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3,303 candidates stood in the United Kingdom general election of 2017, which was held on 8 June 2017. The deadline for parties and individuals to file candidate nomination papers to the acting returning officer (and the deadline for candidates to withdraw) was 16:00 on 11 May 2017.
The 2017 United Kingdom general election was held on Thursday 8 June 2017, two years after the previous general election in 2015; it was the first since 1992 to be held on a day that did not coincide with any local elections. [2]
Jan 29, 2019 · The 2017 General Election resulted in a hung Parliament, with no party winning an overall majority. The Conservative Party won the largest number of seats and votes, taking 317 seats and 42.3% of the vote, up from 36.8% in 2015. The Labour Party won 262 seats, and 40.0% of the vote, up from 232 seats and 30.4% of the vote in 2015.
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Jun 8, 2017 · They put forward 336 candidates in England, 10 in Scotland and 32 in Wales. The SNP and Plaid Cymru fielded candidates in every constituency within their respective countries. 462 candidates stood as either independents or representing other parties across the UK (including the Speaker). The choice of candidates
The Conservatives won 317 seats (42.2% of votes) compared with 262 seats (40.0% of votes) for Labour, 35 seats for the SNP (3.1% of votes), 12 seats (7.4% of votes) for The Liberal Democrats and 10 seats (0.9% of votes) for The DUP. Table 1.1: Summary. Electorate. The election gave 46.8 million registered electors the opportunity to vote.
The Liberal Democrats, led by Tim Farron saw their previous leader Nick Clegg lose his seat; as Sheffield Hallam was gained by the Labour candidate, Jared O'Mara. [3] They also lost their by-election gain at Richmond Park to Zac Goldsmith of the Conservatives
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Jun 8, 2017 · Registered political parties nominating candidates standing in the general election on 8 June 2017. This list does not include candidates standing as independents or the candidate standing as House of Commons Speaker. Results for a general election to the Parliament of the United Kingdom on 8 June 2017 listed by political party.
