WESTMINSTER AND THE NATIONS
England at Westminster
England elects 543 MPs to the UK House of Commons. Each constituency returns one MP using First Past the Post: the candidate with the most votes wins.
Find your MP · Explore constituencies · General election results
Reading the polls
England is included in Great Britain Westminster polling, alongside Scotland and Wales. Our Poll of Polls measures support across Great Britain; its headline percentages are not an estimate for England alone.
A national or regional breakdown within a GB poll usually has fewer respondents than the full sample. Read the sample size and fieldwork dates, and distinguish Westminster voting intention from local or mayoral polling.
Sources: UK Parliament: constituency totals · YouGov: GB polling methodology.
How England is governed
England does not have a separate devolved parliament. The UK Parliament legislates for England, including on matters that are devolved to legislatures in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.
Local councils and, in some areas, elected mayors and combined authorities also make decisions. Their responsibilities and electoral arrangements differ, so a local or mayoral result should be read in its own context.
Votes and seats measure different things
England's 543 constituencies account for most seats in the House of Commons. General election outcomes depend on individual constituency contests rather than a proportional allocation of seats from the England-wide vote share.
A party can increase its vote share without winning many extra seats if those additional votes are concentrated in seats it already holds or still cannot win.
Explore the results
Compare general election results, explore the constituency map or use our swingometer to explore how changes in party support can affect seats. A uniform swing is an illustration, rather than a prediction of every local contest.