By the end of 2024, opinion polling for the Labour Party and Starmer's personal approval ratings had dropped significantly following several controversies including the Winter fuel payment abolition backlash, the riots, the freebies controversy involving Waheed Alli, Baron Alli and Taylor Swift, and the farmer protests.

Controversy over his support for Israel in the Israel-Hamas war, which began during his tenure as opposition leader and led to Labour losing several seats in the election, continued into his premiership despite Starmer calling for a ceasefire.

This culminated in a petition calling for an early general election on the UK Parliament website being started in November 2024 by publican and Conservative voter Michael Westwood, who said he launched it because he believed the Labour government had "gone back on the promises" the party made.

[13] This table relates to the composition of the House of Commons after the 2024 United Kingdom general election and summarises the changes in party affiliation that took place during the 2024–present Parliament.

However according to the Electoral Commission the appropriate date to use as the first meeting is the State Opening of Parliament on 17 July 2024, which would mean the latest an election could be held is on 21 August 2029.

[26] Opinion polling for the next United Kingdom general election is being carried out continually by various organisations to gauge voting intention.