2017 United Kingdom general election Conservatives, including Twickenham, won back by Vince Cable, and Kingston and Surbiton, won by Ed Davey, but lost two seats to Labour: Leeds North West and Sheffield Hallam, the seat of former party leader Nick Clegg. Richmond Park, which the Liberal Democrats had won in a 2016 by-election, was narrowly lost to the Conservatives. Caroline Lucas remained the sole Green Party MP, retaining Brighton Pavilion. In Scotland, the Conservatives, Labour and the Liberal Democrats all gained seats from the SNP, whose losses were attributed to opposition to a second Scottish independence referendum, contributing to tactical voting for unionist parties. The
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