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POLITICS
United Kingdom
Largest Voter Turnouts
This list features the largest election turnouts in British political history.
RANK | ELECTION YEAR | CONSERVATIVES | LABOUR | LIBERALS | TURNOUT |
1 | 1950 | 43.4 | 46.1 | 9.1 | 83.9% |
2 | 1951 | 48.0 | 48.8 | 2.5 | 82.6% |
3 | 1974 (Feb) | 37.9 | 37.2 | 19.3 | 78.8% |
4 | 1959 | 49.4 | 43.4 | 5.9 | 78.7% |
5 | 1992 | 41.9 | 34.4 | 17.8 | 77.7% |
6 | 1964 | 43.4 | 44.1 | 11.2 | 77.1% |
7 | 1924 | 46.8 | 33.3 | 17.8 | 77.0% |
8 | 1955 | 49.7 | 46.4 | 2.7 | 76.8% |
9 | 1931 | 60.7 | 30.6 | 6.5 | 76.4% |
10 | 1929 | 38.1 | 37.1 | 23.6 | 76.3% |
11 | 1979 | 43.9 | 36.9 | 13.8 | 76.0% |
12 | 1966 | 41.9 | 48.0 | 8.5 | 75.8% |
13 | 1987 | 42.2 | 30.8 | 22.6 | 75.3% |
References
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Statista. (n.d.). General elections: vote share by party in the UK. Available at: https://www.statista.com/statistics/717004/general-elections-vote-share-by-party-uk/ [Accessed 1 December 2025].
House of Commons Library. (n.d.). Research briefings: CBP-7529. Available at: https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/research-briefings/cbp-7529/ [Accessed 1 December 2025].
Wikipedia. (n.d.). United Kingdom general elections overview. Available at: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Kingdom_general_elections_overview [Accessed 1 December 2025].
Wikipedia. (n.d.). United Kingdom general election records. Available at: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Kingdom_general_election_records [Accessed 1 December 2025].
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