Approximately 46 million citizens of the United Kingdom (England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland) have the right to vote today in the general elections. The 650 Members of Parliament in the House of Commons will be elected from these 650 constituencies, with each constituency electing only one MP.
Since 2022, polls have consistently shown a significant lead for Keir Starmer’s Labour Party over Rishi Sunak’s Conservatives. A Labour victory would end a 14-year period of Conservative Party rule.
Sunak and L. Truss were not elected prime ministers but assumed positions because they were elected leaders in the Conservative Party’s internal elections.
The leader of the party with a majority in the House of Commons (326/625) will be appointed Prime Minister for a 5-year term, with the king remaining the head of state. According to the latest major YouGov poll, Labour is projected to win 423 out of 650 seats, which is 229 more compared to the 2019 elections, while the Conservatives are expected to lose 263 seats and ultimately hold 102.
Other parties could play a crucial role in forming a government if neither the Conservatives nor Labour win a majority. Currently, the three largest parties in the House after the Conservatives and Labour are the Scottish National Party, the Liberal Democrats, and the Democratic Unionist Party.
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