2015 United Kingdom general election

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The 2015 United Kingdom general election was a nationwide parliamentary vote in which David Cameron’s Conservative Party won a surprise overall majority, leading to the formation of a single-party Conservative government.

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instanceOf United Kingdom general election
parliamentary election
campaignIssue European Union membership
NHS funding
Scottish independence
austerity
deficit reduction
immigration
country United Kingdom
date 7 May 2015
electedPrimeMinister David Cameron
electionDate 7 May 2015
electoralSystem first-past-the-post
electoralType parliamentary
fifthPlacePartyByVotes Liberal Democrats
surface form: Liberal Democrats (UK)
fourthPlacePartyByVotes UK Independence Party
heldOnSameDayAs 2015 United Kingdom general election in Northern Ireland constituencies
2015 local elections in England
legislativeBodyElected House of Commons of the United Kingdom
mainConservativeLeader David Cameron
mainDUPLeader Peter Robinson
mainGreenPartyLeader Natalie Bennett
mainLabourLeader Ed Miliband
mainLiberalDemocratLeader Nick Clegg
mainPlaidCymruLeader Leanne Wood
mainSinnFeinLeaderInWestminsterCampaign Gerry Adams
mainSNPLeader Nicola Sturgeon
mainUKIPLeader Nigel Farage
monarchDuringElection Elizabeth II
nextElection 2017 United Kingdom general election
notableOutcome Conservative government of the United Kingdom
surface form: Conservative Party won overall majority

Liberal Democrats suffered heavy seat losses
Scottish National Party
surface form: Scottish National Party made major gains in Scotland

UK Independence Party
surface form: UK Independence Party won one seat despite high vote share

end of Conservative–Liberal Democrat coalition
numberOfSeatsContested 650
parliamentElected 56th Parliament of the United Kingdom
partOf United Kingdom general elections
surface form: UK general elections
previousCoalitionParties Conservative Party (UK)
Liberal Democrats
surface form: Liberal Democrats (UK)
previousElection UK general election 2010
surface form: 2010 United Kingdom general election
previousGovernmentType coalition government
primeMinisterBeforeElection David Cameron
regionCovered England
Northern Ireland
Scotland
Wales
resultingGovernmentHead David Cameron
resultingGovernmentType single-party majority government
secondPlaceParty Labour Party (UK)
thirdPlaceParty Scottish National Party
triggeredEvent 2016 United Kingdom European Union membership referendum
voterTurnoutChangeFromPreviousPercentagePoints +0.9
voterTurnoutPercentage 66.1
winningParty Conservative Party (UK)

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2016 Witney by-election predecessorElection 2015 United Kingdom general election
Conservative–Liberal Democrat coalition government reasonForEnd 2015 United Kingdom general election
Fixed-term Parliaments Act 2011 (repealed but historically related) firstGeneralElectionHeldUnderAct 2015 United Kingdom general election
subject surface form: Fixed-term Parliaments Act 2011
Wycombe (UK Parliament constituency) hasElection 2015 United Kingdom general election
2017 United Kingdom general election previousElection 2015 United Kingdom general election
2010 United Kingdom general election campaign followedBy 2015 United Kingdom general election
this entity surface form: 2015 United Kingdom general election campaign
UK Parliament 2015–2017 election 2015 United Kingdom general election
John Pugh reElectedIn 2015 United Kingdom general election
Wakefield (UK Parliament constituency) hasElectionResult 2015 United Kingdom general election
this entity surface form: 2015 United Kingdom general election in Wakefield
East Lothian (UK Parliament constituency) hasElection 2015 United Kingdom general election
this entity surface form: 2015 United Kingdom general election in East Lothian
56th Parliament of the United Kingdom electoralEvent 2015 United Kingdom general election
Wallasey (UK Parliament constituency) hasElection 2015 United Kingdom general election
Second Cameron ministry election 2015 United Kingdom general election
Danny Alexander participatedIn 2015 United Kingdom general election