The Liberal Party
The Liberal Party has stood 11,238 candidates in UK elections between 1928 and 2026, winning 1,400 seats. Its best year was 1973, with 311 seats won.
- Short name
- The Liberal Party
- Candidates stood
- 11,238
- Seats won
- 1,400
- Years active
- 1928–2026
| Year | Candidates | Seats won | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 4 | 0 | 71 |
| 2025 | 6 | 0 | 1,364 |
| 2024 | 19 | 0 | 6,867 |
| 2023 | 15 | 4 | 4,751 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 84 |
| 2021 | 9 | 1 | 1,101 |
| 2019 | 35 | 2 | 12,822 |
| 2018 | 11 | 0 | 793 |
| 2017 | 4 | 0 | 3,672 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 348 |
| 2001 | 4 | 1 | 3,764 |
| 1999 | 11 | 2 | 2,481 |
| 1998 | 15 | 1 | 3,314 |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 | 332 |
| 1996 | 9 | 0 | 1,937 |
| 1995 | 12 | 4 | 5,326 |
| 1994 | 11 | 2 | 5,350 |
| 1993 | 10 | 1 | 2,944 |
| 1992 | 6 | 3 | 1,700 |
| 1991 | 74 | 29 | 43,883 |
| 1990 | 2 | 1 | 1,912 |
| 1989 | 22 | 9 | 21,795 |
| 1987 | 40 | 19 | 25,731 |
| 1986 | 137 | 39 | 148,953 |
| 1985 | 9 | 5 | 7,233 |
| 1984 | 9 | 6 | 4,908 |
| 1983 | 39 | 20 | 22,581 |
| 1982 | 3 | 2 | 4,580 |
| 1981 | 659 | 58 | 1,038,080 |
| 1980 | 64 | 20 | 70,839 |
| 1979 | 508 | 129 | 626,312 |
| 1978 | 389 | 21 | 154,586 |
| 1977 | 514 | 20 | 536,080 |
| 1976 | 483 | 65 | 323,739 |
| 1975 | 21 | 1 | 17,608 |
| 1974 | 883 | 38 | 2,469,692 |
| 1973 | 1,167 | 311 | 1,544,708 |
| 1972 | 461 | 156 | 270,999 |
| 1971 | 1,084 | 147 | 519,802 |
| 1970 | 100 | 0 | 337,685 |
| 1969 | 247 | 82 | 139,081 |
| 1968 | 795 | 10 | 390,797 |
| 1967 | 100 | 0 | 622,019 |
| 1964 | 1,225 | 16 | 1,393,112 |
| 1962 | 373 | 12 | 271,753 |
| 1961 | 69 | 0 | 134,560 |
| 1959 | 197 | 0 | 70,802 |
| 1958 | 31 | 0 | 57,434 |
| 1956 | 155 | 0 | 48,487 |
| 1955 | 37 | 0 | 27,615 |
| 1954 | 43 | 14 | 26,716 |
| 1953 | 177 | 0 | 59,083 |
| 1952 | 12 | 0 | 19,723 |
| 1951 | 121 | 36 | 62,712 |
| 1949 | 205 | 1 | 133,110 |
| 1946 | 6 | 2 | 11,119 |
| 1945 | 123 | 32 | 79,324 |
| 1937 | 88 | 0 | 66,594 |
| 1934 | 59 | 0 | 80,535 |
| 1931 | 66 | 36 | 125,514 |
| 1928 | 257 | 42 | 328,051 |