| Party | Seats | Previous party | Previous seats | Nation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | 411 | Labour | 202 | United Kingdom |
| Conservative | 121 | Conservative | 365 | United Kingdom |
| Liberal Democrats | 72 | Liberal Democrats | 11 | United Kingdom |
| Reform UK | 5 | Brexit Party | 0 | United Kingdom |
How to Create an Election Results Chart
A step by step walkthrough for building a stacked seat or vote bar with a majority line and a previous election comparison in PlotSet.
Unos 8 minutosYou will end up with one stacked bar showing every party's result, a line at the majority, and a thinner bar for the previous election.
Expect about eight minutes. Most of it goes on preparing the data and setting party colours.
Los datos que necesitas
One row per party with its seats or votes, then optional columns for the previous election and a filter column for regions or rounds.
Seats or votes must be plain numbers, with no thousands separators or percent signs.
The previous party column is read row by row, so it can list different parties in a different order.
The current and previous results sit on one sheet as two pairs of columns.
A filter column needs more than one distinct value to show buttons or a dropdown.
Los pasos
El camino exacto en PlotSet, desde una plantilla en blanco hasta el gráfico terminado.
- 01
Open the Election Results template
From the PlotSet dashboard, start a new project and choose Election Results Chart from the Bar Charts category. It loads with the UK 2024 result against 2019.

Todas las guías empiezan aquí. Elige la categoría y luego la plantilla. Es la misma cuadrícula sea cual sea el tipo de gráfico que busques. - 02
Add your results
Import a CSV or .xlsx file, paste rows from a spreadsheet, or connect a Google Sheet. Put each party and its seats or votes on one row.

La vista de datos, aquí en un proyecto de gráfico de barras. Sube un CSV, saca los números de una imagen con Magic Import o sincroniza una Google Sheet. El panel es el mismo en todos los tipos de gráfico. - 03
Check the column bindings
Bind the party and result columns, then the previous party and previous result columns if you want the comparison bar.

Las asignaciones deciden qué columna se convierte en la etiqueta, cuál aporta los valores y cuál define el color. Auto Binding las deduce de tus encabezados, así que revísalas en lugar de darlas por buenas. - 04
Set the majority line
In the Majority line tab, set the value where the line crosses the bar. For a 650 seat chamber that is 326.

La pestaña Preview de un gráfico de tipo Election Results Chart. Todos los controles de estilo están en el panel enmarcado: apariencia, encabezado, pie de página y las opciones propias de este tipo de gráfico, cada grupo en su propia pestaña. - 05
Add a filter for regions or rounds
Bind a column such as Nation to the filter, then choose buttons or a dropdown in the Controls tab.
- 06
Set party colours
In the Color tab, give each party its familiar colour so readers recognise it without the legend.
- 07
Tune the labels
The Labels tab sets whether names and numbers sit inside or above each segment, and how small parties are handled.
- 08
Publish and embed
Publish for a live chart and copy the embed code from the Share dialog. Click through each filter value once before you share it.

Share es lo que convierte un gráfico terminado en un enlace público y un código de incrustación.
Empieza con la plantilla de Election Results Chart, que ya trae datos de ejemplo cargados, y sustitúyelos por los tuyos.
Abrir la plantillaConsejos de estilo para un Election Results Chart
Group the smallest parties
Combine them into Others so every remaining segment is wide enough to label.
Show the change
The change figure next to each result is often the story. Keep it on.
Match party colours
Use the colours readers already associate with each party.
Use the filter, not more charts
One chart with a filter embeds once and stays consistent across regions.
Errores comunes al hacer un Election Results Chart
The bar does not fill the width
The segments add up to less than the total. Check for a missing party or a wrong total.
The majority line is in the wrong place
The threshold is a fixed value. Reset it when the chamber size changes between regions.
No previous bar appears
The previous party and result columns are not bound. Check the bindings.
Labels are cut off
Narrow segments cannot hold a name. Group small parties or move labels outside the bar.
Aprende más sobre el Election Results Chart
¿No estás seguro de que el Election Results Chart sea la opción correcta? Descubre qué es, cuándo usarlo y cuándo no.
Election Results Chart: preguntas frecuentes
Yes. Use votes or percentages in the result column and set the line to 50 or any threshold.
Crea tu Election Results Chart ahora
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