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 Daily Mail Conservative Party Daily Mirror Labour Party Daily Star None Daily Telegraph Conservative Party Financial Times Conservative Party Backed Labour in 2005. Guardian Liberal Democrats Backed Labour in 2005. Backed Labour in 2015. Supports anti-Conservative tactical voting with view to pro-electoral reform coalition. Independent Liberal Democrats Supports proportional representation. Urged anti-Conservative tactical voting. Morning Star None Calls for a Labour vote where Communist or similar left-wing candidates are not standing. Sun Conservative Party Backed Labour in 2005. Times Conservative Party Backed Labour in 2005.
British Sunday newspapers Newspaper Party endorsed Notes Independent on Sunday None Supports a hung parliament. Mail on Sunday Conservative Party News of the World Conservative Party Backed Labour in 2005. Observer Liberal Democrats Backed Labour in 2005. Sunday Mirror Labour Party People None Supports a hung parliament. Sunday Express Conservative Party Sunday Telegraph Conservative Party Sunday Times Conservative PartyThe Times Backed Labour in 2005.
British news magazines Newspaper Party endorsed Notes The Economist Conservative Party Backed Labour in 2005. New Statesman None Anti-Conservative tactical voting The Spectator Conservative Party
Regional newspapers England Newspaper Party endorsed Notes City A.M. Conservative Party Evening Standard Conservative Party Backed Labour in 2005 Liverpool Echo Labour Party Manchester Evening News Labour Party MetroNone Yorkshire Post Conservative Party
Northern Ireland Newspaper Party endorsed Notes Belfast Telegraph DUP/UUP Irish News Sinn Fein News Letter Unionists Pro-Unionist Parties. Back Unity candidate Rodney Connor.
Scotland Newspaper Party endorsed Notes Daily Record Labour Party The Herald NoneBacked "No" in independence referendum The Scotsman NoneThe Scottish Sun Scottish National PartyGreenock Telegraph Green PartyKilmarnock StandardLabour PartyEvening TelegraphPaisley Daily ExpressLabour PartyThe NationalScottish National Party The Press and JournalConservative PartyThe CourierConservative Party
Wales
See also List of newspapers in the United Kingdom Endorsements in the 2015 United Kingdom general election
Footnotes