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Voluntary returns by nationality 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.

Voluntary returns by nationality: 2004 Q1 to 2026 Q2LabourLabourLabourCoalitionCoalitionConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeLabour03k5k8k200520102015202020252004 Q1: 881 returns · published 27 August 20262004 Q2: 844 returns · published 27 August 20262004 Q3: 996 returns · published 27 August 20262004 Q4: 845 returns · published 27 August 20262005 Q1: 1,463 returns · published 27 August 20262005 Q2: 1,132 returns · published 27 August 20262005 Q3: 2,521 returns · published 27 August 20262005 Q4: 2,485 returns · published 27 August 20262006 Q1: 2,730 returns · published 27 August 20262006 Q2: 3,575 returns · published 27 August 20262006 Q3: 2,765 returns · published 27 August 20262006 Q4: 3,529 returns · published 27 August 20262007 Q1: 4,214 returns · published 27 August 20262007 Q2: 5,078 returns · published 27 August 20262007 Q3: 5,592 returns · published 27 August 20262007 Q4: 5,569 returns · published 27 August 20262008 Q1: 6,027 returns · published 27 August 20262008 Q2: 5,402 returns · published 27 August 20262008 Q3: 7,108 returns · published 27 August 20262008 Q4: 5,819 returns · published 27 August 20262009 Q1: 6,297 returns · published 27 August 20262009 Q2: 6,857 returns · published 27 August 20262009 Q3: 8,069 returns · published 27 August 20262009 Q4: 8,542 returns · published 27 August 20262010 Q1: 8,350 returns · published 27 August 20262010 Q2: 7,977 returns · published 27 August 20262010 Q3: 7,909 returns · published 27 August 20262010 Q4: 7,526 returns · published 27 August 20262011 Q1: 7,827 returns · published 27 August 20262011 Q2: 5,931 returns · published 27 August 20262011 Q3: 7,623 returns · published 27 August 20262011 Q4: 8,707 returns · published 27 August 20262012 Q1: 8,025 returns · published 27 August 20262012 Q2: 7,603 returns · published 27 August 20262012 Q3: 7,494 returns · published 27 August 20262012 Q4: 7,880 returns · published 27 August 20262013 Q1: 7,971 returns · published 27 August 20262013 Q2: 7,815 returns · published 27 August 20262013 Q3: 7,842 returns · published 27 August 20262013 Q4: 8,066 returns · published 27 August 20262014 Q1: 8,122 returns · published 27 August 20262014 Q2: 6,460 returns · published 27 August 20262014 Q3: 6,566 returns · published 27 August 20262014 Q4: 6,667 returns · published 27 August 20262015 Q1: 7,397 returns · published 27 August 20262015 Q2: 7,246 returns · published 27 August 20262015 Q3: 7,810 returns · published 27 August 20262015 Q4: 7,757 returns · published 27 August 20262016 Q1: 7,957 returns · published 27 August 20262016 Q2: 7,038 returns · published 27 August 20262016 Q3: 6,972 returns · published 27 August 20262016 Q4: 6,507 returns · published 27 August 20262017 Q1: 6,465 returns · published 27 August 20262017 Q2: 4,846 returns · published 27 August 20262017 Q3: 5,002 returns · published 27 August 20262017 Q4: 4,666 returns · published 27 August 20262018 Q1: 4,763 returns · published 27 August 20262018 Q2: 3,613 returns · published 27 August 20262018 Q3: 3,742 returns · published 27 August 20262018 Q4: 3,584 returns · published 27 August 20262019 Q1: 3,747 returns · published 27 August 20262019 Q2: 3,168 returns · published 27 August 20262019 Q3: 2,874 returns · published 27 August 20262019 Q4: 2,785 returns · published 27 August 20262020 Q1: 2,313 returns · published 27 August 20262020 Q2: 464 returns · published 27 August 20262020 Q3: 1,175 returns · published 27 August 20262020 Q4: 1,057 returns · published 27 August 20262021 Q1: 854 returns · published 27 August 20262021 Q2: 1,946 returns · published 27 August 20262021 Q3: 2,272 returns · published 27 August 20262021 Q4: 2,280 returns · published 27 August 20262022 Q1: 2,355 returns · published 27 August 20262022 Q2: 2,356 returns · published 27 August 20262022 Q3: 2,991 returns · published 27 August 20262022 Q4: 3,312 returns · published 27 August 20262023 Q1: 4,369 returns · published 27 August 20262023 Q2: 4,840 returns · published 27 August 20262023 Q3: 5,638 returns · published 27 August 20262023 Q4: 5,628 returns · published 27 August 20262024 Q1: 6,206 returns · published 27 August 20262024 Q2: 6,429 returns · published 27 August 20262024 Q3: 7,178 returns · published 27 August 20262024 Q4: 7,038 returns · published 27 August 20262025 Q1: 7,342 returns · published 27 August 20262025 Q2: 6,849 returns · published 27 August 20262025 Q3: 7,577 returns · published 27 August 20262025 Q4: 8,039 returns · published 27 August 20262026 Q1: 8,002 returns · published 27 August 20262026 Q2: 7,318 returns · published 27 August 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 – present6,4292024 Q27,3182026 Q2↑ 13.8%+889
Conservative 2019–202413 December 2019 – 5 July 20242,8742019 Q36,4292024 Q2↑ 123.7%+3,555
Conservative 2017–20199 June 2017 – 13 December 20196,4652017 Q12,8742019 Q3↓ 55.5%−3,591
Conservative 2015–20178 May 2015 – 9 June 20177,3972015 Q16,4652017 Q1↓ 12.6%−932
Coalition 2010–201511 May 2010 – 8 May 20158,3502010 Q17,3972015 Q1↓ 11.4%−953
Labour 2005–20106 May 2005 – 11 May 20101,4632005 Q18,3502010 Q1↑ 470.7%+6,887
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.