UK General Elections Since 1945 by Leaders of Parties That Won Seats - Statistics

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Answer Stats
Year Party Leader Amount of MPs % Correct
2019 Conservative Boris Johnson 365
98%
1979 Conservative Margaret Thatcher 339
95%
1983 Conservative Margaret Thatcher 397
95%
1987 Conservative Margaret Thatcher 376
95%
2024 Conservative Rishi Sunak 121
93%
1945 Conservative Winston Churchill 197
93%
1950 Conservative Winston Churchill 298
93%
1951 Conservative Winston Churchill 321
93%
2017 Conservative Theresa May 317
90%
2010 Conservative David Cameron 306
88%
2015 Conservative David Cameron 330
88%
1983 SNP Gordon Wilson 2
88%
1987 SNP Gordon Wilson 3
88%
1964 Labour Harold Wilson 317
88%
1966 Labour Harold Wilson 364
88%
1970 Labour Harold Wilson 288
88%
1974 (February) Labour Harold Wilson 301
88%
1974 (October) Labour Harold Wilson 319
88%
2024 Labour Keir Starmer 411
88%
1997 Labour Tony Blair 418
88%
2001 Labour Tony Blair 412
88%
2005 Labour Tony Blair 355
88%
1945 National Liberal Ernest Brown 11
85%
2010 Labour Gordon Brown 258
85%
2017 Labour Jeremy Corbyn 262
85%
2019 Labour Jeremy Corbyn 202
85%
1945 Labour Clement Attlee 393
83%
1950 Labour Clement Attlee 315
83%
1951 Labour Clement Attlee 295
83%
1955 Labour Clement Attlee 277
83%
1992 Conservative John Major 336
83%
1997 Conservative John Major 165
83%
2024 Liberal Democrats Ed Davey 72
78%
1966 Conservative Edward Heath 253
75%
1970 Conservative Edward Heath 330
75%
1974 (February) Conservative Edward Heath 297
75%
1974 (October) Conservative Edward Heath 277
75%
2015 UKIP Nigel Farage 1
75%
2024 Reform Nigel Farage 5
75%
1959 Conservative Harold Macmillan 365
73%
1955 Conservative Anthony Eden 345
70%
2015 SNP Nicola Sturgeon 56
70%
2017 SNP Nicola Sturgeon 35
70%
2019 SNP Nicola Sturgeon 48
70%
2015 Labour Ed Miliband 232
68%
2001 Liberal Democrats Charles Kennedy 52
65%
2005 Liberal Democrats Charles Kennedy 62
65%
1979 Labour James Callaghan 269
63%
1987 Labour Neil Kinnock 229
63%
1992 Labour Neil Kinnock 271
63%
1964 Conservative Alec Douglas-Home 304
60%
1992 SNP Alex Salmond 3
60%
1997 SNP Alex Salmond 6
60%
2005 SNP Alex Salmond 6
60%
2010 SNP Alex Salmond 6
60%
1983 Labour Michael Foot 209
60%
2001 Conservative William Hague 166
60%
2005 Conservative Michael Howard 198
55%
2010 Liberal Democrats Nick Clegg 57
55%
2015 Liberal Democrats Nick Clegg 8
55%
2010 Green Caroline Lucas 1
53%
2017 Green Caroline Lucas 1
53%
1987 Sinn Féin Gerry Adams 1
50%
1997 Sinn Féin Gerry Adams 2
50%
2001 Sinn Féin Gerry Adams 4
50%
2005 Sinn Féin Gerry Adams 5
50%
2010 Sinn Féin Gerry Adams 5
50%
2015 Sinn Féin Gerry Adams 4
50%
2017 Sinn Féin Gerry Adams 7
50%
1992 Liberal Democrats Paddy Ashdown 20
50%
1997 Liberal Democrats Paddy Ashdown 46
50%
1945 Common Wealth C. A. Smith 1
48%
2019 Liberal Democrats Jo Swinson 11
48%
2005 Respect Linda Smith 1
48%
2015 SDLP Alasdair McDonnell 3
43%
1979 Liberal David Steel 11
40%
1983 Alliance David Steel 23
40%
1987 Alliance David Steel 22
40%
2001 SNP John Swinney 5
40%
2024 SNP John Swinney 9
40%
1987 Alliance David Owen 22
38%
1970 Protestant Unionist Ian Paisley 1
35%
1974 (February) DUP Ian Paisley 1
35%
1974 (October) DUP Ian Paisley 1
35%
1979 DUP Ian Paisley 3
35%
1983 DUP Ian Paisley 3
35%
1987 DUP Ian Paisley 3
35%
1992 DUP Ian Paisley 3
35%
1997 DUP Ian Paisley 2
35%
2001 DUP Ian Paisley 5
35%
2005 DUP Ian Paisley 9
35%
1970 Liberal Jeremy Thorpe 6
35%
1974 (February) Liberal Jeremy Thorpe 14
35%
1974 (October) Liberal Jeremy Thorpe 13
35%
2019 Sinn Féin Mary Lou McDonald 7
35%
2024 Sinn Féin Mary Lou McDonald 7
35%
1983 Alliance Roy Jenkins 23
35%
2017 Liberal Democrats Tim Farron 12
35%
1959 Labour Hugh Gaitskell 258
33%
2001 Plaid Cymru Ieuan Wyn Jones 4
30%
2005 Plaid Cymru Ieuan Wyn Jones 3
30%
2010 Plaid Cymru Ieuan Wyn Jones 3
30%
2024 Green Adrian Ramsay 4
28%
2017 DUP Arlene Foster 10
25%
2019 DUP Arlene Foster 8
25%
2024 DUP Gavin Robinson 5
25%
2010 DUP Peter Robinson 8
25%
2015 DUP Peter Robinson 8
25%
2019 Green Siân Berry 1
20%
2024 Green Carla Denyer 4
18%
1950 Liberal Clement Davies 9
18%
1951 Liberal Clement Davies 6
18%
1955 Liberal Clement Davies 6
18%
1983 SDLP John Hume 1
18%
1987 SDLP John Hume 3
18%
1992 SDLP John Hume 4
18%
1997 SDLP John Hume 3
18%
2001 SDLP John Hume 3
18%
2019 Alliance Naomi Long 1
18%
2024 Alliance Naomi Long 1
18%
2024 TUV Jim Allister 1
15%
1959 Liberal Jo Grimond 6
15%
1964 Liberal Jo Grimond 9
15%
1966 Liberal Jo Grimond 12
15%
1945 Liberal Archibald Sinclair 12
13%
2019 SDLP Colum Eastwood 2
13%
2024 SDLP Colum Eastwood 2
13%
2015 Plaid Cymru Leanne Wood 3
13%
2017 Plaid Cymru Leanne Wood 4
13%
1970 SNP William Wolfe 1
10%
1974 (February) SNP William Wolfe 7
10%
1974 (October) SNP William Wolfe 11
10%
1979 SNP William Wolfe 2
10%
2019 Plaid Cymru Adam Price 4
8%
1945 Ind. Labour Party Bob Edwards 3
8%
2010 Alliance David Ford 1
8%
1997 UUP David Trimble 10
8%
2001 UUP David Trimble 6
8%
2005 UUP David Trimble 1
8%
1974 (February) Democratic Labour Dick Taverne 1
8%
1966 Republican Labour Gerry Fitt 1
8%
1970 Republican Labour Gerry Fitt 1
8%
1974 (February) SDLP Gerry Fitt 1
8%
1974 (October) SDLP Gerry Fitt 1
8%
1979 SDLP Gerry Fitt 1
8%
1974 (February) Plaid Cymru Gwynfor Evans 2
8%
1974 (October) Plaid Cymru Gwynfor Evans 3
8%
1979 Plaid Cymru Gwynfor Evans 2
8%
2017 Green Jonathan Bartley 1
8%
2019 Green Jonathan Bartley 1
8%
2024 Plaid Cymru Rhun ap Iorwerth 4
8%
1983 UUP James Molyneaux 11
5%
1987 UUP James Molyneaux 9
5%
1992 UUP James Molyneaux 9
5%
2015 Green Natalie Bennett 1
5%
2001 Health Concern Richard Taylor 1
5%
2005 Health Concern Richard Taylor 1
5%
1983 Plaid Cymru Dafydd Wigley 2
3%
1992 Plaid Cymru Dafydd Wigley 4
3%
1997 Plaid Cymru Dafydd Wigley 4
3%
2024 UUP Doug Beattie 1
3%
1945 Communist Harry Pollitt 2
3%
1983 UPUP James Kilfedder 1
3%
1987 UPUP James Kilfedder 1
3%
1992 UPUP James Kilfedder 1
3%
2010 SDLP Margaret Ritchie 3
3%
1983 Sinn Féin Ruairí Ó Brádaigh 1
3%
1987 Plaid Cymru Dafydd Elis-Thomas 3
0%
1979 UUUP Ernest Baird 1
0%
1974 (February) UUP Harry West 7
0%
1974 (October) UUP Harry West 6
0%
1979 UUP Harry West 5
0%
1945 Nationalist James McSparran 2
0%
1950 Nationalist James McSparran 2
0%
2005 SDLP Mark Durkan 3
0%
2015 UUP Mike Nesbitt 2
0%
1955 Sinn Féin Paddy McLogan 2
0%
1997 UK Unionist Robert McCartney 1
0%
1974 (February) Vanguard William Craig 3
0%
1974 (October) Vanguard William Craig 3
0%
1951 Irish Labour William Norton 1
0%
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