Groupings of Political Parties


Election of 5th May, 2005
Party Votes Outcome
Labour 13518
Liberal 4987
Nationalist 4148
Conservative 1757
Other 1511
Left 1445
Right 671

More information about the 2005 General Election is available here.

This was a General Election

Election of 6th May, 2010
Party Votes Outcome
Labour 15908
Nationalist 5357
Liberal 5010
Conservative 2158
Other 928
Right 862
Left 357

More information about the 2010 General Election is available here.

This was a General Election

Election of 7th May, 2015
Party Votes Outcome
Nationalist 20658
Labour 12996
Conservative 2359
Other 1730
Right 786
Liberal 612
Left 177

More information about the 2015 General Election is available here.

This was a General Election

Election of 8th Jun, 2017
Party Votes Outcome
Nationalist 16096
Labour 13829
Conservative 5014
Liberal 1045

More information about the 2017 General Election is available here.

This was a General Election

Election of 12th Dec, 2019
Party Votes Outcome
Nationalist 19750
Labour 13276
Conservative 3698
Liberal 1952
Other 1429

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, Glasgow Central BCon through time | Political Life Statistics | Groupings of Political Parties, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/12797576/cube/POL_PARTY_GROUP

Date accessed: 24th April 2024