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Small boat arrivals under each government

The full published series with each government’s time in office shaded. The table gives the level each government inherited and the last complete period before it left. Changes describe the period, not a cause. Definitions and caveats are on the metric page.

Small boat arrivals: 2018 to Year ending June 2026ConservativeConservativeConservativeLabourLabour020k40k201820202022202420262018: 299 people · published 27 August 20262019: 1,843 people · published 27 August 20262020: 8,466 people · published 27 August 20262021: 28,526 people · published 27 August 20262022: 45,774 people · published 27 August 20262023: 29,437 people · published 27 August 2026Year ending June 2025: 43,309 people · published 27 August 2026Year ending June 2026: 33,374 people · published 27 August 2026
Published valueProvisional or revisedLatestOne point a year is drawn; the source publishes overlapping year-ending figures, and every one is in the history table and CSVShaded bands: governments (see labels)Hover or use arrow keys to read a value
GovernmentInheritedLeft at / latestChange during government
Labour 2024–5 July 2024 – present29,437202333,374Year ending June 2026↑ 13.4%+3,937
Conservative 2019–202413 December 2019 – 5 July 2024299201829,4372023↑ 9,745.2%+29,138
Conservative 2017–20199 June 2017 – 13 December 2019No complete period was published before this government took office.
Conservative 2015–20178 May 2015 – 9 June 2017No complete period was published before this government took office.
Coalition 2010–201511 May 2010 – 8 May 2015No complete period was published before this government took office.
Labour 2005–20106 May 2005 – 11 May 2010No complete period was published before this government took office.
Labour 2001–20058 June 2001 – 5 May 2005No complete period was published before this government took office.
Labour 1997–20012 May 1997 – 7 June 2001No complete period was published before this government took office.
Conservative 1992–199710 April 1992 – 2 May 1997No complete period was published before this government took office.
Conservative 1987–199212 June 1987 – 9 April 1992No complete period was published before this government took office.
Conservative 1983–198710 June 1983 – 11 June 1987No complete period was published before this government took office.
Conservative 1979–19834 May 1979 – 9 June 1983No complete period was published before this government took office.