Groupings of Political Parties


Election of 9th Jun, 1983
Party Votes Outcome
Conservative 17579
Nationalist 12118
Liberal 5129
Labour 4464

More information about the 1983 General Election is available here.

This was a General Election

Election of 11th Jun, 1987
Party Votes Outcome
Conservative 16592
Nationalist 12919
Liberal 6001
Labour 5298
Other 230

More information about the 1987 General Election is available here.

This was a General Election

Election of 9th Apr, 1992
Party Votes Outcome
Conservative 18681
Nationalist 16213
Labour 5766
Liberal 3826

More information about the 1992 General Election is available here.

This was a General Election

Election of 1st May, 1997
Party Votes Outcome
Nationalist 18449
Conservative 12825
Labour 6861
Liberal 2700
Other 994
Right 189

More information about the 1997 General Election is available here.

This was a General Election

Election of 7th Jun, 2001
Party Votes Outcome
Conservative 12222
Nationalist 12148
Labour 7258
Liberal 3698
Left 588

More information about the 2001 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, Galloway and Upper Nithsdale CCon through time | Political Life Statistics | Groupings of Political Parties, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/12748723/cube/POL_PARTY_GROUP

Date accessed: 23rd April 2024