British General Election Results (1685-2019)

[@OllieBye]

Hi everyone, apologies for the delay on this one. It took a lot long than expected. From now on I'll try to stick to a video every two weeks or so, as I did last year. Thanks for watching!

[@gabsp1124]

Ollie Bye I’m subscribed plz notice me

[@gabsp1124]

I love you vids especially history of the world

[@jordanhe7509]

Quality over quantity mate!

[@bsnldt3817]

Next make on india

[@seanallen17]

Excellent video

[@EmperorTigerstar]

This must have taken a ton of work. Great job!

[@micahistory]

Hi EmperorTigerstar

[@arupghose9346]

Hi

[@sekai6245]

Hi

[@kourii]

When I saw this I at first assumed it was Tigerstar lol

[@bencris2bal511]

Hello.

[@WindowsXPMapping1]

Amazing Ollie 10/10

[@Iberian_XAVO]

I came here by the the December 2019 elections.

[@farkasishtar5565]

X2

[@Iberian_XAVO]

Eres español ?

[@BoldOne8760]

Free Scotland and United Ireland 😁😁

[@farkasishtar5565]

@@Iberian_XAVO na soy uruguasho boludo xd

[@BoldOne8760]

@British Patriot not after being given the empty promise that the UK would stay in the EU

[@XxBruce5002xX]

Centuries of parliamentary politics in mere minutes. Thank you sir!

[@terry1529]

Thomas Pelham-Holles be like: Aight ima head out

[@mikaelortiz1739]

Love this videos related to politics! Do more of them more often!

[@PS1995-u8r]

This is oddly fascinating to watch, very comprehensive. Good work.

[@KnuxMaster368]

When an Independent defects to the Lib Dems the day you upload it. 😳

[@psammiad]

I think the Lib Dems still count as a small party.

[@Zx-hy9ys]

your name is familiar, are you on the yapms discord?

[@moulinexm7600]

And he's paid the price by losing his seat.

[@Shmendan2]

Who would ever vote for that party. Extremely liberal

[@SgtCustard]

@@Shmendan2 You ask who would vote for them and then give a good reason why

[@francescaa7829]

play this on mute from 0:20 and start Dancing Queen at the same time as your own soundtrack. you won't regret it

[@jacobwest4771]

I did the same with the Spice Girls' hit single "Wannabe". It fits remarkably well.

[@jamescollins1693]

How on Earth did you discover that

[@marcelo497]

Jesus Christ

[@micahistory]

Amazing video Ollie, always glad to see more from you!

[@Jenkinator]

Super interesting! Good job!

[@blagoevski336]

I'm subscribed to your channel, but I've never watched your videos. How come?

[@vtron9832]

Interesting subject to make a video of

[@3DCharts]

You misspelled. Not interesting* subject to make a video of

[@bartoszmaj8691]

@@3DCharts depends on what interests you

[@concars1234]

@@3DCharts British politics is some of the most important to understand historically

[@FC-fi6dt]

concars1234 Politics and government in general is important to understand historically. It amazes me how many mindlessly go about daily life with no idea how we got here and what policies are impacting them.

[@concars1234]

@@FC-fi6dt it's far too much for many people I think, I myself am often overwhelmed and suffer bouts of depression for contingent reasons.

[@WORLD8NSH5KNIGHT1]

RESPECT... A lot of work went into this. My only contention is those early PMs were known by their title more than their given name.... so Robert Jenkinson is known to history as Lord Liverpool.

[@murrayaronson3753]

And so was Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, Prime Minister until 1902, known as Lord Salisbury. Maybe that's not PC!

[@WORLD8NSH5KNIGHT1]

@@murrayaronson3753 Indeed; Newcastle, Derby, Aberdeen, Melbourne and many others right up to the 20th Century. After Salisbury, their given names tended to be their titles too- so Stanley Baldwin was Earl Baldwin of Bewdley....

[@newstartyt3700]

Arthur wellesley Duke of Wellington

[@04nbod]

@@newstartyt3700 Thomas Lawrence did him a service with that portrait. Most attractive PM ever?

[@liam7664]

Make one next of Canada since 1867? Great video, btw!

[@marsmanalvarez5869]

Ollie Bye a realistic Portuguese colonisation of Canada?

[@liam7664]

Marsman Alvarez LOL Canada would smack Portugal silly

[@Fummy007]

Some of these PMs are much better known by their titles than by their personal names. Henry John Temple is usually called "Palmerston" and Edward Smith-Stanley "Derby" and Robert Gascoyne-Cecil as "Salisbury" to name a few.

[@murrayaronson3753]

Unless you have an ulterior motive, the above is correct.

[@parrotshootist3004]

@@murrayaronson3753 What ulterior motive can be served by showing their full appelations? Also, what motives might served by obfuscating them?

[@francesatty7022]

Margaret Thatcher is called....

[@xaph5575]

Frances Atty milk snatcher!

[@baraxor]

Until the 20th century, it was quite feasible for a Peer to become Prime Minister, when the two houses of Parliament were almost co-equal. After the 1911 reforms, the Lords became a shadow of its former importance, and it would unheard of for a Prime Minister to come from that house.

[@huskykingsroyalgames5667]

Wowie. This is something totally different I've never seen. Nicely done, Ollie Bye!

[@Donny427]

Right on time, KZbin's recommendations never fail me

[@wildsurfer12]

You might need to update this now!

[@RichARock]

No not really what's the point just to add in 1 new one

[@robsgardeningchanel2877]

wildsurfer12 how bright of you to think of that. Literally how ingenious of you to think of that and comment. I don’t think anyone else has thought of that, or said that.

[@donbarzinitut]

Robs Gardening Chanel Calm down

[@flaviusbelisarius7517]

@@robsgardeningchanel2877 who pissed in your cornflakes?

[@jackgreenway4646]

@@robsgardeningchanel2877 ohhhh someones upset about getting absolutely fucked!

[@jeffpape6519]

Dear Lord this must have taken FOREVER to make. Good work!

[@py8554]

With the coming election on July 4th, this video is ready for an update. This election will be a pivotal one and possibly even a paradigm shifting one. Really hope the results can be included in an updated video.

[@TheAurelianProject]

Hopefully it will be painted light blue on July 4th 💪🏻➡️

[@NeoWish]

Well definitely not fascist blue

[@askosefamerve]

​@@TheAurelianProject I thought you were a Tory for a second 😂

[@sosorrypolitooons]

@@TheAurelianProject 🤖

[@dijital4801]

@@TheAurelianProject 🤖🤖🤖

[@juanindojorgijanad782]

Amazing video about the British general elections, Ollie.

[@ada4927]

Nice work! 2014 Scotland: We do NOT want independence. 2015 Scotland: Let's all vote for the pro-independence party. Only in this country.

[@b0ll0cks1978]

probably to do with quite a few of the 2010 LibDem and Labour voters going over to the SNP having been disappointed with their Party either being in government with the Torys (2010-2015 Con/LibDem government) or sharing a platform with the Torys (Labour and Torys during the Scottish Referendum).

[@b0ll0cks1978]

Yeah, but why did SNP vote go up by 30.1% on its 2010 performance. I think that has a lot to do with the Labour backing the no vote in the indy referendum in 2014 (so siding with the Torys) and the LibDems being in a coalition government with the Torys between 2010 to 2015.

[@b0ll0cks1978]

Pro-Independence parties got over 50% of the vote through in 2015. Also, the amount for pro-Indy parties and the actual pro-indy vote is very similar. >Cameron had promised a Brexit referendum in 2015 to occur if he won the election. Scotland wanted to stay in the EU, so this would have pushed voters to the SNP. Labour and LibDems both opposed a Brexit referendum so Brexit doesn't explain it. What does is Labours and LibDems staunchly unionist positions during the Scottish referendum.

[@b0ll0cks1978]

@Reckoning We're talking about the 2015 General Election in Scotland, where the SNP won 50% of the vote and The Greens won 1.3% of the vote. If we were talking about the 2017 General Election or 2016 Scottish Election you would have a point. But then I wouldn't have said that the pro-Independence Parties had the majority of the votes since that would be wrong. 'If you combined all of the Scottish votes for pro-union parties such as Conservative, Labour, Lib Dem, Greens...' From the Scottish Green Party wiki page 'It is the only party other than the Scottish National Party (SNP) to both support Scottish independence and have representation in the Scottish Parliament.;

[@b0ll0cks1978]

'I’m correcting the implication' you correcting something you believed that was being implied. Fair enough, you win that argument then. whats that saying you scotch people have? Get tae fuck? Is that it? If it is then Get tae fuck.

[@xanderathome]

This is brilliant visual of British politics. Thank you !

[@Rationalific]

Thank you for the effort to make this...and all of the others as well!

[@oicz]

Been waiting for a video like this!

[@otterwingate7581]

And in just 3 and a half minutes. You taught me more about British political history than my school did

[@ProsecutorZekrom]

You have to do A level history for that

[@JuliaDM]

Great job !

[@bergahorning]

Danzig kiedy nowy odcinek i co? A mogę poprosić żebyś zajrzał na mój kanał i ocenił?

[@JuliaDM]

Nowy odcinek będzie jak mi się zachce, widownia mi nie ucieknie.

[@bergahorning]

@@JuliaDM Ok, a czy mogę poprosić żebyś ocenił mój kanał (ogólnie)?

[@bergahorning]

Proszę Danzig

[@bergahorning]

Bardzo Cię proszę

[@MossW268]

You should update this

[@user-qi5jw2hg1c]

Amazing job. I'd love to see the election results for the Kingdom of Ireland up until the act of union

[@micahistory]

Wow, this must have been extremely long and complicated to make

[@planningto]

This is great, I love it! Obviously the events of last week means it's in need of a huge update at the end!

[@gangrel_76]

So historically speaking, the majorities of Britain's governments over the years have been Conservative.

[@jasonnoghani7116]

Batsbane28 we suffer from Stockholm syndrome

[@1158supersiri]

@@jasonnoghani7116 you, leftists, sure are.

[@jasonnoghani7116]

1158supersiri I’m not a leftist I was just wryly stating facts. The Tories have held the balance of power for at least 2/3 of the time, and at least in recent years, have maintained power in quite cynical circumstances - ie not because people adore them, but through bittersweet ambivalence at not having anything better to vote for (as an anecdote I don’t personally ever vote for them but can accept when they win, hence not being a childish leftie who throws hissy fits when votes don’t go there way - as one would if they truly appreciate democracy!)

[@katie7513]

Batsbane28 and that’s the reason for the failure of the country

[@dontbullymethx8689]

​@rxp56 Using the word "Kid" unironically, Yikes

[@mrgreatbritain]

Great video! Interesting to see how my area has changed over time and the visual aspect makes that very easy. Thank you good man

[@mjr_schneider]

You uploaded this about 6 months too early

[@DiligentX]

MJR Schneider why would that changed your mind?

[@Martin-oi9ln]

a video similar to this on Canada would be interesting, keep up the great work.

[@PM1871]

I know this is a bit off-topic, but two questions: 1. When will the next HotW episode be out? 2. How is the interactive map going?

[@benjaminmunoz590]

Yep I would love an update on the map

[@TheGilliams]

Me too

[@OllieBye]

I know there are several unfinished projects I've mentioned on this channel in the last year or so. I will run a poll today or tomorrow asking the viewers what they want to see continue.

[@PM1871]

@@OllieBye OK. Good to know!

[@TheGilliams]

@@OllieBye Maybe you can get some more people to help on the interactive map.

[@rare6499]

Great work! There were some serious majorities ‘back in the day’!

[@canopuss296]

Well done!, do Hundred Years' War

[@XxKINGatLIFExX]

Jolly good job ser!

[@davidh00]

Twister just got a lot easier.

[@Olie.bollen]

0:55 you could see the major impact the American revolution had on Fredrick’s votes

[@LucifersTear]

Interesting video! Wish it were a bit slower but great information, well represented. Amazing what they call the "Labour Heartlands" have been very much anti-tory far far before Labour existed. Intruiging.

[@hsdsaunders]

You can manually adjust the playback speed yourself using the playback speed controlls.

[@kelseiilive6115]

Labour heartlands were the home of pro working class ideologies

[@concars1234]

According to all of this the Labour party seem to be the latest development of the Whig party's base. Back in the day it was Royalty vs Parliament, then the equivalent was Conservative vs Progressive.

[@forza223bowe5]

Labour don’t stand for the working class, they should change their name to Islamic Party

[@concars1234]

@@forza223bowe5 Betrayed like so many other causes

[@Xonline9]

amazing work, thank you!

[@edwardwindsor2516]

The 2024 election will be one to remember

[@historysburningquestions6179]

Awesome video mate!

[@jptonner80]

In Scotland, between 1912 and 1965, the 'Tories' were the Scottish Unionist Party and didn't call call themselves Conservatives. Despite agreeing to the Tory whip in Westminster, they were a totally separate party. Similarly the ILP was a distinct party after 1931.

[@watchmedo635]

This is so detailed, amazing

[@wacka.]

whats interesting is that for most of this time, most men and women couldnt vote until 1918 with the peoples representation act

[@Batmanthe3rd]

Fantastic editing great job

[@JBiggsofWSNC]

This video filled me with such unspeakable joy.

[@arbengjoka8410]

This must have taken a ton work great job

[@darkbrightnorth]

Planning an update after tonight?

[@fenbekus]

It’s so hard to believe there were elections 300 years ago.

[@IGStevenWHY]

Love how the title says 2019 but this video came out in June but the election was December, Bloody time travelling KZbinrs

[@TheMoonRover]

Nobody was expecting an election back then. It just goes so show how quickly things can change.

[@aegiseurobeat4559]

And he forgot Boris Johnson in 2018.

[@oicz]

@@aegiseurobeat4559 Boris Johnson was December 2019 not 2018

[@georgedawson3813]

Can you update in a couple of weeks? Will be interesting!

[@devorah935]

Brilliant video

[@LlwtyDeer]

technically the seat of Buckingham should be independant since John Bercow isnt a party member since he became the speaker of the house

[@robmarrin6720]

Very very interesting a lot of work well done ❤️👍

[@markcowell7257]

Thanks for this Ollie. Is there any way in which you could add the popular vote in the country for each election, in addition to constituency results. I think it would add a very interesting perspective.

[@chronicallyboredenby]

Indeed. I think this is evident with how sometimes the liberal democrats score not too far behind the labour in the pop. Vote but get astronomically less seats.

[@donnaghm]

Excellent. Thank you

[@kosmischesynth]

It's interesting how the map seems to become less dynamic (changeable) after 1918, when universal suffrage was introduced. It's as though the system was never really designed to deal with large, popular elections...

[@kelseiilive6115]

@@antinimperio6810 gamers rise up

[@DFandV]

Spoken like a real Tory.

[@australium7374]

then again even with men were still dealing with millions of people. the women’s suffrage situation just made it worse as more people to count

[@kosmischesynth]

Just to be clear, my point here was that "perhaps we should change the system", not "perhaps women shouldn't vote" - let's not be ridiculous

[@SANDRO_DEMOS]

You should also to put names of kings during each year

[@user-xk3km4sn6l]

it’s weird watching my constituency only go blue about 1 time and for the rest remaining red

[@py8554]

If there’s an update video for the election history I hope it can be done in a hybrid format. It is a wonderful way to present the results because the standard format like this video makes it really hard to see the results for the cities while the alternative hex format makes it confusing as to the whereabouts of the constituencies.

[@grapes481]

This is just two parties with extra steps

[@HaveanOreshnik]

Love the video

[@stupendous1068]

Wow, almost all of the south has been blue since about 1924.

[@robinturnbull1731]

Stu Pidity all of Yorkshire has been consistnet since 1920

[@justname2302]

Great job! more

[@Tom-eq7eh]

If you are a Liberal leave after 2:15 and come back at 2:58

[@amongme1251]

2:48 And that ladies and gentlemen, was when the Iron Lady Thatcher came.

[@heymatt6162]

Fredrick North was PM when the USA left the UK. I just wanted to point that out.

[@bingola45]

I had no idea that the USA had ever been part of the UK.

[@kingl9399]

bingola45 they where the main colonisers of the US, George Washington gave them independence

[@bingola45]

@@kingl9399 The United Kingdom was formed in 1801, twenty-five years AFTER American independence. Lord North was Prime Minister when the American colonies gained independence from Great Britain.

[@shrek13241]

@@bingola45 the United Kingdom was formed on the 1st of may 1707 when Queen Anne was ruling

[@bingola45]

@@shrek13241 No, that's the date on which the Kingdom of Great Britain was formed.

[@KaZeMaRu_]

I love this type of graphics!

[@iHateMondays98]

This is great! Any way you could do all US House elections?

[@_xpawix_hdvideomapper7838]

Great job

[@PahaLukki]

What a horrible form of government and voting. Absolutely horrendous two-party system.

[@GoPterosaur]

Perhaps not anymore though

[@Dechelly]

About that..

[@lrw6447]

@@GoPterosaurLabour is NOT gonna change the way we vote for as long as they benefit from it

[@cow_tools_]

Very exciting video! Saves me clicking through Wikipedia again. Hope to see more countries like Germany and the US.

[@Gallalad1]

There seems to be a wee mistake in Northern Ireland from about 1921-to the DUP. It wasn't the conservatives who held the seats but the UUP

[@Soup_x_Time]

They were officially part of the conservatives until around the 70s. They still hold an electoral alliance

[@Gallalad1]

@@Soup_x_Time not from what I'm seeing, the UUP have been around since 1905

[@Soup_x_Time]

@@Gallalad1 they took the conservative whip at Westminster. They only governes separately from them in the northern irish parliament

[@OllieBye]

@@Gallalad1 Autismo is right, they were just the Northern Irish wing of the Conservative party until 1972.

[@Gallalad1]

@@OllieBye well I learned something today

[@kbro7997]

Excellent!

[@Booker8991]

Lmao, funny seeing my hometown Norwich almost always being a different party to it's neighbouring constituencies

[@fdYkn]

Well done!

[@wildsurfer12]

You might have to update this shortly if Boris fancies a go this year.

[@joshi750]

@jockadoobee this aged poorly

[@digitaldave9945]

Fascinating - cleared up the Conservative/Unionist vs Ulster Unionist issue for me.

[@mofomo6209]

1801: [Ireland has joined the game]

[@user-qi5jw2hg1c]

*forced into the game

[@mcfcfan1870]

Forced into the game

[@rorysmith2415]

Good informative video to watch.

[@melissamullenfilms464]

What I find interesting is the sudden swings from one party to the next, it's like, relatively small variations in the vote then suddenly a surge for the opposition and so on. The pendulum swinging in motion. Following this logic, an opposition party should surge in front of the Conservatives at the next election albeit it's hard to see it being Labour so maybe Lib Dems or Brexit party.

[@CountScarlioni]

It's something of a trend in British politics that the Tories persevere with the status quo until the outrage from society over unsolved social problems forces them from power. Their replacement comes in and enacts the changes the Tories lacked the moral courage to make. Then, when people are sick of the modernising party (be it Liberals or Labour) - usually because they went too far in one go or their changes weren't as advertised, the electorate place the Tories back into power for a while and the cycle begins again. Tories sometimes come along who are smart enough to stay ahead of the game and try to head off their opposition by making very un-Tory changes. For a recent instance David Cameron legalising gay marriage. Or a famous example from history being Disraeli giving the working class the vote in the 1867. He knew the next Liberal government were going to do it so he tried to take the wind out of their sails by "dishing the whigs". As you have noted here, most people would expect the cycle to repeat at the next election with the washing out of the Tories for their austerity dominated sufferings inflicted on the country. However... because of the whole Brexit issue/fiasco. Because of a current Tory civil war. Because of Labour being run by a incomparable imbecile. Because of the change from tri-party politics to full multi-party politics. Because of the weird polarised left-vs-right rhetoric going on globally.... it's nearly impossible to predict what happens next. It seems to be now an age of coalitions. First the Lib Dems, now the DUP. Like much of Europe, Britain may from now on be governed by cooperating parties rather than outright winners. We shall have to see.

[@flyingpharoah4867]

In hindsight, opposition parties were wrecked.

[@AdamSmith-gs2dv]

Next election results: Labour was fucking murdered and the Tories have the largest majority they held since Thatcher

[@JJLiu-xc3kg]

@@AdamSmith-gs2dv This won’t last lol

[@withersheep9009]

@@AdamSmith-gs2dv My my how the turn tables lol, Torys might not even get to be opposition at this rate XD

[@KaZeMaRu_]

3 a.m. on the internet My friends: I hope you're watching porn at this time! Me: British General Election Results (1685-2019)

[@mantenimlallengua]

I like how the Irish organized themselves pretty quick. We don't see that with Scotland and Wales until the 70s.

[@MrSwanseajames]

Great video and research. Its a shame its soooo fast I cant keep up.

[@kentix417]

Go into the settings and slow it down. Look under the three dots.

[@MrSwanseajames]

@@kentix417 thankyou my friend your help is much appreciated so i can enjoy this fab upload. Have a great Christmas 👍

[@MrAllmightyCornholioz]

3:14 Where's Sargon of Akkad and Count Dankula?

[@Argacyan]

In the dustbin of history together with their now almost nonexistant party that disintegrated with their arrival, as should be.

[@Argacyan]

Social Dissidence They definitely are, whiny snowflakes as them.

[@Ismavolt]

@Social Dissidence Yeah, see they only approve free speech when it doesn't hurt them. Or haven't you realized that their videos are 99% complaining? I'll just allow you to ruminate on that while I take a sip of my delicious milkshake.

[@Ismavolt]

@Social Dissidence Yes it's great, it's wonderful how nazis get free speech thanks to these guys. We really have to protect the alt-right's free speech lest they be oppressed. Right? Because that's the thing, they do demand censorship when it's convenient. Or have you forgotten Sargon's failure of a petition? No, I'm sorry, being "pro-my-free-speech" isn't the same as being "anti-censorship". Crying from getting called out over some tweets isn't comparable to the online abuse campaigns they've orchestrated against certain public figures. But I guess they just can't accept that society changes.

[@Ismavolt]

@Social Dissidence Oh shit that's right, black people can't be racists! _Ignores black members of the Whermacht_

[@MichaelJ44]

The Tories would bite your hand off for a 97’ election result right now. Two weeks until the election, and they’re polling to get 54-72 seats

[@SpudderRail]

1997 most of Merseyside went red and never changed again.. wow

[@iwouldlikearefund1367]

Wesley Holt until this election

[@SpudderRail]

@@iwouldlikearefund1367 Liverpool and most of Merseyside remained red this year.

[@helensweeney4206]

Its because they don't read the sun

[@nazibhossainnaquib6027]

Nice bro very nice👌👌

[@Julio974]

2:01-2:19 - The first political transition in the UK

[@ThePepperidgeFarmRemembers]

Scrolling down to see the #NotmyPM comments.. Great video though!

[@benhawkes2752]

2:59 OOF that’s a big switch

[@samdoesvids1339]

Yet not consequential, New Labour was basically Thatcherism with diversity quotas.

[@herbivorethecarnivore8447]

You'll probably see something similar next election. Nobody has confidence in the Tories anymore because of Brexit.

[@neil2k2]

@@herbivorethecarnivore8447 similar yes, but a lot more fractured with lib dems and the brexit party probably taking large number of seats from Labour and tories will be very interesting

[@herbivorethecarnivore8447]

@@neil2k2 The Brexit party is basically a joke at this point. The only people that want Brexit are old people who don't understand the ramifications of Brexit or will just flat out die before they face the consequences. Parliament is a mess because nobody there wants it either, but you've got fuckers like Boris Johnson who are willing to destroy the country if it means Brexit. Either Labour or the LibDems will win the next election, but it seems Boris wants to destroy the country before that happens.

[@benhawkes2752]

Herbivore The Carnivore I doubt it. Jeremy corbyn isn’t liked by most of the public

[@muscovymapping8896]

That is so cool!

[@Ingens_Scherz]

Shame it doesn't show the latest one. It's the most important in modern UK history.

[@ipswichrookie7553]

1979 is more important.

[@CashelOConnolly]

You’ve made a huge mistake there was no such cabinet post as prime minister until the 19th century. Before that is was first minister to the treasury

[@DQUACK]

a lot better than mine