UK General Election 2015: Conservatives Win Majority
Key Points
- The Conservatives won an overall majority of 11 seats in the House of Commons.
- The election was held on Thursday 7 May 2015.
- 650 Members of Parliament (MPs) were elected to the House of Commons.
Detailed Results
The Conservatives won 331 seats, Labour won 232 seats, the Scottish National Party (SNP) won 56 seats, the Liberal Democrats won 8 seats, and the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) won 8 seats.
The results by parliamentary constituency are available on the BBC News website.
England
The Conservatives won 270 seats in England, Labour won 199 seats, the Liberal Democrats won 6 seats, and the UK Independence Party (UKIP) won 1 seat.
Scotland
The SNP won 56 seats in Scotland, the Conservatives won 1 seat, Labour won 1 seat, and the Liberal Democrats won 1 seat.
Wales
The Conservatives won 8 seats in Wales, Labour won 25 seats, and Plaid Cymru won 3 seats.
Northern Ireland
The DUP won 8 seats in Northern Ireland, Sinn Féin won 4 seats, the Ulster Unionist Party (UUP) won 2 seats, the Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP) won 3 seats, and the Alliance Party won 1 seat.
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