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UK general election on 7 May 2015 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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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 532 10,448,644 41.0% 318
Labour 532 8,087,653 31.8% 206
Liberal Democrat 532 2,098,458 8.2% 6
UK Independence Party 533 3,611,367 14.2% 1
Green Party 502 1,073,259 4.2% 1
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition 107 30,561 0.1% 0
National Health Action Party 11 12,999 0.1% 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
English Democrats 31 6,431 0.0% 0
Mebyon Kernow - The Party for Cornwall 6 5,675 0.0% 0
Lincolnshire Independents Lincolnshire First 5 5,407 0.0% 0
Cannabis Is Safer Than Alcohol 19 4,569 0.0% 0
Liberal 4 4,480 0.0% 0
Official Monster Raving Loony Party 14 3,432 0.0% 0
Christian Peoples Alliance 17 3,260 0.0% 0
Left Unity 9 2,762 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
Christian Party, Proclaiming Christ's Lordship 6 1,407 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
Pirate Party UK 5 1,024 0.0% 0
The Southport Party 1 992 0.0% 0
All People's Party 4 981 0.0% 0
The Peace Party - Non-violence, Justice, Environment 4 957 0.0% 0
Bournemouth Independent Alliance 1 903 0.0% 0
Alliance For Green Socialism 4 852 0.0% 0
The Socialist Party of Great Britain 9 850 0.0% 0
Save Hartlepool Hospital 1 849 0.0% 0
Communist Party of Britain 6 763 0.0% 0
National Front 4 759 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
Workers Revolutionary Party 7 488 0.0% 0
The Northern Party 3 332 0.0% 0
The Above and Beyond Party 4 328 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
Manston Airport Independent Party 1 191 0.0% 0
Islam Zinda Baad Platform 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
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
Keep It Real Party 1 116 0.0% 0
The Sustainable Population Party 1 116 0.0% 0
Wessex Regionalists 1 110 0.0% 0
Socialist Equality Party 1 108 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
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
The Principles of Politics Party 1 37 0.0% 0
Give Me Back Elmo 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
The Pluralist Party 1 23 0.0% 0
New Independent Centralists 1 23 0.0% 0
The Republican Socialist Party 1 20 0.0% 0
The Realists' Party 1 18 0.0% 0