General Election results Flashcards
(15 cards)
What were the vote percentages and seat counts for the Labour and Conservative parties in the 1951 general election?
Labour: 48.8% of the vote, 295 seats
Conservatives: 48.0% of the vote, 321 seats
Despite getting more votes, Labour won fewer seats than the Conservatives.
What were the election results for Labour and the Conservatives in 1955?
Labour: 46.4%, 277 seats
Conservatives: 49.7%, 345 seats
What was the outcome of the 1959 election in terms of vote share and seats?
Labour: 44.6%, 258 seats
Conservatives: 48.8%, 365 seats
How did Labour and the Conservatives perform in the 1964 election (just number of seats)?
Labour: 317 seats
Conservatives: 304 seats
What was the result of the 1966 election for the major parties?
Labour: 47.9%, 363 seats
Conservatives: 41.9%, 253 seats
Who won the 1970 election and what were the key results?
Labour: 43.0%, 287 seats
Conservatives: 46.4%, 330 seats
What were the results of the February 1974 general election, including Liberals?
Labour: 37.1%, 301 seats
Conservatives: 37.9%, 297 seats
Liberal: 19.3%, 14 seats
This led to a hung parliament.
What changed in the October 1974 election compared to February, including Liberals?
Labour: 39.2%, 319 seats
Conservatives: 35.9%, 277 seats
Liberal: 18.3%, 13 seats
Labour secured a small majority.
How did the parties perform in the 1979 general election?
Labour: 36.9%, 269 seats
Conservatives: 43.9%, 339 seats
Margaret Thatcher became Prime Minister.
What were the vote shares and seats for Labour, Conservatives, and the SDP–Liberal Alliance in 1983?
Labour: 27.6%, 209 seats
Conservatives: 42.4%, 397 seats
SDP–Liberal Alliance: 25.4%, 23 seats
The centre vote was split, benefiting the Conservatives.
What were the results of the 1987 election for Labour, Conservatives, and the SDP–Liberal Alliance?
Labour: 30.8%, 229 seats
Conservatives: 42.2%, 375 seats
SDP–Liberal Alliance: 22.6%, 22 seats
What happened in the 1992 general election?
Labour: 41.6%, 271 seats
Conservatives: 51.6%, 336 seats
Liberal Democrats: 3.1%, 20 seats
John Major’s Conservatives won unexpectedly.
What were the results of the 1997 Labour landslide victory?
Labour: 43.2%, 418 seats
Conservatives: 30.7%, 166 seats
Liberal Democrats: 16.8%, 52 seats
What was the outcome of the 2001 general election?
Labour: 40.7%, 412 seats
Conservatives: 31.7%, 165 seats
Liberal Democrats: 18.3%, 46 seats
What were the main results of the 2005 general election?
Labour: 35.2%, 355 seats
Conservatives: 32.4%, 198 seats
Liberal Democrats: 13.5%, 62 seats
