United Kingdom

Name: 2026 Holborn and St Pancras UK Parliament by-election
Start: 2026-10-08
End: 2026-10-08
Location: United Kingdom

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By-election
2026 Holborn and St Pancras UK Parliament by-election
8 October 2026todayHouse of Commons seat for Holborn and St Pancras
Scheduled
commonslibrary.parliament.uk Official source
To start the election timetable for a by-election the House of Commons must pass a motion for the Speaker to make out the warrant for the issue of a writ.
Recorded 8 Oct 2026
parliament.uk Official source
Holborn & St Pancras | Resignation of Sir Keir Starmer, 1 September 2026 | 8 October 2026
Recorded 8 Oct 2026

General election
2029 United Kingdom general election
Date to be announcedHouse of Commons
Date expected

How United Kingdom is governed

System of government: Unitary parliamentary constitutional monarchy with devolved governments
electoralcommission.org.uk Official source
The UK Parliament is made up of two 'Houses' – the House of Commons and the House of Lords.
Recorded 8 Oct 2026
electoralcommission.org.uk Official source
Although we don’t run elections, we do run national referendums
Recorded 8 Oct 2026
Head of state: King
electoralcommission.org.uk Official source
The UK Parliament is made up of two 'Houses' – the House of Commons and the House of Lords.
Recorded 8 Oct 2026
electoralcommission.org.uk Official source
Although we don’t run elections, we do run national referendums
Recorded 8 Oct 2026
Head of government: Prime Minister
electoralcommission.org.uk Official source
The UK Parliament is made up of two 'Houses' – the House of Commons and the House of Lords.
Recorded 8 Oct 2026
electoralcommission.org.uk Official source
Although we don’t run elections, we do run national referendums
Recorded 8 Oct 2026
Voting age: 18
electoralcommission.org.uk Official source
The UK Parliament is made up of two 'Houses' – the House of Commons and the House of Lords.
Recorded 8 Oct 2026
electoralcommission.org.uk Official source
Although we don’t run elections, we do run national referendums
Recorded 8 Oct 2026
Compulsory voting: No
electoralcommission.org.uk Official source
The UK Parliament is made up of two 'Houses' – the House of Commons and the House of Lords.
Recorded 8 Oct 2026
electoralcommission.org.uk Official source
Although we don’t run elections, we do run national referendums
Recorded 8 Oct 2026
Electoral authority: Electoral Commission
electoralcommission.org.uk Official source
The UK Parliament is made up of two 'Houses' – the House of Commons and the House of Lords.
Recorded 8 Oct 2026
electoralcommission.org.uk Official source
Although we don’t run elections, we do run national referendums
Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Legislature
electoralcommission.org.uk Official source
The UK Parliament is made up of two 'Houses' – the House of Commons and the House of Lords.
Recorded 8 Oct 2026
electoralcommission.org.uk Official source
Although we don’t run elections, we do run national referendums
Recorded 8 Oct 2026

House of Commons 650 seats · 5-year term · First-past-the-post in single-member constituencies
House of Lords Unelected chamber; members are appointed or sit by virtue of ecclesiastical office

The King is the head of state, while the Prime Minister leads the government and normally commands the confidence of the House of Commons. The Electoral Commission regulates elections and promotes voter awareness but does not run ordinary elections; those are administered locally by electoral officials. The House of Lords is not nationally elected.

electoralcommission.org.uk Official source

The UK Parliament is made up of two 'Houses' – the House of Commons and the House of Lords.

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

electoralcommission.org.uk Official source

Although we don’t run elections, we do run national referendums

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Past elections

Newest first. Results are as the sources published them.

Parliamentary election
2024 United Kingdom general election
4 July 20242 years agoHouse of Commons
Held Final results
Wikidata Q78851988: 2024 United Kingdom general election Wikidata
2024 United Kingdom general election - point in time 2024-07-04
Recorded 8 Oct 2026 · Licence: CC0-1.0
Parliamentary election
2019 United Kingdom general election
12 December 20197 years agoHouse of Commons
Held Final results
Wikidata Q30173038: 2019 United Kingdom general election Wikidata
2019 United Kingdom general election - point in time 2019-12-12
Recorded 8 Oct 2026 · Licence: CC0-1.0
Parliamentary election
2017 United Kingdom general election
8 June 20179 years agoHouse of Commons
Held Final results
Wikidata Q25052149: 2017 United Kingdom general election Wikidata
2017 United Kingdom general election - point in time 2017-06-08
Recorded 8 Oct 2026 · Licence: CC0-1.0
Referendum
2016 United Kingdom European Union membership referendum
23 June 201610 years ago
Held
Wikidata Q21812812: 2016 United Kingdom European Union membership referendum Wikidata
2016 United Kingdom European Union membership referendum - point in time 2016-06-23
Recorded 8 Oct 2026 · Licence: CC0-1.0
Parliamentary election
2015 United Kingdom general election
7 May 201511 years agoHouse of Commons
Held Final results
Wikidata Q3586935: 2015 United Kingdom general election Wikidata
2015 United Kingdom general election - point in time 2015-05-07
Recorded 8 Oct 2026 · Licence: CC0-1.0

Results

The latest elections with a result table. Provisional figures can change until the count is certified.

2024 United Kingdom general election

4 July 2024 Final resultsTurnout 60%

Seats won: 10 of 15 lines, as in the table

Results of 2024 United Kingdom general election
Party or candidate	Votes	Share	Seats	Source
Labour Party Elected	9,708,716	33.7%	411	electoralcommission.org.uk Official source Turnout at the UK general election was 60.0%, down from 67.5% in 2019. Recorded 8 Oct 2026 en.wikipedia.org Wikipedia Labour Party 411 ... 9,708,716 ... 33.7% Recorded 8 Oct 2026 · Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0
Conservative Party Elected	6,828,925	23.7%	121	electoralcommission.org.uk Official source Turnout at the UK general election was 60.0%, down from 67.5% in 2019. Recorded 8 Oct 2026 en.wikipedia.org Wikipedia Labour Party 411 ... 9,708,716 ... 33.7% Recorded 8 Oct 2026 · Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0
Reform UK Elected	4,117,610	14.3%	5	electoralcommission.org.uk Official source Turnout at the UK general election was 60.0%, down from 67.5% in 2019. Recorded 8 Oct 2026 en.wikipedia.org Wikipedia Labour Party 411 ... 9,708,716 ... 33.7% Recorded 8 Oct 2026 · Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0
Liberal Democrats Elected	3,519,143	12.2%	72	electoralcommission.org.uk Official source Turnout at the UK general election was 60.0%, down from 67.5% in 2019. Recorded 8 Oct 2026 en.wikipedia.org Wikipedia Labour Party 411 ... 9,708,716 ... 33.7% Recorded 8 Oct 2026 · Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0
Green Party of England and Wales Elected	1,841,888	6.4%	4	electoralcommission.org.uk Official source Turnout at the UK general election was 60.0%, down from 67.5% in 2019. Recorded 8 Oct 2026 en.wikipedia.org Wikipedia Labour Party 411 ... 9,708,716 ... 33.7% Recorded 8 Oct 2026 · Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0
Scottish National Party Elected	724,758	2.5%	9	electoralcommission.org.uk Official source Turnout at the UK general election was 60.0%, down from 67.5% in 2019. Recorded 8 Oct 2026 en.wikipedia.org Wikipedia Labour Party 411 ... 9,708,716 ... 33.7% Recorded 8 Oct 2026 · Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0
Independents Elected	564,243	2%	6	electoralcommission.org.uk Official source Turnout at the UK general election was 60.0%, down from 67.5% in 2019. Recorded 8 Oct 2026 en.wikipedia.org Wikipedia Labour Party 411 ... 9,708,716 ... 33.7% Recorded 8 Oct 2026 · Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0
Sinn Féin Elected	210,891	0.7%	7	electoralcommission.org.uk Official source Turnout at the UK general election was 60.0%, down from 67.5% in 2019. Recorded 8 Oct 2026 en.wikipedia.org Wikipedia Labour Party 411 ... 9,708,716 ... 33.7% Recorded 8 Oct 2026 · Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0
Plaid Cymru Elected	194,811	0.7%	4	electoralcommission.org.uk Official source Turnout at the UK general election was 60.0%, down from 67.5% in 2019. Recorded 8 Oct 2026 en.wikipedia.org Wikipedia Labour Party 411 ... 9,708,716 ... 33.7% Recorded 8 Oct 2026 · Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0
Democratic Unionist Party Elected	172,058	0.6%	5	electoralcommission.org.uk Official source Turnout at the UK general election was 60.0%, down from 67.5% in 2019. Recorded 8 Oct 2026 en.wikipedia.org Wikipedia Labour Party 411 ... 9,708,716 ... 33.7% Recorded 8 Oct 2026 · Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland Elected	117,191	0.4%	1	electoralcommission.org.uk Official source Turnout at the UK general election was 60.0%, down from 67.5% in 2019. Recorded 8 Oct 2026 en.wikipedia.org Wikipedia Labour Party 411 ... 9,708,716 ... 33.7% Recorded 8 Oct 2026 · Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0
Ulster Unionist Party Elected	94,779	0.3%	1	electoralcommission.org.uk Official source Turnout at the UK general election was 60.0%, down from 67.5% in 2019. Recorded 8 Oct 2026 en.wikipedia.org Wikipedia Labour Party 411 ... 9,708,716 ... 33.7% Recorded 8 Oct 2026 · Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0
Social Democratic and Labour Party Elected	86,861	0.3%	2	electoralcommission.org.uk Official source Turnout at the UK general election was 60.0%, down from 67.5% in 2019. Recorded 8 Oct 2026 en.wikipedia.org Wikipedia Labour Party 411 ... 9,708,716 ... 33.7% Recorded 8 Oct 2026 · Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0
Traditional Unionist Voice Elected	48,685	0.2%	1	electoralcommission.org.uk Official source Turnout at the UK general election was 60.0%, down from 67.5% in 2019. Recorded 8 Oct 2026 en.wikipedia.org Wikipedia Labour Party 411 ... 9,708,716 ... 33.7% Recorded 8 Oct 2026 · Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0
Speaker Lindsay Hoyle Elected	25,238	0.1%	1	electoralcommission.org.uk Official source Turnout at the UK general election was 60.0%, down from 67.5% in 2019. Recorded 8 Oct 2026 en.wikipedia.org Wikipedia Labour Party 411 ... 9,708,716 ... 33.7% Recorded 8 Oct 2026 · Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0

2019 United Kingdom general election · 12 December 2019

Final resultsTurnout 67.3%

Results of 2019 United Kingdom general election
Party or candidate	Votes	Share	Seats	Source
Conservative Party Elected	13,966,454	43.6%	365	commonslibrary.parliament.uk Official source The Conservatives won the election with 365 seats, 48 more than they won in 2017. Recorded 8 Oct 2026 commonslibrary.parliament.uk Official source Turnout was 67.3%, down from 68.8% in 2017. The total registered electorate was 47.6 million. Recorded 8 Oct 2026
Labour Party Elected	10,269,051	32.1%	202	commonslibrary.parliament.uk Official source The Conservatives won the election with 365 seats, 48 more than they won in 2017. Recorded 8 Oct 2026 commonslibrary.parliament.uk Official source Turnout was 67.3%, down from 68.8% in 2017. The total registered electorate was 47.6 million. Recorded 8 Oct 2026
Liberal Democrats Elected	3,696,419	11.6%	11	commonslibrary.parliament.uk Official source The Conservatives won the election with 365 seats, 48 more than they won in 2017. Recorded 8 Oct 2026 commonslibrary.parliament.uk Official source Turnout was 67.3%, down from 68.8% in 2017. The total registered electorate was 47.6 million. Recorded 8 Oct 2026
Scottish National Party Elected	1,242,380	3.9%	48	commonslibrary.parliament.uk Official source The Conservatives won the election with 365 seats, 48 more than they won in 2017. Recorded 8 Oct 2026 commonslibrary.parliament.uk Official source Turnout was 67.3%, down from 68.8% in 2017. The total registered electorate was 47.6 million. Recorded 8 Oct 2026
Democratic Unionist Party Elected	244,128	0.8%	8	commonslibrary.parliament.uk Official source The Conservatives won the election with 365 seats, 48 more than they won in 2017. Recorded 8 Oct 2026 commonslibrary.parliament.uk Official source Turnout was 67.3%, down from 68.8% in 2017. The total registered electorate was 47.6 million. Recorded 8 Oct 2026
Sinn Féin Elected	181,853	0.6%	7	commonslibrary.parliament.uk Official source The Conservatives won the election with 365 seats, 48 more than they won in 2017. Recorded 8 Oct 2026 commonslibrary.parliament.uk Official source Turnout was 67.3%, down from 68.8% in 2017. The total registered electorate was 47.6 million. Recorded 8 Oct 2026
Plaid Cymru Elected	153,265	0.5%	4	commonslibrary.parliament.uk Official source The Conservatives won the election with 365 seats, 48 more than they won in 2017. Recorded 8 Oct 2026 commonslibrary.parliament.uk Official source Turnout was 67.3%, down from 68.8% in 2017. The total registered electorate was 47.6 million. Recorded 8 Oct 2026
Green Party of England and Wales Elected	835,597	2.6%	1	commonslibrary.parliament.uk Official source The Conservatives won the election with 365 seats, 48 more than they won in 2017. Recorded 8 Oct 2026 commonslibrary.parliament.uk Official source Turnout was 67.3%, down from 68.8% in 2017. The total registered electorate was 47.6 million. Recorded 8 Oct 2026
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland Elected	134,115	0.4%	1	commonslibrary.parliament.uk Official source The Conservatives won the election with 365 seats, 48 more than they won in 2017. Recorded 8 Oct 2026 commonslibrary.parliament.uk Official source Turnout was 67.3%, down from 68.8% in 2017. The total registered electorate was 47.6 million. Recorded 8 Oct 2026
Social Democratic and Labour Party Elected	118,737	0.4%	2	commonslibrary.parliament.uk Official source The Conservatives won the election with 365 seats, 48 more than they won in 2017. Recorded 8 Oct 2026 commonslibrary.parliament.uk Official source Turnout was 67.3%, down from 68.8% in 2017. The total registered electorate was 47.6 million. Recorded 8 Oct 2026
Speaker Lindsay Hoyle Elected	26,831	0.1%	1	commonslibrary.parliament.uk Official source The Conservatives won the election with 365 seats, 48 more than they won in 2017. Recorded 8 Oct 2026 commonslibrary.parliament.uk Official source Turnout was 67.3%, down from 68.8% in 2017. The total registered electorate was 47.6 million. Recorded 8 Oct 2026

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2017 United Kingdom general election · 8 June 2017

Final resultsTurnout 68.8%

Results of 2017 United Kingdom general election
Party or candidate	Votes	Share	Seats	Source
Conservative Party Elected	13,636,684	42.3%	317	commonslibrary.parliament.uk Official source Turnout was 68.8%, up from 66.3% in 2015. Recorded 8 Oct 2026 electoralcommission.org.uk Official source The Conservatives won 317 seats (42.2% of votes) compared with 262 seats (40.0% of votes) for Labour. Recorded 8 Oct 2026
Labour Party Elected	12,877,918	40%	262	commonslibrary.parliament.uk Official source Turnout was 68.8%, up from 66.3% in 2015. Recorded 8 Oct 2026 electoralcommission.org.uk Official source The Conservatives won 317 seats (42.2% of votes) compared with 262 seats (40.0% of votes) for Labour. Recorded 8 Oct 2026
Liberal Democrats Elected	2,371,861	7.4%	12	commonslibrary.parliament.uk Official source Turnout was 68.8%, up from 66.3% in 2015. Recorded 8 Oct 2026 electoralcommission.org.uk Official source The Conservatives won 317 seats (42.2% of votes) compared with 262 seats (40.0% of votes) for Labour. Recorded 8 Oct 2026
Scottish National Party Elected	977,568	3%	35	commonslibrary.parliament.uk Official source Turnout was 68.8%, up from 66.3% in 2015. Recorded 8 Oct 2026 electoralcommission.org.uk Official source The Conservatives won 317 seats (42.2% of votes) compared with 262 seats (40.0% of votes) for Labour. Recorded 8 Oct 2026
UK Independence Party	594,068	1.8%	0	commonslibrary.parliament.uk Official source Turnout was 68.8%, up from 66.3% in 2015. Recorded 8 Oct 2026 electoralcommission.org.uk Official source The Conservatives won 317 seats (42.2% of votes) compared with 262 seats (40.0% of votes) for Labour. Recorded 8 Oct 2026
Green Party of England and Wales Elected	512,327	1.6%	1	commonslibrary.parliament.uk Official source Turnout was 68.8%, up from 66.3% in 2015. Recorded 8 Oct 2026 electoralcommission.org.uk Official source The Conservatives won 317 seats (42.2% of votes) compared with 262 seats (40.0% of votes) for Labour. Recorded 8 Oct 2026
Democratic Unionist Party Elected	292,316	0.9%	10	commonslibrary.parliament.uk Official source Turnout was 68.8%, up from 66.3% in 2015. Recorded 8 Oct 2026 electoralcommission.org.uk Official source The Conservatives won 317 seats (42.2% of votes) compared with 262 seats (40.0% of votes) for Labour. Recorded 8 Oct 2026
Sinn Féin Elected	238,915	0.7%	7	commonslibrary.parliament.uk Official source Turnout was 68.8%, up from 66.3% in 2015. Recorded 8 Oct 2026 electoralcommission.org.uk Official source The Conservatives won 317 seats (42.2% of votes) compared with 262 seats (40.0% of votes) for Labour. Recorded 8 Oct 2026
Plaid Cymru Elected	164,466	0.5%	4	commonslibrary.parliament.uk Official source Turnout was 68.8%, up from 66.3% in 2015. Recorded 8 Oct 2026 electoralcommission.org.uk Official source The Conservatives won 317 seats (42.2% of votes) compared with 262 seats (40.0% of votes) for Labour. Recorded 8 Oct 2026
Independents Elected	151,471	0.5%	1	commonslibrary.parliament.uk Official source Turnout was 68.8%, up from 66.3% in 2015. Recorded 8 Oct 2026 electoralcommission.org.uk Official source The Conservatives won 317 seats (42.2% of votes) compared with 262 seats (40.0% of votes) for Labour. Recorded 8 Oct 2026
Speaker John Bercow Elected	34,299	0.1%	1	commonslibrary.parliament.uk Official source Turnout was 68.8%, up from 66.3% in 2015. Recorded 8 Oct 2026 electoralcommission.org.uk Official source The Conservatives won 317 seats (42.2% of votes) compared with 262 seats (40.0% of votes) for Labour. Recorded 8 Oct 2026

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Wikidata Q3586935: 2015 United Kingdom general electionWikidata wikidata.org · Licence: CC0-1.0
Wikidata Q21812812: 2016 United Kingdom European Union membership referendumWikidata wikidata.org · Licence: CC0-1.0
Wikidata Q25052149: 2017 United Kingdom general electionWikidata wikidata.org · Licence: CC0-1.0
Wikidata Q30173038: 2019 United Kingdom general electionWikidata wikidata.org · Licence: CC0-1.0
Wikidata Q78851988: 2024 United Kingdom general electionWikidata wikidata.org · Licence: CC0-1.0
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