2022 United Kingdom general election

 2019
20 October 2022
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All 650 seats in the House of Commons
326 seats needed for a majority
Opinion polls
Registered47,241,895
Turnout31,196,520
66.0% (Decrease 1.3 pp)
  First party Second party
 
Leader Keir Starmer Ed Davey
Party Labour Liberal Democrats
Leader since 4 April 2020 27 August 2020
Leader's seat Holborn and St Pancras Kingston and Surbiton
Last election 202 seats, 32.1% 11 seats, 11.6%
Seats before 197 14
Seats won 509 56
Seat change Increase 307 Increase 45
Popular vote 16,553,627 3,688,306
Percentage 53.1% 11.8%
Swing Increase 21.0 pp Increase 0.2 pp

  Third party Fourth party
 
Leader Nicola Sturgeon Liz Truss
Party SNP Conservative
Leader since 14 November 2014 5 September 2022
Leader's seat Did not stand South West Norfolk
(lost seat)
Last election 48 seats, 3.9% 365 seats, 43.6%
Seats before 44 357
Seats won 39 19
Seat change Decrease 9 Decrease 346
Popular vote 1,337,925 7,218,671
Percentage 4.3% 23.1%
Swing Increase 0.4 pp Decrease 20.5 pp

Prime Minister before election

Liz Truss
Conservative

Prime Minister after election

Kier Starmer
Labour