Various newspapers, organisations and individuals endorsed parties or individual candidates for the 2015 general election
Endorsements for parties
Newspapers and magazines
National daily newspapers
National weekly newspapers
National monthly newspapers
National Sunday newspapers
News magazines
Political magazines
English newspapers
Northern Irish newspapers
Scottish newspapers
Individuals
Animal Welfare Party
Piers Morgan, journalist and television personality
Conservative Party
Michael Bloomberg, American businessman and politician
Sol Campbell, footballer
Bob Dudley, American businessman
Ron Dennis, businessman
Charles Dunstone, businessman
George Iacobescu, businessman
Stuart Rose, businessman
Tidjane Thiam, French-Ivorian businessman and former politician
Paul S. Walsh, businessman
Andrew Lloyd Webber, composer and Conservative member of the House of Lords
Green Party of England and Wales
George Monbiot, writer and environmentalist
Jack Monroe, writer and social activist
Grace Petrie. activist and singer-songwriter
Peter Tatchell, political campaigner and journalist
Labour Party
Duncan Bannatyne, businessman and author
Trevor Beattie, advertising executive
Jo Brand, comedian, writer, actress and former nurse
Russell Brand (in England and Wales, except Brighton), comedian, activist
Michelle Collins, actress
Steve Coogan, actor and comedian
Peter Duncan, actor
Ben Elton, comedian
Martin Freeman, actor
Stephen Fry, comedian, writer, actor and presenter
Stephen Hawking, professor, theoretical physicist, cosmologist, author
Wayne Hemingway, fashion designer and businessman
Mathew Horne, actor
Jason Isaacs, actor
Eddie Izzard, comedian, actor and writer
Owen Jones, author, newspaper columnist and commentator
Kathy Lette, author
David Morrissey, actor, director, producer and screenwriter
Susie Orbach, writer and social critic
Paul O'Grady, broadcaster
Ronnie O'Sullivan, professional snooker player
Grayson Perry, artist
Will Self, author, journalist, broadcaster
Delia Smith, cook, author and television presenter
Patrick Stewart, actor
Harry Styles, singer of One Direction
David Tennant, actor
Polly Toynbee, journalist, author
Dale Vince, entrepreneur
Robert Webb, comedian
Liberal Democrats
John Cleese, actor and comedian
Scottish National Party
Dennis Canavan, former Scottish Labour Party and independent politician
Martin Compston, former footballer and actor
Brian Cox, actor
Ian McElhinney, actor
Tommy Sheridan, former Scottish Socialist Party and Solidarity member of the Scottish Parliament for Glasgow. Co-leader of Solidarity Elaine C. Smith, actress and comedian
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition
Jawad Ahmad, singer, musician and activist
UK Independence Party
Richard Desmond, publisher, adult industry businessman
Nick Griffin, former leader of the British National Party, former MEP
Tommy Robinson, former leader and founder of the English Defence League, founder of the European Defence League, former Vice-Chairman of British Freedom Party Paul Sykes, businessman, philanthropist