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/470(1980)
Security Council resolution 470 (1980) [on renewal of the mandate of the UN Disengagement Observer Force] · 1980-05-30
S/RES/469(1980)
Security Council resolution 469 (1980) [on deportation of Palestinian leaders from territories occupied by Israel] · 1980-05-20
S/RES/468(1980)
Security Council resolution 468 (1980) [on deportation of Palestinian leaders from territories occupied by Israel] · 1980-05-08
S/RES/467(1980)
Security Council resolution 467 (1980) [condemning the deliberate shelling of the headquarters of the UN Interim Force in Lebanon] · 1980-04-24
S/RES/466(1980)
Security Council resolution 466 (1980) [on South Africa's military actions against Zambia] · 1980-04-11
S/RES/465(1980)
Security Council resolution 465 (1980) [on Israeli settlement policies in the occupied territories] · 1980-03-01
S/RES/464(1980)
Security Council resolution 464 (1980) [on admission of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines to membership in the United Nations] · 1980-02-19
S/RES/463(1980)
Security Council resolution 463 (1980) [calling upon United Kingdom to create conditions in Southern Rhodesia which will ensure free and fair elections] · 1980-02-02
S/RES/462(1980)
Security Council resolution 462 (1980) [deciding to call an emergency special session of the General Assembly on the Afghanistan situation] · 1980-01-09
S/RES/461(1979)
Security Council resolution 461 (1979) [on detention of persons of United States nationality in Iran] · 1979-12-31
S/RES/460(1979)
Security Council resolution 460 (1979) [on the termination of sanctions against Southern Rhodesia] · 1979-12-21
S/RES/459(1979)
Security Council resolution 459 (1979) [on extension of the mandate of the UN Interim Force in Lebanon] · 1979-12-19
S/RES/458(1979)
Security Council resolution 458 (1979) [extending the stationing in Cyprus of the UN Peace-keeping Force] · 1979-12-14
S/RES/457(1979)
Security Council resolution 457 (1979) [on diplomatic relations between Iran and the United States] · 1979-12-04
S/RES/456(1979)
Security Council resolution 456 (1979) [on renewal of the mandate of the UN Disengagement Observer Force] · 1979-11-30
S/RES/455(1979)
Security Council resolution 455 (1979) [on Southern Rhodesia's policies towards Zambia] · 1979-11-23
S/RES/454(1979)
Security Council resolution 454 (1979) [on South Africa's policies towards Angola and other front-line States] · 1979-11-02
S/RES/453(1979)
Security Council resolution 453 (1979) [on admission of Saint Lucia to membership in the United Nations] · 1979-09-12
S/RES/452(1979)
Security Council resolution 452 (1979) [on Israeli settlement policies in the occupied territories] · 1979-07-20
S/RES/451(1979)
Security Council resolution 451 (1979) [extending the stationing in Cyprus of the UN Peace-keeping Force] · 1979-06-15
S/RES/450(1979)
Security Council resolution 450 (1979) [renewing the mandate of the UN Interim Force in Lebanon] · 1979-06-14
S/RES/449(1979)
Security Council resolution 449 (1979) [on renewal of the mandate of the UN Disengagement Observer Force] · 1979-05-30
S/RES/448(1979)
Security Council resolution 448 (1979) [reaffirming the April 1979 elections and the results thereof in Southern Rhodesia to be null and void] · 1979-04-30
S/RES/447(1979)
Security Council resolution 447 (1979) [on South Africa's policies towards Angola and other front-line States] · 1979-03-28
S/RES/446(1979)
Security Council resolution 446 (1979) [on establishment of a commission to examine the situation relating to settlements in the Arab territories occupied by Israel] · 1979-03-22
S/RES/445(1979)
Security Council resolution 445 (1979) [condemning Southern Rhodesia's armed invasions of Angola, Mozambique and Zambia] · 1979-03-08
S/RES/444(1979)
Security Council resolution 444 (1979) [renewing the mandate of the UN Interim Force in Lebanon] · 1979-01-19
S/RES/443(1978)
Security Council resolution 443 (1978) [on extension of the stationing in Cyprus of the UN Peace-keeping Force] · 1978-12-14
S/RES/442(1978)
Security Council resolution 442 (1978) [on admission of Dominica to membership in the United Nations] · 1978-12-06
S/RES/441(1978)
Security Council resolution 441 (1978) [on renewal of the mandate of the UN Disengagement Observer Force] · 1978-11-30
S/RES/440(1978)
Security Council resolution 440 (1978) [urging the two communities in Cyprus to resume negotiations] · 1978-11-27
S/RES/439(1978)
Security Council resolution 439 (1978) [on elections in Namibia] · 1978-11-13
S/RES/438(1978)
Security Council resolution 438 (1978) [on renewal of the mandate of UNEF] · 1978-10-23
S/RES/437(1978)
Security Council resolution 437 (1978) [on observation of sanctions against Southern Rhodesia] · 1978-10-10
S/RES/436(1978)
Security Council resolution 436 (1978) [on a cease-fire in Lebanon] · 1978-10-06
S/RES/435(1978)
Security Council resolution 435 (1978) [on establishment of the UN Transition Assistance Group for Namibia] · 1978-09-29
S/RES/434(1978)
Security Council resolution 434 (1978) [on renewal of the mandate of the UN Interim Force in Lebanon] · 1978-09-18
S/RES/433(1978)
Security Council resolution 433 (1978) [on admission of Solomon Islands to membership in the United Nations] · 1978-08-17
S/RES/431(1978)
Security Council resolution 431 (1978) [requesting the Secretary-General to appoint a Special Representative for Namibia] · 1978-07-27
S/RES/432(1978)
Security Council resolution 432 (1978) [on territorial integrity of Namibia and reintegration of Walvis Bay into Namibia] · 1978-07-27
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