British Election 2024: The Key Issues

The UK general election took place on Thursday 4 July 2024

The new Parliament has been called to meet on Tuesday 9 July 2024 when the results of the election will be announced. All 650 MP seats in the lower chamber, the House of Commons, are up for grabs. Each member voted into the House solely represents a single voting area or constituency.

There are five types of elections in the United Kingdom

Elections to the House of Commons of the United Kingdom, commonly called general elections, are held every five years. The other four types of elections are:

• Elections to the Scottish Parliament
• Elections to the Welsh Assembly
• Elections to the Northern Ireland Assembly
• Elections to local government

The House of Commons, devolved assemblies, and mayors in the UK are elected using different voting systems.