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Elections & Leaders

Understand who leads each country—and how they came to power.

Explore national election results and current leaders around the world. Find presidents, prime ministers and heads of state, compare parliamentary seats won by political parties, and check when the next elections are expected. Choose a country to see its leadership portraits, election charts and links to official sources.

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United Kingdom

Leadership

Portrait of Andy Burnham
Andy Burnham
Prime Minister
Prime Minister's Office · Cropped · Photo source · OGL 3
Portrait of Charles III
Charles III
King
White House · Cropped · Photo source · Public domain

Andy Burnham became prime minister on 20 July 2026, following service as a cabinet minister and Mayor of Greater Manchester. Charles III is head of state. Profile source

National government

UNITED KINGDOM · ELECTIONS & REPRESENTATION

Votes, seats & parliament

Dated source snapshot

Explore United Kingdom’s recorded parliamentary results and how each chamber is selected. Leadership portraits appear above; the charts below show seats reported in the linked election records.

Chambers recorded22 not marked suspended in this source
Directly elected1Other chambers may use a different selection method
Results coverage1 / 2Chambers with a party-seat breakdown

These are dated election records, not live chamber membership. By-elections, vacancies, appointments and changes of party may alter the current composition. A seat total can cover only the seats allocated in that result; it does not automatically represent the full statutory chamber.

Directly elected

House of Commons

Recorded selection · 4 July 2024

650seats shown
Labour Party411
Conservative Party121
Liberal Democrats72
Scottish National Party9
Sinn Féin7
Independents6
Democratic Unionist Party5
Reform UK5
Green Party4
Plaid Cymru4
Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP)2
Trade Unionist Voice1
Alliance Party1
Ulster Unionist Party1
The Speaker1

Each seat icon represents one reported seat. Colours distinguish parties within this chart; the arc is a visual grouping, not a seating plan.

Largest allocation in this resultLabour Party411 of 650 reported seats. This alone does not identify a governing coalition.

Next recorded renewal projection31 July 2029A source projection, not a confirmed polling-day announcement.
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Appointed

House of Lords

Selection date not recorded

Seat breakdown awaiting verification

A complete, reconciled party-seat chart is unavailable in this source snapshot. Follow the chamber record for election and membership information.

Next recorded renewal projectionTiming not confirmed in this snapshot
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Regional election maps require separately verified geographic results. National seat totals are shown here without inferring regional winners.

Inter-Parliamentary Union: Parliamentary elections, November 2026. Terms of use · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.

UN heads of state and government reference