Elections
Elections (United Kingdom)
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Share of votes (%) (in brackets: seats)
2024 – House of Commons … (650)
1. Labour Party … 33.7% (411).
2. Conservative Party … 23.7% (121).
3. Reform UK … 14.3% (5).
4. Liberal Democrats (LD) … 12.2% (72).
5. Green Party of England and Wales (GPEW) … 6.4% (4).
6. Scottish National Party (SNP) … 2.5% (9).
7. Sinn Féin (Ireland and Northern Ireland) … 0.7% (7).
8. Plaid Cymru – the Party of Wales (PC) … 0.7% (4).
9. Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) (Northern Ireland) … 0.6% (5)…
2019 – House of Commons … (650)
1. Conservative Party … 43.6% (365).
2. Labour Party … 32.1% (202).
3. Liberal Democrats (LD) … 11.6% (11).
4. Scottish National Party (SNP) … 3.9% (48).
5. Green Party of England and Wales (GPEW) … 2.6% (1).
6. Brexit Party … 2.0% (0).
7. Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) (Northern Ireland) … 0.8% (8).
8. Sinn Féin (Ireland and Northern Ireland) … 0.6% (7).
9. Plaid Cymru – the Party of Wales (PC) … 0.5% (4)…
General Election Results (history)
1802 – House of Commons … (658)
1. Tories … (~383).
2. Whigs … (~269).
3. Pittites … (~6).
The 1802 United Kingdom general election was the first general election after the Acts of Union 1800, held from 5 July 1802 to 28 August 1802, to elect members of the House of Commons, the lower house of the new Parliament of the United Kingdom.
1806 – House of Commons … (658)
1. Whigs … (~430).
2. Tories … (~228).
1807 – House of Commons … (658)
1. Tories … (216).
2. Whigs … (213).
Radicals … (1).
Others / Independent … (228).
1812 – House of Commons … (658)
1. Tories … (399).
2. Whigs … (196).
Radicals … (1).
Others / Independent … (62).
1818 – House of Commons … (558)
1. Tories … (280).
2. Whigs … (175).
Liberals … (4).
Radicals … (1).
Others / Independent … (98).
1820 – House of Commons … (658)
1. Tories … (341).
2. Whigs … (215).
Liberals … (4).
Radicals … (4).
Others / Independent … (94).
1826 – House of Commons … (658)
1. Tories … (428).
2. Whigs … (198).
Radicals … (5).
Others / Independent … (27).
1830 – House of Commons … (658)
1. Tories … (250).
2. Whigs … (196).
3. Ultra-Tories … (60).
Radicals … (4).
Others / Independent … (148).
1831 – House of Commons … (658)
1. Whigs … (370).
2. Tories … (235).
Radicals … (6).
Others / Independent … (47).
1832 – House of Commons … (658)
1. Whigs … 67.01% (441).
2. Tories … 29.15% (175).
3. Repeal Association (Ireland) … 3.84% (42).
The first general election after the Great Reform Act of 1832, which redistributed parliamentary seats and extended the right to vote to more middle-class men. Several so-called “rotten boroughs”, with very small electorates, lost representation, while growing industrial towns gained seats. Most working-class men and all women remained excluded from parliamentary elections.
1835 – House of Commons … (658)
1. Whigs … 57.25% (385).
2. Conservative Party … 42.75% (273).
1837 – House of Commons … (658)
1. Whigs … 52.42% (344).
2. Conservative Party … 47.58% (314).
1841 – House of Commons … (658)
1. Conservative Party … 51.62% (367).
2. Whigs … 46.15% (271).
3. Repeal Association (Ireland) … 2.11% (20).
4. Chartist movement … 0.12% (0).
1847 – House of Commons … (656)
1. Whigs … 53.75% (292).
2. Conservative Party … 42.59% (325).
3. Repeal Association (Ireland) … 2.93% (36).
4. Chartist movement … 0.59% (1)…
1852 – House of Commons … (654)
1. Whigs … 57.92% (324).
2. Conservative Party … 41.87% (330).
3. Chartist movement … 0.09% (0).
1857 – House of Commons … (654)
1. Whigs … 64.77% (377).
2. Conservative Party … 33.45% (264).
3. Independent Irish Party (IIP) … 1.69% (13).
4. Chartist movement … 0.09% (0).
1859 – House of Commons … (654)
1. Liberal Party … 65.80% (356).
2. Conservative Party … 34.17% (298).
3. Chartist movement … 0.03% (0).
1865 – House of Commons … (658)
1. Liberal Party … 59.52% (369).
2. Conservative Party … 40.48% (289).
1868 – House of Commons … (658)
1. Liberal Party … 61.24% (387).
2. Conservative Party … 38.71% (271).
Others … 0.05 % (0).
The first general election after the Second Reform Act of 1867, which extended the franchise to many urban working-class men. The election marked an important stage in the gradual expansion of democratic participation.
1874 – House of Commons … (652)
1. Liberal Party … 51.95% (242).
2. Conservative Party … 44.27% (350).
3. Home Rule League (Ireland) … 3.66% (60)…
The first general election held after the introduction of the secret ballot under the Ballot Act of 1872. The Conservatives, led by Benjamin Disraeli, won a parliamentary majority, defeating the Liberals led by William Ewart Gladstone.
1880 – House of Commons … (652)
1. Liberal Party … 54.66% (352).
2. Conservative Party … 42.46% (237).
3. Home Rule League (Ireland) … 2.84% (63)…
1885 – House of Commons … (670)
1. Liberal Party … 47.65% (319).
2. Conservative Party … 43.00% (247).
3. Irish Parliamentary Party (IPP) … 6.88% (86).
4. Crofters Party … 0.38% (4)…
1886 – House of Commons … (670)
1. Conservative Party and Liberal Unionist Party … 51.40% (393).
2. Liberal Party … 45.13% (192).
3. Irish Parliamentary Party (IPP) … 3.41% (85)…
1892 – House of Commons … (670)
1. Conservative Party and Liberal Unionist Party … 46.99% (314).
2. Liberal Party … 45.37% (271).
3. Irish National Federation (INF) … 5.20% (72).
4. Irish National League (INL) … 1.55% (9).
5. Independent Labour Party (ILP) … 0.51% (3)…
1895 – House of Commons … (670)
1. Conservative Party and Liberal Unionist Party … 49.25% (411).
2. Liberal Party … 45.58% (177).
3. Irish National Federation (INF) … 2.59% (70).
4. Irish National League (INL) … 1.34% (12).
5. Independent Labour Party (ILP) … 0.96% (0)…
1900 – House of Commons … (670)
1. Conservative Party and Liberal Unionist Party … 50.2% (402).
2. Liberal Party … 45.1% (183).
3. Irish Parliamentary Party (IPP) … 1.8% (76).
4. Labour Representation Committee (LRC) … 1.3% (2).
5. Scottish Workers' Representation Committee … 0.1% (0)…
1906 – House of Commons … (670)
1. Liberal Party … 48.9% (397).
2. Conservative Party and Liberal Unionist Party … 43.4% (156).
3. Labour Representation Committee (LRC) … 4.8% (29).
4. Irish Parliamentary Party (IPP) … 0.6% (82).
5. Independent Labour Party (ILP) … 0.4% (1).
6. Social Democratic Federation (SDF) … 0.4% (0)…
1910 (Jan) – House of Commons … (670)
1. Conservative Party and Liberal Unionist Party … 46.8% (272).
2. Liberal Party … 43.5% (274).
3. Labour Party … 7.0% (40).
4. Irish Parliamentary Party (IPP) … 1.2% (71).
5. All-for-Ireland League (AFIL) … 0.4% (8).
6. Social Democratic Federation (SDF) … 0.2% (0)…
1910 (Dec) – House of Commons … (670)
1. Conservative Party and Liberal Unionist Party … 46.6% (271).
2. Liberal Party … 44.2% (272).
3. Labour Party … 6.4% (42).
4. Irish Parliamentary Party (IPP) … 1.9% (74).
5. All-for-Ireland League (AFIL) … 0.6% (8).
6. Social Democratic Federation (SDF) … 0.1% (0)…
1918 – House of Commons … (707)
1. Conservative Party … 38.4% (379).
2. Labour Party … 20.8% (57).
3. National Liberal Party … 12.6% (128).
4. Liberal Party … 13.0% (35).
5. Sinn Féin (Ireland and Northern Ireland) … 4.6% (73).
6. Irish Parliamentary Party (IPP) … 2.2% (7).
7. National Democratic and Labour Party (NDP) … 1.5% (9)…
The first general election after the First World War and the Representation of the People Act 1918. Almost all men aged 21 and over gained the right to vote, while some women aged 30 and over were enfranchised. It was also the first general election in which polling took place on a single day throughout the country. The Conservatives and their coalition partners won a decisive victory under David Lloyd George.
1922 – House of Commons … (615)
1. Conservative Party … 38.5% (344).
2. Labour Party … 29.7% (142).
3. Liberal Party … 18.9% (62).
4. National Liberal Party … 9.9% (53).
5. Nationalist Party (Northern Ireland) (Irish: An Páirtí Náisiúnach) … 0.3% (2).
6. Communist Party of Great Britain (CPGB) … 0.2% (1).
7. National Farmers' Union (NFU) … 0.2% (0)…
The first general election after the establishment of the Irish Free State, which led to a substantial reduction in the number of Irish constituencies represented at Westminster.
1923 – House of Commons … (615)
1. Conservative Party … 38.0% (258).
2. Labour Party … 30.7% (191).
3. Liberal Party … 29.7% (158).
4. Nationalist Party (Northern Ireland) (Irish: An Páirtí Náisiúnach) … 0.3% (2).
5. Communist Party of Great Britain (CPGB) … 0.2% (0).
6. Belfast Labour Party … 0.2% (0)…
1924 – House of Commons … (615)
1. Conservative Party … 46.8% (412).
2. Labour Party … 33.3% (151).
3. Liberal Party … 17.8% (40).
4. Communist Party of Great Britain (CPGB) … 0.2% (1).
5. Sinn Féin (Ireland and Northern Ireland) … 0.2% (0)…
1929 – House of Commons … (615)
1. Conservative Party … 38.1% (260).
2. Labour Party … 37.1% (287).
3. Liberal Party … 23.6% (59).
4. Communist Party of Great Britain (CPGB) … 0.2% (0).
5. Scottish Prohibition Party … 0.1% (1).
6. Nationalist Party (Northern Ireland) (Irish: An Páirtí Náisiúnach) … 0.1% (2)…
The first general election in which women and men had equal voting rights, following the Equal Franchise Act 1928. All women aged 21 and over could vote on the same terms as men. Labour, led by Ramsay MacDonald, won the largest number of seats, although it did not secure an overall majority.
1931 – House of Commons … (615)
1. Conservative Party … 55.0% (470).
2. Labour Party … 29.4% (46).
3. Liberal Party … 6.5% (33).
4. National Liberal Party … 3.7% (35).
5. National Labour … 1.5% (13).
6. Independent Labour Party (ILP) … 1.2% (3)…
1935 – House of Commons … (615)
1. Conservative Party … 47.8% (387).
2. Labour Party … 38.0% (154).
3. Liberal Party … 6.7% (17).
4. National Liberal Party … 3.7% (33).
5. National Labour … 1.5% (8).
6. Independent Labour Party (ILP) … 0.7% (4)…
1945 – House of Commons … (640)
1. Labour Party … 49.7% (393).
2. Conservative Party … 36.2% (197).
3. Liberal Party … 9.0% (12).
4. National Liberal Party … 2.9% (11).
5. Common Wealth Party (CW) … 0.5% (1).
6. Communist Party of Great Britain (CPGB) … 0.4% (2)…
The first general election after the Second World War in Europe. The Labour Party, led by Clement Attlee, won a landslide victory over Winston Churchill’s Conservatives. The result paved the way for the establishment of the modern welfare state, the creation of the National Health Service and extensive nationalisation.
1950 – House of Commons … (625)
1. Labour Party … 46.1% (315).
2. Conservative Party … 43.4% (298).
3. Liberal Party … 9.1% (9).
4. Communist Party of Great Britain (CPGB) … 0.3% (0).
5. Nationalist Party (Northern Ireland) (Irish: An Páirtí Náisiúnach) … 0.2% (2).
6. Labour Party (Ireland) (Irish: Páirtí an Lucht Oibre) … 0.2% (0)…
1951 – House of Commons … (625)
1. Labour Party … 48.8% (295).
2. Conservative Party … 48.0% (321).
3. Liberal Party … 2.6% (6).
4. Labour Party (Ireland) (Irish: Páirtí an Lucht Oibre) … 0.1% (1).
5. Communist Party of Great Britain (CPGB) … 0.1% (0)…
1955 – House of Commons … (630)
1. Conservative Party … 49.7% (345).
2. Labour Party … 46.4% (277).
3. Liberal Party … 2.7% (6).
4. Sinn Féin (Ireland and Northern Ireland) … 0.6% (2).
5. Plaid Cymru – the Party of Wales (PC) … 0.2% (0).
6. Communist Party of Great Britain (CPGB) … 0.1% (0).
7. Labour Party (Ireland) (Irish: Páirtí an Lucht Oibre) … 0.1% (0)…
1959 – House of Commons … (630)
1. Conservative Party … 49.4% (365).
2. Labour Party … 43.8% (258).
3. Liberal Party … 5.9% (6).
4. Plaid Cymru – the Party of Wales (PC) … 0.3% (0).
5. Sinn Féin (Ireland and Northern Ireland) … 0.2% (0).
6. Communist Party of Great Britain (CPGB) … 0.1% (0).
7. Scottish National Party (SNP) … 0.1% (0)…
1964 – House of Commons … (630)
1. Labour Party … 44.1% (317).
2. Conservative Party … 43.4% (304).
3. Liberal Party … 11.2% (9).
4. Plaid Cymru – the Party of Wales (PC) … 0.3% (0).
5. Scottish National Party (SNP) … 0.2% (0).
6. Communist Party of Great Britain (CPGB) … 0.2% (0)…
1966 – House of Commons … (630)
1. Labour Party … 48.0% (364).
2. Conservative Party … 41.9% (253).
3. Liberal Party … 8.5% (12).
4. Scottish National Party (SNP) … 0.5% (0).
5. Communist Party of Great Britain (CPGB) … 0.2% (0).
6. Plaid Cymru – the Party of Wales (PC) … 0.2% (0)…
1970 – House of Commons … (630)
1. Conservative Party … 46.4% (330).
2. Labour Party … 43.1% (288).
3. Liberal Party … 7.5% (6).
4. Scottish National Party (SNP) … 1.1% (1).
5. Plaid Cymru – the Party of Wales (PC) … 0.6% (0).
6. Unity (Northern Ireland) … 0.5% (2).
7. Communist Party of Great Britain (CPGB) … 0.1% (0)…
1974 (Feb) – House of Commons … (635)
1. Conservative Party … 37.9% (297).
2. Labour Party … 37.2% (301).
3. Liberal Party … 19.3% (14).
4. Scottish National Party (SNP) … 2.0% (7).
5. Ulster Unionist Party (UUP) (Northern Ireland) … 0.8% (7).
6. Plaid Cymru – the Party of Wales (PC) … 0.5% (2).
7. Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP) (Northern Ireland) … 0.5% (1).
8. Pro-Assembly Unionists … 0.2% (0)…
1974 (Oct) – House of Commons … (635)
1. Labour Party … 39.2% (319).
2. Conservative Party … 35.8% (277).
3. Liberal Party … 18.3% (13).
4. Scottish National Party (SNP) … 2.9% (11).
5. Ulster Unionist Party (UUP) (Northern Ireland) … 0.9% (6).
6. Plaid Cymru – the Party of Wales (PC) … 0.6% (3).
7. Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP) (Northern Ireland) … 0.6% (1).
6. National Front (NF) … 0.4% (0)…
1979 – House of Commons … (635)
1. Conservative Party … 43.9% (339).
2. Labour Party … 36.9% (269).
3. Liberal Party … 13.8% (11).
4. Scottish National Party (SNP) … 1.6% (2).
5. Ulster Unionist Party (UUP) (Northern Ireland) … 0.8% (5).
6. National Front (NF) … 0.6% (0).
7. Plaid Cymru – the Party of Wales (PC) … 0.4% (2).
8. Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP) (Northern Ireland) … 0.4% (1)…
The Conservative Party, led by Margaret Thatcher, won the general election after the Labour government lost a vote of no confidence. Thatcher became the first woman to serve as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. Her government introduced major economic reforms, privatisation and a reduction in the role of the state in the economy.
1983 – House of Commons … (650)
1. Conservative Party … 42.4% (397).
2. Labour Party … 27.6% (209).
3. SDP–Liberal Alliance … 25.4% (23).
4. Scottish National Party (SNP) … 1.1% (2).
5. Ulster Unionist Party (UUP) (Northern Ireland) … 0.8% (11).
6. Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) (Northern Ireland) … 0.5% (3).
7. Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP) (Northern Ireland) … 0.4% (1).
8. Plaid Cymru – the Party of Wales (PC) … 0.4% (2).
9. Sinn Féin (Ireland and Northern Ireland) … 0.3% (1)…
1987 – House of Commons … (650)
1. Conservative Party … 42.2% (376).
2. Labour Party … 30.8% (229).
3. SDP–Liberal Alliance … 22.6% (22).
4. Scottish National Party (SNP) … 1.3% (3).
5. Ulster Unionist Party (UUP) (Northern Ireland) … 0.8% (9).
6. Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP) (Northern Ireland) … 0.5% (3).
7. Plaid Cymru – the Party of Wales (PC) … 0.4% (3).
8. Green Party UK (Green) … 0.3% (0)…
1992 – House of Commons … (651)
1. Conservative Party … 41.9% (336).
2. Labour Party … 34.4% (271).
3. Liberal Democrats (LD) … 17.8% (20).
4. Scottish National Party (SNP) … 1.9% (3).
5. Ulster Unionist Party (UUP) (Northern Ireland) … 0.8% (9).
6. Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP) (Northern Ireland) … 0.5% (4).
7. Green Party of England and Wales (GPEW) … 0.5% (0).
8. Plaid Cymru – the Party of Wales (PC) … 0.5% (4)…
1997 – House of Commons … (659)
1. Labour Party … 43.2% (418).
2. Conservative Party … 30.7% (165).
3. Liberal Democrats (LD) … 16.8% (46).
4. Referendum Party … 2.6% (0).
5. Scottish National Party (SNP) … 2.0% (6).
6. Ulster Unionist Party (UUP) (Northern Ireland) … 0.8% (10).
7. Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP) (Northern Ireland) … 0.6% (3).
8. Plaid Cymru – the Party of Wales (PC) … 0.5% (4).
9. Sinn Féin (Ireland and Northern Ireland) … 0.4% (2)…
The Labour Party, led by Tony Blair, won a landslide victory, ending eighteen years of Conservative government. The result marked the beginning of the “New Labour” era and was followed by constitutional reforms, including devolution in Scotland and Wales and the establishment of the Northern Ireland Assembly.
2001 – House of Commons … (659)
1. Labour Party … 40.7% (412).
2. Conservative Party … 31.6% (166).
3. Liberal Democrats (LD) … 18.3% (52).
4. Scottish National Party (SNP) … 1.8% (5).
5. UK Independence Party (UKIP) … 1.5% (0).
6. Ulster Unionist Party (UUP) (Northern Ireland) … 0.8% (6).
7. Plaid Cymru – the Party of Wales (PC) … 0.7% (4).
8. Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) (Northern Ireland) … 0.7% (5).
9. Sinn Féin (Ireland and Northern Ireland) … 0.7% (4)…
2005 – House of Commons … (646)
1. Labour Party … 35.2% (355).
2. Conservative Party … 32.4% (198).
3. Liberal Democrats (LD) … 22.0% (62).
4. UK Independence Party (UKIP) … 2.2% (0).
5. Scottish National Party (SNP) … 1.5% (6).
6. Green Party of England and Wales (GPEW) … 1.0% (0).
7. Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) (Northern Ireland) … 0.9% (9).
8. British National Party (BNP) … 0.7% (0)…
2010 – House of Commons … (650)
1. Conservative Party … 36.1% (306).
2. Labour Party … 29.0% (258).
3. Liberal Democrats (LD) … 23.0% (57).
4. Scottish National Party (SNP) … 1.7% (6).
5. Sinn Féin (Ireland and Northern Ireland) … 0.6% (5).
6. Plaid Cymru – the Party of Wales (PC) … 0.6% (3).
7. Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP) (Northern Ireland) … 0.4% (3).
8. Green Party of England and Wales (GPEW) … 0.9% (1).
9. Alliance Party of Northern Ireland (APNI) … 0.1% (1)…
The general election produced a hung Parliament: no party won an overall majority. The Conservatives, led by David Cameron, formed a coalition government with the Liberal Democrats, led by Nick Clegg. It was the first coalition government at Westminster since the Second World War.
2015 – House of Commons … (650)
1. Conservative Party … 36.8% (330).
2. Labour Party … 30.4% (232).
3. UK Independence Party (UKIP) … 12.6% (1).
4. Liberal Democrats (LD) … 7.9% (8).
5. Scottish National Party (SNP) … 4.7% (56).
6. Green Party of England and Wales (GPEW) … 3.8% (1).
7. Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) (Northern Ireland) … 0.6% (8).
8. Sinn Féin (Ireland and Northern Ireland) … 0.6% (4).
9. Plaid Cymru – the Party of Wales (PC) … 0.6% (3)…
2017 – House of Commons … (650)
1. Conservative Party … 42.3% (317).
2. Labour Party … 40.0% (262).
3. Liberal Democrats (LD) … 7.4% (12).
4. Scottish National Party (SNP) … 3.0% (35).
5. UK Independence Party (UKIP) … 42.3% (0).
6. Green Party of England and Wales (GPEW) … 1.6% (1).
7. Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) (Northern Ireland) … 0.9% (10).
8. Sinn Féin (Ireland and Northern Ireland) … 0.7% (7).
9. Plaid Cymru – the Party of Wales (PC) … 0.5% (4)…
2019 – House of Commons … (650)
1. Conservative Party … 43.6% (365).
2. Labour Party … 32.1% (202).
3. Liberal Democrats (LD) … 11.6% (11).
4. Scottish National Party (SNP) … 3.9% (48).
5. Green Party of England and Wales (GPEW) … 2.6% (1).
6. Brexit Party … 2.0% (0).
7. Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) (Northern Ireland) … 0.8% (8).
8. Sinn Féin (Ireland and Northern Ireland) … 0.6% (7).
9. Plaid Cymru – the Party of Wales (PC) … 0.5% (4)…
The Conservative Party, led by Boris Johnson, won a substantial majority on a promise to “Get Brexit Done”. The result enabled the government to proceed with the United Kingdom’s withdrawal from the European Union, which took place on 31 January 2020.
2024 – House of Commons … (650)
1. Labour Party … 33.7% (411).
2. Conservative Party … 23.7% (121).
3. Reform UK … 14.3% (5).
4. Liberal Democrats (LD) … 12.2% (72).
5. Green Party of England and Wales (GPEW) … 6.4% (4).
6. Scottish National Party (SNP) … 2.5% (9).
7. Sinn Féin (Ireland and Northern Ireland) … 0.7% (7).
8. Plaid Cymru – the Party of Wales (PC) … 0.7% (4).
9. Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) (Northern Ireland) … 0.6% (5)…
The Labour Party, led by Keir Starmer, won a large parliamentary majority, ending fourteen years of Conservative-led government. The Conservatives suffered their worst-ever result in terms of seats, while the Liberal Democrats made substantial gains. The election was held under new constituency boundaries following a parliamentary boundary review.
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