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2012 United Kingdom general election

6 May 2010 (2010-05-06)
All 650 seats in the House of Commons 326 seats needed for a majority
Opinion polls
Turnout	59.03% (3.74 pp)
First party Second party Third party   Leader John Redwood David Cameron Patricia Hewitt Party Conservative Liberal Democrats Labour Leader since 17 June 2006 2 July 2009 24 January 2011 Leader's seat Wokingham Witney Leicester West Last election 248 seats, 32.09% 83 seats, 27.47% 289 seats, 31.60% Seats before 248 / 650 83 / 650 289 / 650 Seats won 304 / 650 173 / 650 133 / 650 Seat change 56 90 156 First preference vote ... ... ... Percentage 33.67% 34.11% 18.7% Swing 1.58 pp 6.64 pp 12.9 pp TPP 52.60% 47.40% TPP swing 1.13% 1.13%
Colours denote the winning party, as shown in the main table of results
Composition of the House of Commons after the election
Prime Minister before election Michael Meacher Labour Prime Minister Michael Howard Conservative