Endorsements in the 2019 United Kingdom general election

Various newspapers, organisations and individuals endorsed parties or individual candidates for the 2019 United Kingdom general election.

Endorsements for parties

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Newspapers and magazines

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National daily newspapers

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Newspaper Endorsement Notes Link
Daily Express Conservative Party [1]
Daily Mail Conservative Party [2]
Daily Mirror Labour Party [3]
The Daily Telegraph Conservative Party [4]
Financial Times None "To those candidates who share [internationalist, pro business and liberal] values – and are ready to fight for them – the FT lends its wholehearted support." [5]
The Guardian Labour Party Advocated voting for "candidates who can defeat the Tories" where Labour cannot win. [6]
i None [7]
The Independent None Endorsed tactical voting "in an effort to deny Mr Johnson that majority." [8]
Morning Star Labour Party [9]
The Sun Conservative Party [2]
The Times Conservative Party [10]

National Sunday newspapers

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Newspaper Endorsement Notes Link
The Observer None Encouraged readers to vote for "pro-referendum, progressive" candidates in order to stop a Conservative majority. [11]
Sunday Express Conservative Party [12]
The Sunday Mirror Labour Party [13]
The Sunday People Labour Party [14]
The Sun on Sunday Conservative Party [2]
The Sunday Telegraph Conservative Party [15]
The Sunday Times Conservative Party [16]

National weekly newspapers

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Newspaper Endorsement Notes Link
The Jewish Chronicle None Opposed Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn becoming prime minister. [17]

National political magazines

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Publication Endorsement Notes Link
The Economist Liberal Democrats [18]
New Statesman None Endorsed tactical voting against the Conservatives.
Called Jeremy Corbyn "unfit to be prime minister".
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Red Pepper Labour Party [20]
Socialist Standard Socialist Party of Great Britain Called on voters to write "world socialism" on their ballot outside the two constituencies contested. [21]
The Spectator Conservative Party [22]

Other national publications

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Publication Endorsement Notes Link
Dazed Labour Party Bi-monthly style magazine [23]
gal-dem Labour Party Publication sharing perspectives from women and non-binary people of colour [24]
Huck Labour Party Bi-monthly arts and lifestyle magazine [25]
Peace News Green Party Supported parties that proposed a green new deal. [26]
Labour Party
Plaid Cymru
The Quietus Labour Party Music and pop culture magazine [27]
Socialist Appeal Labour Party Trotskyist publication [28]
Vice Labour Party Cultural/lifestyle magazine [29]

Northern Irish newspapers

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Newspaper Endorsement Notes Link
Irish News None Supported candidates who support remaining in the European Union. [30]

Regional newspapers

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Publication Endorsement Notes Link
Evening Standard Conservative Party Free daily London newspaper [31]
Liverpool Echo Labour Party Daily newspaper covering Liverpool and Merseyside[32] [33]

Individuals

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Brexit Party

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Conservative Party

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Green Party

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Labour Party

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Liberal Democrats

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Plaid Cymru

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  • Richard Dawkins, ethologist, evolutionary biologist, and author[55] (also endorsed the Liberal Democrats, SNP, and Greens)

Scottish National Party

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Organisations

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Conservative Party

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Democratic Unionist Party

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Labour Party

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Trades unions
Other

Parties

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Parties not contesting these elections

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Some parties are not contesting these elections and have endorsed other parties.

For Labour:

Parties only contesting some constituencies

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Some parties which only contest elections in certain parts of the United Kingdom endorsed political parties in areas they do not contest.

Endorsements in individual constituencies

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A

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For Stephen Kinnock (Labour):

For Emily Owen (Labour):

For Stephen Flynn (SNP):

For Andrew Western (Labour):

For Mark Tami (Labour):

For Dave Doogan (SNP):

For Hywel Williams (PC):

For Brendan O'Hara (SNP):

For Bella Sankey (Labour):

For Natalie Fleet (Labour):

B

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For Suzette Watson (Labour):

For Paul Robertson (SNP):

For Chris Altree (Labour):

For Simon Fell (Conservative):

For Victoria Felton (Brexit Party):

For Keir Morrison (Labour):

For Wera Hobhouse (Lib Dem):

For Marsha de Cordova (Labour):

For Mark Gitsham (Lib Dem):

For Dominic Grieve (independent):

For Mohammed Yasin (Labour):

For Henry Vann (Lib Dem)

  • Independent hospital campaigner and founder of the 'Save Bedford Hospital Party', Dr. Barry Monk[173]

For Naomi Long (Alliance):

For Gavin Robinson (DUP):

For Nigel Dodds (DUP):

For John Finucane (Sinn Féin):

For Claire Hanna (SDLP):

For Emma Little-Pengelly (DUP):

For Neil Coyle (Labour):

For Humaira Ali (Lib Dem):

For Frank Field (Birkenhead Social Justice Party):

For Preet Gill (Labour):

For Jack Dromey (Labour):

For Richard Burden (Labour):

For Jess Phillips (Labour):

For Helen Goodman (Labour):

For Dehenna Davison (Conservative):

For Graham Stringer (Labour):

For Dennis Skinner (Labour):

For David Crausby (Labour):

For Julie Hilling (Labour):

For Conor Burns (Conservative):

For Jo Beavis (Independent):

For Jane Dodds (Lib Dem):

For Ruth Cadbury (Labour):

For Madeleine Moon (Labour):

For Lloyd Russell-Moyle (Labour);

For Caroline Lucas (Green):

For Darren Jones (Labour):

For Carla Denyer (Green):

For Julia Bird (Lib Dem)

For Anna Soubry (Change UK):

For Stephen Dorrell (Lib Dem):

For Julie Cooper (Labour):

For James Frith (Labour):

For Lucy Burke (Labour):

For Christian Wakeford (Conservative):

  • Ivan Lewis, independent candidate, and former Labour and independent MP for the seat[206]

For Helen Geake (Green):

C

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For Lindsay Whittle (PC):

For Jamie Stone (Lib Dem):

For Karl Rosie (SNP):

For Josh Fenton-Glynn (Labour):

For Paul Farmer (Labour):

For Rod Cantrill (Lib Dem):

For Daniel Zeichner (Labour):

For Paul Woodhead (Green):

For Rosie Duffield (Labour):

For Bablin Molik (Lib Dem):

For Anna McMorrin (Labour):

For Stephen Doughty (Labour Co-op):

For Jonathan Edwards (PC):

For Tom Brake (Lib Dem):

For Philippa Whitford (SNP):

For Ben Lake (PC):

For Mark Williams (Lib Dem):

For Tom Morrison (Lib Dem):

For Marie Goldman (Lib Dem):

For Nicola Horlick (Lib Dem):

For Max Wilkinson (Lib Dem):

For Faiza Shaheen (Labour):

For Helen Belcher (Lib Dem):

For Emma Whysall (Labour):

For Theresa Villiers (Conservative):

For Chuka Umunna (Lib Dem):

For Susan Elan Jones (Labour):

For Martin Goss (Lib Dem):

For Thelma Walker (Labour):

For Beth Miller (Labour):

For Peter Lamb (Labour):

For Laura Smith (Labour):

For Sarah Jones (Labour):

For Stuart McDonald (SNP):

D

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For Jon Cruddas (Labour):

For Jenny Chapman (Labour):

For David Hanson (Labour):

For Tony Tinley (Labour):

For Paula Sherriff (Labour):

For Ed Miliband (Labour):

For Charlotte Cornell (Labour):

For Melanie Dudley (Labour):

For Liz Saville Roberts (PC):

For Jonathan Bartley (Green):

E

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For Rupa Huq (Labour):

For Virendra Sharma (Labour):

For Claire Wright (Independent):

For Lisa Cameron (SNP):

For Kenny MacAskill (SNP):

For Martin Whitfield (Labour):

For Paul Masterton (Conservative):

For Frances Rehal (Labour):

For Stephen Lloyd (Lib Dem):

For Lynda Murphy (Lib Dem):

For Antoinette Sandbach (Lib Dem):

For Ian Murray (Labour):

For Christine Jardine (Lib Dem):

For Bambos Charalambous (Labour):

For Monica Harding (Lib Dem):

For Ben Bradshaw (Labour):

For Joe Levy (Green):

F

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For John McNally (SNP):

For Seema Malhotra (Labour Co-op):

For Tom Elliott (UUP):

For Caroline Wheeler (Independent):

For Mhairi Threlfall (Labour):

For Luciana Berger (Lib Dem):

For Ross Houston (Labour):

For Chris McFarling (Green):

G

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For Vernon Coaker (Labour):

For Alison Thewliss (SNP):

For Kate Watson (Labour):

For Patrick Grady (SNP):

For Paul Sweeney (Labour):

For Johann Lamont (Labour):

For Stewart McDonald (SNP):

For Chris Stephens (SNP):

For Fran Boait (Labour):

For Richard Thomson (SNP):

For Tonia Antoniazzi (Labour):

For Zöe Franklin (Lib Dem):

For Anne Milton (independent):

H

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For Andy Slaughter (Labour) :

For Tulip Siddiq (Labour):

For Judith Rogerson (Lib Dem):

For Pamela Fitzpatrick (Labour):

For Gareth Thomas (Labour Co-op):

For Richard Tice (Brexit Party):

For Peter Chowney (Labour):

For Sally-Ann Hart (Conservative):

For Lisa Smart (Lib Dem):

For David Pinto-Duschinsky (Labour):

For Ruth George (Labour):

For Sam Collins (Lib Dem):

For Keir Starmer (Labour):

For Catherine West (Labour):

For Bridget Phillipson (Labour):

For Peter Kyle (Labour):

I

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For Wes Streeting (Labour):

For Mike Gapes (Change UK):

For Martin McCluskey (Labour):

For Ronnie Cowan (SNP):

For Sandy Martin (Labour):

For Vix Lowthion (Green):

K

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For John Grogan (Labour):

For Emma Dent Coad (Labour):

For Sam Gyimah (Lib Dem):

For Karl Turner (Labour):

For Neale Hanvey (withdrawn by SNP):

L

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For Andrew Hilland (Labour):

For Cat Smith (Labour):

For Hilary Benn (Labour):

For Kamran Hussain (Lib Dem):

For Alex Sobel (Labour Co-op):

For Liz Kendall (Labour):

For Oli Henman (Lib Dem):

For Karen Lee (Labour):

For Martyn Day (SNP):

For Mari Arthur (PC):

For Gavin Shuker (independent):

M

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For Neil Puttick (Labour):

For Hannah O'Neil (Labour):

For Charlynne Pullen (Labour):

For Kishan Devani (Lib Dem):

For Laura Mitchell (SNP):

For Deanne Ferguson (Labour):

For Andrea Jenkyns (Conservative):

N

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For Carl Greatbatch (Labour):

For Catherine McKinnell (Labour):

For Ruth Jones (Labour):

For Martin Wrigley (Lib Dem):

For Andrew Lee (Conservative):

For Patricia Gibson (SNP):

For Danny Chambers (Lib Dem):

For Alex White (Lib Dem):

For Alex Easton (DUP):

For Stephen Farry (Alliance):

For Lee Rowley (Conservative)

For Wendy Chamberlain (Lib Dem):

For Stephen Gethins (SNP):

For Mark Huband (Labour):

For Karen Ward (Lib Dem):

For Karen Davis (Labour):

For Clive Lewis (Labour):

For Lilian Greenwood (Labour):

O

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For John Nicolson (SNP):

For Chris Elmore (Labour):

For Alistair Carmichael (Lib Dem):

For Layla Moran (Lib Dem):

P

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For Gavin Newlands (SNP):

For Alison Taylor (Labour):

For Azhar Ali (Labour):

For Francyne Johnson (Labour):

For Hannah Kitching (Lib Dem):

For Lisa Forbes (Labour):

For Charlotte Holloway (Labour):

For Luke Pollard (Labour):

For Fflur Elin (PC):

For Stephen Morgan (Labour):

For Gerald Vernon-Jackson (Lib Dem):

For Jane Aitchison (Labour):

For Fleur Anderson (Labour):

For Sue Wixley (Lib Dem):

R

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For Matt Rodda (Labour):

For Rachel Eden (Labour):

For Anna Turley (Labour):

For Sarah Olney (Lib Dem):

For Chris Bryant (Labour):

For Craig Fletcher (Lib Dem):

For Alyson Barnes (Labour):

For Sophie Wilson (Labour):

For Jason Billin (Lib Dem):

For Cheryl Pidgeon (Labour):

For Gerard Killen (Labour):

S

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For Nic Dakin (Labour):

For Phil Wilson (Labour):

For Paul Blomfield (Labour):

For Laura Gordon (Lib Dem):

For Louise Haigh (Labour):

For Danny Kinahan (UUP):

For Ian Sollom (Lib Dem):

For Pippa Heylings (Lib Dem):

For Emma Lewell-Buck (Labour):

For Sarah Church (Labour):

For David Gauke (independent):

For Gagan Mohindra (Conservative):

For Paul Follows (Lib Dem):

For Simon Letts (Labour):

For Alan Whitehead (Labour):

For John Wright (Lib Dem):

For Daisy Cooper (Lib Dem):

For Andrew George (Lib Dem):

For Jill Borcherds (Labour):

For Wendy Meikle (Lib Dem):

For Paul Williams (Labour):

For Gareth Snell (Labour):

For Ruth Smeeth (Labour):

For Helen Thompson (Lib Dem):

For David Drew (Labour):

For Molly Scott Cato (Green):

For Julie Elliott (Labour):

For Hina Bokhari (Lib Dem):

For Geraint Davies (Labour):

T

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For Gideon Amos (Lib Dem):

For Katrina Gilman (Labour):

For Alan MacKenzie (Labour):

For Liz Webster (Lib Dem):

For Claire Young (Lib Dem):

For Rosena Allin-Khan (Labour):

For Sarah Wollaston (Lib Dem):

For David Lammy (Labour):

For Jennifer Forbes (Labour):

For Ruth Gripper (Lib Dem):

For Ben Chapelard (Lib Dem):

For Munira Wilson (Lib Dem):

U

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For Ali Milani (Labour):

V

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For Chris Ruane (Labour):

For Belinda Loveluck-Edwards (Labour):

For Anthony Slaughter (Green):

For Florence Eshalomi (Labour):

W

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For Mary Creagh (Labour):

For Gurjit Bains (Conservative):

For Richard Benwell (Lib Dem):

For Elizabeth Babade (Brexit Party):

For Ryan Bate (Lib Dem):

For Faisal Rashid (Labour):

For Andy Carter (Conservative):

For Louis Adam (Lib Dem):

For Matt Western (Labour):

For Mike Amesbury (Labour):

For Chris Ostrowski (Labour):

For Ian Stotesbury (Lib Dem):

For Tessa Munt (Lib Dem):

For Fergus Mutch (SNP):

For Sara Kumar (Conservative):

For Karen Buck (Labour):

For Tim Farron (Lib Dem):

For Stephen Hammond (Conservative):

For Paul Kohler (Lib Dem):

For Paula Ferguson (Lib Dem):

For Alison McGovern (Labour):

For Margaret Greenwood (Labour):

For Charlotte Hoagland (Lib Dem):

For Phillip Lee (Lib Dem):

For John Redwood (Conservative):

For Emma Reynolds (Labour):

For Pat McFadden (Labour):

For Eleanor Smith (Labour):

For Lynn Denham (Labour):

For Sue Hayman (Labour):

For Mary Wimbury (Labour):

Y

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For Aled Dafydd (PC):

For Keith Aspden (Lib Dem):

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ However, the local Green Party issued a statement saying that it was not advising people how to vote[275]

References

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  1. ^ "Solid manifesto puts Boris in driving seat - EXPRESS COMMENT". Express.co.uk. 24 November 2019. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
  2. ^ a b c "What the papers say about the 2019 general election". Press Gazette. 9 December 2019.
  3. ^ "Voice of the Mirror: Vote Labour to protect NHS, end poverty and for a kinder Britain". Daily Mirror. 11 December 2019. Retrieved 11 December 2019.
  4. ^ "Telegraph View: Vote Conservative to move our country forward". The Daily Telegraph. 12 December 2019. Retrieved 12 December 2019.
  5. ^ "Britain's fateful election offers no good choices". Financial Times. 5 December 2019. Retrieved 5 December 2019.
  6. ^ Editorial. "The Guardian view on general election 2019: A fleeting chance to stop Boris Johnson in his tracks | Editorial". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 10 December 2019.
  7. ^ "General election 2019: The future of the UK is at stake and our choices are stark — now it's over to you". inews.co.uk. 12 December 2019. Retrieved 12 December 2019.
  8. ^ "Tactical voting could still put the brakes on populism". The Independent. 11 December 2019. Retrieved 11 December 2019.
  9. ^ "Editorial: Labour's manifesto: ambitious, radical and necessary for Britain". Morning Star. 21 November 2019. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
  10. ^ "The Times's endorsement for the general election: Back to the Future- The country faces a choice between a party that can deliver Brexit and one that will deliver economic mayhem. For that reason The Times supports the Conservatives". thetimes.co.uk. 11 December 2019. Retrieved 11 December 2019.
  11. ^ "The Observer view on who to vote for in the general election".