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Average annual electricity bill under each government

The full published series with each government’s time in office shaded. The table gives the level each government inherited and the last complete period before it left. Changes describe the period, not a cause. Definitions and caveats are on the metric page.

Average annual electricity bill: 2014 to 2025CoalitionConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeLabourLabour£0£500£1k2014201620182020202220242014: £548 £ a year · published 30 June 20262015: £540 £ a year · published 30 June 20262016: £531 £ a year · published 30 June 20262017: £565 £ a year · published 30 June 20262018: £610 £ a year · published 30 June 20262019: £664 £ a year · published 30 June 20262020: £671 £ a year · published 30 June 20262021: £731 £ a year · published 30 June 20262022: £1,103 £ a year · published 30 June 20262023: £1,213 £ a year · published 30 June 20262024: £1,083 £ a year · published 30 June 20262025: £1,069 £ a year · published 30 June 2026
Published valueProvisional or revisedLatestShaded bands: governments (see labels)Hover or use arrow keys to read a value
GovernmentInheritedLeft at / latestChange during government
Labour 2024–5 July 2024 – present£1,2132023£1,0692025↓ 11.9%−£144
Conservative 2019–202413 December 2019 – 5 July 2024£6102018£1,2132023↑ 99.0%+£604
Conservative 2017–20199 June 2017 – 13 December 2019£5312016£6102018↑ 14.8%+£79
Conservative 2015–20178 May 2015 – 9 June 2017£5482014£5312016↓ 3.0%−£16
Coalition 2010–201511 May 2010 – 8 May 2015No complete period was published before this government took office.
Labour 2005–20106 May 2005 – 11 May 2010No complete period was published before this government took office.
Labour 2001–20058 June 2001 – 5 May 2005No complete period was published before this government took office.
Labour 1997–20012 May 1997 – 7 June 2001No complete period was published before this government took office.
Conservative 1992–199710 April 1992 – 2 May 1997No complete period was published before this government took office.
Conservative 1987–199212 June 1987 – 9 April 1992No complete period was published before this government took office.
Conservative 1983–198710 June 1983 – 11 June 1987No complete period was published before this government took office.
Conservative 1979–19834 May 1979 – 9 June 1983No complete period was published before this government took office.