Electoral data
We collect electoral data after all elections and referendums.
The data covers a range of areas including electorates, turnout, rejected ballot papers and postal voting figures.
Election results can be found on our Election results page.
Below you can find our reports and the full data for recent electoral events. The reports provide an analysis of the electoral data that we collect.
How is voter turnout calculated?
There are different methods to calculate turnout. In our reports and data collection we use three different measures of turnout.
UK Parliament general election – May 2015
The 2015 UK Parliamentary General Election results data have been supplied by Professors Colin Rallings and Michael Thrasher at the Elections Centre, Plymouth University.
- UK general election data 2015 - results (XLS)
- UK general election data 2015 - results (CSV - Zip file)
The report provides an analysis on the participation and administration of the general election and includes information on electorate sizes, turnout, rejected ballots and postal votes.
Plymouth University's report on the 2015 General Election (PDF)
These files provide information on the administration of the elections and include data on electorate sizes, turnout, rejected ballots and postal votes.
- UK general election data 2015 - Admin data (XLS)
- UK general election data 2015 - Admin data (CSV - Zip file)
| Date | Election/Referendum | Report | Excel files | CSV files |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 May 2015 | English Local council elections | Report (PDF) | Electoral data (XLS) | Electoral data (CSV files - ZIP) |
18 September 2014 | Scottish Independence Referendum | N/A | Electoral data (CSV) | |
| 22 May 2014 | European Parliament election | Report (PDF) | Electoral data (XLS) | Electoral data (CSV files - ZIP) |
| 22 May 2014 | English Local council elections | Report (PDF) | Electoral data (XLS) | Electoral data (CSV files - ZIP) |
| 2 May 2013 | English and Anglesey local elections | Report (PDF) | Electoral data (XLS) | N/A |
| 15 November 2012 | Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) elections | Report (PDF) | Electoral data (XLS) | N/A |
| 3 May 2012 | English local council elections | Report (PDF) | Electoral data (XLS) | N/A |
| 3 May 2012 | Welsh local council elections | Report (PDF) | Electoral data (XLS) | N/A |
| 3 May 2012 | Scottish local council elections | Report (PDF) | Electoral data (XLS) | N/A |
| 3 May 2012 | London mayoral election | Report (PDF) | Electoral data (XLS) | N/A |
| 5 May 2011 | UK Parliamentary voting system referendum | Report (PDF) | Electoral data (XLS) | N/A |
| 5 May 2011 | National Assembly for Wales election | Report (PDF) | Electoral data (XLS) Results (XLS) | N/A |
| 5 May 2011 | Scottish Parliament election | Report (PDF) | Electoral data (XLS) Results (XLS) | N/A |
| 5 May 2011 | English local government elections | Report (PDF) | Electoral data (XLS) | N/A |
| 6 May 2010 | UK Parliament general election | Report (PDF) | Electoral Data (XLS) Results (XLS) Results for analysis (XLS) | N/A |
| 6 May 2010 | English local council election | Report (PDF) | Electoral data (XLS) | N/A |
| 4 June 2009 | European Parliament election | Report (PDF) | Electoral data (XLS) | N/A |
| 4 June 2009 | English local council election | Report (PDF) | Electoral data (XLS) | N/A |
| 1 May 2008 | English local council elections | Report (PDF) | Electoral data (XLS) | N/A |
| 1 May 2008 | Welsh local council elections | N/A | Electoral data (XLS) | N/A |
| 3 May 2007 | Scottish Parliament election | Report (PDF) | Turnout - Constituency (XLS) Postal votes – Constituency (XLS) Proxy votes – Constituency (XLS) Rejected ballots – Constituency (XLS) Rejected ballots – Region (XLS) Constituency results (XLS) List results (XLS) | N/A |
| 3 May 2007 | National Assembly for Wales election | N/A | Electoral data/Results (XLS) | N/A |
| 3 May 2007 | English local council elections | Report (PDF) | Electoral data (XLS) | N/A |
| 3 May 2007 | Scottish local council elections | Report (PDF) | N/A | N/A |
| 4 May 2006 | English local council elections | Report (PDF) | Electoral data (XLS) | N/A |
| 5 May 2005 | UK Parliament general election | Report (PDF) | Electoral Data (XLS) Results (CSV) | N/A |
| 10 June 2004 | European Parliament election | Report (PDF) | Data included in the appendix of the report | N/A |
More electoral data and reports from previous elections are available through our Research and Policy search engine.
