English voters represent over 80 percent of the electorate in the United Kingdom, with 533 of the 650 seats in the United Kingdom's House of Commons belonging to MPs from England. Due to this fact, the share of votes across the United Kingdom as a whole is very similar to England. Between 1918 and 2019 the largest vote share a party has achieved in England was in 1931 when the Conservative party won 63.5 percent of the vote.
Share of votes in general elections in England from 1918 to 2019, by political party
Characteristic
Conservative
Labour
Liberal Democrats
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Between 1918 and 1981 the Liberal Democrats were known as the Liberal Party, and between 1981 and 1988 were the SDP/Liberal Alliance. The latest election results in 2019 were taken from the BBC.
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Parliament of the United Kingdom, & BBC. (December 13, 2019). Share of votes in general elections in England from 1918 to 2019, by political party [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 01, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/717022/general-elections-voter-turnout-by-party-england/
Parliament of the United Kingdom, und BBC. "Share of votes in general elections in England from 1918 to 2019, by political party." Chart. December 13, 2019. Statista. Accessed September 01, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/717022/general-elections-voter-turnout-by-party-england/
Parliament of the United Kingdom, BBC. (2019). Share of votes in general elections in England from 1918 to 2019, by political party. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 01, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/717022/general-elections-voter-turnout-by-party-england/
Parliament of the United Kingdom, and BBC. "Share of Votes in General Elections in England from 1918 to 2019, by Political Party." Statista, Statista Inc., 13 Dec 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/717022/general-elections-voter-turnout-by-party-england/
Parliament of the United Kingdom & BBC, Share of votes in general elections in England from 1918 to 2019, by political party Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/717022/general-elections-voter-turnout-by-party-england/ (last visited September 01, 2024)
Share of votes in general elections in England from 1918 to 2019, by political party [Graph], Parliament of the United Kingdom, & BBC, December 13, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/717022/general-elections-voter-turnout-by-party-england/