The parliamentary election was held in the United Kingdom July 4. The voters above 18 years across the United Kingdom elected all 650 members of the House of Commons, with one representative for each local constituency.
Key points
There are no primaries or run-offs; a single round of voting determines the outcome.
The Labour Party emerged victorious in the United Kingdom‘s general elections. The Labour party secured 412 of the 650 seats in the UK House of Commons and handing the Conservatives their worst defeat in around a century. This is the best performance by the Labour party since Tony Blair’s 1997 victory.
Following Labour’s victory, King Charles III, the country’s monarch, appointed Keir Starmer as the new Prime Minister of the U.K. He is the 58th Prime Minister of the UK.
UK Election Process
The UK employs a “first past the post” voting system, where the candidate with the most votes in each constituency wins, even without a majority.
The party that secures a majority in the Commons, either alone or with the support of another party, forms the next government, and its leader becomes the Prime Minister.
Notably, members of the House of Lords are not eligible to vote in the UK Parliamentary elections.
The Indian citizens living in the UK can participate in British elections, including local, supralocal, devolved parliaments, and general elections.
This voting right also extends to citizens of all Commonwealth countries, including India, as well as Ireland, who reside in the UK.
Under UK electoral laws, citizens of nearly 54 Commonwealth countries, British Dependent Territories, and Ireland can vote in all elections, provided they reside in Britain.
