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The election was held following the defeat of the Labour government in a no-confidence motion on 28 March 1979, six months before the Parliament was due for dissolution in October 1979. The Conservative Party , led by Margaret Thatcher , ousted the incumbent Labour government of Prime Minister James Callaghan , gaining a parliamentary majority ...
First party Second party Third party Leader Margaret Thatcher: James Callaghan: David Steel: Party Conservative: Labour: Liberal: Leader since 11 February 1975: 5 April 1976: July 1976: Leader's seat Finchley: Cardiff South East: Tweeddale, Ettrick & Lauderdale: Last election 253 seats, 38.9% 255 seats, 40.1% 8 seats, 20.2% Seats won 306: 203 7 ...
First party Second party Third party Leader James Callaghan: Margaret Thatcher: David Steel: Party Labour: Conservative: Liberal: Leader since 5 April 1976: 11 February 1975: 7 July 1976: Last election 41 seats, 36.3% 16 seats, 24.7% 3 seats, 8.3% Seats won 44: 22 3 Seat change 3 6 Popular vote 1,211,455: 916,155 262,224 Percentage 41.5%: 31.4% ...
On 20 September Wilson called another snap election for 10 October, which resulted in a narrow victory for the Labour Party with a slim majority of three seats. The economy was in recession by the time of the February 1974 election, but economic growth was re-established by 1976—although inflation, which had run into double digits before ...
The Labour party won the most votes in Wales, although the Conservatives won most votes UK-wide. [1] John Morris, Baron Morris of Aberavon was under the impression that Prime Minister James Callaghan would call a general election in the autumn of 1978, but called it off. A Welsh devolution referendum was held in March 1979, two months prior. A ...
A look back at Labour’s General Election campaign highlights as Sir Keir Starmer’s party urged the public to ‘vote for change’.
Since the 2010 general election, Labour was the second largest party in the UK for 14 years until the 2024 United Kingdom General election. Since 1918, Labour have formed 13 governments. This article encompasses detailed results of previous UK general elections, devolved national elections in Scotland and Wales, devolved London elections and ...
Elections to the Labour Party's Shadow Cabinet (more formally, its "Parliamentary Committee") occurred on 14 June 1979, following the Party's fall from power at the May general election that year.