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These simple graphs compare Britain with national trends:
| Time Series | Period Covered | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Percentage voting Conservative | 1833 to 2015 | For most of the period we cover, the left has been divided between Labour and Liberals (now the Lib… |
| Percentage voting for Nationalist parties | 1918 to 2015 | Here we combine every kind of Nationalist: Irish, Scottish, Welsh and even Isle of Wight. The kind… |
| Election Turnout: Percentage of Registered Voters Voting | 1885 to 2024 | This rate is a measure of how involved people were in the democratic process: did they bother to vo… |
We hold these detailed statistics for Britain, which we graph and tabulate here:
| Time Series | Period Covered | Variables (number of categories) |
|---|---|---|
| Groupings of Political Parties | 1833 to 2024 |
Groupings of Political Parties
(7) |
| Persons Voting or Not Voting | 1885 to 2024 |
Numbers of persons voting or not voting
(2) |
| Total Electorate | 1833 to 2024 |
Total Electorate
(1) |
| Total Votes Cast | 1833 to 2015 |
Total Votes Cast
(1) |
Read more about how we hold statistics here.