Conservative Party
Conservative Party has stood 326,422 candidates in UK elections between 1900 and 2026, winning 102,430 seats. Its best year was 2015, with 5,957 seats won.
- Short name
- Conservative
- Candidates stood
- 326,422
- Seats won
- 102,430
- Years active
- 1900–2026
| Year | Candidates | Seats won | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 5,200 | 861 | 3,921,974 |
| 2025 | 1,947 | 364 | 1,474,602 |
| 2024 | 3,568 | 777 | 16,340,339 |
| 2023 | 7,702 | 2,336 | 4,690,059 |
| 2022 | 5,460 | 1,476 | 4,367,731 |
| 2021 | 5,498 | 2,812 | 20,384,257 |
| 2020 | 50 | 12 | 26,052 |
| 2019 | 8,936 | 4,025 | 24,315,902 |
| 2018 | 4,632 | 1,437 | 4,290,642 |
| 2017 | 4,178 | 2,397 | 18,965,286 |
| 2016 | 3,255 | 1,056 | 11,540,360 |
| 2015 | 9,343 | 5,957 | 22,499,473 |
| 2014 | 4,407 | 1,466 | 3,740,494 |
| 2013 | 2,596 | 1,254 | 2,293,786 |
| 2012 | 3,487 | 1,133 | 6,821,825 |
| 2011 | 8,847 | 5,056 | 7,454,483 |
| 2010 | 5,057 | 1,937 | 17,673,106 |
| 2009 | 2,568 | 1,510 | 3,610,708 |
| 2008 | 3,455 | 1,512 | 5,164,742 |
| 2007 | 9,830 | 5,272 | 7,234,872 |
| 2006 | 4,519 | 1,627 | 4,303,268 |
| 2005 | 3,251 | 1,448 | 14,146,485 |
| 2004 | 4,673 | 1,795 | 5,534,272 |
| 2003 | 9,539 | 4,312 | 5,821,624 |
| 2002 | 5,551 | 2,018 | 4,319,472 |
| 2001 | 3,459 | 816 | 13,943,534 |
| 2000 | 3,343 | 1,006 | 3,509,868 |
| 1999 | 11,224 | 2,961 | 6,271,924 |
| 1998 | 4,861 | 1,091 | 3,317,477 |
| 1997 | 3,851 | 1,250 | 16,091,143 |
| 1996 | 3,182 | 521 | 2,131,009 |
| 1995 | 10,637 | 1,879 | 5,749,829 |
| 1994 | 5,505 | 880 | 4,668,849 |
| 1993 | 5,250 | 964 | 6,022,057 |
| 1992 | 4,110 | 1,576 | 17,494,491 |
| 1991 | 13,241 | 2,531 | 10,622,042 |
| 1990 | 4,650 | 1,156 | 5,150,464 |
| 1989 | 2,937 | 1,592 | 4,009,088 |
| 1988 | 3,167 | 687 | 3,066,192 |
| 1987 | 10,137 | 1,920 | 22,587,060 |
| 1986 | 5,219 | 641 | 5,332,988 |
| 1985 | 2,990 | 340 | 3,842,736 |
| 1984 | 2,531 | 240 | 2,606,075 |
| 1983 | 10,188 | 1,916 | 21,666,022 |
| 1982 | 4,939 | 641 | 5,898,850 |
| 1981 | 3,733 | 488 | 6,289,416 |
| 1980 | 2,708 | 154 | 2,940,335 |
| 1979 | 12,542 | 2,505 | 31,998,175 |
| 1978 | 3,943 | 601 | 5,645,166 |
| 1977 | 3,790 | 1,043 | 8,950,968 |
| 1976 | 11,486 | 2,644 | 12,244,550 |
| 1975 | 751 | 102 | 1,243,739 |
| 1974 | 4,345 | 1,616 | 28,195,140 |
| 1973 | 16,057 | 2,562 | 18,161,403 |
| 1972 | 1,650 | 734 | 1,241,149 |
| 1971 | 3,355 | 1,222 | 3,459,314 |
| 1970 | 715 | 387 | 15,906,856 |
| 1969 | 1,711 | 1,305 | 1,401,163 |
| 1968 | 1,773 | 1,439 | 3,254,914 |
| 1967 | 100 | 82 | 3,726,692 |
| 1966 | 609 | 239 | 10,960,207 |
| 1964 | 2,321 | 974 | 15,655,362 |
| 1962 | 1,115 | 397 | 999,086 |
| 1961 | 126 | 42 | 985,484 |
| 1959 | 1,597 | 788 | 12,786,534 |
| 1958 | 126 | 25 | 796,581 |
| 1956 | 1,155 | 456 | 1,238,654 |
| 1955 | 634 | 336 | 12,047,505 |
| 1954 | 675 | 406 | 766,378 |
| 1953 | 1,197 | 482 | 1,715,208 |
| 1952 | 128 | 37 | 1,342,842 |
| 1951 | 1,334 | 886 | 12,296,037 |
| 1950 | 499 | 247 | 10,214,105 |
| 1949 | 1,337 | 680 | 3,626,556 |
| 1946 | 95 | 26 | 440,454 |
| 1945 | 854 | 317 | 8,169,948 |
| 1937 | 103 | 7 | 67,418 |
| 1935 | 440 | 335 | 9,157,702 |
| 1931 | 445 | 406 | 10,665,333 |
| 1900 | 3 | 2 | 1,902 |