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{{Infobox election | election_name = 2019 United Kingdom general election | country = United Kingdom | type = parliamentary | ongoing = no | previous_election = 2017 United Kingdom general election | previous_year = 2017 | election_date = 12 December 2019 | next_election = Next United Kingdom general election | next_year = Next | previous_mps = List of MPs elected in the 2017 United Kingdom general election | next_mps = | elected_mps = List of MPs elected in the 2019 United Kingdom general election | seats_for_election = All 650 seats in the House of Commons | majority_seats = 326[n 1] | opinion_polls = Opinion polling for the 2019 United Kingdom general election | turnout = 67.3% ( 1.5 pp)[2] | registered = 47,568,611 | 1blank = Exit poll
| image1 =
| leader1 = Boris Johnson
| party1 = Conservative Party (UK)
| leader_since1 = 23 July 2019
| leaders_seat1 = Uxbridge and South Ruislip
| last_election1 = 317 seats, 42.4%
| seats1 = 365
| seat_change1 = 48
| popular_vote1 = 13,966,454
| percentage1 = 43.6%
| swing1 = 1.2 pp
| image2 =
| leader2 = Jeremy Corbyn
| party2 = Labour Party (UK)
| leader_since2 = 12 September 2015
| leaders_seat2 = Islington North
| last_election2 = 262 seats, 40.0%
| seats2 = 202[n 2]
| seat_change2 = 60
| popular_vote2 = 10,269,051
| percentage2 = 32.1%
| swing2 = 7.9 pp
| image4 =
| leader4 = Nicola Sturgeon
| party4 = Scottish National Party
| leader_since4 = 14 November 2014
| leaders_seat4 = Did not stand[n 3]
| last_election4 = 35 seats, 3.0%
| seats4 = 48[n 4]
| seat_change4 = 13
| popular_vote4 = 1,242,380
| percentage4 = 3.9%
| swing4 = 0.8 pp
| image5 =
| leader5 = Jo Swinson
| party5 = Liberal Democrats (UK)
| leader_since5 = 22 July 2019
| leaders_seat5 = East Dunbartonshire
(defeated)
| last_election5 = 12 seats, 7.4%
| seats5 = 11
| seats_needed5 =
| seat_change5 = 1
| popular_vote5 = 3,696,419
| percentage5 = 11.6%
| swing5 = 4.2 pp
| map =
| map_upright =
| map_alt =
| map_image = 2019UKElectionMap.svg
| map_size = 365px
| map_caption = A map presenting the results of the election, by party of the MP elected from each constituency.
| map2_image = File:UK House of Commons 2019.svg
| map2_size = 360px
| map2_caption = Composition of the House of Commons after the election
| title = Prime Minister
| posttitle = Prime Minister after election
| before_election = Boris Johnson
| before_party = Conservative
| after_election = Boris Johnson
| after_party = Conservative
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