Please use this page to find XML for previous live elections, as well as test data for previous and future tests.
Sets of test data are listed first – scroll down the page for the historical live XML from actual events.
New XML datasets will be added as and when they become available, which is usually very soon after a live test or a real election event.
Generally, you will find that each zip file contains both the nominations and results for one or more elections, as well as some ‘running total’ type messages such as ‘State of parties’.
IMPORTANT: When processing the XML, always use the nominations XML first to setup your system, in readiness to handle the results XML.
Remember that PA IDs for entities such as candidates and parties will be different in the test and live versions of polls where the data includes named candidates (fictional names in tests, actual names in live). See guidance at XML Format
Note that the messages transmitted during tests contain the word ‘Test’ in their filenames but of course the messages you can expect to receive for the actual elections do not.
Test data for the 2020 polls:
Test local council elections 2020
Click on the following links to download ZIPs of test messages for the May local council elections:
Test mayoral elections 2020
Click on the following links to download ZIPs of test messages for the May mayoral elections:
Test London Assembly elections 2020
Click on the following links to download ZIPs of test messages for the May London Assembly elections:
Test police commissioner elections 2020
Click on the following links to download ZIPs of test messages for the May police commissioner elections:
Test data for the 2019 polls:
Test Snap General Election 2019
Click on the following links to download ZIPs of test messages for the Snap General Election:
- Medium test on 10/12/2019
- Full test on 05/12/2019
- Medium test on 03/12/2019
- Medium test on 27/11/2019
- Full test on 20/11/2019 (following close of nominations)
- Full test on 06/11/2019
- Full test on 10/09/2019 (first including Brexit and Change parties)
- Full test on 22/01/2019
Test UK European Parliament elections 2019
Click on the following links to download ZIPs of test messages for the May 23 2019 Euro election in the UK:
- Full GB test and small NI test on 22/05/2019
- Full GB test and small NI test on 15/05/2019
- Small test on 24/04/2019 (Note: file names have been amended since this test)
Test Local Council elections 2019
Click on the following links to download ZIPs of test messages for the May 2 2019 local councils polls:
- Medium test on 29/04/2019
- Full test on 17/04/2019
- Full test on 11/04/2019
- Medium test on 27/03/2019
- Medium test on 21/03/2019
- Medium test on 14/03/2019
- Full test on 14/02/2019
Test Mayoral elections 2019
Click on the following links to download ZIPs of test messages for the May 2 2019 Mayoral elections:
- Full test on 29/04/2019
- Full test on 17/04/2019
- Full test on 11/04/2019
- Full test on 27/03/2019
- Full test on 21/03/2019
- Full test on 14/03/2019
Test data for the 2018 polls:
Test Snap General Election 2018
Click on the following link to download a ZIP of test messages from the January 2018 test for a possible Snap General Election:
Test Local Council elections 2018
Click on the following links to download ZIPs of test messages for the May 2018 local councils polls:
- Full Test on 30/04/2018
- Full Test on 25/04/2018
- Medium Test on 19/04/2018
- Full Test on 12/04/2018
- Medium Test on 22/22/2018
- Full Test on 01/02/2018
Test Mayoral elections 2018
Click on the following links to download ZIPS of test messages for the 2018 Mayoral elections:
- Full Test on 30/04/2018
- Full Test on 25/04/2018
- Medium Test on 19/04/2018
- Full Test on 12/04/2018
- Medium Test on 22/03/2018
- Small Test on 22/02/2018 (Note: Includes new ElectionRush messages, conveying the early rush of candidates elected)
- Full Test on 01/02/2018
Test data for the 2017 polls:
Test General Election 2017
Click on the following links to download ZIPs of test messages for the 2017 General Election:
- Medium Test on 06/06/2017
- Full Test on 31/05/2017
- Medium Test on 23/05/2017
- Medium Test on 18/05/2017
- Full Test on 18/05/2017 (Note: Automated over six hours, includes ballot names, replaces the incorrect full test conducted on 16/05/2017)
- Full Test on 16/05/2017 (Note: contains statistical error – not available)
- Medium Test on 27/04/2017 (Note: Automated over one hour, replacing test scheduled for 26/04/2017)
- Small Test on 02/02/2017 (Note: Uses a fictitious snap election date in October)
Test Local Council elections 2017
Click on the following links to download ZIPs of test messages for the 2017 local councils polls:
- Full Test on 26/04/2017
- Medium Test on 19/04/2017
- Full Test on 12/04/2017
- Medium Test on 29/03/2017
- Medium Test 23/03/2017
- Full Test on 26/01/2017
Test Mayoral elections 2017
Click on the following links to download ZIPS of test messages for the Mayoral elections:
- Full Test on 26/04/2017
- Medium Test on 19/04/2017
- Full Test on 12/04/2017
- Medium Test on 29/03/2017
- Medium Test on 23/03/2017
- Full Test on 26/01/2017
Test Northern Ireland elections 2017
Click on the following links to download ZIPs of test messages for the Northern Ireland election:
Test data for the 2016 polls:
Test EU Referendum 2016
Click on the following links to download ZIPs of test messages for the EU in-out referendum:
- Full Test on 15/06/2016
- Medium Test on 01/06/2016
- Full Test on 22/03/2016
- Medium Test on 07/03/2016
- Small Test
Test Local Council elections 2016
Click on the following links to download ZIPs of test messages for the 2016 local councils polls.
- Medium Test on 28/04/2016
- Medium Test on 27/04/2016
- Large Test on 20/04/2016
- Small Test on 30/03/2016
- Small Test on 17/03/2016
- Medium Test on 09/03/2016
- Small Test on 16/02/2016
- Large Test on 28/01/2016
Test London, Welsh Assembly and Scottish Parliament elections 2016
Click on the following links to download ZIPs of test messages for the London Assembly, Welsh Assembly and Scottish Parliament elections:
- Large Test on 27/04/2016
- Medium Test on 21/04/2016
- Large Test on 18/04/2016
- Medium Test on 23/03/2016
- Medium Test on 17/03/2016
- Medium Test on 02/03/2016
- Small Test on 02/02/2016
- Large Test on 26/01/2016
- Small Test on 12/01/2016
Test Mayoral elections 2016
Click on the following links to download ZIPS of test messages for the Mayoral elections:
- Large Test on 20/04/2016
- Small Test on 30/03/2016
- Medium Test on 09/03/2016
- Small Test on 16/02/2016
Test Police elections 2016
Click on the following links to download ZIPS of test messages for the Police elections:
- Medium Test on 28/04/2016
- Large Test on 20/04/2016
- Small Test on 30/03/2016
- Small Test on 17/03/2016
- Medium Test on 09/03/2016
- Small Test on 16/02/2016
Test Northern Ireland elections 2016
Click on the following links to download ZIPs of test messages for the Northern Ireland election:
Historical live XML
Live elections 2021
Click on the following links to download ZIPs of nominations and results XML for the 2021 elections:
- Commons by-election: Hartlepool 2021
- Scottish Parliament election 2021
- Welsh Senedd election 2021
- England mayoral elections 2021
- London assembly election 2021
- Police and Crime Commissioner elections 2021
- England council elections 2021
Live elections 2019
Click on the following links to download ZIPs of nominations and results XML for the 2019 elections:
- Snap General Election 2019
- UK Euro election (Note separate formats for Great Britain and Northern Ireland files owing to different voting systems)
- Local Councils
- Mayoral
Live elections 2018
Click on the following links to download ZIPs of nominations and results XML for the 2018 elections:
Live elections 2017
Click on the following links to download ZIPs of nominations and results XML for the 2017 elections:
Live elections 2016
Click on the following links to download ZIPs of nominations and results XML for the 2016 elections:
- EU Referendum
- Scottish Parliament
- London Assembly
- Welsh Assembly
- Mayoral
- Local Councils
- Northern Ireland Assembly
- Police Commissoner
- By-elections
Please note that the following is historical data and might not be valid against the current schemas. Message sets are not necessarily as complete as on the night.
General Election 2015
Click here to download a ZIP file which contains XML nominations and results messages generated from the 2015 General Election.
Local Council elections 2015
Click here to download a ZIP of results messages for the 2015 local councils polls.
Mayoral elections 2015
Click here to download a ZIP of nominations and results messages for the 2015 mayoral elections.
European Parliament elections 2014
Click on the following links to download ZIPs of nominations and results messages for the British and Northern Ireland components of the 2014 European Parliament elections:
Other
Alternatively, click here to download a ZIP file, which contains a few other example historical test and real messages.