The Labour Party won 33.7 percent of the vote in the 2024 general election, with the Conservative vote share falling to 23.7 percent. Parties outside the three mainstream political parties gained 30.4 percent of the vote, the highest vote share in this time period. Since 1918 there have been 29 General Elections in the United Kingdom, with the Conservative party winning the highest share of the vote in 19 elections, and the Labour party in ten. The Conservatives recorded their highest share of the vote in 1931 at 60.8 percent, the Labour Party in 1951 at 48.8 percent, and the then Liberal Party in 1923 at 29.6 percent.
Share of votes in general elections in the United Kingdom from 1918 to 2024, by political party
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Parliament of the United Kingdom, & BBC. (July 5, 2024). Share of votes in general elections in the United Kingdom from 1918 to 2024, by political party [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/717004/general-elections-vote-share-by-party-uk/
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