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Map of the United Kingdom showing the results of the 2010 general election by region, with areas color-coded for the leading party: blue for Conservative, red for Labour, yellow for Liberal Democrats, green for Sinn Fein, and other colors for regional parties. Regional seat totals are labeled, and a legend lists the total national seats won by each party. Houses of Parliament at night, London. Tony Blair Tony Blair and Gordon Brown Map of the United Kingdom color-coded by region to show the results of the 2005 general election. Regions in England are shaded mostly red and blue, representing Labour and Conservative party wins, with Labour dominating the north and London, and Conservatives leading in the south and east. Scotland is mainly red for Labour, with some yellow for Liberal Democrats and Scottish National Party. Wales is mostly red for Labour, and Northern Ireland is divided among several parties, including Democrat Gordon Brown attending a press conference at the International Monetary Fund headquarters in Washington, D.C., April 2007. David Cameron in a suit and tie speaks at a press conference, shown in close-up with a serious expression. Nick Clegg stands at a podium with a sign reading LibDems.org.uk, gesturing with both hands, against a bright yellow background. Alex Salmond Llwyd, Elfyn

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Type Description Contributor Date
Invalidated site: The Guardian - General election 2010: How Britain voted. Aug 08, 2026
Anniversary information added. Apr 29, 2026
Add new Web site: Foreign Policy Research Institute - The British General Election of 2010: A Moment of Reckoning for a Torn Country? Mar 18, 2026
Add new Web site: NPR - The new republic: what the British election is about. Feb 28, 2025
Add new Web site: The City of Edinburgh Council - UK Parliamentary General Election 2010 results. Oct 12, 2024
Add new Web site: LSE Research Online - The British general election of 2010 and the advent of coalition government. Jul 19, 2024
Add new Web site: The Guardian - General election 2010: How Britain voted. Jun 06, 2024
Add new Web site: Gresham College - The General Election, 2010. Apr 25, 2024
Add new Web site: Academia - The British general election of 2010 under different voting rules. Mar 15, 2024
Add new Web site: CORE - The Electoral Effectiveness of Constituency Campaigning in the 2010 British General Election: The ?Triumph? of Labour? Feb 02, 2024
Add new Web site: Electoral Reform Society - 2010 UK General Election. Dec 15, 2023
Add new Web site: History Learning Site - 2010 General Election Result. May 27, 2023
Add new Web site: GlobalSecurity.org - United Kingdom - Elections 2010. Jan 18, 2023
Add new Web site: Library of Congress - United Kingdom: General Election, 2010. Sep 12, 2013
Article revised. Sep 15, 2011
Added additional information about the power-sharing agreement and the distribution of leading cabinet posts. May 13, 2010
David Cameron became prime minister. May 11, 2010
Gordon Brown announced his resignation as prime minister and would ask Queen Elizabeth II to invite David Cameron to form a government. May 11, 2010
Added mention in the introduction and in the key events section of Gordon Brown's announcement that he would stand down as Labour leader. May 10, 2010
Added map of the 2010 election results. May 10, 2010
Modified introduction to include information about voter turnout and the results after all seats were declared. May 07, 2010
Updated introduction with results ensuring that the Conservatives were the largest party but without a majority. May 07, 2010
Updated introduction to reflect final pre-election polls. May 06, 2010
Added brief discussion of the second debate in the Key events since 2005 section and the incident between Gordon Brown and a voter on immigration, in which he referred to a woman as a "bigot." Apr 30, 2010
Added brief discussion of the second debate in the Key events since 2005 section. Apr 23, 2010
Added discussion of the first debate and its impact on the polls to the introduction. Apr 20, 2010
Updated to include mention of the first prime ministerial debate. Apr 15, 2010
Added the British prime ministerial debate schedule to the Key events since 2005 section. Apr 12, 2010
Added British Prime Minister Gordon Brown's setting of the general election for May 6 to the key events since 2005 section. Apr 06, 2010
Added Alistair Darling's unveiling of the pre-election budget and the debate surrounding it to the Key events since 2005 section. Apr 02, 2010
Added Nick Clegg's speech to the Liberal Democrats' spring conference and the death of Ashok Kumar to Key events since 2005 section. Mar 19, 2010
Added several items to "Key events since 2005" section, including the retirement at the 2010 election of Ian Paisley and Gordon Brown's testimony before the Chilcot inquiry. Mar 12, 2010
Announcement that three Labour MPs and one Conservative peer will be charged in the expenses scandal and the British National Party vote to allow non-white members to join added to calendar section. Feb 24, 2010
New article added. Feb 17, 2010
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