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1716:
1713:
1710:
1705:
1700:
1695:
1691:
1690:
1685:
1682:
1679:
1677:
1674:
1671:
1668:
1665:
1660:
1655:
1650:
1646:
1645:
1642:
1639:
1636:
1634:
1631:
1628:
1625:
1622:
1619:
1614:
1611:
1607:
1606:
1601:
1598:
1595:
1593:
1590:
1587:
1584:
1581:
1578:
1573:
1570:
1566:
1565:
1562:
1559:
1556:
1554:
1551:
1548:
1545:
1542:
1539:
1534:
1529:
1525:
1524:
1519:
1516:
1513:
1511:
1508:
1505:
1502:
1499:
1496:
1491:
1489:Anti-Partition
1486:
1482:
1481:
1478:
1475:
1472:
1470:
1467:
1464:
1461:
1458:
1455:
1450:
1445:
1441:
1440:
1438:
1435:
1432:
1429:
1426:
1421:
1418:
1413:
1410:
1405:
1400:
1396:
1395:
1392:
1389:
1386:
1384:
1381:
1378:
1375:
1372:
1369:
1364:
1359:
1355:
1354:
1349:
1346:
1343:
1340:
1337:
1334:
1331:
1328:
1325:
1320:
1315:
1311:
1310:
1305:
1302:
1299:
1297:
1294:
1291:
1288:
1285:
1282:
1277:
1272:
1268:
1267:
1264:
1261:
1258:
1256:
1253:
1250:
1247:
1244:
1241:
1236:
1231:
1227:
1226:
1223:
1220:
1217:
1215:
1212:
1209:
1206:
1203:
1200:
1195:
1190:
1186:
1185:
1182:
1179:
1176:
1174:
1171:
1168:
1165:
1162:
1159:
1154:
1149:
1145:
1144:
1139:
1136:
1133:
1131:
1128:
1125:
1122:
1119:
1116:
1114:William Norton
1111:
1106:
1102:
1101:
1098:
1095:
1092:
1089:
1086:
1083:
1080:
1077:
1074:
1069:
1064:
1060:
1059:
1056:
1053:
1050:
1048:
1045:
1042:
1039:
1036:
1033:
1028:
1023:
1019:
1018:
1015:
1012:
1009:
1006:
1003:
1000:
997:
994:
991:
989:Clement Davies
986:
981:
977:
976:
973:
970:
967:
964:
961:
959:
957:
954:
951:
946:
941:
937:
936:
933:
930:
927:
924:
921:
919:
917:
914:
911:
909:Clement Attlee
906:
899:
895:
894:
891:
888:
885:
882:
879:
876:
873:
870:
867:
864:
860:
859:
856:
853:
830:Hugh Gaitskell
800:(Enfield West)
757:
754:
729:Clement Davies
718:Hugh Gaitskell
694:Middle England
680:class struggle
647:
644:
623:
620:
617:
616:
615:
614:
609:
601:
600:
599:
598:
593:
585:
584:
583:
582:
577:
569:
568:
567:
566:
561:
553:
552:
551:
550:
545:
516:R. B. McCallum
447:
446:
443:
442:
435:Clement Attlee
427:
420:Clement Attlee
413:Prime Minister
403:
402:
395:
386:
385:
382:
373:
372:
369:
368:
360:
352:
344:
340:
339:
336:
333:
328:
324:
323:
320:
317:
312:
308:
307:
299:
291:
283:
279:
278:
275:
272:
267:
263:
262:
259:
256:
253:
249:
248:
243:
238:
233:
229:
228:
227:2 August 1945
225:
222:
217:
213:
212:
207:
202:
197:
193:
192:
190:Clement Davies
187:
182:
180:Clement Attlee
177:
173:
172:
165:
158:
151:
147:
146:
143:
140:
137:
129:
128:
115:
111:
110:
104:
103:
89:
88:
81:
75:
74:
71:
70:
67:
66:
60:
55:
44:
43:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
3645:
3634:
3631:
3629:
3626:
3624:
3621:
3619:
3616:
3614:
3611:
3609:
3606:
3604:
3601:
3600:
3598:
3583:
3582:Great Britain
3580:
3578:
3575:
3573:
3570:
3568:
3565:
3563:
3560:Elections in
3559:
3556:
3555:
3552:
3546:
3543:
3541:
3538:
3536:
3533:
3532:
3530:
3528:
3524:
3518:
3515:
3513:
3510:
3508:
3505:
3503:
3500:
3498:
3495:
3493:
3490:
3488:
3485:
3483:
3480:
3478:
3475:
3474:
3472:
3470:
3466:
3460:
3459:
3455:
3453:
3450:
3448:
3445:
3443:
3440:
3438:
3435:
3433:
3430:
3428:
3425:
3423:
3420:
3418:
3415:
3413:
3410:
3408:
3405:
3403:
3400:
3398:
3395:
3393:
3390:
3388:
3385:
3383:
3380:
3378:
3375:
3373:
3370:
3368:
3365:
3363:
3360:
3358:
3355:
3353:
3350:
3348:
3345:
3343:
3340:
3338:
3335:
3333:
3330:
3328:
3325:
3323:
3320:
3318:
3315:
3313:
3310:
3308:
3305:
3303:
3300:
3298:
3295:
3293:
3290:
3288:
3285:
3283:
3280:
3278:
3275:
3273:
3270:
3268:
3265:
3263:
3260:
3258:
3255:
3253:
3250:
3248:
3245:
3243:
3240:
3238:
3235:
3233:
3230:
3228:
3225:
3223:
3220:
3218:
3215:
3213:
3210:
3208:
3205:
3203:
3200:
3198:
3195:
3193:
3190:
3188:
3185:
3183:
3180:
3178:
3175:
3173:
3170:
3168:
3165:
3163:
3160:
3158:
3155:
3153:
3150:
3148:
3145:
3143:
3140:
3138:
3135:
3133:
3130:
3128:
3125:
3123:
3120:
3118:
3115:
3113:
3110:
3108:
3105:
3103:
3100:
3098:
3095:
3093:
3090:
3088:
3085:
3083:
3080:
3078:
3075:
3073:
3070:
3068:
3065:
3063:
3060:
3058:
3055:
3053:
3050:
3048:
3045:
3043:
3040:
3038:
3035:
3033:
3030:
3028:
3025:
3023:
3020:
3018:
3015:
3013:
3010:
3008:
3005:
3003:
3000:
2998:
2995:
2993:
2990:
2988:
2985:
2983:
2980:
2978:
2975:
2973:
2970:
2968:
2965:
2963:
2960:
2958:
2955:
2953:
2950:
2948:
2945:
2943:
2940:
2938:
2935:
2933:
2930:
2928:
2925:
2923:
2920:
2918:
2915:
2913:
2910:
2908:
2905:
2903:
2900:
2898:
2895:
2893:
2890:
2888:
2885:
2883:
2880:
2878:
2875:
2873:
2870:
2868:
2865:
2863:
2860:
2858:
2855:
2853:
2850:
2848:
2845:
2843:
2840:
2838:
2835:
2834:
2832:
2830:
2826:
2820:
2819:
2815:
2813:
2810:
2808:
2805:
2803:
2800:
2798:
2795:
2793:
2790:
2788:
2785:
2783:
2780:
2778:
2775:
2773:
2770:
2768:
2765:
2763:
2760:
2758:
2755:
2753:
2750:
2748:
2745:
2743:
2740:
2738:
2735:
2733:
2730:
2728:
2725:
2723:
2720:
2718:
2715:
2713:
2710:
2708:
2705:
2703:
2700:
2698:
2695:
2693:
2690:
2688:
2685:
2683:
2680:
2678:
2675:
2673:
2670:
2668:
2665:
2663:
2660:
2658:
2655:
2653:
2650:
2648:
2645:
2643:
2640:
2638:
2635:
2633:
2630:
2628:
2625:
2623:
2620:
2618:
2615:
2613:
2610:
2608:
2605:
2603:
2600:
2598:
2595:
2593:
2590:
2588:
2585:
2583:
2580:
2578:
2575:
2573:
2570:
2568:
2565:
2563:
2560:
2558:
2555:
2553:
2550:
2548:
2545:
2543:
2540:
2538:
2535:
2533:
2530:
2528:
2525:
2524:
2522:
2520:
2516:
2511:
2507:
2502:
2493:
2488:
2486:
2481:
2479:
2474:
2473:
2470:
2463:
2462:
2458:
2455:
2454:
2450:
2447:
2446:
2442:
2441:
2433:
2429:
2426:
2423:
2422:
2411:
2409:0-333-77865-0
2405:
2400:
2399:
2392:
2389:
2383:
2379:
2378:
2372:
2369:
2363:
2359:
2355:
2351:
2350:
2336:
2332:
2326:
2318:
2314:
2310:
2304:
2300:
2299:
2291:
2275:
2271:
2267:
2261:
2254:
2253:De Groot 1993
2249:
2241:
2235:
2231:
2227:
2223:
2217:
2201:
2197:
2191:
2175:
2171:
2165:
2163:
2146:
2139:
2133:
2117:
2113:
2107:
2100:
2099:
2093:
2089:
2073:
2069:
2060:
2054:
2047:
2041:
2034:
2028:
2024:
2014:
2011:
2009:
2006:
2005:
1983:
1979:
1970:
1966:
1957:
1953:
1944:
1942:
1938:
1933:
1930:
1925:
1920:
1919:
1914:Seats summary
1895:
1891:
1882:
1878:
1869:
1865:
1856:
1854:
1850:
1845:
1842:
1837:
1832:
1831:
1826:Votes summary
1816:
1813:
1810:
1808:
1805:
1802:
1799:
1796:
1793:
1791:
1788:
1786:
1783:
1780:
1779:
1776:
1773:
1770:
1768:
1765:
1762:
1759:
1756:
1754:
1751:
1749:
1746:
1744:
1741:
1738:
1737:
1734:
1731:
1728:
1725:
1723:
1720:
1717:
1714:
1711:
1709:
1706:
1704:
1703:John Hargrave
1701:
1699:
1698:Social Credit
1696:
1693:
1692:
1689:
1686:
1683:
1680:
1678:
1675:
1672:
1669:
1666:
1664:
1661:
1659:
1656:
1654:
1651:
1648:
1647:
1643:
1640:
1637:
1635:
1632:
1629:
1626:
1623:
1620:
1618:
1615:
1612:
1609:
1608:
1605:
1602:
1599:
1596:
1594:
1591:
1588:
1585:
1582:
1579:
1577:
1574:
1571:
1568:
1567:
1563:
1560:
1557:
1555:
1552:
1549:
1546:
1543:
1540:
1538:
1535:
1533:
1530:
1527:
1526:
1523:
1520:
1517:
1514:
1512:
1509:
1506:
1503:
1500:
1497:
1495:
1492:
1490:
1487:
1484:
1483:
1479:
1476:
1473:
1471:
1468:
1465:
1462:
1459:
1456:
1454:
1451:
1449:
1446:
1443:
1442:
1439:
1436:
1433:
1430:
1427:
1425:
1422:
1419:
1417:
1414:
1411:
1409:
1406:
1404:
1401:
1398:
1397:
1393:
1390:
1387:
1385:
1382:
1379:
1376:
1373:
1370:
1368:
1367:Gwynfor Evans
1365:
1363:
1360:
1357:
1356:
1353:
1350:
1347:
1344:
1341:
1338:
1335:
1332:
1329:
1326:
1324:
1321:
1319:
1316:
1313:
1312:
1309:
1306:
1303:
1300:
1298:
1295:
1292:
1289:
1286:
1283:
1281:
1280:Paddy McLogan
1278:
1276:
1273:
1270:
1269:
1265:
1262:
1259:
1257:
1254:
1251:
1248:
1245:
1242:
1240:
1237:
1235:
1232:
1229:
1228:
1224:
1221:
1218:
1216:
1213:
1210:
1207:
1204:
1201:
1199:
1196:
1194:
1191:
1188:
1187:
1183:
1180:
1177:
1175:
1172:
1169:
1166:
1163:
1160:
1158:
1155:
1153:
1150:
1147:
1146:
1143:
1140:
1137:
1134:
1132:
1129:
1126:
1123:
1120:
1117:
1115:
1112:
1110:
1107:
1104:
1103:
1099:
1096:
1093:
1090:
1087:
1084:
1081:
1078:
1075:
1073:
1070:
1068:
1065:
1062:
1061:
1057:
1054:
1051:
1049:
1046:
1043:
1040:
1037:
1034:
1032:
1031:Harry Pollitt
1029:
1027:
1024:
1021:
1020:
1016:
1013:
1010:
1007:
1004:
1001:
998:
995:
992:
990:
987:
985:
982:
979:
978:
974:
971:
968:
965:
962:
960:
958:
955:
952:
950:
947:
945:
942:
939:
938:
934:
931:
928:
925:
922:
920:
918:
915:
912:
910:
907:
905:
904:
900:
897:
896:
892:
889:
886:
883:
880:
877:
874:
871:
868:
865:
861:
851:
841:
837:
835:
834:Aneurin Bevan
831:
827:
823:
818:
816:
812:
808:
803:
801:
798:
794:
790:
786:
783:
779:
775:
771:
767:
762:
753:
751:
747:
743:
739:
735:
730:
726:
721:
719:
715:
711:
707:
703:
702:Home Counties
699:
695:
690:
688:
683:
681:
677:
673:
669:
668:mixed economy
665:
661:
657:
653:
652:welfare state
643:
641:
637:
633:
632:plural voting
629:
613:
610:
608:
607:1955 election
605:
604:
603:
602:
597:
594:
592:
591:1951 election
589:
588:
587:
586:
581:
578:
576:
575:1950 election
573:
572:
571:
570:
565:
562:
560:
559:1945 election
557:
556:
555:
554:
549:
546:
544:
543:1935 election
541:
540:
539:
538:
535:
533:
529:
525:
521:
517:
513:
509:
505:
501:
497:
493:
489:
484:
482:
477:
475:
470:
466:
462:
461:plural voting
458:
454:
441:
440:
436:
431:
428:
426:
425:
421:
416:
414:
410:
409:
404:
399:
393:
387:
380:
374:
361:
353:
345:
342:
341:
337:
334:
332:
329:
326:
325:
321:
318:
316:
313:
310:
309:
300:
292:
284:
281:
280:
276:
273:
271:
268:
265:
264:
260:
257:
254:
251:
250:
247:
244:
242:
239:
237:
234:
231:
230:
226:
223:
221:
218:
215:
214:
211:
208:
206:
203:
201:
198:
195:
194:
191:
188:
186:
183:
181:
178:
175:
174:
170:
166:
163:
159:
156:
152:
149:
148:
144:
142:Second party
141:
138:
135:
134:
130:
126:
116:
112:
109:
105:
100:
96:
90:
85: →
84:
79:
76:←
72:
65: →
64:
61:
59:
56:
54:
51:←
50:
49:
45:
33:
27:
19:
3456:
2816:
2711:
2460:
2452:
2444:
2397:
2376:
2357:
2334:
2325:
2297:
2290:
2278:. Retrieved
2274:the original
2269:
2260:
2248:
2225:
2216:
2204:. Retrieved
2199:
2190:
2178:. Retrieved
2173:
2149:. Retrieved
2132:
2120:, retrieved
2115:
2106:
2097:
2092:
2072:
2053:
2040:
2031:Represented
2027:
1955:Conservative
1940:
1867:Conservative
1852:
1839:Popular vote
1789:
1732:
1687:
1657:
1616:
1603:
1575:
1537:David Gibson
1521:
1407:
1351:
1307:
1238:
1197:
1156:
1141:
1109:Irish Labour
944:Conservative
901:
826:Gaitskellite
819:
804:
797:Iain Macleod
782:Enoch Powell
766:Edward Heath
763:
759:
722:
691:
684:
671:
649:
625:
574:
528:David Butler
523:
518:, Fellow of
485:
478:
452:
450:
433:
429:
418:
411:
330:
314:
269:
205:Conservative
145:Third party
139:First party
57:
26:
3527:Referendums
2510:referendums
2280:27 November
2180:25 February
1644:−0.3
1564:−0.2
1480:−0.1
1362:Plaid Cymru
1323:Denis Pritt
1266:−0.1
1225:−0.2
1184:−0.4
1152:Independent
1100:−0.2
1067:Nationalist
1058:−0.1
972:12,492,404
935:−1.6
932:13,266,176
893:Net %
884:% of total
855:Candidates
514:studios by
490:hosted the
327:Percentage
319:12,494,404
3597:Categories
2752:1974 (Oct)
2747:1974 (Feb)
2667:1910 (Dec)
2662:1910 (Jan)
2438:Manifestos
2367:0900178302
2230:Bloomsbury
2174:The Critic
2084:References
1748:Guy Aldred
1014:2,621,487
923:−78
774:Jo Grimond
696:voters in
622:Background
322:2,621,487
315:13,226,176
2506:Elections
2317:489636152
2033:Limehouse
1633:−2
1553:−3
1428:−1
1275:Sinn Féin
1047:−2
1026:Communist
1005:−3
878:Unseated
811:West Fife
809:lost his
714:Leicester
710:Middlesex
687:rationing
95:625 seats
3572:Scotland
3557:See also
2428:Archived
2356:(1989),
2224:(2007).
2200:BBC News
2122:27 March
2002:See also
872:Elected
822:Bevanite
676:Liberals
666:and the
646:Campaign
506:and the
241:Woodford
3562:England
2346:Sources
1985:
1972:
1968:Liberal
1959:
1946:
1897:
1884:
1880:Liberal
1871:
1858:
1781:
1739:
1694:
1649:
1610:
1569:
1528:
1485:
1444:
1437:15,066
1399:
1391:17,580
1358:
1348:19,013
1314:
1304:23,362
1271:
1263:24,732
1230:
1222:26,395
1189:
1181:50,299
1148:
1138:52,715
1105:
1097:65,211
1063:
1055:91,765
1022:
984:Liberal
980:
940:
898:
875:Gained
866:Leader
832:blamed
756:Results
634:by the
210:Liberal
176:Leader
150:
136:
117:83.9% (
114:Turnout
97:in the
2406:
2384:
2364:
2315:
2305:
2236:
2206:13 May
2151:3 July
1981:Others
1963:47.68%
1950:50.40%
1941:Labour
1893:Others
1875:43.42%
1862:46.11%
1853:Labour
1641:1,380
1600:1,551
1561:4,112
1518:5,084
1477:9,708
903:Labour
869:Stood
863:Party
858:Votes
795:) and
793:Barnet
770:Bexley
700:, the
698:London
526:, and
457:Labour
439:Labour
424:Labour
343:Swing
335:43.4%
200:Labour
196:Party
3577:Wales
2141:(PDF)
2019:Notes
1989:0.48%
1976:1.44%
1901:1.36%
1888:9.11%
1394:+0.1
1017:+0.1
975:+4.3
969:43.4
966:47.7
929:46.1
926:50.4
706:Essex
367:0.1%
359:4.3%
351:1.6%
338:9.1%
331:46.1%
123:11.1
3545:2016
3540:2011
3535:1975
3517:2019
3512:2014
3507:2009
3502:2004
3497:1999
3492:1994
3487:1989
3482:1984
3477:1979
3458:2025
3452:2024
3447:2023
3442:2022
3437:2021
3432:2019
3427:2018
3422:2017
3417:2016
3412:2015
3407:2014
3402:2013
3397:2012
3392:2011
3387:2010
3382:2009
3377:2008
3372:2007
3367:2006
3362:2005
3357:2004
3352:2003
3347:2002
3342:2001
3337:2000
3332:1999
3327:1998
3322:1997
3317:1996
3312:1995
3307:1994
3302:1993
3297:1992
3292:1991
3287:1990
3282:1989
3277:1988
3272:1987
3267:1986
3262:1985
3257:1984
3252:1983
3247:1982
3242:1981
3237:1980
3232:1979
3227:1978
3222:1977
3217:1976
3212:1975
3207:1974
3202:1973
3197:1972
3192:1971
3187:1970
3182:1969
3177:1968
3172:1967
3167:1966
3162:1965
3157:1964
3152:1963
3147:1962
3142:1961
3137:1960
3132:1959
3127:1958
3122:1957
3117:1956
3112:1955
3107:1954
3102:1953
3097:1952
3092:1951
3087:1950
3082:1949
3077:1948
3072:1947
3067:1946
3062:1945
3057:1938
3052:1937
3047:1936
3042:1935
3037:1934
3032:1933
3027:1932
3022:1931
3017:1930
3012:1929
3007:1928
3002:1927
2997:1926
2992:1925
2987:1924
2982:1923
2977:1922
2972:1921
2967:1920
2962:1919
2957:1915
2952:1914
2947:1913
2942:1912
2937:1911
2932:1910
2927:1909
2922:1908
2917:1907
2912:1906
2907:1905
2902:1904
2897:1903
2892:1902
2887:1901
2882:1900
2877:1899
2872:1898
2867:1897
2862:1896
2857:1895
2852:1894
2847:1892
2842:1890
2837:1889
2818:Next
2812:2024
2807:2019
2802:2017
2797:2015
2792:2010
2787:2005
2782:2001
2777:1997
2772:1992
2767:1987
2762:1983
2757:1979
2742:1970
2737:1966
2732:1964
2727:1959
2722:1955
2717:1951
2712:1950
2707:1945
2702:1935
2697:1931
2692:1929
2687:1924
2682:1923
2677:1922
2672:1918
2657:1906
2652:1900
2647:1895
2642:1892
2637:1886
2632:1885
2627:1880
2622:1874
2617:1868
2612:1865
2607:1859
2602:1857
2597:1852
2592:1847
2587:1841
2582:1837
2577:1835
2572:1832
2567:1831
2562:1830
2557:1826
2552:1820
2547:1818
2542:1812
2537:1807
2532:1806
2527:1802
2508:and
2404:ISBN
2382:ISBN
2362:ISBN
2313:OCLC
2303:ISBN
2282:2015
2234:ISBN
2208:2018
2182:2022
2153:2022
2124:2018
1814:448
1811:0.0
1774:485
1771:0.0
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1726:0.0
1684:613
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1515:0.0
1474:0.0
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1431:0.2
1388:0.1
1345:0.1
1301:0.1
1260:0.1
1219:0.1
1178:0.2
1135:0.2
1094:0.2
1091:0.3
1052:0.3
1035:100
1011:9.1
1008:1.4
993:475
963:+90
956:298
953:619
916:315
913:617
890:No.
881:Net
824:and
725:1929
708:and
654:and
504:1959
500:1955
496:1951
481:1945
463:and
451:The
274:298
93:All
63:1951
53:1945
1790:N/A
1733:N/A
1688:N/A
1658:N/A
1617:N/A
1604:N/A
1576:N/A
1522:N/A
1448:SNP
1408:N/A
1352:N/A
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1239:N/A
1198:N/A
1161:15
1157:N/A
1142:N/A
780:),
772:),
612:MPs
596:MPs
580:MPs
564:MPs
548:MPs
492:BBC
298:90
290:78
270:315
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