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The 2023 United Kingdom General Election occurred when the Labour opposition under Ed Balls brought down the Conservative Minority Government under Boris Johnson. The Election resulted in a majority government for Johnson, along with third party status for Labour, for the first time in over 100 years.


Results[]

Party: Conservative Libearl Democrat Labour
Leader: Boris Johnson Kirsty Williams Ed Balls
Leader's Seat: Henley Brecon and Radnorshire Morley and Outwood
Seats: 379 165 71
Seats +/- +95 +67 -162
Vote: 42% 30% 22%
Vote +/- +4% +4% -6%

Summary[]

The Conservatives formed a strong majority government under Boris Johnson.

New Liberal Democrat Leader Kirsty Williams led the party to opposition status and the most seats in the party's history.

The Labour party broke apart, and 21 of its MPs formed the "Socialist Labour Party" under Katy Clark. The rest remained in the Labour Party, led by Pamela Nash.

Labour

Other Seats Won:

SNP: 11

UUP: 9

Sinn Fein: 6

Plaid Cymru: 3

Green: 2

SDLP: 1

DUP: 1

Alliance: 1

Independent: 1