Liberal Democrats
Liberal Democrats has stood 162,956 candidates in UK elections between 1918 and 2026, winning 35,794 seats. Its best year was 2003, with 2,568 seats won.
- Short name
- Liberal Democrats
- Candidates stood
- 162,956
- Seats won
- 35,794
- Years active
- 1918–2026
| Year | Candidates | Seats won | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 4,346 | 895 | 2,876,180 |
| 2025 | 1,707 | 476 | 1,069,092 |
| 2024 | 2,868 | 669 | 7,800,505 |
| 2023 | 4,969 | 1,682 | 2,799,568 |
| 2022 | 3,837 | 932 | 2,343,790 |
| 2021 | 4,200 | 682 | 5,030,292 |
| 2020 | 36 | 5 | 13,057 |
| 2019 | 5,304 | 1,431 | 13,954,132 |
| 2018 | 3,504 | 582 | 1,920,716 |
| 2017 | 3,253 | 507 | 4,207,435 |
| 2016 | 2,291 | 439 | 2,541,688 |
| 2015 | 5,019 | 686 | 5,352,837 |
| 2014 | 3,113 | 458 | 1,858,712 |
| 2013 | 1,971 | 399 | 934,262 |
| 2012 | 2,449 | 466 | 1,483,192 |
| 2011 | 5,672 | 1,073 | 2,978,425 |
| 2010 | 4,316 | 796 | 11,603,580 |
| 2009 | 2,320 | 514 | 2,059,709 |
| 2008 | 2,898 | 837 | 2,058,549 |
| 2007 | 7,086 | 2,237 | 4,286,079 |
| 2006 | 3,821 | 847 | 2,729,624 |
| 2005 | 3,048 | 612 | 9,777,659 |
| 2004 | 4,093 | 1,311 | 3,921,219 |
| 2003 | 7,361 | 2,568 | 4,254,714 |
| 2002 | 4,504 | 1,268 | 2,988,953 |
| 2001 | 3,107 | 322 | 8,429,969 |
| 2000 | 2,672 | 550 | 1,787,127 |
| 1999 | 9,342 | 2,129 | 4,671,473 |
| 1998 | 4,301 | 827 | 2,488,193 |
| 1997 | 3,568 | 793 | 10,050,405 |
| 1996 | 2,754 | 614 | 1,807,826 |
| 1995 | 9,582 | 2,504 | 5,527,640 |
| 1994 | 4,852 | 1,141 | 3,956,035 |
| 1993 | 4,554 | 921 | 5,013,965 |
| 1992 | 3,561 | 480 | 7,702,124 |
| 1991 | 9,268 | 1,403 | 6,597,264 |
| 1990 | 1,757 | 416 | 1,307,621 |
| 1989 | 2,292 | 548 | 1,962,088 |
| 1988 | 685 | 233 | 476,039 |
| 1987 | 305 | 18 | 3,783,549 |
| 1983 | 299 | 16 | 3,842,138 |
| 1981 | 3 | 0 | 1,412 |
| 1979 | 574 | 11 | 4,318,601 |
| 1977 | 3 | 0 | 327 |
| 1974 | 1,128 | 25 | 10,986,310 |
| 1970 | 325 | 6 | 2,106,525 |
| 1966 | 306 | 12 | 2,298,348 |
| 1964 | 360 | 9 | 3,089,130 |
| 1959 | 215 | 6 | 1,637,507 |
| 1955 | 110 | 6 | 722,400 |
| 1951 | 109 | 6 | 730,237 |
| 1950 | 473 | 9 | 2,621,464 |
| 1945 | 301 | 12 | 2,248,780 |
| 1935 | 162 | 20 | 1,447,981 |
| 1931 | 111 | 32 | 1,403,322 |
| 1929 | 501 | 60 | 5,181,139 |
| 1924 | 337 | 40 | 2,933,454 |
| 1923 | 455 | 157 | 4,301,397 |
| 1922 | 332 | 62 | 2,665,580 |
| 1918 | 266 | 34 | 1,352,524 |