Groupings of Political Parties


Election of 5th May, 2005
Party Votes Outcome
Labour 23264
Nationalist 8541
Liberal 7904
Conservative 4776
Other 3248

More information about the 2005 General Election is available here.

This was a General Election

Election of 6th May, 2010
Party Votes Outcome
Labour 26241
Nationalist 11738
Conservative 6613
Liberal 5052
Other 1302

More information about the 2010 General Election is available here.

This was a General Election

Election of 7th May, 2015
Party Votes Outcome
Nationalist 33678
Labour 17151
Conservative 7129
Right 1221
Liberal 1042
Other 318

More information about the 2015 General Election is available here.

This was a General Election

Election of 8th Jun, 2017
Party Votes Outcome
Nationalist 21023
Labour 17157
Conservative 13704
Liberal 1590
Right 628

More information about the 2017 General Election is available here.

This was a General Election

Election of 12th Dec, 2019
Party Votes Outcome
Nationalist 26113
Labour 12791
Conservative 11961
Liberal 3760
Other 1153
Right 559

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, East Kilbride Strathaven and Lesmahagow CCon through time | Political Life Statistics | Groupings of Political Parties, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/12797734/cube/POL_PARTY_GROUP

Date accessed: 23rd May 2024