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 | 46 | 969,379 | 43.5% | 32 |
Labour | 46 | 705,767 | 31.7% | 14 |
UK Independence Party | 46 | 351,777 | 15.8% | 0 |
Liberal Democrat | 46 | 124,039 | 5.6% | 0 |
Green Party | 39 | 66,239 | 3.0% | 0 |
Lincolnshire Independents Lincolnshire First | 5 | 5,407 | 0.2% | 0 |
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition | 9 | 2,662 | 0.1% | 0 |
Consensus | 1 | 637 | 0.0% | 0 |
British National Party | 2 | 608 | 0.0% | 0 |
Independence from Europe | 1 | 324 | 0.0% | 0 |
Official Monster Raving Loony Party | 1 | 263 | 0.0% | 0 |
Justice for Men & Boys | 2 | 216 | 0.0% | 0 |
English Democrats | 1 | 151 | 0.0% | 0 |
Humanity | 1 | 149 | 0.0% | 0 |
British Independents | 1 | 143 | 0.0% | 0 |
The Pilgrim Party | 1 | 143 | 0.0% | 0 |
The Peace Party - Non-violence, Justice, Environment | 1 | 129 | 0.0% | 0 |
Class War | 1 | 78 | 0.0% | 0 |