United Kingdom
Permanent Security Council member5,694
GA votes
2,663 yes · 1,419 no · 1,560 abstain
2,815
SC votes
2,673 yes · 1 no · 60 abstain
32
Vetoes cast
P5 alignment
How often United Kingdom voted the same way as each permanent Security Council member, of the resolutions both cast a yes/no/abstain vote on.
| Permanent member | GA only | GA + SC |
|---|---|---|
| United States of America | 60.4% | 72.5% |
| France | 86.0% | 90.0% |
| Russian Federation | 54.6% | 70.8% |
| China | 40.5% | 58.0% |
The pie chart is based on the “GA only” column, showing each member’s share of the combined total across all shown members (it does not sum those percentages to 100% on its own) — see the table for the actual agreement rate with each. The “GA + SC” column blends in Security Council votes, which are adopted almost unanimously and so tend to pull every country’s number up.
P5 alignment over time
Same GA-only metric, by year. A member’s line starts wherever it first has enough shared votes in a year to be meaningful (at least 5) — for Russia, that’s never before 1991, since the USSR voted under a separate historical record.
S/RES/583(1986)
Security Council resolution 583 (1986) [on extension of the mandate of the UN Interim Force in Lebanon] · 1986-04-18
S/RES/582(1986)
Security Council resolution 582 (1986) [calling for cease-fire and exchange of prisoners between Iraq and the Islamic Republic of Iran] · 1986-02-24
S/RES/581(1986)
Security Council resolution 581 (1986) [on South Africa's threats against States in southern Africa] · 1986-02-13
S/RES/580(1985)
Security Council resolution 580 (1985) [on South Africa's military activities against Lesotho and compensation for Lesotho] · 1985-12-30
S/RES/579(1985)
Security Council resolution 579 (1985) [on hostage-taking and abduction] · 1985-12-18
S/RES/578(1985)
Security Council resolution 578 (1985) [on extension of the mandate of the UN Peace-keeping Force in Cyprus] · 1985-12-12
S/RES/577(1985)
Security Council resolution 577 (1985) [on South Africa's military activities against Angola] · 1985-12-06
S/17633
Draft resolution S/17633 — vetoed by USA, GBR · 1985-11-15
S/RES/576(1985)
Security Council resolution 576 (1985) [on extension of the mandate of the UN Disengagement Observer Force] · 1985-10-21
S/RES/575(1985)
Security Council resolution 575 (1985) [on extension of the mandate of the UN Interim Force in Lebanon] · 1985-10-17
S/RES/574(1985)
Security Council resolution 574 (1985) [on South Africa's military activities against Angola] · 1985-10-07
S/RES/573(1985)
Security Council resolution 573 (1985) [on an Israeli air raid over Tunisia, 1 Oct. 1985] · 1985-10-04
S/RES/572(1985)
Security Council resolution 572 (1985) [on international relief to Botswana] · 1985-09-30
S/RES/571(1985)
Security Council resolution 571 (1985) [on South Africa's military activities against Angola] · 1985-09-20
S/RES/570(1985)
Security Council resolution 570 (1985) [on election of members of the International Court of Justice] · 1985-09-12
S/RES/569(1985)
Security Council resolution 569 (1985) [on sanctions against South Africa] · 1985-07-26
S/17354/Rev.1
Draft resolution S/17354/Rev.1 — vetoed by USA, GBR · 1985-07-26
S/RES/568(1985)
Security Council resolution 568 (1985) [on South Africa's military activities against Botswana] · 1985-06-21
S/RES/567(1985)
Security Council resolution 567 (1985) [on South Africa's military activities against Angola] · 1985-06-20
S/RES/566(1985)
Security Council resolution 566 (1985) [condemning South Africa for its installation of a so-called interim government in Windhoek] · 1985-06-19
S/RES/565(1985)
Security Council resolution 565 (1985) [on extension of the mandate of the UN Peace-keeping Force in Cyprus] · 1985-06-14
S/RES/564(1985)
Security Council resolution 564 (1985) [on humanitarian assistance to civilian persons in Lebanon] · 1985-05-31
S/RES/563(1985)
Security Council resolution 563 (1985) [on extension of the mandate of the UN Disengagement Observer Force] · 1985-05-21
S/RES/562(1985)
Security Council resolution 562 (1985) [on the situation in Nicaragua] · 1985-05-10
S/RES/561(1985)
Security Council resolution 561 (1985) [on extension of the mandate of the UN Interim Force in Lebanon] · 1985-04-17
S/RES/560(1985)
Security Council resolution 560 (1985) [condemning the arbitrary arrests of members of the United Democratic Front in South Africa] · 1985-03-12
S/RES/559(1984)
Security Council resolution 559 (1984) [on extension of the mandate of the UN Peace-keeping Force in Cyprus] · 1984-12-14
S/RES/558(1984)
Security Council resolution 558 (1984) [on arms embargo against South Africa] · 1984-12-13
S/RES/557(1984)
Security Council resolution 557 (1984) [on renewal of the mandate of the UN Disengagement Observer Force] · 1984-11-28
S/RES/556(1984)
Security Council resolution 556 (1984) [demanding the immediate eradication of apartheid] · 1984-10-23
S/RES/555(1984)
Security Council resolution 555 (1984) [on extension of the mandate of the UN Interim Force in Lebanon] · 1984-10-12
S/RES/554(1984)
Security Council resolution 554 (1984) <on the "new constitution" of South Africa> · 1984-08-17
S/RES/553(1984)
Security Council resolution 553 (1984) [on extension of the mandate of the UN Peace-keeping Force in Cyprus] · 1984-06-15
S/RES/552(1984)
Security Council resolution 552 (1984) [on attacks on commercial ships in the Gulf region] · 1984-06-01
S/RES/551(1984)
Security Council resolution 551 (1984) [on renewal of the mandate of the UN Disengagement Observer Force] · 1984-05-30
S/RES/550(1984)
Security Council resolution 550 (1984) [on secessionist actions in Cyprus] · 1984-05-11
S/RES/549(1984)
Security Council resolution 549 (1984) [on extension of the mandate of the UN Interim Force in Lebanon] · 1984-04-19
S/RES/548(1984)
Security Council resolution 548 (1984) [on admission of Brunei Darussalam to membership in the United Nations] · 1984-02-24
S/RES/547(1984)
Security Council resolution 547 (1984) [on death sentence imposed on Malesela Benjamin Moloise] · 1984-01-13
S/RES/546(1984)
Security Council resolution 546 (1984) [on South Africa's military attacks on Angola] · 1984-01-06
Vetoes cast by United Kingdom
S/21048 — Panama
1989-12-23
S/20378 — 1989 Letters from Libya and Bahrain (Libya)
1989-01-11
S/19585 — South Africa
1988-03-08
S/18785 — Namibia
1987-04-09
S/18705 — South Africa
1987-02-20
S/18163 — Complaint by Angola against South Africa
1986-06-18
S/18087/Rev. 1 — Southern Africa
1986-05-23
S/18016/Rev. 1 — 1986 Letters from various Member States (Libya)
1986-04-21
S/17633 — Namibia
1985-11-15
S/17354/Rev.1 — South Africa
1985-07-26
S/15156/Rev. 2 — Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)
1982-06-04
S/14462 — Namibia
1981-04-30
S/14461 — Namibia
1981-04-30
S/14460/Rev.1 — Namibia
1981-04-30
S/14459 — Namibia
1981-04-30
S/12312/Rev. 1 — South Africa
1977-10-31
S/12311/Rev. 1 — South Africa
1977-10-31
S/12310/Rev. 1 — South Africa
1977-10-31
S/12211 — Namibia
1976-10-19
S/11713 — Namibia
1975-06-06