2024 United Kingdom general election in England
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The 2024 United Kingdom general election in England is scheduled to be held on Thursday 4 July across 543 constituencies within England.
Background[edit]
In July 2019, Boris Johnson became the Prime Minister, having taken over from Theresa May, who had resigned after Parliament repeatedly voted against her proposed Brexit deal. His party, the Conservative and Unionist Party, had governed since the 2010 general election, initially in coalition with the Liberal Democrats and then alone with a small majority following the 2015 general election. With insufficient parliamentary support for his Brexit plans, Johnson called the 2019 general election, in which he won a landslide victory, and Johnson was able to pass a revised version of May's withdrawal agreement.
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic in the UK, Johnson and his government had instituted public health restrictions, including limitations on social interaction, that Johnson and some of his staff were later found to have broken. The resulting political scandal (Partygate), one of many in a string of controversies that characterised Johnson's premiership, severely damaged his personal reputation. The situation escalated with the Chris Pincher scandal in July 2022, and led to a mass resignation of members of his government which brought about a government crisis, culminating when Johnson's resignation on 7 July.[3]
Liz Truss was elected to succeed Johnson on 5 September, and assumed the premiership the following day. Truss and her chancellor, Kwasi Kwarteng, announced large-scale tax cuts and borrowing in a mini-budget on 23 September, which was widely criticised and largely reversed, having led to financial instability. Following mounting criticism and loss of confidence in her leadership, Truss announced her resignation on 20 October, which made her the shortest-serving prime minister in British history.[4] Rishi Sunak was elected unopposed to succeed her on 24 October 2022, and assumed the premiership on the following day.[5][6]
Electoral system[edit]
The election will be fought under the boundaries created by the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies.[7] Due to population growth, England will elect 10 more MPs than in 2019.[8] North East, North West, and West Midlands lost seats, while East Midlands, East, London, South East, and South West gained seats.[9]
By region[edit]
- 2024 United Kingdom general election in the East of England
- 2024 United Kingdom general election in the East Midlands
- 2024 United Kingdom general election in London
- 2024 United Kingdom general election in North East England
- 2024 United Kingdom general election in North West England
- 2024 United Kingdom general election in South East England
- 2024 United Kingdom general election in South West England
- 2024 United Kingdom general election in the West Midlands
- 2024 United Kingdom general election in Yorkshire and the Humber
Candidates[edit]
Candidates in bold were MPs at dissolution and represented a constituency in that parliamentary term which is succeeded at least partially by the constituency they're standing for election in at this election, in some cases not for the party they were aligned with when they were originally elected, and also includes those elected at by-elections in the preceding parliament. Italics denotes incumbent MPs not contesting the election.
East of England[edit]
East Midlands[edit]
London[edit]
North East England[edit]
North West England[edit]
South East England[edit]
South West England[edit]
West Midlands[edit]
Yorkshire and the Humber[edit]
Opinion polling[edit]
See also[edit]
- 2024 United Kingdom general election in Northern Ireland
- 2024 United Kingdom general election in Scotland
- 2024 United Kingdom general election in Wales
Notes[edit]
- ^ Davey served as Acting Leader from 13 December 2019 to 27 August 2020 alongside the Party Presidents Baroness Sal Brinton and Mark Pack, following Jo Swinson's election defeat in the 2019 general election. Davey was elected Leader in August 2020.[2]
References[edit]
- ^ "General elections". parliament.uk. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
The maximum term of a Parliament is five years from the day on which it first met. The current Parliament first met on Tuesday 17 December 2019 and will automatically dissolve on Tuesday 17 December 2024, unless it has been dissolved sooner by the King.
- ^ Stewart, Heather (27 August 2020). "'Wake up and smell the coffee': Ed Davey elected Lib Dem leader". The Guardian.
- ^ Amos, Owen (7 July 2022). "Boris Johnson resigns: Five things that led to the PM's downfall". BBC News. Archived from the original on 7 July 2022. Retrieved 7 July 2022.
- ^ "Liz Truss resigns as UK prime minister". BBC News. 20 October 2022. Archived from the original on 20 October 2022. Retrieved 20 October 2022.
- ^ "Rishi Sunak: A quick guide to the UK's new prime minister". BBC News. 24 October 2022. Archived from the original on 18 January 2024. Retrieved 4 June 2024.
- ^ "Rishi Sunak vows to fix Liz Truss's mistakes in first speech as PM". BBC News. 25 October 2022. Archived from the original on 25 October 2022. Retrieved 4 June 2024.
- ^ "2023 Review final recommendations map". Boundary Commission for England. Retrieved 22 May 2024.
- ^ "Parliament: Shake-up of England's electoral map outlined". BBC News. 8 June 2021. Retrieved 22 May 2024.
- ^ "Boundary review: England to gain more MPs as Wales loses out". BBC News. 5 January 2021. Retrieved 22 May 2024.
