General Election
United Kingdom elections · 2010-05-06 · held
Conservative won the most seats, but no party won an overall majority with 306 seats.
Results: final · complete coverage · 29,687,604 official valid votes
Turnout: 65.108%
| Party / candidate | Votes | Vote share | Seats | Electoral votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | 10703654 | 36.0543% | 306 | — |
| Labour | 8606517 | 28.9903% | 258 | — |
| Liberal Democrat | 6836248 | 23.0273% | 57 | — |
| Democratic Unionist Party | 168216 | 0.5666% | 8 | — |
| Scottish National Party | 491386 | 1.6552% | 6 | — |
| Sinn Féin | 171942 | 0.5792% | 5 | — |
| Plaid Cymru | 165394 | 0.5571% | 3 | — |
| Social Democratic & Labour Party | 110970 | 0.3738% | 3 | — |
| Green Party | 265243 | 0.8934% | 1 | — |
| Alliance | 42762 | 0.144% | 1 | — |
| UK Independence Party | 919471 | 3.0972% | 0 | — |
| British National Party | 564321 | 1.9009% | 0 | — |
| English Democrats | 64826 | 0.2184% | 0 | — |
| Respect Party | 33251 | 0.112% | 0 | — |
| Traditional Unionist Voice | 26300 | 0.0886% | 0 | — |
| Christian Party, Proclaiming Christ's Lordship | 18622 | 0.0627% | 0 | — |
| Scottish Green Party | 16827 | 0.0567% | 0 | — |
| Independent Kidderminster Hospital and Health Concern | 16150 | 0.0544% | 0 | — |
| Independent Save Our Green Belt | 12174 | 0.041% | 0 | — |
| Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition | 11913 | 0.0401% | 0 | — |
| National Front | 10784 | 0.0363% | 0 | — |
| Official Monster Raving Loony Party | 7510 | 0.0253% | 0 | — |
| Socialist Labour Party | 7196 | 0.0242% | 0 | — |
| Liberal | 6781 | 0.0228% | 0 | — |
| Blaenau Gwent People's Voice | 6458 | 0.0218% | 0 | — |
| Christian Peoples Alliance | 6276 | 0.0211% | 0 | — |
| Mebyon Kernow - The Party for Cornwall | 5379 | 0.0181% | 0 | — |
| Lincolnshire Independents Lincolnshire First | 5311 | 0.0179% | 0 | — |
| Mansfield Independents | 4339 | 0.0146% | 0 | — |
| Green Party Northern Ireland | 3542 | 0.0119% | 0 | — |
| Socialist Alternative | 3298 | 0.0111% | 0 | — |
| Trust | 3233 | 0.0109% | 0 | — |
| Scottish Socialist Party | 3157 | 0.0106% | 0 | — |
| People Before Profit Alliance | 2936 | 0.0099% | 0 | — |
| The Macclesfield Independent | 2590 | 0.0087% | 0 | — |
| Bromsgrove Independent Conservative | 2182 | 0.0073% | 0 | — |
| Local Liberals People Before Politics Party | 1964 | 0.0066% | 0 | — |
| Alliance for Green Socialism | 1581 | 0.0053% | 0 | — |
| Social Democratic Party | 1551 | 0.0052% | 0 | — |
| Bushra Irfan of Blackburn | 1424 | 0.0048% | 0 | — |
| Pirate Party UK | 1348 | 0.0045% | 0 | — |
| Staffordshire Independent Group | 1208 | 0.0041% | 0 | — |
| Common Sense Party | 1173 | 0.004% | 0 | — |
| Tendring First | 1078 | 0.0036% | 0 | — |
| Solihull and Meriden Residents Association | 977 | 0.0033% | 0 | — |
| Communist Party of Britain | 947 | 0.0032% | 0 | — |
| Democratic Labour Party | 842 | 0.0028% | 0 | — |
| English Independence Party | 803 | 0.0027% | 0 | — |
| Democratic Nationalists | 753 | 0.0025% | 0 | — |
| Save King George Hospital | 746 | 0.0025% | 0 | — |
| Workers Revolutionary Party | 738 | 0.0025% | 0 | — |
| The Peace Party - Non-violence, Justice, Environment | 737 | 0.0025% | 0 | — |
| Independent Voice for Halifax | 722 | 0.0024% | 0 | — |
| Animal Protection Party | 675 | 0.0023% | 0 | — |
| Middle England Party | 616 | 0.0021% | 0 | — |
| Christian Movement for Great Britain | 598 | 0.002% | 0 | — |
| New Millennium Bean Party | 558 | 0.0019% | 0 | — |
| Islam Zinda Baad Platform | 545 | 0.0018% | 0 | — |
| Unity for Peace and Socialism | 494 | 0.0017% | 0 | — |
| Impact Party | 477 | 0.0016% | 0 | — |
| A Vote Against MP Expense Abuse | 475 | 0.0016% | 0 | — |
| Best of a Bad Bunch | 474 | 0.0016% | 0 | — |
| The Justice & Anti-Corruption Party | 427 | 0.0014% | 0 | — |
| The Cornish Democrats | 396 | 0.0013% | 0 | — |
| Independents to Save Queen Mary's Hospital | 393 | 0.0013% | 0 | — |
| Reform 2000 Party | 379 | 0.0013% | 0 | — |
| Cambridge Socialists | 362 | 0.0012% | 0 | — |
| People Before Profit | 332 | 0.0011% | 0 | — |
| The P.N.D.P. | 331 | 0.0011% | 0 | — |
| Independents Federation UK | 327 | 0.0011% | 0 | — |
| No Candidate Deserves My Vote! | 327 | 0.0011% | 0 | — |
| Northampton - Save Our Public Services | 325 | 0.0011% | 0 | — |
| Equal Parenting Alliance | 319 | 0.0011% | 0 | — |
| You Party | 319 | 0.0011% | 0 | — |
| Citizens for Undead Rights and Equality | 317 | 0.0011% | 0 | — |
| Common Good | 305 | 0.001% | 0 | — |
| City Independents | 303 | 0.001% | 0 | — |
| The True English (Poetry) Party | 298 | 0.001% | 0 | — |
| The Scottish Jacobite Party | 290 | 0.001% | 0 | — |
| Freedom and Responsibility | 270 | 0.0009% | 0 | — |
| Independent People Together | 265 | 0.0009% | 0 | — |
| Justice Party | 265 | 0.0009% | 0 | — |
| Your Right To Democracy Party Limited | 264 | 0.0009% | 0 | — |
| Get Snouts Out The Trough | 259 | 0.0009% | 0 | — |
| INDEPENDENT Leave-the-EU Alliance | 236 | 0.0008% | 0 | — |
| Movement for Active Democracy (M.A.D.) | 233 | 0.0008% | 0 | — |
| Integrity UK | 230 | 0.0008% | 0 | — |
| Clause 28, Children's Protection Christian Democrats | 217 | 0.0007% | 0 | — |
| United Voice | 209 | 0.0007% | 0 | — |
| Fancy Dress Party | 207 | 0.0007% | 0 | — |
| Direct Democracy (Communist) Party | 202 | 0.0007% | 0 | — |
| The Science Party | 197 | 0.0007% | 0 | — |
| New Independent Centralists | 196 | 0.0007% | 0 | — |
| Independent Ealing Acton Communities Public Services | 190 | 0.0006% | 0 | — |
| Libertarian Party | 182 | 0.0006% | 0 | — |
| Money Reform Party | 173 | 0.0006% | 0 | — |
| Socialist Equality Party | 170 | 0.0006% | 0 | — |
| Hugh Salmon for Battersea Party | 168 | 0.0006% | 0 | — |
| Campaign for Independent Politicians | 167 | 0.0006% | 0 | — |
| Communist League Election Campaign | 158 | 0.0005% | 0 | — |
| Reduce Tax On Beer | 153 | 0.0005% | 0 | — |
| Animal Welfare Party | 149 | 0.0005% | 0 | — |
| The Socialist Party of Great Britain | 143 | 0.0005% | 0 | — |
| Scotland Against Crooked Lawyers | 138 | 0.0005% | 0 | — |
| Tamsin Omond to the Commons | 123 | 0.0004% | 0 | — |
| Scrap Members Allowances | 119 | 0.0004% | 0 | — |
| The New Party | 118 | 0.0004% | 0 | — |
| Church of the Militant Elvis Party | 112 | 0.0004% | 0 | — |
| Anticapitalists - Workers Power | 109 | 0.0004% | 0 | — |
| Medway Independent Party | 109 | 0.0004% | 0 | — |
| Cut The Deficit | 107 | 0.0004% | 0 | — |
| Matriarchal Party United Kingdom Great Britain | 100 | 0.0003% | 0 | — |
| Apolitical Democrats | 95 | 0.0003% | 0 | — |
| The Youth Party | 95 | 0.0003% | 0 | — |
| National Liberal Party - True Liberalism | 93 | 0.0003% | 0 | — |
| The Joy of Talk | 93 | 0.0003% | 0 | — |
| Fight For an Anti-War Government | 91 | 0.0003% | 0 | — |
| Nationwide Reform Party | 84 | 0.0003% | 0 | — |
| Virtue Currency Cognitive Appraisal Party | 84 | 0.0003% | 0 | — |
| Alliance for Workers' Liberty | 75 | 0.0003% | 0 | — |
| Nobody Party | 73 | 0.0002% | 0 | — |
| The Magna Carta Party | 68 | 0.0002% | 0 | — |
| Wessex Regionalists | 62 | 0.0002% | 0 | — |
| Land Party | 57 | 0.0002% | 0 | — |
| Humanity | 50 | 0.0002% | 0 | — |
| Restoration Party | 45 | 0.0002% | 0 | — |
| Magna Carta Conservation Party Great Britain | 44 | 0.0001% | 0 | — |
| Peoples Party Essex | 35 | 0.0001% | 0 | — |
| The Better Britain Party | 35 | 0.0001% | 0 | — |
| All The South Party | 31 | 0.0001% | 0 | — |
| Blue Environment Party | 17 | 0.0001% | 0 | — |
| Independent and other non-party candidates | 301166 | 1.0145% | 1 | — |
| Commons Speaker | 22860 | 0.077% | 1 | — |
Final UK-wide results from the UK Parliament Election Results archive. Party votes and seats are transcribed for every registered party in the official table. The Independent and other non-party candidates row aggregates the remaining 301,166 valid votes and 1 elected MPs after accounting for the official party table and the separately recorded Commons Speaker. The Speaker is listed separately; the 650-seat total includes the Speaker. Sinn Féin MPs are included in seat totals although they do not take their seats. Shares are calculated from exact votes as a proportion of 29,687,604 valid votes; turnout is valid votes divided by the official electorate. Smaller parties with no reusable saved profile are still included with neutral display colours.
Sources & further reading
UK Parliament: official election results by party
UK Parliament: official non-party candidate results, including the Speaker