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United Kingdom 2015 general election

What was the result of the 2015 general election in the United Kingdom?

Conservative won 330 of 650 seats with 36.8% of the vote. 66.4% 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 330 of 650 seats with 36.8% of the vote; 66.4% of registered voters cast a ballot, up 1.2 points on 2010.

  • Conservative 330 +24 seats 36.8% +0.8 points
  • Labour 232 −26 seats 30.4% +1.5 points
  • UK Independence Party 1 +1 seat 12.6% +9.5 points
  • Liberal Democrat 8 −49 seats 7.9% −15.2 points
  • Scottish National Party 56 +50 seats 4.7% +3.1 points
  • Green Party 1 0 seats 3.6% +2.7 points
  • Democratic Unionist Party 8 0 seats 0.6% 0.0 points
  • Plaid Cymru 3 0 seats 0.6% 0.0 points
  • Sinn Féin 4 −1 seat 0.6% 0.0 points
  • Ulster Unionist Party 2 0.4%
  • Social Democratic & Labour Party 3 0 seats 0.3% 0.0 points
  • 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 2010 general election, party by party.

326 of 650 seats make a majority

Key numbers

  1. 36.8%

    Share of the vote won by Conservative

    Conservative won 330 of 650 seats. A majority needs 326.

  2. +50 seats

    Seats gained by Scottish National Party

    The largest gain in seats compared with 2010. Liberal Democrat lost 49 seats.

  3. 66.4%

    Voter turnout

    Up 1.2 points on 2010.

Seats and votes by party

PartySeats± seats%± pointsVotes
Conservative330+2436.8+0.811,299,609
Labour232−2630.4+1.59,347,273
UK Independence Party1+112.6+9.53,881,099
Liberal Democrat8−497.9−15.22,415,916
Scottish National Party56+504.7+3.11,454,436
Green Party103.6+2.71,111,603
Democratic Unionist Party800.60.0184,260
Plaid Cymru300.60.0181,704
Sinn Féin4−10.60.0176,232
Ulster Unionist Party20.4114,935
Independent100.3−0.7103,426
Social Democratic & Labour Party300.30.099,809
The other parties and groups
PartySeats± seats%± pointsVotes
Alliance0−10.2+0.161,556
Scottish Green Party000.1+0.139,205
Speaker100.10.034,617
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition000.1+0.134,061
Traditional Unionist Voice000.10.016,538
National Health Action Party00.012,999
Respect Party000.0−0.19,989
Cannabis Is Safer Than Alcohol00.08,419
Independent Kidderminster Hospital and Health Concern000.00.07,211
Green Party Northern Ireland000.00.06,822
Yorkshire First00.06,811
People Before Profit Alliance000.00.06,798
English Democrats000.0−0.26,531
Mebyon Kernow - The Party for Cornwall000.00.05,675
Lincolnshire Independents Lincolnshire First000.00.05,407
Liberal000.00.04,480
Official Monster Raving Loony Party000.00.03,898
Independent Save Withybush Save Lives00.03,729
Socialist Labour Party000.00.03,481
Christian Peoples Alliance000.00.03,260
Christian Party, Proclaiming Christ's Lordship000.0−0.13,205
Left Unity00.02,884
The Workers' Party00.02,724
The North East Party00.02,138
The Party for Poole People Ltd.00.01,766
British National Party000.0−1.91,667
Residents for Uttlesford00.01,658
Rochdale First Party00.01,535

± is the change against the United Kingdom 2010 general election, party by party.

Votes by party
  • Conservative 11,299,609
  • Labour 9,347,273
  • UK Independence Party 3,881,099
  • Liberal Democrat 2,415,916
  • Scottish National Party 1,454,436
  • Green Party 1,111,603
  • Democratic Unionist Party 184,260
  • Plaid Cymru 181,704
  • Sinn Féin 176,232
  • Ulster Unionist Party 114,935
  • Independent 103,426
  • Social Democratic & Labour Party 99,809
  • Alliance 61,556
  • Scottish Green Party 39,205
  • Speaker 34,617
  • Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition 34,061
  • Traditional Unionist Voice 16,538
  • National Health Action Party 12,999
  • Respect Party 9,989
  • Cannabis Is Safer Than Alcohol 8,419
  • Independent Kidderminster Hospital and Health Concern 7,211
  • Green Party Northern Ireland 6,822
  • Yorkshire First 6,811
  • People Before Profit Alliance 6,798
  • English Democrats 6,531
  • Mebyon Kernow - The Party for Cornwall 5,675
  • Lincolnshire Independents Lincolnshire First 5,407
  • Liberal 4,480
  • Official Monster Raving Loony Party 3,898
  • Independent Save Withybush Save Lives 3,729
  • Socialist Labour Party 3,481
  • Christian Peoples Alliance 3,260
  • Christian Party, Proclaiming Christ's Lordship 3,205
  • Left Unity 2,884
  • The Workers' Party 2,724
  • The North East Party 2,138
  • The Party for Poole People Ltd. 1,766
  • British National Party 1,667
  • Residents for Uttlesford 1,658
  • Rochdale First Party 1,535

90 smaller parties are not shown.

How many people voted?

66.4% of the 46,354,197 registered voters cast a ballot (30,800,164 ballots), up 1.2 points on 2010. 30,697,525 of them were valid votes. The highest turnout since 1997 in our data.

How do the votes compare with the seats?

  • Conservative36.8% of votes50.8% of seats
  • Labour30.4% of votes35.7% of seats
  • Scottish National Party4.7% of votes8.6% of seats
  • Liberal Democrat7.9% of votes1.2% of seats
  • Democratic Unionist Party0.6% of votes1.2% of seats
  • Sinn Féin0.6% of votes0.6% of seats
  • Plaid Cymru0.6% of votes0.5% of seats
  • Social Democratic & Labour Party0.3% of votes0.5% of seats
  • Ulster Unionist Party0.4% of votes0.3% of seats
  • UK Independence Party12.6% of votes0.2% of seats
  • Green Party3.6% of votes0.2% of seats
Each party's share of the vote (outlined) and of the seats (filled)

The Gallagher index of disproportionality is 15.0 (0 when seats follow votes exactly); the effective number of parties is 3.9 by votes and 2.5 by seats; Conservative led Labour by 6.4 points of the vote.

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