- The UK elected a new government and Prime Minister this week, ending 14 years of Conservative rule
- But as Sir Keir Starmer came to power, so did plenty of memes from the electoral results announcements
- From Jacob Rees-Mogg to the Reform UK party, here are the funniest memes to come out of the election
The UK celebrated change last week (July 5) when they elected a new political party to run the government.
The Labour party, led by Sir Keir Starmer, won the general election by a landslide, booting out the Conservatives and their leader Rishi Sunak for the first time in 14 years.
Of course, with every major news story comes reaction from social media – and the GE sparked some of the funniest Internet memes of the year.
No matter what their political persuasion, commentators took to Twitter/X to have their say – with hilarious results, as you can see below…
First up was Sunderland’s puzzling need to be the first to announce their vote counts
And the realization that Sir Ed Davey – leader of the Liberal Democrats, who took part in activities such as bungee jumping as part of his campaign trail – has a seat near a theme park
And most were happy when Davey’s party did well
Tory MP Jacob Rees-Mogg lost his seat in North East Somerset – and the Internet was thrilled
They were even more thrilled at who he was stood next to when his loss was announced
Speaking of which… Starmer also had a special guest
The Paddington Bear/Grim Reaper meme was recycled once more – in reference to Sunak stating earlier in the week that his “favorite meal is sandwiches”
While others poked fun at his manifesto proposing to bring back National Service
More Sunak memes followed
The returning officer for Blyth and Ashington also recycled something – the big hat she has wheeled out at past elections. Which certainly caused a stir online…
Another MP to lose her seat was Liz Truss – who was Prime Minister of the UK two years ago (but only for 50 days)
Which saw some users reminisce that during Truss’s time in power, a UK newspaper did an experiment to see which would last longer: Liz Truss as PM, or a lettuce without going moldy (the UK is odd)
As exemplified by this excellent tweet
And this one, about the Monster Raving Loony Party (yes, you read that correctly) manifesto
Former Tory MP for Portsmouth North Penny Mordaunt channeled Taylor Swift
Wales came through and kicked the Conservatives out once and for all
But many hoped they wouldn’t be receiving any reality TV rehabilitation in the near future
Unfortunately, bigoted party Reform UK – led by Nigel Farage – went on to win five seats
The party is backed by former Tory MP, and now Reform UK campaigner Ann Widdecombe
On the other end of the scale, former Labour MP Jeremy Corbyn secured a seat as an Independent candidate – much to the relief of his constituents in Islington North
Others criticized the election coverage – especially when two former Tory ministers made an appearance
And just like that, it was time for Sunak and his family to vacate 10 Downing Street
But not before his wife, Akshata Murty, could truly chill the public
And finally, this brilliant observation seems to be the theme of the 2024 UK summer
