Groupings of Political Parties


Election of 1st May, 1997
Party Votes Outcome
Labour 20951
Nationalist 5797
Conservative 3881
Liberal 2453
Left 603
Other 108
Right 86

More information about the 1997 General Election is available here.

This was a General Election

Election of 23rd Nov, 2000
Party Votes Outcome
Labour 10539
Nationalist 4202
Conservative 2188
Liberal 1630
Left 1441
Other 212

This was a by-election.

Election of 7th Jun, 2001
Party Votes Outcome
Labour 15102
Nationalist 4048
Liberal 3244
Conservative 2651
Left 1677

More information about the 2001 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, Glasgow Anniesland BCon through time | Political Life Statistics | Groupings of Political Parties, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/12752088/cube/POL_PARTY_GROUP

Date accessed: 07th May 2024