Conservative Party at Westminster
Conservative Party across 5 UK general elections in our dataset (2010–2024). For the cross-party view, see all parliamentary parties.
Headline
- Vote share moved from 36.1% (2010) to 23.7% (2024) — a −12.4 pts shift across 5 contested cycles.
- Seat share moved from 47.1% to 18.6% over the same window (−28.5 pts).
- Conservative Party sits 2nd by seats in the 2024 House — 121 of 649 MPs.
Vote share & seat share over time
Solid line is vote share, dashed line is seat share. Markers sit proportionally along the x-axis so the gap between cycles reflects the actual years between elections. Hover any marker for the year and share at that cycle.
votes −12 pts seats −29 pts
Cycles
Each card opens the full Conservative Party cycle audit on the parliament page for that year.
2024
121 of 649 seats
24% → 19% −5 pts
6,828,925 valid votes — 2nd by seats
2019
365 of 649 seats
44% → 56% +13 pts
13,966,454 valid votes — 1st by seats
2017
317 of 649 seats
42% → 49% +6 pts
13,636,684 valid votes — 1st by seats
2015
330 of 649 seats
37% → 51% +14 pts
11,299,609 valid votes — 1st by seats
2010
306 of 649 seats
36% → 47% +11 pts
10,703,654 valid votes — 1st by seats
Votes vs seats, by cycle
For each cycle this party contested, the bar pair shows Conservative Party’s vote share (filled) against the share of Commons seats they actually took (outlined). The signed gap on the right is the FPTP distortion in that cycle.
Where Conservative Party won in 2024
Westminster constituencies under 2024 boundaries where Conservative Party took the seat. Grey hexes are constituencies held by another party. Hover any hex for the winning share; click to drill into the full candidate record.
121 constituencies won out of 649.
By election
| Year | Vote share | Seats | Seat share | Gap | Seat rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 23.7% | 121 / 649 | 18.6% | −5.1 pts | 2nd | Details → |
| 2019 | 43.7% | 365 / 649 | 56.2% | +12.6 pts | 1st | Details → |
| 2017 | 42.4% | 317 / 649 | 48.8% | +6.4 pts | 1st | Details → |
| 2015 | 36.9% | 330 / 649 | 50.8% | +14.0 pts | 1st | Details → |
| 2010 | 36.1% | 306 / 649 | 47.1% | +11.0 pts | 1st | Details → |
See methodology for how we normalise party names and compute vote share and the Gallagher index. Source data for the 2024 cycle: House of Commons Library general election results 2024, retrieved 2026-05-18 (Open Parliament Licence v3.0).