UK FACT CHECK POLITICS
UK FACT CHECK POLITICS
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YouGov for The Times / Sky News

Reform UK leads but falls short of a majority — 159 of 650 seats on 24.0%, ahead of Labour on 22.0% (146 seats).

YouGov Fieldwork 17 August 2026 View original source
Hung parliament
326 seats needed for a majority
Reform UK
24.0%
159 seats ▼ 1.0
Labour
22.0%
146 seats ▼ 6.0
Conservative
19.0%
126 seats ▲ 1.0
Green
13.0%
86 seats ▲ 1.0
Liberal Democrats
12.0%
80 seats ▲ 3.0
Restore Britain
4.0%
26 seats ▲ 4.0
Other parties
4.0%
27 seats ▲ 4.0
2 more
SNP
3.0%
20 seats ▲ 3.0
Plaid Cymru
1.0%
7 seats ▲ 1.0

Vote share

Share of the vote, with movement since Ipsos on 11 Aug 2026.

Full results for all parties
Party Vote share Projected seats
Labour 22.0% 146
Conservative 19.0% 126
Liberal Democrats 12.0% 80
Reform UK 24.0% 159
Green 13.0% 86
SNP 3.0% 20
Plaid Cymru 1.0% 7
Sinn Féin 0.0% 0
DUP 0.0% 0
SDLP 0.0% 0
Alliance 0.0% 0
UUP 0.0% 0
Alba 0.0% 0
Restore Britain 4.0% 26
Independent 0.0% 0
Other 0.0% 0

Added automatically by the poll updater. Fieldwork 2026-08-16 to 2026-08-17.