The Labour Party
The Labour Party has stood 338,523 candidates in UK elections between 1889 and 2026, winning 109,472 seats. Its best year was 1995, with 5,508 seats won.
- Short name
- Labour
- Candidates stood
- 338,523
- Seats won
- 109,472
- Years active
- 1889–2026
| Year | Candidates | Seats won | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 5,322 | 1,123 | 4,833,909 |
| 2025 | 1,880 | 145 | 1,059,176 |
| 2024 | 3,506 | 1,782 | 21,974,815 |
| 2023 | 6,411 | 2,763 | 4,775,317 |
| 2022 | 5,589 | 3,184 | 6,296,885 |
| 2021 | 5,239 | 1,592 | 17,031,686 |
| 2020 | 44 | 9 | 16,817 |
| 2019 | 7,352 | 2,288 | 19,137,039 |
| 2018 | 4,579 | 2,443 | 6,251,367 |
| 2017 | 4,424 | 1,560 | 16,834,513 |
| 2016 | 3,218 | 1,538 | 13,725,608 |
| 2015 | 7,691 | 2,584 | 17,346,716 |
| 2014 | 4,423 | 2,227 | 5,568,026 |
| 2013 | 2,470 | 684 | 1,592,870 |
| 2012 | 3,856 | 2,243 | 8,120,571 |
| 2011 | 6,877 | 2,472 | 5,533,151 |
| 2010 | 4,835 | 2,000 | 15,448,989 |
| 2009 | 2,204 | 221 | 1,134,325 |
| 2008 | 3,567 | 1,039 | 4,194,774 |
| 2007 | 7,055 | 2,313 | 4,411,982 |
| 2006 | 4,397 | 1,296 | 3,433,228 |
| 2005 | 2,920 | 1,028 | 13,003,609 |
| 2004 | 5,430 | 2,276 | 6,328,012 |
| 2003 | 7,872 | 2,942 | 4,731,240 |
| 2002 | 5,429 | 2,411 | 4,437,332 |
| 2001 | 3,258 | 922 | 15,137,734 |
| 2000 | 3,121 | 818 | 2,221,559 |
| 1999 | 12,249 | 3,746 | 7,281,054 |
| 1998 | 5,015 | 2,168 | 4,292,402 |
| 1997 | 4,076 | 1,769 | 19,912,189 |
| 1996 | 3,386 | 1,694 | 3,714,748 |
| 1995 | 13,061 | 5,508 | 11,119,919 |
| 1994 | 5,796 | 2,740 | 7,525,792 |
| 1993 | 5,398 | 1,383 | 5,741,081 |
| 1992 | 4,313 | 1,632 | 14,539,705 |
| 1991 | 13,270 | 2,400 | 9,933,149 |
| 1990 | 4,885 | 2,126 | 7,296,704 |
| 1989 | 2,926 | 1,451 | 3,282,022 |
| 1988 | 3,366 | 1,114 | 3,931,461 |
| 1987 | 10,115 | 1,436 | 16,719,993 |
| 1986 | 5,482 | 1,144 | 6,705,673 |
| 1985 | 3,167 | 386 | 3,399,821 |
| 1984 | 2,590 | 276 | 3,090,681 |
| 1983 | 10,154 | 1,073 | 15,874,924 |
| 1982 | 5,236 | 624 | 5,001,878 |
| 1981 | 3,884 | 767 | 6,966,594 |
| 1980 | 2,795 | 212 | 3,706,194 |
| 1979 | 10,812 | 1,235 | 27,415,281 |
| 1978 | 3,995 | 673 | 4,633,009 |
| 1977 | 3,473 | 443 | 5,130,522 |
| 1976 | 11,001 | 1,263 | 8,600,181 |
| 1975 | 844 | 93 | 937,260 |
| 1974 | 4,777 | 2,318 | 29,426,473 |
| 1973 | 18,619 | 3,234 | 20,771,325 |
| 1972 | 1,893 | 1,166 | 1,543,459 |
| 1971 | 3,702 | 2,489 | 4,808,455 |
| 1970 | 716 | 323 | 14,602,961 |
| 1969 | 1,725 | 528 | 966,056 |
| 1968 | 1,894 | 352 | 1,554,041 |
| 1967 | 100 | 18 | 2,374,691 |
| 1966 | 614 | 364 | 13,023,966 |
| 1964 | 2,572 | 1,493 | 18,080,049 |
| 1962 | 1,312 | 919 | 1,335,770 |
| 1961 | 126 | 84 | 1,177,571 |
| 1959 | 1,885 | 1,111 | 13,499,429 |
| 1958 | 126 | 101 | 1,243,355 |
| 1956 | 1,271 | 889 | 1,439,416 |
| 1955 | 741 | 351 | 13,513,246 |
| 1954 | 973 | 500 | 925,808 |
| 1953 | 1,271 | 873 | 1,961,317 |
| 1952 | 129 | 92 | 1,675,496 |
| 1951 | 1,615 | 638 | 14,865,398 |
| 1950 | 607 | 314 | 13,175,827 |
| 1949 | 1,440 | 806 | 3,266,618 |
| 1946 | 118 | 90 | 593,397 |
| 1945 | 3,440 | 2,287 | 15,543,032 |
| 1937 | 1,327 | 853 | 2,584,361 |
| 1935 | 546 | 156 | 8,318,857 |
| 1934 | 1,290 | 798 | 2,335,485 |
| 1931 | 1,714 | 338 | 7,665,812 |
| 1929 | 566 | 284 | 8,396,972 |
| 1928 | 1,252 | 500 | 1,716,875 |
| 1925 | 1,255 | 399 | 1,877,231 |
| 1924 | 507 | 151 | 5,486,773 |
| 1923 | 419 | 190 | 4,427,437 |
| 1922 | 1,597 | 415 | 5,641,543 |
| 1919 | 1,012 | 586 | 967,003 |
| 1918 | 357 | 57 | 2,269,793 |
| 1913 | 14 | 1 | 36,477 |
| 1912 | 194 | 41 | 95,295 |
| 1910 | 10 | 3 | 31,475 |
| 1909 | 167 | 32 | 76,351 |
| 1907 | 5 | 0 | 20,264 |
| 1906 | 213 | 33 | 101,248 |
| 1904 | 2 | 2 | 13,851 |
| 1903 | 113 | 34 | 52,052 |
| 1900 | 30 | 0 | 3,840 |
| 1898 | 2 | 0 | 301 |
| 1895 | 3 | 0 | 1,735 |
| 1892 | 3 | 0 | 1,394 |
| 1889 | 1 | 0 | 169 |