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Endorsements in the 2010 United Kingdom general election

During the 2010 general election, a number of newspapers made endorsements of a political party. This is an incomplete list.

A number of newspapers changed their endorsements from the previous general election, in 2005. The most notable changes were those of The Sun, The Times, The Sunday Times and the News of the World (all owned by News International), to the Conservative Party, having all backed Labour since 1997.

The Financial Times, the Evening Standard, The Economist also switched their endorsement from Labour to the Conservatives. The Liberal Democrats picked up the endorsement of The Guardian and The Observer.

National newspapers

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British Daily Newspapers

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NewspaperParty endorsedNotes
Daily ExpressConservative Party[1]
Daily MailConservative Party[2]
Daily MirrorLabour Party[3]
Daily StarNone[3]
Daily TelegraphConservative Party[4]
Financial TimesConservative Party[5]Backed Labour in 2005.
GuardianLiberal Democrats[6][7]Backed Labour in 2005. Backed Labour in 2015. Supports anti-Conservative tactical voting with view to pro-electoral reform coalition.
IndependentLiberal Democrats[8]Supports proportional representation. Urged anti-Conservative tactical voting.
Morning StarNone[9]Calls for a Labour vote where Communist or similar left-wing candidates are not standing.
SunConservative Party[3][2]Backed Labour in 2005.
TimesConservative Party[3][10]Backed Labour in 2005.

British Sunday newspapers

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NewspaperParty endorsedNotes
Independent on SundayNone[3][11]Supports a hung parliament.
Mail on SundayConservative Party[3][12]
News of the WorldConservative Party[3][2]Backed Labour in 2005.
ObserverLiberal Democrats[3][13]Backed Labour in 2005.
Sunday MirrorLabour Party[3]
PeopleNone[3][14]Supports a hung parliament.
Sunday ExpressConservative Party[3][15]
Sunday TelegraphConservative Party[3][16]
Sunday TimesConservative Party[3][17]Backed Labour in 2005.

British news magazines

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NewspaperParty endorsedNotes
The EconomistConservative Party[18]Backed Labour in 2005.
New StatesmanNone[19]Anti-Conservative tactical voting
The SpectatorConservative Party[citation needed]

Regional newspapers

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England

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NewspaperParty endorsedNotes
City A.M.Conservative Party[20]
Evening StandardConservative Party[21]Backed Labour in 2005
Liverpool EchoLabour Party
Manchester Evening NewsLabour Party
MetroNone
Yorkshire PostConservative Party

Northern Ireland

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NewspaperParty endorsedNotes
Belfast TelegraphDUP/UUP[citation needed]
Irish NewsSinn Fein[citation needed]
News LetterUnionists [22]Pro-Unionist Parties. Back Unity candidate Rodney Connor.

Scotland

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NewspaperParty endorsedNotes
Daily RecordLabour Party[23]
The HeraldNone[24]Backed "No" in independence referendum
The ScotsmanNone[citation needed]
The Scottish SunScottish National Party[citation needed]
Greenock TelegraphGreen Party[citation needed]
Kilmarnock StandardLabour Party
Evening Telegraph
Paisley Daily ExpressLabour Party[citation needed]
The NationalScottish National Party[citation needed]
The Press and JournalConservative Party[citation needed]
The CourierConservative Party[citation needed]

Wales

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See also

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Footnotes

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  1. ^ "Only David Cameron can save Britain". Express.co.uk. 5 May 2010.
  2. ^ a b c "General Election 2010: who are the newspapers backing?". www.telegraph.co.uk.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m "Brown says last days of campaign will be 'crucial'". BBC News. 2 May 2010.
  4. ^ "General Election 2010: Only a Tory government can restore nation's fortunes". www.telegraph.co.uk. Archived from the original on 27 May 2012.
  5. ^ "The case for change in the UK". Financial Times. 3 May 2010.
  6. ^ "General election 2010: The liberal moment has come". The Guardian. 30 April 2010.
  7. ^ "Guardian gives its support to Labour in general election". The Guardian. 1 May 2015.
  8. ^ "Leading article: This historic opportunity must not be missed". The Independent. 4 May 2010.
  9. ^ "Vote labour - with a lowercase L / Britain / Britain/World / Home - Morning Star". 11 May 2012. Archived from the original on 11 May 2012.
  10. ^ "Vote of Confidence". The Times. 1 May 2010. Archived from the original on 18 July 2011.
  11. ^ "Leading article: Vote for change. Real change". The Independent. 1 May 2010.
  12. ^ Ponsford, Dominic (4 May 2010). "Labour facing election with no paper's undivided support". Press Gazette.
  13. ^ Editorial, Observer (1 May 2010). "Nick Clegg is the candidate of change | Editorial". The Guardian.
  14. ^ "People.co.uk - News - Time for leaders to be serving this country together". www.people.co.uk. Archived from the original on 11 June 2010. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
  15. ^ "General Election 2010: Vote Cameron or surrender our country to ruin and indecision". Daily Express. 2 May 2010.
  16. ^ "The only choice for Britain". www.telegraph.co.uk.
  17. ^ http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/leading_article/article7113942.ece[permanent dead link]
  18. ^ "Who should govern Britain?". The Economist. 29 April 2010.
  19. ^ "Leader: All change please, the old order terminates here". New Statesman. 4 May 2010. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016.
  20. ^ "Why Britain needs a Conservative government | City A.M." 7 May 2010. Archived from the original on 7 May 2010.
  21. ^ "David Cameron: the Prime Minister that London now needs". Evening Standard. 12 April 2012.
  22. ^ "Unionists must use their vote". News Letter. 6 May 2010. Archived from the original on 17 March 2016.
  23. ^ "Heed voices of past pain". Daily Record. 4 May 2010.
  24. ^ "The election outcome we want? Electoral reform". The Herald. 2 May 2010. Archived from the original on 3 October 2012.
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