2019 United Kingdom general election — election to the 58th United Kingdom House of Commons
The Conservative Party won an 80-seat majority, securing a mandate to complete Brexit and reshaping the political map of England.
Key Facts
- Registered voters
- 47,074,800
- Conservative seats won
- 365 seats
- Conservative majority
- 80 seats
- Conservative vote share
- 43.6 %
- Labour seats won
- 202 seats
- SNP seats won
- 48 seats
By the Numbers
Location
Cause → Event → Consequence
After losing its parliamentary majority in 2017, the Conservative government struggled to pass Theresa May's Brexit withdrawal agreement. May resigned in July 2019, and her successor Boris Johnson also failed to secure parliamentary approval for a revised deal by October, leading him to call a snap election under the Early Parliamentary General Election Act 2019.
On 12 December 2019, voters across the United Kingdom elected 650 MPs to the House of Commons. The Conservatives, led by Boris Johnson, won 365 seats and 43.6 per cent of the vote, securing an 80-seat majority. Labour fell to 202 seats, its worst result since 1935, while the SNP gained 13 seats in Scotland.
Johnson gained the mandate to complete Brexit, and the UK formally left the EU on 31 January 2020. Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn and Liberal Democrat leader Jo Swinson both resigned following the result. Irish nationalist MPs outnumbered unionists in Northern Ireland for the first time, and Johnson himself later resigned amid a government crisis in 2022.
Political Outcome
Conservative Party won a landslide majority of 80 seats with 43.6% of the vote, securing a mandate to implement Brexit.
Conservative minority government with DUP support, unable to pass Brexit withdrawal agreement
Conservative majority government under Boris Johnson with 80-seat majority