May 2024 General Election
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All seats (8) in the House of Commons 5 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Registered | 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Turnout | 62.06% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The May 2024 General Election was held on the 4 May 2024. It resulted in a majority for the newly formed Unionist Party, with no other party achieving more than one seat: as a result, the Unionists won their first ever contested election and their leader, Thomas Carew, Baron Knightstone successfully returned to Downing Street as Prime Minister of Great Britain. It marked the first time a Prime Minister had represented two political parties, and won with both, during a single tenure in Number 10. The eight Parliamentarians elected formed the 32nd Session of Parliament. It was the second election held under the electoral system known as the "Romefeller Method", adopted by the Representation of the People Act 2024.
The Unionists had been formed from the aforementioned Lord Knightstone leaving his position of Designate for the Heron Party and joining forces with the Chair of the British Liberal Party (his wife), Josephine Carew-Grey, Baroness Knightstone. It resulted in the dissolution of the two former parties (who had been members of the ill-fated Concorde Coalition for much of the previous term).
Due to the effectively uncontested nature of the election, Carew was elected without much controversy or debate, despite a comprehensive set of plans of continuing key cultural and economic reforms under the Unionists that had become a hallmark of his Premiership. The Labour Party, under the renewed leadership of Elio Somerset, 1st Viscount Salisbury, considered the election a stepping stone towards challenging for Government in the coming months and formed an official Opposition alongside an Independent MP.