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First party
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Second party
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Third party
|
|
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Ed Miliband
|
Nigel Farage
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Leader
|
David Cameron
|
Ed Miliband
|
Nigel Farage
|
Party
|
DEMOCRAT
|
DEMOCRAT
|
DEMOCRAT
|
Leader since
|
2005
|
2010
|
2010
|
Leader's seat
|
Witney
|
Doncaster North
|
Thanet South
|
Last election
|
306 seats, 36.1%
|
258 seats, 29%
|
0 seats, 3%
|
Seats before
|
303
|
257
|
2
|
Seats won
|
321
|
251
|
24
|
Seat change
|
15
|
6
|
24
|
Percentage
|
37.5
|
28.3
|
17
|
Swing
|
1.4%
|
0.7
|
14
|
|
|
Fourth party
|
|
|
Nick Clegg
|
|
Leader
|
Nick Clegg
|
|
Party
|
DEMOCRAT
|
DEMOCRAT
|
Leader since
|
2007
|
|
Leader's seat
|
Sheffield Hallam (lost seat)
|
|
Last election
|
57 seats, 23%
|
|
Seats before
|
56
|
|
Seats won
|
21
|
|
Seat change
|
36
|
|
Percentage
|
7.9
|
|
Swing
|
15.1
|
|
|