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Returns by destination group under each government

The full published series with each government’s time in office shaded. The table gives the level each government inherited and the last complete period before it left. Changes describe the period, not a cause. Definitions and caveats are on the metric page.

Returns by destination group: 2004 Q1 to 2026 Q2LabourLabourLabourCoalitionCoalitionConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeLabour05k10k15k200520102015202020252004 Q1: 17,994 returns · published 27 August 20262004 Q2: 14,478 returns · published 27 August 20262004 Q3: 13,931 returns · published 27 August 20262004 Q4: 14,755 returns · published 27 August 20262005 Q1: 13,902 returns · published 27 August 20262005 Q2: 13,941 returns · published 27 August 20262005 Q3: 14,813 returns · published 27 August 20262005 Q4: 15,560 returns · published 27 August 20262006 Q1: 15,634 returns · published 27 August 20262006 Q2: 16,182 returns · published 27 August 20262006 Q3: 15,261 returns · published 27 August 20262006 Q4: 16,790 returns · published 27 August 20262007 Q1: 15,488 returns · published 27 August 20262007 Q2: 15,941 returns · published 27 August 20262007 Q3: 16,874 returns · published 27 August 20262007 Q4: 17,605 returns · published 27 August 20262008 Q1: 17,800 returns · published 27 August 20262008 Q2: 16,379 returns · published 27 August 20262008 Q3: 18,753 returns · published 27 August 20262008 Q4: 17,522 returns · published 27 August 20262009 Q1: 17,261 returns · published 27 August 20262009 Q2: 17,286 returns · published 27 August 20262009 Q3: 19,050 returns · published 27 August 20262009 Q4: 18,011 returns · published 27 August 20262010 Q1: 16,870 returns · published 27 August 20262010 Q2: 15,788 returns · published 27 August 20262010 Q3: 16,339 returns · published 27 August 20262010 Q4: 15,139 returns · published 27 August 20262011 Q1: 15,503 returns · published 27 August 20262011 Q2: 13,218 returns · published 27 August 20262011 Q3: 15,419 returns · published 27 August 20262011 Q4: 16,483 returns · published 27 August 20262012 Q1: 15,006 returns · published 27 August 20262012 Q2: 14,642 returns · published 27 August 20262012 Q3: 15,137 returns · published 27 August 20262012 Q4: 15,396 returns · published 27 August 20262013 Q1: 15,002 returns · published 27 August 20262013 Q2: 15,388 returns · published 27 August 20262013 Q3: 15,435 returns · published 27 August 20262013 Q4: 15,500 returns · published 27 August 20262014 Q1: 15,076 returns · published 27 August 20262014 Q2: 13,760 returns · published 27 August 20262014 Q3: 14,509 returns · published 27 August 20262014 Q4: 14,570 returns · published 27 August 20262015 Q1: 14,540 returns · published 27 August 20262015 Q2: 14,789 returns · published 27 August 20262015 Q3: 15,595 returns · published 27 August 20262015 Q4: 16,289 returns · published 27 August 20262016 Q1: 15,137 returns · published 27 August 20262016 Q2: 14,605 returns · published 27 August 20262016 Q3: 14,418 returns · published 27 August 20262016 Q4: 14,133 returns · published 27 August 20262017 Q1: 13,905 returns · published 27 August 20262017 Q2: 11,912 returns · published 27 August 20262017 Q3: 13,005 returns · published 27 August 20262017 Q4: 12,418 returns · published 27 August 20262018 Q1: 11,656 returns · published 27 August 20262018 Q2: 10,456 returns · published 27 August 20262018 Q3: 11,036 returns · published 27 August 20262018 Q4: 11,445 returns · published 27 August 20262019 Q1: 10,439 returns · published 27 August 20262019 Q2: 9,237 returns · published 27 August 20262019 Q3: 9,011 returns · published 27 August 20262019 Q4: 9,549 returns · published 27 August 20262020 Q1: 7,283 returns · published 27 August 20262020 Q2: 1,501 returns · published 27 August 20262020 Q3: 4,560 returns · published 27 August 20262020 Q4: 5,184 returns · published 27 August 20262021 Q1: 4,785 returns · published 27 August 20262021 Q2: 7,351 returns · published 27 August 20262021 Q3: 8,465 returns · published 27 August 20262021 Q4: 8,308 returns · published 27 August 20262022 Q1: 8,882 returns · published 27 August 20262022 Q2: 8,911 returns · published 27 August 20262022 Q3: 10,086 returns · published 27 August 20262022 Q4: 10,472 returns · published 27 August 20262023 Q1: 11,926 returns · published 27 August 20262023 Q2: 12,403 returns · published 27 August 20262023 Q3: 13,729 returns · published 27 August 20262023 Q4: 13,521 returns · published 27 August 20262024 Q1: 13,810 returns · published 27 August 20262024 Q2: 13,959 returns · published 27 August 20262024 Q3: 15,262 returns · published 27 August 20262024 Q4: 15,184 returns · published 27 August 20262025 Q1: 14,644 returns · published 27 August 20262025 Q2: 13,309 returns · published 27 August 20262025 Q3: 14,863 returns · published 27 August 20262025 Q4: 15,253 returns · published 27 August 20262026 Q1: 14,541 returns · published 27 August 20262026 Q2: 14,594 returns · published 27 August 2026

Published valueProvisional or revisedLatestShaded bands: governments (see labels)Hover or use arrow keys to read a value
GovernmentInheritedLeft at / latestChange during government
Labour 2024–5 July 2024present13,9592024 Q214,5942026 Q2 4.5%+635
Conservative 2019–202413 December 20195 July 20249,0112019 Q313,9592024 Q2 54.9%+4,948
Conservative 2017–20199 June 201713 December 201913,9052017 Q19,0112019 Q3 35.2%4,894
Conservative 2015–20178 May 20159 June 201714,5402015 Q113,9052017 Q1 4.4%635
Coalition 2010–201511 May 20108 May 201516,8702010 Q114,5402015 Q1 13.8%2,330
Labour 2005–20106 May 200511 May 201013,9022005 Q116,8702010 Q1 21.3%+2,968
Labour 2001–20058 June 20015 May 2005No complete period was published before this government took office.
Labour 1997–20012 May 19977 June 2001No complete period was published before this government took office.
Conservative 1992–199710 April 19922 May 1997No complete period was published before this government took office.
Conservative 1987–199212 June 19879 April 1992No complete period was published before this government took office.
Conservative 1983–198710 June 198311 June 1987No complete period was published before this government took office.
Conservative 1979–19834 May 19799 June 1983No complete period was published before this government took office.