The UK General Election Deposit Loss Totaliser

If you want to be a candidate in a UK General Election, you must post a deposit of £500. If you don't get more than 5% of the vote, you don't get it back. Being unpopular is expensive – but how expensive, exactly?

Total deposit losses of the main parties

Percentage of candidates who lost their deposits

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