The next United Kingdom general election is scheduled to be held on Thursday 2 May 2024. Under the Fixed-term Parliaments Act, the Prime Minister may schedule polling day up to two months after 2 May 24. The Conservative Party won a majority at the 2019 general election.
About Next United Kingdom general election in brief
The next United Kingdom general election is scheduled to be held on Thursday 2 May 2024, in line with the Fixed-term Parliaments Act. Provisionally, the next general election will be conducted using the same electoral system as the 2019 election. The Conservative Party, which won a majority at the 2019 general election, included pledges in its manifesto to remove the fifteen-year limit on voting for British citizens living abroad, and to introduce a voter identification requirement in Great Britain.
In March 2020, Cabinet Office minister Chloe Smith confirmed that the 2021 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies would commence based on retaining 650 seats. Under the Electoral Registration and Administration Act 2013 parliament would be dissolved 25 working days before this date on Monday 26 March 2024. Under the fixed-term parliaments act, the Prime Minister may schedule polling day up to two months after 2 May 24, subject to approval by both Houses.
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