All 658 seats in the House of Commons 330 seats needed for a majority
First party
Second party
Leader
Earl of Liverpool
Earl Grey
Party
Pittite
Whig
Leader since
8 June 1812
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Seats won
341
215
The UK parliament after the 1820 election
Prime Minister before election
Earl of Liverpool
Pittite
Prime Minister after election
Earl of Liverpool
Pittite
The 1820 United Kingdom general election was triggered by the death of King George III and produced the first parliament of the reign of his successor, King George IV. It was held shortly after the Radical War in Scotland and the Cato Street Conspiracy. In this atmosphere, the Tories under the Earl of Liverpool were able to win a substantial majority over the Whigs.
The sixth United Kingdom Parliament was dissolved on 29 February 1820. The new Parliament was summoned to meet on 21 April 1820, for a maximum seven-year term from that date. The maximum term could be and normally was curtailed, by the monarch dissolving the Parliament before its term expired.
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