General Election in Numbers: Records Broken and Historic Milestones

Published on July 7, 2024

The dust has now settled on the 2024 general election, with the final result from Inverness, Skye, and West Ross-shire declared on Saturday evening. Here are some of the key statistics from an election that broke numerous records and saw a number of historic milestones: Lowest Ever Number of Conservative MPs A total of 121 Conservative MPs have been elected: the lowest number in the party’s history. The previous record low was 156, set in 1906. The Tories have suffered a net loss of 251 MPs, down from 372 in 2019—a notional figure that indicates what the party is likely to have won had that election been held using the new constituency boundaries in place this year....

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