2005 United Kingdom general election

The general election to select Members of Parliament in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom (UK) took place in June 2005. The governing Labour Party under then-Prime Minister Tony Blair defended its win in the 2001 general election against the Opposition party, the Conservatives, led by Michael Howard, the Leader of the Opposition at the time. The three main national parties - Labour, the Conservatives and the Liberal Democrats - contested 646 seats using the first past the post voting system alongside smaller parties, including those fielding candidates only in particular regions, such as the Scottish National Party in Scotland. Northern Ireland, being part of the UK, also elected MPs, but these parties do not contest seats in Great Britain.

Results
The results of the 2005 UK general election after 646 seats were declared were as follows: