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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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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 .

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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.

Reform leading the polls in 2025

Although Labour won by far the most seats in the 2024 general election, they did this on the lowest national vote share of a majority party in this time period. This shallow victory was followed by a relatively unstable first year in power, which has left Labour just as unpopular as the Conservative government they replaced. At both parties expense, the hard-right Reform UK party have consistently led the polls for several months. Although the next UK election is not likely until the late 2020s, an election in 2025 would almost certainly return Reform UK as the largest party, a result without precedent in modern UK history.

Immigration and economy key issues for voters

When asked about current issues facing the country, UK voters have consistently identified the economy, health, and immigration as the most important ones since 2023. Since the start of 2025, however, health has gradually fallen to a distant-third, while immigration has surged ahead of the economy as the main issue, with 58 percent seeing it as the most important issue in September. This mirrors the increase in support for Reform UK in election polls, with the party currently seen as the best political party to handle the issue of immigration, with Labour selected as better at handling the economy, and the National Health Service.