UK cities

Average general election voter turnout 1997-2019

Voter turnout in these selected cities fell between 1997 and 2001, but has steadily recovered in the general elections held since. Glasgow had the second lowest voter turnout in 2019 among the selected cities, with Edinburgh consistently having the highest turnout in all general elections since 1997. 

Proportion of votes won by political parties in Glasgow, Dundee, Edinburgh, Liverpool and Manchester, 2001-2019

Labour consistently received the most votes in the cities of Glasgow, Dundee, Edinburgh, Liverpool and Manchester, until the 2015 general election, when the Scottish National Party (SNP) took the lead across the Scottish cities. Labour remained the most popular party in Liverpool and Manchester, but the support for smaller parties in that election (2015), such as UKIP, increased at the expense of the major parties. In subsequent general elections, the SNP has remained the most popular party in Scotland's cities and Labour the most popular party in Liverpool and Manchester.

Notes

It is difficult to make accurate comparisons between Manchester, Liverpool and Glasgow over time due to changes to constituency boundaries, so these comparisons should be treated with caution.

As of 2015:

Glasgow comprises seven constituencies: Glasgow Central, Glasgow East, Glasgow North, Glasgow North East, Glasgow North West, Glasgow South and Glasgow South West.

Liverpool comprises five constituencies: Liverpool Riverside, Liverpool Walton, Liverpool Wavertree, Liverpool West Derby and Garston & Halewood.

Manchester comprises five constituencies: Manchester Central, Manchester Gorton, Manchester Withington, Blackley & Broughton and Wythenshawe & Sale East.