Election Results

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 647 11,299,609 36.8% 330
Labour 631 9,347,273 30.4% 232
Scottish National Party 59 1,454,436 4.7% 56
Liberal Democrat 631 2,415,916 7.9% 8
Democratic Unionist Party 16 184,260 0.6% 8
Sinn Féin 18 176,232 0.6% 4
Plaid Cymru 40 181,704 0.6% 3
Social Democratic & Labour Party 18 99,809 0.3% 3
Ulster Unionist Party 15 114,935 0.4% 2
UK Independence Party 624 3,881,099 12.6% 1
Green Party 573 1,157,630 3.8% 1
Alliance 18 61,556 0.2% 0
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition 128 34,061 0.1% 0
Traditional Unionist Voice 7 16,538 0.1% 0
National Health Action Party 11 12,999 0.0% 0
Respect Party 4 9,989 0.0% 0
Cannabis Is Safer Than Alcohol 32 8,419 0.0% 0
Independent Kidderminster Hospital and Health Concern 1 7,211 0.0% 0
Yorkshire First 14 6,811 0.0% 0
People Before Profit Alliance 1 6,798 0.0% 0
English Democrats 32 6,531 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
Liberal 4 4,480 0.0% 0
Official Monster Raving Loony Party 16 3,898 0.0% 0
Independent Save Withybush Save Lives 1 3,729 0.0% 0
Socialist Labour Party 8 3,481 0.0% 0
Christian Peoples Alliance 17 3,260 0.0% 0
Christian Party, Proclaiming Christ's Lordship 9 3,205 0.0% 0
Left Unity 10 2,884 0.0% 0
The Workers' Party 5 2,724 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
Communist Party of Britain 9 1,229 0.0% 0
Pirate Party UK 6 1,130 0.0% 0
National Front 7 1,114 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
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
The Socialist Party of Great Britain 10 899 0.0% 0
Scottish Socialist Party 4 875 0.0% 0
Alliance For Green Socialism 4 852 0.0% 0
Save Hartlepool Hospital 1 849 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
The Above and Beyond Party 5 522 0.0% 0
Workers Revolutionary Party 7 488 0.0% 0
People First - Gwerin Gyntaf 1 407 0.0% 0
The Northern Party 3 332 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
Socialist Equality Party 2 166 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
The Pilgrim Party 1 143 0.0% 0
British Independents 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
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
Alter Change - Politics. Only Different. 1 78 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
Reduce VAT in Sport 1 56 0.0% 0
The Independent Political Alliance Party 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
New Independent Centralists 1 23 0.0% 0
The New Society of Worth 1 23 0.0% 0
The Pluralist Party 1 23 0.0% 0
The Republican Socialist Party 1 20 0.0% 0
The Realists' Party 1 18 0.0% 0