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Conservative
The Conservative and Unionist Party is contesting in England, Scotland, and Wales. The party is standing aside in Chorley for Speaker Lindsay Hoyle. Laila Cunningham was nominated as the party’s candidate in Rotherham, but withdrew shortly before the nomination deadline, and the party did not have time to find a replacement. The party’s wing in Northern Ireland is contesting five of the province’s 18 seats.

Labour
The Labour Party is contesting 583 seats alone. 48 candidates are contesting as members of both the Co-operative Party and the Labour Party. The two parties form a single parliamentary caucus. The party is not standing candidates in Northern Ireland, or in Chorley.

Liberal Democrats
The Liberal Democrats are contesting every seat in England, Scotland, and Wales except for Chorley and Manchester Rusholme. The Alliance Party of Northern Ireland is contesting all 18 seats in Northern Ireland.

Reform UK-TUV alliance
Reform UK is contesting 610 seats across England, Scotland, and Wales. On 16 March 2024, it was announced the party would contest in alliance with the Traditional Unionist Voice (TUV), a Northern Irish unionist party. The party is not contesting seats in Northern Ireland. The party has dissavowed it's candidate in Horsham due to racist social media posts.

Nigel Farage is contesting in Clacton, despite earlier claiming he wouldn’t stand. The party is not challenging the speaker in Chorley.

The TUV is contesting 14 seats in Northern Ireland, including party leader and founder Jim Allister in North Antrim.

Reform has endorsed the Social Democratic Party (SDP) candidate in Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland.

The alliance has endorsed Alex Easton, an independent candidate in North Down.

Green
The UK has three green parties, which are functionally independent. Unlike the other parties, the Greens are contesting Chorley. They have endorsed an independent candidate, Chris Furlong, in Heywood and North Middleton. The Scottish Greens are standing a record number of candidates (44 of 57) in Scotland. The Green Party Northern Ireland is contesting 11 seats, another record.

Workers
The Workers Party of Britain is standing 153 candidates, including two in Scotland and four in Wales. Party leader George Galloway was elected to the House of Commons in the 2024 Rochdale by-election. He is contesting Rochdale again. Former Labour MP Chris Williamson is contesting Derby South. Workers Party candidates are targeting seats with large British South Asian populations, to capitalise upon anger at the Labour Party over its stance on the Israel–Hamas war.

The Workers Party has endorsed the following independent candidates:

Heritage Party
The Heritage Party is contesting its first general election. It was founded by former UKIP member of the London Assembly David Kurten. Kurten is contesting in the English seat of Bognor Regis and Littlehampton. The party has a total of 41 candidates, including one in Scotland and six in Wales.

Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition
The Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition is running 40 candidates, including four in Scotland and two in Wales. Leader Dave Nellist is running in Coventry East.

Patriots Alliance
The UK Independence Party (UKIP) is running in alliance with the English Democrats.