UK Politics

By Yjb

  • 2010 Election

    Conservative - 306
    Labour - 258
    Liberal Democrats - 57
    Turnout 65.1%

  • David Cameron becomes Prime Minister of a coalition government

  • Ed Miliband becomes Leader of the Labour Party

  • UK begins intervention in Libyan Civil War

  • Alternative Vote Referendum

    Yes - 32.10%
    No - 67.90%
    Turnout 42.2%

  • Same-sex marriage legalised

  • House of Commons votes against UK intervention against Syrian government

  • Scottish Independence Referendum

    Yes - 44.70%
    No - 55.30%
    Turnout 84.59%

  • House of Commons votes in favour of intervention against ISIS

  • 2015 Election

    Conservatives - 330
    Labour - 232
    SNP - 56
    Turnout 66.4%

  • Ed Miliband resigns as Leader of the Labour Party

  • Jeremy Corbyn becomes Leader of the Labour Party

  • Brexit Referendum

    Leave - 51.89%
    Remain - 48.11%
    Turnout 72.21%

  • 2017 Election

    Conservatives - 317
    Labour - 262
    SNP - 35
    Turnout 68.8%

  • Theresa May commences airstrikes against the Syrian government without House of Commons approval

  • Theresa May resigns as Prime Minister

  • Theresa May becomes Prime Minister

  • Boris Johnson becomes Prime Minister

  • Supreme Court rules that the proroguing of Parliament is unlawful

  • 2019 Election

    Conservative - 365
    Labour - 202
    SNP - 48
    Turnout 67.3%

  • Britain officially leaves the European Union

  • Boris Johnson announces the first national lockdown

  • Keir Starmer becomes Leader of the Labour Party

  • Jeremy Corbyn resigns as Leader of the Labour Party

  • Matt Hancock resigns as health minister

  • Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act becomes law

  • Boris Johnson resigns as Prime Minister

  • Liz Truss becomes Prime Minister

  • Liz Truss resigns as Prime Minister

  • Rishi Sunak becomes Prime Minister

  • 2024 Election

    Labour - 411
    Conservative - 121
    Liberal Democrats - 72
    Turnout 59.9%