Groupings of Political Parties


Election of 5th May, 2005
Party Votes Outcome
Labour 17476
Conservative 10234
Liberal 9252
Nationalist 4654
Other 1520
Left 585
Right 205

More information about the 2005 General Election is available here.

This was a General Election

Election of 6th May, 2010
Party Votes Outcome
Labour 19473
Conservative 11026
Liberal 8194
Nationalist 5530
Other 872
Left 367

More information about the 2010 General Election is available here.

This was a General Election

Election of 7th May, 2015
Party Votes Outcome
Nationalist 22168
Labour 14033
Conservative 10444
Other 1965
Liberal 1920
Right 1072

More information about the 2015 General Election is available here.

This was a General Election

Election of 8th Jun, 2017
Party Votes Outcome
Nationalist 17575
Conservative 16478
Labour 13213
Liberal 2124

More information about the 2017 General Election is available here.

This was a General Election

Election of 12th Dec, 2019
Party Votes Outcome
Nationalist 24830
Conservative 12848
Labour 7478
Liberal 4971
Other 1890
Left 114

More information about the 2019 General Election is available here.

This was a General Election


The election result data we hold includes over two hundred party labels, so we have simplified them to these seven simple categories. Of course, most candidates in most elections, and almost every candidate who won, was standing for one of the main parties, but an enormous range of labels have been used by one or two candidates. These groupings have been defined based almost entirely on the party labels, rather than detailed research into party policies, but including words like 'Labour' or 'Conservative' in yo...


ur party label says a lot about where you stand, and even more about the people voting for you. 'Left' means broadly speaking candidates to the left of the Liberal or Labour parties, 'Right' candidates to the right of the Conservatives. 'Nationalist' means any kind of nationalist, even for the Isle of Wight.

How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Edinburgh South West BCon through time | Political Life Statistics | Groupings of Political Parties, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/12797564/cube/POL_PARTY_GROUP

Date accessed: 27th April 2024