Groupings of Political Parties


Election of 5th May, 2005
Party Votes Outcome
Liberal 19100
Labour 4851
Conservative 3275
Nationalist 3119
Other 1281
Right 500
Left 412

More information about the 2005 General Election is available here.

This was a General Election

Election of 6th May, 2010
Party Votes Outcome
Liberal 18335
Labour 5265
Nationalist 5263
Conservative 4260
Other 1056
Right 659

More information about the 2010 General Election is available here.

This was a General Election

Election of 7th May, 2015
Party Votes Outcome
Nationalist 20119
Liberal 14995
Conservative 2598
Labour 2043
Other 1242
Right 814

More information about the 2015 General Election is available here.

This was a General Election

Election of 8th Jun, 2017
Party Votes Outcome
Nationalist 15480
Conservative 9561
Liberal 8042
Labour 4695
Other 676

More information about the 2017 General Election is available here.

This was a General Election

Election of 12th Dec, 2019
Party Votes Outcome
Nationalist 19263
Liberal 9820
Conservative 6900
Labour 2448
Other 1438

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, Ross Skye and Lochaber CCon through time | Political Life Statistics | Groupings of Political Parties, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/12797886/cube/POL_PARTY_GROUP

Date accessed: 24th April 2024