Electoral history of the Conservative Party (UK)

The Conservative Party is currently the primary opposition party in the United Kingdom. On the political spectrum the party has been described as right-wing by various sources and as centre-right by others, and encompasses various ideological factions including one-nation conservatives, Thatcherites, and traditionalist conservatives. It holds the annual Conservative Party Conference. It was founded in 1834 from the Tory Party and was one of two dominant political parties in the 19th century, along with the Liberal Party. In 1912 the Liberal Unionist Party merged with the party to form the Conservative and Unionist Party. Since the 1920s the Labour Party emerged to be the Conservatives' main rival and the Conservative–Labour political rivalry has shaped modern British politics for the last century. ==National results==

UK general elections United Kingdom general elections are held under the first past the post voting system. Each constituency in the United Kingdom will elect one Member of Parliament; overall 650 Members of Parliament are currently elected at each election. In the 1931 general election, the Conservatives earned their best result to date, by vote share (55.5%) and seat number (474). In the post-war era, the 1983 general election was the most successful for the Conservatives in terms of seats won (397), whereas 1955 was the most successful election for vote share (49.7%). For results of the Tories, the party's predecessor, see here. ;Note: Police and Crime Commissioner elections ==Devolved national elections==

Scottish Parliament elections Senedd elections Northern Ireland devolved elections ''Prior to 1973, the Ulster Unionist Party acted as the de facto Northern Ireland branch of the Conservative Party. The UUP's results may be seen here.'' ==Devolved London elections==

London Mayoral elections London Assembly elections ==Combined authority elections==

European Parliament elections ;Note: == Notes ==