The United Kingdom is a constitutional monarchy which, by legislation and convention, operates as a unitary parliamentary democracy. A hereditary monarch, currently King Charles III, serves as head of state while the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, currently Sir Keir Starmer since 2024, serves as the elected head of government.
The 2005 United Kingdom general election was held on Thursday 5 May 2005, to elect 646 members to the House of Commons. The governing Labour Party led by the prime minister Tony Blair won its third consecutive victory, with Blair becoming the second Labour leader after Harold Wilson to form three majority governments. However, its majority fell to 66 seats; the majority it won four years earlier had been of 167 seats. The UK media interpreted the results as an indicator of a breakdown in trust in the government, and especially in Blair.
The fifty-fifth Parliament of the United Kingdom was the legislature of the United Kingdom following the 2010 general election of members of parliament (MPs) to the House of Commons. Parliament, which consists of the House of Lords and the elected House of Commons, was convened on 25 May 2010 at the Palace of Westminster by Queen Elizabeth II. It was dissolved on 30 March 2015, being 25 working days ahead of the 2015 general election on 7 May 2015.
The region of East Midlands is divided into 47 parliamentary constituencies which is made up of 12 borough constituencies and 35 county constituencies. Since the 2024 United Kingdom general election, 29 are represented by Labour MPs, 15 by Conservative MPs, 2 by Reform UK MPs and 1 by an independent MP.
The region of Yorkshire and the Humber is divided into 54 parliamentary constituencies which is made up of 23 borough constituencies and 31 county constituencies. Since the general election of July 2024, 43 are represented by Labour MPs, 9 by Conservative MPs, one by a Liberal Democrat MP, and one by an Independent MP.
The region of the East of England is divided into 61 parliamentary constituencies which is made up of 14 borough constituencies and 47 county constituencies. Since the general election of July 2024, 27 are represented by Labour MPs, 23 by Conservative MPs, seven by Liberal Democrat MPs, three by Reform UK MPs, and one by a Green MP.
The region of West Midlands is divided into 57 parliamentary constituencies which is made up of 28 borough constituencies and 29 county constituencies. Since the general election of July 2024, 38 are represented by Labour MPs,15 by Conservative MPs, 2 by Liberal Democrat MPs, and 1 by an independent MP.
The region of North West England is divided into 73 parliamentary constituencies, of which 34 are borough constituencies and 39 are county constituencies. Since the 2024 general election, 65 are represented by Labour MPs, 3 by Conservative MPs, 3 by Liberal Democrat MPs, 1 by the Speaker, and 1 by an Independent MP.
The region of South East England is divided into 91 parliamentary constituencies, which are made up of 27 borough constituencies and 64 county constituencies. Since the general election of July 2024, 35 are represented by Labour MPs, 30 by Conservative MPs, 24 by Liberal Democrat MPs, 1 by a Green MP, and 1 by an independent MP.