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2010 United Kingdom general election

A general election was held in the United Kingdom on 6 May 2010 to elect 650 MPs to the House of Commons. This was the first election to be held after the minimum age of candidacy was reduced from 21 to 18. It remains the last election in the UK to produce a Prime Minister who lasted a full term.

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Last election
198 seats, 32.4%
Leader
David Cameron
Leader since
6 December 2005
Leader's seat
Witney
Party
Conservative
Percentage
36.1%

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Contesting parties

Campaign

Debates

Opinion polls

Endorsements

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Demographics

Effect of the expenses scandal

Voting problems

Post-election government formation

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2010 United Kingdom general election

Nodes339
Edges338
Triples33
Avg. degree1.99
Density0.0059
Components1

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2010 United Kingdom general election

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see also · 9
2010 United Kingdom general election → Cameron, Clegg, England, List, MPs, Northern Ireland, Scotland, United Kingdom, Wales
Last election · 1
2010 United Kingdom general election → 198 seats, 32.4%
Leader · 1
2010 United Kingdom general election → David Cameron
Leader since · 1
2010 United Kingdom general election → 6 December 2005
Leader's seat · 1
2010 United Kingdom general election → Witney
Party · 1
2010 United Kingdom general election → Conservative
Percentage · 1
2010 United Kingdom general election → 36.1%
Popular vote · 1
2010 United Kingdom general election → 10,703,654
Registered · 1
2010 United Kingdom general election → 45,597,461
Seat change · 1
2010 United Kingdom general election → 96‡

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2010 United Kingdom general electionLast election198 seats, 32.4%1.00infobox
2010 United Kingdom general electionLeaderDavid Cameron1.00infobox
2010 United Kingdom general electionLeader since6 December 20051.00infobox
2010 United Kingdom general electionLeader's seatWitney1.00infobox
2010 United Kingdom general electionPartyConservative1.00infobox
2010 United Kingdom general electionPercentage36.1%1.00infobox
2010 United Kingdom general electionPopular vote10,703,6541.00infobox
2010 United Kingdom general electionRegistered45,597,4611.00infobox
2010 United Kingdom general electionSeat change96‡1.00infobox
2010 United Kingdom general electionSeats before2101.00infobox
2010 United Kingdom general electionSeats won306[a]1.00infobox
2010 United Kingdom general electionSwing3.7 pp1.00infobox
2010 United Kingdom general electionTurnout29,687,604 65.1% (3.7 pp)1.00infobox

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