1. The General Election of 2015 By Professor Vernon Bogdanor Visiting Gresham Professor of Political History

2. The General Election of 2010 PartySeats% of Vote Labour25829.0 Conservatives30736.0 Liberal Democrats5723 SNP61.7 (19.9% of Scottish Vote) Plaid Cymru30.6 (11.3% of Welsh Vote) Northern Ireland Parties182.6 Greens11.0 UKIP03.1 BNP01.9 Others01.1 Total650100.00 Turnout 65.1%Swing 5.1%to the Conservatives

3. The General Election of 2015 PartySeats% of Vote Labour23230.4 Conservatives33136.9 Liberal Democrats87.9 SNP564.7 (50.0% of Scottish Vote) Plaid Cymru30.6 (12.1% of Welsh Vote) Northern Ireland Parties182.6 Greens13.8 UKIP112.6 Others00.5 Total650100.00 Turnout 66.1% (71.1% in Scotland)Swing 0.2 % to Labour

4. Conservative LeadConservative Majority 1955 – Eden3.3%58 1959 – MacMillan5.6%100 1970 – Heath3.4%30 1979 – Thatcher7.0%43 2010 – Cameron7.0%No Overall Majority 2015 – Cameron6.5%12

5. The 2015 Election Under Proportional Representation PartySeats Conservatives244 Labour201 UKIP83 Liberal Democrats52 SNP30 Greens25 Others25

6. Scotland 2015 PartySeats% Vote SNP5650.0 Labour124 Conservatives114 Liberal Democrats18 Others04

7. Scotland 2015 under Proportional Representation PartySeats SNP30 Labour14 Conservatives9 Liberal Democrats4 Others2