Appendix 1 The Voting Statistics Table AI.I Votes and seats, I945~97 (seats in italics) Electorate Total votes Welsh & Scottish Others (mainly and turnout cast Conservativel Labour Liberals2 Nationalists Communist N. Ireland) 19453 73.3% 100%-640 39.8%-2/3 48.3%-393 9.1%-/2 0.20% 0.4%-2 2.1%-20 32836419 24082612 9577 667 11 632 191 2197191 46612 102760 525491 1950 84.0% 100%-625 43.5%-299 46.1%-315 9.1%-9 0.10% 0.30% 0.9%-2 34269770 28772 671 12502567 13 266 592 2621548 27288 91746 262930 tv 1951 82.5% 100%-625 48.0%-321 48.8%-295 2.5%-6 0.10% 0.10% 0.5%-3 VI .j:>. 34645573 28595668 13717 538 13948605 730556 18219 21640 159 110 1955 76.8% 100%-630 49.7%-345 46.4%- 277 2.7%-6 0.20% 0.10% 0.8%-2 34858263 26760493 13 311 936 12404 970 722405 57231 33144 230807 1959 78.7% 100%-630 49.4%-365 43.8%-258 5.9%-6 0.40% 0.10% 0.5%-1 35397080 27859241 13749830 12215538 1 638571 99309 30897 145090 1964 77.1% 100%-630 43.4%-304 44.1%-317 11.2%-9 0.50% 0.20% 0.60% 35892572 27655374 12001 396 12205814 3092878 133551 45932 169431 1966 75.8% 100%-630 41.9%-253 47.9%-363 8.5%-/2 0.70% 0.20% 0.7%-2 35964 684 27263606 11 418433 13 064 951 2327533 189545 62112 201032 1970 72.0% 100%-630 46.4%-330 43.0%-288 7.5%-6 1.3%-1 0.10% 1.7%-5 39342013 28344 798 13 145 123 12178295 2117033 381 818 37970 486557 Feb'74 78.1% 100%-635 37.8%-297 37.1%-301 19.3%-14 2.6%-9 0.10% 3.1%-14 39770724 31340 162 11 872 180 11646391 6058744 804 554 32743 958293 Electorate Total votes Welsh & Scottish Others (mainly andtumout cast Conservative} Labour liberals2 Nationalists Communist N.lreland) Oct '74 72.8% 100%-635 35.8%-277 39.2%-319 18.3%-13 3.5%-14 0.10% 3.1%-/2 40072971 29189178 10 464 817 11457079 5346754 1005938 17426 897164 1979 76.0% 100%-635 43.9%-339 37.0%-269 13.8%-11 2.0%-4 0.10% 3.2%-/2 41093264 31221361 13 697923 1I 532218 4313 804 636890 16858 1043755 1983 72.7% 100%-650 42.4%-397 27.6%-209 25.4%-23 1.5%-4 0.04% 3.1%-17 42 197344 30671 136 13012315 8456934 7780949 457676 11606 951656 ~ :g 1987 75.3% 100%-650 42.3%-376 30.8%-229 22.6%-22 1.7%-6 0.02% 2.6%-17 ;::s 43 181 321 32536137 13763066 10029778 7341290 543559 6078 852368 "'~ 1992 77.7% 100%-651 41.9%-336 34.4%-271 17.8%-20 2.3%-7 3.5%-17 ~. 43249721 33612693 14092891 I 1559735 5999384 783991 I 176692 '....... 1997 71.2% 100%-659 30.7%-165 43.2%-418 16.8%-46 2.5%-10 6.8%-20 ~ 2141647 43846643 31286284 9600943 13 518 167 5242947 782580 "' ~ ~. Notes: ;::s I. Includes Ulster Unionists 1945-70. OQ 2. Liberals 1945-79; Liberal-SDP Alliance 1983-87; Liberal Democrats 1992- C'l is' 3. The 1945 figures exclude University seats and are adjusted for double counting in the IS two-member seats. ...t:;. Other results for include: 4. 1997 ...(:i' t., Party Votes % Sluzre Av vote % Candidates Lost Deposits Party Votes % Sluzre Av vote % Candidates Lost Deposits Referendum 811 827 2.6% 3.1 547 505 Liberal 44989 0.1% 1.8 54 52 UK Independence 106 028 0.3% 1.2 194 193 British National 35833 0.1% 1.3 57 54 Green 63991 0.2% 1.4 95 95 Natural Law 30281 0.1% 0.7 196 196 Socialist Labour 52110 0.2% 1.7 64 61 ProLife Alliance 18545 0.1% 0.7 53 53 For the first time these exceed the N. Ireland element in the 'Others' column. IV VI VI ~ Table AI.2 Regional results, / 997 ~ UNIlED KI NGDOM '" ~au WOOl in 1997 (dltlll8t Jinu 1992) Slral't o{lIOln casl 1997 (percrlll chan8r siner 1991) COII srrwJlj,~ UllKnlr Lib Dt... Nat di Otltrr T.. ntOW COIIStrwuivr Who., LiblHm NalimaaliMs """ 165 (- 159) 329 (+133) 34 (+25) I (+1 ) 71.2 H .9) 33.7 (-11 .8) 43.6 (+9.7) 17.9 (-1.3) 4.7 (+3.4 ) 106 (-86) 108 (+05) 28 (+21) """ .... 72.0 (-6.5) 37.5 (- 12.9) 35.4 (+10.5) 21.8 (- 1.3) 5.2 (+3.7) 42 (- 37) 82 (+36) I (+I) """Midlands 72.3 (- 7.1) 35.1 (- I U 46.0 (+9.7) 14.5 (- U) 4.4 (+3.2) 17 (- 36) 139 (+32) 5 (+3) 1(-+-1) N~h 69.2 (- 7.3) 26.3 (-10.6) 54.9 (+8.9) 14.6 (- 1.4) 4.2 (+3 .1) - H) 34 (+7) 2 (+1) • w.~ 73.4 (-6.3) 19.6 (-9.0) 54.7 (+5 .2) 12.4 (..{l.l) (+1.0) 3.4 (+2.9) ,. - (-11) 56 (+6) 10. (+2) 6 (+3) SeOlland 71.3 (-4.1) 17.5 (-8.1) 45.6 (+6.6) 13.0 (..{l.l ) 22••.•1 (+0.6) 1.9 (+1.1) II 165 (-178 ) 4]9 (146) 46 (+28) I] (+4) Grnl Britain 71.4 (-6.5) 31. 5 (-11.3) 44.4 (+9.2) 17.2 (- 1.2) 2.' (+0.2) 4.4 (+l.1) ,• 18 Nortbern lmand 67.4 HA) 1.5 (-4.2) 98.5 (+4.2) 165 (-178) 419 ( 146) 46 (+28) 29 (+4) Vnlted Kingdom 71.2 (-6.5) 30.7 (-11.2) 43.3 (+t\.9) 16.8 (-1.2) U (+0.2) 6.8 (d .4) ~ REG] ONS -.. ~au WOII in 1997 (clrangr si"u /991) Sltare o{W1ItJ (tUf 1997 (percttl' cltatl,t since 1991) ;;! COlUerwJlivr uroo..r Lib DrIll Nal do O'Mr T .. molll ColIJtfYatil't Who., Lib Dr", NalitJMJiJU Other • if ~. ~ ) 84 ( 93 (+56) 14 (+13) South East 71.1 (-6.7) 37.8 (-13.4) 38.1 (lU) 19.0 (-1.7) 5.1 (3 .6) , II (-30) 57 (+25) 6 (+5) Greller Londoo 67.0 ( ~ . 8) 31.2 (-14.1) 49.5 (I2.4) 14.6 (-1.3) 4.7 (3.0) 2 (-3) 23 (+3) I Inner London 60.9 (-8.4) 24.2 (- 12.7) 57.1 (10.0) 12.9 (- 1.1) S.S (3.7) " 9 (- 27) 34 (+22) 5 (+5) Outer London 70.2 (-5.9) 34.5 (- 14.S) 45.9 (13.6) ISA (-1.4) 4.2 (2 .7) ~ 73 (- 39) 36 (+31) S (+$) Rest ofS.E. 73.7 (-6.5) 41.4 (- 13.2) 31.9 (lU) 21.4 (-2.0) SA (4.0) O' 41 (-17) 19 (+17) Outer Met. Are .. 73.7 (-7.2) 42.7 (- 13.1) 32.S (I1.3) 19.3 (-2.0) 5.2 (3 .S) Q' 32 (- 22) 17 (+14) S (+8) OuterS.E. 73.6 (- 5.9) 40.0 (-13.2) 31.0 (11.0) 23 .5 (-2.0) 5.6 (4 .2) 22 (- 17) IS (+9) 14 (+8) South West 74.9 (-6.2) 36.7 (-IO.S) 26.4 (7.2) 3 1. 3 (..{l. I) U (3.7) 5 (-7) 4 (+3) 7 (+4) Devon cl Com.". ... 1 75.0 (-6.3) 34.S {-I 1.2) 23.1 (S.6) 35.3 (1.3) 6.9 (4.4) 17 (-IO) II (+0) 7 (+4) RwofS.W. 74.9 (-6.1) 37.7 (- 10.6) 28.0 (S.O) 29.4 (..{l.S) 4.9 (3.4) 14 (-5) 8 (+5) 74,) (- 5.7) 38.1 (-12.4) 38.3 (I0.3) 17.9 (-1.6) 5.1 (3.6) 14 (- 15) 30 (+15) .....East MMDands 73.2 (-7.4) 34.9 {-I 1.7) 41.S (10.4) 13.6 (- 1.7) 3.7 (3.0) 14 (- \7) 44 (+16) 1 (+1 ) west MIdJaads 10.S (- 1.4) 33.1 {-I 1.0) 41.8 (9.0) 13.S (- 1.3) 4.7 (l .2) 4 (-6) 2!i (+6) W. Mids-. Met. Co. 67.4 (-8.1) 29.S (-12.3) 53.3 (9.l ) 11 .3 (..{l.7) 5.6 (3.7) 10 (-10) \8 (+9) 1 (+1 ) Rest of W. Mids. 74.0 H .S) 37.2 (-10.0) 42.9 (S.S) 16.1 (- U) 3.S (2.1) REGIONS Seats won in 1997 (change since 1992) Share of votes cast 1997 (percent change since 1992) Conservative Labour Lib Dem Nat & Other Turnout Conservative Labour LibDem Nationalists Other 7 (-IS) 47 (+13) 2 (+2) - Yorks & Humberside 68.3 (-7.1) 28.0 (-10.0) 51.9 (7.6) 16.0 (-<J.8) 4.1 (3.2) - (-I) 14 I (+1) - S. Yorks Met. Co. 64.1 (-8.1) 16.7 (-9.1) 62.3 (4.4) 16.6 (0.9) 4.4 (3.8) - (-9) 23 (+9) W. Yorks Met. Co. 69.2 (-7.0) 28.8 (-9.4) 54.0 (8.5) 12.9 (-2.1) 4.2 (3.0) 7 (-5) 10 (+4) I (+1) - Rest of Yorks & Humb 70.5 (--{,.7) 35.0 (-11.9) 41.9 (9.4) 19.3 (-0.7) 3.7 (3.1) 7 (-18) 60 (+16) 2 (+1) I (+1) North West 69.9 (-7.4) 27.1 (-10.7) 54.2 (9.3) 14.3 (-1.5) 4.4 (2.9) 2 (-5) 25 (+5) I Gtr.