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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.
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
3,304 candidates stood for election, down from 3,631 in the previous general election. The Conservatives stood in 637 seats, Labour in 631 (including jointly with the Co-operative Party in 50) [ 61 ] and the Liberal Democrats in 629.
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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Across the UK, an estimated 1.3 million electors (2.7% of the electorate) were added to the electoral register during the weeks leading up to the election. 1. Across Great Britain, an estimated 2.4 million applications to register were received in the weeks leading up to the election.
10.3%. 0.4%. A map of English parliamentary constituencies. *Seat figure does not include Speaker of the House of Commons John Bercow, who was included in the Conservative seat total by some media outlets. The 2017 United Kingdom general election in England was held on Thursday 8 June 2017 across 533 constituencies within England.
Jun 10, 2017 · 10 June 2017. The Conservatives remain the largest party in the House of Commons on 318 seats, not quite the 326 needed to win an outright majority. Theresa May's party lost 13 seats, while...
