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Section size for 2019 United Kingdom general election (58 sections)
Section name	Byte count	Section total
(Top)	11,925	11,925
Background	5,734	5,734
Date of the election	1,687	8,644
Voting eligibility	3,787	3,787
Timetable	3,170	3,170
Contesting political parties and candidates	467	40,366
Great Britain	7,960	7,960
Northern Ireland	5,311	5,311
Electoral pacts and unilateral decisions	14,009	14,009
Marginal seats	1,297	1,297
2017–2019 MPs standing under a different political affiliation	4,127	4,127
Withdrawn or disowned candidates	7,195	7,195
Campaign	15	113,254
Campaign background	8,679	8,679
Policy positions	23	26,320
Brexit	5,872	5,872
The environment	2,336	2,336
Tax and spending commitments	4,978	12,184
Institute for Fiscal Studies analysis	7,206	7,206
Other issues	5,905	5,905
Party positions in the event of a hung parliament	2,940	2,940
Tactical voting	12,364	12,364
Canvassing and leafleting	6,253	6,253
Online campaigning	5,039	11,512
Veracity of statements by political parties	6,473	6,473
Television debates	31,685	31,685
Campaign events	8,852	8,852
Third-party campaigns	4,634	4,634
Religious groups' opinions on the parties	9,520	9,520
Endorsements	191	191
Media coverage	19	7,648
Party representation	5,569	5,569
Dominant issues	1,257	1,257
Gender balance	803	803
Members of Parliament not standing for re-election	832	832
Opinion polling	1,448	25,681
Predictions three weeks before the vote	3,817	3,817
Predictions two weeks before the vote	4,941	4,941
Predictions one week before the vote	7,644	7,644
Final predictions	5,745	5,745
Exit poll	2,086	2,086
Results	6,044	47,708
Analysis	5,569	5,569
Summary	7,081	7,081
Full results	4,722	4,722
Voter demographics	27	24,292
Ipsos MORI	17,126	17,126
YouGov	7,139	7,139
Seats changing hands	25	4,491
Seats which changed allegiance	4,466	4,466
Reaction and aftermath	6,391	6,391
See also	416	416
Notes	36	36
References	28	28
Further reading	381	381
External links	376	5,326
Early Parliamentary General Election Act 2019	706	706
Party manifestos	4,244	4,244
Total	288,572	288,572

Bad intro[edit]

The results if the election with just teh main main parties should be in the first few sentences. To get the results is difficult from this article, as they do not jump out at you. Wisdom-inc (talk) 21:49, 23 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Mentioning queen's death[edit]

There may be a place for this in the body of the article but I don't think it really belongs in the lead. Llewee (talk) 14:29, 26 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Moved to final section, which is now more generally titled--Llewee (talk) 23:28, 26 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Really don't see any relevance at all: Her death date was obviously unknown at the time of the election, and the possibility that it might have been the last one before the election was in absolutely no way a factor in the election. The identity of the occupant of the throne makes no difference at all to the calling, conduct or result of an election. Non political event nearly three years after the election has no effect on it, nor is the election in any provable way causative of her death. Kevin McE (talk) 09:06, 1 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

The government is technically in the monarch's name as I understand it("her/his majesty's government") so being the last election a particular monarch was on the throne for seems relevant. Maybe not every election, but first/last. 331dot (talk) 09:09, 1 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

That does not mean that the monarch has any relevance to the election. The fact that you note that it is a technicality is precisely why it is irrelevant. As a non-voter, they actually have less relevance to an election than you or I. By the logic of your argument, we ought to mention the death of Jules Rimet on FIFA World Cup articles prior to 1970, or that of William Webb Ellis in any article about the Rugby World Cup. Kevin McE (talk) 09:17, 1 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

The monarch can theoretically refuse to approve a government from serving in their name, so it is not a mere technicality nor do they have little relevance. I don't see how the sports thing is similar to this at all. The particular individual who administers a sports league has no say in the specific results of a match/championship at all. 331dot (talk) 09:22, 1 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

And that last happened when? Please explain the difference made to the conduct of the election that came about either because Elizabeth was queen at the time, or because it was the last election of her reign. The particular individual who lends their job title to a government has no say in the specific results of a election/campaign at all. (Rimet and Webb Ellis are the people whose names are attached to the reward, not administrators) Kevin McE (talk) 21:07, 1 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

The Crown is an integral part of Parliament. Whether one agrees with that personally or not is irrelevant. It is still historically relevant, even if you fail to see why. Other constitutional and historically significant events (e.g. if it were the first held under a republican system of government) would be relevant and included in the future, even if one were personally opposed it.

Furthermore, the mention of whether a general election was the last or first to occur during a reign of a particular Monarch is consistent with other British general election articles when applicable. MarkeySparkey90 (talk) 03:18, 8 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Vote change is not swing[edit]

The Infobox describes vote change as swing, which is incorrect. Read the article on swing if you don't understand. The problem seems to be in the template, so I won't meddle with it, but this needs to be fixed everywhere the template is used (including all UK general elections, by the look of it). Utilisateur19911 (talk) 12:40, 27 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Map not legible[edit]

The map is not very clear since the colors aren't explained anywhere. You can click on the map, but the caption just reads 'colors as below' without explaining the colors below unless you hit 'more details'. Could somebody please add the color explanation to the picture on the main page? Sorry, I wouldn't know how to do that 12:51, 9 October 2023 (UTC) Eti erik (talk) 12:51, 9 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Is there a reason why 2019 results are given for NI but not GB?[edit]

? Bob Wikicont (talk) 15:39, 8 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]