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The 1945 United Kingdom general election took place on Thursday 5 July 1945. [b] With the war still fresh in voter's minds, the opposition Labour Party under the leadership of Clement Attlee won in a landslide victory with a majority of 146 seats, defeating the incumbent Conservative-led government under Prime Minister Winston Churchill amidst growing concerns by the public over the future of ...
However, after winning the 1950 general election, Labour would lose the following election in 1951 to the Conservatives despite gaining their highest share of votes to date at 48.8%. [9] During the 1983 election, Labour posted their worst vote share in the post-war period at 27.6%. [9] In 1997, a party record of 418 Labour MPs were elected. [9]
The 1945 United Kingdom general election was held on Thursday 5 July 1945 to elect 640 members of the House of Commons, of which 510 constituencies were in England.It was the first general election held since the conclusion of the Second World War and nearly 10 years since the last general election in November 1935.
Attlee went on to win a narrow majority at the 1950 general election, forming the second Attlee ministry. [3] Just twenty months after that election, Attlee called a new election for 25 October 1951, but was narrowly defeated by the Conservative Party , sending Labour into a 13-year spell in opposition.
This article lists the Labour Party's election results from the 1945 United Kingdom general election until 1955, including by-elections. All candidates were sponsored, in some cases by the Divisional Labour Party (noted as "Constituency").
National votes for Labour at general elections since 1992 (millions) England Wales Scotland 2.5 5 7.5 10 12.5 15 1992 1997 2001 2005 2010 2015 2017 2019 2024 A graph showing the percentage of the popular vote received by major parties in general elections (1832–2005), with the rapid rise of the Labour Party after its founding during the late 19th century being clear as it became one of the ...
↩️ Past election history. The results of the last three presidential elections in Wisconsin are as follows: 2020: Joe Biden (D) defeated Donald Trump (R) by 0.63% 2016: Donald Trump (R ...
In 1964, Labour regained the premiership, as Harold Wilson narrowly won the general election with a majority of five. This was not sufficient to last for a full term and, after a short period of competent government, in March 1966, he won re-election with a landslide majority of 99.