Groupings of Political Parties


Election of 9th Jun, 1983
Party Votes Outcome
Labour 15633
Liberal 9104
Conservative 7819
Nationalist 4918
Other 271

More information about the 1983 General Election is available here.

This was a General Election

Election of 11th Jun, 1987
Party Votes Outcome
Labour 21611
Liberal 5826
Conservative 5644
Nationalist 5398

More information about the 1987 General Election is available here.

This was a General Election

Election of 29th Nov, 1990
Party Votes Outcome
Labour 12485
Nationalist 7455
Conservative 3627
Liberal 2660
Other 835

This was a by-election.

Election of 9th Apr, 1992
Party Votes Outcome
Labour 18202
Nationalist 8653
Conservative 5703
Liberal 3271
Other 93

More information about the 1992 General Election is available here.

This was a General Election

Election of 1st May, 1997
Party Votes Outcome
Labour 21482
Nationalist 8732
Liberal 3500
Conservative 3237
Other 254
Left 146

More information about the 1997 General Election is available here.

This was a General Election

Election of 6th Nov, 1997
Party Votes Outcome
Labour 10346
Nationalist 7615
Liberal 2582
Conservative 1643
Other 635
Left 614

This was a by-election.

Election of 7th Jun, 2001
Party Votes Outcome
Labour 17830
Nationalist 5920
Liberal 3178
Conservative 2301
Left 835
Other 472

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, Paisley South BCon through time | Political Life Statistics | Groupings of Political Parties, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/12755387/cube/POL_PARTY_GROUP

Date accessed: 18th May 2024