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Line 16: \| elected_mps = List of MPs elected in the 2024 United Kingdom general election \| seats_for_election = All [[Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom\|650 seats]] in the [[House of Commons of the United Kingdom\|House of Commons]] \| majority_seats = 326{{refn\|group=n\|Given that Sinn Féin [[members of Parliament]] (MPs) practise [[abstentionism]] and do not take their seats, while the Speaker and deputies do not vote, the number of MPs needed for a majority is in practice slightly lower.<ref name=working>{{cite web \|url=https://www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/explainers/government-majority \|title=Government majority \|website=Institute for Government \|date=20 December 2019 \|access-date=4 July 2024 \|archive-date=28 November 2022 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221128063642/https://www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/explainers/government-majority \|url-status=live }}</ref> Sinn Féin won 7seven seats, and including the speaker and their 3three deputy speakers, meaning a majority requires 320 seats.}} \| opinion_polls = Opinion polling for the 2024 United Kingdom general election \| registered = Line 697: There were 4515 candidates standing, which constitutes a record number, with a mean of 6.95 candidates per constituency. No seat had fewer than five people contesting it; [[Rishi Sunak]]'s [[Richmond and Northallerton (UK Parliament constituency)\|Richmond and Northallerton]] seat had the most candidates, with thirteen.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://democracyclub.org.uk/blog/2024/06/08/2024-uk-general-election-candidate-summary/\|title=2024 UK general election candidate summary\|date=12 June 2024\|website=democracyclub.org.uk\|access-date=16 June 2024\|archive-date=9 June 2024\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240609232037/https://democracyclub.org.uk/blog/2024/06/08/2024-uk-general-election-candidate-summary/\|url-status=live}}</ref> MPs who [[List of MPs who stood down at the 2024 United Kingdom general election\|stood down at the election]] included the former prime minister [[Theresa May]], the former cabinet ministers [[Sajid Javid]], [[Dominic Raab]], [[Matt Hancock]], [[Ben Wallace (politician)\|Ben Wallace]], [[Nadhim Zahawi]], [[Kwasi Kwarteng]], and [[Michael Gove]], the long-serving Labour MPs [[Harriet Harman]] and [[Margaret Beckett]], and the former Green Party leader and co-leader [[Caroline Lucas]], who was the first ~~–and~~– and until this election the only – Green Party MP.<ref name=":12">{{cite web \|date=28 November 2022 \|title=Rishi Sunak warned he has 'six months' to get a grip as rebellions grow \|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/independentpremium/uk-news/rishi-sunak-tories-wind-farms-immigration-b2234632.html \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221207090421/https://www.independent.co.uk/independentpremium/uk-news/rishi-sunak-tories-wind-farms-immigration-b2234632.html \|archive-date=7 December 2022 \|access-date=7 December 2022 \|website=The Independent \|location=London}}</ref> In March 2022, Labour abandoned [[all-women shortlists]], citing legal advice that continuing to use them for choosing parliamentary candidates would be an unlawful practice under the [[Equality Act 2010]], since the majority of Labour MPs were now women.<ref>{{cite news \|last=Rogers \|first=Alexandra \|date=7 March 2022 \|title=Exclusive: Labour Drops All-Women Shortlists For Next General Election \|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/labour-drops-use-of-all-women-shortlists-general-election-legal-advice-unlawful_uk_622226fbe4b03bc49a9a2420 \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220326050100/https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/labour-drops-use-of-all-women-shortlists-general-election-legal-advice-unlawful_uk_622226fbe4b03bc49a9a2420 \|archive-date=26 March 2022 \|access-date=26 March 2022 \|work=HuffPost}}</ref> Line 1,274: \|Labour majority 256 \|- \|Bunker Consulting Group<ref>{{Cite web\|title=General Election Forecast \|url=https://bunker.global/escenarios-electorales \|access-date=6 July 2024 \|website=Bunker Consulting Group www.Bunker.global~~\| url-status=live~~ }}</ref> \|1 July \|130 Line 1,744: \| align = center }} Starmer succeeded Sunak as prime minister, ending 14 years of Conservative rule. In his first speech as prime minister, Starmer paid tribute to Sunak, saying "His achievement as the first British Asian Prime Minister of our country should not be underestimated by anyone", and also recognised "the dedication and hard work he brought to his leadership" but said that the people of Britain had voted for change:<ref>{{Cite web \|date=2024-07-05 \|title=Keir Starmer's first speech as Prime Minister: 5 July 2024 \|url=https://www.gov.uk/government/speeches/keir-starmers-first-speech-as-prime-minister-5-july-2024 \|access-date=2024-07-05 \|website=GOV.UK \|language=en}}</ref> Line 1,749 ⟶ 1,750: == See also == {{Portal ~~bar~~\|Politics\|England\|Northern Ireland\|Scotland\|Wales\|Ireland\|\|United Kingdom}}▼ * [[2020s in United Kingdom political history]] * [[2024 in politics and government]] Line 1,777 ⟶ 1,779: * [https://assets.nationbuilder.com/albaparty/pages/4130/attachments/original/1719345505/ALBA_Party_Manifesto_-_Election_2024.pdf?1719345505 Alba Party] * [https://public.conservatives.com/static/documents/GE2024/Conservative-Manifesto-GE2024.pdf Conservative Party] * [https://greenparty.org.uk/app/uploads/2024/06/Green-Party-2024-General-Election-Manifesto-Long-version-with-cover.pdf Green Party of England & Wales]▼ * [https://labour.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Labour-Party-manifesto-2024.pdf Labour Party] * [https://www.libdems.org.uk/fileadmin/groups/2_Federal_Party/Documents/PolicyPapers/Manifesto_2024/For_a_Fair_Deal_-_Liberal_Democrat_Manifesto_2024.pdf Liberal Democrat] * Plaid Cymru [https://assets.nationbuilder.com/plaid2016/pages/10962/attachments/original/1718214059/Plaid_Cymru_Maniffesto_2024_ENGLISH.pdf?1718214059 English] [https://assets.nationbuilder.com/plaid2016/pages/11001/attachments/original/1718214453/Plaid_Cymru_Maniffesto_2024_CYMRAEG.pdf?1718214453 Welsh]▼ ▲* [https://greenparty.org.uk/app/uploads/2024/06/Green-Party-2024-General-Election-Manifesto-Long-version-with-cover.pdf Green Party of England & Wales] * [https://assets.nationbuilder.com/reformuk/pages/253/attachments/original/1718625371/Reform_UK_Our_Contract_with_You.pdf Reform UK] * [https://greens.scot/sites/default/files/SGP-Westminster-Manifesto-2024-web.pdf Scottish Greens]▼ * [https://s3-eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/www.snp.org/uploads/2024/06/2024-06-17-SNP-UK-Election-Manifesto-2024.pdf Scottish National Party] ▲* Plaid Cymru [https://assets.nationbuilder.com/plaid2016/pages/10962/attachments/original/1718214059/Plaid_Cymru_Maniffesto_2024_ENGLISH.pdf?1718214059 English] [https://assets.nationbuilder.com/plaid2016/pages/11001/attachments/original/1718214453/Plaid_Cymru_Maniffesto_2024_CYMRAEG.pdf?1718214453 Welsh] * [https://workerspartybritain.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/01_Manifesto_FINAL_mar.pdf Workers Party]▼ ▲* [https://greens.scot/sites/default/files/SGP-Westminster-Manifesto-2024-web.pdf Scottish Greens] * [https://sdp.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/SDP_Manifesto_2024.pdf Social Democratic Party] ▲* [https://workerspartybritain.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/01_Manifesto_FINAL_mar.pdf Workers Party] === Northern Ireland manifestos === * [https://assets.nationbuilder.com/allianceparty/pages/11234/attachments/original/1718832706/2024WestminsterManifesto.pdf?1718832706 Alliance Party] * [https://s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/my-dup/2024-Manifesto-Final.pdf Democratic Unionist Party] * [https://assets.nationbuilder.com/uup/pages/40/attachments/original/1719233594/General_Election_Manifesto_2024-compressed.pdf Ulster Unionist Party]▼ * [https://vote.sinnfein.ie/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Sinn-Fein-Westminster-Election-Manifesto-2024.pdf Sinn Féin] * [https://assets.nationbuilder.com/sdlp/pages/753/attachments/original/1719422488/SDLP_Manifesto_2024.pdf Social Democratic and Labour Party] ▲* [https://assets.nationbuilder.com/uup/pages/40/attachments/original/1719233594/General_Election_Manifesto_2024-compressed.pdf Ulster Unionist Party] {{2024 United Kingdom general election\|state=expanded}} Line 1,800 ⟶ 1,802: {{Ed Davey}} {{Nigel Farage}} ▲{{Portal bar\|Politics\|England\|Northern Ireland\|Scotland\|Wales\|Ireland\|\|United Kingdom}} {{Authority control}} Line 1,806 ⟶ 1,807: [[Category:Ed Davey]] [[Category:General elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom]] [[Category:History of the Labour Party (UK)]] [[Category:July 2024 events in the United Kingdom\|General election]] [[Category:Keir Starmer]] ~~[[Category:Premiership of Rishi Sunak]]~~ [[Category:Landslide victories in the United Kingdom]] [[Category:Nigel Farage]] [[Category:~~History~~Premiership of ~~the~~Rishi ~~Labour Party (UK)~~Sunak]]

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