How many seats did each party win at the 2024 General Election?

At the July 2024 General Election: Labour won 412 seats (33.7% of the vote), Conservatives 121 seats (23.7%), Liberal Democrats 72 seats (12.2%), SNP 9 seats (2.5%), Reform UK 5 seats (14.3%), Greens 4 seats (6.7%), Plaid Cymru 4 seats (0.7%), and other parties the remainder. Reform UK's 5 seats on 14.3% of the vote demonstrates how FPTP punishes parties with evenly spread support.

How did the Liberal Democrats win 72 seats on only 12.2%?

The Liberal Democrats ran a highly targeted Blue Wall strategy, concentrating resources in Conservative-held seats in southern England. By focusing on seats where anti-Conservative sentiment was highest and running strong local campaigns, they converted 12.2% nationally into 72 seats. This was the most efficient vote-to-seat ratio of any party in 2024 and the party best result since 1923.

Why did Reform UK win only 5 seats on 14.3% of the vote?

Reform UK polled 14.3% nationally but won only 5 seats because their vote was spread too evenly across constituencies. They came second in hundreds of seats without winning them. First Past the Post requires concentrated geographic support to convert votes into seats. Reform UK are now building local infrastructure and targeting specific constituencies to improve their seat efficiency ahead of 2029.

What caused the Conservative collapse to 121 seats in 2024?

The Conservative collapse resulted from multiple compounding crises: the Liz Truss 2022 mini-budget destroyed Conservative economic credibility, 14 years of government fatigue accumulated, NHS and cost-of-living failures mounted, Reform UK took 14% of the vote from former Conservative supporters, and Rishi Sunak was unable to reset the party image. At 121 seats it was the Conservatives worst result since 1906.

General Election 2024

UK General Election 2024 — Full Results

Q: What was the result of the 2024 UK General Election?

Labour won the July 2024 UK General Election with 412 seats and 33.7% of the vote — a landslide majority of 174. The Conservatives collapsed to 121 seats with 23.7%, their worst result since 1906. Reform UK won 5 seats with 14.3% of the vote despite polling strongly. The Liberal Democrats surged to 72 seats with 12.2%.

Q: How did Labour win a landslide on only 33.7% of the vote?

Labour won a parliamentary landslide despite a historically low vote share because the opposition vote was split between multiple parties. Reform UK took 14% from the Conservatives in English marginals, allowing Labour to win seats on pluralities as low as 30%. The first-past-the-post system amplified a narrow vote lead into a huge seat majority, while Conservatives also suffered from incumbency penalty.

4 July 2024: Labour wins a landslide majority of 174 seats. Conservatives suffer historic collapse. Reform UK win just 5 seats on 14.3% of the vote.

412

Labour seats

121

Conservative seats

Reform UK seats

4 July 2024

Polling day

650

Westminster seats

326

Seats needed for majority

59.7%

National turnout

Full Party Results

Party	Vote Share	Change vs 2019	Seats Won	Seats Change	Seats/Vote Ratio
Labour	33.7%	+9.6%	412	+211	12.2 seats/%
Conservative	23.7%	-19.9%	121	-244	5.1 seats/%
Lib Democrats	12.2%	+4.2%	72	+63	5.9 seats/%
Reform UK	14.3%	New	5	+5	0.35 seats/%
SNP	2.5%	-0.9%	9	-39	3.6 seats/%
Greens	6.7%	+4.0%	4	+3	0.6 seats/%
Plaid Cymru	0.7%	+0.1%	4	0	5.7 seats/%
Ind/Others	6.2%	n/a	23	n/a	n/a

Source: Electoral Commission. Speaker and Northern Ireland seats treated as Others.

Vote Share vs Seats Won

Final Polls vs Actual Result

Polls were broadly right — but missed the scale of the FPTP effect

Final polls predicted a comfortable Labour majority with Labour on 40–44%. The actual Labour vote came in at 33.7% — significantly lower — but the seat count was larger than almost any model predicted. The key: Reform UK's 14.3% vote split the right-of-centre electorate across hundreds of marginals, handing them to Labour. This was FPTP's most extreme distortion in modern UK political history.

Party	Final Poll Avg.	Actual Result	Difference
Labour	40%	33.7%	-6.3%
Conservative	21%	23.7%	+2.7%
Reform UK	16%	14.3%	-1.7%
Lib Democrats	11%	12.2%	+1.2%
Greens	5%	6.7%	+1.7%
SNP	3%	2.5%	-0.5%

Final poll average based on polls published in the last week of the campaign.

Results by Region

Region	Lab	Con	LD	Reform	Other	Character
London	57	0	0	0	8	Strong Labour; diverse multimember authority
South East	13	18	29	1	0	Lab+LD split; Con hold in rural seats
South West	7	8	20	0	1	Lib Dem surge in commuter/rural seats
East of England	14	12	9	1	2	Contested three-way marginals
East Midlands	28	10	0	1	0	Labour dominant; Reform split Con
West Midlands	34	8	0	1	0	Labour holds former red-wall seats
Yorkshire & Humber	34	4	0	0	1	Labour stronghold; Reform 2nd in many
North West	53	3	0	0	4	Labour dominance; Galloway Rochdale
North East	27	0	0	1	1	Deepest Labour country
Scotland	2	26	5	0	6	SNP collapse; Con hold northeast Scotland
Wales	27	0	4	0	1	Labour dominant; PC rural/north Wales
N. Ireland	0	0	0	0	18	Separate party system; Sinn Fein largest

Approximate regional figures. Speaker counted as Other. Northern Ireland figures cover all NI parties.

The FPTP Distortion: Why 33.7% Won 412 Seats

Most disproportionate result in modern UK history

Labour won 63.5% of seats with just 33.7% of the vote — the most disproportionate result since at least 1945. The key driver was vote fragmentation on the right: Reform UK's 14.3% national vote split the non-Labour vote in hundreds of marginal seats. In dozens of constituencies, Labour won with less than 35% of the local vote because Reform and Conservative candidates divided the remaining 65% between them. Under a proportional system, Labour would have won roughly 220 seats — not 412.

33.7%

Labour vote share

63.5%

Labour seat share

14.3%

Reform vote share

0.8%

Reform seat share

Frequently Asked Questions

What was the result of the 2024 UK General Election?

Labour won the July 2024 General Election with 412 seats and 33.7% of the vote, a majority of 174. The Conservatives collapsed to 121 seats with 23.7%, their worst result since 1906. Reform UK won 5 seats on 14.3% of the vote. The Lib Dems surged to 72 seats on 12.2%, their best result since 1923.

How did Labour win a landslide on only 33.7% of the vote?

First Past the Post rewarded Labour because vote-splitting between Conservatives and Reform UK allowed Labour to win many seats on pluralities below 35%. Reform UK took 14% from the Conservatives in English marginals, effectively gifting those seats to Labour. Under FPTP, a geographically efficient vote of 33% produces more seats than a wider but evenly spread vote of 40%.

Why did Reform UK win only 5 seats on 14.3%?

Reform UK came second in hundreds of constituencies but won only 5, because their support was spread too evenly nationwide rather than concentrated in winnable seats. Under First Past the Post, 14% spread across every constituency produces almost no seats. Reform UK is now building local infrastructure and targeting specific seats for 2029 to improve this conversion rate. Reform UK 2029 seat projections →

How did the Liberal Democrats win 72 seats on 12.2%?

Ed Davey ran a precision Blue Wall targeting strategy, concentrating campaign resources in Conservative-held southern England seats. Their highly efficient targeting produced 72 seats from 12.2% — a better seat-per-vote ratio than any other party. The strategy combined strong local candidates, NHS and local services messaging, and tactical vote-switching from former Conservative supporters. Lib Dems tracker →

Why did the SNP fall from 48 to 9 seats in 2024?

The SNP collapse in Scotland had three causes: Nicola Sturgeon resignation and the SNP finances police investigation destroyed governance trust; Scottish Labour recovered strongly under Anas Sarwar; and pro-union tactical voters concentrated their votes against SNP incumbents. The SNP Scottish vote share fell from 45% to 30%, with Labour winning 37 Scottish seats compared to 1 in 2019. SNP tracker →

What caused the Conservative collapse to 121 seats?

The Conservative collapse resulted from the Liz Truss mini-budget destroying Conservative economic credibility, 14 years of government fatigue, sustained NHS and cost-of-living failures, Reform UK taking 14% of the vote from former Conservative supporters, and Rishi Sunak inability to reset party direction. At 121 seats it was their worst result since 1906 — worse than the 1997 Blair landslide. Conservative tracker →

Sources & Further Reading

Official 2024 GE results and full breakdown are available from the Electoral Commission: 2024 General Election. For polling accuracy at GE2024, see our GE2024 accuracy league table.