Groupings of Political Parties


Election of 9th Jun, 1983
Party Votes Outcome
Conservative 23876
Left 11038
Labour 9611

More information about the 1983 General Election is available here.

This was a General Election

Election of 11th Jun, 1987
Party Votes Outcome
Conservative 27292
Labour 11323
Left 9164
Other 549

More information about the 1987 General Election is available here.

This was a General Election

Election of 9th Apr, 1992
Party Votes Outcome
Conservative 27487
Labour 14308
Liberal 5900
Other 658
Right 350

More information about the 1992 General Election is available here.

This was a General Election

Election of 1st May, 1997
Party Votes Outcome
Conservative 18095
Labour 17371
Liberal 4528
Other 1153
Left 398

More information about the 1997 General Election is available here.

This was a General Election

Election of 31st Jul, 1997
Party Votes Outcome
Conservative 16288
Labour 12522
Liberal 1861
Other 583
Right 354
Left 259

This was a by-election.

Election of 7th Jun, 2001
Party Votes Outcome
Conservative 15751
Labour 13653
Liberal 3426
Right 588

More information about the 2001 General Election is available here.

This was a General Election

Election of 5th May, 2005
Party Votes Outcome
Conservative 16840
Labour 10669
Liberal 4544
Right 1600
Other 725

More information about the 2005 General Election is available here.

This was a General Election


The election result data we hold includes over two hundred party labels, so we have simplified them to these seven simple categories. Of course, most candidates in most elections, and almost every candidate who won, was standing for one of the main parties, but an enormous range of labels have been used by one or two candidates. These groupings have been defined based almost entirely on the party labels, rather than detailed research into party policies, but including words like 'Labour' or 'Conservative' in yo...


ur party label says a lot about where you stand, and even more about the people voting for you. 'Left' means broadly speaking candidates to the left of the Liberal or Labour parties, 'Right' candidates to the right of the Conservatives. 'Nationalist' means any kind of nationalist, even for the Isle of Wight.

How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Uxbridge CCon through time | Political Life Statistics | Groupings of Political Parties, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/12756525/cube/POL_PARTY_GROUP

Date accessed: 27th May 2024