What year was the 2005 United Kingdom General Election?
Q: What year was the 2005 United Kingdom General Election?
A: The 2005 United Kingdom General Election was held on May 5, 2005.
Q: How many members were elected to the House of Commons of the United Kingdom?
A: 646 members were elected to the House of Commons of the United Kingdom.
Q: Who were the three main candidates for Prime Minister of the United Kingdom?
A: The three main candidates for Prime Minister of the United Kingdom in this election were Tony Blair (Labour Party), Michael Howard (Conservative Party) and Charles Kennedy (Liberal Democrats).
Q: Who won a majority in Parliament during this election?
A: The Labour Party and its leader Tony Blair won a majority in Parliament during this election.
Q: How many seats did Labour lose in parliament during this election?
A: During this election, Labour lost 47 seats in parliament.
A5% drop from their votes from 2001 General Election was also observed.
Q: Why did Labour lose support during this election?
A: Many people believe that Labour lost support because Prime Minister Tony Blair's decision to send troops to Iraq in 2003 was unpopular with voters.
