January 2023 general election

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January 2023 general election

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All 50 seats in the House of Commons
26[n 1] seats needed for a majority
Turnout424 (Decrease 63)
  First party Second party Third party
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Leader TheBritishUnion Randthepanda BlazeFuse
Party Conservative & Unionist Labour and Voice Liberal
Leader since 11 December 2022 13 November 2022 ?
Leader's seat Strathclyde Croydon Grampian
Last election 26 seats, 51.6% 19 seats, 39.0% 5 seats, 9.4%
Seats won 29 14 7
Seat change Increase 2 Decrease 5 Increase 2
Popular vote 237 114 53
Percentage 58.7% 28.2% 13.1%
Swing Increase 7.1 pp Decrease 10.8 pp Increase 3.7 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

ShiforRBLX
Conservative & Unionist

Prime Minister after election

TheBritishUnion
Conservative & Unionist

The January 2023 general election was held on Friday, 6 January 2023. It resulted in the governing Conservative & Unionist Party being re-elected and receiving a majority of 7 seats.

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.