2010 United Kingdom general election support of UKIP to force a hung parliament. The Green Party of England and Wales voted to have a position of leader for the first time; the first leadership election was won by Caroline Lucas, who successfully contested the constituency of Brighton Pavilion. In addition, a new loose coalition, Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition (TUSC), contested a general election for the first time. TUSC was a grouping of left wing parties that participated in the 2009 European Parliament elections under the name of No2EU; members included the Socialist Workers Party, the Socialist Party, the Socialist Alliance, Socialist Resistance, and is
Next United Kingdom general election Cable. Facing a no confidence vote by her party in December 2018, Theresa May told MPs she would not contest the next scheduled general election ("i.e." in 2022) as leader. Northern Ireland While a number of UK parties organise in Northern Ireland ("e.g." Labour Party in Northern Ireland, but they do not field candidates) and field candidates for election ("e.g.", Conservative, UKIP), the main Northern Ireland parties are different from those in the rest of the UK. ! scope="col" | MP ! scope="col" | Seat ! scope="col" | First elected ! colspan="2" scope="col" | Party ! scope="col" | Date announced