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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 ...
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.
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 resulting election was won by the Conservative Party and led to 18 years of Conservative rule. After losing, Callaghan remained Labour leader for another year before the succession of Michael Foot. [23] The Scottish National Party also suffered in the 1979 general election, with its group reduced from 11 members to just two. [24]
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% ...
In total, the Parliament had 19 female members (8 Conservative, 11 Labour), fewer than any post-war parliament before or since, with the sole exception of 1951. [ 1 ] It was the election from which Margaret Thatcher , the incumbent Conservative Party leader became Prime Minister , the first female head of government in the United Kingdom and ...
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 ...
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 ...