Final voting intention polls suggested in the run up to the election that there was a chance the results could end up with a hung parliament. If no party won a majority in the 2019 general election who would be the prime minister? And when would we get the next government?

What is a hung parliament?

A hung parliament means no party has won enough seats in a general election to have a majority in the House of Commons.

How many seats are needed for a majority?

There are 650 seats in the House of Commons - which means a party needs at least 326 to form a majority government.

If no one gets a majority at the election, who will be PM?

Boris Johnson. In a hung parliament, the incumbent PM stays in office - and lives in Downing Street - until it is decided who will attempt to form a new government.

How is that decided?

According to the Cabinet Manual, the closet thing Britain has to a rule-book here, the incumbent PM is entitled to attempt to form a government then stay in office until Parliament meets, when they can ask MPs to approve his Queen’s Speech.