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

The General Election of 2010 PartySeats% of Vote Labour Conservatives 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 Total Turnout 65.1%Swing 5.1%to the Conservatives

The General Election of 2015 PartySeats% of Vote Labour Conservatives 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 Total Turnout 66.1% (71.1% in Scotland)Swing 0.2 % to Labour

Conservative LeadConservative Majority 1955 – Eden3.3% – MacMillan5.6% – Heath3.4% – Thatcher7.0% – Cameron7.0%No Overall Majority 2015 – Cameron6.5%12

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

Scotland 2015 PartySeats% Vote SNP Labour124 Conservatives114 Liberal Democrats18 Others04

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