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United Kingdom general election, 2010[1]

← 2005 6 May 2010 (2010-05-06) 2015 →

All 650 seats in the House of Commons
326 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
  David Cameron Gordon Brown Nick Clegg
Leader David Cameron Gordon Brown Nick Clegg
Party Conservative Labour Liberal Democrats
Leader since 6 December 2005 24 June 2007 18 December 2007
Leader's seat Witney Kirkcaldy & Cowdenbeath Sheffield Hallam
Last election 198 seats, 32.4% 355 seats, 35.2% 62 seats, 22.1%
Seats before 210 349 62
Seats won 306^ 258 57
Seat change Increase97* Decrease91* Decrease5*
Popular vote 10,703,654 8,606,517 6,836,248
Percentage 36.1% 29.0% 23.0%
Swing Increase3.7% Decrease6.2% Increase1.0%

Colours denote the winning party, as shown in the main table of results

^ Figure does not include the speaker

* Indicates boundary change - so this is a nominal figure

Prime Minister before election

Gordon Brown
Labour

Subsequent Prime Minister

David Cameron
Conservative

  1. ^ [1] Electoral Commission


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