Groupings of Political Parties


Election of 23rd Feb, 1950
Party Votes Outcome
Conservative 27677
Labour 12790
Liberal 6594

More information about the 1950 General Election is available here.

This was a General Election

Election of 25th Oct, 1951
Party Votes Outcome
Conservative 29138
Labour 11550
Liberal 5338

More information about the 1951 General Election is available here.

This was a General Election

Election of 6th Feb, 1952
Party Votes Outcome
Conservative 22480
Labour 8498
Liberal 3673
Other 1693

This was a by-election.

Election of 26th May, 1955
Party Votes Outcome
Conservative 28757
Labour 10259
Liberal 4851

More information about the 1955 General Election is available here.

This was a General Election

Election of 8th Oct, 1959
Party Votes Outcome
Conservative 29014
Labour 9222
Liberal 8308

More information about the 1959 General Election is available here.

This was a General Election

Election of 15th Oct, 1964
Party Votes Outcome
Conservative 26852
Labour 10447
Liberal 10304

More information about the 1964 General Election is available here.

This was a General Election

Election of 31st Mar, 1966
Party Votes Outcome
Conservative 27047
Labour 12598
Liberal 8698

More information about the 1966 General Election is available here.

This was a General Election

Election of 18th Jun, 1970
Party Votes Outcome
Conservative 31104
Labour 10594
Liberal 8182

More information about the 1970 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, Bournemouth East and Christchurch BCon through time | Political Life Statistics | Groupings of Political Parties, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/12752908/cube/POL_PARTY_GROUP

Date accessed: 28th April 2024