Results for a UK general election on 7 May 2015 Great Britain - by party

A general election to the 56th Parliament of the United Kingdom with an electorate of 46,354,197, having 30,697,525 valid votes and 102,639 invalid votes.

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Registered political parties nominating candidates standing in the general election on 7 May 2015. This list does not include candidates standing as independents or the candidate standing as House of Commons Speaker.

Party Constituencies contested Votes Vote share Constituencies won
Conservative 631 11,290,554 37.8% 330
Labour 631 9,347,273 31.3% 232
Scottish National Party 59 1,454,436 4.9% 56
Liberal Democrat 631 2,415,916 8.1% 8
Plaid Cymru 40 181,704 0.6% 3
UK Independence Party 614 3,862,775 12.9% 1
Green Party 537 1,111,603 3.7% 1
Scottish Green Party 31 39,205 0.1% 0
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition 128 34,061 0.1% 0
National Health Action Party 11 12,999 0.0% 0
Respect Party 4 9,989 0.0% 0
Independent Kidderminster Hospital and Health Concern 1 7,211 0.0% 0
Yorkshire First 14 6,811 0.0% 0
Cannabis Is Safer Than Alcohol 28 6,566 0.0% 0
English Democrats 32 6,531 0.0% 0
Mebyon Kernow - The Party for Cornwall 6 5,675 0.0% 0
Lincolnshire Independents 5 5,407 0.0% 0
Liberal 4 4,480 0.0% 0
Official Monster Raving Loony Party 16 3,898 0.0% 0
Independent Save Withybush Save Lives 1 3,729 0.0% 0
Socialist Labour Party 8 3,481 0.0% 0
Christian Peoples Alliance Party 17 3,260 0.0% 0
Christian Party, Proclaiming Christ's Lordship 9 3,205 0.0% 0
Left Unity 10 2,884 0.0% 0
The North East Party 4 2,138 0.0% 0
The Party for Poole People Ltd. 1 1,766 0.0% 0
British National Party 8 1,667 0.0% 0
Residents for Uttlesford 1 1,658 0.0% 0
Rochdale First Party 1 1,535 0.0% 0
Communist Party of Britain 9 1,229 0.0% 0
Pirate Party UK 6 1,130 0.0% 0
National Front 7 1,114 0.0% 0
Communities United Party 5 1,102 0.0% 0
People Before Profit 2 1,056 0.0% 0
We Are The Reality Party 3 1,029 0.0% 0
The Southport Party 1 992 0.0% 0
All People's Party 4 981 0.0% 0
The Peace Party 4 957 0.0% 0
Bournemouth Independent Alliance 1 903 0.0% 0
The Socialist Party of Great Britain 10 899 0.0% 0
Scottish Socialist Party 4 875 0.0% 0
Alliance for Green Socialism 4 852 0.0% 0
Save Hartlepool Hospital 1 849 0.0% 0
Animal Welfare Party 4 736 0.0% 0
Something New 2 695 0.0% 0
Consensus 1 637 0.0% 0
National Liberal Party - True Liberalism 2 627 0.0% 0
Independence from Europe 5 578 0.0% 0
The Whig Party 4 561 0.0% 0
Guildford Greenbelt Group 1 538 0.0% 0
Class War 7 526 0.0% 0
The Above and Beyond Party 5 522 0.0% 0
Workers Revolutionary Party 7 488 0.0% 0
People First - Gwerin Gyntaf 1 407 0.0% 0
The Northern Party 3 332 0.0% 0
Christian Movement for Great Britain 1 292 0.0% 0
Liberty GB 2 260 0.0% 0
Common Sense Party 1 256 0.0% 0
Apolitical Democrats 1 228 0.0% 0
Putting Croydon First! 1 221 0.0% 0
Justice for Men & Boys 2 216 0.0% 0
British Democratic Party 1 210 0.0% 0
Patria 2 205 0.0% 0
Independents for Bristol 1 204 0.0% 0
Party for a United Thanet 2 199 0.0% 0
Ubuntu Party 2 197 0.0% 0
Islam Zinda Baad Platform 1 191 0.0% 0
Manston Airport Independent Party 1 191 0.0% 0
Rebooting Democracy 1 187 0.0% 0
Communist League Election Campaign 2 174 0.0% 0
The Justice & Anti-Corruption Party 2 171 0.0% 0
Socialist Equality Party 2 166 0.0% 0
World Peace Through Song 1 165 0.0% 0
Movement for Active Democracy (M.A.D.) 1 164 0.0% 0
Apni Party 1 156 0.0% 0
Young People's Party 2 152 0.0% 0
Vapers In Power 2 152 0.0% 0
War Veteran's Pro-Traditional Family Party 1 150 0.0% 0
Humanity 1 149 0.0% 0
Red Flag - Anti-Corruption 2 147 0.0% 0
British Independents 1 143 0.0% 0
The Pilgrim Party 1 143 0.0% 0
Digital Democracy 1 139 0.0% 0
Beer, Baccy and Scratchings 1 133 0.0% 0
Social Democratic Party 2 125 0.0% 0
The Sustainable Population Party 1 116 0.0% 0
Keep It Real Party 1 116 0.0% 0
Wessex Regionalists 1 110 0.0% 0
Patriotic Socialist Party 2 106 0.0% 0
Magna Carta Conservation Party Great Britain 2 103 0.0% 0
Free Public Transport Party 1 100 0.0% 0
Mainstream 1 86 0.0% 0
Population Party UK 1 83 0.0% 0
Children of the Atom 1 83 0.0% 0
The Birthday Party 1 81 0.0% 0
The 30-50 Coalition 1 78 0.0% 0
Alter Change - Politics. Only Different. 1 78 0.0% 0
The U(niversal) Party 1 77 0.0% 0
Democratic Reform Party 1 74 0.0% 0
The Roman Party. Ave 1 64 0.0% 0
The UK Progressive Democracy Party 1 57 0.0% 0
The Independent Political Alliance Party 1 56 0.0% 0
Reduce VAT in Sport 1 56 0.0% 0
Restore the Family For Children's Sake 1 52 0.0% 0
The Eccentric Party of Great Britain 1 50 0.0% 0
Hoi Polloi 1 45 0.0% 0
The Evolution Party 1 41 0.0% 0
Europeans Party 1 39 0.0% 0
Give Me Back Elmo 1 37 0.0% 0
The Principles of Politics Party 1 37 0.0% 0
Land Party 1 35 0.0% 0
The Democratic Party 1 33 0.0% 0
Al-Zebabist Nation of Ooog 1 30 0.0% 0
Campaign 1 28 0.0% 0
New Independent Centralists 1 23 0.0% 0
The Pluralist Party 1 23 0.0% 0
The New Society of Worth 1 23 0.0% 0
The Republican Socialist Party 1 20 0.0% 0
The Realists' Party 1 18 0.0% 0