# 2015 United Kingdom general election in England

The 2015 United Kingdom general election in England was held on Thursday, 7 May 2015 for 533 English seats to the House of Commons. The Conservatives won a majority of seats in England for the second time since 1992.
Both major parties made gains at the expense of the Liberal Democrats, whose support collapsed to its lowest level since 1970. Their vote share declined by 16 percentage points, and the party lost 37 of its 43 seats. The party won 6 seats and 8% of the vote overall. This was the worst result for the Lib Dems or the Liberals in 45 years, while the 16-point drop in vote share was the biggest decline in Lib Dem or Liberal support since 1931.
Although Labour increased their share of the vote by 4% and gained 15 seats, the Conservatives made 21 gains for a total of 318, including winning 6 seats directly from Labour. Together with seats from Scotland and Wales, this allowed the Conservatives to form a majority government with 330 seats, leading to the first majority Conservative government since 1992.

## Political context

The general election was fought with the Conservatives and the Liberal Democrats having been in coalition since 2010, with Labour being the main opposition, though with the Conservatives holding the majority of English seats. It was also fought following the victory of the UK Independence Party at the European Parliament Elections and in two by-elections the year before, along with George Galloway of the Respect Party having won the 2012 Bradford West by-election from Labour.

## Results summary

| Party | Party | Seats | Seats | Seats | Seats | Seats | Votes | Votes | Votes |
| Party | Party | Total | Gains | Losses | Net +/- | % seats | Total votes | % votes | Change |
| | Conservative | 318 | 32 | 11 | 21 | 59.7 | 10,483,261 | 40.9 | 1.4 |
| | Labour | 206 | 21 | 6 | 15 | 38.6 | 8,087,684 | 31.6 | 3.6 |
| | UKIP | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.2 | 3,611,367 | 14.1 | 10.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | 6 | 0 | 37 | 37 | 1.1 | 2,098,404 | 8.2 | 16.0 |
| | Green | 1 | 0 | 0 | | 0.2 | 1,073,242 | 4.2 | 3.2 |
| | Speaker | 1 | 0 | 0 | | 0.2 | 34,617 | 0.1 | |
| | TUSC | 0 | 0 | 0 | | — | 32,868 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| | NHA | 0 | 0 | 0 | | — | 20,210 | 0.1 | New |
| | Respect | 0 | 0 | 0 | | — | 9,989 | 0.0 | 0.1 |
| | Yorkshire First | 0 | 0 | 0 | | — | 6,811 | 0.0 | New |
| | English Democrat | 0 | 0 | 0 | | — | 6,431 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| | CISTA | 0 | 0 | 0 | | — | 4,569 | 0.0 | New |
| | Monster Raving Loony | 0 | 0 | 0 | | — | 3,432 | 0.0 | |
| | CPA | 0 | 0 | 0 | | — | 3,260 | 0.0 | |
| | BNP | 0 | 0 | 0 | | — | 1,667 | 0.0 | 2.1 |
| | Class War | 0 | 0 | 0 | | — | 526 | 0.0 | New |
| | Other parties | 0 | 0 | 0 | | — | 127,133 | 0.5 | 0.2 |
| | | | | | | | 25,571,204 | 65.9 | 0.4 |
Popular vote
Conservative
40.9%
Labour
31.6%
UKIP
14.1%
Liberal Democrats
8.2%
Greens
4.2%
Other
0.9% :
Parliament seats
Conservative
59.7%
Labour
38.6%
Liberal Democrats
1.1%
UKIP
0.2%
Greens
0.2%
Speaker
0.2% :

### Analysis

The Conservatives emerged as the largest party, increasing both their seats and votes. They took seats both from the Liberal Democrats and from the Labour Party, as well as holding on to many of their key marginal seats.
Labour increased its numbers both in number of votes and seats after making gains against the Liberal Democrats, along with limited gains against the Conservatives, but failed to become the largest party. Shadow Chancellor Ed Balls lost his seat in Morley and Outwood to the Conservative candidate Andrea Jenkyns, whilst Ed Miliband resigned as Labour leader.
The Liberal Democrats lost the vast majority of their seats, going from 43 seats down to just 6. Leader Nick Clegg, who saw his nearly 30-point majority in Sheffield Hallam massively reduced to 4.2%, resigned on the morning of the election results.
UKIP made large gains in the percentage of votes, but failed to retain Rochester and Strood or take any other seats, leading to the resignation of party leader Nigel Farage. His resignation was rejected, however, and he subsequently stayed on.
The Green Party increased their share of the vote and held Brighton Pavilion, but failed to gain any new seats.

## Regional results

Regional vote shares and changes are sourced from the House of Commons Library.

### East Midlands

| Party | Party | Seats | Seats | Seats | Seats | Votes | Votes | Votes |
| Party | Party | Total | Gained | Lost | Net | Total | % | Change (%) |
| | Conservative | 32 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 969,379 | 43.5 | +2.3 |
| | Labour | 14 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 705,767 | 31.6 | +1.9 |
| | UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 351,777 | 15.8 | +12.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 124,039 | 5.6 | -15.3 |
| | Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 66,239 | 3.0 | +2.4 |
| | Others | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 13,201 | 0.6 | — |
| Total | Total | 46 | | Turnout | Turnout | 2,230,402 | 66.5 | |

### East of England

| Party | Party | Seats | Seats | Seats | Seats | Votes | Votes | Votes |
| Party | Party | Total | Gained | Lost | Net | Total | % | Change (%) |
| | Conservative | 52 | 1 | 1 | | 1,445,946 | 49.0 | +1.9 |
| | Labour | 4 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 649,321 | 22.0 | +2.4 |
| | UKIP | 1 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 478,517 | 16.2 | +12.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | 1 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 243,191 | 8.2 | -15.8 |
| | Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 116,274 | 3.9 | +2.5 |
| | Others | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 15,374 | 0.5 | — |
| Total | Total | 58 | | Turnout | Turnout | 2,948,623 | 67.5 | |

### London

| Party | Party | Seats | Seats | Seats | Seats | Votes | Votes | Votes |
| Party | Party | Total | Gained | Lost | Net | Total | % | Change (%) |
| | Labour | 45 | 7 | 0 | +7 | 1,545,048 | 43.7 | +7.3 |
| | Conservative | 27 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 1,233,386 | 34.9 | +0.3 |
| | UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 286,981 | 8.1 | +6.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | 1 | 0 | 6 | -6 | 272,544 | 7.7 | -14.4 |
| | Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 171,670 | 4.9 | +3.3 |
| | Others | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 26,622 | 0.8 | — |
| Total | Total | 73 | | Turnout | Turnout | 3,536,251 | 65.4 | |

### North East England

| Party | Party | Seats | Seats | Seats | Seats | Votes | Votes | Votes |
| Party | Party | Total | Gained | Lost | Net | Total | % | Change (%) |
| | Labour | 26 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 557,100 | 46.9 | +3.3 |
| | Conservative | 3 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 300,883 | 25.3 | +1.6 |
| | UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 198,823 | 16.7 | +14.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 77,095 | 6.5 | -17.1 |
| | Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 43,051 | 3.6 | +3.3 |
| | Others | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 11,201 | 0.9 | — |
| Total | Total | 29 | | Turnout | Turnout | 1,188,153 | 61.8 | |

### North West England

| Party | Party | Seats | Seats | Seats | Seats | Votes | Votes | Votes |
| Party | Party | Total | Gained | Lost | Net | Total | % | Change (%) |
| | Labour | 51 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 1,502,047 | 44.6 | +5.2 |
| | Conservative | 22 | 3 | 3 | | 1,050,124 | 31.2 | -0.5 |
| | UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 459,071 | 13.6 | +10.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | 2 | 0 | 4 | -4 | 219,998 | 6.5 | -15.1 |
| | Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 107,889 | 3.2 | +2.7 |
| | Others | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 24,926 | 0.7 | — |
| Total | Total | 75 | | Turnout | Turnout | 3,364,055 | 64.3 | |

### South East England

| Party | Party | Seats | Seats | Seats | Seats | Votes | Votes | Votes |
| Party | Party | Total | Gained | Lost | Net | Total | % | Change (%) |
| | Conservative | 78 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 2,234,360 | 50.8 | +1.5 |
| | Labour | 4 | 1 | 1 | | 804,774 | 18.3 | -0.5 |
| | UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 646,959 | 14.7 | +10.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | 0 | 0 | 4 | -4 | 413,586 | 9.4 | -16.8 |
| | Green | 1 | 0 | 0 | | 227,882 | 5.2 | +3.7 |
| | Speaker | 1 | 0 | 0 | | 34,617 | 0.8 | - |
| | Others | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 32,315 | 0.7 | — |
| Total | Total | 84 | | Turnout | Turnout | 4,394,493 | 68.6 | |

### South West England

| Party | Party | Seats | Seats | Seats | Seats | Votes | Votes | Votes |
| Party | Party | Total | Gained | Lost | Net | Total | % | Change (%) |
| | Conservative | 51 | 15 | 0 | +15 | 1,319,994 | 46.5 | +3.7 |
| | Labour | 4 | 1 | 1 | | 501,684 | 17.7 | +2.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | 0 | 0 | 15 | -15 | 428,927 | 15.1 | -19.6 |
| | UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 384,546 | 13.6 | +9.1 |
| | Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 168,130 | 5.9 | +4.8 |
| | Others | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 33,013 | 1.2 | — |
| Total | Total | 55 | | Turnout | Turnout | 2,836,294 | 69.5 | |

### West Midlands

| Party | Party | Seats | Seats | Seats | Seats | Votes | Votes | Votes |
| Party | Party | Total | Gained | Lost | Net | Total | % | Change (%) |
| | Conservative | 34 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 1,097,750 | 41.8 | +2.2 |
| | Labour | 25 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 865,075 | 32.9 | +2.3 |
| | UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 412,770 | 15.7 | +11.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 145,009 | 5.5 | -14.9 |
| | Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 85,653 | 3.3 | +2.7 |
| | Others | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 22,322 | 0.8 | — |
| Total | Total | 59 | | Turnout | Turnout | 2,628,579 | 64.1 | |

### Yorkshire and the Humber

| Party | Party | Seats | Seats | Seats | Seats | Votes | Votes | Votes |
| Party | Party | Total | Gained | Lost | Net | Total | % | Change (%) |
| | Labour | 33 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 956,837 | 39.1 | +4.8 |
| | Conservative | 19 | 1 | 1 | | 796,822 | 32.6 | -0.2 |
| | UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 391,923 | 16.0 | +13.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | 2 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 174,069 | 7.1 | -15.8 |
| | Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 86,471 | 3.5 | +2.7 |
| | Others | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 38,055 | 1.6 | — |
| Total | Total | 54 | | Turnout | Turnout | 2,444,177 | 63.3 | |

## Campaign events

* 31 March: First official day of the general election campaign
* 13 April: The Labour Party launches its manifesto
* 14 April: The Conservative Party and the Green Party launch their manifestos
* 15 April: UKIP and the Liberal Democrats launch their manifestos
* 7 May: BBC Exit poll shows the Conservatives as the largest single party
* 8 May: The Conservatives emerge as the largest party in England, gaining a majority of MPs in the House of Commons and forming the next Government of the United Kingdom as a majority, contrary to predictions made at the start of the election campaign.

## Target seats

The recorded swing in each case is calculated as two-way swing from the party that won in 2010 to the party targeting the seat. Negative swing implies that the targeting party lost votes to the incumbent party.

### Conservative Party

| Rank | Constituency | Region | Winning party 2010 | Swing required (%) | Result | Swing to CON (±%) |
| 1 | Hampstead and Kilburn | London | Labour | 0.10 | Labour hold | -1.0 |
| 2 | Bolton West | North West England | Labour | 0.10 | Conservative gain | +0.9 |
| 3 | Solihull | West Midlands | Liberal Democrats | 0.16 | Conservative gain | +11.9 |
| 4 | Southampton Itchen | South East England | Labour | 0.22 | Conservative gain | +2.8 |
| 5 | Mid Dorset and North Poole | South West England | Liberal Democrats | 0.29 | Conservative gain | +11.6 |
| 6 | Wirral South | North West England | Labour | 0.66 | Labour hold | -4.8 |
| 7 | Derby North | East Midlands | Labour | 0.68 | Conservative gain | +0.8 |
| 8 | Wells | South West England | Liberal Democrats | 0.72 | Conservative gain | +7.4 |
| 9 | Dudley North | West Midlands | Labour | 0.84 | Labour hold | -4.7 |
| 10 | Great Grimsby | Yorkshire and the Humber | Labour | 1.08 | Labour hold | -5.7 |

### Labour Party

| Rank | Constituency | Region | Winning party 2010 | Swing required (%) | Result | Swing to LAB (±%) |
| 1 | North Warwickshire | West Midlands | Conservative | 0.06 | Conservative hold | −3.1 |
| 2 | Thurrock | South East England | Conservative | 0.10 | Conservative hold | −0.5 |
| 3 | Hendon | London | Conservative | 0.11 | Conservative hold | −3.7 |
| 4 | Sherwood | East Midlands | Conservative | 0.22 | Conservative hold | −4.4 |
| 5 | Norwich South | East of England | Liberal Democrats | 0.33 | Labour gain | +13.2 |
| 6 | Stockton South | North East England | Conservative | 0.33 | Conservative hold | −4.6 |
| 7 | Broxtowe | East Midlands | Conservative | 0.37 | Conservative hold | −3.7 |
| 8 | Lancaster and Fleetwood | North West England | Conservative | 0.39 | Labour gain | +1.9 |
| 9 | Bradford East | Yorkshire and the Humber | Liberal Democrats | 0.45 | Labour gain | +9.0 |
| 10 | Amber Valley | East Midlands | Conservative | 0.58 | Conservative hold | −4.1 |

### Liberal Democrats

| Rank | Constituency | Region | Winning party 2010 | Swing required (%) | Result | Swing to LD (±%) |
| 1 | Camborne and Redruth | South West England | Conservative | 0.08 | Conservative hold | −13.8 |
| 2 | Oxford West and Abingdon | South East England | Conservative | 0.16 | Conservative hold | −8.3 |
| 3 | Sheffield Central | Yorkshire and the Humber | Labour | 0.20 | Labour hold | −22.5 |
| 4 | Ashfield | East Midlands | Labour | 0.20 | Labour hold | −12.9 |
| 5 | Truro and Falmouth | South West England | Conservative | 0.45 | Conservative hold | −13.2 |

### UKIP

| Rank | Constituency | Region | Winning party 2010 | Swing required (%) | Result | Swing to UKIP (±%) |
| 1 | Thanet South | South East England | Conservative | 21.2 | Conservative hold | +18.4 |
| 2 | Thurrock | East of England | Conservative | 14.7 | Conservative hold | +13.7 |
| 3 | Castle Point | East of England | Conservative | (No candidate in 2010) | Conservative hold | (Vote share: 31.2%) |
| 4 | Boston and Skegness | East of England | Conservative | 20.0 | Conservative hold | +15.0 |
| 5 | Great Grimsby | Yorkshire and the Humber | Labour | 13.3 | Labour hold | +5.9 |

### Green Party

Swing for the Greens is measured as one-party swing, i.e. the change in the party's share of the vote.
| Rank | Constituency | Region | Winning party 2010 | Result | Swing to GRN (±%) |
| 1 | Norwich South | East of England | Liberal Democrats | Labour gain | −1.0 |
| 2 | Bristol West | South East England | Liberal Democrats | Labour gain | +23.0 |
| 3 | St Ives | South West England | Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain | +3.5 |
| 4 | Sheffield Central | Yorkshire and the Humber | Labour | Labour hold | +12.1 |
| 5 | Liverpool Riverside | North West England | Labour | Labour hold | +8.6 |

## Opinion polling

| Date(s) conducted | Polling organisation/client | Sample size | Con | Lab | LD | UKIP | Green | Others | Lead |
| 7 May 2015 | General Election 2015 Results | 25,571,204 | 41.0% | 31.6% | 8.2% | 14.1% | 4.2% | 0.9% | 9.4% |
| 30 Apr–1 May 2015 | Survation/Daily Mirror | 978 | 36% | 34% | 10% | 17% | 4% | <0.5% | 2% |
| 30 Apr 2015 | Question Time featuring David Cameron, Nick Clegg and Ed Miliband broadcast on BBC One; Ask Nicola Sturgeon, Ask Leanne Wood and Ask Nigel Farage programmes also shown | Question Time featuring David Cameron, Nick Clegg and Ed Miliband broadcast on BBC One; Ask Nicola Sturgeon, Ask Leanne Wood and Ask Nigel Farage programmes also shown | Question Time featuring David Cameron, Nick Clegg and Ed Miliband broadcast on BBC One; Ask Nicola Sturgeon, Ask Leanne Wood and Ask Nigel Farage programmes also shown | Question Time featuring David Cameron, Nick Clegg and Ed Miliband broadcast on BBC One; Ask Nicola Sturgeon, Ask Leanne Wood and Ask Nigel Farage programmes also shown | Question Time featuring David Cameron, Nick Clegg and Ed Miliband broadcast on BBC One; Ask Nicola Sturgeon, Ask Leanne Wood and Ask Nigel Farage programmes also shown | Question Time featuring David Cameron, Nick Clegg and Ed Miliband broadcast on BBC One; Ask Nicola Sturgeon, Ask Leanne Wood and Ask Nigel Farage programmes also shown | Question Time featuring David Cameron, Nick Clegg and Ed Miliband broadcast on BBC One; Ask Nicola Sturgeon, Ask Leanne Wood and Ask Nigel Farage programmes also shown | Question Time featuring David Cameron, Nick Clegg and Ed Miliband broadcast on BBC One; Ask Nicola Sturgeon, Ask Leanne Wood and Ask Nigel Farage programmes also shown | Question Time featuring David Cameron, Nick Clegg and Ed Miliband broadcast on BBC One; Ask Nicola Sturgeon, Ask Leanne Wood and Ask Nigel Farage programmes also shown |
| 27–28 Apr 2015 | ComRes/ITV News, Daily Mail Archived 18 May 2015 at the Wayback Machine | 872 | 36% | 36% | 8% | 12% | 6% | 2% | Tied |
| 25–27 Apr 2015 | BMG/May2015.com | 877 | 39% | 31% | 11% | 15% | 4% | <0.5% | 8% |
| 24–26 Apr 2015 | Lord Ashcroft | 870 | 37% | 32% | 9% | 12% | 8% | 1% | 5% |
| 24–26 Apr 2015 | ICM/The Guardian | 863 | 39% | 32% | 7% | 15% | 6% | <0.5% | 7% |
| 24–25 Apr 2015 | Survation/Mail on Sunday | 879 | 36% | 31% | 9% | 20% | 4% | <0.5% | 5% |
| 21–24 Apr 2015 | Opinium/The Observer | 1,668 | 36% | 33% | 9% | 15% | 7% | 1% | 3% |
| 22–23 Apr 2015 | Survation/Daily Mirror | 1,072 | 36% | 29% | 10% | 20% | 5% | <0.5% | 7% |
| 21–22 Apr 2015 | ComRes/ITV News, Daily Mail Archived 30 April 2015 at the Wayback Machine | 890 | 39% | 34% | 8% | 11% | 5% | 3% | 5% |
| 17–19 Apr 2015 | Lord Ashcroft | 863 | 36% | 33% | 9% | 14% | 5% | 2% | 3% |
| 17–19 Apr 2015 | ICM/The Guardian | 863 | 38% | 35% | 9% | 12% | 5% | 1% | 3% |
| 16–17 Apr 2015 | Opinium/The Observer | 1,655 | 38% | 32% | 9% | 14% | 6% | 1% | 6% |
| 16–17 Apr 2015 | Survation/Daily Mirror | 986 | 35% | 34% | 8% | 18% | 3% | 1% | 1% |
| 16 Apr 2015 | Five-way Opposition Leaders' Debate held on BBC One | Five-way Opposition Leaders' Debate held on BBC One | Five-way Opposition Leaders' Debate held on BBC One | Five-way Opposition Leaders' Debate held on BBC One | Five-way Opposition Leaders' Debate held on BBC One | Five-way Opposition Leaders' Debate held on BBC One | Five-way Opposition Leaders' Debate held on BBC One | Five-way Opposition Leaders' Debate held on BBC One | Five-way Opposition Leaders' Debate held on BBC One |
| 12–15 Apr 2015 | Ipsos MORI/Evening Standard | 600 | 35% | 37% | 8% | 11% | 8% | 1% | 2% |
| 10–12 Apr 2015 | Lord Ashcroft | 870 | 34% | 36% | 9% | 14% | 6% | 1% | 2% |
| 10–12 Apr 2015 | ICM/The Guardian | 900 | 41% | 35% | 7% | 8% | 8% | 1% | 6% |
| 8–9 Apr 2015 | Opinium/The Observer | 1,626 | 39% | 35% | 8% | 12% | 6% | 1% | 4% |
| 8–9 Apr 2015 | Survation/Daily Mirror | 838 | 33% | 36% | 9% | 16% | 5% | 1% | 3% |
| 7–8 Apr 2015 | ComRes/ITV News, Daily Mail Archived 16 April 2015 at the Wayback Machine | 718 | 36% | 35% | 11% | 13% | 4% | 1% | 1% |
| 2–3 Apr 2015 | Survation/Daily Mirror | 856 | 34% | 33% | 9% | 21% | 3% | <0.5% | 1% |
| 2–3 Apr 2015 | Opinium/The Observer | 1,710 | 35% | 34% | 7% | 15% | 7% | 1% | 1% |
| 2 Apr 2015 | Seven-way Leaders' Debate on ITV | Seven-way Leaders' Debate on ITV | Seven-way Leaders' Debate on ITV | Seven-way Leaders' Debate on ITV | Seven-way Leaders' Debate on ITV | Seven-way Leaders' Debate on ITV | Seven-way Leaders' Debate on ITV | Seven-way Leaders' Debate on ITV | Seven-way Leaders' Debate on ITV |
| 30 Mar 2015 | Dissolution of Parliament and the official start of the election campaign | Dissolution of Parliament and the official start of the election campaign | Dissolution of Parliament and the official start of the election campaign | Dissolution of Parliament and the official start of the election campaign | Dissolution of Parliament and the official start of the election campaign | Dissolution of Parliament and the official start of the election campaign | Dissolution of Parliament and the official start of the election campaign | Dissolution of Parliament and the official start of the election campaign | Dissolution of Parliament and the official start of the election campaign |
| 28–29 Mar 2015 | ComRes/ITV News, Daily Mail Archived 19 September 2015 at the Wayback Machine | 864 | 38% | 32% | 9% | 13% | 6% | 2% | 6% |
| 27–29 Mar 2015 | Lord Ashcroft | 865 | 40% | 34% | 7% | 11% | 7% | 1% | 6% |
| 26 Mar 2015 | First TV election interview by Jeremy Paxman with David Cameron and Ed Miliband on Sky and Channel 4 | First TV election interview by Jeremy Paxman with David Cameron and Ed Miliband on Sky and Channel 4 | First TV election interview by Jeremy Paxman with David Cameron and Ed Miliband on Sky and Channel 4 | First TV election interview by Jeremy Paxman with David Cameron and Ed Miliband on Sky and Channel 4 | First TV election interview by Jeremy Paxman with David Cameron and Ed Miliband on Sky and Channel 4 | First TV election interview by Jeremy Paxman with David Cameron and Ed Miliband on Sky and Channel 4 | First TV election interview by Jeremy Paxman with David Cameron and Ed Miliband on Sky and Channel 4 | First TV election interview by Jeremy Paxman with David Cameron and Ed Miliband on Sky and Channel 4 | First TV election interview by Jeremy Paxman with David Cameron and Ed Miliband on Sky and Channel 4 |
| 24–25 Mar 2015 | Opinium/The Observer | 1,690 | 35% | 34% | 9% | 13% | 7% | <0.5% | 1% |
| 24–25 Mar 2015 | Survation/Daily Mirror | 851 | 34% | 34% | 8% | 20% | 4% | <0.5% | Tied |
| 20–22 Mar 2015 | ComRes/ITV News, Daily Mail Archived 2 April 2015 at the Wayback Machine | 864 | 38% | 35% | 8% | 11% | 7% | 1% | 3% |
| 20–22 Mar 2015 | Lord Ashcroft | 860 | 36% | 33% | 8% | 14% | 6% | 2% | 3% |
| 20–21 Mar 2015 | Survation/Mail on Sunday | 861 | 31% | 35% | 10% | 19% | 3% | 1% | 4% |
| 18–19 Mar 2015 | Opinium/The Observer | 1,702 | 37% | 33% | 7% | 14% | 7% | 1% | 4% |
| 13–15 Mar 2015 | Lord Ashcroft | 863 | 34% | 29% | 8% | 18% | 9% | 3% | 5% |
| 13–15 Mar 2015 | ICM/The Guardian | 910 | 38% | 37% | 6% | 11% | 5% | 3% | 1% |
| 10–12 Mar 2015 | Opinium/The Observer | 1,654 | 35% | 35% | 7% | 15% | 7% | <0.5% | Tied |
| 8–11 Mar 2015 | Ipsos MORI/Evening Standard | 863 | 34% | 37% | 8% | 14% | 6% | 1% | 3% |
| 6–8 Mar 2015 | Lord Ashcroft | 859 | 36% | 31% | 5% | 18% | 9% | 1% | 5% |
| 3–6 Mar 2015 | Opinium/The Observer | 1,626 | 36% | 33% | 7% | 15% | 7% | 3% | 3% |
| 27 Feb–1 Mar 2015 | Lord Ashcroft | 860 | 36% | 32% | 8% | 14% | 7% | 2% | 4% |
| 24–26 Feb 2015 | Opinium/The Observer | 1,679 | 35% | 36% | 7% | 14% | 6% | 1% | 1% |
| 23 Feb 2015 | Survation/Daily Mirror | 921 | 30% | 34% | 10% | 21% | 3% | 2% | 4% |
| 20–23 Feb 2015 | ComRes/Daily Mail Archived 24 February 2015 at the Wayback Machine | 865 | 36% | 32% | 7% | 14% | 9% | 2% | 4% |
| 20–22 Feb 2015 | Lord Ashcroft | 867 | 32% | 38% | 6% | 13% | 8% | 2% | 6% |
| 17–20 Feb 2015 | Opinium/The Observer | 1,704 | 36% | 33% | 7% | 16% | 7% | 1% | 3% |
| 13–15 Feb 2015 | Lord Ashcroft | 863 | 31% | 31% | 9% | 18% | 9% | 3% | Tied |
| 13–15 Feb 2015 | ICM/The Guardian | 860 | 38% | 34% | 7% | 10% | 8% | 2% | 4% |
| 10–12 Feb 2015 | Opinium/The Observer | 1,713 | 35% | 35% | 8% | 15% | 5% | 1% | Tied |
| 8–10 Feb 2015 | Ipsos MORI/Evening Standard | 844 | 38% | 37% | 7% | 10% | 8% | 0% | 1% |
| 6–8 Feb 2015 | Lord Ashcroft | 860 | 36% | 31% | 9% | 16% | 7% | 1% | 5% |
| 3–6 Feb 2015 | Opinium/The Observer | 1,947 | 33% | 35% | 7% | 15% | 8% | 2% | 2% |
| 30 Jan–1 Feb 2015 | Lord Ashcroft | 857 | 34% | 30% | 8% | 17% | 10% | 1% | 4% |
| 25 Jan 2015 | Survation/Daily Mirror | 890 | 34% | 30% | 7% | 25% | 4% | <0.5% | 4% |
| 23–25 Jan 2015 | ComRes/The Independent | 852 | 33% | 29% | 9% | 20% | 8% | 1% | 4% |
| 22–25 Jan 2015 | Lord Ashcroft | 859 | 33% | 34% | 5% | 17% | 9% | 2% | 1% |
| 16–19 Jan 2015 | ICM/The Guardian | 863 | 32% | 35% | 8% | 14% | 10% | 1% | 3% |
| 16–18 Jan 2015 | Lord Ashcroft | 871 | 31% | 27% | 9% | 17% | 12% | 4% | 4% |
| 11–13 Jan 2015 | Ipsos MORI/Evening Standard | 854 | 35% | 35% | 8% | 12% | 8% | 2% | Tied |
| 9–11 Jan 2015 | Lord Ashcroft | 858 | 37% | 29% | 7% | 17% | 8% | 2% | 8% |
| 12–16 Dec 2014 | ICM/The Guardian | 861 | 31% | 33% | 11% | 17% | 5% | 3% | 2% |
| 13–15 Dec 2014 | Ipsos MORI/Evening Standard | 840 | 36% | 31% | 9% | 14% | 10% | 0% | 5% |
| 12–14 Dec 2014 | ComRes/The Independent | 897 | 29% | 34% | 12% | 17% | 6% | 2% | 5% |
| 5–7 Dec 2014 | Lord Ashcroft | 860 | 31% | 31% | 7% | 23% | 6% | 2% | Tied |
| 6 May 2010 | General Election Results | 25,085,097 | 39.6% | 28.1% | 24.2% | 3.5% | 1.0% | 3.6% | 11.5% |

### Endorsements
## Donations

Electoral commission data shows that in 2015 Q2, total donations for each major political party, over £7,500, are as follows:
| Party | Donations |
| Conservative | £9,159,884 |
| Labour | £8,783,492 |
| Liberal Democrats | £2,434,159 |
| UKIP | £2,203,921 |
| Green | £55,152 |