Groupings of Political Parties


Election of 9th Jun, 1983
Party Votes Outcome
Liberal 16868
Conservative 8329
Labour 2200
Nationalist 1455

More information about the 1983 General Election is available here.

This was a General Election

Election of 11th Jun, 1987
Party Votes Outcome
Liberal 14599
Conservative 8657
Labour 3320
Nationalist 2660

More information about the 1987 General Election is available here.

This was a General Election

Election of 9th Apr, 1992
Party Votes Outcome
Liberal 12473
Conservative 9776
Nationalist 5244
Labour 3328

More information about the 1992 General Election is available here.

This was a General Election

Election of 1st May, 1997
Party Votes Outcome
Liberal 12565
Labour 10689
Conservative 8623
Nationalist 6671
Other 453

More information about the 1997 General Election is available here.

This was a General Election

Election of 7th Jun, 2001
Party Votes Outcome
Liberal 14418
Labour 8878
Conservative 5118
Nationalist 4108
Left 695

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, Tweeddale Ettrick and Lauderdale CCon through time | Political Life Statistics | Groupings of Political Parties, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/12749041/cube/POL_PARTY_GROUP

Date accessed: 27th April 2024