Electoral history of Rishi Sunak

Last updated

Official portrait of Rishi Sunak, 2022 Portrait of Prime Minister Rishi Sunak (cropped).jpg
Official portrait of Rishi Sunak, 2022

This is a summary of the electoral history of Rishi Sunak , the Leader of the Conservative Party who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from October 2022 to July 2024. Sunak previously served as Chancellor of the Exchequer from 2020 to 2022, and was the MP for Richmond (Yorks) from 2015 to 2024. Following boundary changes, Sunak's seat was abolished, and was reformed as Richmond and Northallerton; first contested at the 2024 general election with Sunak as the Conservative candidate.

Contents

Parliamentary elections

2015 general election, Richmond (Yorks)

General election 2015: Richmond (Yorks) [1] [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Rishi Sunak 27,744 51.4 ―11.4
UKIP Matthew Cooke8,19415.2New
Labour Mike Hill 7,12413.2―2.1
Liberal Democrats John Harris3,4656.4―12.7
Independent John Blackie3,3486.2New
Green Leslie Rowe2,3134.3+1.5
Independent Robin Scott1,8113.4New
Majority19,55036.2―7.5
Turnout 53,99964.7―2.5
Conservative hold Swing ―13.3

2017 general election, Richmond (Yorks)

General election 2017: Richmond (Yorks) [3] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Rishi Sunak 36,458 63.9 +12.5
Labour Dan Perry13,35023.4+10.2
Liberal Democrats Tobie Abel3,3605.9−0.5
Yorkshire Chris Pearson2,1063.7New
Green Fiona Yorke1,7393.1−1.2
Majority23,10840.5+4.3
Turnout 57,01370.5+5.8
Conservative hold Swing +1.2

2019 general election, Richmond (Yorks)

General election 2019: Richmond (Yorks) [5] [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Rishi Sunak 36,693 63.6 −0.3
Labour Thomas Kirkwood9,48316.4−7.0
Liberal Democrats Philip Knowles6,98912.1+6.2
Green John Yorke2,5004.3+1.2
Yorkshire Laurence Waterhouse1,0771.9−1.8
Independent Nick Jardine9611.7New
Majority27,21047.2+6.7
Turnout 57,70369.9−0.6
Conservative hold Swing +3.3

2024 general election, Richmond and Northallerton

General election 2024: Richmond and Northallerton [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Rishi Sunak 23,059 47.5 -15.8
Labour Tom Wilson10,87422.46.0
Reform UK Lee Taylor7,14214.7New
Liberal Democrats Daniel Callaghan4,3228.9-3.6
Green Kevin Foster2,0584.20.4
Count Binface Party Count Binface 3080.6New
Independent Brian Richmond2220.5New
Independent Niko Omilana 1600.3New
Yorkshire Rio Goldhammer1320.3-1.8
Monster Raving Loony Sir Archibald Stanton990.2New
Workers Party Louise Dickens900.2New
Independent Angie Campion330.1New
Independent Jason Barnett270.1New
Majority12,185
Turnout 73,88866-5.6

July–September 2022 Conservative Party leadership election

CandidateMPs' 1st ballot:
13 July 2022 [8] [9] 		MPs' 2nd ballot:
14 July 2022 [10] [9] 		MPs' 3rd ballot:
18 July 2022 [11] [9] 		MPs' 4th ballot:
19 July 2022 [12] [9] 		MPs' 5th ballot:
20 July 2022 [13] [9] 		Members' vote
22 July to 2 September 2022 [14] [15] [16]
Votes%Votes±%Votes±%Votes±%Votes±%Votes%% Votes cast
Liz Truss 5014.064+1417.971+719.886+1524.1113+2731.681,32647.257.4
Rishi Sunak 8824.6101+1328.2115+1432.1118+333.1137+1938.360,39935.042.6
Penny Mordaunt 6718.783+1623.282−122.992+1025.8105+1329.3Eliminated
Kemi Badenoch 4011.249+913.758+916.259+116.5Eliminated
Tom Tugendhat 3710.332−58.931−18.7Eliminated
Suella Braverman 328.927−57.5Eliminated
Nadhim Zahawi 257.0Eliminated
Jeremy Hunt 185.0Eliminated
Votes cast [lower-alpha 1] 35799.7356−199.4357+199.7355−299.4355099.2141,72582.2100
Spoilt ballots 00.0000.0000.01+10.32+10.66540.4
Abstentions 10.32+10.61−10.3100.3100.330,05817.4
Registered voters358100.03580100.03580100.0357−1100.0358+1100.0172,437100.0

October 2022 Conservative Party leadership election

MP public endorsements
CandidateEndorsements%
Rishi Sunak 19755.1
Boris Johnson 6217.3
Penny Mordaunt 277.5
No endorsement7119.8

Note: Some endorsements are repeated due to MPs changing support after withdrawal.

Endorsements of Conservative MPs .mw-parser-output .legend{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .legend-color{display:inline-block;min-width:1.25em;height:1.25em;line-height:1.25;margin:1px 0;text-align:center;border:1px solid black;background-color:transparent;color:black}.mw-parser-output .legend-text{} Rishi Sunak Boris Johnson Penny Mordaunt No endorsement No Conservative MP October 2022 Conservative Party leadership election, initial endorsements.svg
Endorsements of Conservative MPs   Rishi Sunak   Boris Johnson   Penny Mordaunt   No endorsement   No Conservative MP

2024 United Kingdom general election

Opinion polling for the next United Kingdom general election after 2019 (LOESS).svg
Opinion polling for the 2024 United Kingdom general election (from 22 May, LOESS).svg

Notes

  1. ↑ Due to rounding errors the sum of percentages may deviate.

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Richmond (Yorks) (UK Parliament constituency)</span> Former Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1585–2024

Richmond (Yorks) was a constituency in North Yorkshire in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament. It was represented from 1910 by members of the Conservative Party. The last MP for Richmond was Rishi Sunak, the former Prime Minister and Conservative leader from 2022 to 2024.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Penny Mordaunt</span> British politician (born 1973)

Penelope Mary Mordaunt is a British Conservative politician who served as Lord President of the Council and Leader of the House of Commons from 2022 until 2024. She was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Portsmouth North from 2010 to 2024. She has run twice for the Conservative party leadership in July–September and October 2022, losing to Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak respectively. In the 2024 general election, Mordaunt lost her Portsmouth North seat to Labour's Amanda Martin.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Liz Truss</span> Prime Minister of the United Kingdom in 2022

Mary Elizabeth Truss is a British politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and Leader of the Conservative Party from September to October 2022. On her fiftieth day in office, she stepped down amid a government crisis, making her the shortest-serving prime minister in British history. The member of Parliament (MP) for South West Norfolk from 2010 to 2024, Truss held various Cabinet positions under three prime ministers—David Cameron, Theresa May and Boris Johnson—lastly as foreign secretary from 2021 to 2022.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Nadhim Zahawi</span> British politician (born 1967)

Nadhim Zahawi is an Iraqi-born British politician who served in various ministerial positions under prime ministers Theresa May, Boris Johnson, Liz Truss, and Rishi Sunak from 2018 to 2023. He most recently served as Chairman of the Conservative Party and Minister without Portfolio from 25 October 2022 until he was dismissed by Sunak on 29 January 2023. A member of the Conservative Party, he was Member of Parliament (MP) for Stratford-on-Avon from 2010 to 2024.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Gareth Johnson</span> British politician

Gareth Alan Johnson is a British politician and former lawyer who served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Dartford from 2010 to 2024. A member of the Conservative party, he served as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Courts from September to October 2022 in the Truss ministry. Johnson previously served as a Lord Commissioner of the Treasury from February to September 2022 and Assistant Government Whip from 2018 to 2019 and 2021 to 2022.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Jake Berry</span> British politician (born 1978)

Sir James Jacob Gilchrist Berry is a British Conservative Party politician and former solicitor who was elected the Member of Parliament (MP) for Rossendale and Darwen in Lancashire at the 2010 general election. He previously served as Chairman of the Conservative Party and Minister without Portfolio from 6 September to 25 October 2022. Before this, he served as Minister of State for the Northern Powerhouse and Local Growth from 2017 to 2020 in the governments of Theresa May and Boris Johnson.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Rishi Sunak</span> Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 2022 to 2024

Rishi Sunak is a British politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 2022 to 2024. He has been Leader of the Conservative Party since October 2022; after the 2024 general election, he became Leader of the Opposition. The first British Asian to hold those offices, he previously held two Cabinet positions under Boris Johnson, latterly as Chancellor of the Exchequer from 2020 to 2022. Sunak has been Member of Parliament (MP) for Richmond and Northallerton, previously Richmond (Yorks), since 2015. He is the most recent Conservative Party prime minister.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Michelle Donelan</span> British politician (born 1984)

Michelle Emma May Elizabeth Donelan is a British politician who previously served as Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology from July 2023 to July 2024, having previously served in the position from February to April 2023 before being temporarily replaced during her maternity leave. A member of the Conservative Party, Donelan also held three other cabinet positions from 2020 to 2023 under Boris Johnson, Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak. She served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Chippenham in Wiltshire from 2015 to 2024.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Wendy Morton</span> British politician (born 1967)

Wendy Morton is a British politician who served as Chief Whip of the House of Commons and Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury from September to October 2022. A member of the Conservative Party, she has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Aldridge-Brownhills since 2015.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Anne-Marie Trevelyan</span> British politician (born 1969)

Anne-Marie Belinda Trevelyan is a British politician who served as Minister of State for Indo-Pacific under Rishi Sunak between October 2022 to July 2024. A member of the Conservative Party, she was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Berwick-upon-Tweed from 2015 until 2024. She previously served in the Cabinets of Boris Johnson and Liz Truss.

Opinion polling for the 2024 United Kingdom general election was carried out by various organisations to gauge voting intention. Most of the polling companies listed are members of the British Polling Council (BPC) and abide by its disclosure rules. The dates for these opinion polls range from the previous election on 12 December 2019 to the eve of the 2024 election. The date of the election was Thursday, 4 July 2024.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Second Johnson ministry</span> Government of the UK (2019–2022)

The second Johnson ministry began on 16 December 2019, three days after Boris Johnson's audience with Queen Elizabeth II where she invited him to form a government following the 2019 general election. The Conservative Party was returned to power with a majority of 80 seats in the House of Commons. Initially the ministers were largely identical to those at the end of the first Johnson ministry, but changed significantly in cabinet reshuffles in February 2020 and September 2021.

A list of events relating to politics and government in the United Kingdom during 2022.

The July–September 2022 Conservative Party leadership election was triggered by Boris Johnson's announcement on 7 July 2022 that he would resign as Leader of the Conservative Party and Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, following a series of political controversies.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Endorsements in the July–September 2022 Conservative Party leadership election</span>

This is a list of public endorsements for declared candidates for the July–September 2022 leadership election for the Conservative Party of the United Kingdom.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Premiership of Liz Truss</span> Period of the Government of the United Kingdom in 2022

Liz Truss's tenure as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom began on 6 September 2022 when she accepted an invitation from Queen Elizabeth II to form a government, succeeding Boris Johnson, and ended 49 days later on 25 October upon her resignation. As prime minister, she served simultaneously as First Lord of the Treasury, Minister for the Civil Service, and Minister for the Union.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Electoral history of Liz Truss</span> List of elections featuring Liz Truss as a candidate

This is a summary of the electoral history of Liz Truss, the Member of Parliament for South West Norfolk since 2010 who served as Leader of the Conservative Party and Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from September to October 2022, making her the shortest serving Prime Minister in history. Truss previously served as Foreign Secretary from 2021 to 2022.

The October 2022 Conservative Party leadership election was triggered by Liz Truss's announcement that she would resign as Leader of the Conservative Party and Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, amid an economic and political crisis.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">October 2022 United Kingdom government crisis</span> Crisis ending Liz Trusss premiership

In September and October 2022, the Conservative Party government led by newly appointed prime minister Liz Truss faced a credibility crisis. It was caused by the September 2022 mini-budget and a disorganised vote in the House of Commons over a parliamentary vote to ban fracking, ultimately resulting in the loss of support of Conservative members of parliament (MPs).

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Premiership of Rishi Sunak</span> Period of Government of the United Kingdom from 2022 to 2024

Rishi Sunak's tenure as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom began on 25 October 2022 when he accepted an invitation from King Charles III to form a government, succeeding Liz Truss, and ended upon his resignation on 5 July 2024. He was the first British Indian and the first Hindu to hold the office. His premiership was dominated by the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Israel-Hamas war, the cost-of-living crisis, and the Rwanda asylum plan. As prime minister, Sunak also served simultaneously as First Lord of the Treasury, Minister for the Civil Service, and Minister for the Union.

References

  1. ↑ "Election Data 2015". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
  2. ↑ "Richmond (Yorks)". BBC News. Retrieved 13 May 2015.
  3. ↑ "Statement of Persons Nominated" (PDF). Hambleton District Council. Retrieved 13 May 2017.
  4. ↑ "BBC Election Site". BBC. Retrieved 10 June 2017.
  5. ↑ "Electoral and elections documents: Statement of Persons Nominated Richmond (Yorks) & Notice of Poll". Hambleton District Council. Retrieved 15 November 2019.
  6. ↑ Minting, Stuart (13 December 2019). "Rishi Sunak increases Conservative majority in Richmond". Darlington and Stockton Times. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
  7. ↑ "Statement of persons nominated for Richmond and Northallerton Constituency" (PDF). North Yorkshire Council. 7 June 2024. Retrieved 7 June 2024.
  8. ↑ Stone, Jon (13 July 2022). "Tory leadership vote: The first round results in full". The Independent . Archived from the original on 14 July 2022. Retrieved 13 July 2022.
  9. 1 2 3 4 5 Clarke, Seán; Leach, Anna (14 July 2022). "Tory leadership election: full results". The Guardian . Archived from the original on 14 July 2022.
  10. ↑ Stone, Jon (14 July 2022). "Tory leadership vote: The second round results in full". The Independent . Archived from the original on 14 July 2022. Retrieved 14 July 2022.
  11. ↑ "The third Tory leadership ballot – as it happened | The Spectator". The Spectator. 18 July 2022. Archived from the original on 27 August 2022. Retrieved 27 August 2022.
  12. ↑ Stone, Jon (19 July 2022). "Tory leadership vote: The fourth round results in full". The Independent . Archived from the original on 19 July 2022. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
  13. ↑ Stone, Jon (20 July 2022). "Tory leadership vote: The fifth round results in full". The Independent. Archived from the original on 20 July 2022. Retrieved 27 August 2022.
  14. ↑ Maldment, Jack (5 September 2022). "Tory leadership result: New prime minister to be announced imminently - watch live". The Daily Telegraph . Archived from the original on 5 September 2022. Retrieved 5 September 2022.
  15. ↑ Piper, Elizabeth; Maclellan, Kylie (5 September 2022). "Liz Truss named as Britain's next prime minister". Reuters. Archived from the original on 5 September 2022. Retrieved 5 September 2022.
  16. ↑ "Liz Truss wins leadership race". BBC. 5 September 2022. Archived from the original on 5 September 2022. Retrieved 6 September 2022.
    "Graham Brady reveals Liz Truss has been elected as new Tory leader". BBC News. 5 September 2022. Archived from the original on 6 September 2022. Retrieved 6 September 2022.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.