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1918 Labour Party election poster A graph showing the percentage of the popular vote received by major parties in general elections (1832–2005). The voting system for general elections in the UK is the first past the post system. [11]
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 ...
Note the Labour Party Rule Book states that membership lapses after arrears of six months to give time for members to be reminded to renew, so there will be a significant difference between currently fully paid-up member numbers (part of eligibility to vote in internal elections) and the total membership number.
For example, at the 1929 general election, Labour was 42 seats short of forming a majority, and so its majority is listed as −42. If the party in office changed the figure is re-calculated, but no allowance is made for changes after the general election.
In the 1934 Merthyr by-election the Independent Labour Party share dropped from 69.4% in the 1931 general election to 9.8% (a record 59.6% loss) losing the seat to the Labour Party. However, the 1931 election had no Labour Party candidate, and the MP, R. C. Wallhead , had previously been elected as a Labour candidate in prior elections, when ...
The party leader vowed to ‘repay’ people who lent Labour their vote in the two seats. Labour has ‘made history’ with by-election result, Starmer says Skip to main content
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As we near the end of party conference season, chief political commentator John Rentoul answers your questions on what the Labour and Conservative party conferences revealed to us. With a general ...