Net migration during the Conservative 2015–2017 government
Year ending March 2015 → Year ending March 2017 · 8 periods
↓ 18.9%−56,000 people
Net migration fell by 18.9% over the period, from 296,000 people (Year ending March 2015, the level when the government took office) to 240,000 (Year ending March 2017, the last complete period before it left office).
Inherited level Year ending March 2015: 296,000
Level when it left Year ending March 2017: 240,000
method: latest complete period before start / before end
Changes during this period do not by themselves show what the government caused. Statistics reflect many influences, including earlier decisions, the economy and how the data is collected.
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Definition and caveats
The estimated number of people who moved to the UK intending to stay at least 12 months, minus the number who left the UK for at least 12 months, over a 12-month period.
Doesn’t measure: Short-term visitors, people who stay less than a year, the total number of foreign-born people living in the UK, or people who arrived without being counted.