# Independent Liberal Independent group in United Kingdom On the ballot: 1847–1997. Elections: 87. Contests: 199. [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6016757) ## Vote share and seats Vote share in each election on record, with the share of seats won. | Year | Election | Vote share | Won | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1987 | [1987 United Kingdom general election](https://electionsarchive.com/gb/1987-06-11-general.md) | <0.1% | 0 of 650 | | 1983 | [1983 United Kingdom general election](https://electionsarchive.com/gb/1983-06-09-general.md) | <0.1% | 0 of 650 | | 1979 | [1979 United Kingdom general election](https://electionsarchive.com/gb/1979-05-03-general.md) | <0.1% | 0 of 635 | | 1974 | [October 1974 United Kingdom general election](https://electionsarchive.com/gb/1974-10-10-general.md) | <0.1% | 0 of 635 | | 1974 | [February 1974 United Kingdom general election](https://electionsarchive.com/gb/1974-02-28-general.md) | 0.1% | 0 of 635 | | 1970 | [1970 United Kingdom general election](https://electionsarchive.com/gb/1970-06-18-general.md) | <0.1% | 0 of 630 | | 1966 | [1966 United Kingdom general election](https://electionsarchive.com/gb/1966-03-31-general.md) | <0.1% | 0 of 630 | | 1964 | [1964 United Kingdom general election](https://electionsarchive.com/gb/1964-10-15-general.md) | <0.1% | 0 of 630 | | 1959 | [1959 United Kingdom general election](https://electionsarchive.com/gb/1959-10-08-general.md) | <0.1% | 0 of 630 | | 1955 | [1955 United Kingdom general election](https://electionsarchive.com/gb/1955-05-26-general.md) | <0.1% | 0 of 630 | | 1950 | [1950 United Kingdom general election](https://electionsarchive.com/gb/1950-02-23-general.md) | <0.1% | 0 of 625 | | 1945 | [1945 United Kingdom general election](https://electionsarchive.com/gb/1945-07-05-general.md) | 0.1% | 2 of 640 | | 1935 | [1935 United Kingdom general election](https://electionsarchive.com/gb/1935-11-14-general.md) | <0.1% | 0 of 615 | | 1929 | [1929 United Kingdom general election](https://electionsarchive.com/gb/1929-05-30-general.md) | 0.1% | 0 of 615 | | 1924 | [1924 United Kingdom general election](https://electionsarchive.com/gb/1924-10-29-general.md) | <0.1% | 0 of 615 | | 1923 | [1923 United Kingdom general election](https://electionsarchive.com/gb/1923-12-06-general.md) | 0.2% | 2 of 615 | | 1922 | [1922 United Kingdom general election](https://electionsarchive.com/gb/1922-11-15-general.md) | 0.1% | 1 of 615 | | 1918 | [1918 United Kingdom general election](https://electionsarchive.com/gb/1918-12-14-general.md) | 0.2% | 1 of 707 | | 1910 | [December 1910 United Kingdom general election](https://electionsarchive.com/gb/1910-12-03-general.md) | <0.1% | 0 of 670 | | 1910 | [January 1910 United Kingdom general election](https://electionsarchive.com/gb/1910-01-15-general.md) | 0.1% | 1 of 670 | | 1906 | [1906 United Kingdom general election](https://electionsarchive.com/gb/1906-01-12-general.md) | <0.1% | 0 of 670 | | 1900 | [1900 United Kingdom general election](https://electionsarchive.com/gb/1900-09-26-general.md) | 0.2% | 1 of 670 | | 1895 | [1895 United Kingdom general election](https://electionsarchive.com/gb/1895-07-13-general.md) | 0.1% | 0 of 670 | | 1892 | [1892 United Kingdom general election](https://electionsarchive.com/gb/1892-07-04-general.md) | <0.1% | 1 of 670 | | 1886 | [1886 United Kingdom general election](https://electionsarchive.com/gb/1886-07-01-general.md) | <0.1% | 0 of 670 | | 1885 | [1885 United Kingdom general election](https://electionsarchive.com/gb/1885-11-24-general.md) | 1.4% | 10 of 670 | | 1880 | [1880 United Kingdom general election](https://electionsarchive.com/gb/1880-03-31-general.md) | 0.2% | 1 of 651 | | 1874 | [1874 United Kingdom general election](https://electionsarchive.com/gb/1874-01-31-general.md) | 0.7% | 2 of 652 | | 1868 | [1868 United Kingdom general election](https://electionsarchive.com/gb/1868-11-17-general.md) | 1.1% | 1 of 659 | | 1865 | [1865 United Kingdom general election](https://electionsarchive.com/gb/1865-07-11-general.md) | 0.9% | 3 of 658 | | 1859 | [1859 United Kingdom general election](https://electionsarchive.com/gb/1859-04-28-general.md) | 0.1% | 3 of 654 | | 1857 | [1857 United Kingdom general election](https://electionsarchive.com/gb/1857-03-27-general.md) | 0.7% | 7 of 654 | | 1852 | [1852 United Kingdom general election](https://electionsarchive.com/gb/1852-07-07-general.md) | 0.4% | 1 of 654 | | 1847 | [1847 United Kingdom general election](https://electionsarchive.com/gb/1847-07-29-general.md) | | 0 of 656 | ## Elections | Year | Election | Contests | Seats | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1997 | [By-elections, July 31, 1997](https://electionsarchive.com/gb/1997-07-31-by-election.md) | 1 | | | 1987 | [1987 United Kingdom general election](https://electionsarchive.com/gb/1987-06-11-general.md) | 1 | | | 1984 | [By-elections, June 14, 1984](https://electionsarchive.com/gb/1984-06-14-by-election.md) | 1 | | | 1983 | [1983 United Kingdom general election](https://electionsarchive.com/gb/1983-06-09-general.md) | 2 | | | 1982 | [By-elections, June 3, 1982](https://electionsarchive.com/gb/1982-06-03-by-election.md) | 1 | | | 1980 | [By-elections, March 13, 1980](https://electionsarchive.com/gb/1980-03-13-by-election.md) | 1 | | | 1979 | [1979 United Kingdom general election](https://electionsarchive.com/gb/1979-05-03-general.md) | 1 | | | 1974 | [October 1974 United Kingdom general election](https://electionsarchive.com/gb/1974-10-10-general.md) | 2 | | | 1974 | [February 1974 United Kingdom general election](https://electionsarchive.com/gb/1974-02-28-general.md) | 5 | | | 1970 | [1970 United Kingdom general election](https://electionsarchive.com/gb/1970-06-18-general.md) | 2 | | | 1966 | [1966 United Kingdom general election](https://electionsarchive.com/gb/1966-03-31-general.md) | 2 | | | 1964 | [1964 United Kingdom general election](https://electionsarchive.com/gb/1964-10-15-general.md) | 2 | | | 1962 | [By-elections, November 22, 1962](https://electionsarchive.com/gb/1962-11-22-by-election.md) | 1 | | | 1959 | [1959 United Kingdom general election](https://electionsarchive.com/gb/1959-10-08-general.md) | 2 | | | 1958 | [By-elections, March 13, 1958](https://electionsarchive.com/gb/1958-03-13-by-election.md) | 1 | | | 1955 | [1955 United Kingdom general election](https://electionsarchive.com/gb/1955-05-26-general.md) | 1 | | | 1950 | [1950 United Kingdom general election](https://electionsarchive.com/gb/1950-02-23-general.md) | 1 | | | 1949 | [By-elections, December 8, 1949](https://electionsarchive.com/gb/1949-12-08-by-election.md) | 1 | | | 1945 | [1945 United Kingdom general election](https://electionsarchive.com/gb/1945-07-05-general.md) | 3 | 2 | | 1944 | [By-elections, February 29, 1944](https://electionsarchive.com/gb/1944-02-29-by-election.md) | 1 | | | 1943 | [By-elections, December 15, 1943](https://electionsarchive.com/gb/1943-12-15-by-election.md) | 1 | | | 1943 | [By-elections, August 24, 1943](https://electionsarchive.com/gb/1943-08-24-by-election.md) | 1 | | | 1943 | [By-elections, June 8, 1943](https://electionsarchive.com/gb/1943-06-08-by-election.md) | 1 | | | 1943 | [By-elections, April 20, 1943](https://electionsarchive.com/gb/1943-04-20-by-election.md) | 1 | | | 1943 | [By-elections, April 7, 1943](https://electionsarchive.com/gb/1943-04-07-by-election.md) | 1 | | | 1941 | [By-elections, October 15, 1941](https://electionsarchive.com/gb/1941-10-15-by-election.md) | 1 | | | 1935 | [1935 United Kingdom general election](https://electionsarchive.com/gb/1935-11-14-general.md) | 1 | | | 1933 | [By-elections, November 21, 1933](https://electionsarchive.com/gb/1933-11-21-by-election.md) | 1 | | | 1933 | [By-elections, February 2, 1933](https://electionsarchive.com/gb/1933-02-02-by-election.md) | 1 | | | 1929 | [1929 United Kingdom general election](https://electionsarchive.com/gb/1929-05-30-general.md) | 2 | | | 1924 | [1924 United Kingdom general election](https://electionsarchive.com/gb/1924-10-29-general.md) | 1 | | | 1923 | [1923 United Kingdom general election](https://electionsarchive.com/gb/1923-12-06-general.md) | 4 | 2 | | 1922 | [1922 United Kingdom general election](https://electionsarchive.com/gb/1922-11-15-general.md) | 3 | 1 | | 1918 | [1918 United Kingdom general election](https://electionsarchive.com/gb/1918-12-14-general.md) | 9 | 1 | | 1910 | [December 1910 United Kingdom general election](https://electionsarchive.com/gb/1910-12-03-general.md) | 1 | | | 1910 | [January 1910 United Kingdom general election](https://electionsarchive.com/gb/1910-01-15-general.md) | 3 | 1 | | 1906 | [By-elections, March 12, 1906](https://electionsarchive.com/gb/1906-03-12-by-election.md) | 1 | | | 1906 | [1906 United Kingdom general election](https://electionsarchive.com/gb/1906-01-12-general.md) | 1 | | | 1902 | [By-elections, November 18, 1902](https://electionsarchive.com/gb/1902-11-18-by-election.md) | 1 | 1 | | 1900 | [1900 United Kingdom general election](https://electionsarchive.com/gb/1900-09-26-general.md) | 1 | 1 | | 1899 | [By-elections, July 5, 1899](https://electionsarchive.com/gb/1899-07-05-by-election.md) | 1 | 1 | | 1895 | [1895 United Kingdom general election](https://electionsarchive.com/gb/1895-07-13-general.md) | 4 | | | 1892 | [1892 United Kingdom general election](https://electionsarchive.com/gb/1892-07-04-general.md) | 3 | 1 | | 1890 | [By-elections, July 2, 1890](https://electionsarchive.com/gb/1890-07-02-by-election.md) | 1 | | | 1888 | [By-elections, October 26, 1888](https://electionsarchive.com/gb/1888-10-26-by-election.md) | 1 | 1 | | 1886 | [1886 United Kingdom general election](https://electionsarchive.com/gb/1886-07-01-general.md) | 1 | | | 1886 | [By-elections, April 6, 1886](https://electionsarchive.com/gb/1886-04-06-by-election.md) | 1 | | | 1886 | [By-elections, February 11, 1886](https://electionsarchive.com/gb/1886-02-11-by-election.md) | 1 | | | 1885 | [1885 United Kingdom general election](https://electionsarchive.com/gb/1885-11-24-general.md) | 33 | 10 | | 1882 | [By-elections, November 4, 1882](https://electionsarchive.com/gb/1882-11-04-by-election.md) | 1 | | | 1882 | [By-elections, March 30, 1882](https://electionsarchive.com/gb/1882-03-30-by-election.md) | 1 | | | 1881 | [By-elections, January 28, 1881](https://electionsarchive.com/gb/1881-01-28-by-election.md) | 1 | | | 1880 | [1880 United Kingdom general election](https://electionsarchive.com/gb/1880-03-31-general.md) | 5 | 1 | | 1878 | [By-elections, October 29, 1878](https://electionsarchive.com/gb/1878-10-29-by-election.md) | 1 | 1 | | 1878 | [By-elections, January 25, 1878](https://electionsarchive.com/gb/1878-01-25-by-election.md) | 1 | | | 1875 | [By-elections, April 23, 1875](https://electionsarchive.com/gb/1875-04-23-by-election.md) | 1 | | | 1874 | [1874 United Kingdom general election](https://electionsarchive.com/gb/1874-01-31-general.md) | 8 | 2 | | 1873 | [By-elections, October 9, 1873](https://electionsarchive.com/gb/1873-10-09-by-election.md) | 1 | | | 1873 | [By-elections, June 28, 1873](https://electionsarchive.com/gb/1873-06-28-by-election.md) | 1 | | | 1872 | [By-elections, November 7, 1872](https://electionsarchive.com/gb/1872-11-07-by-election.md) | 1 | | | 1872 | [By-elections, February 28, 1872](https://electionsarchive.com/gb/1872-02-28-by-election.md) | 1 | | | 1870 | [By-elections, April 1, 1870](https://electionsarchive.com/gb/1870-04-01-by-election.md) | 1 | | | 1870 | [By-elections, February 24, 1870](https://electionsarchive.com/gb/1870-02-24-by-election.md) | 1 | | | 1869 | [By-elections, August 26, 1869](https://electionsarchive.com/gb/1869-08-26-by-election.md) | 1 | 1 | | 1869 | [By-elections, June 16, 1869](https://electionsarchive.com/gb/1869-06-16-by-election.md) | 1 | | | 1868 | [1868 United Kingdom general election](https://electionsarchive.com/gb/1868-11-17-general.md) | 12 | 1 | | 1866 | [By-elections, October 22, 1866](https://electionsarchive.com/gb/1866-10-22-by-election.md) | 1 | | | 1866 | [By-elections, August 2, 1866](https://electionsarchive.com/gb/1866-08-02-by-election.md) | 1 | | | 1866 | [By-elections, May 11, 1866](https://electionsarchive.com/gb/1866-05-11-by-election.md) | 1 | 1 | | 1865 | [1865 United Kingdom general election](https://electionsarchive.com/gb/1865-07-11-general.md) | 8 | 3 | | 1865 | [By-elections, February 24, 1865](https://electionsarchive.com/gb/1865-02-24-by-election.md) | 1 | | | 1863 | [By-elections, June 26, 1863](https://electionsarchive.com/gb/1863-06-26-by-election.md) | 1 | | | 1861 | [By-elections, December 26, 1861](https://electionsarchive.com/gb/1861-12-26-by-election.md) | 1 | 1 | | 1860 | [By-elections, December 7, 1860](https://electionsarchive.com/gb/1860-12-07-by-election.md) | 1 | | | 1859 | [1859 United Kingdom general election](https://electionsarchive.com/gb/1859-04-28-general.md) | 4 | 3 | | 1859 | [By-elections, February 9, 1859](https://electionsarchive.com/gb/1859-02-09-by-election.md) | 1 | | | 1857 | [By-elections, December 9, 1857](https://electionsarchive.com/gb/1857-12-09-by-election.md) | 1 | | | 1857 | [By-elections, July 21, 1857](https://electionsarchive.com/gb/1857-07-21-by-election.md) | 1 | 1 | | 1857 | [1857 United Kingdom general election](https://electionsarchive.com/gb/1857-03-27-general.md) | 11 | 7 | | 1857 | [By-elections, February 2, 1857](https://electionsarchive.com/gb/1857-02-02-by-election.md) | 1 | 1 | | 1856 | [By-elections, May 30, 1856](https://electionsarchive.com/gb/1856-05-30-by-election.md) | 1 | 1 | | 1854 | [By-elections, July 31, 1854](https://electionsarchive.com/gb/1854-07-31-by-election.md) | 1 | | | 1853 | [By-elections, July 22, 1853](https://electionsarchive.com/gb/1853-07-22-by-election.md) | 1 | 1 | | 1852 | [1852 United Kingdom general election](https://electionsarchive.com/gb/1852-07-07-general.md) | 6 | 1 | | 1851 | [By-elections, August 1, 1851](https://electionsarchive.com/gb/1851-08-01-by-election.md) | 1 | 1 | | 1849 | [By-elections, May 3, 1849](https://electionsarchive.com/gb/1849-05-03-by-election.md) | 1 | 1 | | 1847 | [1847 United Kingdom general election](https://electionsarchive.com/gb/1847-07-29-general.md) | 1 | | Also available as HTML at https://electionsarchive.com/parties/gb/independent-liberal and JSON at https://electionsarchive.com/parties/gb/independent-liberal.json.