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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By area - By majority - By vote share of winning candidate - By turnout - By declaration time - By party - Non-party candidates
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 | 59 | 1,097,750 | 41.8% | 34 |
Labour | 59 | 865,075 | 33.0% | 25 |
UK Independence Party | 59 | 412,770 | 15.7% | 0 |
Liberal Democrat | 59 | 145,009 | 5.5% | 0 |
Green Party | 59 | 85,653 | 3.3% | 0 |
Independent Kidderminster Hospital and Health Concern | 1 | 7,211 | 0.3% | 0 |
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition | 13 | 5,496 | 0.2% | 0 |
National Health Action Party | 1 | 1,701 | 0.1% | 0 |
Respect Party | 2 | 967 | 0.0% | 0 |
Official Monster Raving Loony Party | 2 | 567 | 0.0% | 0 |
Christian Movement for Great Britain | 1 | 292 | 0.0% | 0 |
Cannabis Is Safer Than Alcohol | 1 | 244 | 0.0% | 0 |
Liberty GB | 1 | 216 | 0.0% | 0 |
Ubuntu Party | 2 | 197 | 0.0% | 0 |
Christian Party, Proclaiming Christ's Lordship | 1 | 163 | 0.0% | 0 |
Apni Party | 1 | 156 | 0.0% | 0 |
Communist Party of Britain | 1 | 153 | 0.0% | 0 |
Independence from Europe | 2 | 150 | 0.0% | 0 |
Digital Democracy | 1 | 139 | 0.0% | 0 |
Class War | 1 | 120 | 0.0% | 0 |
English Democrats | 1 | 104 | 0.0% | 0 |
Mainstream | 1 | 86 | 0.0% | 0 |
Children of the Atom | 1 | 83 | 0.0% | 0 |
Social Democratic Party | 1 | 71 | 0.0% | 0 |
The Democratic Party | 1 | 33 | 0.0% | 0 |