Centre-Right · 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
Conservative Party
CON · Leader: Robert Birchall · EP group: ECR (former)
Historic centre-right party in opposition after the 2024 defeat. Currently balancing a free-market wing with a national-conservative wing in the wake of Reform's rise.
Current poll standing
18.9%
weighted trend
Change since 2024
-4.8
vs. July 2024 general election
3-month momentum
-0.5
vs. 60–120 days ago
Political compass position
EU stance
Anti-EUNeutralPro-EU
Editorial classification: Anti-EU (score -4 on a −10 to +10 scale).
Policy positions
Scores 0 (left/progressive) … 100 (right/conservative). Δ vs. prior cycle where known.
Economy & State72
Society & Values65
Environment & Climate58(+8 vs prev)
Migration & Integration70(+10 vs prev)
Democracy & Institutions62
Target voter profile
Older homeowners, shire and small-town England, business owners, traditional 'small-c' conservatives.
Election results
Vote share and seats across past UK General Elections.
| Year | Vote share | Seats |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 23.7% | 121 |
| 2019 | 43.6% | 365 |
| 2017 | 42.4% | 317 |
| 2015 | 36.9% | 330 |
| 2010 | 36.1% | 306 |
| 2005 | 32.4% | 198 |
Estimated share of time in government, post-war era: 56%.
20 parties tracked. Coordinates and policy scores are editorial estimates.