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
91%
2010 Conservative David Cameron 306
89%
2015 Conservative David Cameron 330
89%
1983 SNP Gordon Wilson 2
89%
1987 SNP Gordon Wilson 3
89%
1964 Labour Harold Wilson 317
89%
1966 Labour Harold Wilson 364
89%
1970 Labour Harold Wilson 288
89%
1974 (February) Labour Harold Wilson 301
89%
1974 (October) Labour Harold Wilson 319
89%
2024 Labour Keir Starmer 411
89%
1997 Labour Tony Blair 418
89%
2001 Labour Tony Blair 412
89%
2005 Labour Tony Blair 355
89%
1945 National Liberal Ernest Brown 11
86%
2010 Labour Gordon Brown 258
86%
2017 Labour Jeremy Corbyn 262
86%
2019 Labour Jeremy Corbyn 202
86%
1945 Labour Clement Attlee 393
84%
1950 Labour Clement Attlee 315
84%
1951 Labour Clement Attlee 295
84%
1955 Labour Clement Attlee 277
84%
1992 Conservative John Major 336
84%
1997 Conservative John Major 165
84%
2024 Liberal Democrats Ed Davey 72
80%
1966 Conservative Edward Heath 253
77%
1970 Conservative Edward Heath 330
77%
1974 (February) Conservative Edward Heath 297
77%
1974 (October) Conservative Edward Heath 277
77%
2015 UKIP Nigel Farage 1
77%
2024 Reform Nigel Farage 5
77%
1959 Conservative Harold Macmillan 365
73%
2015 SNP Nicola Sturgeon 56
73%
2017 SNP Nicola Sturgeon 35
73%
2019 SNP Nicola Sturgeon 48
73%
1955 Conservative Anthony Eden 345
70%
2015 Labour Ed Miliband 232
70%
2001 Liberal Democrats Charles Kennedy 52
66%
2005 Liberal Democrats Charles Kennedy 62
66%
1987 Labour Neil Kinnock 229
66%
1992 Labour Neil Kinnock 271
66%
1964 Conservative Alec Douglas-Home 304
64%
1979 Labour James Callaghan 269
64%
1992 SNP Alex Salmond 3
61%
1997 SNP Alex Salmond 6
61%
2005 SNP Alex Salmond 6
61%
2010 SNP Alex Salmond 6
61%
1983 Labour Michael Foot 209
61%
2001 Conservative William Hague 166
61%
2010 Green Caroline Lucas 1
57%
2017 Green Caroline Lucas 1
57%
2010 Liberal Democrats Nick Clegg 57
57%
2015 Liberal Democrats Nick Clegg 8
57%
1987 Sinn Féin Gerry Adams 1
55%
1997 Sinn Féin Gerry Adams 2
55%
2001 Sinn Féin Gerry Adams 4
55%
2005 Sinn Féin Gerry Adams 5
55%
2010 Sinn Féin Gerry Adams 5
55%
2015 Sinn Féin Gerry Adams 4
55%
2017 Sinn Féin Gerry Adams 7
55%
2005 Conservative Michael Howard 198
55%
1992 Liberal Democrats Paddy Ashdown 20
55%
1997 Liberal Democrats Paddy Ashdown 46
55%
2019 Liberal Democrats Jo Swinson 11
52%
1945 Common Wealth C. A. Smith 1
48%
2005 Respect Linda Smith 1
48%
2001 SNP John Swinney 5
45%
2024 SNP John Swinney 9
45%
2015 SDLP Alasdair McDonnell 3
43%
2017 Liberal Democrats Tim Farron 12
41%
1979 Liberal David Steel 11
39%
1983 Alliance David Steel 23
39%
1987 Alliance David Steel 22
39%
1987 Alliance David Owen 22
36%
2019 Sinn Féin Mary Lou McDonald 7
36%
2024 Sinn Féin Mary Lou McDonald 7
36%
1983 Alliance Roy Jenkins 23
36%
1970 Protestant Unionist Ian Paisley 1
34%
1974 (February) DUP Ian Paisley 1
34%
1974 (October) DUP Ian Paisley 1
34%
1979 DUP Ian Paisley 3
34%
1983 DUP Ian Paisley 3
34%
1987 DUP Ian Paisley 3
34%
1992 DUP Ian Paisley 3
34%
1997 DUP Ian Paisley 2
34%
2001 DUP Ian Paisley 5
34%
2005 DUP Ian Paisley 9
34%
1970 Liberal Jeremy Thorpe 6
34%
1974 (February) Liberal Jeremy Thorpe 14
34%
1974 (October) Liberal Jeremy Thorpe 13
34%
1959 Labour Hugh Gaitskell 258
32%
2001 Plaid Cymru Ieuan Wyn Jones 4
32%
2005 Plaid Cymru Ieuan Wyn Jones 3
32%
2010 Plaid Cymru Ieuan Wyn Jones 3
32%
2024 Green Adrian Ramsay 4
30%
2024 DUP Gavin Robinson 5
30%
2010 DUP Peter Robinson 8
30%
2015 DUP Peter Robinson 8
30%
2017 DUP Arlene Foster 10
23%
2019 DUP Arlene Foster 8
23%
2024 Green Carla Denyer 4
23%
2019 Alliance Naomi Long 1
20%
2024 Alliance Naomi Long 1
20%
2019 Green Siân Berry 1
20%
2024 TUV Jim Allister 1
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%
1950 Liberal Clement Davies 9
16%
1951 Liberal Clement Davies 6
16%
1955 Liberal Clement Davies 6
16%
1959 Liberal Jo Grimond 6
16%
1964 Liberal Jo Grimond 9
16%
1966 Liberal Jo Grimond 12
16%
1945 Liberal Archibald Sinclair 12
11%
2019 SDLP Colum Eastwood 2
11%
2024 SDLP Colum Eastwood 2
11%
2015 Plaid Cymru Leanne Wood 3
11%
2017 Plaid Cymru Leanne Wood 4
11%
2024 Plaid Cymru Rhun ap Iorwerth 4
11%
1970 SNP William Wolfe 1
9%
1974 (February) SNP William Wolfe 7
9%
1974 (October) SNP William Wolfe 11
9%
1979 SNP William Wolfe 2
9%
2019 Plaid Cymru Adam Price 4
7%
1945 Ind. Labour Party Bob Edwards 3
7%
2010 Alliance David Ford 1
7%
1997 UUP David Trimble 10
7%
2001 UUP David Trimble 6
7%
2005 UUP David Trimble 1
7%
1974 (February) Democratic Labour Dick Taverne 1
7%
1966 Republican Labour Gerry Fitt 1
7%
1970 Republican Labour Gerry Fitt 1
7%
1974 (February) SDLP Gerry Fitt 1
7%
1974 (October) SDLP Gerry Fitt 1
7%
1979 SDLP Gerry Fitt 1
7%
1974 (February) Plaid Cymru Gwynfor Evans 2
7%
1974 (October) Plaid Cymru Gwynfor Evans 3
7%
1979 Plaid Cymru Gwynfor Evans 2
7%
2017 Green Jonathan Bartley 1
7%
2019 Green Jonathan Bartley 1
7%
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
2%
1992 Plaid Cymru Dafydd Wigley 4
2%
1997 Plaid Cymru Dafydd Wigley 4
2%
2024 UUP Doug Beattie 1
2%
1945 Communist Harry Pollitt 2
2%
1983 UPUP James Kilfedder 1
2%
1987 UPUP James Kilfedder 1
2%
1992 UPUP James Kilfedder 1
2%
2010 SDLP Margaret Ritchie 3
2%
1983 Sinn Féin Ruairí Ó Brádaigh 1
2%
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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