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Turnout
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Number of seats per share of vote. The share of the vote per party as represented here is proportional first to the turnout (based on votes against number of registered voters) and then to the approximate population of the UK for each election.
LAB = Labour; CON = Conservative; REF = Reform; LDT/LD = Liberal Democrat; S = Scottish National; UKI = UK Independence; ALL = Liberal/SDP Alliance; LIB = Liberal; SDP = Social Democrats
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59.9% |
67.96M
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67.3% |
66.78M
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68.8% |
66.06M
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66.4% |
65.22M
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65.1% |
62.76M
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61.4% |
60.38M
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59.4% |
59.09M
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71.3% |
58.25M
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77.7% |
57.51M
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75.3% |
56.83M
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72.7% |
56.5M
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76% |
56.27M
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72.8% |
56.23M
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Source of UK population data:
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411 seats (63.2%) | 121 (18.6) | 72 (11.1) | 9 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 |
9.73M votes / 33.7%
LAB
Keir Starmer MP
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6.83M / 23.7%
CON
Rishi Sunak MP
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4.1M / 14.3%
REF
Nigel Farage
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3.52M / 12.2%
LD
Ed Davey MP
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1.8M
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0.72
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365Seats (56.2%)
13.97M Votes / 43.6%
CON CANDIDATES: 635 HELD: 297 GAINED: 58 LOST: 10 NET: +48
Prime Minister Boris Johnson MP
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202(31.1%)
10.27M / 32.1%
LAB 631 140 +1 -61 NET: -60
Jeremy Corbyn MP
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11
3.7M / 11.6%
LD 611 4 +3 -4
Jo Swinson MP
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48
1.24M
SN
59 44 +14 -1
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472
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275
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1.3
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Figures for the number of seats gained and lost per party are based on the 2017 General Election result rather than the parties subsequent totals before the 2019 General Election.
* Figure includes the independent Speaker of the House of Commons.
317Seats (48.8%) 13.65M Votes / 42.3%
CON CANDIDATES: 637 HELD: 264
GAINED: 20 LOST: 33
PM Theresa May MP
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261 (40.3%)12.86M / 40%
LAB 630** 219 +37 -5
Jeremy Corbyn MP
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12
2.37M
LD 628 4 +8 -5
Tim Farron MP
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35
.98M
SN
59 -20
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.59
UKI
377
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.52
GR
468
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23*
1.2
503 +6 -9
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** Figure includes 50 candidates standing jointly with the Co-Operative Party.
330Seats (50.8%) 11.3M Votes / 36.9%
CON CANDIDATES: 647 HELD: 296
GAINED: 28 LOST: 10
PM David Cameron MP
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232 (35.7%)9.34M / 30.4%
LAB 630 210 +24 -48
Ed Miliband MP
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1
3.88M / 12.7%
UKI 623 -1*
Nigel Farage MEP
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8
2.42M
LD 631 -48
Nick Clegg MP
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56
1.45M
SN
59 +50
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1.16
GR
575
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22
1.14
740 +3 -8
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* UK Independence Party had won two Parliamentary seats via 2014 by-elections.
306Seats (47.1%) 10.8M Votes / 36.4%
CON CANDIDATES: 631
GAINED: 100 LOST: 3
David Cameron MP
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258 (39.7%)8.61M / 29%
LAB 631 +3 -94
PM Gordon Brown MP
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57
6.84M / 23%
LD 631 +8 -13
Nick Clegg MP
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0
.92M
UKI
558
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338
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SN
59
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23
1.57
872 +3 -6
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356Seats (55.2%) 9.55M Votes / 35.2%
LAB CANDIDATES: 627
GAINED: 0 LOST: 47
PM Tony Blair MP
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198 (30.7%)8.78M / 32.4%
CON 630 +36 -3
Michael Howard MP
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62
5.99M / 22%
LD 626 +16 -5
Charles Kennedy MP
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0
.61M
UKI
496
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5
.41
SN
59
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.26
GR
575
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25
1.5
740
+8 -7
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413Seats (62.5%) 10.7M Votes / 40.7%
LAB CANDIDATES: 640 GAINED: 2 LOST: 8
PM Tony Blair MP
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166 (25.2%)8.36M / 31.7%
CON 643 +9 -8
William Hague MP
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52
4.81M / 18.3%
LD 639 +8 -2
Charles Kennedy MP
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5
.46M
SN
72 -1
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.39
UKI
428
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6
.22
UU
575
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17
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845
+7 -3
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418Seats (63.4%) 13.52M Votes / 43.2%
LAB CANDIDATES: 639 GAINED: 145 LOST: 0
Tony Blair MP
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165 (25%)9.6M / 30.7%
CON 648 +0 -178
PM John Major MP
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46
5.24M / 16.8%
LD 639 +30 -2
Paddy Ashdown MP
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0
.81M
REF
547
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6
.62
SN
72
+3
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10
.26
UU
16
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14
1.2
1031
+5 -2
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336Seats (51.7%) 14.09M Votes / 41.9%
CON CANDIDATES: 644 GAINED:
+3 LOST: 44
PM John Major MP
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271 (41.6%)11.56M / 34.4%
LAB 633 +43 -1
Neil Kinnock MP
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20
6M / 17.8%
LD 632 +4 -6
Paddy Ashdown MP
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3
.63M
SN
72 +3
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9
.27
UU
16
+1
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.18
SD
13
+1
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8
1.2
853 -1
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376Seats (57.9%)
13.76M Votes / 42.2%
CON CANDIDATES: 633 GAINED: 9 LOST: 30
PM Margaret Thatcher MP
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229 (35.2%)
10.03M / 30.8%
LAB 633 +26 -6
Neil Kinnock MP
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22
7.34M / 22.6%
SD/L 633 +5 -6
David Owen MP & David Steel MP
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3
.42M
SN
72
+3
-2
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9
.28
UU
16 -2
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3
.15
SD
13
+2
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8
5.5
853
+1
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397Seats (61.1%)
13.01M Votes / 42.4%
CON CANDIDATES: 633 GAINED: 47 LOST: 10
PM Margaret Thatcher MP
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209 (32.2%)
8.46M / 27.6%
LAB 633 +4 -55
Michael Foot MP
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17
4.3M / 13.9%
LIB 329 +6
David Steel MP
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6
3.5M / 11.5%
SDP 307 +6
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2
.33M
SN
72
+2
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19
1.1
538
+1
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339Seats (53.4%)
13.7M Votes / 43.9%
CON CANDIDATES: 622 GAINED: 63 LOST: 1
Margaret Thatcher MP
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269 (42.4%)
11.53M / 36.9%
LAB 623 +4 -54
PM James Callaghan MP
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11
4.3M / 13.8%
LIB 577 +1 -3
David Steel MP
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2
.5
SN
71
+2
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5
.25
UU
11
+6
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9
.9
674
+4
-1
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319Seats (50.2%)
11.5M Votes / 39.2%
LAB CANDIDATES: 623 GAINED: 20 LOST: 2
PM Harold Wilson MP
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277 (43.6%)
10.5M / 35.8%
CON 623 +2 -22
Edward Heath MP
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13
5.3M / 18.3%
LIB 619 +1 -2
Jeremy Thorpe MP
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11
.84
SN
71
+4
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6
.25
UU
7
-1
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9
.8
310
+2
-2
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301Seats (47.4%)
11.65M Votes / 37.2%
LAB CANDIDATES: 623 GAINED: 34 LOST: 14
Harold Wilson MP
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297 (46.8%)
11.88M / 37.9%
CON 623 +5 -42
PM Edward Heath MP
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14
6.06M / 19.3%
LIB 517 +8
Jeremy Thorpe MP
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7
.63
SN
70
+6
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7
.23
UU
7
+1
-2
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9
.8
297
+9 -3
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