2010 United Kingdom general election

The 2010 United Kingdom general election was held on 6 May 2010. Voters elected members to the House of Commons in all 650 constituencies across the United Kingdom. The result was a large swing to the Conservative Party; it provided a small Conservative majority, returning the party to government after its longest period of time in opposition. A record number of MPs from the previous parliament stood down at the election, the highest number ever, for various reasons including parliamentary expenses, retirement from public office, personal situation, unpopularity, scandal and conviction. Numerous members of the House of Lords were also (temporarily) removed from office due to conviction.

Summary
A summarised results of the parties in the election is as follows:

Marginal seats
This table shows all seats where the winning candidate won a majority of less than 500 votes: