Newspaper endorsements in the United Kingdom general election, 2010

During the 2010 United Kingdom general election, a number of newspapers made endorsements of a political party. Here 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, but lost the endorsement of The Independent.

National newspapers

Daily newspapers

Newspaper	Party endorsed		Notes	Link
Daily Express		Conservative Party		[1]
Daily Mail		Conservative Party		[2]
Daily Mirror		Labour Party[1]
Daily Star		Conservative Party
Daily Telegraph		Conservative Party		[3]
Financial Times		Conservative Party	Backed Labour in 2005.	[4]
Guardian		Liberal Democrats[1]	Backed Labour and Lib Dems in 2005. Supports anti-Conservative tactical voting with view to pro-electoral reform coalition	[5]
Independent		None	Supports proportional representation. Urged anti-Conservative tactical voting.	[6]
Morning Star		None	Calls for a Labour vote where Communist or similar left-wing candidates are not standing	[7]
Sun		Conservative Party[1]	Backed Labour in 2005.	[8]
Times		Conservative Party[1]	Backed Labour in 2005.	[9]

Sunday newspapers

Newspaper	Party endorsed		Notes	Link
Independent on Sunday		None[1]	Supports a hung parliament.	[10]
Mail on Sunday		Conservative Party[1]		[11]
News of the World		Conservative Party[1]	Backed Labour in 2005.	[12]
Observer		Liberal Democrats[1]	Backed Labour in 2005.	[13]
Sunday Mirror		Labour Party[1]
People		None[1]	Supports a hung parliament.	[14]
Sunday Express		Conservative Party[1]		[15]
Sunday Telegraph		Conservative Party[1]		[16]
Sunday Times		Conservative Party[1]	Backed Labour in 2005.	[17]

News magazines

Newspaper	Party endorsed		Notes	Link
Economist		Conservative Party	Backed Labour in 2005.	[18]
New Statesman		None	Anti-Conservative tactical voting.	[19]
Spectator		Conservative Party		[20]

Regional newspapers

England

Newspaper	Party endorsed		Notes	Link
City A.M.		Conservative Party		[21]
Evening Standard		Conservative Party		[22]
Express & Star
Liverpool Echo		Labour Party
Manchester Evening News		Labour Party
Metro
Yorkshire Post		Conservative Party

Northern Ireland

Newspaper	Party endorsed		Notes	Link
Belfast Telegraph		None[2]		[23]
Irish News		None[2]
News Letter		None	Pro-Unionist Parties. Back Unity candidate Rodney Connor.	[24]

Scotland

Newspaper	Party endorsed		Notes	Link
Daily Record		Labour Party		[25]
Herald		None		[26]
Scotsman		None

Wales

See also

• List of newspapers in the United Kingdom

Footnotes

1. ^ ^{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. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/election_2010/8656552.stm. 
2. ^ ^{a b} Philpott, Mike (5 May 2010). "What the papers say". BBC News. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/northern_ireland/8661615.stm.