Groupings of Political Parties


Election of 9th Jun, 1983
Party Votes Outcome
Other 35411
Left 3412
Nationalist 1751

More information about the 1983 General Election is available here.

This was a General Election

Election of 23rd Jan, 1986
Party Votes Outcome
Other 32514
Left 3328

This was a by-election.

Election of 11th Jun, 1987
Party Votes Outcome
Other 34829
Left 4103
Nationalist 2656

More information about the 1987 General Election is available here.

This was a General Election

Election of 9th Apr, 1992
Party Votes Outcome
Other 35979
Left 5208
Conservative 4423
Nationalist 3346

More information about the 1992 General Election is available here.

This was a General Election

Election of 1st May, 1997
Party Votes Outcome
Other 38552
Left 3436
Nationalist 1110

More information about the 1997 General Election is available here.

This was a General Election

Election of 7th Jun, 2001
Party Votes Outcome
Other 39754
Left 3462
Nationalist 2725

More information about the 2001 General Election is available here.

This was a General Election

Election of 5th May, 2005
Party Votes Outcome
Other 36777
Nationalist 3197
Left 2598

More information about the 2005 General Election is available here.

This was a General Election

Election of 6th May, 2010
Party Votes Outcome
Other 33240
Left 1835
Nationalist 1465

More information about the 2010 General Election is available here.

This was a General Election

Election of 7th May, 2015
Party Votes Outcome
Other 33297
Left 2500
Right 2200
Nationalist 1144
Conservative 654

More information about the 2015 General Election is available here.

This was a General Election

Election of 8th Jun, 2017
Party Votes Outcome
Other 39513
Left 3384
Nationalist 1567
Conservative 462

More information about the 2017 General Election is available here.

This was a General Election

Election of 12th Dec, 2019
Party Votes Outcome
Other 41279
Left 1758
Nationalist 1098
Conservative 955
Right 315

More information about the 2019 General Election is available here.

This was a General Election


The election result data we hold includes over two hundred party labels, so we have simplified them to these seven simple categories. Of course, most candidates in most elections, and almost every candidate who won, was standing for one of the main parties, but an enormous range of labels have been used by one or two candidates. These groupings have been defined based almost entirely on the party labels, rather than detailed research into party policies, but including words like 'Labour' or 'Conservative' in yo...


ur party label says a lot about where you stand, and even more about the people voting for you. 'Left' means broadly speaking candidates to the left of the Liberal or Labour parties, 'Right' candidates to the right of the Conservatives. 'Nationalist' means any kind of nationalist, even for the Isle of Wight.

How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Lagan Valley CCon through time | Political Life Statistics | Groupings of Political Parties, A Vision of Ireland through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofireland.org/unit/12748784/cube/POL_PARTY_GROUP

Date accessed: 05th November 2024