Election Turnout History Uk

England s turnout was down on the 2017 general election from 69 1 to 67 4.

Election turnout history uk. Scotland meanwhile saw a spike in voters with 68 1 of the electorate voting compared. The highest turnout ever was in the general election of 1950 won by labour s clement attlee. The 2020 presidential election recorded the highest voter turnout for 120 years.

Breakdown across the uk turnout in scotland was the highest of any uk country 68 1. The 2019 general election 67 3 saw a slight decline in turnout compared with the 2017 general election 68 8. Between 1922 and 1997 voter.

In fact the average turnout for general. Turnout at the 2019 general election was 67 3 across the uk a decrease of 1 5 percentage points from 2017 68 8 but still the second highest turnout since 1997. This insight looks at the parts of the uk where turnout was highest and lowest.

General election turnout since 1945 by region election year uk england wales scotland n. Basically brits don t vote in elections that aren t general. How did turnout vary by country.

Only about 55 72 of eligible voters voted in the 2016 election. In the 2019 united kingdom general election voter turnout was 67 3 percent of eligible voters a 1 5 percent drop compared with the previous general election in 2017. Of the countries within the uk wales has the highest overall turnout with an average of 76 per cent of the electorate voting in the past century s polls.

Current estimates suggest that 160 million people exercised their right to vote with a turnout of 66 9. It also boasts the highest turnout for a. Since 1918 turnout at uk parliament general elections was highest in the 1950s 83 9 in 1950 and lowest in 2001 59 4 after which it has increased again.