Electoral history of David Cameron
List of elections featuring David Cameron as a candidate
This is a summary of the electoral history of David Cameron , who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 2010 to 2016 and Leader of the Conservative Party from 2005 to 2016, and as Foreign Secretary in the Sunak ministry since 2023. He was also the member of parliament (MP) for Witney from 2001 to 2016.
Parliamentary elections
1997 general election, Stafford
2001 general election, Witney
2005 general election, Witney
2010 general election, Witney
2015 general election, Witney
2005 Conservative Party leadership election
Candidate
First ballot: 18 October 2005
Second ballot: 20 October 2005
Members' vote
Votes
%
Votes
%
Votes
%
David Cameron
56
28.3
90
45.5
134,446
67.6
David Davis
62
31.3
57
28.8
64,398
32.4
Liam Fox
42
21.2
51
25.7
Eliminated
Kenneth Clarke
38
19.2
Eliminated
Turnout
198
100
198
100
198,844
78.4[ 9] [ a]
David Cameron elected
United Kingdom general elections
2010 general election
e • d Summary of the May 2010 House of Commons of the United Kingdom election results [ 10]
Political party
Leader
Candidates
Votes
Nominated
Elected
Of total (%)
Gained
Lost
Net
Count
Proportion of total (%)
Change in proportion (%)
Conservative [ table 1]
David Cameron
631
306
47.1
100
3
+97
10,703,754
36.1
+3.7
Labour
Gordon Brown
631
258
39.7
3
94
−91
8,609,527
29.0
−6.2
Liberal Democrats
Nick Clegg
631
57
8.8
8
13
−5
6,836,824
23.0
+1.0
UKIP
Lord Pearson
558
0
0
0
0
0
919,546
3.1
+0.9
BNP
Nick Griffin
338
0
0
0
0
0
564,331
1.9
+1.2
SNP
Alex Salmond
59
6
0.9
0
0
0
491,386
1.7
+0.1
Green
Caroline Lucas
310
1
0.2
1
0
+1
265,247
0.9
−0.2
Sinn Féin
Gerry Adams
17
5
0.8
0
0
0
171,942
0.6
−0.1
DUP
Peter Robinson
16
8
1.2
0
1
−1
168,216
0.6
−0.3
Plaid Cymru
Ieuan Wyn Jones
40
3
0.5
1
0
+1
165,394
0.6
−0.1
SDLP
Margaret Ritchie
18
3
0.5
0
0
0
110,970
0.4
−0.1
UCU-NF
Reg Empey
17
0
0
0
1
−1
102,361
0.3
−0.1
English Democrat
Robin Tilbrook
107
0
0
0
0
0
64,826
0.2
0.2
Alliance
David Ford
18
1
0.2
1
0
+1
42,762
0.1
0.0
Respect
Salma Yaqoob
11
0
0
0
1
−1
33,251
0.1
−0.1
TUV
Jim Allister
10
0
0
0
0
0
26,300
0.1
—
Speaker
—
1
1
0.2
0
0
0
22,860
0.1
0.0
Independent – Rodney Connor
—
1
0
0
0
0
0
21,300
0.1
—
Independent – Sylvia Hermon
—
1
1
0.2
1
0
+1
21,181
0.1
—
Christian
George Hargreaves
71
0
0
0
0
0
18,623
0.1
+0.1
Scottish Green
Eleanor Scott and Patrick Harvie
20
0
0
0
0
0
16,827
0.1
0.0
Health Concern
Richard Taylor
1
0
0
0
1
−1
16,150
0.1
0.0
Independent – Bob Spink
—
1
0
0
0
0
0
12,174
0.0
—
TUSC
Dave Nellist
37
0
0
0
0
0
12,275
0.0
—
National Front
Ian Edward
17
0
0
0
0
0
10,784
0.0
0.0
Buckinghamshire Campaign for Democracy
John Stevens
1
0
0
0
0
0
10,331
0.0
—
Monster Raving Loony
Howling Laud Hope
27
0
0
0
0
0
7,510
0.0
0.0
Socialist Labour
Arthur Scargill
23
0
0
0
0
0
7,196
0.0
−0.1
Liberal
Rob Wheway
5
0
0
0
0
0
6,781
0.0
−0.1
Blaenau Gwent PV
Dai Davies
1
0
0
0
1
−1
6,458
0.0
−0.1
CPA
Alan Craig
17
0
0
0
0
0
6,276
0.0
0.0
Mebyon Kernow
Dick Cole
6
0
0
0
0
0
5,379
0.0
0.0
Lincolnshire Independent
Marianne Overton
3
0
0
0
0
0
5,311
0.0
—
Mansfield Independent Forum
1
0
0
0
0
0
4,339
0.0
—
Green (NI)
Mark Bailey and Karly Greene
4
0
0
0
0
0
3,542
0.0
0.0
Socialist Alternative
Peter Taaffe
4
0
0
0
0
0
3,298
0.0
0.0
Trust
Stuart Wheeler
2
0
0
0
0
0
3,233
0.0
—
Scottish Socialist
Colin Fox and Frances Curran
10
0
0
0
0
0
3,157
0.0
−0.1
People Before Profit
—
1
0
0
0
0
0
2,936
0.0
—
Local Liberals People Before Politics
1
0
0
0
0
0
1,964
0.0
—
Independent – Esther Rantzen
—
1
0
0
0
0
0
1,872
0.0
—
Alliance for Green Socialism
Mike Davies
6
0
0
0
0
0
1,581
0.0
0.0
SDP
Peter Johnson
2
0
0
0
0
0
1,551
0.0
—
Pirate
Andrew Robinson
9
0
0
0
0
0
1,348
0.0
—
Common Sense Party
Howard Thomas
2
0
0
0
0
0
1,173
0.0
0.0
Staffordshire Independent Group
1
0
0
0
0
0
1,208
0.0
0.0
Tendring First
1
0
0
0
0
0
1,078
0.0
0.0
Solihull and Meriden Residents Association
2
0
0
0
0
0
977
0.0
0.0
Communist
Robert Griffiths
6
0
0
0
0
0
947
0.0
0.0
Democratic Labour
Brian Powell
1
0
0
0
0
0
842
0.0
0.0
English Independence Party
1
0
0
0
0
0
803
0.0
0.0
Democratic Nationalist Party
2
0
0
0
0
0
753
0.0
—
Save King George Hospital
1
0
0
0
0
0
746
0.0
0.0
Workers Revolutionary
Sheila Torrance
7
0
0
0
0
0
738
0.0
0.0
Peace
John Morris
3
0
0
0
0
0
737
0.0
0.0
Animal Protection
—
4
0
0
0
0
0
675
0.0
0.0
Christian Movement for Great Britain
2
0
0
0
0
0
598
0.0
0.0
New Millennium Bean Party
Captain Beany
1
0
0
0
0
0
558
0.0
0.0
Total
3,720
650
100
115
115
0
29,687,604
Turnout: 65.1
2015 general election
The following table shows final election results as reported by BBC News [ 11] and The Guardian .[ 12]
e • d Summary[ b] of the May 2015 House of Commons of the United Kingdom results
Political party
Leader
MPs
Votes
Candidates[ 13]
Total
Gained
Lost
Net
Of total (%)
Total
Of total (%)
Change[ c] (%)
Conservative [ d]
David Cameron
647
330
35
11
+24
50.8
11,299,609
36.8
+0.7
Labour
Ed Miliband
631
232
22
48
−26
35.7
9,347,273
30.4
+1.5
UKIP
Nigel Farage
624
1
1
0
+1
0.2
3,881,099
12.6
+9.5
Liberal Democrats
Nick Clegg
631
8
0
49
−49
1.2
2,415,916
7.9
−15.1
SNP
Nicola Sturgeon
59
56
50
0
+50
8.6
1,454,436
4.7
+3.1
Green Party of England and Wales
Natalie Bennett
538
1
0
0
0
0.2
1,111,603
3.8
+2.7
DUP
Peter Robinson
16
8
1
1
0
1.2
184,260
0.6
0.0
Plaid Cymru
Leanne Wood
40
3
0
0
0
0.5
181,704
0.6
0.0
Sinn Féin
Gerry Adams
18
4
0
1
−1
0.6
176,232
0.6
0.0
UUP
Mike Nesbitt
15
2
2
0
+2
0.3
114,935
0.4
—[ e]
Independent
—
170
1
0
0
0
0.2
101,897
0.3
—
SDLP
Alasdair McDonnell
18
3
0
0
0
0.5
99,809
0.3
0.0
Alliance
David Ford
18
0
0
1
−1
0
61,556
0.2
+0.1
Scottish Green
Patrick Harvie / Maggie Chapman
32
0
0
0
0
0
39,205
0.1
0.0
TUSC
Dave Nellist
128
0
0
0
0
0
36,490
0.1
+0.1
Speaker
John Bercow
1
1
0
0
0
0.2
34,617
0.1
0.0
NHA [ f]
Richard Taylor & Clive Peedell
13
0
0
0
0
0
12,999
0.1
0.0
TUV
Jim Allister
7
0
0
0
0
0
16,538
0.1
0.0
Respect
George Galloway
4
0
0
0
0
0
9,989
0.0
−0.1
Green (NI)
Steven Agnew
5
0
0
0
0
0
6,822
0.0
0.0
CISTA
Paul Birch
34
0
0
0
0
0
6,566
0.0
New
People Before Profit
Collective
1
0
0
0
0
0
6,978
0.0
0.0
Yorkshire First
Richard Carter
14
0
0
0
0
0
6,811
0.0
New
English Democrat
Robin Tilbrook
35
0
0
0
0
0
6,531
0.0
−0.2
Mebyon Kernow
Dick Cole
6
0
0
0
0
0
5,675
0.0
0.0
Lincolnshire Independent
Marianne Overton
5
0
0
0
0
0
5,407
0.0
0.0
Liberal
Steve Radford
4
0
0
0
0
0
4,480
0.0
0.0
Monster Raving Loony
Alan "Howling Laud" Hope
27
0
0
0
0
0
3,898
0.0
0.0
Independent Save Withybush Save Lives
Chris Overton
1
0
0
0
0
0
3,729
0.0
New
Socialist Labour
Arthur Scargill
8
0
0
0
0
0
3,481
0.0
0.0
CPA
Sidney Cordle
17
0
0
0
0
0
3,260
0.0
0.0
Christian [ g]
Jeff Green
9
0
0
0
0
0
3,205
0.0
−0.1
No description[ h]
—
0
0
0
0
0
3,012
0.0
—
Workers' Party
John Lowry
5
0
0
0
0
0
2,724
0.0
0.0
North East
Hilton Dawson
4
0
0
0
0
0
2,138
0.0
0.0
Poole People
Mike Howell
1
0
0
0
0
0
1,766
0.0
New
BNP
Adam Walker
8
0
0
0
0
0
1,667
0.0
−1.9
Residents for Uttlesford
John Lodge
1
0
0
0
0
0
1,658
0.0
New
Rochdale First Party
Farooq Ahmed
1
0
0
0
0
0
1,535
0.0
New
Communist
Robert David Griffiths
9
0
0
0
0
0
1,229
0.0
New
Pirate
Laurence Kaye
6
0
0
0
0
0
1,130
0.0
0.0
National Front
Kevin Bryan
7
0
0
0
0
0
1,114
0.0
0.0
Communities United
Kamran Malik
5
0
0
0
0
0
1,102
0.0
New
Reality
Mark "Bez" Berry
3
0
0
0
0
0
1,029
0.0
New
The Southport Party
David Cobham
1
0
0
0
0
0
992
0.0
New
All People's Party
Prem Goyal
4
0
0
0
0
0
981
0.0
New
Peace
John Morris
4
0
0
0
0
0
957
0.0
New
Bournemouth Independent Alliance
David Ross
1
0
0
0
0
0
903
0.0
New
Socialist (GB)
Collective
10
0
0
0
0
0
899
0.0
New
Scottish Socialist
Executive Committee
4
0
0
0
0
0
875
0.0
0.0
Alliance for Green Socialism
Mike Davies
4
0
0
0
0
0
852
0.0
0.0
Your Vote Could Save Our Hospital
Sandra Allison
1
0
0
0
0
0
849
0.0
New
Wigan Independents
Gareth Fairhurst
1
0
0
0
0
0
768
0.0
New
Animal Welfare
Vanessa Hudson
4
0
0
0
0
0
736
0.0
0.0
Something New
James Smith
2
0
0
0
0
0
695
0.0
New
Consensus
Helen Tyrer
1
0
0
0
0
0
637
0.0
New
National Liberal
National Council
2
0
0
0
0
0
627
0.0
New
Independents Against Social Injustice
Steve Walmsley
1
0
0
0
0
0
603
0.0
New
Independence from Europe
Mike Nattrass
5
0
0
0
0
0
578
0.0
New
Whig
Waleed Ghani
4
0
0
0
0
0
561
0.0
New
Guildford Greenbelt Group
Susan Parker
1
0
0
0
0
0
538
0.0
New
Class War
Ian Bone
7
0
0
0
0
0
526
0.0
New
Above and Beyond
Mark Flanagan
5
0
0
0
0
0
522
0.0
New
Northern
Mark Dawson
5
0
0
0
0
0
506
0.0
New
Workers Revolutionary
Sheila Torrance
7
0
0
0
0
0
488
0.0
0.0
Left Unity
Kate Hudson
3
0
0
0
0
0
455
0.0
New
Liberty GB
Paul Weston
3
0
0
0
0
0
418
0.0
New
People First
Collective
1
0
0
0
0
0
407
0.0
New
Other parties[ i]
—
0
0
0
0
0
65,537
0.0
—
Total
3,921
650
30,697,525
^ Turnout of 198,884 out of a membership of 253,600
^ 66 parties are grouped together as 'other parties'. None of those parties contested more than 2 constituencies, or gained more than 300 votes
^ This column shows the change in vote share percentage from the 2010 general election to the 2015 general election. It does not account for by-elections.
^ BBC News includes the Speaker of the House of Commons , John Bercow , in the MP tally and the vote tally for the Conservatives. See About these results , BBC News (30 April 2015). In this table, however, the speaker (who usually does not vote in the Commons) is listed separately, and has been removed from the Conservative tally.
^ The UUP did not run itself in 2010; instead, it ran candidates under the Ulster Conservatives and Unionists banner.
^ BBC News lists the National Health Action Party together with Independent Community and Health Concern (formerly known as Independent Kidderminster Hospital and Health Concern ), which is affiliated with the larger party, for a total of 20,210 votes. The Guardian lists each party separately. Health Concern received 7,211 of the votes attributed to the National Health Action Party.
^ The BBC groups together the votes under the Scottish Christian Party (1,467 votes); Christian Party (1,040 votes); and Christian (698 votes) labels, for a total of 3,205 votes. The Guardian lists these designations separately.
^ Candidates who do not specify a party or Independent are categorised as No description
^ 66 parties, none of which contested more than 2 constituencies, each with under 300 votes
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