Groupings of Political Parties


Election of 9th Jun, 1983
Party Votes Outcome
Conservative 20293
Liberal 12497
Labour 6472
Nationalist 3297

More information about the 1983 General Election is available here.

This was a General Election

Election of 11th Jun, 1987
Party Votes Outcome
Conservative 19438
Liberal 17375
Labour 7624
Nationalist 3082
Other 299

More information about the 1987 General Election is available here.

This was a General Election

Election of 7th Nov, 1991
Party Votes Outcome
Liberal 20779
Conservative 12955
Nationalist 4705
Labour 3271
Other 683

This was a by-election.

Election of 9th Apr, 1992
Party Votes Outcome
Conservative 22924
Liberal 18429
Nationalist 5927
Labour 4795
Other 381

More information about the 1992 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, Kincardine and Deeside CCon through time | Political Life Statistics | Groupings of Political Parties, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/12742198/cube/POL_PARTY_GROUP

Date accessed: 16th May 2024