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 | 58 | 1,445,946 | 49.2% | 52 |
Labour | 58 | 649,321 | 22.1% | 4 |
UK Independence Party | 58 | 478,517 | 16.3% | 1 |
Liberal Democrat | 58 | 243,191 | 8.3% | 1 |
Green Party | 54 | 116,274 | 4.0% | 0 |
Residents for Uttlesford | 1 | 1,658 | 0.1% | 0 |
Liberal | 2 | 1,304 | 0.0% | 0 |
English Democrats | 5 | 730 | 0.0% | 0 |
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition | 4 | 669 | 0.0% | 0 |
Christian Peoples Alliance | 4 | 545 | 0.0% | 0 |
Cannabis Is Safer Than Alcohol | 2 | 411 | 0.0% | 0 |
Official Monster Raving Loony Party | 1 | 294 | 0.0% | 0 |
Common Sense Party | 1 | 256 | 0.0% | 0 |
Rebooting Democracy | 1 | 187 | 0.0% | 0 |
The Sustainable Population Party | 1 | 116 | 0.0% | 0 |
British National Party | 1 | 108 | 0.0% | 0 |
Class War | 1 | 96 | 0.0% | 0 |
Young People's Party | 1 | 80 | 0.0% | 0 |
All People's Party | 1 | 31 | 0.0% | 0 |