March 2023 general election

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March 2023 general election

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All 50 seats in the House of Commons
26[n 1] seats needed for a majority
Turnout429 (Increase 5)
  First party Second party Third party
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Leader benjaminhenley MasunOCathain BlazeFuse
Party Conservative & Unionist Labour Cornerstone
Leader since 4 March 2023 28 February 2023 ?
Leader's seat Northumbria Bedfordshire Grampian
Last election 26 seats, 51.6% 14 seats, 28.2% 7 seats, 13.1%
Seats won 29 16 5
Seat change Steady Increase 2 Decrease 2
Popular vote 235 128 41
Percentage 58.2% 31.7% 13.1%
Swing Decrease 0.5 pp Increase 3.5 pp Decrease 2.9 pp

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A map presenting the results of the election.

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Composition of the House of Commons after the election

Prime Minister before election

TheBritishUnion
Conservative & Unionist

Prime Minister after election

benjaminhenley
Conservative & Unionist

The March 2023 general election was held on Saturday, 11 March 2023. It resulted in the governing Conservative & Unionist Party being re-elected and retaining their majority.

Opinion polling

Elected MPs

Notes

  1. Given that the Speaker does not vote, the number of MPs needed for a majority is, in practice, 25.