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POLITICS
United Kingdom
Smallest Voter Turnouts
This list features the smallest election turnouts in British political history.
RANK | ELECTION YEAR | CONSERVATIVES | LABOUR | LIBERALS | TURNOUT |
1 | 2001 | 31.7% | 40.7% | 18.3% | 59.4% |
2 | 2024 | 23.7% | 33.7% | 12.2% | 59.9% |
3 | 2005 | 32.4% | 35.2% | 22.1% | 61.4% |
4 | 2010 | 36.1% | 29.0% | 23.0% | 65.1% |
5 | 2015 | 36.8% | 30.4% | 7.80% | 66.4% |
6 | 2019 | 43.6% | 32.2% | 11.5% | 67.3% |
7 | 2017 | 42.3% | 40.0% | 7.40% | 68.8% |
8 | 1923 | 38.0% | 30.7% | 29.7% | 71.1% |
9 | 1935 | 53.3% | 38.0% | 6.70% | 71.1% |
10 | 1997 | 30.7% | 43.2% | 16.8% | 71.3% |
11 | 1970 | 46.4% | 43.1% | 7.50% | 72.0% |
References
Statista. (n.d.). General elections: seats won by party in the UK. Available at: https://www.statista.com/statistics/716971/general-elections-seats-won-by-party-uk/ [Accessed 1 December 2025].
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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