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/506(1982)
Security Council resolution 506 (1982) [on renewal of the mandate of the UN Disengagement Observer Force] · 1982-05-26
S/RES/505(1982)
Security Council resolution 505 (1982) [requesting the Secretary-General to undertake a renewed mission of good offices for the Falkland Islands (Malvinas)] · 1982-05-26
S/RES/504(1982)
Security Council resolution 504 (1982) [on establishment of a fund for a peace-keeping force of the Organization of African Unity in Chad] · 1982-04-30
S/RES/503(1982)
Security Council resolution 503 (1982) [on death sentences imposed on members of the African National Congress of South Africa] · 1982-04-09
S/RES/502(1982)
Security Council resolution 502 (1982) [demanding withdrawal of Argentine forces from the Falkland Islands (Malvinas)] · 1982-04-03
S/RES/501(1982)
Security Council resolution 501 (1982) [on strengthening of the UN Interim Force in Lebanon] · 1982-02-25
S/RES/500(1982)
Security Council resolution 500 (1982) [on convening of an emergency special session of the General Assembly on territories occupied by Israel] · 1982-01-28
S/RES/499(1981)
Security Council resolution 499 (1981) [on election of members of the International Court of Justice] · 1981-12-21
S/RES/498(1981)
Security Council resolution 498 (1981) [on renewal of the mandate of the UN Interim Force in Lebanon] · 1981-12-18
S/RES/497(1981)
Security Council resolution 497 (1981) [on annexation of the Golan Heights] · 1981-12-17
S/RES/496(1981)
Security Council resolution 496 (1981) [deciding to send a commission of inquiry to Seychelles] · 1981-12-15
S/RES/495(1981)
Security Council resolution 495 (1981) [on renewal of the mandate of the UN Peace-keeping Force in Cyprus] · 1981-12-14
S/RES/494(1981)
Security Council resolution 494 (1981) [on appointment of Javier Pérez de Cuéllar as Secretary-General of the United Nations] · 1981-12-11
S/RES/493(1981)
Security Council resolution 493 (1981) [on renewal of the mandate of the UN Disengagement Observer Force] · 1981-11-23
S/RES/492(1981)
Security Council resolution 492 (1981) [on admission of Antigua and Barbuda to membership in the United Nations] · 1981-11-10
S/RES/491(1981)
Security Council resolution 491 (1981) [on admission of Belize to membership in the United Nations] · 1981-09-23
S/RES/490(1981)
Security Council resolution 490 (1981) [calling for an immediate cessation of all armed attacks in Lebanon] · 1981-07-21
S/RES/489(1981)
Security Council resolution 489 (1981) [on admission of Vanuatu to membership in the United Nations] · 1981-07-08
S/RES/488(1981)
Security Council resolution 488 (1981) [on renewal of the mandate of the UN Interim Force in Lebanon] · 1981-06-19
S/RES/487(1981)
Security Council resolution 487 (1981) [on the Israeli military attack on Iraqi nuclear facilities] · 1981-06-19
S/RES/486(1981)
Security Council resolution 486 (1981) [on extension of the stationing in Cyprus of the UN Peace-keeping Force] · 1981-06-04
S/RES/485(1981)
Security Council resolution 485 (1981) [on renewal of the mandate of the UN Disengagement Observer Force] · 1981-05-22
S/14459
Draft resolution S/14459 — vetoed by FRA, USA, GBR · 1981-04-30
S/14460/Rev.1
Draft resolution S/14460/Rev.1 — vetoed by FRA, USA, GBR · 1981-04-30
S/14461
Draft resolution S/14461 — vetoed by FRA, USA, GBR · 1981-04-30
S/14462
Draft resolution S/14462 — vetoed by FRA, USA, GBR · 1981-04-30
S/RES/484(1980)
Security Council resolution 484 (1980) [on expulsion by Israel of the Mayors of Hebron and Halhoul] · 1980-12-19
S/RES/483(1980)
Security Council resolution 483 (1980) [on renewal of the mandate of the UN Interim Force in Lebanon] · 1980-12-17
S/RES/482(1980)
Security Council resolution 482 (1980) [on extension of the stationing in Cyprus of the UN Peace-keeping Force] · 1980-12-11
S/RES/481(1980)
Security Council resolution 481 (1980) [on renewal of the mandate of the UN Disengagement Observer Force] · 1980-11-26
S/RES/480(1980)
Security Council resolution 480 (1980) [on election of members of the International Court of Justice] · 1980-11-12
S/RES/479(1980)
Security Council resolution 479 (1980) [calling upon Iran and Iraq to refrain immediately from any further use of force and to accept any appropriate offer of mediation] · 1980-09-28
S/RES/478(1980)
Security Council resolution 478 (1980) [on the status of Jerusalem] · 1980-08-20
S/RES/477(1980)
Security Council resolution 477 (1980) [on admission of Zimbabwe to membership in the United Nations] · 1980-07-30
S/RES/476(1980)
Security Council resolution 476 (1980) [on the status of Jerusalem] · 1980-06-30
S/RES/475(1980)
Security Council resolution 475 (1980) [on policies of South Africa towards Angola] · 1980-06-27
S/RES/474(1980)
Security Council resolution 474 (1980) [on renewal of the mandate of the UN Interim Force in Lebanon] · 1980-06-17
S/RES/473(1980)
Security Council resolution 473 (1980) [calling upon South Africa to take measures to eliminate the policy of apartheid and grant to all South African citizens equal rights] · 1980-06-13
S/RES/472(1980)
Security Council resolution 472 (1980) [extending the stationing in Cyprus of the UN Peace-keeping Force] · 1980-06-13
S/RES/471(1980)
Security Council resolution 471 (1980) [on assassination attempts against the Mayors of Nablus, Ramallah and Al Bireh] · 1980-06-05
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