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The 1950 United Kingdom general election was held on Thursday 23 February 1950. It was the first election to be held after the abolition of plural voting and university constituencies in addition to a reorganization of constituencies by the House of Commons (Redistribution of Seats) Act 1949. It was also the first election to be held after a ...
The 1950 United Kingdom general election was the first to be held after a full term of a majority Labour government. The general election was held on Thursday 23 February 1950, and was also the first to be held following the abolition of plural voting and university constituencies .
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]
This article lists the Labour Party's election results from the 1945 United Kingdom general election until 1955, including by-elections. All candidates were sponsored, in some cases by the Divisional Labour Party (noted as "Constituency").
The election due by 1940 was not held due to the Second World War (1939–1945). [25] 1945 37th 5 July 1945 Clement Attlee: Labour 47.7% 146 640 72.8% 1950 38th 23 February 1950 46.1% 5 625 83.9% 1951 39th 25 October 1951 Sir Winston Churchill Conservative 48.0% [e] 17 625 82.6% (Sir Anthony Eden) Elizabeth II; 1955 40th 26 May 1955
This is a list of parliamentary by-elections in the United Kingdom, with the names of the incumbent and victor and their respective parties.Where seats changed political party at the election, the result is highlighted: red for a Labour gain, blue for a Conservative gain, orange for a Liberal gain, yellow for an SNP gain, green for a Plaid Cymru gain and grey for any other gain.
A general election was held in the United Kingdom on Thursday 23 February 1950, and all 71 seats in Scotland were contested. [1] The Labour Party won a plurality of votes and a majority of seats within Scotland. When combined with results from across the UK the Labour government of Clement Attlee was
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 ...