Call a General Election
3,084,713 people signed this petition to the UK Parliament after it opened on 20 November 2024; it closed on 20 May 2025. The Government responded on 6 December 2024. MPs debated it in Westminster Hall on 6 January 2025.
The petition
The petition's creator is not named in the Petitions site's published record. Quoted in full from the UK Parliament petitions site.
Call a General Election
I would like there to be another General Election.
I believe the current Labour Government have gone back on the promises they laid out in the lead up to the last election.
The Government's response
The Government published its response on 6 December 2024; the petitions site lists the Cabinet Office as responsible. Its summary:
This Government was elected on a mandate of change at the July 2024 general election. Our full focus is on fixing the foundations, rebuilding Britain, and restoring public confidence in government.
The response in full:
The Prime Minister can call a general election at a time of their choosing by requesting a dissolution of Parliament from the Sovereign within the five-year life of a Parliament. The Government was elected by the British people on a mandate of change at the July 2024 general election.
This Government is fixing the foundations and delivering change with investment and reform to deliver growth, with more jobs, more money in people’s pockets, to rebuild Britain and get the NHS back on its feet. This will be built on the strong foundations of a stable economy, national security and secure borders as we put politics back in the service of working people.
On entering office, a £22 billion black hole was identified in the nation’s finances. We inherited unprecedented challenges, with crumbling public services and crippled public finances, but will deliver a decade of national renewal through our five missions: economic growth, fixing the NHS, safer streets, making Britain a clean energy super-power and opportunity for all. This is what was promised and is what we are delivering.
The Government’s first Budget freed up tens of billions of pounds to invest in Britain’s future while locking in stability, preventing devastating austerity in our public services and protecting working people’s payslips.
Mission-led government rejects the sticking-plaster solutions of the past and unites public and private sectors, national, devolved and local government, business and unions, and the whole of civil society in a shared purpose. The Government will continue to deliver the manifesto of change that it was elected on.
Cabinet Office
Where the signatures came from
Signatures came from 650 constituencies. Measured against each constituency's electorate at the 2024 general election, the most came from Brentwood and Ongar, with 108.7 signatures per 1,000 electors (8,191 in all).
3,061,225 of the signatures were from the UK and 23,488 from elsewhere, by the location signers gave.
| Constituency | Signatures | Electorate, July 2024 | Per 1,000 electors |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brentwood and Ongar | 8,191 | 75,352 | 108.7 |
| Castle Point | 7,582 | 71,026 | 106.7 |
| Maldon | 8,171 | 78,282 | 104.4 |
| Clacton | 8,162 | 78,245 | 104.3 |
| Louth and Horncastle | 7,852 | 76,880 | 102.1 |
| Richmond and Northallerton | 7,173 | 73,886 | 97.1 |
| Braintree | 7,501 | 77,673 | 96.6 |
| Rayleigh and Wickford | 7,398 | 76,576 | 96.6 |
| South Shropshire | 7,369 | 76,677 | 96.1 |
| Weald of Kent | 7,285 | 75,987 | 95.9 |
| Region | Signatures |
|---|---|
| South East | 469,856 |
| North West | 356,604 |
| East of England | 341,867 |
| South West | 295,394 |
| West Midlands | 294,766 |
| Yorkshire and The Humber | 268,402 |
| East Midlands | 261,152 |
| London | 231,915 |
| Scotland | 173,067 |
| North East | 144,823 |
| Wales | 142,335 |
| Northern Ireland | 45,739 |
Debate in Parliament
MPs debated the petition in Westminster Hall on 6 January 2025. Read the debate in Hansard. House of Commons Library debate pack.
Source and receipt
- https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/700143.jsonUK Parliament Petitions API · read 2026-10-15 · SHA-256
70eada0a635d700b… - The petition on petition.parliament.uk
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