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The 1945 United Kingdom general election took place on Thursday 5 July 1945. [b] With the Second World War still fresh in voters’ minds, the opposition Labour Party under the leadership of Clement Attlee won 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 ...
This is a summary of the electoral history of Winston Churchill, who served in a multitude of ministerial positions between 1908 and 1955, including as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1940 to 1945 and again from 1951 to 1955, and as a Member of Parliament (MP) for five different constituencies between 1900 and 1964, except for a break in 1922–24.
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.
Churchill making a speech in Uxbridge, Middlesex, during the 1945 general election, which his party lost. Winston Churchill's Conservative Party lost the July 1945 general election, forcing him to step down as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
The end of World War II in Europe and the defeat of Hitler and Nazi Germany in early May 1945 turned British Prime Minister Winston Churchill into the world’s most eminent statesman. He was ...
With a general election looming, and with Labour ministers refusing to continue the coalition, Churchill resigned as prime minister on 23 May 1945. Later that day, he accepted the King's invitation to form a new government, known officially as the National Government but sometimes called the caretaker ministry.
26 July 1945 () – 23 February 1950 () Election: 1945 United Kingdom general election: Government: First Attlee ministry House of Commons; Members: 640: Speaker: Douglas Clifton Brown Leader: Herbert Morrison James Chuter Ede Prime Minister: Clement Attlee Leader of the Opposition: Winston Churchill Third-party leader: Clement Davies
Churchill served as prime minister twice, from 1940-1945 and again from 1951 to 1955. Trump is the second U.S. president to serve two, non-consecutive terms behind President Grover Cleveland, the ...