3,322 candidates stood in the 2019 general election, which was held on 12 December 2019. The deadline for parties and individuals to file candidate nomination papers to the acting returning officer (and the deadline for candidates to withdraw) was 16:00 on 14 November 2019.
Gender A record number of women took part, with 1,120 female candidates in total (34%). The election also saw the highest ever number of transgender and non-binary candidates, ten overall.
Political parties The Conservative Party put forward the most candidates, standing in 635 of the UK's 650 seats. The Labour Party contested 631, the Liberal Democrats 611, the various Green parties (a total of 497), and the Brexit Party 275. The total number of candidates by party is shown below:
Party Candidates Conservative and Unionist Party635 Labour Party631 Liberal Democrats629 Green Party of England and Wales472 Brexit Party275 Independent187 Scottish National Party59 UKIP44 Plaid Cymru36 Yorkshire Party28 Christian Peoples Alliance27 Official Monster Raving Loony Party24 Scottish Green Party22 Social Democratic Party20 Liberal Party19 Alliance Party of Northern Ireland18 Social Democratic & Labour Party14 Democratic Unionist Party17 Ulster Unionist Party16 Sinn Féin15 Aontú7 Animal Welfare Party6 Libertarian Party5 Advance Together5 Renew Party4 English Democrats4 Workers Revolutionary Party4 Green Party Northern Ireland3 Women's Equality Party3 The Independent Group for Change3 Gwlad Gwlad3 The Justice & Anti-Corruption Party3 Young People's Party3 Alliance for Green Socialism3 Socialist Equality Party2 Scottish Family Party2 Communities United Party2 North East Party2 People Before Profit2 Christian Party2 Socialist Party of Great Britain2 Veterans and People's Party2 Peace Party2 Yeshua2 British National Party1 Mebyon Kernow1 Putting Cumbria First1 Scottish Libertarian Party1 Speaker1
Withdrawn or disowned candidates
The following candidates withdrew from campaigning or had support from their party withdrawn after the close of nominations and so will remain on the ballot paper in their constituency.
CandidateParty Constituency Reason for withdrawal Date Falkirk Prior antisemitic posts on Facebook Leeds North East Made antisemitic comments in 2014 East Worthing and Shoreham Reported experience of abuse and harassment Glenrothes Homophobic comments in 2017 Neale Hanvey Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath Allegations of antisemitism in a 2016 Facebook post Aberdeen North Antisemitic, Islamophobic and homophobic tweets in 2012 Ivan Lewis Bury South Urged voters to vote Conservative Hackney North and Stoke Newington Offensive tweets up to 2018 Birmingham Hodge Hill Antisemitic comments up to 2014 Glasgow Central Islamophobic comments Wakefield Racist and Sexist comments
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