The chart below shows the percentage of registered voters who actually voted at each general election from 1945—2017, excluding votes deliberately or accidentally spoiled. Voter turnout data is also available for individual constituencies at the 2015 — 2010 — 2005 — 2001 — 1997 general elections, and for Westminster by-elections, the London Mayor elections, and for European parliament elections.
The table below shows the same data, in reverse order, together with the percentage turnout for each of the four regions. To sort the table click on the column headings:
| Election Year | UK | England | Wales | Scotland | N. Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 68.7% | 68.6% | 66.4% | 65.4% | |
| 2015 | 66.1% | 65.8% | 65.7% | 71.1% | 58.1% |
| 2010 | 65.1% | 65.5% | 64.7% | 63.8% | 57.6% |
| 2005 | 61.4% | 61.3% | 62.6% | 60.8% | 62.9% |
| 2001 | 59.4% | 59.2% | 61.6% | 58.2% | 68% |
| 1997 | 71.4% | 71.4% | 73.5% | 71.3% | 67.1% |
| 1992 | 77.7% | 78% | 79.7% | 75.5% | 69.8% |
| 1987 | 75.3% | 75.4% | 78.9% | 75.1% | 67% |
| 1983 | 72.7% | 72.5% | 76.1% | 72.7% | 72.9% |
| 1979 | 76% | 75.9% | 79.4% | 76.8% | 67.7% |
| 1974 Oct | 72.8% | 72.6% | 76.6% | 74.8% | 67.7% |
| 1974 Feb | 78.8% | 79% | 80% | 79% | 69.9% |
| 1970 | 72% | 71.4% | 77.4% | 74.1% | 76.6% |
| 1966 | 75.8% | 75.9% | 79% | 76% | 66.1% |
| 1964 | 77.1% | 77% | 80.1% | 77.6% | 71.7% |
| 1959 | 78.7% | 78.9% | 82.6% | 78.1% | 65.9% |
| 1955 | 76.8% | 76.9% | 79.6% | 75.1% | 74.1% |
| 1951 | 82.6% | 82.7% | 84.4% | 81.2% | 79.9% |
| 1950 | 83.9% | 84.4% | 84.8% | 80.9% | 77.4% |
| 1945 | 72.8% | 73.4% | 75.7% | 69% | 67.4% |
Source: House of Commons Research Papers 01/37, 01/54, 05/33 & 10/36
