| IMPINGE | Influence Independent politician in General Election initially |
| HOSTAGE | One taken captive by the army at general election, initially (7) |
| WIMPY | Independent politician in Wyoming becomes timid (5) |
| IMPACT | Influence independent member being brought before the law (6) |
| SOVEREIGN | Without external influence, independent state finally governs freely |
| NOMINEE | Name of member involved noted each election initially (7) |
| TURNOUT | It was about 60% in the 2024 general election (7) |
| GOTOTHE | Call a general election (2,2,3,7) |
| GOTOTAE | Call a general election (2,2,3,7) |
| TEENAGE | Links support with leaders of nation after general election, probably in minority? |
| SCOURGE | Search general election leaders for the whip (7) |
| COUNTRY | Dissolve Parliament and call a General Election (2,2,3,7) |
| KINNOCK | Labour Party leader defeated at the 1992 general election (7) |
| TIMOTHY | Downing Street official who resigned after the 2017 general election |
| GETOVER | Rally floating voter after general election starts (3,4) |
| WIPEOUT | "John Swinney feared general election ‘____' for SNP" (Times headline, December 2024) |
| ALE | Stuffed in general election, bitter (3) |
| MARX | Socialist to spoil vote in General Election (4) |
| BALLOT | Computer program contains everything that's secret in General Election |
| BATTLE | British Prime Minister losing election initially in Sussex town (6) |
