2015 United Kingdom general election

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/2015_United_Kingdom_general_election
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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:politics
gptkbp:broadcast_debates BBC, ITV, Channel 4, Sky News
gptkbp:campaignPeriod 30 March 2015 – 7 May 2015
gptkbp:Conservative_Party_seats_won 331
gptkbp:Conservative_Party_vote_share 36.9%
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:date 7 May 2015
gptkbp:dissolved 30 March 2015
gptkbp:Green_Party_leader gptkb:Natalie_Bennett
gptkbp:Green_Party_seats_won 1
gptkbp:Green_Party_vote_share 3.8%
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 2015 United Kingdom general election
gptkbp:Labour_Party_seats_won 232
gptkbp:Labour_Party_vote_share 30.4%
gptkbp:leader gptkb:David_Cameron
gptkb:Ed_Miliband
gptkbp:Liberal_Democrats_leader Nick Clegg
gptkbp:Liberal_Democrats_vote_share 7.9%
gptkbp:LiberalSeatsWon 8
gptkbp:majoritySeats 326
gptkbp:manifestos_published_by major parties
gptkbp:nextEdition gptkb:2017_United_Kingdom_general_election
gptkbp:notableAchievement Scottish National Party won 56 of 59 Scottish seats
Conservative majority government
Labour lost all but one seat in Scotland
Liberal Democrats lost 49 seats
UKIP received 12.6% of vote but only 1 seat
gptkbp:official_result_announced 8 May 2015
gptkbp:parliament gptkb:House_of_Commons
gptkbp:party gptkb:Conservative_Party
gptkb:Labour_Party
gptkb:Liberal_Democrats
gptkb:Scottish_National_Party
gptkb:Green_Party_of_England_and_Wales
gptkb:UK_Independence_Party
gptkbp:previousEdition gptkb:2010_United_Kingdom_general_election
gptkbp:primeMinister gptkb:David_Cameron
gptkbp:Scottish_National_Party_leader gptkb:Nicola_Sturgeon
gptkbp:Scottish_National_Party_seats_won 56
gptkbp:Scottish_National_Party_vote_share 4.7%
gptkbp:seatingCapacity 650
gptkbp:stateElectorate British, Irish, and Commonwealth citizens aged 18 or over
gptkbp:UK_Independence_Party_leader gptkb:Nigel_Farage
gptkbp:UK_Independence_Party_seats_won 1
gptkbp:UK_Independence_Party_vote_share 12.6%
gptkbp:voterTurnout 66.1%
gptkbp:votingSystem first-past-the-post
gptkbp:winner gptkb:Conservative_Party
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Kingston_upon_Hull_East
gptkb:Barrow_and_Furness
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5