[333], The results have been attributed to leave supporting areas backing the Conservatives, the Conservatives broadening their appeal to working-class voters, and the Conservatives making gains in the Midlands and the North of England. The 2019 United Kingdom general election was held on Thursday, 12 December 2019. 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Sajid Javid and John McDonnell featured prominently during the first week because the economy was a top story for the media. The Liberal Democrats won 11 seats, down 1, despite significantly increasing their share of the popular vote. These included Capitalist Worker and Campaign Against Corbynism, both of which were set up less than three months before the election and quickly disappeared thereafter. [127][124], The IFS said that the SNP's manifesto was not costed. In 2001 59.4 per cent turned out to vote. The election result allowed Johnson a mandate to ensure the UK's departure from the European Union on 31 January 2020, thereby ending hopes of the Remain movement of overturning the result of the 2016 referendum. The table below lists some of the predictions. This agreement meant that in 60 constituencies only one of these parties, the one considered to have the best chance of winning, stood. 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It's also greater than Ireland at 65.1 per cent, Portugal at 55.8 per cent and Finland at 68.7 per cent. The Conservative Party won, securing 365 seats out of 650, giving them an overall majority of 80 seats in the House of Commons. Shows the general election results for Cities of London and Westminster, which is a constituency in Greater London.In 2019 it had a total electorate of 63,700 and a turnout of 67.1%. [117] They also committed to not raise rates of income tax, National Insurance or VAT. [62], The DUP did not contest Fermanagh and South Tyrone and the UUP did not contest Belfast North so as not to split the unionist vote. In the early stages of the campaign, there was considerable discussion of tactical voting (generally in the context of support or opposition to Brexit) and whether parties would stand in all seats or not. [148] One of the websites - "GetVoting.org" - set up by Best for Britain – was accused of giving bogus advice in Labour/Conservative marginal seats. [133][134] Over a decade, Labour planned to reduce the average full-time weekly working hours to 32, with resulting productivity increases facilitating no loss of pay. The invitation remains open to @BorisJohnson & @Nigel_Farage but this debate will go ahead with or without them", "Tories clash with Channel 4 as Michael Gove turned away from climate debate", "It was kind of @michaelgove to offer himself on C4News instead of @BorisJohnson & we always welcome him. [334] Most notable was the 'red wall' turning blue in the election, which secured the Conservative majority. Cable was succeeded by Jo Swinson in July 2019. Hanvey was elected;[75] the others were not. [283] Researches from the CRCC commented that this indicated the press was partisan and were "pulling out all the stops against Labour". [161], The Liberal Democrats, likewise, were considered possible winners of a number of Conservative-held southern English constituencies, with a large swing that could even topple Dominic Raab in Esher and Walton. [121], Its analysis of the Conservative manifesto concluded there was "essentially nothing new in the manifesto", that there was "little in the way of changes to tax, spending, welfare or anything else", and that they had already promised increased spending for health and education whilst in government. This was welcomed by the Conservative Party chairman James Cleverly, and he insisted there had been no contact between them and the Brexit Party over the plan. The Conservatives lost 3.5% of their 2017 vote share and half their seats, while Labour was reduced to one Scottish seat (Edinburgh South). [139][140], The Conservatives and Labour both insisted they were on course for outright majorities, but smaller parties were quizzed about what they would do in the event of a hung Parliament. 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Labour's vision is the only way", "Tax rises coming whoever wins the election, leading economists warn", "Why SNP election manifesto is overshadowed by austerity of independent Scotland – IFS", "Your Questions: Are there record numbers of doctors and nurses? In contrast to previous elections, the YouGov survey additionally found that a plurality of voters in the DE social grade – comprising the unemployed, state pensioners, and semi-skilled and unskilled workers – had opted for the Conservatives over Labour. The 2019 General Election resulted in a Conservative victory. [37][38] Anyone who qualified as an anonymous elector had until midnight on 6 December to register. They proposed investing in local infrastructure, including building a new rail line between Leeds and Manchester. [70], At the 2017 election, more than one in eight seats was won by a margin of 5% or less of votes,[71] while almost one in four was won by 10% or less. To see all content on The Sun, please use the Site Map. [95] The Jewish Labour Movement declared it would not generally campaign for Labour. [330] The SNP won by a landslide in Scotland, advancing by 8.1% and gaining 13 seats to win 48 out of 59, gaining several seats from the Conservatives and Labour. [187][188] According to the BBC, Labour supporters had been more likely to share unpaid-for electioneering posts, some of which included misleading claims. The 2019 UK Parliamentary general election was held on Thursday 12 December. A referendum was held in June 2016, and the Leave campaign won by 51.9% to 48.1%. [25], The deadline for candidate nominations was 14 November 2019,[26] with political campaigning for four weeks until polling day on 12 December. [190] ITV Cymru Wales aired a debate featuring representatives from the Conservatives, Labour, the Liberal Democrats, Plaid Cymru and the Brexit Party on 17 November, hosted by Adrian Masters. [136], The Brexit Party was also focused on Brexit. The IFS is particularly critical of the policy to compensate the so-called "WASPI women", announced after the manifesto, which is a £58bn promise to women who are "relatively well off on average" and will result in public finances going off target. [196] BBC Scotland, BBC Cymru Wales and BBC Northern Ireland also hosted a variety of regional debates. This Insight looks at the parts of the UK where turnout was highest and lowest. [264] The Hindu Council UK has been strongly critical of Labour, going as far as to say that Labour is "anti-Hindu"[278] and objected to the party's condemnation of the Indian government's actions in the disputed territory of Kashmir. Labour's defeat led to Jeremy Corbyn conceding defeat and announcing his intention to resign, triggering a leadership election won by Keir Starmer. A map presenting the results of the election, by party of the MP elected from each constituency. They proposed more funding for care services and to work with other parties on reforming how care is delivered. [150][151] The website, which had links to the Liberal Democrat party,[151] was criticised for advising pro-remain voters to back the Liberal Democrats when doing so risked pulling voters away from Labour candidates and enabling the Conservative candidate to gain most votes. ", "Corbyn was big factor in Lib Dem election failure, says Davey", "Bath parliamentary constituency – Election 2019", "Wera Hobhouse MP: The Lib Dems shot ourselves in the foot by attacking Labour. [130] This was to pay for an increased NHS budget; stopping state pension age rises; introducing a National Care Service providing free personal care; move to a net-zero carbon economy by the 2030s; nationalising key industries; scrapping universal credit; free bus travel for under-25s; building 100,000 council houses per year; and other proposals. [186][187][188] 16.5% of Liberal Democrats posts were highlighted, which related to claims they are the only party to beat Labour, the Conservatives or the SNP ‘in seats like yours’. [110], The Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) was in favour of a withdrawal agreement in principle, but it opposed the deals negotiated by both May and Johnson, believing that they create too great a divide between Northern Ireland and the rest of the UK. [241], Several former Labour MPs critical of Corbyn endorsed the Conservatives. [252], The 2019 NATO summit was held in Watford on 3–4 December 2019. [178][179][180][181][173][182] In defence, Conservative chairman Cleverly stated that "The Twitter handle of the CCHQ press office remained CCHQPress, so it's clear the nature of the site", and as "calling out when the Labour Party put what they know to be complete fabrications in the public domain". General election 2019 Labour and Tories say vote offers stark choice as exit poll imminent – as it happened Millions of voters from across the United Kingdom cast their ballots in … [348] The 2020 Labour Together report, published by internal Labour party figures after Keir Starmer was elected as leader, highlighted issues such as Corbyn's unpopularity, the party's Brexit policy and poor seat targeting, as well as long-term changes in Labour's electoral coalition. It sought to reduce immigration, cutting net migration to 50,000 per year; cutting VAT on domestic fuel; banning the exporting of waste; free broadband in deprived regions; scrapping the BBC licence fee; and abolishing inheritance tax, interest on student loans, and HS2. The Liberal Democrats said they would not actively support Johnson or Corbyn becoming Prime Minister, but that they could, if an alternative could not be achieved, abstain on votes allowing a minority government to form if there was support for a second referendum on Brexit. The Labour Party won 202 seats and 32.1% of the vote, down from 262 seats and 40.0% of the vote in 2017. These were similar to other recent elections in the UK. This equated to a turnout of 67.4 per cent. Voters on Thursday took their pooches to polling stations up and down the country. [30] To be eligible to vote, individuals had to be[31][32] aged 18 or over; residing as a Commonwealth citizen at an address in the United Kingdom,[n 6] or a British citizen overseas who registered to vote in the last 15 years;[n 7][34][35] and not legally excluded (on grounds of detainment in prison, a mental hospital, or on the run from law enforcement)[36] or disqualified from voting. The proportions of voters for each party and non-voters was then weighted to the actual results by region. The Lib Dems ultimately raised their number from 12 at the election to 20 at dissolution. [148][149] The websites did not always give the same advice, which Michael Savage, political editor of centre-left The Guardian newspaper, said had the potential to confuse voters. But this general election saw a smaller turnout in comparison to two years ago. [170] Brexit was the most prominent policy issue on both TV (18%) and in the press (11%), followed by the economy and health (8% and 7% of all coverage respectively). [260], Ethnic minority and religious leaders and organisations made statements about the general election, with some people within the religious groups being keen to express that no one person or organisation represents the views of all the members of the faith. [347] There was debate as to whether Corbyn's unpopularity or their position on Brexit was more significant. [citation needed], The Conservatives pledged net zero emissions by 2050 with investment in clean energy solutions and green infrastructure to reduce carbon emissions and pollution. It opposed privatising the NHS. Further into the election period, tactical voting websites that relied on MRP changed their recommendations on other seats because of new data. Turnout is normally highest in general elections, followed by devolved administration elections, local elections and European Parliament elections. [9] The Liberal Democrats improved their vote share to 11.6% but won only 11 seats, a net loss of one since the last election. Plaid Cymru retained its four seats. By 2030 they planned to generate 80% of the country's energy needs from renewable energies such as solar power and wind and retrofit 26 million homes with insulation by 2030. [121][122][123][124][117] Outside of commitments to the NHS, the proposals would leave public service spending 14% lower in 2023–2024 than it was in 2010–2011, which the IFS described as "no more austerity perhaps, but an awful lot of it baked in". [16] The opposition Labour Party called for a January 2019 vote of confidence in the May ministry, but the motion failed. The agency's social media approach is described as purposefully posting badly-designed social media material, which becomes viral and so is seen by a wider audience. [101], The Labour Party proposed a renegotiation of the withdrawal agreement (towards a closer post-withdrawal relationship with the EU) and would then put this forward as an option in a referendum alongside the option of remaining in the EU. They conclude that the SNP's plans for Scottish independence would likely require increased austerity. Two-thirds of the electorate - 47,587,254 in total - showed up to cast there vote on Thursday. They wish to maintain the "triple lock" on pensions. Because of this fact, the 2019 General Election is sometimes referred to as the Brexit Election. [237][238][239][240] The Liberal Democrats removed one of its candidates over antisemitic social media posts, and defended two others. You can WhatsApp us on 07810 791 502. [207], Before candidate nominations closed, several planned candidates for Labour and for the Conservatives withdrew, principally because of past social media activity. The Conservative Party, having failed to obtain a majority in the 2017 general election, had faced prolonged parliamentary deadlock over Brexit while it governed in minority with the support of the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP), a situation which had forced the resignation of the previous Prime Minister, Theresa May. Most of this coverage regarded the Brexit Party's proposed electoral pact with the Conservatives. The five most recent polls have therefore been the five lowest turnouts since 1918. 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