February 2026 General Election

February 2026 General Election

27 February 2026
All 8 seats in the House of Commons 5 seats needed for a majority
Registered	44
Turnout	56.8% ( 11.6pp)
First party Second party Third party   Leader Philip Somerset Esther Wright Oliver Villiers Party Unionist Party Progressive Commonwealth Party Green Sovereignty Party Leader since 24 February 2026 November 2025 4 June 2025 Leader's seat Cities of London and Westminster Clark Did not contest Last election 4 seats, 33.3% 2 seats, 16.7% 2 seats, 16.7% Seats won 3 seats, 37.5% 1 seat, 12.5% 1 seat, 12.5% Seat change 1 1 1 Popular vote 52 29 14 Percentage 33.8% 18.8% 9.1% Swing 7pp 5.4pp 5.2pp
PM before election The Marquess of Thomond Unionist Party PM after election Philip Somerset Unionist Party

The February 2026 General Election was held from 24 February 2026 to 27 February 2026. It was the fifteenth election held under the electoral system known as the Romefeller Method adopted by the Representation of the People Act 2024. It resulted in a record-breaking fifth election win in a row for the Unionist Party as Philip Somerset was uncontested for Number Ten, with support from several independents and the Progressive Commonwealth Party. There was significant pre-election discussion surrounding the potential Premiership campaign by Oliver Villiers, The Baron Braybrooke of the Green Sovereignty Party, though ultimately Villiers did not even stand as an MP, with the party only fielding a single candidate.

Background

The results of the December 2025 General Election (II) are given below, alongside the numbers in the House of Commons at dissolution. Seat counts changed through 3 by-elections that took place throughout the 43rd Parliament of Great Britain.

Affiliation	Members
	Elected December 2025	At Dissolution February 2026	Difference
Unionist Party	4	5	1
Progressive Commonwealth Party	2	1	1
Green Sovereignty Party	2	2
Official Monster Raving Loony Party	1	0	1
Independent	3	1	2
Vacant	0	0
Total	12	9	3

Electoral System

General elections in the Empire of Great Britain are organised using the Romefeller Method, as established by the Representation of the People Act 2024. In this system, there are no set number of seats up for election, with any candidate getting over 50% approval returned to Westminster.

Date of the Election

Timetable

Date	Day	Event
22 February	Sunday	Announcement of a General Election
24 February	Tuesday	Issuance of the Writ of Election and Dissolution of Parliament
		Opening of the Registration Period
26 February	Thursday	Closure of the Registration Period, Deadline for Campaign Publication, and Start of the Campaign Period
27 February	Friday	Conclusion of the Campaign Period and Opening of Election Ballot
28 February	Saturday	Closure of the Election Ballot and Publication of Results

Candidates

Candidate	Party		Constituency	Previous Constituency	Votes (%)
Josephine Somerset Carew		Unionist	Windsor and Maidenhead		18 (72%)
Philip Somerset			Cities of London and Westminster		19 (76%)
Robert Wessex			Birmingham Ladywood		16 (60%)
Esther Wright		PCP	Clark		17 (68%)
Nate Campagna			Chelsea and Fulham		12 (48%)
Frederick Urquhart		Independent	New Forest East	County Sligo	17 (68%)
Llywellyn Carew			Preseli Pembrokeshire		14 (56%)
John Laurens-Wessex			Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East		16 (60%)
August Carew Somerset		Green	County Clare		14 (56%)

Results

Party		Leader	MPs			Votes
				Of total			Of total
	Unionist Party	Philip Somerset	3	37.5%	3 / 8	52	33.8%	52 / 154
	Commonwealth Non-Aligned Alliance	Esther Wright	1	12.5%	1 / 8	29	18.8%	29 / 154
	Green Sovereignty Party	Oliver Villiers	1	12.5%	1 / 8	14	9.1%	14 / 154
	Independent		3	37.5%	3 / 8	47	30.5%	47 / 154