">—</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Foyle_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Foyle (UK Parliament constituency)">1</a></td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>2,936</td> <td>0.0</td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td style="text-align:left;">Local Liberals People Before Politics </td> <td></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bishop_Auckland_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Bishop Auckland (UK Parliament constituency)">1</a></td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>1,964</td> <td>0.0</td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Independent_politician" title="Independent politician">Independent</a> – <a href="/wiki/Esther_Rantzen" title="Esther Rantzen">Esther Rantzen</a> </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">—</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Luton_South_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" class="mw-redirect" title="Luton South (UK Parliament constituency)">1</a></td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>1,872</td> <td>0.0</td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td style="text-align:left;">Alliance for Green Socialism </td> <td>Mike Davies</td> <td>6</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>1,581</td> <td>0.0</td> <td>0.0 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #D25469;" data-sort-value="Social Democratic Party (UK, 1990)"> </td> <td scope="row" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Social_Democratic_Party_(UK,_1990)" class="mw-redirect" title="Social Democratic Party (UK, 1990)">SDP</a> </td> <td>Peter Johnson</td> <td>2</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>1,551</td> <td>0.0</td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td></tr> <tr> <td style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #990099;" data-sort-value="Pirate Party UK"> </td> <td scope="row" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Pirate_Party_UK" title="Pirate Party UK">Pirate</a> </td> <td>Andrew Robinson</td> <td>9</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>1,348</td> <td>0.0</td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td style="text-align:left;">Common Sense Party </td> <td>Howard Thomas</td> <td>2</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>1,173</td> <td>0.0</td> <td>0.0 </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td style="text-align:left;">Staffordshire Independent Group </td> <td></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Stoke-on-Trent_South_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Stoke-on-Trent South (UK Parliament constituency)">1</a></td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>1,208</td> <td>0.0</td> <td>0.0 </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Tendring_First" title="Tendring First">Tendring First</a> </td> <td></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Clacton_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Clacton (UK Parliament constituency)">1</a></td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>1,078</td> <td>0.0</td> <td>0.0 </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td style="text-align:left;">Solihull and Meriden Residents Association </td> <td></td> <td>2</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>977</td> <td>0.0</td> <td>0.0 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #F93822;" data-sort-value="Communist Party of Britain"> </td> <td scope="row" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Communist_Party_of_Britain" title="Communist Party of Britain">Communist</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Robert_Griffiths_(politician)" title="Robert Griffiths (politician)">Robert Griffiths</a></td> <td>6</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>947</td> <td>0.0</td> <td>0.0 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #E32636;" data-sort-value="Democratic Labour Party (UK, 1998)"> </td> <td scope="row" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Democratic_Labour_Party_(UK,_1998)" title="Democratic Labour Party (UK, 1998)">Democratic Labour</a> </td> <td>Brian Powell</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Walsall_North_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Walsall North (UK Parliament constituency)">1</a></td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>842</td> <td>0.0</td> <td>0.0 </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td style="text-align:left;">English Independence Party </td> <td></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Aldershot_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Aldershot (UK Parliament constituency)">1</a></td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>803</td> <td>0.0</td> <td>0.0 </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td style="text-align:left;">Democratic Nationalist Party </td> <td></td> <td>2</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>753</td> <td>0.0</td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td style="text-align:left;">Save King George Hospital </td> <td></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ilford_South_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Ilford South (UK Parliament constituency)">1</a></td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>746</td> <td>0.0</td> <td>0.0 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #AA0000;" data-sort-value="Workers Revolutionary Party (UK)"> </td> <td scope="row" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Workers_Revolutionary_Party_(UK)" title="Workers Revolutionary Party (UK)">Workers Revolutionary</a> </td> <td>Sheila Torrance</td> <td>7</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>738</td> <td>0.0</td> <td>0.0 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #F58231;" data-sort-value="Peace Party (UK)"> </td> <td scope="row" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Peace_Party_(UK)" title="Peace Party (UK)">Peace</a> </td> <td>John Morris</td> <td>3</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>737</td> <td>0.0</td> <td>0.0 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #e9e9e9;" data-sort-value="Animal Protection Party"> </td> <td scope="row" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Animal_Protection_Party" title="Animal Protection Party">Animal Protection</a> </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">—</td> <td>4</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>675</td> <td>0.0</td> <td>0.0 </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td style="text-align:left;">Christian Movement for Great Britain </td> <td></td> <td>2</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>598</td> <td>0.0</td> <td>0.0 </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/New_Millennium_Bean_Party" class="mw-redirect" title="New Millennium Bean Party">New Millennium Bean Party</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Captain_Beany" title="Captain Beany">Captain Beany</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Aberavon_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Aberavon (UK Parliament constituency)">1</a></td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>558</td> <td>0.0</td> <td>0.0 </td></tr> <tr class="unsortable"> <th colspan="3">Total </th> <th>3,720 </th> <th>650 </th> <th>100 </th> <th>115 </th> <th>115 </th> <th>0 </th> <th>29,687,604 </th> <th>Turnout: 65.1 </th> <th> </th></tr></tbody></table> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-109"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-109">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">This figure excludes John Bercow (<a href="/wiki/Buckingham_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Buckingham (UK Parliament constituency)">Buckingham</a>)</span> </li> </ol></div></div> <p>On 27 May 2010 the Conservatives won the final seat of Thirsk and Malton, thus giving them 306 seats. The election in that constituency had been delayed because of the death of the UKIP candidate.<sup id="cite_ref-110" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-110"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>106<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <table style="margin:0; border:none;"><tbody><tr><td style="border:none; padding:0;"><div class="notheme barbox" style="overflow-x: auto;"> <div style="border:1px solid silver; font-size:88%; padding:0.4em; width:600px; background: white; color: black;"> <table style="text-align:left; border-collapse:collapse; width:100%;"> <tbody><tr style="background:#ddd"><th style="text-align:center;" colspan="5">Vote share</th></tr> <tr style="font-size:88%; height:4px;"> <td colspan="2" style="padding:0 4px; text-align:left;"></td> <td style="width:410px; text-align:left;"></td> <td colspan="2" style="padding:0 4px; width:1em; text-align:right;"></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 0.4em; padding-right: 0.4em; min-width: 8em;"><b>Conservative</b></td> <td style="width: 100px; border-left: solid 1px silver; border-right: solid 1px silver;"><div style="background:#0087DC; width:36.1%; overflow: hidden;"> </div></td> <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 1.2em; padding-right: 0.4em; text-align: right;">36.1%</td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 0.4em; padding-right: 0.4em; min-width: 8em;">Labour</td> <td style="width: 100px; border-left: solid 1px silver; border-right: solid 1px silver;"><div style="background:#E4003B; width:29.0%; overflow: hidden;"> </div></td> <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 1.2em; padding-right: 0.4em; text-align: right;">29.0%</td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 0.4em; padding-right: 0.4em; min-width: 8em;">Liberal Democrat</td> <td style="width: 100px; border-left: solid 1px silver; border-right: solid 1px silver;"><div style="background:#FAA61A; width:23.0%; overflow: hidden;"> </div></td> <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 1.2em; padding-right: 0.4em; text-align: right;">23.0%</td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 0.4em; padding-right: 0.4em; min-width: 8em;">UK Independence</td> <td style="width: 100px; border-left: solid 1px silver; border-right: solid 1px silver;"><div style="background:#6D3177; width:3.1%; overflow: hidden;"> </div></td> <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 1.2em; padding-right: 0.4em; text-align: right;">3.1%</td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 0.4em; padding-right: 0.4em; min-width: 8em;">British National</td> <td style="width: 100px; border-left: solid 1px silver; border-right: solid 1px silver;"><div style="background:#2e3b74; width:1.9%; overflow: hidden;"> </div></td> <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 1.2em; padding-right: 0.4em; text-align: right;">1.9%</td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 0.4em; padding-right: 0.4em; min-width: 8em;">Scottish National</td> <td style="width: 100px; border-left: solid 1px silver; border-right: solid 1px silver;"><div style="background:#FDF38E; width:1.7%; overflow: hidden;"> </div></td> <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 1.2em; padding-right: 0.4em; text-align: right;">1.7%</td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 0.4em; padding-right: 0.4em; min-width: 8em;">Others</td> <td style="width: 100px; border-left: solid 1px silver; border-right: solid 1px silver;"><div style="background:#777777; width:5.2%; overflow: hidden;"> </div></td> <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 1.2em; padding-right: 0.4em; text-align: right;">5.2%</td> </tr> </tbody></table> </div> </div></td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="margin:0; border:none;"><tbody><tr><td style="border:none; padding:0;"><div class="notheme barbox" style="overflow-x: auto;"> <div style="border:1px solid silver; font-size:88%; padding:0.4em; width:600px; background: white; color: black;"> <table style="text-align:left; border-collapse:collapse; width:100%;"> <tbody><tr style="background:#ddd"><th style="text-align:center;" colspan="5">Parliamentary seats</th></tr> <tr style="font-size:88%; height:4px;"> <td colspan="2" style="padding:0 4px; text-align:left;"></td> <td style="width:410px; text-align:left;"></td> <td colspan="2" style="padding:0 4px; width:1em; text-align:right;"></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 0.4em; padding-right: 0.4em; min-width: 8em;"><b>Conservative</b></td> <td style="width: 100px; border-left: solid 1px silver; border-right: solid 1px silver;"><div style="background:#0087DC; width:47.1%; overflow: hidden;"> </div></td> <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 1.2em; padding-right: 0.4em; text-align: right;">47.1%</td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 0.4em; padding-right: 0.4em; min-width: 8em;">Labour</td> <td style="width: 100px; border-left: solid 1px silver; border-right: solid 1px silver;"><div style="background:#E4003B; width:39.7%; overflow: hidden;"> </div></td> <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 1.2em; padding-right: 0.4em; text-align: right;">39.7%</td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 0.4em; padding-right: 0.4em; min-width: 8em;">Liberal Democrat</td> <td style="width: 100px; border-left: solid 1px silver; border-right: solid 1px silver;"><div style="background:#FAA61A; width:8.8%; overflow: hidden;"> </div></td> <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 1.2em; padding-right: 0.4em; text-align: right;">8.8%</td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 0.4em; padding-right: 0.4em; min-width: 8em;">Democratic Unionist</td> <td style="width: 100px; border-left: solid 1px silver; border-right: solid 1px silver;"><div style="background:#D46A4C; width:1.2%; overflow: hidden;"> </div></td> <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 1.2em; padding-right: 0.4em; text-align: right;">1.2%</td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 0.4em; padding-right: 0.4em; min-width: 8em;">Scottish National</td> <td style="width: 100px; border-left: solid 1px silver; border-right: solid 1px silver;"><div style="background:#FDF38E; width:0.9%; overflow: hidden;"> </div></td> <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 1.2em; padding-right: 0.4em; text-align: right;">0.9%</td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 0.4em; padding-right: 0.4em; min-width: 8em;">Sinn Féin</td> <td style="width: 100px; border-left: solid 1px silver; border-right: solid 1px silver;"><div style="background:#326760; width:0.8%; overflow: hidden;"> </div></td> <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 1.2em; padding-right: 0.4em; text-align: right;">0.8%</td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 0.4em; padding-right: 0.4em; min-width: 8em;">Others</td> <td style="width: 100px; border-left: solid 1px silver; border-right: solid 1px silver;"><div style="background:#777777; width:1.5%; overflow: hidden;"> </div></td> <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 1.2em; padding-right: 0.4em; text-align: right;">1.5%</td> </tr> </tbody></table> </div> </div></td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Voting_distribution_per_constituency">Voting distribution per constituency</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2010_United_Kingdom_general_election&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: Voting distribution per constituency"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:2010UKElectionMap_votes.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Results of the 2010 general election in the United Kingdom: voting distribution per constituency."><img alt="Results of the 2010 general election in the United Kingdom: voting distribution per constituency." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/2010UKElectionMap_votes.svg/510px-2010UKElectionMap_votes.svg.png" decoding="async" width="510" height="498" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/2010UKElectionMap_votes.svg/765px-2010UKElectionMap_votes.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/2010UKElectionMap_votes.svg/1020px-2010UKElectionMap_votes.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1020" data-file-height="996" /></a></span> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Election_petitions">Election petitions</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2010_United_Kingdom_general_election&action=edit&section=18" title="Edit section: Election petitions"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Two results were also challenged by defeated candidates through election petitions – <a href="/wiki/Fermanagh_and_South_Tyrone_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Fermanagh and South Tyrone (UK Parliament constituency)">Fermanagh and South Tyrone</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Oldham_East_and_Saddleworth" class="mw-redirect" title="Oldham East and Saddleworth">Oldham East and Saddleworth</a>. These candidates had lost by 4 and 103 votes respectively. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Fermanagh_and_South_Tyrone">Fermanagh and South Tyrone</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2010_United_Kingdom_general_election&action=edit&section=19" title="Edit section: Fermanagh and South Tyrone"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The defeated Unionist 'Unity' candidate, Rodney Connor, lodged a petition against the successful Sinn Féin candidate, <a href="/wiki/Michelle_Gildernew" title="Michelle Gildernew">Michelle Gildernew</a>, in <a href="/wiki/Fermanagh_and_South_Tyrone_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Fermanagh and South Tyrone (UK Parliament constituency)">Fermanagh and South Tyrone</a>, alleging irregularities in the counting of the votes had affected the result. Gildernew had won with a plurality of four votes. However, the court found that there were only three ballot papers which could not be accounted for, and even if they were all votes for Connor, Gildernew would have had a plurality of one. The election was therefore upheld.<sup id="cite_ref-Unionist_dismay_111-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Unionist_dismay-111"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>107<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Oldham_East_and_Saddleworth">Oldham East and Saddleworth</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2010_United_Kingdom_general_election&action=edit&section=20" title="Edit section: Oldham East and Saddleworth"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/2011_Oldham_East_and_Saddleworth_by-election" title="2011 Oldham East and Saddleworth by-election">2011 Oldham East and Saddleworth by-election</a></div> <p>On 28 May 2010, the defeated Liberal Democrat candidate <a href="/wiki/Elwyn_Watkins" title="Elwyn Watkins">Elwyn Watkins</a> lodged a petition against the election of <a href="/wiki/Phil_Woolas" title="Phil Woolas">Phil Woolas</a> (Labour) in <a href="/wiki/Oldham_East_and_Saddleworth" class="mw-redirect" title="Oldham East and Saddleworth">Oldham East and Saddleworth</a> constituency.<sup id="cite_ref-112" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-112"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>108<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The petition challenged leaflets issued by Woolas's campaign as having contained false statements of fact concerning Watkins' personal character, which is an illegal practice under section 106 of the <a href="/wiki/Representation_of_the_People_Act_1983" title="Representation of the People Act 1983">Representation of the People Act 1983</a>. The statements attempted to link Watkins with Muslim extremists and death threats to Woolas, accused him of reneging on a promise to live in the constituency, and implied that his campaign was funded by illegal foreign political donations.<sup id="cite_ref-113" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-113"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>109<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-114" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-114"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>110<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>During the court case a number of emails between Woolas and his campaign team emerged. In one, Woolas's agent, Joe Fitzpatrick, emailed Woolas and campaign adviser Steven Green, to say: "Things are not going as well as I had hoped ... we need to think about our first attack leaflet."<sup id="cite_ref-115" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-115"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>111<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A reply from Fitzpatrick said: "If we don't get the white vote angry he's gone."<sup id="cite_ref-116" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-116"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>112<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The court hearing finished on 17 September 2010, with the judges reserving their judgement until 5 November 2010.<sup id="cite_ref-117" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-117"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>113<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On that day Woolas was found to have breached section 106 of the Representation of the People Act 1983 in relation to three of the four statements complained about, and the judges ruled that his election was void.<sup id="cite_ref-118" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-118"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>114<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Phil_Woolas" title="Phil Woolas">Phil Woolas</a> applied for a judicial review into the ruling,<sup id="cite_ref-119" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-119"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>115<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> stating that "this election petition raised fundamental issues about the freedom to question and criticise politicians" and that it "will inevitably chill political speech".<sup id="cite_ref-120" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-120"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>116<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He succeeded in overturning the finding in respect of one of the three statements but the main findings of the election court judgment were upheld. A <a href="/wiki/2011_Oldham_East_and_Saddleworth_by-election" title="2011 Oldham East and Saddleworth by-election">by-election</a> on 13 January 2011 resulted in the election of <a href="/wiki/Debbie_Abrahams" title="Debbie Abrahams">Debbie Abrahams</a> (Labour). </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Analysis">Analysis</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2010_United_Kingdom_general_election&action=edit&section=21" title="Edit section: Analysis"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">For results by county/region and analysis, see <a href="/wiki/Results_breakdown_of_the_2010_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="Results breakdown of the 2010 United Kingdom general election">Results breakdown of the 2010 United Kingdom general election</a>.</div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">For results by constituency, see <a href="/wiki/Results_of_the_2010_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="Results of the 2010 United Kingdom general election">Results of the 2010 United Kingdom general election</a>.</div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">For details by MP, see <a href="/wiki/List_of_MPs_elected_in_the_2010_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="List of MPs elected in the 2010 United Kingdom general election">List of MPs elected in the 2010 United Kingdom general election</a>.</div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:2010_UK_General_Election_Gallagher_Index.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/58/2010_UK_General_Election_Gallagher_Index.png/220px-2010_UK_General_Election_Gallagher_Index.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="136" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/58/2010_UK_General_Election_Gallagher_Index.png/330px-2010_UK_General_Election_Gallagher_Index.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/58/2010_UK_General_Election_Gallagher_Index.png/440px-2010_UK_General_Election_Gallagher_Index.png 2x" data-file-width="533" data-file-height="329" /></a><figcaption>The disproportionality of the house of parliament in the 2010 election was 15.57 according to the <a href="/wiki/Gallagher_Index" class="mw-redirect" title="Gallagher Index">Gallagher Index</a>, with the Liberal Democrats losing out to both the Conservatives and Labour.</figcaption></figure> <p>At 9:41 on 7 May, the BBC confirmed a <a href="/wiki/Hung_parliament" title="Hung parliament">hung parliament</a>. The Conservatives stood at 290 seats, Labour at 247 and Liberal Democrats at 51.<sup id="cite_ref-timesonline1_6-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-timesonline1-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-BBC-Election-2010-web_121-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BBC-Election-2010-web-121"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>117<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> One constituency seat (<a href="/wiki/Thirsk_and_Malton" class="mw-redirect" title="Thirsk and Malton">Thirsk and Malton</a>) was contested on 27 May because of the death of the UKIP candidate and was won by the Conservative Party, whilst another seat (<a href="/wiki/Oldham_East_and_Saddleworth" class="mw-redirect" title="Oldham East and Saddleworth">Oldham East and Saddleworth</a>) later had its result declared void; Labour won the resulting <a href="/wiki/Oldham_East_and_Saddleworth_United_Kingdom_general_election_2010_rerun" class="mw-redirect" title="Oldham East and Saddleworth United Kingdom general election 2010 rerun">by-election</a>. </p> <figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Chartinguk20100506electionvotesandseats.png" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="pie chart of the election results showing popular vote against seats won, coloured in party colours" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1e/Chartinguk20100506electionvotesandseats.png/200px-Chartinguk20100506electionvotesandseats.png" decoding="async" width="200" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1e/Chartinguk20100506electionvotesandseats.png/300px-Chartinguk20100506electionvotesandseats.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1e/Chartinguk20100506electionvotesandseats.png/400px-Chartinguk20100506electionvotesandseats.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="300" /></a><figcaption>Proportion of seats (outer ring) shown with proportion of votes (inner ring).</figcaption></figure> <p>The result showed an overall 5.1% swing from Labour to the Conservatives, the third largest national swing achieved in a general election since 1945 and similar to the 5.3% swing achieved by the Conservative leader <a href="/wiki/Margaret_Thatcher" title="Margaret Thatcher">Margaret Thatcher</a> in 1979.<sup id="cite_ref-BBC-Election-2010-web_121-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BBC-Election-2010-web-121"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>117<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The 97 net seat gains made by the Conservatives outdid their previous best gains total in <a href="/wiki/1950_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="1950 United Kingdom general election">1950</a>, when they gained 85. Labour's loss of 91 seats was worse than their previous greatest loss of seats, when they lost 77 seats in <a href="/wiki/1970_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="1970 United Kingdom general election">1970</a>. </p><p>Of the 532 seats contested in England (a final seat, Thirsk and Malton, was contested on 27 May), the Conservatives won 298 seats and an absolute majority of 61 seats over all other parties combined, securing an average swing of 5.6% from Labour.<sup id="cite_ref-122" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-122"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>118<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Labour did poorly in many Southern areas, notably in the Eastern Region where they won only two of their 14 seats from 2005: <a href="/wiki/Luton_North" class="mw-redirect" title="Luton North">Luton North</a> and <a href="/wiki/Luton_South" class="mw-redirect" title="Luton South">Luton South</a>. Labour did, however, gain two seats: <a href="/wiki/Bethnal_Green_and_Bow" class="mw-redirect" title="Bethnal Green and Bow">Bethnal Green and Bow</a> and <a href="/wiki/Chesterfield_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Chesterfield (UK Parliament constituency)">Chesterfield</a>. The Conservatives made 95 of their gains in England, but they also suffered three losses, all to the Liberal Democrats. For the Liberal Democrats, their eight gains were overshadowed by their 12 losses – one to Labour and 11 to the Conservatives. </p><p>None of Scotland's 59 seats changed hands and all were held by the same party that had won them at the 2005 election, with Labour regaining the two seats they had lost in by-elections since 2005. There was a swing to Labour from the Conservatives of 0.8% (with Labour increasing its share of the vote by 2.5% and the Conservatives increasing by just 0.9%) The Conservatives finished with just a single MP representing a Scottish constituency. </p><p>Of the 40 seats contested in Wales, the Conservatives more than doubled their seats from three to eight, taking one from the Liberal Democrats and four from Labour. <a href="/wiki/Welsh_nationalist" class="mw-redirect" title="Welsh nationalist">Welsh nationalist</a> party <a href="/wiki/Plaid_Cymru" title="Plaid Cymru">Plaid Cymru</a>'s number of seats was reduced from three to two on the new seat boundaries, but they managed to gain one seat, <a href="/wiki/Arfon_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Arfon (UK Parliament constituency)">Arfon</a>, from Labour. Labour did, however, regain <a href="/wiki/Blaenau_Gwent_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Blaenau Gwent (UK Parliament constituency)">Blaenau Gwent</a>, which had once been Labour's safest seat in Wales until it had been taken by an Independent, <a href="/wiki/Peter_Law" title="Peter Law">Peter Law</a>, in 2005.<sup id="cite_ref-123" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-123"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>119<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Overall, Labour made a net loss of 4 seats but remained the biggest party, with 26. </p><p>There were 18 seats contested in <a href="/wiki/Northern_Ireland" title="Northern Ireland">Northern Ireland</a>. Both <a href="/wiki/Irish_nationalist" class="mw-redirect" title="Irish nationalist">Irish nationalist</a> parties, <a href="/wiki/Sinn_F%C3%A9in" title="Sinn Féin">Sinn Féin</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Social_Democratic_and_Labour_Party" title="Social Democratic and Labour Party">Social Democratic and Labour Party</a> (SDLP), held their seats. The <a href="/wiki/Unionism_in_Ireland" title="Unionism in Ireland">unionist</a> <a href="/wiki/Democratic_Unionist_Party" title="Democratic Unionist Party">Democratic Unionist Party</a> (DUP) and <a href="/wiki/Ulster_Unionist_Party" title="Ulster Unionist Party">Ulster Unionist Party</a> (UUP) (the latter in <a href="/wiki/Ulster_Conservatives_and_Unionists" title="Ulster Conservatives and Unionists">an electoral pact with the Conservatives</a>), lost one seat each. This left the nationalist parties unchanged with eight seats, the main unionist parties with eight seats (all DUP), the Alliance with one seat and an independent unionist with one seat. It is the first time since the <a href="/wiki/Partition_of_Ireland" title="Partition of Ireland">partition of Ireland</a> that unionist parties failed to secure a majority of Northern Ireland's Westminster seats in a general election, and also the first time Sinn Féin obtained the largest share of the vote in Northern Ireland at a general election.<sup id="cite_ref-124" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-124"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>120<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Notable_results">Notable results</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2010_United_Kingdom_general_election&action=edit&section=22" title="Edit section: Notable results"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Secretary_of_State_for_Children,_Schools_and_Families" title="Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families">Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families</a> <a href="/wiki/Ed_Balls" title="Ed Balls">Ed Balls</a> held his seat in <a href="/wiki/Morley_and_Outwood" class="mw-redirect" title="Morley and Outwood">Morley and Outwood</a> by 1,101 votes, despite much anticipation of a "<a href="/wiki/Portillo_moment" title="Portillo moment">Portillo moment</a>"<sup id="cite_ref-125" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-125"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>121<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> (Despite this, he would indeed lose the seat at the <a href="/wiki/2015_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="2015 United Kingdom general election">following election</a>).</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Minister_of_State_for_Borders_and_Immigration" class="mw-redirect" title="Minister of State for Borders and Immigration">Minister of State for Borders and Immigration</a> <a href="/wiki/Phil_Woolas" title="Phil Woolas">Phil Woolas</a> retained <a href="/wiki/Oldham_East_and_Saddleworth" class="mw-redirect" title="Oldham East and Saddleworth">Oldham East and Saddleworth</a> by just 103 votes. However, following a legal challenge by his Liberal Democrat opponent, <a href="/wiki/Elwyn_Watkins" title="Elwyn Watkins">Elwyn Watkins</a>, which found the local Labour campaign to have used negative and <a href="/wiki/Electoral_fraud#Disinformation" title="Electoral fraud">false information</a> against Watkins, a new by-election was ordered and held on 13 January 2011. Woolas was barred from standing in this by-election whilst Watkins stood again, but Labour held the seat with an increased majority.<sup id="cite_ref-BBC_12003985_126-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BBC_12003985-126"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>122<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Former <a href="/wiki/Home_Secretary" title="Home Secretary">Home Secretary</a> <a href="/wiki/Charles_Clarke" title="Charles Clarke">Charles Clarke</a> lost <a href="/wiki/Norwich_South" class="mw-redirect" title="Norwich South">Norwich South</a> by 310 votes to the <a href="/wiki/Liberal_Democrats_(UK)" title="Liberal Democrats (UK)">Liberal Democrats</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-127" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-127"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>123<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Another former Home Secretary, <a href="/wiki/Jacqui_Smith" title="Jacqui Smith">Jacqui Smith</a>, lost <a href="/wiki/Redditch_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Redditch (UK Parliament constituency)">Redditch</a> on an above average 9.2% swing to the Conservatives. She had held the seat since 1997, and the seat was a key Conservative target. Her role in the <a href="/wiki/2009_expenses_scandal" class="mw-redirect" title="2009 expenses scandal">2009 expenses scandal</a> contributed to her defeat.<sup id="cite_ref-128" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-128"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>124<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Department_of_Health_and_Social_Care" title="Department of Health and Social Care">Minister of State for Health</a> <a href="/wiki/Mike_O%27Brien_(British_politician)" title="Mike O'Brien (British politician)">Mike O'Brien</a> unexpectedly lost <a href="/wiki/North_Warwickshire_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" class="mw-redirect" title="North Warwickshire (UK Parliament constituency)">North Warwickshire</a>, a seat he had held for 18 years, by just 54 votes to Conservative challenger <a href="/wiki/Dan_Byles" title="Dan Byles">Dan Byles</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-129" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-129"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>125<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Green_Party_of_England_and_Wales" title="Green Party of England and Wales">Green Party</a> leader <a href="/wiki/Caroline_Lucas" title="Caroline Lucas">Caroline Lucas</a> won <a href="/wiki/Brighton_Pavilion_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Brighton Pavilion (UK Parliament constituency)">Brighton Pavilion</a>, becoming their first Westminster MP<sup id="cite_ref-130" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-130"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>126<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-131" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-131"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>127<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/British_National_Party" title="British National Party">British National Party</a> leader <a href="/wiki/Nick_Griffin" title="Nick Griffin">Nick Griffin</a> finished in third place after a heavy loss in <a href="/wiki/Barking_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Barking (UK Parliament constituency)">Barking</a> to incumbent Labour MP <a href="/wiki/Margaret_Hodge" title="Margaret Hodge">Margaret Hodge</a><sup id="cite_ref-132" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-132"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>128<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>In the wake of job losses at the local <a href="/wiki/Tata_Steel_Europe" title="Tata Steel Europe">steel works</a>, <a href="/wiki/Solicitor_General" class="mw-redirect" title="Solicitor General">Solicitor General</a> <a href="/wiki/Vera_Baird" title="Vera Baird">Vera Baird</a> lost her seat of <a href="/wiki/Redcar_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Redcar (UK Parliament constituency)">Redcar</a> on a swing of 21.8% to <a href="/wiki/Ian_Swales" title="Ian Swales">Ian Swales</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Liberal_Democrats_(UK)" title="Liberal Democrats (UK)">Liberal Democrats</a>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Glenda_Jackson" title="Glenda Jackson">Glenda Jackson</a> held <a href="/wiki/Hampstead_and_Kilburn" class="mw-redirect" title="Hampstead and Kilburn">Hampstead and Kilburn</a> by just 42 votes, with only 32.81% of the vote, 0.08% ahead of the Conservatives, with the Liberal Democrats trailing less than 1,000 votes behind both other main parties. Incidentally, the seat has since become a <a href="/wiki/Safe_seat" title="Safe seat">safe</a> Labour seat in the two elections held towards the end of the decade.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Peter_Robinson_(Northern_Ireland_politician)" title="Peter Robinson (Northern Ireland politician)">Peter Robinson</a> lost <a href="/wiki/Belfast_East_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Belfast East (UK Parliament constituency)">Belfast East</a> after 31 years as MP for the constituency, to the <a href="/wiki/Alliance_Party_of_Northern_Ireland" title="Alliance Party of Northern Ireland">Alliance Party</a> candidate <a href="/wiki/Naomi_Long" title="Naomi Long">Naomi Long</a>. A <a href="/wiki/Iris_Robinson_scandal" title="Iris Robinson scandal">scandal</a> involving his wife and fellow MP <a href="/wiki/Iris_Robinson" title="Iris Robinson">Iris Robinson</a>'s extramarital affair and her procuring £50,000 for her lover to start a restaurant had led to Robinson's resignation as <a href="/wiki/First_Minister_of_Northern_Ireland" class="mw-redirect" title="First Minister of Northern Ireland">First Minister of Northern Ireland</a> earlier that year, and assisted in the almost-23% swing to the Alliance Party.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gisela_Stuart" title="Gisela Stuart">Gisela Stuart</a> held onto her <a href="/wiki/Birmingham_Edgbaston" class="mw-redirect" title="Birmingham Edgbaston">Birmingham Edgbaston</a> seat despite many predictions that she would lose it. This was the only one of the 50 most marginal seats Labour held that was not lost by the party.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Demographics">Demographics</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2010_United_Kingdom_general_election&action=edit&section=23" title="Edit section: Demographics"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Candidate_demographics">Candidate demographics</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2010_United_Kingdom_general_election&action=edit&section=24" title="Edit section: Candidate demographics"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The election resulted in an increase in the number of MPs from ethnic minorities from 14 to 27, including the first black and Asian female Conservative MPs, <a href="/wiki/Helen_Grant_(politician)" title="Helen Grant (politician)">Helen Grant</a> and <a href="/wiki/Priti_Patel" title="Priti Patel">Priti Patel</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-133" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-133"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>129<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and the first female Muslim MPs, <a href="/wiki/Rushanara_Ali" title="Rushanara Ali">Rushanara Ali</a>, <a href="/wiki/Shabana_Mahmood" title="Shabana Mahmood">Shabana Mahmood</a> and <a href="/wiki/Yasmin_Qureshi" title="Yasmin Qureshi">Yasmin Qureshi</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-134" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-134"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>130<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This means that 4.2% of MPs are from an ethnic minority—in the <a href="/wiki/2001_United_Kingdom_census" title="2001 United Kingdom census">2001 Census</a>, it was reported that <a href="/wiki/Ethnic_groups_in_the_United_Kingdom" title="Ethnic groups in the United Kingdom">ethnic minorities</a> comprised 7.9% of the population. The number of female MPs rose to 141, an increase from 19.5% to 21.7% of all MPs, and the highest ever total; the number of female Conservative MPs rose from 18 (8.6% of all Conservatives) to 48 (15.7%).<sup id="cite_ref-135" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-135"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>131<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Voter_demographics">Voter demographics</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2010_United_Kingdom_general_election&action=edit&section=25" title="Edit section: Voter demographics"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Polling after the election suggested the following demographic breakdown: </p> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="10">The 2010 UK general election vote in Great Britain<sup id="cite_ref-136" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-136"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>132<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-137" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-137"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>133<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th></tr> <tr> <th style="width:150px;" rowspan="2">Social group </th> <th style="width:60px;" class="unsortable"><a href="/wiki/Conservative_Party_(UK)" title="Conservative Party (UK)">Con</a> </th> <th style="width:60px;" class="unsortable"><a href="/wiki/Labour_Party_(UK)" title="Labour Party (UK)">Lab</a> </th> <th style="width:60px;" class="unsortable"><a href="/wiki/Lib_Dem" class="mw-redirect" title="Lib Dem">Lib Dem</a> </th> <th style="width:60px;" rowspan="2" class="unsortable">Others </th> <th style="width:60px;" rowspan="2" class="unsortable">Lead </th></tr> <tr> <th class="unsortable" style="color:inherit;background:#0087DC; width:60px;"> </th> <th class="unsortable" style="color:inherit;background:#E4003B; width:60px;"> </th> <th class="unsortable" style="color:inherit;background:#FAA61A; width:60px;"> </th></tr> <tr> <td>Total vote </td> <td style="text-align:right; background:#A2DDFF;"><b>37</b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;">30 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">24 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">19 </td> <td style="text-align:right; background:#0087DC; color:white;"><b>7</b> </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="9">Gender </th></tr> <tr> <td>Male </td> <td style="text-align:right; background:#A3DEFF;"><b>38</b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;">28 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">22 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">12 </td> <td style="text-align:right; background:#0087DC; color:white;"><b>10</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Female </td> <td style="text-align:right; background:#A3DEFF;"><b>36</b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;">31 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">26 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">8 </td> <td style="text-align:right; background:#0087DC; color:white;"><b>5</b> </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="9">Age </th></tr> <tr> <td>18–24 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">30 </td> <td style="text-align:right; background:#FFA5A5;"><b>31</b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;">30 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">9 </td> <td style="text-align:right; background:#E4003B; color:white;"><b>1</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td>25–34 </td> <td style="text-align:right; background:#A3DEFF;"><b>35</b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;">30 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">29 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">7 </td> <td style="text-align:right; background:#0087DC; color:white;"><b>5</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td>35–44 </td> <td style="text-align:right; background:#A3DEFF;"><b>34</b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;">31 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">26 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">9 </td> <td style="text-align:right; background:#0087DC; color:white;"><b>3</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td>45–54 </td> <td style="text-align:right; background:#A3DEFF;"><b>34</b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;">28 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">26 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">12 </td> <td style="text-align:right; background:#0087DC; color:white;"><b>6</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td>55–64 </td> <td style="text-align:right; background:#A3DEFF;"><b>38</b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;">28 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">23 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">12 </td> <td style="text-align:right; background:#0087DC; color:white;"><b>10</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td>65+ </td> <td style="text-align:right; background:#A3DEFF;"><b>44</b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;">31 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">16 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">9 </td> <td style="text-align:right; background:#0087DC; color:white;"><b>13</b> </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="9">Men by age </th></tr> <tr> <td>18–24 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">29 </td> <td style="text-align:right; background:#FFA5A5;"><b>34</b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;">27 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">4 </td> <td style="text-align:right; background:#E4003B; color:white;"><b>5</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td>25–34 </td> <td style="text-align:right; background:#A3DEFF;"><b>42</b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;">23 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">30 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">6 </td> <td style="text-align:right; background:#0087DC; color:white;"><b>12</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td>35–54 </td> <td style="text-align:right; background:#A3DEFF;"><b>36</b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;">28 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">23 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">13 </td> <td style="text-align:right; background:#0087DC; color:white;"><b>8</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td>55+ </td> <td style="text-align:right; background:#A3DEFF;"><b>41</b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;">29 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">16 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">14 </td> <td style="text-align:right; background:#0087DC; color:white;"><b>12</b> </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="9">Women by age </th></tr> <tr> <td>18–24 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">30 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">28 </td> <td style="text-align:right; background:#FEE1A8;"><b>34</b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;">9 </td> <td style="text-align:right; background:#FAA61A; color:black;"><b>4</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td>25–34 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">27 </td> <td style="text-align:right; background:#FFA5A5;"><b>38</b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;">27 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">8 </td> <td style="text-align:right; background:#E4003B; color:white;"><b>11</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td>35–54 </td> <td style="text-align:right; background:#A3DEFF;"><b>33</b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;">31 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">29 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">8 </td> <td style="text-align:right; background:#0087DC; color:white;"><b>2</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td>55+ </td> <td style="text-align:right; background:#A3DEFF;"><b>42</b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;">30 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">21 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">7 </td> <td style="text-align:right; background:#0087DC; color:white;"><b>12</b> </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="9">Social class </th></tr> <tr> <td>AB </td> <td style="text-align:right; background:#A3DEFF;"><b>39</b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;">26 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">29 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">7 </td> <td style="text-align:right; background:#0087DC; color:white;"><b>10</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td>C1 </td> <td style="text-align:right; background:#A3DEFF;"><b>39</b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;">28 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">24 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">9 </td> <td style="text-align:right; background:#0087DC; color:white;"><b>11</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td>C2 </td> <td style="text-align:right; background:#A3DEFF;"><b>37</b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;">29 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">22 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">12 </td> <td style="text-align:right; background:#0087DC; color:white;"><b>8</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td>DE </td> <td style="text-align:right;">31 </td> <td style="text-align:right; background:#FFA5A5;"><b>40</b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;">17 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">12 </td> <td style="text-align:right; background:#E4003B; color:white;"><b>9</b> </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="9">Men by social class </th></tr> <tr> <td>AB </td> <td style="text-align:right; background:#A3DEFF;"><b>44</b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;">23 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">27 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">7 </td> <td style="text-align:right; background:#0087DC; color:white;"><b>17</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td>C1 </td> <td style="text-align:right; background:#A3DEFF;"><b>40</b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;">28 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">22 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">10 </td> <td style="text-align:right; background:#0087DC; color:white;"><b>12</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td>C2 </td> <td style="text-align:right;"><b>33</b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;"><b>33</b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;">19 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">10 </td> <td style="text-align:right; background:lightgrey; color:black;"><b>0</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td>DE </td> <td style="text-align:right;">32 </td> <td style="text-align:right; background:#FFA5A5;"><b>35</b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;">13 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">20 </td> <td style="text-align:right; background:#E4003B; color:white;"><b>3</b> </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="9">Women by social class </th></tr> <tr> <td>AB </td> <td style="text-align:right; background:#A3DEFF;"><b>44</b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;">28 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">16 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">12 </td> <td style="text-align:right; background:#0087DC; color:white;"><b>16</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td>C1 </td> <td style="text-align:right; background:#A3DEFF;"><b>34</b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;">29 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">31 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">6 </td> <td style="text-align:right; background:#0087DC; color:white;"><b>3</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td>C2 </td> <td style="text-align:right; background:#A3DEFF;"><b>41</b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;">25 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">25 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">9 </td> <td style="text-align:right; background:#0087DC; color:white;"><b>16</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td>DE </td> <td style="text-align:right;">29 </td> <td style="text-align:right; background:#FFA5A5;"><b>45</b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;">19 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">7 </td> <td style="text-align:right; background:#E4003B; color:white;"><b>16</b> </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="9">Housing tenure </th></tr> <tr> <td>Owned </td> <td style="text-align:right; background:#A3DEFF;"><b>45</b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;">24 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">21 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">11 </td> <td style="text-align:right; background:#0087DC; color:white;"><b>21</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Mortgage </td> <td style="text-align:right; background:#A3DEFF;"><b>36</b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;">29 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">26 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">9 </td> <td style="text-align:right; background:#0087DC; color:white;"><b>7</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Social renter </td> <td style="text-align:right;">24 </td> <td style="text-align:right; background:#FFA5A5;"><b>47</b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;">19 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">11 </td> <td style="text-align:right; background:#E4003B; color:white;"><b>23</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Private renter </td> <td style="text-align:right; background:#A3DEFF;"><b>35</b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;">29 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">27 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">9 </td> <td style="text-align:right; background:#0087DC; color:white;"><b>6</b> </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="9">Ethnic group </th></tr> <tr> <td>White </td> <td style="text-align:right; background:#A3DEFF;"><b>38</b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;">28 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">24 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">8 </td> <td style="text-align:right; background:#0087DC; color:white;"><b>11</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td>BAME </td> <td style="text-align:right;">16 </td> <td style="text-align:right; background:#FFA5A5;"><b>60</b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;">20 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">4 </td> <td style="text-align:right; background:#E4003B; color:white;"><b>40</b> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Northern_Ireland">Northern Ireland</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2010_United_Kingdom_general_election&action=edit&section=26" title="Edit section: Northern Ireland"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/2010_United_Kingdom_general_election_in_Northern_Ireland" title="2010 United Kingdom general election in Northern Ireland">2010 United Kingdom general election in Northern Ireland</a></div> <p>In Northern Ireland a swing of more than 20% resulted in DUP <a href="/wiki/First_Minister_and_deputy_First_Minister_of_Northern_Ireland" class="mw-redirect" title="First Minister and deputy First Minister of Northern Ireland">First Minister</a> <a href="/wiki/Peter_Robinson_(Northern_Ireland_politician)" title="Peter Robinson (Northern Ireland politician)">Peter Robinson</a> losing his <a href="/wiki/Belfast_East_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Belfast East (UK Parliament constituency)">Belfast East</a><sup id="cite_ref-138" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-138"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>134<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> seat to the <a href="/wiki/Alliance_Party_of_Northern_Ireland" title="Alliance Party of Northern Ireland">Alliance Party</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Naomi_Long" title="Naomi Long">Naomi Long</a>, giving Alliance its first elected MP in Westminster. </p><p>Sir <a href="/wiki/Reg_Empey" title="Reg Empey">Reg Empey</a>, leader of the UUP/Conservative alliance (UCUNF), standing for the first time in <a href="/wiki/South_Antrim_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="South Antrim (UK Parliament constituency)">South Antrim</a>, lost to the DUP incumbent <a href="/wiki/William_McCrea,_Baron_McCrea_of_Magherafelt_and_Cookstown" title="William McCrea, Baron McCrea of Magherafelt and Cookstown">William McCrea</a>. Thus both leaders of the main Unionist parties failed to win seats while the UUP for the first time had no MPs at Westminster. A few days after the election, Empey announced that he would resign before the party conference, triggering a <a href="/wiki/2010_Ulster_Unionist_Party_leadership_election" title="2010 Ulster Unionist Party leadership election">leadership election</a>. </p><p><a href="/wiki/Sylvia_Hermon" title="Sylvia Hermon">Sylvia Hermon</a>, Lady Hermon retained her seat in <a href="/wiki/North_Down_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="North Down (UK Parliament constituency)">North Down</a>, significantly increasing her percentage of the vote despite a slightly lower turnout and her defection from the UUP/Conservative alliance to stand as an independent. </p><p>New SDLP leader <a href="/wiki/Margaret_Ritchie_(politician)" class="mw-redirect" title="Margaret Ritchie (politician)">Margaret Ritchie</a>, succeeding <a href="/wiki/Eddie_McGrady" title="Eddie McGrady">Eddie McGrady</a> MP, won against Sinn Féin's Caitriona Ruane in <a href="/wiki/South_Down_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="South Down (UK Parliament constituency)">South Down</a>. All of the Sinn Féin and SDLP incumbents held their seats, although Sinn Féin's <a href="/wiki/Michelle_Gildernew" title="Michelle Gildernew">Michelle Gildernew</a> retained her seat in <a href="/wiki/Fermanagh_and_South_Tyrone_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Fermanagh and South Tyrone (UK Parliament constituency)">Fermanagh & South Tyrone</a> by only four votes over the Independent Unionist Unity candidate, <a href="/wiki/Rodney_Connor" title="Rodney Connor">Rodney Connor</a>, after three recounts.<sup id="cite_ref-139" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-139"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>135<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="MPs_who_lost_their_seats">MPs who lost their seats</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2010_United_Kingdom_general_election&action=edit&section=27" title="Edit section: MPs who lost their seats"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/List_of_MPs_who_lost_their_seat_in_the_2010_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="List of MPs who lost their seat in the 2010 United Kingdom general election">List of MPs who lost their seat in the 2010 United Kingdom general election</a></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="MPs_first_elected_in_2010">MPs first elected in 2010</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2010_United_Kingdom_general_election&action=edit&section=28" title="Edit section: MPs first elected in 2010"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/MPs_first_elected_in_2010_to_the_55th_UK_Parliament" title="MPs first elected in 2010 to the 55th UK Parliament">MPs first elected in 2010 to the 55th UK Parliament</a></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Effect_of_the_expenses_scandal">Effect of the expenses scandal</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2010_United_Kingdom_general_election&action=edit&section=29" title="Edit section: Effect of the expenses scandal"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/United_Kingdom_parliamentary_expenses_scandal" title="United Kingdom parliamentary expenses scandal">United Kingdom parliamentary expenses scandal</a></div> <p>Many of the MPs who were most prominently caught up in the scandal decided, or were ordered <sup class="noprint Inline-Template" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style/Words_to_watch#Unsupported_attributions" title="Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Words to watch"><span title="The material near this tag may use weasel words or too-vague attribution. (April 2024)">by whom?</span></a></i>]</sup> not to stand for re-election in 2010. Among them were <a href="/wiki/Margaret_Moran" title="Margaret Moran">Margaret Moran</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-140" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-140"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>136<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Elliot_Morley" title="Elliot Morley">Elliot Morley</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-141" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-141"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>137<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/David_Chaytor" title="David Chaytor">David Chaytor</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-142" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-142"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>138<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Nicholas_Winterton" title="Nicholas Winterton">Nicholas</a> and <a href="/wiki/Ann_Winterton" title="Ann Winterton">Ann Winterton</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-143" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-143"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>139<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Derek_Conway" title="Derek Conway">Derek Conway</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-144" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-144"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>140<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/John_Gummer" title="John Gummer">John Gummer</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-145" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-145"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>141<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Douglas_Hogg" title="Douglas Hogg">Douglas Hogg</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-146" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-146"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>142<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Anthony_Steen" title="Anthony Steen">Anthony Steen</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-147" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-147"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>143<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Peter_Viggers" title="Peter Viggers">Peter Viggers</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-148" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-148"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>144<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Julie_Kirkbride" title="Julie Kirkbride">Julie Kirkbride</a> and her husband <a href="/wiki/Andrew_MacKay" title="Andrew MacKay">Andrew MacKay</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-149" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-149"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>145<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Where sitting MPs did stand for re-election after their expenses claims were criticised, there were some notable losses. Former Home Secretary <a href="/wiki/Jacqui_Smith" title="Jacqui Smith">Jacqui Smith</a> lost her marginal <a href="/wiki/Redditch_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Redditch (UK Parliament constituency)">Redditch</a> seat, which showed a large 9.2% swing to the Conservatives. Smith had claimed expenses on a large family home in Redditch by declaring her house-share with her sister in London as her main home, which had been described as "near fraudulent" by the former chairman of the committee on Standards in Public life,<sup id="cite_ref-150" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-150"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>146<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> although she had only been ordered to apologise rather than repay the money.<sup id="cite_ref-151" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-151"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>147<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Former Home Office minister <a href="/wiki/Tony_McNulty" title="Tony McNulty">Tony McNulty</a> lost <a href="/wiki/Harrow_East" class="mw-redirect" title="Harrow East">Harrow East</a> to the Conservatives on an 8% swing, after repaying over £13,000 claimed on a second home, occupied by his parents, which was 8 miles away from his primary residence.<sup id="cite_ref-152" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-152"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>148<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Ann_Keen" title="Ann Keen">Ann Keen</a> lost <a href="/wiki/Brentford_and_Isleworth" class="mw-redirect" title="Brentford and Isleworth">Brentford and Isleworth</a> on a 6% swing, but her husband <a href="/wiki/Alan_Keen" title="Alan Keen">Alan Keen</a> retained <a href="/wiki/Feltham_and_Heston" class="mw-redirect" title="Feltham and Heston">Feltham and Heston</a>. The couple were criticised for claiming for a second home in central London while rarely staying in their nearby constituency home.<sup id="cite_ref-153" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-153"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>149<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><a href="/wiki/Shahid_Malik" title="Shahid Malik">Shahid Malik</a> lost his <a href="/wiki/Dewsbury_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Dewsbury (UK Parliament constituency)">Dewsbury</a> seat on a 5.9% swing to the Conservatives. Malik had been required to repay some of his expense claims and, at the time of the election, was under investigation for other claims.<sup id="cite_ref-154" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-154"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>150<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/David_Heathcoat-Amory" title="David Heathcoat-Amory">David Heathcoat-Amory</a> was one of only two sitting Conservatives to be defeated when he lost <a href="/wiki/Wells_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Wells (UK Parliament constituency)">Wells</a> to the Liberal Democrats by 800 votes. Heathcoat-Amory was criticised for claiming manure on expenses.<sup id="cite_ref-155" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-155"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>151<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Phil_Hope" title="Phil Hope">Phil Hope</a>, who repaid over £40,000 in expenses,<sup id="cite_ref-156" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-156"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>152<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> was defeated in his <a href="/wiki/Corby_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" class="mw-redirect" title="Corby (UK Parliament constituency)">Corby</a> constituency although the swing was lower than the national average at 3.3%. </p><p><a href="/wiki/Hazel_Blears" title="Hazel Blears">Hazel Blears</a>, who had paid more than £13,000 to cover <a href="/wiki/Capital_gains_tax" title="Capital gains tax">capital gains tax</a> which she had avoided by "flipping" the designation of her main residence,<sup id="cite_ref-157" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-157"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>153<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> suffered a large drop in her vote in <a href="/wiki/Salford_and_Eccles" class="mw-redirect" title="Salford and Eccles">Salford and Eccles</a>, but was still comfortably re-elected; a 'Hazel must go' candidate won only 1.8%.<sup id="cite_ref-158" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-158"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>154<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Conversely, <a href="/wiki/Brian_Jenkins_(politician)" title="Brian Jenkins (politician)">Brian Jenkins</a> lost his <a href="/wiki/Tamworth_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Tamworth (UK Parliament constituency)">Tamworth</a> seat on a large 9.5% swing despite being described as a "saint" by <i><a href="/wiki/The_Daily_Telegraph" title="The Daily Telegraph">The Daily Telegraph</a></i> on account of his low expenses.<sup id="cite_ref-159" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-159"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>155<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Ironically, his successor in the seat was Conservative <a href="/wiki/Chris_Pincher" title="Chris Pincher">Chris Pincher</a>, whose future <a href="/wiki/Chris_Pincher_scandal" title="Chris Pincher scandal">sexual assault scandal</a> would <a href="/wiki/July_2022_United_Kingdom_government_crisis" title="July 2022 United Kingdom government crisis">bring down the premiership</a> of Prime Minister <a href="/wiki/Boris_Johnson" title="Boris Johnson">Boris Johnson</a> twelve years later.<sup id="cite_ref-Labour_MP_of_14_years_loses_160-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Labour_MP_of_14_years_loses-160"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>156<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-161" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-161"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>157<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-162" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-162"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>158<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Predictions<sup id="cite_ref-163" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-163"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>159<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> of a rise in the number of successful <a href="/wiki/Independent_politician" title="Independent politician">Independents</a> in the election as a result of the <a href="/wiki/United_Kingdom_parliamentary_expenses_scandal" title="United Kingdom parliamentary expenses scandal">2009 expenses scandal</a> failed to materialise. Independents supported by the <a href="/wiki/Jury_Team" title="Jury Team">Jury Team</a> or the <a href="/wiki/Independent_Network" title="Independent Network">Independent Network</a>, support networks who both attempted to select and promote high quality Independents who had signed up for the so-called Nolan Principles of public life, set out in the <a href="/wiki/Committee_on_Standards_in_Public_Life" title="Committee on Standards in Public Life">Committee on Standards in Public Life</a>, failed to have any significant impact. Broadcaster <a href="/wiki/Esther_Rantzen" title="Esther Rantzen">Esther Rantzen</a> gathered a great deal of publicity for her campaign in <a href="/wiki/Luton_South_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" class="mw-redirect" title="Luton South (UK Parliament constituency)">Luton South constituency</a> where the former MP Margaret Moran had stood down, but ended up losing her deposit in 4th place with 4.4% of the vote; the winner was Moran's successor as Labour candidate. </p><p>There was also a high-profile campaign over expenses directed against <a href="/wiki/Speaker_of_the_House_of_Commons_(United_Kingdom)" title="Speaker of the House of Commons (United Kingdom)">Speaker</a> <a href="/wiki/John_Bercow" title="John Bercow">John Bercow</a>, who had 'flipped' his designation of second home. An imperfectly observed convention states that the major parties do not oppose the Speaker seeking re-election; Bercow faced two main opponents in <a href="/wiki/Buckingham_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Buckingham (UK Parliament constituency)">Buckingham</a>. Independent former Member of the European Parliament <a href="/wiki/John_Stevens_(English_politician)" title="John Stevens (English politician)">John Stevens</a>, standing on the Buckinghamshire Campaign for Democracy ticket, campaigned with a man dressed in a dolphin costume whom he called 'Flipper'<sup id="cite_ref-164" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-164"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>160<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and polled second with 21.4%. Former leader of the <a href="/wiki/UK_Independence_Party" title="UK Independence Party">UK Independence Party</a> <a href="/wiki/Nigel_Farage" title="Nigel Farage">Nigel Farage</a> also fought the seat but came third in the vote with 17.4%. Bercow won with 47.3%. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Voting_problems">Voting problems</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2010_United_Kingdom_general_election&action=edit&section=30" title="Edit section: Voting problems"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Problems occurred with voting at 27 polling places in 16 constituencies, and affected approximately 1,200 people.<sup id="cite_ref-ec-problem-report_165-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ec-problem-report-165"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>161<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This situation was condemned by politicians of various parties. <a href="/wiki/Jenny_Watson_(civil_servant)" title="Jenny Watson (civil servant)">Jenny Watson</a>, chair of the <a href="/wiki/Electoral_Commission_(United_Kingdom)" title="Electoral Commission (United Kingdom)">Electoral Commission</a>, the independent body that oversees the electoral process, was forced on to television to defend preparations and procedures. The Electoral Commission announced it would be carrying out a "thorough investigation".<sup id="cite_ref-turnedaway_166-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-turnedaway-166"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>162<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Under the law in force at the 2010 election, voters had to have been handed their ballots by the 10 pm deadline; people who were waiting in queues to vote at 10 pm were not allowed to vote.<sup id="cite_ref-167" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-167"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>163<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In <a href="/wiki/Chester" title="Chester">Chester</a> there were reports that 600 registered voters were unable to vote because the electoral roll had not been updated,<sup id="cite_ref-168" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-168"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>164<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> while in <a href="/wiki/Hackney_South_and_Shoreditch_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Hackney South and Shoreditch (UK Parliament constituency)">Hackney</a>, <a href="/wiki/Islington" title="Islington">Islington</a>, <a href="/wiki/Leeds" title="Leeds">Leeds</a>, <a href="/wiki/Lewisham" title="Lewisham">Lewisham</a>, <a href="/wiki/Manchester" title="Manchester">Manchester</a>, <a href="/wiki/Newcastle-upon-Tyne_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Newcastle-upon-Tyne (UK Parliament constituency)">Newcastle</a> and <a href="/wiki/Sheffield" title="Sheffield">Sheffield</a> long queues led to many voters being turned away and unable to vote as the <span class="nowrap">10 pm</span> deadline arrived.<sup id="cite_ref-turnedaway_166-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-turnedaway-166"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>162<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Some dissatisfied voters staged <a href="/wiki/Sit-in" title="Sit-in">sit-ins</a> to protest against what some of them had called "<a href="/wiki/Disenfranchisement" class="mw-redirect" title="Disenfranchisement">disenfranchisement</a>".<sup id="cite_ref-turnedaway_166-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-turnedaway-166"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>162<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In <a href="/wiki/Liverpool" title="Liverpool">Liverpool</a>, higher-than-expected turnout meant several polling stations ran out of ballot papers, with defeated council leader <a href="/wiki/Warren_Bradley_(politician)" title="Warren Bradley (politician)">Warren Bradley</a> stating that some residents were unable to cast their votes.<sup id="cite_ref-Liverpool_polling_station_runs_out_of_ballots_169-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Liverpool_polling_station_runs_out_of_ballots-169"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>165<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In Wyre and Preston North, a 14-year-old boy cast a vote after being sent a polling card.<sup id="cite_ref-170" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-170"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>166<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In parts of Liberal Democrat leader <a href="/wiki/Nick_Clegg" title="Nick Clegg">Nick Clegg</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Sheffield_Hallam_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Sheffield Hallam (UK Parliament constituency)">Sheffield Hallam</a> seat it was reported that students from the city's two universities were placed in separate queues from 'local' residents, who were given priority, resulting in many students being unable to cast their votes.<sup id="cite_ref-171" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-171"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>167<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Because of <a href="/wiki/Air_travel_disruption_after_the_2010_Eyjafjallaj%C3%B6kull_eruption" title="Air travel disruption after the 2010 Eyjafjallajökull eruption">closure of United Kingdom airspace</a> as a result of the <a href="/wiki/2010_eruptions_of_Eyjafjallaj%C3%B6kull" title="2010 eruptions of Eyjafjallajökull">Iceland volcanic eruption</a>, potential <a href="/wiki/Expat" class="mw-redirect" title="Expat">expat</a> voters in New Zealand were denied a vote when postal voting papers arrived too late to be returned to the UK,<sup id="cite_ref-172" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-172"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>168<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> although Australian broadcaster <a href="/wiki/Special_Broadcasting_Service" title="Special Broadcasting Service">SBS</a> suggested that given the extremely tight timetabling of overseas votes, <i>there is very little chance that voting papers</i> [for voters outside Europe] <i>will be received, let alone returned, in time to be counted.</i><sup id="cite_ref-173" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-173"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>169<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Post-election_government_formation">Post-election government formation</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2010_United_Kingdom_general_election&action=edit&section=31" title="Edit section: Post-election government formation"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/2010_United_Kingdom_government_formation" title="2010 United Kingdom government formation">2010 United Kingdom government formation</a></div> <p>When it became clear that no party would achieve an overall majority, the three main party leaders made public statements offering to discuss the options for forming the next government with the other parties. </p><p>On 11 May 2010, as coalition talks between the Conservatives and the Liberal Democrats seemed to be drawing to a successful conclusion,<sup id="cite_ref-news.bbc.co.uk_7-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-news.bbc.co.uk-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Gordon_Brown" title="Gordon Brown">Gordon Brown</a> announced that he was resigning as prime minister and also as Labour leader. He then left <a href="/wiki/Downing_Street" title="Downing Street">Downing Street</a>, accompanied by his wife and children, driving to <a href="/wiki/Buckingham_Palace" title="Buckingham Palace">Buckingham Palace</a> where he tendered his resignation to the Queen and advised her to call for <a href="/wiki/David_Cameron" title="David Cameron">David Cameron</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-174" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-174"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>170<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-175" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-175"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>171<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Premiership_of_David_Cameron" title="Premiership of David Cameron">Cameron became Prime Minister</a> one hour after the Queen accepted Brown's resignation.<sup id="cite_ref-CamPMBBC_176-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CamPMBBC-176"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>172<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In his first address outside <a href="/wiki/10_Downing_Street" title="10 Downing Street">10 Downing Street</a>, he announced his intention to <a href="/wiki/Cameron%E2%80%93Clegg_coalition" title="Cameron–Clegg coalition">form a coalition government</a>, the first since the Second World War, with the <a href="/wiki/Liberal_Democrats_(UK)" title="Liberal Democrats (UK)">Liberal Democrats</a>. As one of his first moves, Cameron appointed <a href="/wiki/Nick_Clegg" title="Nick Clegg">Nick Clegg</a> as <a href="/wiki/Deputy_Prime_Minister_of_the_United_Kingdom" title="Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom">Deputy Prime Minister</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-CamPMBBC_176-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CamPMBBC-176"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>172<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Just after midnight on 12 May 2010, the Liberal Democrats emerged from a meeting of their Parliamentary party and Federal Executive to announce that the coalition deal had been "approved overwhelmingly",<sup id="cite_ref-New_government_–_live_blog_8-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-New_government_–_live_blog-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-LibDemApproveBBC_9-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-LibDemApproveBBC-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> meaning that <a href="/wiki/David_Cameron" title="David Cameron">David Cameron</a> would lead a coalition government of Conservatives and Liberal Democrats. </p><p>Later that day, the two parties jointly published the <a href="/wiki/Conservative%E2%80%93Liberal_Democrat_coalition_agreement" title="Conservative–Liberal Democrat coalition agreement">Conservative–Liberal Democrat coalition agreement</a> specifying the terms of the coalition deal.<sup id="cite_ref-177" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-177"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>173<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-178" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-178"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>174<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-179" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-179"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>175<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>A film of the election was made by candidate and filmmaker <a href="/wiki/John_Walsh_(filmmaker)" title="John Walsh (filmmaker)">John Walsh</a> entitled <i><a href="/wiki/ToryBoy_The_Movie" title="ToryBoy The Movie">ToryBoy The Movie</a></i>, exploring the candidate's selection process and the work that goes into an election campaign. One of the film's subjects, the <a href="/wiki/British_Labour_Party" class="mw-redirect" title="British Labour Party">British Labour Party</a> MP <a href="/wiki/Sir_Stuart_Bell" class="mw-redirect" title="Sir Stuart Bell">Sir Stuart Bell</a>, was later described as "Britain's laziest MP".<sup id="cite_ref-180" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-180"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>176<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The film received cinema releases in 2011 and again ahead of the <a href="/wiki/2015_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="2015 United Kingdom general election">2015 general election</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-181" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-181"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>177<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Party_political_and_administration_costs">Party political and administration costs</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2010_United_Kingdom_general_election&action=edit&section=32" title="Edit section: Party political and administration costs"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>UK parties spent £31.1m on the campaign of which Conservatives spent 53%, the Labour Party spent 25% and the Liberal Democrats 15%.<sup id="cite_ref-182" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-182"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>178<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Figures from returning officers show that the average administration cost per constituency was £173,846 meaning the average cost per vote was £3.81.<sup id="cite_ref-tony_183-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-tony-183"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>179<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2010_United_Kingdom_general_election&action=edit&section=33" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Cameron%E2%80%93Clegg_coalition" title="Cameron–Clegg coalition">Cameron–Clegg coalition</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_MPs_elected_in_the_2010_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="List of MPs elected in the 2010 United Kingdom general election">List of MPs elected in the 2010 United Kingdom general election</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_MPs_for_constituencies_in_England_(2010%E2%80%932015)" title="List of MPs for constituencies in England (2010–2015)">List of MPs for constituencies in England (2010–2015)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_MPs_for_constituencies_in_Northern_Ireland_(2010%E2%80%932015)" title="List of MPs for constituencies in Northern Ireland (2010–2015)">List of MPs for constituencies in Northern Ireland (2010–2015)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_MPs_for_constituencies_in_Scotland_(2010%E2%80%932015)" title="List of MPs for constituencies in Scotland (2010–2015)">List of MPs for constituencies in Scotland (2010–2015)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_MPs_for_constituencies_in_Wales_(2010%E2%80%932015)" title="List of MPs for constituencies in Wales (2010–2015)">List of MPs for constituencies in Wales (2010–2015)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2010_United_Kingdom_local_elections" title="2010 United Kingdom local elections">2010 United Kingdom local elections</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Results_of_the_2010_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="Results of the 2010 United Kingdom general election">Results of the 2010 United Kingdom general election</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Results_breakdown_of_the_2010_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="Results breakdown of the 2010 United Kingdom general election">Results breakdown of the 2010 United Kingdom general election</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2010s_in_United_Kingdom_political_history" title="2010s in United Kingdom political history">2010s in political history</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Notes">Notes</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2010_United_Kingdom_general_election&action=edit&section=34" title="Edit section: Notes"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-Notional_need-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-Notional_need_3-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Notional_need_3-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text">Reflects the notional winners of seats in light of boundary changes</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-thirsk-4"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-thirsk_4-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-thirsk_4-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-thirsk_4-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text">The poll in the constituency of <a href="/wiki/Thirsk_and_Malton" class="mw-redirect" title="Thirsk and Malton">Thirsk and Malton</a> was postponed until 27 May because of the death of the <a href="/wiki/UKIP" class="mw-redirect" title="UKIP">UKIP</a> candidate, John Boakes. UKIP did not name a candidate until after 6 May out of respect for Boakes.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </span> </li> </ol></div><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239543626"><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-2">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Given that Sinn Féin <a href="/wiki/Members_of_Parliament" class="mw-redirect" title="Members of Parliament">members of Parliament</a> (MPs) practise <a href="/wiki/Abstentionism" title="Abstentionism">abstentionism</a> and do not take their seats, while the Speaker and deputies do not vote, the number of MPs needed for a majority was in practice slightly lower.<sup id="cite_ref-working_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-working-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Sinn Féin won 5 seats, meaning a practical majority required 322 MPs.</span> </li> </ol></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Further_reading">Further reading</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2010_United_Kingdom_general_election&action=edit&section=35" title="Edit section: Further reading"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite id="CITEREFAdonis2013" class="citation book cs1"><a href="/wiki/Andrew_Adonis,_Baron_Adonis" title="Andrew Adonis, Baron Adonis">Adonis, Andrew</a> (2013). <span class="id-lock-registration" title="Free registration required"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/5daysinmaycoalit0000adon"><i>5 days in May: the coalition and beyond</i></a></span>. 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Think Plaid.</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Respect_Party" title="Respect Party">Respect Party</a>: <i><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20100508162706/http://www.therespectparty.net/pdf/News/respect_manifesto_2010.pdf">Homes, Jobs and Peace, Manifesto for a Hung Parliament</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Scottish_National_Party" title="Scottish National Party">Scottish National Party</a>: <i><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://general-election-2010.co.uk/2010-general-election-manifestos/Scottish-National-Party-Manifesto-2010.pdf">Elect a local champion.</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sinn_F%C3%A9in" title="Sinn Féin">Sinn Féin</a>: <i><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20100504105652/http://www.sinnfein.ie/files/Westminster2010_ManifestoFinal.pdf">2010 Westminster Election Manifesto</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Social_Democratic_and_Labour_Party" title="Social Democratic and Labour Party">Social Democratic and Labour Party</a>: <i><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20100504103622/http://www.sdlp.ie/images/files/41562_Manifesto_Final.pdf">For Your Future</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ulster_Conservatives_and_Unionists_%E2%80%93_New_Force" class="mw-redirect" title="Ulster Conservatives and Unionists – New Force">Ulster Conservatives and Unionists – New Force</a>: <i><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20100504100318/http://www.voteforchangeni.com/index.php?command=FILES_DOWNLOAD&download=eb222ceb6341a079116bbfca8e639143">Invitation to join the government of the United Kingdom</a></i></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Other_parties_2">Other parties</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2010_United_Kingdom_general_election&action=edit&section=41" title="Edit section: Other 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href="https://web.archive.org/web/20100426150514/http://bnp.org.uk/2010/04/democracy-freedom-culture-and-identity-the-bnps-election-manifesto-2010-is-launched/">Democracy, Freedom, Culture and Identity</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/British_National_Front" class="mw-redirect" title="British National Front">British National Front</a>: <i><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20100528064442/http://www.national-front.org.uk/2010manifesto.htm">National Front 2010 Election Manifesto</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Christian_Peoples_Alliance" title="Christian Peoples Alliance">Christian Peoples Alliance</a>: <i><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20110523094046/http://www.cpaparty.org.uk/resources/CPA_Election_Manifesto_2010.pdf">Not by Bread Alone</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Communist_Party_of_Britain" title="Communist Party of Britain">Communist Party of Britain</a>: <i><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150923205728/http://www.communist-party.org.uk/images/stories/election2010/Communist_manifesto_2010.pdf">Britain For The People Not The Bankers</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Co-operative_Party" title="Co-operative Party">Co-operative Party</a>: <i><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://party.coop/publication/2010-co-operative-party-manifesto/">A Cooperative Agenda For A Fourth Term</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/English_Democrats_Party" class="mw-redirect" title="English Democrats Party">English Democrats Party</a>: <i><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20110728164948/http://www.voteenglish.org/assets/Uploads/PDF/English-Democrats-Manifesto-2010.pdf">English Democrats 2010 Manifesto</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Green_Party_of_England_and_Wales" title="Green Party of England and Wales">Green Party of England and Wales</a>: <i><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20100429143726/http://www.greenparty.org.uk/assets/files/resources/Manifesto_web_file.pdf">Fair is Worth Fighting For</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Green_Party_of_Northern_Ireland" class="mw-redirect" title="Green Party of Northern Ireland">Green Party of Northern Ireland</a>: <i><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://cain.ulster.ac.uk/issues/politics/docs/green/green060510man.pdf">Make A Difference Vote Green</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Liberal_Party_(UK,_1989)" title="Liberal Party (UK, 1989)">Liberal Party</a>: <i><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20100410165354/http://www.liberal.org.uk/elections/2010/manifesto.htm">Principle, Policy and Purpose</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mebyon_Kernow" title="Mebyon Kernow">Mebyon Kernow</a>: <i><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20110302032145/http://www.mebyonkernow.org/files/Mebyon%20Kernow%20policy%20document%202010.pdf">Key Campaign Priorities</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Official_Monster_Raving_Loony_Party" title="Official Monster Raving Loony Party">Official Monster Raving Loony Party</a>: <i><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.loonyparty.com/history-4/loony-archive/2010-general-election-manifesto/">The Monster Raving Loony Manifesto</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pirate_Party_UK" title="Pirate Party UK">Pirate Party UK</a>: <i><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20100325091341/https://www.pirateparty.org.uk/blog/2010/mar/22/pirate-party-uk-launches-its-2010-election-manifes/">The 2010 Election Manifesto of the Pirate Party UK</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Scottish_Green_Party" class="mw-redirect" title="Scottish Green Party">Scottish Green Party</a>: <i><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20100429141427/http://www.scottishgreens.org.uk/uploaded/Wesminster2010.pdf">A Living Wage For All, Protect Public Services, Support New Green Jobs</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Scottish_Socialist_Party" title="Scottish Socialist Party">Scottish Socialist Party</a>: <i><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.scottishsocialistparty.org/new_stories/election2010/ssp-mini-manifesto.html">For An Independent Socialist Scotland</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Socialist_Equality_Party_(UK)" class="mw-redirect" title="Socialist Equality Party (UK)">Socialist Equality Party</a>: <i><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20100509015908/http://www.socialequality.org.uk/manifesto">Socialist Equality Party Manifesto for the 2010 British General Election</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Trade_Unionist_and_Socialist_Coalition" title="Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition">Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition</a>: <i><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.tusc.org.uk/pdfs/TUSCmanifesto.pdf">No To Cuts and Privatisation! 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<li><a href="/wiki/United_Kingdom_Parliament_constituencies" class="mw-redirect" title="United Kingdom Parliament constituencies">Constituencies</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Marginal_constituencies_in_the_2010_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="Marginal constituencies in the 2010 United Kingdom general election">marginal seats</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2010_United_Kingdom_general_election_debates" title="2010 United Kingdom general election debates">Debates</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Endorsements_in_the_2010_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="Endorsements in the 2010 United Kingdom general election">Endorsements</a></li> <li>MPs <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_MPs_elected_in_the_2010_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="List of MPs elected in the 2010 United Kingdom general election">elected</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_Kingdom_MPs_by_seniority_(2010%E2%80%932015)" title="List of United Kingdom MPs by seniority (2010–2015)">seniority</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_MPs_who_lost_their_seat_in_the_2010_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="List of MPs who lost their seat in the 2010 United Kingdom general election">lost their seat</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_MPs_who_stood_down_at_the_2010_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="List of MPs who stood down at the 2010 United Kingdom general election">stood down</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Opinion_polling_for_the_2010_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="Opinion polling for the 2010 United Kingdom general election">Opinion polling</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_parties_contesting_the_2010_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="List of parties contesting the 2010 United Kingdom general election">Parties</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2010_United_Kingdom_government_formation" title="2010 United Kingdom government formation">Post-election events</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Results_breakdown_of_the_2010_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="Results breakdown of the 2010 United Kingdom general election">Results breakdown</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Results_of_the_2010_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="Results of the 2010 United Kingdom general election">by constituency</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0;background: #ddddff;"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>Incumbent <a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_the_United_Kingdom" title="Prime Minister of the United Kingdom">prime minister</a>: <a href="/wiki/Gordon_Brown" title="Gordon Brown">Gordon Brown</a> (<a href="/wiki/Labour_Party_(UK)" title="Labour Party (UK)">Labour</a>)</li> <li>Appointed prime minister: <a href="/wiki/David_Cameron" title="David Cameron">David Cameron</a> (<a href="/wiki/Conservative_Party_(UK)" title="Conservative Party (UK)">Conservative</a>)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Parties elected to<br /> the <a href="/wiki/House_of_Commons_of_the_United_Kingdom" title="House of Commons of the United Kingdom">House of Commons</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Conservative_Party_(UK)" title="Conservative Party (UK)">Conservative</a> (<a href="/wiki/David_Cameron" title="David Cameron">David Cameron</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Labour_Party_(UK)" title="Labour Party (UK)">Labour</a> (<a href="/wiki/Gordon_Brown" title="Gordon Brown">Gordon Brown</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Liberal_Democrats_(UK)" title="Liberal Democrats (UK)">Liberal Democrats</a> (<a href="/wiki/Nick_Clegg" title="Nick Clegg">Nick Clegg</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Democratic_Unionist_Party" title="Democratic Unionist Party">Democratic Unionist Party</a> (<a href="/wiki/Peter_Robinson_(Northern_Ireland_politician)" title="Peter Robinson (Northern Ireland politician)">Peter Robinson</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Scottish_National_Party" title="Scottish National Party">Scottish National Party</a> (<a href="/wiki/Alex_Salmond" title="Alex Salmond">Alex Salmond</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sinn_F%C3%A9in" title="Sinn Féin">Sinn Féin</a> (<a href="/wiki/Gerry_Adams" title="Gerry Adams">Gerry Adams</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Plaid_Cymru" title="Plaid Cymru">Plaid Cymru</a> (<a href="/wiki/Ieuan_Wyn_Jones" title="Ieuan Wyn Jones">Ieuan Wyn Jones</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Social_Democratic_and_Labour_Party" title="Social Democratic and Labour Party">Social Democratic and Labour Party</a> (<a href="/wiki/Margaret_Ritchie,_Baroness_Ritchie_of_Downpatrick" title="Margaret Ritchie, Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick">Margaret Ritchie</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Green_Party_of_England_and_Wales" title="Green Party of England and Wales">Green Party of England and Wales</a> (<a href="/wiki/Caroline_Lucas" title="Caroline Lucas">Caroline Lucas</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alliance_Party_of_Northern_Ireland" title="Alliance Party of Northern Ireland">Alliance Party of Northern Ireland</a> (<a href="/wiki/David_Ford_(politician)" title="David Ford (politician)">David Ford</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Independent_politician" title="Independent politician">Independent</a> (<a href="/wiki/Sylvia_Hermon" title="Sylvia Hermon">Sylvia Hermon</a>)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Parties represented in <a href="/wiki/Scottish_Parliament" title="Scottish Parliament">Scotland</a>, <a href="/wiki/Senedd" title="Senedd">Wales</a>, <br /><a href="/wiki/Northern_Ireland_Assembly" title="Northern Ireland Assembly">Northern Ireland</a>, <a href="/wiki/London_Assembly" title="London Assembly">London</a>, or <a href="/wiki/European_Parliament" title="European Parliament">the EU</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/British_National_Party" title="British National Party">British National Party</a> (<a href="/wiki/Nick_Griffin" title="Nick Griffin">Nick Griffin</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Green_Party_Northern_Ireland" title="Green Party Northern Ireland">Green Party Northern Ireland</a> (<a href="/wiki/Mark_Bailey_(British_politician)" class="mw-redirect" title="Mark Bailey (British politician)">Mark Bailey</a> / <a href="/wiki/Karly_Greene" class="mw-redirect" title="Karly Greene">Karly Greene</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Progressive_Unionist_Party" title="Progressive Unionist Party">Progressive Unionist Party</a> (<a href="/wiki/Dawn_Purvis" title="Dawn Purvis">Dawn Purvis</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Scottish_Greens" title="Scottish Greens">Scottish Greens</a> (<a href="/wiki/Eleanor_Scott" title="Eleanor Scott">Eleanor Scott</a> / <a href="/wiki/Patrick_Harvie" title="Patrick Harvie">Patrick Harvie</a>)</li> 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United Kingdom general election">1802</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1806_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="1806 United Kingdom general election">1806</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1807_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="1807 United Kingdom general election">1807</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1812_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="1812 United Kingdom general election">1812</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1818_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="1818 United Kingdom general election">1818</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1820_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="1820 United Kingdom general election">1820</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1826_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="1826 United Kingdom general election">1826</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1830_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="1830 United Kingdom general election">1830</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1831_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="1831 United Kingdom general election">1831</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1832_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="1832 United Kingdom general election">1832</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1835_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="1835 United Kingdom general election">1835</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1837_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="1837 United Kingdom general election">1837</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1841_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="1841 United Kingdom general election">1841</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1847_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="1847 United Kingdom general election">1847</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1852_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="1852 United Kingdom general election">1852</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1857_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="1857 United Kingdom general election">1857</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1859_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="1859 United Kingdom general election">1859</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1865_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="1865 United Kingdom general election">1865</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1868_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="1868 United Kingdom general election">1868</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1874_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="1874 United Kingdom general election">1874</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1880_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="1880 United Kingdom general election">1880</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1885_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="1885 United Kingdom general election">1885</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1886_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="1886 United Kingdom general election">1886</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1892_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="1892 United Kingdom general election">1892</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1895_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="1895 United Kingdom general election">1895</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1900_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="1900 United Kingdom general election">1900</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1906_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="1906 United Kingdom general election">1906</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/January_1910_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="January 1910 United Kingdom general election">1910 (Jan)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/December_1910_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="December 1910 United Kingdom general election">1910 (Dec)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1918_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="1918 United Kingdom general election">1918</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1922_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="1922 United Kingdom general election">1922</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1923_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="1923 United Kingdom general election">1923</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1924_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="1924 United Kingdom general election">1924</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1929_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="1929 United Kingdom general election">1929</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1931_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="1931 United Kingdom general election">1931</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1935_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="1935 United Kingdom general election">1935</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1945_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="1945 United Kingdom general election">1945</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1950_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="1950 United Kingdom general election">1950</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1951_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="1951 United Kingdom general election">1951</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1955_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="1955 United Kingdom general election">1955</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1959_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="1959 United Kingdom general election">1959</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1964_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="1964 United Kingdom general election">1964</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1966_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="1966 United Kingdom general election">1966</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1970_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="1970 United Kingdom general election">1970</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/February_1974_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="February 1974 United Kingdom general election">1974 (Feb)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/October_1974_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="October 1974 United Kingdom general election">1974 (Oct)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1979_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="1979 United Kingdom general election">1979</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1983_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="1983 United Kingdom general election">1983</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1987_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="1987 United Kingdom general election">1987</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1992_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="1992 United Kingdom general election">1992</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1997_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="1997 United Kingdom general election">1997</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2001_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="2001 United Kingdom general election">2001</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2005_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="2005 United Kingdom general election">2005</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">2010</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2015_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="2015 United Kingdom general election">2015</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2017_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="2017 United Kingdom general election">2017</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2019_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="2019 United Kingdom general election">2019</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2024_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="2024 United Kingdom general election">2024</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Next_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="Next United Kingdom general election">Next</a></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Local_government_in_the_United_Kingdom" title="Local government in the United Kingdom">Local elections</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1889_United_Kingdom_local_elections" title="1889 United Kingdom local elections">1889</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1890_United_Kingdom_local_elections&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1890 United Kingdom local elections (page does not exist)">1890</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1892_United_Kingdom_local_elections" title="1892 United Kingdom local elections">1892</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1894_United_Kingdom_local_elections" title="1894 United Kingdom local elections">1894</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1895_United_Kingdom_local_elections&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1895 United Kingdom local elections (page does not exist)">1895</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1896_United_Kingdom_local_elections" title="1896 United Kingdom local elections">1896</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1897_United_Kingdom_local_elections&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1897 United Kingdom local elections (page does not exist)">1897</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1898_United_Kingdom_local_elections&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1898 United Kingdom local elections (page does not exist)">1898</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1899_United_Kingdom_local_elections&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1899 United Kingdom local elections (page does not exist)">1899</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1900_United_Kingdom_local_elections&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1900 United Kingdom local elections (page does not exist)">1900</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1901_United_Kingdom_local_elections&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1901 United Kingdom local elections (page does not exist)">1901</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1902_United_Kingdom_local_elections&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1902 United Kingdom local elections (page does not exist)">1902</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1903_United_Kingdom_local_elections&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1903 United Kingdom local elections (page does not exist)">1903</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1904_United_Kingdom_local_elections&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1904 United Kingdom local elections (page does not exist)">1904</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1905_United_Kingdom_local_elections&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1905 United Kingdom local elections (page does not exist)">1905</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1906_United_Kingdom_local_elections&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1906 United Kingdom local elections (page does not exist)">1906</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1907_United_Kingdom_local_elections&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1907 United Kingdom local elections (page does not exist)">1907</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1908_United_Kingdom_local_elections&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1908 United Kingdom local elections (page does not exist)">1908</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1909_United_Kingdom_local_elections" title="1909 United Kingdom local elections">1909</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1910_United_Kingdom_local_elections&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1910 United Kingdom local elections (page does not exist)">1910</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1911_United_Kingdom_local_elections&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1911 United Kingdom local elections (page does not exist)">1911</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1912_United_Kingdom_local_elections&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1912 United Kingdom local elections (page does not exist)">1912</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1913_United_Kingdom_local_elections&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1913 United Kingdom local elections (page does not exist)">1913</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1914_United_Kingdom_local_elections&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1914 United Kingdom local elections (page does not exist)">1914</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1915_United_Kingdom_local_elections&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1915 United Kingdom local elections (page does not exist)">1915</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1919_United_Kingdom_local_elections&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1919 United Kingdom local elections (page does not exist)">1919</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1920_United_Kingdom_local_elections&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1920 United Kingdom local elections (page does not exist)">1920</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1921_United_Kingdom_local_elections&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1921 United Kingdom local elections (page does not exist)">1921</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1922_United_Kingdom_local_elections&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1922 United Kingdom local elections (page does not exist)">1922</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1923_United_Kingdom_local_elections&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1923 United Kingdom local elections (page does not exist)">1923</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1924_United_Kingdom_local_elections&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1924 United Kingdom local elections (page does not exist)">1924</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1925_United_Kingdom_local_elections&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1925 United Kingdom local elections (page does not exist)">1925</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1926_United_Kingdom_local_elections&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1926 United Kingdom local elections (page does not exist)">1926</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1927_United_Kingdom_local_elections&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1927 United Kingdom local elections (page does not exist)">1927</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1928_United_Kingdom_local_elections&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1928 United Kingdom local elections (page does not exist)">1928</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1929_United_Kingdom_local_elections&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1929 United Kingdom local elections (page does not exist)">1929</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1930_United_Kingdom_local_elections&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1930 United Kingdom local elections (page does not exist)">1930</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1931_United_Kingdom_local_elections&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1931 United Kingdom local elections (page does not exist)">1931</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1932_United_Kingdom_local_elections&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1932 United Kingdom local elections (page does not exist)">1932</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1933_United_Kingdom_local_elections&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1933 United Kingdom local elections (page does not exist)">1933</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1934_United_Kingdom_local_elections" title="1934 United Kingdom local elections">1934</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1935_United_Kingdom_local_elections&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1935 United Kingdom local elections (page does not exist)">1935</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1936_United_Kingdom_local_elections&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1936 United Kingdom local elections (page does not exist)">1936</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1937_United_Kingdom_local_elections&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1937 United Kingdom local elections (page does not exist)">1937</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1938_United_Kingdom_local_elections&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1938 United Kingdom local elections (page does not exist)">1938</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1945_United_Kingdom_local_elections&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1945 United Kingdom local elections (page does not exist)">1945</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1946_United_Kingdom_local_elections&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1946 United Kingdom local elections (page does not exist)">1946</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1947_United_Kingdom_local_elections&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1947 United Kingdom local elections (page does not exist)">1947</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1948_United_Kingdom_local_elections&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1948 United Kingdom local elections (page does not exist)">1948</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1949_United_Kingdom_local_elections" title="1949 United Kingdom local elections">1949</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1950_United_Kingdom_local_elections&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1950 United Kingdom local elections (page does not exist)">1950</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1951_United_Kingdom_local_elections&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1951 United Kingdom local elections (page does not exist)">1951</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1952_United_Kingdom_local_elections&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1952 United Kingdom local elections (page does not exist)">1952</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1953_United_Kingdom_local_elections&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1953 United Kingdom local elections (page does not exist)">1953</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1954_United_Kingdom_local_elections&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1954 United Kingdom local elections (page does not exist)">1954</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1955_United_Kingdom_local_elections" title="1955 United Kingdom local elections">1955</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1956_United_Kingdom_local_elections&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1956 United Kingdom local elections (page does not exist)">1956</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1957_United_Kingdom_local_elections&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1957 United Kingdom local elections (page does not exist)">1957</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1958_United_Kingdom_local_elections&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1958 United Kingdom local elections (page does not exist)">1958</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1959_United_Kingdom_local_elections&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1959 United Kingdom local elections (page does not exist)">1959</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1960_United_Kingdom_local_elections&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1960 United Kingdom local elections (page does not exist)">1960</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1961_United_Kingdom_local_elections&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1961 United Kingdom local elections (page does not exist)">1961</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1962_United_Kingdom_local_elections&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1962 United Kingdom local elections (page does not exist)">1962</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1963_United_Kingdom_local_elections&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1963 United Kingdom local elections (page does not exist)">1963</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1964_United_Kingdom_local_elections" title="1964 United Kingdom local elections">1964</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1965_United_Kingdom_local_elections" title="1965 United Kingdom local elections">1965</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1966_United_Kingdom_local_elections&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1966 United Kingdom local elections (page does not exist)">1966</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1967_United_Kingdom_local_elections&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1967 United Kingdom local elections (page does not exist)">1967</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1968_United_Kingdom_local_elections&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1968 United Kingdom local elections (page does not exist)">1968</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1969_United_Kingdom_local_elections" title="1969 United Kingdom local elections">1969</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1970_United_Kingdom_local_elections" title="1970 United Kingdom local elections">1970</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1971_United_Kingdom_local_elections" title="1971 United Kingdom local elections">1971</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1972_United_Kingdom_local_elections" title="1972 United Kingdom local elections">1972</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1973_United_Kingdom_local_elections" title="1973 United Kingdom local elections">1973</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1974_United_Kingdom_local_elections" title="1974 United Kingdom local elections">1974</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1975_United_Kingdom_local_elections" title="1975 United Kingdom local elections">1975</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1976_United_Kingdom_local_elections" title="1976 United Kingdom local elections">1976</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1977_United_Kingdom_local_elections" title="1977 United Kingdom local elections">1977</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1978_United_Kingdom_local_elections" title="1978 United Kingdom local elections">1978</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1979_United_Kingdom_local_elections" title="1979 United Kingdom local elections">1979</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1980_United_Kingdom_local_elections" title="1980 United Kingdom local elections">1980</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1981_United_Kingdom_local_elections" title="1981 United Kingdom local elections">1981</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1982_United_Kingdom_local_elections" title="1982 United Kingdom local elections">1982</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1983_United_Kingdom_local_elections" title="1983 United Kingdom local elections">1983</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1984_United_Kingdom_local_elections" title="1984 United Kingdom local elections">1984</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1985_United_Kingdom_local_elections" title="1985 United Kingdom local elections">1985</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1986_United_Kingdom_local_elections" title="1986 United Kingdom local elections">1986</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1987_United_Kingdom_local_elections" title="1987 United Kingdom local elections">1987</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1988_United_Kingdom_local_elections" title="1988 United Kingdom local elections">1988</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1989_United_Kingdom_local_elections" title="1989 United Kingdom local elections">1989</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1990_United_Kingdom_local_elections" title="1990 United Kingdom local elections">1990</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1991_United_Kingdom_local_elections" title="1991 United Kingdom local elections">1991</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1992_United_Kingdom_local_elections" title="1992 United Kingdom local elections">1992</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1993_United_Kingdom_local_elections" title="1993 United Kingdom local elections">1993</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1994_United_Kingdom_local_elections" title="1994 United Kingdom local elections">1994</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1995_United_Kingdom_local_elections" title="1995 United Kingdom local elections">1995</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1996_United_Kingdom_local_elections" title="1996 United Kingdom local elections">1996</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1997_United_Kingdom_local_elections" title="1997 United Kingdom local elections">1997</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1998_United_Kingdom_local_elections" title="1998 United Kingdom local elections">1998</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1999_United_Kingdom_local_elections" title="1999 United Kingdom local elections">1999</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2000_United_Kingdom_local_elections" title="2000 United Kingdom local elections">2000</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2001_United_Kingdom_local_elections" title="2001 United Kingdom local elections">2001</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2002_United_Kingdom_local_elections" title="2002 United Kingdom local elections">2002</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2003_United_Kingdom_local_elections" title="2003 United Kingdom local elections">2003</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2004_United_Kingdom_local_elections" title="2004 United Kingdom local elections">2004</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2005_United_Kingdom_local_elections" title="2005 United Kingdom local elections">2005</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2006_United_Kingdom_local_elections" title="2006 United Kingdom local elections">2006</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2007_United_Kingdom_local_elections" title="2007 United Kingdom local elections">2007</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2008_United_Kingdom_local_elections" title="2008 United Kingdom local elections">2008</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2009_United_Kingdom_local_elections" title="2009 United Kingdom local elections">2009</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2010_United_Kingdom_local_elections" title="2010 United Kingdom local elections">2010</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2011_United_Kingdom_local_elections" title="2011 United Kingdom local elections">2011</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_United_Kingdom_local_elections" title="2012 United Kingdom local elections">2012</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2013_United_Kingdom_local_elections" title="2013 United Kingdom local elections">2013</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_United_Kingdom_local_elections" title="2014 United Kingdom local elections">2014</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2015_United_Kingdom_local_elections" title="2015 United Kingdom local elections">2015</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2016_United_Kingdom_local_elections" title="2016 United Kingdom local elections">2016</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2017_United_Kingdom_local_elections" title="2017 United Kingdom local elections">2017</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2018_United_Kingdom_local_elections" title="2018 United Kingdom local elections">2018</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2019_United_Kingdom_local_elections" title="2019 United Kingdom local elections">2019</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2021_United_Kingdom_local_elections" title="2021 United Kingdom local elections">2021</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2022_United_Kingdom_local_elections" title="2022 United Kingdom local elections">2022</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2023_United_Kingdom_local_elections" title="2023 United Kingdom local elections">2023</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2024_United_Kingdom_local_elections" title="2024 United Kingdom local elections">2024</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/2025_United_Kingdom_local_elections" title="2025 United Kingdom local elections">2025</a></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Elections_to_the_European_Parliament" title="Elections to the European Parliament">European elections</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1979_European_Parliament_election_in_the_United_Kingdom" title="1979 European Parliament election in the United Kingdom">1979</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1984_European_Parliament_election_in_the_United_Kingdom" title="1984 European Parliament election in the United Kingdom">1984</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1989_European_Parliament_election_in_the_United_Kingdom" title="1989 European Parliament election in the United Kingdom">1989</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1994_European_Parliament_election_in_the_United_Kingdom" title="1994 European Parliament election in the United Kingdom">1994</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1999_European_Parliament_election_in_the_United_Kingdom" title="1999 European Parliament election in the United Kingdom">1999</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2004_European_Parliament_election_in_the_United_Kingdom" title="2004 European Parliament election in the United Kingdom">2004</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2009_European_Parliament_election_in_the_United_Kingdom" title="2009 European Parliament election in the United Kingdom">2009</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_European_Parliament_election_in_the_United_Kingdom" title="2014 European Parliament election in the United Kingdom">2014</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2019_European_Parliament_election_in_the_United_Kingdom" title="2019 European Parliament election in the United Kingdom">2019</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Referendums_in_the_United_Kingdom" title="Referendums in the United Kingdom">Referendums</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1975_United_Kingdom_European_Communities_membership_referendum" title="1975 United Kingdom European Communities membership referendum">1975</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2011_United_Kingdom_Alternative_Vote_referendum" title="2011 United Kingdom Alternative Vote referendum">2011</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2016_United_Kingdom_European_Union_membership_referendum" title="2016 United Kingdom European Union membership referendum">2016</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="2" style="hlist"><div> <dl><dt>See also</dt> <dd>Elections in <a href="/wiki/Elections_in_England" title="Elections in England">England</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Elections_in_Northern_Ireland" title="Elections in Northern Ireland">Northern Ireland</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Elections_in_Scotland" title="Elections in Scotland">Scotland</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Elections_in_Wales" title="Elections in Wales">Wales</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Elections_in_the_Kingdom_of_Great_Britain" title="Elections in the Kingdom of Great Britain">Great Britain</a></dd></dl> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="Gordon_Brown" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks vcard hlist mw-collapsible autocollapse navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="3"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239400231"><div class="navbar plainlinks hlist navbar-mini"><ul><li class="nv-view"><a href="/wiki/Template:Gordon_Brown" title="Template:Gordon Brown"><abbr title="View this 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title="Premiership of Gordon Brown">Premiership</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brown_ministry" title="Brown ministry">Brown ministry</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Electoral_history_of_Gordon_Brown" title="Electoral history of Gordon Brown">Electoral history</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2010_Dissolution_Honours" title="2010 Dissolution Honours">2010 Dissolution Honours</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/We_not_only_saved_the_world" title="We not only saved the world">We not only saved the world</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Not_flash,_just_Gordon" title="Not flash, just Gordon">Not flash, just Gordon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Post_neoclassical_endogenous_growth_theory" title="Post neoclassical endogenous growth theory">Post neoclassical endogenous growth theory</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dunfermline_East_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Dunfermline East (UK Parliament constituency)">Dunfermline East</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kirkcaldy_and_Cowdenbeath_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" class="mw-redirect" title="Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath (UK Parliament constituency)">Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath</a></li></ul> </div></td><td class="noviewer navbox-image" rowspan="7" style="width:1px;padding:0 0 0 2px"><div><span style="position: relative; top: 3px;"><figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Gordon_Brown_(2008).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/97/Gordon_Brown_%282008%29.jpg/100px-Gordon_Brown_%282008%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="128" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/97/Gordon_Brown_%282008%29.jpg/150px-Gordon_Brown_%282008%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/97/Gordon_Brown_%282008%29.jpg/200px-Gordon_Brown_%282008%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2121" data-file-height="2711" /></a><figcaption></figcaption></figure></span></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" 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style="width:1%">Shadow Cabinet elections</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1987_Labour_Party_Shadow_Cabinet_election" title="1987 Labour Party Shadow Cabinet election">1987</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1988_Labour_Party_Shadow_Cabinet_election" title="1988 Labour Party Shadow Cabinet election">1988</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1989_Labour_Party_Shadow_Cabinet_election" title="1989 Labour Party Shadow Cabinet election">1989</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1990_Labour_Party_Shadow_Cabinet_election" title="1990 Labour Party Shadow Cabinet election">1990</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1991_Labour_Party_Shadow_Cabinet_election" title="1991 Labour Party Shadow Cabinet election">1991</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1992_Labour_Party_(UK)_Shadow_Cabinet_election" class="mw-redirect" title="1992 Labour Party (UK) Shadow Cabinet election">1992</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1993_Labour_Party_(UK)_Shadow_Cabinet_election" class="mw-redirect" title="1993 Labour Party (UK) Shadow Cabinet election">1993</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1994_Labour_Party_(UK)_Shadow_Cabinet_election" class="mw-redirect" title="1994 Labour Party (UK) Shadow Cabinet election">1994</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1995_Labour_Party_(UK)_Shadow_Cabinet_election" class="mw-redirect" title="1995 Labour Party (UK) Shadow Cabinet election">1995</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1996_Labour_Party_(UK)_Shadow_Cabinet_election" class="mw-redirect" title="1996 Labour Party (UK) Shadow Cabinet election">1996</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Publications</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Courage:_Eight_Portraits" title="Courage: Eight Portraits">Courage: Eight Portraits</a></i> (2007)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Britain%27s_Everyday_Heroes" title="Britain's Everyday Heroes">Britain's Everyday Heroes</a></i> (2007)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Change_We_Choose" title="The Change We Choose">The Change We Choose</a></i> (2010)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Beyond_the_Crash" title="Beyond the Crash">Beyond the Crash</a></i> (2010)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/My_Life,_Our_Times" title="My Life, Our Times">My Life, Our Times</a></i> (2017)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">In the media</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Spitting_Image" title="Spitting Image">Spitting Image</a></i> (1984-1996 TV series)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Deal_(2003_film)" title="The Deal (2003 film)">The Deal</a></i> (2003)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/2DTV" title="2DTV">2DTV</a></i> (2001-2004 TV series)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Trial_of_Tony_Blair" title="The Trial of Tony Blair">The Trial of Tony Blair</a></i> (2007)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Headcases" title="Headcases">Headcases</a></i> (2008 TV series)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Pinewood_Derby_(South_Park)" title="Pinewood Derby (South Park)">Pinewood Derby</a>" (2009)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Hunt_for_Tony_Blair" title="The Hunt for Tony Blair">The Hunt for Tony Blair</a></i> (2011)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Audience_(2013_play)" title="The Audience (2013 play)">The Audience</a></i> (2013 play)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Coalition_(film)" title="Coalition (film)">Coalition</a></i> (2015)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Family</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Sarah_Jane_Brown" title="Sarah Jane Brown">Sarah Brown</a> (wife)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Andrew_Brown_(media_strategist)" title="Andrew Brown (media strategist)">Andrew Brown</a> (brother)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="3"><div> <ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/Tony_Blair" title="Tony Blair">← Tony Blair</a></b></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/David_Cameron" title="David Cameron">David Cameron →</a></b></li></ul> <hr /> <ul><li><span class="noviewer" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Category"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/96/Symbol_category_class.svg/16px-Symbol_category_class.svg.png" decoding="async" width="16" height="16" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/96/Symbol_category_class.svg/23px-Symbol_category_class.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/96/Symbol_category_class.svg/31px-Symbol_category_class.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="180" data-file-height="185" /></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Category:Gordon_Brown" title="Category:Gordon 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Conservative Party</a> (2005–2016)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Member_of_Parliament_(United_Kingdom)" title="Member of Parliament (United Kingdom)">MP</a> for <a href="/wiki/Witney_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Witney (UK Parliament constituency)">Witney</a> (2001–2016)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Premiership_of_David_Cameron" title="Premiership of David Cameron">Premiership</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Cameron%E2%80%93Clegg_coalition" title="Cameron–Clegg coalition">Cameron–Clegg coalition</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Second_Cameron_ministry" title="Second Cameron ministry">Second Cameron ministry</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2010_United_Kingdom_government_formation" title="2010 United Kingdom government formation">2010 coalition negotiations</a></li> <li><a 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title="2012 British cabinet reshuffle">2012 cabinet reshuffle</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_British_cabinet_reshuffle" title="2014 British cabinet reshuffle">2014 cabinet reshuffle</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2016_United_Kingdom_European_Union_membership_referendum" title="2016 United Kingdom European Union membership referendum">2016 EU referendum</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2016_Prime_Minister%27s_Resignation_Honours" title="2016 Prime Minister's Resignation Honours">Resignation Honours</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Piggate" title="Piggate">Piggate</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_international_prime_ministerial_trips_made_by_David_Cameron" title="List of international prime ministerial trips made by David Cameron">International trips</a></li></ul> </div></td><td class="noviewer navbox-image" rowspan="6" style="width:1px;padding:0 0 0 2px"><div><span style="position: relative; top: 3px;"><figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File"><a 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set</a> (2004)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dave_the_Chameleon" title="Dave the Chameleon">Dave the Chameleon</a> (2006)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/WebCameron" title="WebCameron">WebCameron</a> (2006)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Make_Me_a_Tory" title="Make Me a Tory">Make Me a Tory</a></i> (2007)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Trial_of_Tony_Blair" title="The Trial of Tony Blair">The Trial of Tony Blair</a></i> (2007)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Headcases" title="Headcases">Headcases</a></i> (2008 TV series)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/When_Boris_Met_Dave" title="When Boris Met Dave">When Boris Met Dave</a></i> (2009)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Cobra_(novel)" title="The Cobra (novel)">The Cobra</a></i> (2010 novel)</li> <li><i>Friends</i> (2010)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/St_Theresa%27s_Independent_State_Grammar_School_for_Girls_(and_Boys)" title="St Theresa's Independent State Grammar School for Girls (and Boys)">The New Coalition Academy</a> (2010–16)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Britain%27s_Economy:_Cameron_and_Clegg_Face_the_Audience" title="Britain's Economy: Cameron and Clegg Face the Audience">Britain's Economy: Cameron and Clegg Face the Audience</a></i> (2010)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chipping_Norton_set" title="Chipping Norton set">Chipping Norton set</a> (2010)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Audience_(2013_play)" title="The Audience (2013 play)">The Audience</a></i> (2013 play)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Coalition_(film)" title="Coalition (film)">Coalition</a></i> (2015)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Cameron%27s_Coup" title="Cameron's Coup">Cameron's Coup</a></i> (2015)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Call_Me_Dave" title="Call Me Dave">Call Me Dave</a></i> (2015)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Newzoids" title="Newzoids">Newzoids</a></i> (2015–2016 TV series)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Brexit:_The_Uncivil_War" title="Brexit: The Uncivil War">Brexit: The Uncivil War</a></i> (2019)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/For_the_Record_(book)" title="For the Record (book)">For the Record</a></i> (2019)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="3"><div> <ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/Gordon_Brown" title="Gordon Brown">← Gordon Brown</a></b></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Theresa_May" title="Theresa May">Theresa May →</a></b></li></ul> <hr /> <ul><li><span class="noviewer" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Category"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/96/Symbol_category_class.svg/16px-Symbol_category_class.svg.png" decoding="async" width="16" height="16" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/96/Symbol_category_class.svg/23px-Symbol_category_class.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/96/Symbol_category_class.svg/31px-Symbol_category_class.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="180" data-file-height="185" /></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Category:David_Cameron" title="Category:David Cameron">Category</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div 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