UK election results by vote share 1918-2024

The Labour Party won 33.7 percent of the vote in the 2024 general election, with the Conservative vote share falling to 23.7 percent. Parties outside the three mainstream political parties gained 30.4 percent of the vote, the highest vote share in this time period.
Since 1918 there have been 29 General Elections in the United Kingdom, with the Conservative party winning the highest share of the vote in 19 elections, and the Labour party in ten. The Conservatives recorded their highest share of the vote in 1931 at 60.8 percent, the Labour Party in 1951 at 48.8 percent, and the then Liberal Party in 1923 at 29.6 percent.

Share of votes in general elections in the United Kingdom from 1918 to 2024, by political party

Characteristic	Conservative	Labour	Liberal Democrats	Other
2024*	23.7%	33.7%	12.2%	30.4%
2019	43.6%	32.2%	11.5%	12.7%
2017	42.3%	40%	7.4%	10.4%
2015	36.8%	30.4%	7.9%	24.9%
2010	36.1%	29%	23%	11.9%
2005	32.4%	35.2%	22%	10.4%
2001	31.6%	40.7%	18.3%	9.5%
1997	30.7%	43.2%	16.8%	9.3%
1992	41.9%	34.4%	17.8%	5.8%
1987	42.2%	30.8%	22.6%	4.4%
1983	42.4%	27.6%	25.4%	4.6%
1979	43.9%	36.9%	13.8%	5.4%
October 1974	35.7%	39.3%	18.3%	6.7%
February 1974	37.8%	37.2%	19.3%	5.8%
1970	46.4%	43%	7.5%	3.2%
1966	41.9%	47.9%	8.5%	1.7%
1964	43.3%	44.1%	11.2%	1.4%
1959	49.4%	43.8%	5.9%	1%
1955	49.6%	46.4%	2.7%	1.3%
1951	48%	48.8%	2.6%	0.7%
1950	43.3%	46.1%	9.1%	1.5%
1945	39.7%	47.7%	9%	3.6%
1935	53.5%	37.9%	6.6%	2.1%
1931	60.8%	30.7%	6.8%	1.7%
1929	38.2%	37%	23.4%	1.4%
1924	47.2%	33%	17.6%	2.2%
1923	37.9%	30.5%	29.6%	2%
1922	38.2%	29.4%	28.8%	3.6%
1918	38.4%	20.8%	25.8%	14.9%

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Release date

July 2024

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Region

United Kingdom

Survey time period

1918 to 2024

Supplementary notes

Between 1918 and 1981 the Liberal Democrats were known as the Liberal Party, and between 1981 and 1988 were the SDP/Liberal Alliance.

*The latest election results in 2024 were taken from the BBC.

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