Appendix V

THE STATISTICS OF THE GENERAL ELECTIONS, 1885-1910

The following tables are taken, with permission, from a paper read on 12 December 1906, by Mr. J. Rooke Corbett, M.A., before the Manchester Statistical Society, of which a second and revised edition was published in April 1910 by the Proportional Representation Society.

In these tables the totals for England, Wales, and Monmouth, Scotland and Ireland are shown separately, and the figures for England have been further subdivided according to the ten divisions into which the kingdom is divided by the Registrar General for the purpose of his work.

These ten subdivisions are as follows:

Metropolitan-- London. South East-- Surrey. Kent. Sussex. Hampshire. Berkshire. South Midland-- Middlesex. Hertfordshire. Buckinghamshire. Oxfordshire. Northamptonshire. Huntingdonshire. Bedfordshire. Cambridgeshire. East-- Essex. Suffolk. Norfolk. South-West-- Wiltshire. Dorsetshire. Devonshire. Cornwall. Somersetshire. West Midland-- Gloucestershire. Herefordshire. Shropshire. Staffordshire. Worcestershire. Warwickshire. North Midland-- Leicestershire. Rutlandshire. Lincolnshire. Nottinghamshire. Derbyshire. North-West-- Cheshire. Lancashire. Yorkshire-- West Riding. East Riding (with York). North Riding. Northern Division-- Durham. Northumberland. Cumberland. Westmorland.

The first three columns, A, B and C, show the number of members allotted to these several divisions, the number of registered electors, and the number of members to which each division would be entitled if the 670 members of which the House of Commons is composed were divided among the several divisions in proportion to their electorates.

In taking the electorate as the basis of a proportionate redistribution of seats it is not intended to prejudge the question whether population or electorate is the better standard. The electorate has been taken because the figures are available for the very year in which the election takes place, whereas the population is only enumerated once in ten years.

The columns D and E show in two groups the number of members elected for these divisions, Liberal, Labour, and Irish members being gathered together in one column, Conservatives alone occupying the other.

It is one of the disadvantages of our present system of representation that it makes it quite impossible to ascertain the relative strength of the several parties into which the voters are divided. In the great majority of contests there is a Liberal, Labour, or Irish Nationalist candidate on one side, and a Unionist candidate on the other, and there is practically no evidence as to how many of the supporters of either candidate belong to each of the parties concerned. Any estimate of the relative strength of the Liberal and Labour parties or of the Unionist Free Traders, and Tariff Reformers must be largely a matter of guesswork. All that is possible, therefore, is to divide the voters into two groups, as has been done in these tables.

The columns F and G show the total electorate of the constituencies held respectively by the two groups of members shown in columns D and E.

The figures in these two columns are of value in showing the probable result of a scheme of redistribution. The South-Eastern counties may be taken as an example. These are at present represented by 48 members. The Liberals held three constituencies in January 1910 containing an electorate of 31,221 (columns D and F); the Conservatives held 45 constituencies containing an electorate of 604,887 (columns E and G). If a redistribution of seats was made on the basis of equal electorates, the South-Eastern counties would be entitled to 55 members (column C). It may be assumed that in any rearrangement of constituencies the parties would retain their predominance in the areas which they now represent, and if so the result of a rearrangement of constituencies on the basis of equal electorates would be that in January 1910 the Conservatives would have obtained 52 seats and the Liberals 3 (column K). Similarly in the General Election of 1906 the Liberals in Wales and Monmouth held 34 seats, the Conservatives none. If the constituencies had been rearranged, the Liberals would have held 35 seats, the Conservatives none. The majorities throughout the United Kingdom which would be obtained under a scheme of equal electorates are shown in column K.

The columns H and I show the number of electors who voted for the candidates of the two groups; Liberal, Labour, and Irish Nationalist voters in one group, Conservative voters in the other.

In computing the figures in these columns an allowance has been made for uncontested constituencies on the following basis. It has been supposed that the changes of public opinion which affect the contested constituencies affect uncontested constituencies also, and in estimating the number of voters in an uncontested constituency it has therefore been assumed that the strength of each party varies from one election to another in the same ratio as in the contested constituencies in the same county.

The three columns J, K and L show respectively the actual majorities obtained, the majorities which would have been obtained if the country had been divided into single-member constituencies of equal size, and the majorities under a system of proportional representation.

The figures in the last two columns have been calculated with reference to the totals in column C, which gives the number of members to which each division would be entitled on a proportional basis.

In order to ascertain the figures given in column K (i.e. the probable results with equal single-member constituencies) it has been assumed, as already explained, that the two groups would, after the redistribution of seats, be predominant in the same areas as before the rearrangement.

The representation of minorities.

The tables give abundant evidence of the anomalies associated with our electoral system. One of the most striking is the great difference in the amount of representation secured by minorities in different parts of the country. The amount of representation secured by a minority has not depended upon its size, but upon the way in which it has been distributed. The following table shows the amount of representation obtained by important minorities in the General Election of January 1910:--

THE REPRESENTATION OF MINORITIES, ELECTION JAN. 1910

Size of Seats Total Seats Area. Minority. Obtained. for Whole Area Ireland . . . . . . . 145,437 21 103 Scotland . . . . . . . 265,770 11 72 S. East: Counties. . . 220,995 3 48 Wales and Monmouth . . 116,696 2 34 Northern Counties . . 75,897 9 32

The figures show that in Ireland a minority of 145,437 obtained twenty-one representatives, whilst a minority of 116,696 in Wales and Monmouth obtained only two. The good fortune which befel the minority in Ireland, not only in the elections of 1910 but in all the elections since the Redistribution Bill of 1885, has been due to the fact that this minority is concentrated in one corner of Ireland and can transform itself into local majorities. The larger minority in Scotland, owing to its distribution throughout the country, obtains much less representation; the minorities in the south-eastern counties of England and Wales are also distributed throughout these two areas and likewise suffer. The minority of 75,879 in the northern counties being less evenly diffused was more fortunate, and obtained nine representatives. The figures for the election of December 1910 disclose similar anomalies.

GENERAL ELECTION, 1885

Col A: Members Col B: Registered Electors Col C: Proportionate Number of Members Col D: Members - Liberal, Labour and Irish Col E: Members - Conservatives Col F: Electorate of Constituencies held by - Liberal, Labour, and Irish Nationalists Col G: Electorate of Constituencies held by - Conservative Col H: Voters - Liberal, Labour, and Irish Nationalist Col I: Voters - Conservative Col J: Majority - Actual Col K: Majority - With equal Single Member Constituencies Col L: Majority - Under Proportional Representation.

A B C DE FG HI J K L Prop Memb Electorate Voters Majority Memb Elect Memb Act Eq PR Metropolis 60 489,396 57 LLI 22 165,345 162,228 Con 38 324,051 188,067 16 19 3 England South-East 48 406,955 47 LLI 4 34,883 144,659 Con 44 372,072 187,831 40 39 7 S.Midland 38 312,477 36 LLI 14 123,665 124,717 Con 24 188,811 129,544 10 8 East 29 257,022 29 LLI 18 173,521 107,710 7 11 1 Con 11 83,501 98,137 South-West 40 314,603 36 LLI 27 229,612 144,273 14 16 4 Con 13 84,991 117,442 W.Midland 58 544,415 63 LLI 45 427,549 248,825 32 36 8 Con 13 116,866 198,212 N.Midland 34 328,844 38 LLI 26 255,836 55,503 18 22 4 Con 8 73,008 120,933 North-West 70 654,751 76 LLI 24 231,123 263,670 Con 46 423,628 292,942 22 22 4 Yorkshire 52 536,553 62 LLI 36 398,426 248,078 20 30 8 Con 16 138,127 189,930 20 30 8 North 32 305,015 35 LLI 25 262,287 144,803 18 25 5 Con 7 42,728 96,708 ENGLAND 461 4,150,031 480 LLI 241 2,302,248 1,740,466 21 52 16 Con 220 1,847,783 1,619,746 Wales and Monmouth 34 286,145 33 LLI 30 263,199 149,782 26 27 11 Con 4 22,946 79,006 Scotland 72 576,828 67 LLI 58 485,116 289,032 44 45 15 Con 14 91,712 181,706

Britain 567 5,013,004 580 LLI 329 3,050,563 2,179,230 91 124 42 Con 238 1,962,441 1,880,458 Ireland 103 777,954 90 LLI 85 624,760 404,892 67 54 44 Con 18 153,194 139,273

Total 670 5,790,958 670 LLI 414 3,675,323 2,584,122 158 178 86 Con 256 2,115,635 2,019,731

Majority 158 1,559,638 564,391

NOTE.--The figures in columns K and L are calculated with reference to the totals in column C. Thus the figure L 54 for Ireland in column K of the last section of the table indicates that under a system of equal single-member constituencies Ireland's 90 members would be Liberal etc. 72, Unionist 18, a Liberal majority of 54, and the corresponding figure L 44 in column L indicates that under proportional representation the 90 members which Ireland would return would be Liberal etc. 67, and Unionist 23. a Liberal majority of 44.

GENERAL ELECTION, 1886

Col A: Members Col B: Registered Electors Col C: Proportionate Number of Members Col D: Members - Liberal, Labour and Irish Col E: Members - Conservatives Col F: Electorate of Constituencies held by - Liberal, Labour, and Irish Nationalists Col G: Electorate of Constituencies held by - Conservative Col H: Voters - Liberal, Labour, and Irish Nationalist Col I: Voters - Conservative Col J: Majority - Actual Col K: Majority - With equal Single Member Constituencies Col L: Majority - Under Proportional Representation.

A B C DE FG HI J K L Prop Memb Electorate Voters Majority Memb Elect Memb Act Eq PR Metropolis 60 489,396 57 LLI 11 87,974 125,457 Con 49 401,422 185,072 38 37 11 England-- South-East 48 406,955 47 LLI 0 - 114,518 Con 48 406,955 184,221 48 47 11 S.Midland 38 312,477 36 LLI 9 73,292 94,213 Con 29 239,185 128,339 20 20 6 East 29 257,022 29 LLI 4 87,975 81,838 Con 25 219,047 102,732 21 21 3 South-West 40 314,603 36 LLI 7 63,063 96,753 Con 33 251,540 129,056 26 22 6 W.Midland 58 544,415 63 LLI 15 136,518 173,463 Con 43 407,897 218,753 28 32 8 N.Midland 34 328,844 38 LLI 14 147,138 125,078 Con 20 181,706 126,547 6 4 North-West 70 654,751 76 LLI 13 123,459 236,134 Con 57 531,292 282,187 44 48 6 Yorkshire 52 536,553 62 LLI 33 359,414 214,407 6 Con 19 177,139 180,728 14 22 North 32 305,015 35 LLI 23 247,275 123,901 5 Con 9 57,740 96,404 14 21 ENGLAND 461 4,150,031 480 LLI 129 1,276,108 1,385,762 Con 332 2,873,923 1,634,039 203 188 42

Wales and Monmouth 34 286,145 33 LLI 27 240,752 123,186 20 23 7 Con 7 45,393 82,179 Scotland 72 576,828 67 LLI 43 339,726 218,561 14 11 5 Con 29 237,102 188,164

Subtotal 567 5,013,004 580 LLI 199 1,856,586 1,727,509 Con 368 3,156,418 1,904,382 169 154 30

Ireland 103 777,954 90 LLI 84 616,735 376,445 Con 19 161,219 144,755 65 52 38

Total 670 5,790,958 670 LLI 283 2,473,321 2,103,954 8 Con 387 3,317,637 2,049,137 104 102

Majority 104 844,316 54,817

GENERAL ELECTION, 1892

Table headings: Col A: Members Col B: Registered Electors Col C: Proportionate Number of Members Col D: Members - Liberal, Labour and Irish Col E: Members - Conservatives Col F: Electorate of Constituencies held by - Liberal, Labour, and Irish Nationalists Col G: Electorate of Constituencies held by - Conservative Col H: Voters - Liberal, Labour, and Irish Nationalist Col I: Voters - Conservative Col J: Majority - Actual Col K: Majority - With equal Single Member Constituencies Col L: Majority - Under Proportional Representation.

A B C DE FG HI J K L Prop Memb Electorate Voters Majority Memb Elect Memb Act Eq PR Metropolis 60 552,024 60 LLI 23 186,572 183,967 Con 37 365,452 214,275 14 20 4 England: South-East 48 463,073 50 LLI 4 38,534 147,136 Con 44 424,539 206,075 40 42 8 S.Midland 38 340,650 38 LLI 15 139,228 120,844 Con 23 210,422 147,347 8 8 4 East 29 276,491 30 LLI 13 134,632 108,866 Con 16 141,859 110,849 3 South-West 40 325,769 35 LLI 15 136,061 125,392 Con 25 189,708 136,449 10 5 1 W. Midland 58 577,397 63 LLI 16 143,567 204,453 Con 42 433,830 248,774 26 31 7 N. Midland 34 347,482 38 LLI 22 232,970 145,587 10 14 2 Con 12 114,512 130,380 North-West 70 707,392 77 LLI 26 284,970 282,139 Con 44 422,422 307,698 18 15 3 Yorkshire 52 571,864 62 LLI 35 418,414 244,099 18 28 6 Con 17 153,450 204,492 North 32 328,189 36 LLI 25 264,483 143,172 18 22 4 Con 7 63,706 115,626 ENGLAND 461 4,499,331 489 LLI 194 1,979,431 1,705,655 Con 267 2,519,900 1,821,985 73 57 15

Wales and Monmouth 34 314,063 34 LLI 31 294,395 152,326 28 30 10 Con 3 19,668 86,576 Scotland 72 606,203 66 LLI 52 449,994 267,631 32 32 8 Con 20 156,209 214,448

Subtotal 567 5,419,497 589 LLI 277 2,723,820 2,125,612 5 3 Con 290 2,695,777 2,123,009 13 Ireland 103 746,781 81 LLI 80 561,938 345,548 57 41 31 Con 23 184,843 157,181

Total 670 6,168,388 670 LLI 357 3,285,758 2,471,164 44 46 34 Con 313 2,880,620 2,280,190 Majority 44 405,138 190,974

GENERAL ELECTION, 1895

Table headings: Col A: Members Col B: Registered Electors Col C: Proportionate Number of Members Col D: Members - Liberal, Labour and Irish Col E: Members - Conservatives Col F: Electorate of Constituencies held by - Liberal, Labour, and Irish Nationalists Col G: Electorate of Constituencies held by - Conservative Col H: Voters - Liberal, Labour, and Irish Nationalist Col I: Voters - Conservative Col J: Majority - Actual Col K: Majority - With equal Single Member Constituencies Col L: Majority - Under Proportional Representation.

A B C DE FG HI J K L Prop Memb Electorate Voters Majority Memb Elect Memb Act Eq PR Metropolis 60 573,141 61 LLI 8 70,056 161,328 Con 52 503,085 242,999 44 47 13 England: South-East 48 472,725 50 LLI 2 24,057 152,213 Con 46 448,668 217,096 44 44 8 S.Midland 38 358,501 38 LLI 3 30,569 116,143 Con 35 327,932 164,052 32 32 6 East 29 294,153 31 LLI 8 70,467 101,736 Con 21 223,686 122,999 13 15 3 South-West 40 330,670 35 LLI 10 76,141 124,852 Con 30 254,529 144,435 20 19 3 W.Midland 58 589,881 63 LLI 9 85,544 195,545 Con 49 504,337 259,382 40 45 9 N.Midland 34 351,792 37 LLI 16 186,167 143,142 1 Con 18 165,625 149,436 2 1 North-West 70 728,292 78 LLI 10 114,035 273,585 Con 60 614,257 332,101 50 54 8 Yorkshire 52 565,799 61 LLI 28 317,932 238,032 4 7 1 Con 24 247,867 225,871 North 32 339,289 36 LLI 20 222,202 145,085 8 12 2 Con 12 117,087 124,697

ENGLAND 461 4,604,243 490 LLI 114 1,197,170 1,652,261 Con 347 3,407,073 1,983,068 233 236 48 Wales and Monmouth 34 320,532 34 LLI 25 241,750 148,552 16 18 6 Con 9 78,782 108,036 Scotland 72 636,106 68 LLI 39 335,143 243,425 6 4 2 Con 33 300,963 234,138

Subtotal 567 5,560,881 592 LLI 178 1,774,068 2,044,238 Con 389 3,786,818 2,325,242 211 214 40

Ireland 103 727,562 78 LLI 82 549,467 317,910 61 42 28 Con 21 178,095 154,379

Total 670 6,292,443 670 LLI 260 2,323,530 2,362,148 Con 410 3,964,913 2,479,621 150 172 12 Majority 150 1,641,383 117,473

GENERAL ELECTION, 1900 Table headings: Col A: Members Col B: Registered Electors Col C: Proportionate Number of Members Col D: Members - Liberal, Labour and Irish Col E: Members - Conservatives Col F: Electorate of Constituencies held by - Liberal, Labour, and Irish Nationalists Col G: Electorate of Constituencies held by - Conservative Col H: Voters - Liberal, Labour, and Irish Nationalist Col I: Voters - Conservative Col J: Majority - Actual Col K: Majority - With equal Single Member Constituencies Col L: Majority - Under Proportional Representation.

A B C DE FG HI J K L Prop Memb Electorate Voters Majority Memb Elect Memb Act Eq PR Metropolis 60 601,925 60 LLI 8 73,718 150,047 Con 52 528,207 247,777 44 46 14 England: South-East 48 512,408 51 LLI 3 23,362 140,277 Con 45 489,406 220,829 42 47 11 S. Midland 38 388,361 39 LLI 6 63,375 120,012 Con 32 324,986 164,148 26 27 7 East 29 319,997 32 LLI 9 80,447 101,785 Con 20 239,550 125,375 11 8 4 South-West 40 337,449 33 LLI 14 122,410 127,086 Con 26 215,039 142,269 12 9 1 W. Midland 58 630,931 63 LLI 10 96,089 200,113 Con 48 534,842 261,474 38 43 9 N. Midland 34 378,996 38 LLI 18 211,280 149,794 2 4 0 Con 16 167,716 153,294 North-West 70 794,142 79 LLI 14 176,183 281,634 Con 56 617,957 351,243 42 43 9 Yorkshire 52 612,892 61 LLI 26 326,841 239,045 5 1 Con 26 286,051 238,870 North 32 367,007 36 LLI 16 197,102 147,017 2 2 Con 16 169,905 135,459 ENGLAND 461 4,944,108 492 LLI 124 1,370,807 1,657,814 Con 337 3,573,301 2,040,508 213 212 52

Wales and Monmouth 34 342,209 34 LLI 28 286,628 161,190 22 24 8 Con 6 55,581 103,396 Scotland 72 683,840 68 LLI 34 312,781 254,112 Con 34 371,059 258,836 4 6

Britain 567 5,970,187 594 LLI 186 1,970,216 2,073,116 Con 381 3,999,941 2,402,740 195 194 44

Ireland 103 765,258 76 LLI 82 598,469 318,203 61 44 28 Con 21 166,757 145,906

Total 670 6,735,415 670 LLI 268 2,568,685 2,391,319 Con 402 4,166,698 2,548,736 134 150 16 Majority 134 1,598,013 157,417

GENERAL ELECTION, 1906

Table headings: Col A: Members Col B: Registered Electors Col C: Proportionate Number of Members Col D: Members - Liberal, Labour and Irish Col E: Members - Conservatives Col F: Electorate of Constituencies held by - Liberal, Labour, and Irish Nationalists Col G: Electorate of Constituencies held by - Conservative Col H: Voters - Liberal, Labour, and Irish Nationalist Col I: Voters - Conservative Col J: Majority - Actual Col K: Majority - With equal Single Member Constituencies Col L: Majority - Under Proportional Representation.

A B C DE FG HI J K L Prop Memb Electorate Voters Majority Memb Elect Memb Act Eq PR Metropolis 60 626,011 57 LLI 40 385,762 251,937 Con 20 240,249 225,725 20 13 3 England South East 48 583,000 54 LLI 22 273,398 245,046 Con 26 309,602 241,097 4 4 S.Midlands 38 441,803 40 LLI 27 328,386 193,594 16 20 2 Con 11 113,417 172,159 East 29 368,662 34 LLI 25 333,564 170,039 21 28 4 Con 4 35,098 128,991 South-West 40 371,300 34 LLI 34 321,822 176,478 28 24 4 Con 6 49,478 144,342 W.Midland 58 679,903 63 LLI 35 402,148 288,832 12 11 1 Con 23 277,760 286,862 N.Midland 34 420,677 39 LLI 28 358,852 205,066 22 27 5 Con 6 61,825 151,924 North-West 70 869,792 80 LLI 55 680,843 420,969 40 46 12 Con 15 188,949 321,560 Yorkshire 52 667,863 62 LLI 41 556,233 340,865 30 42 14 Con 11 111,635 218,778 North 32 409,843 38 LLI 27 345,353 215,748 22 26 10 Con 5 64,490 123,003 England 461 5,438,859 501 LLI 334 3,986,356 2,508,574 207 233 53 Con 127 1,452,503 2,014,441

Wales and Monmouth 34 387,585 35 LLI 34 387,585 217,462 34 35 13 Con 0 -- 100,547 Scotland 72 750,401 70 LLI 60 629,360 367,942 48 48 16 Con 12 121,041 235,098

Britain 567 6,576,845 606 LLI 428 5,003,301 3,093,978 289 316 82 Con 139 1,573,544 2,350,086

Ireland 103 693,417 64 LLI 85 545,748 301,833 67 36 22 Con 18 147,669 144,708

TOTAL 670 7,270,262 670 LLI 513 5,549,049 3,395,811 356 352 104 Con 157 1,721,213 2,494,794 Majority 356 3,827,836 901,017

GENERAL ELECTION, JANUARY 1910

Table headings: Col A: Members Col B: Registered Electors Col C: Proportionate Number of Members Col D: Members - Liberal, Labour and Irish Col E: Members - Conservatives Col F: Electorate of Constituencies held by - Liberal, Labour, and Irish Nationalists Col G: Electorate of Constituencies held by - Conservative Col H: Voters - Liberal, Labour, and Irish Nationalist Col I: Voters - Conservative Col J: Majority - Actual Col K: Majority - With equal Single Member Constituencies Col L: Majority - Under Proportional Representation.

A B C DE FG HI J K L Prop Memb Electorate Voters Majority Memb Elect Memb Act Eq PR Metropolis 60 658,795 57 LLI 26 246,838 254,154 Con 34 411,957 298,821 8 15 5 England: South-East 48 636,108 55 LLI 3 31,221 220,995 Con 45 604,887 334,022 42 49 11 S. Midland 38 490,592 43 LLI 11 146,312 197,717 Con 27 344,280 235,776 16 17 3 East 29 400,062 35 LLI 15 236,234 173,465 1 7 1 Con 14 163,828 170,027 South-West 40 386,514 34 LLI 18 201,726 172,692 2 Con 22 184,788 175,010 4 W. Midland 58 713,761 62 LLI 17 227,430 284,629 Con 41 486,331 334,874 24 22 6 N. Midland 34 446,752 39 LLI 23 334,766 216,469 12 19 3 Con 11 111,986 181,209 North-West 70 928,640 81 LLI 47 636,497 449,324 24 35 7 Con 23 292,143 382,796 Yorkshire 52 701,856 61 LLI 89 564,418 365,185 26 37 11 Con 13 137,438 248,507 North 32 430,594 38 LLI 23 354,697 216,760 14 24 6 Con 9 75,897 150,471 ENGLAND 461 5,793,674 505 LLI 222 2,980.139 2,551,390 21 3 Con 239 2,813,535 2,521,513 17 Wales and Monmouth 34 425,714 37 LLI 32 414,613 243,383 30 35 13 Con 2 11,101 116,696 Scotland 72 785,391 68 LLI 61 675,723 394,103 50 50 14 Con 11 109,668 265,770 Sub total 567 7,004,779 610 LLI 315 4,070,475 3,188,876 63 106 30 Con 252 3,188,876 2,903,979

Ireland 103 688,284 60 LLI 82 518,154 356,223 61 30 26 Con 21 170,130 145,437

Total 670 7,693,063 670 LLI 397 4,588,629 3,545,099 124 136 56 Con 270 3,104,434 3,049,416 Majority 124 1,484,195 495,683

GENERAL ELECTION, DECEMBER 1910

Table headings: Col A: Members Col B: Registered Electors Col C: Proportionate Number of Members Col D: Members - Liberal, Labour and Irish Col E: Members - Conservatives Col F: Electorate of Constituencies held by - Liberal, Labour, and Irish Nationalists Col G: Electorate of Constituencies held by - Conservative Col H: Voters - Liberal, Labour, and Irish Nationalist Col I: Voters - Conservative Col J: Majority - Actual Col K: Majority - With equal Single Member Constituencies Col L: Majority - Under Proportional Representation.

A B C DE FG HI J K L Prop Memb Electorate Voters Majority Memb Elect Memb Act Eq PR Metropolis 60 658,795 57 LLI 29 279,492 223,151 Con 31 379,303 264,281 2 9 5 England-- South-East 48 636,108 55 LLI 5 58,248 209,434 Con 43 577,860 311,888 38 45 11 S. Midland 38 490,592 43 LLI 14 170,762 190,120 Con 24 319,830 219,876 10 13 3 East 29 400,062 35 LLI 16 256,750 164,849 3 9 1 Con 13 143,312 154,529 South-West 40 386,514 34 LLI 14 159,494 164,698 Con 26 227,020 168,992 12 6 0 W. Midland 58 713,761 62 LLI 19 246,842 268,125 Con 39 466,919 316,574 20 20 6 N. Midland 34 446,752 39 LLI 21 298,037 202,351 8 13 3 Con 13 148,715 173,545 North-West 70 928,640 81 LLI 39 524,682 400,508 8 11 1 Con 31 403,958 386,045 Yorkshire 52 701,856 61 LLI 40 570,544 321,622 28 39 9 Con 12 131,312 239,067 North 32 430,594 38 LLI 25 375,574 200,583 18 28 6 Con 7 55,020 142,388 ENGLAND 461 5,793,674 505 LLI 222 2,940,425 2,345,441 7 Con 239 2,853,249 2,377,185 17 5 Wales and Monmouth 34 425,714 37 LLI 31 388,507 210,525 28 31 9 Con 3 37,207 121,013 Scotland 72 785,391 68 LLI 61 678,395 372,313 50 50 10 Con 11 106,996 277,183

Subtotal 567 7,004,779 610 LLI 314 4,007,327 2,928,279 61 88 14 Con 253 2,997,452 2,775,381

Ireland 103 688,284 60 LLI 84 536,675 350,029 65 34 24 Con 19 151,609 146,982

Total 670 7,693,063 670 LLI 398 4,544,002 3,278,308 126 122 38 Con 272 3,149,061 2,922,363 Majority 126 1,394,941 355,945