2017 United Kingdom general election

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The '''2017 United Kingdom general election''' was held on Thursday 8 June 2017, two years after the [[2015 United Kingdom general election|previous general election in 2015]]; it was the first since [[1992 United Kingdom general election|1992]] to be held on a day that did not coincide with any local elections.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Boyle |first1=Danny |last2=Maidment |first2=Jack |title=Theresa May announces snap general election on June 8 to 'make a success of Brexit' |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/04/18/breaking-theresa-may-make-statement-downing-street-1115am1/ |work=The Telegraph |date=18 April 2017 |access-date=25 February 2018 |issn=0307-1235 |archive-date=8 March 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180308045817/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/04/18/breaking-theresa-may-make-statement-downing-street-1115am1/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The governing [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative Party]] led by [[Prime Minister of the United Kingdom|Prime Minister]] [[Theresa May]] remained the largest single party in the House of Commons but lost its small overall majority, resulting in the formation of a Conservative [[minority government]] with a [[confidence and supply]] [[Conservative–DUP agreement|agreement]] with the [[Democratic Unionist Party]] (DUP) of Northern Ireland.<ref>{{cite web |title=Confidence and Supply Agreement between the Conservative Party and the DUP |url=https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/621794/Confidence_and_Supply_Agreement_between_the_Conservative_Party_and_the_DUP.pdf |website=assets.publishing.service.gov.uk |access-date=21 April 2018 |archive-date=10 April 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180410152728/https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/621794/Confidence_and_Supply_Agreement_between_the_Conservative_Party_and_the_DUP.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref>

The '''2017 United Kingdom general election''' was held on Thursday 8 June 2017, two years after the [[2015 United Kingdom general election|previous general election in 2015]]; it was the first since [[1992 United Kingdom general election|1992]] to be held on a day that did not coincide with any local elections.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Boyle |first1=Danny |last2=Maidment |first2=Jack |title=Theresa May announces snap general election on June 8 to 'make a success of Brexit' |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/04/18/breaking-theresa-may-make-statement-downing-street-1115am1/ |work=The Telegraph |date=18 April 2017 |access-date=25 February 2018 |issn=0307-1235 |archive-date=8 March 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180308045817/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/04/18/breaking-theresa-may-make-statement-downing-street-1115am1/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The governing [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative Party]] led by [[Prime Minister of the United Kingdom|Prime Minister]] [[Theresa May]] remained the largest single party in the House of Commons but lost its small overall majority, resulting in the formation of a Conservative [[minority government]] with a [[confidence and supply]] [[Conservative–DUP agreement|agreement]] with the [[Democratic Unionist Party]] (DUP) of Northern Ireland.<ref>{{cite web |title=Confidence and Supply Agreement between the Conservative Party and the DUP |url=https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/621794/Confidence_and_Supply_Agreement_between_the_Conservative_Party_and_the_DUP.pdf |website=assets.publishing.service.gov.uk |access-date=21 April 2018 |archive-date=10 April 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180410152728/https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/621794/Confidence_and_Supply_Agreement_between_the_Conservative_Party_and_the_DUP.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref>