Dissolution of the Parliament of the United Kingdom

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The dissolution of the Parliament of the United Kingdom occurs automatically five years after the day on which Parliament first met following a general election, or on an earlier date by royal proclamation issued by the King-in-Council upon the advice of the prime minister. The monarch's prerogative power to prematurely dissolve Parliament in this way was revived by the Dissolution and Calling of Parliament Act 2022, which also repealed arrangement for five year fixed terms that had been put in place just in 2011. This Act also amended Schedule 1 to the Representation of the People Act 1983, such that the dissolution of Parliament automatically triggers a general election; such elections take place 25 working days after each dissolution. The last dissolution of Parliament occurred on 30 May 2024, following the prime minister's announcement that a general election was to be held on 4 July 2024.

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