Candidates with surnames earlier in the alphabet and listed first on the ballot were more likely to be elected
Among Reform candidates, 74% of those listed
first on the ballot received the highest number
of votes within their party
Order of name
on ballot
(among party
colleagues)
Where they ranked
(number of votes) compared
to party colleagues
1st
2nd
3rd
a
Reform
74%
17%
9%
b
19
58
23
c
8
25
68
a
Greens
66%
27
8
b
24
48
27
c
10
25
65
a
Lib Dems
63%
28
9
b
25
44
31
c
14
28
59
a
Labour
63%
27
10
b
25
48
27
c
12
25
62
a
63%
25
12
Conservative
b
26
48
26
c
12
27
61
a
66%
25
10
All parties
b
24
50
27
c
11
26
63
Among Reform candidates, 74% of those listed first on the
ballot received the highest number of votes within their party
Order of name
on ballot (among
party colleagues)
Where they ranked (number of votes)
compared to party colleagues
1st
2nd
3rd
Reform
a
74%
17%
9%
b
19
58
23
c
8
25
68
Greens
a
66%
27
8
b
24
48
27
c
10
25
65
Lib Dems
a
63%
28
9
b
25
44
31
c
14
28
59
Labour
a
63%
27
10
b
25
48
27
c
12
25
62
Conservative
a
63%
25
12
b
26
48
26
c
12
27
61
All parties
a
66%
25
10
b
24
50
27
c
11
26
63
Among Reform candidates, 74% of those listed first on the
ballot received the highest number of votes within their party
Order of name
on ballot (among
party colleagues)
Where they ranked (number of votes)
compared to party colleagues
1st
2nd
3rd
Reform
a
74%
17%
9%
b
19
58
23
c
8
25
68
Greens
a
66%
27
8
b
24
48
27
c
10
25
65
Lib Dems
a
63%
28
9
b
25
44
31
c
14
28
59
Labour
a
63%
27
10
b
25
48
27
c
12
25
62
Conservative
a
63%
25
12
b
26
48
26
c
12
27
61
All parties
a
66%
25
10
b
24
50
27
c
11
26
63
Among Reform candidates, 74% of those
listed first on the ballot received the highest
number of votes within their party
68% of those listed last
also received the fewest
votes
Order of name
on ballot
(among party colleagues)
Where they ranked (number of votes)
compared to party colleagues
1st
2nd
3rd
Reform
a
74%
17%
9%
b
19
58
23
c
8
25
68
Greens
a
66%
27
8
b
24
48
27
c
10
25
65
Lib Dems
a
63%
28
9
b
25
44
31
c
14
28
59
Labour
a
63%
27
10
b
25
48
27
c
12
25
62
Conservative
a
63%
25
12
b
26
48
26
c
12
27
61
All parties
a
66%
25
10
b
24
50
27
c
11
26
63
Among Reform candidates, 74% of those listed
first on the ballot received the highest number
of votes within their party
Order of name
on ballot
(among party
colleagues)
Where they ranked
(number of votes) compared
to party colleagues
1st
2nd
3rd
a
Reform
74%
17%
9%
b
19
58
23
c
8
25
68
a
Greens
66%
27
8
b
24
48
27
c
10
25
65
a
Lib Dems
63%
28
9
b
25
44
31
c
14
28
59
a
Labour
63%
27
10
b
25
48
27
c
12
25
62
a
63%
25
12
Conservative
b
26
48
26
c
12
27
61
a
66%
25
10
All parties
b
24
50
27
c
11
26
63
Among Reform candidates, 74% of those listed first on the
ballot received the highest number of votes within their party
Order of name
on ballot (among
party colleagues)
Where they ranked (number of votes)
compared to party colleagues
1st
2nd
3rd
Reform
a
74%
17%
9%
b
19
58
23
c
8
25
68
Greens
a
66%
27
8
b
24
48
27
c
10
25
65
Lib Dems
a
63%
28
9
b
25
44
31
c
14
28
59
Labour
a
63%
27
10
b
25
48
27
c
12
25
62
Conservative
a
63%
25
12
b
26
48
26
c
12
27
61
All parties
a
66%
25
10
b
24
50
27
c
11
26
63
Among Reform candidates, 74% of those listed first on the
ballot received the highest number of votes within their party
Order of name
on ballot (among
party colleagues)
Where they ranked (number of votes)
compared to party colleagues
1st
2nd
3rd
Reform
a
74%
17%
9%
b
19
58
23
c
8
25
68
Greens
a
66%
27
8
b
24
48
27
c
10
25
65
Lib Dems
a
63%
28
9
b
25
44
31
c
14
28
59
Labour
a
63%
27
10
b
25
48
27
c
12
25
62
Conservative
a
63%
25
12
b
26
48
26
c
12
27
61
All parties
a
66%
25
10
b
24
50
27
c
11
26
63
Among Reform candidates, 74% of those
listed first on the ballot received the highest
number of votes within their party
68% of those listed last
also received the fewest
votes
Order of name
on ballot
(among party colleagues)
Where they ranked (number of votes)
compared to party colleagues
1st
2nd
3rd
Reform
a
74%
17%
9%
b
19
58
23
c
8
25
68
Greens
a
66%
27
8
b
24
48
27
c
10
25
65
Lib Dems
a
63%
28
9
b
25
44
31
c
14
28
59
Labour
a
63%
27
10
b
25
48
27
c
12
25
62
Conservative
a
63%
25
12
b
26
48
26
c
12
27
61
All parties
a
66%
25
10
b
24
50
27
c
11
26
63