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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

British Daily Newspapers

Newspaper Party endorsed Notes
Daily Express Conservative Party[1]
Daily Mail Conservative Party[2]
Daily Mirror Labour Party[3]
Daily Star None[3]
Daily Telegraph Conservative Party[4]
Financial Times Conservative Party[5] Backed Labour in 2005.
Guardian Liberal Democrats[6][7] Backed Labour in 2005. Backed Labour in 2015. Supports anti-Conservative tactical voting with view to pro-electoral reform coalition
Independent Liberal Democrats.[8] Supports proportional representation. Urged anti-Conservative tactical voting.
Morning Star None[9] Calls for a Labour vote where Communist or similar left-wing candidates are not standing
Sun Conservative Party[3][2] Backed Labour in 2005.
Times Conservative Party[3][10] Backed Labour in 2005.

British Sunday newspapers

Newspaper Party endorsed Notes
Independent on Sunday None[3][11] Supports a hung parliament.
Mail on Sunday Conservative Party[3][12]
News of the World Conservative Party[3][2] Backed Labour in 2005.
Observer Liberal Democrats[3][13] Backed Labour in 2005.
Sunday Mirror Labour Party[3]
People None[3][14] Supports a hung parliament.
Sunday Express Conservative Party[3][15]
Sunday Telegraph Conservative Party[3][16]
Sunday Times Conservative Party[3][17] Backed Labour in 2005.

British news magazines

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

Regional newspapers

England

Newspaper Party endorsed Notes
City A.M. Conservative Party[20]
Evening Standard Conservative Party[21] Backed Labour in 2005
Liverpool Echo Labour Party
Manchester Evening News Labour Party
Metro None
Yorkshire Post Conservative Party

Northern Ireland

Newspaper Party endorsed Notes
Belfast Telegraph DUP/UUP[citation needed]
Irish News Sinn Fein[citation needed]
News Letter Unionists [22] Pro-Unionist Parties. Back Unity candidate Rodney Connor.

Scotland

Newspaper Party endorsed Notes
Daily Record Labour Party[23]
The Herald None[24] Backed "No" in independence referendum
The Scotsman None[citation needed]
The Scottish Sun Scottish National Party[citation needed]
Greenock Telegraph Green Party[citation needed]
Kilmarnock Standard Labour Party
Evening Telegraph
Paisley Daily Express Labour Party[citation needed]
The National Scottish National Party[citation needed]
The Press and Journal Conservative Party[citation needed]
The Courier Conservative Party[citation needed]

Wales

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See also

Footnotes

  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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