2010 United Kingdom general election results in England
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These are the results of the United Kingdom general election, 2010 for the country of England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...

. The election was held on 6 May 2010 and all 533 seats in Scotland were contested. The Conservative Party
Conservative Party (UK)
The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House...

 achieved a complete majority of English seats however fared less well in Scotland
2010 United Kingdom general election results in Scotland
These are the results of the United Kingdom general election, 2010 for the country of Scotland. The election was held on 6 May 2010 and all 59 seats in Scotland were contested...

 and Wales
2010 United Kingdom general election results in Wales
These are the results of the United Kingdom general election, 2010 for the country of Wales. The election was held on 6 May 2010, and all 40 parliamentary seats in Wales were contested. The Labour Party remained the party with the most seats in Wales, however it suffered a net loss of 4 seats and...

, so a coalition
Coalition
A coalition is a pact or treaty among individuals or groups, during which they cooperate in joint action, each in their own self-interest, joining forces together for a common cause. This alliance may be temporary or a matter of convenience. A coalition thus differs from a more formal covenant...

 UK government was subsequently formed between the Conservatives and the Liberal Democrats
Liberal Democrats
The Liberal Democrats are a social liberal political party in the United Kingdom which supports constitutional and electoral reform, progressive taxation, wealth taxation, human rights laws, cultural liberalism, banking reform and civil liberties .The party was formed in 1988 by a merger of the...

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Results Table

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Party Seats Seats
change
Votes % %
change
298 +92 9,931,029 39.6 +3.9
191 -87 7,042,398 28.1 -7.4
43 -4 6,076,189 24.2 +1.3
0 0 866,633 3.5 +0.9
0 0 532,333 2.1 +1.3
1 +1 258,954 1.0 -0.1
0 0 64,826 0.3 +0.2
0 -1 33,251 0.1 -0.2
0 -1 16,150 0.1
0 0 15,841 0.1
0 0 8,404 0.0
0 0 239,089 0.9
Turnout: 25,085,097 65.5 +4.5
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