Statistics

Question 1

Turnout in 2019 European elections

Answer 1

37%

Question 2

How many councillors were won by the Lib Dems and Conservatives in 2024?

Answer 2

LD - 522
CON - 515

Question 3

How many independent councillors were elected in 2024?

Answer 3

226, an increase of 91

Question 4

How many votes and seats did UKIP win in 2015?

Answer 4

4m votes but only 1 seat

Question 5

What percentage of votes and seats did the Conservatives win in 2019?

Answer 5

44% of votes, 56% of seats

Question 6

What was the turnout in the 2016 Brexit referendum?

Answer 6

72%

Question 7

What was the turnout in the 2014 Scottish independence referendum?

Answer 7

85%

Question 8

What was the turnout in the 2011 AV referendum?

Answer 8

42%

Question 9

How has party membership decreased since 1983?

Answer 9

4% in 1983, 1.5% now

Question 10

What is the most-signed e-petition on the UK Parliament petitions website?

Answer 10

A petition calling for Article 50 to be revoked and the UK to remain in the EU.

6.1m signatures (unsuccessful)

Question 11

What is an example of a successful e-petition?

Answer 11

Rashford/FareShare petition to end child food poverty. Rashford succeeded in convincing the Johnson government to extend free school meals throughout the holidays.

1.1m signatures