- Next general election
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 |
Labour
|
54 |
956,837 |
39.3% |
33 |
Conservative
|
54 |
796,822 |
32.7% |
19 |
Liberal Democrat
|
54 |
174,069 |
7.1% |
2 |
UK Independence Party
|
54 |
391,923 |
16.1% |
0 |
Green Party
|
45 |
86,471 |
3.5% |
0 |
Respect Party
|
2 |
9,022 |
0.4% |
0 |
Yorkshire First
|
14 |
6,811 |
0.3% |
0 |
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition
|
19 |
5,596 |
0.2% |
0 |
English Democrats
|
15 |
4,035 |
0.2% |
0 |
Liberal
|
1 |
1,127 |
0.0% |
0 |
Alliance For Green Socialism
|
3 |
737 |
0.0% |
0 |
Cannabis Is Safer Than Alcohol
|
3 |
707 |
0.0% |
0 |
Christian Party, Proclaiming Christ's Lordship
|
1 |
312 |
0.0% |
0 |
British National Party
|
1 |
225 |
0.0% |
0 |
British Democratic Party
|
1 |
210 |
0.0% |
0 |
World Peace Through Song
|
1 |
165 |
0.0% |
0 |
Official Monster Raving Loony Party
|
1 |
162 |
0.0% |
0 |
Communist Party of Britain
|
1 |
119 |
0.0% |
0 |
Pirate Party UK
|
1 |
113 |
0.0% |
0 |
Vapers In Power
|
1 |
103 |
0.0% |
0 |
Christian Peoples Alliance
|
1 |
94 |
0.0% |
0 |
National Front
|
1 |
86 |
0.0% |
0 |
The Above and Beyond Party
|
2 |
66 |
0.0% |
0 |
Social Democratic Party
|
1 |
54 |
0.0% |
0 |
Patriotic Socialist Party
|
1 |
53 |
0.0% |
0 |
Workers Revolutionary Party
|
1 |
33 |
0.0% |
0 |
Independence from Europe
|
1 |
28 |
0.0% |
0 |