2015 United Kingdom general election in England

The 2015 United Kingdom general election in England was held on Thursday, 7 May 2015 for 533 English seats to the House of Commons.

Both major parties made gains at the expense of the Liberal Democrats, whose support collapsed to its lowest level since 1970.

[4] Leader Nick Clegg, who saw his nearly 30-point majority in Sheffield Hallam massively reduced to 4.2%, resigned on the morning of the election results.

[5] UKIP made large gains in the percentage of votes, but failed to retain Rochester and Strood or take any other seats, leading to the resignation of party leader Nigel Farage.

[6] The Green Party increased their share of the vote and held Brighton Pavilion, but failed to gain any new seats.