electionstracker

United Kingdom 2010 general election

What was the result of the 2010 general election in the United Kingdom?

Conservative won 306 of 650 seats with 36.1% of the vote. 65.3% of registered voters cast a ballot.

  • United Kingdom
  • Held:
  • Final result
  • House of Commons Library, read 5 October 2026

Which party won the most seats?

Final results from the House of Commons Library, read : Conservative won 306 of 650 seats with 36.1% of the vote; 65.3% of registered voters cast a ballot, up 3.5 points on 2005.

  • Conservative 306 +108 seats 36.1% +3.7 points
  • Labour 258 −97 seats 29.0% −6.2 points
  • Liberal Democrat 57 −5 seats 23.0% +1.0 points
  • UK Independence Party 0 0 seats 3.1% +0.9 points
  • British National Party 0 1.9%
  • Scottish National Party 6 0 seats 1.7% +0.2 points
  • Green Party 1 +1 seat 0.9% −0.1 points
  • Sinn Féin 5 0 seats 0.6% 0.0 points
  • Democratic Unionist Party 8 −1 seat 0.6% −0.3 points
  • Plaid Cymru 3 0 seats 0.6% 0.0 points
  • Social Democratic & Labour Party 3 0 seats 0.4% −0.1 points
  • Alliance 1 0.1%
  • Seats won
  • Change on the previous election at the right
  • Share of the vote
  • Share at the previous election
  • Change in points at the right

Changes are against the United Kingdom 2005 general election, party by party.

326 of 650 seats make a majority

Key numbers

  1. 36.1%

    Share of the vote won by Conservative

    Conservative won 306 of 650 seats. A majority needs 326.

  2. +108 seats

    Seats gained by Conservative

    The largest gain in seats compared with 2005. Labour lost 97 seats.

  3. 65.3%

    Voter turnout

    Up 3.5 points on 2005.

Seats and votes by party

PartySeats± seats%± pointsVotes
Conservative306+10836.1+3.710,703,654
Labour258−9729.0−6.28,606,517
Liberal Democrat57−523.0+1.06,836,248
UK Independence Party003.1+0.9919,471
British National Party01.9564,321
Scottish National Party601.7+0.2491,386
Independent11.0301,166
Green Party1+10.9−0.1265,243
Sinn Féin500.60.0171,942
Democratic Unionist Party8−10.6−0.3168,216
Plaid Cymru300.60.0165,394
Social Democratic & Labour Party300.4−0.1110,970
The other parties and groups
PartySeats± seats%± pointsVotes
English Democrats00.264,826
Alliance10.142,762
Respect Party00.133,251
Traditional Unionist Voice00.126,300
Speaker10.122,860
Christian Party, Proclaiming Christ's Lordship00.118,622
Scottish Green Party00.116,827
Independent Kidderminster Hospital and Health Concern00.116,150
Independent Save Our Green Belt00.012,174
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition00.011,913
National Front00.010,784
Official Monster Raving Loony Party00.07,510
Socialist Labour Party00.07,196
Liberal00.06,781
Blaenau Gwent People's Voice00.06,458
Christian Peoples Alliance00.06,276
Mebyon Kernow - The Party for Cornwall00.05,379
Lincolnshire Independents Lincolnshire First00.05,311
Mansfield Independents00.04,339
Green Party Northern Ireland00.03,542
Socialist Alternative00.03,298
Trust00.03,233
Scottish Socialist Party00.03,157
People Before Profit Alliance00.02,936
The Macclesfield Independent00.02,590
Bromsgrove Independent Conservative00.02,182
Local Liberals People Before Politics Party00.01,964
Alliance for Green Socialism00.01,581

± is the change against the United Kingdom 2005 general election, party by party.

Votes by party
  • Conservative 10,703,654
  • Labour 8,606,517
  • Liberal Democrat 6,836,248
  • UK Independence Party 919,471
  • British National Party 564,321
  • Scottish National Party 491,386
  • Independent 301,166
  • Green Party 265,243
  • Sinn Féin 171,942
  • Democratic Unionist Party 168,216
  • Plaid Cymru 165,394
  • Social Democratic & Labour Party 110,970
  • English Democrats 64,826
  • Alliance 42,762
  • Respect Party 33,251
  • Traditional Unionist Voice 26,300
  • Speaker 22,860
  • Christian Party, Proclaiming Christ's Lordship 18,622
  • Scottish Green Party 16,827
  • Independent Kidderminster Hospital and Health Concern 16,150
  • Independent Save Our Green Belt 12,174
  • Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition 11,913
  • National Front 10,784
  • Official Monster Raving Loony Party 7,510
  • Socialist Labour Party 7,196
  • Liberal 6,781
  • Blaenau Gwent People's Voice 6,458
  • Christian Peoples Alliance 6,276
  • Mebyon Kernow - The Party for Cornwall 5,379
  • Lincolnshire Independents Lincolnshire First 5,311
  • Mansfield Independents 4,339
  • Green Party Northern Ireland 3,542
  • Socialist Alternative 3,298
  • Trust 3,233
  • Scottish Socialist Party 3,157
  • People Before Profit Alliance 2,936
  • The Macclesfield Independent 2,590
  • Bromsgrove Independent Conservative 2,182
  • Local Liberals People Before Politics Party 1,964
  • Alliance for Green Socialism 1,581

93 smaller parties are not shown.

How many people voted?

65.3% of the 45,597,461 registered voters cast a ballot (29,769,483 ballots), up 3.5 points on 2005. 29,687,604 of them were valid votes. The highest turnout since 1997 in our data.

How do the votes compare with the seats?

  • Conservative36.1% of votes47.1% of seats
  • Labour29.0% of votes39.7% of seats
  • Liberal Democrat23.0% of votes8.8% of seats
  • Democratic Unionist Party0.6% of votes1.2% of seats
  • Scottish National Party1.7% of votes0.9% of seats
  • Sinn Féin0.6% of votes0.8% of seats
  • Plaid Cymru0.6% of votes0.5% of seats
  • Social Democratic & Labour Party0.4% of votes0.5% of seats
  • Green Party0.9% of votes0.2% of seats
  • Alliance0.1% of votes0.2% of seats
  • UK Independence Party3.1% of votes0.0% of seats
Each party's share of the vote (outlined) and of the seats (filled)

The Gallagher index of disproportionality is 15.1 (0 when seats follow votes exactly); the effective number of parties is 3.7 by votes and 2.6 by seats; Conservative led Labour by 7.1 points of the vote.

Time and source Data as of

Sources