Electoral Performance
This chart shows the electoral performance of the Conservative Party in general elections since 1835.
| Election | Votes | Vote % | Seats | Outcome of election |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1835 | 261,269 | 40.8% | 273 | Whig Victory |
| 1837 | 379,694 | 48.3% | 314 | Whig Victory |
| 1841 | 379,694 | 56.9% | 367 | Conservative Victory |
| 1847 | 205,481 | 42.7% | 325 | Whig Victory |
| 1852 | 311,481 | 41.9% | 330 | Conservative Victory |
| 1857 | 239,712 | 34.0% | 264 | Whig Victory |
| 1859 | 193,232 | 34.3% | 298 | Whig Victory |
| 1865 | 346,035 | 40.5% | 289 | Liberal Victory |
| 1868 | 903,318 | 38.4% | 271 | Liberal Victory |
| 1874 | 1,091,708 | 44.3% | 350 | Conservative Victory |
| 1880 | 1,462,351 | 42.5% | 237 | Liberal Victory |
| 1885 | 2,020,927 | 43.5% | 247 | Liberal Victory |
| 1886 | 1,520,886 | 51.1% | 393 (316+77) | Conservative and Liberal Unionist Victory |
| 1892 | 2,159,150 | 47.0% | 313 (268+45) | Liberal Victory |
| 1895 | 1,894,772 | 49.0% | 411 | Conservative and Liberal Unionist Victory |
| 1900 | 1,767,958 | 50.3% | 402 | Conservative and Liberal Unionist Victory |
| 1906 | 2,422,071 | 43.4% | 156 | Liberal Victory |
| January 1910 | 3,104,407 | 46.8% | 272 | Liberal Hung Parliament |
| December 1910 | 2,420,169 | 46.6% | 271 | Liberal Hung Parliament |
| 1918 | 3,472,738 | 33.3% | 332 | 'Coalition' Conservative Hung Parliament / 'Coalition' Liberal Victory |
| 1922 | 5,294,465 | 38.5% | 344 | Conservative Victory |
| 1923 | 5,286,159 | 38.0% | 258 | Conservative Hung Parliament |
| 1924 | 7,418,983 | 46.8% | 412 | Conservative Victory |
| 1929 | 8,252,527 | 38.1% | 260 | Labour Hung Parliament |
| 1931 | 11,377,022 | 55.0% | 473 | Conservative Victory |
| 1935 | 10,025,083 | 47.8% | 386 | National Government (Conservative) Victory |
| 1945 | 8,716,211 | 36.2% | 197 | Labour Victory |
| 1950 | 11,507,061 | 40.0% | 282 | Labour Victory |
| 1951 | 13,724,418 | 48.0% | 321 (302+19) | Conservative Victory |
| 1955 | 13,310,891 | 49.7% | 345 | Conservative Victory |
| 1959 | 13,750,875 | 49.4% | 365 | Conservative Victory |
| 1964 | 12,002,642 | 43.4% | 304 | Labour Victory |
| 1966 | 11,418,455 | 41.9% | 253 | Labour Victory |
| 1970 | 13,145,123 | 46.4% | 330 | Conservative Victory |
| February 1974 | 11,872,180 | 37.9% | 297 | Labour Hung Parliament / Lib-Lab Pact |
| October 1974 | 10,462,565 | 35.8% | 277 | Labour Victory |
| 1979 | 13,697,923 | 43.9% | 339 | Conservative Victory |
| 1983 | 13,012,316 | 42.4% | 397 | Conservative Victory |
| 1987 | 13,760,935 | 42.2% | 376 | Conservative Victory |
| 1992 | 14,093,007 | 41.9% | 336 | Conservative Victory |
| 1997 | 9,600,943 | 30.7% | 165 | Labour Victory |
| 2001 | 8,357,615 | 31.7% | 166 | Labour Victory |
| 2005 | 8,785,941 | 32.4% | 198 | Labour Victory |
| 2010 | 10,704,647 | 36.1% | 306 | Hung Parliament / Conservative-Liberal Democrat Coalition |
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