Election results at a glance

Parliamentary election in United Kingdom 2017

Results of the parliamentary election on 06/08/2017
Con
Lab
LDEM
SNP
UKIP
Greens
DUP
SF
42.4
40.0
7.4
3.0
1.8
1.6
0.9
0.7
+42.4
+40.0
+7.4
+3.0
+1.8
+1.6
+0.9
+0.7
Political orientation of parties
Con
Lab
LDEM
SNP
UKIP
Greens
DUP
SF
PC
SDLP
UUP
Alliance
What do the symbols mean?
To make parties easier to compare, the symbols indicate a party’s political orientation. These categories provide a quick overview. More detailed information on political positions can be found on the party subpages.
Far left
Left
Centre-left
Centre
Transversal
Unknown
Centre-right
Right
Far right
Liberal
Environment & climate
Regional
Animal rights
Satirical

No electoral threshold

There is no electoral threshold in United Kingdom.

Voter turnout

Voter turnout was 68.7%.
Current election trend for United Kingdom
Poll results, coalitions, and election outcomes
Historical elections in United Kingdom
Results, coalitions, and data

Information on the electoral system

Direct election

Voters elect representatives directly.

Candidate-based voting

Voters vote for individual candidates by name.

Majority system

The seat goes to the candidate with the most votes.

Single round

The election is decided in one round.

Free

Elections are free and fair, with genuine competition.

Seat distribution and possible coalitions

649
Majority from 325 seats
Con
318
49%
Lab
262
40.4%
LDEM
12
1.8%
SNP
35
5.4%
Greens
1
0.2%
DUP
10
1.5%
SF
7
1.1%
PC
4
0.6%

The government cannot remain in office

The incumbent governing parties secured 0.0% of the seats.
Tories + Labour
Centre-right
89.4%
Tories + Scottish National Party
Right
54.4%
Tories + Liberal Democrats
Right
50.8%
Tories + Democratic Unionist Party
Right
50.5%
Labour + Scottish National Party + Liberal Democrats + Democratic Unionist Party
Centre-left
49.2%
Tories
Right
49.0%
Labour + Scottish National Party + Liberal Democrats
Centre-left
47.6%
Labour + Scottish National Party + Democratic Unionist Party
Centre-left
47.3%

Political parties in United Kingdom

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All political parties in United Kingdom at a glance
What do the parties stand for?
Information, comparisons, and data on parties in United Kingdom

Government cabinets of the legislative term

Historical government cabinets in United Kingdom
Cabinets and governing parties since 1945

Accuracy of pre-election polls

Deviation of pre-election polls from the election result

Detailed party results

Sources of data and information

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ParlGov – Parliamentary Democracy Data
Long-running research data from the University of Bremen. It documents political parties and governments and enables systematic political comparison.
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Döring, Holger and Philip Manow. 2024. Parliaments and governments database (ParlGov): Information on parties, elections and cabinets in established democracies.
CHES – Chapel Hill Expert Survey
Europe’s most important expert survey on party positions. More than 400 political scientists from different countries assess party positions based on scientific criteria.
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Rovny, Jan, Ryan Bakker, Liesbet Hooghe, Seth Jolly, Gary Marks, Jonathan Polk, Marco Steenbergen, and Milada Vachudova. “25 Years of Political Party Positions in Europe: The Chapel Hill Expert Survey, 1999-2024,”