Election results : UK

This page highlights some of the current parliamentary material available on the results of UK elections. This includes select committee reports, briefing papers on current legislation and other subjects produced by the parliamentary research services, and the latest Early Day Motions put down by MPs.

Standard Notes

Date	Description
01.03.2013	By-elections since 2010 General Election
	This note sets out results of by elections since the 2010 General Election. It will be updated as by-elections occur.
28.02.2013	Local, Scottish Parliament, Welsh Assembly and European Parliament elections: Social Indicators page
	Local, Scottish Parliament, Welsh Assembly and European Parliament elections: Social Indicators page. A summary of recent election results.
28.02.2013	General Election results: Social Indicators page
	General Election results: Social Indicators page.
28.02.2013	Turnout: Social Indicators page
	Turnout: Social Indicators page. Summary information on turnout at elections in the UK.
08.02.2013	Marginal seats
	This note lists UK Parliament seats by marginality using results for the 2010 General Election. The results are taken from the Research Paper (RP10/36) General Election 2010

Research Papers

Date	Description
29.11.2012	Police and Crime Commissioner Elections, 2012
	On Thursday 15 November 2012 the first ever elections for Police and Crime Commissioners (PCCs) took place in England and Wales, outside of London. The Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011 replaced police authorities with directly elected PCCs. The 41 police areas each elected one PCC. The supplementary vote system was used for the elections. This Research Paper analyses the results
07.08.2012	UK Election Statistics: 1918-2012
	This paper presents an overview of results from UK elections since 1918, including elections to the House of Commons, the European Parliament, devolved bodies and local government.
22.05.2012	London elections 2012
	Elections for the Mayor of London and London Assembly were held on 3 May 2012. The Conservative candidate Boris Johnson was re-elected as Mayor, winning 44% of first preference votes. Labour won 12 of the 25 London Assembly seats to become the largest party in the Assembly.
21.05.2012	Local elections 2012
	Local elections took place in 181 local authorities on 3 May 2012. Almost 4,900 council seats were up for election in 128 local authorities in England, 32 unitary authorities in Scotland and 21 unitary authorities in Wales.
24.05.2011	Scottish Parliament Elections: 2011
	The SNP gained an overall majority in the Scottish Parliament in the elections on 5 May 2011. The paper provides data on voting trends and electoral turnout for constituencies, electoral regions, and for Scotland as a whole.

Standard Notes

Date	Description
09.05.2011	By-elections since 2010 General Election
	Results of by-election in Oldham East and Saddleworth constituency, held on 13 January 2010
13.01.2011	Turnout: Social Indicators page
13.01.2011	General Election results: Social Indicators page
25.11.2010	Sources of Statistics: data for parliamentary constituency areas
	Provides a guide to obtaining statistics for parliamentary constituency areas.
01.06.2010	Local, Scottish Parliament, Welsh Assembly and European Parliament elections: Social Indicators page

Research Papers

Date	Description
08.07.2010	General Election 2010
	No single party won an overall majority at the 2010 General Election, for the first time in the UK since February 1974. The Conservatives won the most seats, 306, ...
20.05.2008	London elections 2008
	Elections for Mayor of London and London Assembly, 1 May 2008.
01.02.2008	Election Statistics: UK 1918-2007
19.07.2007	Local and Mayoral elections 2007
10.05.2006	Local election 2006
	Local elections 2006. House of Commons Library Research Paper 06/26.