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{{Infobox election
{{Infobox election
| election_name = Next general election
| election_name = May 2023 general election
| country = United Kingdom
| country = United Kingdom
| type = parliamentary
| type = parliamentary
| ongoing = yes
| ongoing = no
| previous_election = March 2023 general election
| previous_election = March 2023 general election
| previous_year = March 2023
| previous_year = March 2023
| election_date = No later than 13 May 2023
| next_election = Next general election
| next_year = ''Next''
| election_date = 12–13 May 2023
| previous_mps = March 2023 general election#Elected MPs
| next_mps =
| elected_mps = May 2023 general election#Elected MPs
| seats_for_election = All [[Parliament constituencies|50 seats]] in the [[House of Commons]]
| seats_for_election = All [[Parliament constituencies|50 seats]] in the [[House of Commons]]
| majority_seats = 26
| majority_seats = 26
| turnout =
| turnout = 414 ({{Decrease}} 15)
<!-- | registered = -->
<!-- | registered = -->
<!-- | 1blank = Exit poll -->
<!-- | 1blank = Exit poll -->


<!-- Conservative -->| image1 =1460434233
<!-- Conservative -->| image1 =TheBritishUnion
| leader1 = [[benjaminhenley]]
| leader1 = [[TheBritishUnion]]
| party1 = Conservative & Unionist
| party1 = Conservative & Unionist
| color1 = 0087dc
| color1 = 0087dc
| leader_since1 = [[February 2023 Conservative Party leadership election|4 March 2023]]
| leader_since1 = 16 April 2023
| leaders_seat1 = [[Northumbria (Parliament constituency)|Northumbria]]
| leaders_seat1 = [[Strathclyde (Parliament constituency)|Strathclyde]]
| last_election1 = 29 seats, 58.2%
| last_election1 = 29 seats, 58.2%
| seats1 =
| seats1 = 21
| seats_needed1 = {{Steady}}
| seat_change1 = {{Decrease}} 8
| seat_change1 =
| popular_vote1 = 166
| popular_vote1 =
| percentage1 = 41.50%
| percentage1 =
| swing1 = {{Decrease}} 16.7 pp
| swing1 =


<!-- Labour -->| image2 = 122295460
<!-- Labour -->| image2 = RebaAstor
| leader2 = [[MasunOCathain]]
| leader2 = [[RebaAstor]]
| party2 = Labour and Voice
| party2 = Labour
| color2 = e4003b
| color2 = e4003b
| leader_since2 = 13 November 2022
| leader_since2 = 17 April 2023
| leaders_seat2 = [[Bedfordshire (Parliament constituency)|Bedfordshire]]
| leaders_seat2 = [[Lothian (Parliament constituency)|Lothian]]
| last_election2 = 16 seats, 31.7%
| last_election2 = 16 seats, 31.7%
| seats2 =
| seats2 = 15
| seats_needed2 = {{Increase}} 10
| seat_change2 = {{Decrease}} 1
| seat_change2 =
| popular_vote2 = 120
| popular_vote2 =
| percentage2 = 30.0%
| percentage2 =
| swing2 = {{Decrease}} 1.7 pp
| swing2 =


<!-- UK First -->| image3 = 2659262101
 
| leader3 = [[OwenKCSmith]]
<!-- Four Star Party -->| image3 =Dxavus
| party3 = UK First
| leader3 = [[Dxavus]]
| color3 = 12b6cf
| party3 = Four Star
| leader_since3 = 14 March 2023
| color3 = 000000
| leaders_seat3 = [[Grampian (Parliament constituency)|Grampian]]
| leader_since3 = 1 May 2023
| last_election3 = 5 seats, 10.15%
| leaders_seat3 = ''None''
| seats3 =
| last_election3 = ''Did not participate''
| seats_needed3 = {{increase}} 21
| seats3 = 5
| seat_change3 =
| seat_change3 = {{Increase}} 5
| popular_vote3 =
| popular_vote3 = 44
| percentage3 =
| percentage3 = 11.1%
| swing3 =
| swing3 = {{Increase}} 11.1 pp
 
<!-- Voice -->| image4 =AdaptedFrost
| leader4 = [[AdaptedFrost]]
| party4 = Voice
| color4 = 088f8f
| leader_since4 = 2 May 2023
| leaders_seat4 = ''None''
| last_election4 = ''Did not participate''
| seats4 = 5
| seat_change4 = {{Increase}} 5
| popular_vote4 = 36
| percentage4 = 9.0%
| swing4 = {{Increase}} 9 pp
 
<!-- Lib Dems -->| image5 =BlazeFuse
| leader5 = [[BlazeFuse]]
| party5 = Liberal Democrats
| color5 = faa61a
| leader_since5 = 17 March 2023
| leaders_seat5 = ''None''
| last_election5 = ''Did not participate''
| seats5 = 3
| seat_change5 = {{Increase}} 3
| popular_vote5 = 25
| percentage5 = 6.25%
| swing5 = {{Increase}} 6.25 pp
 
<!-- UK First -->| image6 = OwenKCSmith
| leader6 = [[OwenKCSmith]]
| party6 = UK First
| color6 = 12b6cf
| leader_since6 = 14 March 2023
| leaders_seat6 = [[Grampian (Parliament constituency)|Grampian]]
| last_election6 = 5 seats, 13.1%
| seats6 = 1
| seat_change6 = {{Decrease}} 4
| popular_vote6 = 9
| percentage6 = 2.3%
| swing6 = {{Decrease}} 10.8pp
 
| map =
| map_upright =
| map_alt =
| map_image =
| map_size =
| map_caption =
| map2_image = May2023ConsVoiceComposition.png
| map2_size = 150px
| map2_caption = Composition of the [[House of Commons]] after the election


| title = [[Prime Minister]]
| title = [[Prime Minister]]
| before_election = [[benjaminhenley]]
| before_election = [[TheBritishUnion]]
| before_party = [[Conservative & Unionist]]
| before_party = [[Conservative & Unionist]]
| posttitle = [[Prime Minister]] and [[Deputy Prime Minister]] after negotiations
| after_election = [[TheBritishUnion]] ([[Conservative]]) <br> [[AdaptedFrost]] ([[Voice]])
}}
}}
The '''next general election''' is scheduled to be held no later than 13 May 2023 in accordance with the [[General Elections Act 2019]].
The '''May 2023 general election''' was held on 12 May 2023.<ref>https://drive.google.com/file/d/1UhGu96Qw_JIa9h_nYe2U4mOcFvrmu6ce/view?usp=sharing</ref> Voting opened at 21:00 BST, and closed 24 hours later on 13 May 2023.


==Opinion polling==
==Opinion polling==
{| class="wikitable sortable tpl-blanktable" style="text-align:center;font-size:90%;line-height:14px;"
! rowspan="2"|Dates<br>conducted
! rowspan="2"|Pollster
! rowspan="2" data-sort-type="number"|Sample<br>size
! class="unsortable" style="width:50px;"|[[Conservative Party|Con]]
! class="unsortable" style="width:50px;"|[[Labour Party|Lab]]
! class="unsortable" style="width:50px;"|[[UK First]]
! class="unsortable" style="width:50px;"|[[Liberal Democrats|Lib Dems]]
! class="unsortable" style="width:50px;"|[[Four Star]]
! class="unsortable" style="width:50px;"|[[Voice]]
! class="unsortable" style="width:50px;"|[[Communist]]
! rowspan="2" data-sort-type="number"|Lead
! rowspan="2"|Result
|-
! data-sort-type="number" style="background:#0087dc;"|
! data-sort-type="number" style="background:#e4003b;"|
! data-sort-type="number" style="background:#248ac5;"|
! data-sort-type="number" style="background:#faa61a;"|
! data-sort-type="number" style="background:#000000;"|
! data-sort-type="number" style="background:#088f8f;"|
! data-sort-type="number" style="background:#d6001d;"|
|-
|6–8 May
|[https://twitter.com/TelegraphRbx Daily Telegraph] & [https://twitter.com/ITVNewsRX ITV]
|122
|style="background:#ccebff;color:black"|'''17'''
|13
|2
|0
|5
|4
|10
|style="background:#0087dc;color:#FFFFFF;" data-sort-value="-5"|5
|style="background:#525252;color:#FFFFFF;"|Hung
|-
|6–8 May
|[https://twitter.com/crystalnewsrblx Crystal Polls]
|58
|17
|style="background:#FFCCD9;color:black"|'''21'''
|1
|0
|4
|7
|
|style="background:#e4003b;color:#FFFFFF;" data-sort-value="-4"|4
|style="background:#525252;color:#FFFFFF;"|Hung
|-
|6–8 May
|[https://twitter.com/TelegraphRbx Daily Telegraph] & [https://twitter.com/angliatimesrbx AT]
|137
|style="background:#ccebff;color:black"|'''20'''
|16
|2
|2
|4
|6
|
|style="background:#0087dc;color:#FFFFFF;" data-sort-value="-5"|4
|style="background:#525252;color:#FFFFFF;"|Hung
|}
{|class="wikitable collapsible sortable tpl-blanktable" style="text-align:center;font-size:90%;line-height:14px"
|-
! style="width:80px;" rowspan="2"| Dates<br />conducted
! style="width:200px;" rowspan="2"| Pollster
! style="width:60px;" rowspan="2"| Sample size
! class="unsortable" style="width:50px;"|[[TheBritishUnion]]
! class="unsortable" style="width:50px;"|[[RebaAstor]]
! class="unsortable" style="width:50px;"|[[OwenKCSmith]]
! class="unsortable" style="width:50px;"|[[BlazeFuse]]
! class="unsortable" style="width:50px;"|[[Dxavus]]
! class="unsortable" style="width:50px;"|[[AdaptedFrost]]
! class="unsortable" style="width:50px;"|[[AndreHodge]]
! style="width:60px;" rowspan="2" class="unsortable"| None of these
! class="unsortable" style="width:20px;" rowspan="2"| Lead
|-
! data-sort-type="number" style="background:#0087dc;"|
! data-sort-type="number" style="background:#e4003b;"|
! data-sort-type="number" style="background:#248ac5;"|
! data-sort-type="number" style="background:#faa61a;"|
! data-sort-type="number" style="background:#000000;"|
! data-sort-type="number" style="background:#088f8f;"|
! data-sort-type="number" style="background:#d6001d;"|
|-
|12–13 May
|[https://twitter.com/TelegraphRbx Daily Telegraph] & [https://twitter.com/ITVNewsRX ITV]
|122
|style="background:#ccebff;color:black"|'''34.4%'''
|28.7%
|6.6%
|2.5%
|14.8%
|9.8%
|19.8%
|7.4%
|style="background:#0087dc;color:#FFFFFF;"|5.7
|}
==Communist Party==
The Communist Party of Britain, led by [[AndreHodge]], was deregistered by order of [[Monarchy|The King]], [[Robert]], on 8 May 2023.
==Elected MPs==
{| class="wikitable unsortable" style="text-align: center"
! colspan="2" | Constituency
! Member of Parliament
|-
|[[Bedfordshire (Parliament constituency)|Bedfordshire]]
| style="background-color: #088f8f" |
|-
|[[Belfast (Parliament constituency)|Belfast]]
| style="background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" |
|-
|[[Birmingham (Parliament constituency)|Birmingham]]
| style="background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" |
|-
|[[Cambridgeshire (Parliament constituency)|Cambridgeshire]]
| style="background-color: #088f8f" |
|-
|[[Cardiff (Parliament constituency)|Cardiff]]
| style="background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" |
|-
|[[Cheshire (Parliament constituency)|Cheshire]]
| style="background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" |
|-
|[[Colchester (Parliament constituency)|Colchester]]
| style="background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" |
|-
|[[Croydon (Parliament constituency)|Croydon]]
| style="background-color: #faa61a" |
|-
|[[Devon & Cornwall (Parliament constituency)|Devon & Cornwall]]
| style="background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" |
|-
|[[Dorset (Parliament constituency)|Dorset]]
| style="background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" |
|-
|[[Dyfed-Powys (Parliament constituency)|Dyfed-Powys]]
| style="background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" |
|-
|[[Finchley (Parliament constituency)|Finchley]]
| style="background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" |
|-
|[[Glasgow (Parliament constituency)|Glasgow]]
| style="background-color: #e4003b" |
|-
|[[Gloucestershire (Parliament constituency)|Gloucestershire]]
| style="background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" |
|-
|[[Grampian (Parliament constituency)|Grampian]]
| style="background-color: #12B6CF" |
|-
|[[Hertfordshire (Parliament constituency)|Hertfordshire]]
| style="background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" |
|-
|[[Humberside (Parliament constituency)|Humberside]]
| style="background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" |
|-
|[[Islington (Parliament constituency)|Islington]]
| style="background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" |
|-
|[[Kent (Parliament constituency)|Kent]]
| style="background-color: #000000" |
|-
|[[Lancashire (Parliament constituency)|Lancashire]]
| style="background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" |
|-
|[[Leeds (Parliament constituency)|Leeds]]
| style="background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" |
|-
|[[Leicester (Parliament constituency)|Leicester]]
| style="background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" |
|-
|[[Lincoln (Parliament constituency)|Lincoln]]
| style="background-color: #000000" |
|-
|[[Lothian (Parliament constituency)|Lothian]]
| style="background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" |
|-
|[[Merseyside (Parliament constituency)|Merseyside]]
| style="background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" |
|-
|[[Newham (Parliament constituency)|Newham]]
| style="background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" |
|-
|[[Norfolk (Parliament constituency)|Norfolk]]
| style="background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" |
|-
|[[North Yorkshire (Parliament constituency)|North Yorkshire]]
| style="background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" |
|-
|[[Northumbria (Parliament constituency)|Northumbria]]
| style="background-color: #faa61a" |
|-
|[[Nottingham (Parliament constituency)|Nottingham]]
| style="background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" |
|-
|[[Portsmouth (Parliament constituency)|Portsmouth]]
| style="background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" |
|-
|[[Sheffield (Parliament constituency)|Sheffield]]
| style="background-color: #088f8f" |
|-
|[[Snowdonia (Parliament constituency)|Snowdonia]]
| style="background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" |
|-
|[[Somerset (Parliament constituency)|Somerset]]
| style="background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" |
|-
|[[Southampton & Wight (Parliament constituency)|Southampton & Wight]]
| style="background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" |
|-
|[[Southend-on-Sea (Parliament constituency)|Southend-on-Sea]]
| style="background-color: #000000" |
|-
|[[Southwark (Parliament constituency)|Southwark]]
| style="background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" |
|-
|[[Staffordshire (Parliament constituency)|Staffordshire]]
| style="background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" |
|-
|[[Strathclyde (Parliament constituency)|Strathclyde]]
| style="background-color: #000000" |
|-
|[[Surrey (Parliament constituency)|Surrey]]
| style="background-color: #000000" |
|-
|[[Sussex (Parliament constituency)|Sussex]]
| style="background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" |
|-
|[[Tayside & Fife (Parliament constituency)|Tayside & Fife]]
| style="background-color: #000000" |
|-
|[[Thames Valley (Parliament constituency)|Thames Valley]]
| style="background-color: #faa61a" |
|-
|[[Trafford (Parliament constituency)|Trafford]]
| style="background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" |
|-
|[[Tyneside (Parliament constituency)|Tyneside]]
| style="background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" |
|-
|[[Warwickshire (Parliament constituency)|Warwickshire]]
| style="background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" |
|-
|[[West Mercia (Parliament constituency)|West Mercia]]
| style="background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" |
|-
|[[West Ulster (Parliament constituency)|West Ulster]]
| style="background-color: #088f8f" |
|-
|[[Wigan (Parliament constituency)|Wigan]]
| style="background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" |
|-
|[[Wolverhampton (Parliament constituency)|Wolverhampton]]
| style="background-color: #088f8f" |
|}
==Results==
{| style="width:80%; text-align:center;"
|+ ↓
|- style="color:white;"
| style="background:{{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}; width:42%;" | '''21'''
| style="background:{{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}; width:30%;" | '''15'''
| style="background:#000000; width:10%;" | '''5'''
| style="background:#089090; width:10%;" | '''5'''
| style="background:{{party color| Liberal Democrats (UK)}}; width:6%;" | '''3'''
| style="background:#12B6CF; width:2%;" | '''1'''
|-
| '''Conservative'''
| '''Labour'''
| '''Four Star'''
| '''Voice'''
| '''LDM'''
| '''UKF'''
|}
{{For|further results|List of MPs elected in the May 2023 general election}}
After all 50 constituencies had been declared, the results were:
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:right;"
|-
! colspan=2 rowspan=2 | Party
!          rowspan=2 | Leader
! colspan=2          | MPs
! colspan=2          | Votes
|-
!
! Of total
!
! Of total
|-
| style="text-align:left;" | [[Conservative Party]]
| style="background:{{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}};" |
| style="text-align:left;" | [[TheBritishUnion]]
| 21
| 42%
| 166
| 41.5%
|-
| style="text-align:left;" | [[Labour Party]]
| style="background:{{party color|Labour Party (UK)}};" |
| style="text-align:left;" | [[RebaAstor]]
| 15
| 30%
| 120
| 30.0%
|-
| style="text-align:left;" | [[Four Star Party]]
| style="background:#000000;" |
| style="text-align:left;" | [[Dxavus]]
| 5
| 10%
| 44
| 11.1%
|-
| style="text-align:left;" | [[Voice Party]]
| style="background:#089090;" |
| style="text-align:left;" | [[AdaptedFrost]]
| 5
| 10%
| 36
| 9.0%
|-
| style="text-align:left;" | [[Liberal Democrats]]
| style="background:{{party color|Liberal Democrats (UK)}};" |
| style="text-align:left;" | [[BlazeFuse]]
| 3
| 6%
| 25
| 6.25%
|-
| style="text-align:left;" | [[UK First]]
| style="background:#12B6CF;" |
| style="text-align:left;" | [[OwenKCSmith]]
| 1
| 2%
| 9
| 2.25%
|}


==Notes==
==Notes==
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Latest revision as of 00:04, 1 June 2023

May 2023 general election
← March 2023 12–13 May 2023 Next →
All 50 seats in the House of Commons
26 seats needed for a majority
Turnout414 (Decrease 15)
  First party Second party Third party
  TheBritishUnion?size=100x100&.png RebaAstor?size=100x100&.png Dxavus?size=100x100&.png
Leader TheBritishUnion RebaAstor Dxavus
Party Conservative & Unionist Labour Four Star
Leader since 16 April 2023 17 April 2023 1 May 2023
Leader's seat Strathclyde Lothian None
Last election 29 seats, 58.2% 16 seats, 31.7% Did not participate
Seats won 21 15 5
Seat change Decrease 8 Decrease 1 Increase 5
Popular vote 166 120 44
Percentage 41.50% 30.0% 11.1%
Swing Decrease 16.7 pp Decrease 1.7 pp Increase 11.1 pp
  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
  AdaptedFrost?size=100x100&.png BlazeFuse?size=100x100&.png OwenKCSmith?size=100x100&.png
Leader AdaptedFrost BlazeFuse OwenKCSmith
Party Voice Liberal Democrats UK First
Leader since 2 May 2023 17 March 2023 14 March 2023
Leader's seat None None Grampian
Last election Did not participate Did not participate 5 seats, 13.1%
Seats won 5 3 1
Seat change Increase 5 Increase 3 Decrease 4
Popular vote 36 25 9
Percentage 9.0% 6.25% 2.3%
Swing Increase 9 pp Increase 6.25 pp Decrease 10.8pp
May2023ConsVoiceComposition.png
Composition of the House of Commons after the election
Prime Minister before election

TheBritishUnion
Conservative & Unionist

Prime Minister and Deputy Prime Minister after negotiations

TheBritishUnion (Conservative)
AdaptedFrost (Voice)

The May 2023 general election was held on 12 May 2023.[1] Voting opened at 21:00 BST, and closed 24 hours later on 13 May 2023.

Opinion polling

Dates
conducted 		Pollster Sample
size 		Con Lab UK First Lib Dems Four Star Voice Communist Lead Result
6–8 May Daily Telegraph & ITV 122 17 13 2 0 5 4 10 5 Hung
6–8 May Crystal Polls 58 17 21 1 0 4 7 4 Hung
6–8 May Daily Telegraph & AT 137 20 16 2 2 4 6 4 Hung
Dates
conducted 		Pollster Sample size TheBritishUnion RebaAstor OwenKCSmith BlazeFuse Dxavus AdaptedFrost AndreHodge None of these Lead
12–13 May Daily Telegraph & ITV 122 34.4% 28.7% 6.6% 2.5% 14.8% 9.8% 19.8% 7.4% 5.7

Communist Party

The Communist Party of Britain, led by AndreHodge, was deregistered by order of The King, Robert, on 8 May 2023.

Elected MPs

Constituency Member of Parliament
Bedfordshire
Belfast
Birmingham
Cambridgeshire
Cardiff
Cheshire
Colchester
Croydon
Devon & Cornwall
Dorset
Dyfed-Powys
Finchley
Glasgow
Gloucestershire
Grampian
Hertfordshire
Humberside
Islington
Kent
Lancashire
Leeds
Leicester
Lincoln
Lothian
Merseyside
Newham
Norfolk
North Yorkshire
Northumbria
Nottingham
Portsmouth
Sheffield
Snowdonia
Somerset
Southampton & Wight
Southend-on-Sea
Southwark
Staffordshire
Strathclyde
Surrey
Sussex
Tayside & Fife
Thames Valley
Trafford
Tyneside
Warwickshire
West Mercia
West Ulster
Wigan
Wolverhampton

Results

↓
21 15 5 5 3 1
Conservative Labour Four Star Voice LDM UKF
For further results, see List of MPs elected in the May 2023 general election.

After all 50 constituencies had been declared, the results were:

Party Leader MPs Votes
Of total Of total
Conservative Party TheBritishUnion 21 42% 166 41.5%
Labour Party RebaAstor 15 30% 120 30.0%
Four Star Party Dxavus 5 10% 44 11.1%
Voice Party AdaptedFrost 5 10% 36 9.0%
Liberal Democrats BlazeFuse 3 6% 25 6.25%
UK First OwenKCSmith 1 2% 9 2.25%

Notes

  1. ↑ https://drive.google.com/file/d/1UhGu96Qw_JIa9h_nYe2U4mOcFvrmu6ce/view?usp=sharing
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