Election Artist

The Speaker's Advisory Committee on Works of Art of the British House of Commons chooses an official Election Artist to document the election campaigns in the United Kingdom's general elections.{{cite news|url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8577497.stm|title = Photographer Simon Roberts is official election artist|accessdate = 26 May 2017 | work=BBC News | date=20 March 2010}}

The first Election Artist was Jonathan Yeo, who produced three portraits of party leaders for the 2001 United Kingdom general election.

Artists

class="wikitable" ! Election !! Artist
2001	Jonathan Yeo
2005	David GodboldLaura Smith-Spark, "[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/vote_2005/frontpage/4432983.stm Artist to capture campaign colour]", BBC News, 15 April 2005
2010	Simon Roberts
2015	Adam Dant{{Cite web\|url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2015/mar/21/election-artist-plans-to-draw-on-hogarth-as-he-eyes-up-voters\|title = Hogarth for our times is chosen to chronicle the general election\|website = TheGuardian.com\|date = 21 March 2015}}
2017	Cornelia Parker{{Cite news\|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-39768131\|title = Sculptor Cornelia Parker named as 2017 election artist\|work = BBC News\|date = May 2017}}{{cite book \|editor1-last=Cole \|editor-first1=Ina \|title=“From the Sculptor’s Studio”, conversation with Cornelia Parker, held in 2008 and 2020 \|year=2021 \|publisher=Laurence King Publishing Ltd \|page=174-187\|isbn=9781913947590 \|oclc=1420954826}}
2019	Nicky Hirst{{cite web \|title=Nicky Hirst named official artist for the 2019 General Election \|url=https://www.parliament.uk/business/news/2019/november/nicky-hirst-named-official-artist-for-the-2019-general-election/ \|website=Parliament.uk \|accessdate=6 August 2020 \|date=13 November 2019}}
2019	Joanne Coates{{Cite news\|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c1ddvg104jlo\|title=Election artist 'honoured' to record 'key moments'\|first=Hayley\|last=Coyle\|date=25 June 2024\|website=BBC News\|access-date=1 November 2024}}

References

Category:Elections in the United Kingdom