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The election was the first general election victory for Labour since 2005, and ended the Conservatives' 14-year tenure as the primary governing party. Labour achieved a 174-seat simple majority, and a total of 411 seats, a single-party figure surpassed only by Tony Blair in 1997 and 2001.
The East of England elected 61 MPs, 3 more than the 58 elected in 2019 general election. [9] The election was fought under the boundaries created by the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies. [3] In the 2019 general election, the Conservatives won 52 seats in the region. [10] Labour won 5 and the Liberal Democrats won 1 seat . [11]
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]
Labour: Caroline Ansell [8] Eastbourne: 2019: 2019: Josh Babarinde: Liberal Democrats: Sarah Atherton [9] Wrexham: Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Defence People, Veterans and Service Families (2022) 2019: 2019 Andrew Ranger: Labour: Shaun Bailey [10] Tipton and Wednesbury [n 3] 2019: 2019 Antonia Bance: Labour: Siobhan Baillie [11 ...
However, after winning the 1950 general election, Labour would lose the following election in 1951 to the Conservatives despite gaining the highest share of votes to date at 48.8%. [224] During the 1983 election, Labour posted their worst vote share in the post-war period at 27.6%. [224] In 1997, a party record of 418 Labour MPs were elected. [224]
Since 1918, the Conservative Party has predominantly received the most English votes in UK general elections, winning a plurality 21 times out of 29. The other seven elections (1945, 1950, 1951, 1966, October 1974, 1997, 2001 and 2024) saw the popular vote in England being won by the Labour Party. [7]
United Kingdom general elections (elections for the House of Commons) have occurred in the United Kingdom since the first in 1802.The members of the 1801–1802 Parliament had been elected to the former Parliament of Great Britain and Parliament of Ireland, before being co-opted to serve in the first Parliament of the United Kingdom, so that Parliament is not included in the table below.
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 ...