Total Seats In Election 2024. The liberal democrats have their highest tally since 1923, taking 72 seats. Reform uk have five and plaid cymru and the green party have four each.
The democrats entered into this election with a slight disadvantage, since 18 out of 34 seats up for grabs were previously held by democrats and four by independents, compared to 11. The labour party won a landslide victory in the uk general election, held on july 4, 2024, winning 412 seats, with keir starmer becoming british prime minister.