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Voluntary returns 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.

Voluntary returns: 2004 to Year ending June 2026LabourLabourLabourCoalitionCoalitionConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeLabourLabour010k20k30k200520102015202020252004: 3,566 returns · published 27 August 20262005: 7,601 returns · published 27 August 20262006: 12,599 returns · published 27 August 20262007: 20,453 returns · published 27 August 20262008: 24,356 returns · published 27 August 20262009: 29,765 returns · published 27 August 20262010: 31,762 returns · published 27 August 20262011: 30,088 returns · published 27 August 20262012: 31,002 returns · published 27 August 20262013: 31,694 returns · published 27 August 20262014: 27,815 returns · published 27 August 20262015: 30,210 returns · published 27 August 20262016: 28,474 returns · published 27 August 20262017: 20,979 returns · published 27 August 20262018: 15,702 returns · published 27 August 20262019: 12,574 returns · published 27 August 20262020: 5,009 returns · published 27 August 20262021: 7,352 returns · published 27 August 20262022: 11,014 returns · published 27 August 20262023: 20,475 returns · published 27 August 2026Year ending June 2025: 28,407 returns · published 27 August 2026Year ending June 2026: 30,936 returns · published 27 August 2026
Published valueProvisional or revisedLatestOne point a year is drawn; the source publishes overlapping year-ending figures, and every one is in the history table and CSVShaded bands: governments (see labels)Hover or use arrow keys to read a value
GovernmentInheritedLeft at / latestChange during government
Labour 2024–5 July 2024 – present20,475202330,936Year ending June 2026↑ 51.1%+10,461
Conservative 2019–202413 December 2019 – 5 July 202415,702201820,4752023↑ 30.4%+4,773
Conservative 2017–20199 June 2017 – 13 December 201928,474201615,7022018↓ 44.9%−12,772
Conservative 2015–20178 May 2015 – 9 June 201727,815201428,4742016↑ 2.4%+659
Coalition 2010–201511 May 2010 – 8 May 201529,765200927,8152014↓ 6.6%−1,950
Labour 2005–20106 May 2005 – 11 May 20103,566200429,7652009↑ 734.7%+26,199
Labour 2001–20058 June 2001 – 5 May 2005No complete period was published before this government took office.
Labour 1997–20012 May 1997 – 7 June 2001No complete period was published before this government took office.
Conservative 1992–199710 April 1992 – 2 May 1997No complete period was published before this government took office.
Conservative 1987–199212 June 1987 – 9 April 1992No complete period was published before this government took office.
Conservative 1983–198710 June 1983 – 11 June 1987No complete period was published before this government took office.
Conservative 1979–19834 May 1979 – 9 June 1983No complete period was published before this government took office.