Groupings of Political Parties


Election of 9th Jun, 1983
Party Votes Outcome
Labour 16668
Conservative 7690
Liberal 7477
Nationalist 4739

More information about the 1983 General Election is available here.

This was a General Election

Election of 11th Jun, 1987
Party Votes Outcome
Labour 20256
Conservative 6704
Nationalist 6696
Liberal 4841

More information about the 1987 General Election is available here.

This was a General Election

Election of 9th Apr, 1992
Party Votes Outcome
Labour 19162
Nationalist 9350
Conservative 7558
Liberal 2414

More information about the 1992 General Election is available here.

This was a General Election

Election of 1st May, 1997
Party Votes Outcome
Labour 22772
Nationalist 8989
Conservative 4639
Liberal 1970

More information about the 1997 General Election is available here.

This was a General Election

Election of 21st Dec, 2000
Party Votes Outcome
Labour 8492
Nationalist 7787
Conservative 1621
Left 989
Liberal 615

This was a by-election.

Election of 7th Jun, 2001
Party Votes Outcome
Labour 16022
Nationalist 7490
Conservative 2321
Liberal 2203
Other 1954
Left 901

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, Falkirk West CCon through time | Political Life Statistics | Groupings of Political Parties, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/12748711/cube/POL_PARTY_GROUP

Date accessed: 28th May 2024