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* A second General Election was held in 1974 following the first one's result of a Hung Parliament and subsequent minority Government.
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50% 55% 60% 65% 70% 75% 80% 85% 90% 95%
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2019
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67.3
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2017
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68.8
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2015
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66.4
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2010
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65.1
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2005
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61.4
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2001
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59.4
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1997
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71.3
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1992
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77.7
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1987
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75.3
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1983
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72.7
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1979
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76
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1974 OCT
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72.8
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1974 FEB
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78.8
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365Seats (56.2%)
13.97M Votes / 43.6%
CON CANDIDATES: 635 HELD: 297 GAINED: 58 LOST: 10 NET: +48
Prime Minister Boris Johnson MP
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202(31.1%)
10.27M / 32.1%
LAB 631 140 +1 -61 NET: -60
Jeremy Corbyn MP
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11
3.7M / 11.6%
LD 611 4 +3 -4
Jo Swinson MP
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48
1.24M
SN
59 44 +14 -1
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1
.87
GR
472
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0
.64
BX
275
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23*
1.3
763
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Figures for the number of seats gained and lost per party are based on the 2017 General Election result rather than the parties subsequent totals before the 2019 General Election.
* Figure includes the independent Speaker of the House of Commons.
317Seats (48.8%) 13.65M Votes / 42.3%
CON CANDIDATES: 637 HELD: 264
GAINED: 20 LOST: 33
PM Theresa May MP
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261 (40.3%)12.86M / 40%
LAB 630** 219 +37 -5
Jeremy Corbyn MP
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12
2.37M
LD 628 4 +8 -5
Tim Farron MP
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35
.98M
SN
59 -20
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0
.59
UKI
377
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1
.52
GR
468
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23*
1.2
503 +6 -9
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* Figure includes the independent Speaker of the House of Commons.
** Figure includes 50 candidates standing jointly with the Co-Operative Party.
330Seats (50.8%) 11.3M Votes / 36.9%
CON CANDIDATES: 647 HELD: 296
GAINED: 28 LOST: 10
PM David Cameron MP
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232 (35.7%)9.34M / 30.4%
LAB 630 210 +24 -48
Ed Miliband MP
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1
3.88M / 12.7%
UKI 623 -1*
Nigel Farage MEP
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8
2.42M
LD 631 -48
Nick Clegg MP
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56
1.45M
SN
59 +50
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1
1.16
GR
575
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22
1.14
740 +3 -8
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* UK Independence Party had won two Parliamentary seats via 2014 by-elections.
306Seats (47.1%) 10.8M Votes / 36.4%
CON CANDIDATES: 631
GAINED: 100 LOST: 3
David Cameron MP
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258 (39.7%)8.61M / 29%
LAB 631 +3 -94
PM Gordon Brown MP
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57
6.84M / 23%
LD 631 +8 -13
Nick Clegg MP
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0
.92M
UKI
558
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0
.56
BN
338
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6
.49
SN
59
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23
1.57
872 +3 -6
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356Seats (55.2%) 9.55M Votes / 35.2%
LAB CANDIDATES: 627
GAINED: 0 LOST: 47
PM Tony Blair MP
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198 (30.7%)8.78M / 32.4%
CON 630 +36 -3
Michael Howard MP
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62
5.99M / 22%
LD 626 +16 -5
Charles Kennedy MP
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0
.61M
UKI
496
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5
.41
SN
59
+2
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0
.26
GR
575
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25
1.5
740
+8 -7
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413Seats (62.5%) 10.7M Votes / 40.7%
LAB CANDIDATES: 640 GAINED: 2 LOST: 8
PM Tony Blair MP
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166 (25.2%)8.36M / 31.7%
CON 643 +9 -8
William Hague MP
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52
4.81M / 18.3%
LD 639 +8 -2
Charles Kennedy MP
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5
.46M
SN
72 -1
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0
.39
UKI
428
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6
.22
UU
575
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17
1.4
845
+7 -3
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418Seats (63.4%) 13.52M Votes / 43.2%
LAB CANDIDATES: 639 GAINED: 145 LOST: 0
Tony Blair MP
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165 (25%)9.6M / 30.7%
CON 648 +0 -178
PM John Major MP
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46
5.24M / 16.8%
LD 639 +30 -2
Paddy Ashdown MP
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0
.81M
REF
547
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6
.62
SN
72
+3
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10
.26
UU
16
+1
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14
1.2
1031
+5 -2
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336Seats (51.7%) 14.09M Votes / 41.9%
CON CANDIDATES: 644 GAINED:
+3 LOST: 44
PM John Major MP
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271 (41.6%)11.56M / 34.4%
LAB 633 +43 -1
Neil Kinnock MP
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20
6M / 17.8%
LD 632 +4 -6
Paddy Ashdown MP
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3
.63M
SN
72 +3
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9
.27
UU
16
+1
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4
.18
SD
13
+1
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8
1.2
853 -1
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376Seats (57.9%)
13.76M Votes / 42.2%
CON CANDIDATES: 633 GAINED: 9 LOST: 30
PM Margaret Thatcher MP
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229 (35.2%)
10.03M / 30.8%
LAB 633 +26 -6
Neil Kinnock MP
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22
7.34M / 22.6%
SD/L 633 +5 -6
David Owen MP & David Steel MP
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3
.42M
SN
72
+3
-2
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9
.28
UU
16 -2
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3
.15
SD
13
+2
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8
5.5
853
+1
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397Seats (61.1%)
13.01M Votes / 42.4%
CON CANDIDATES: 633 GAINED: 47 LOST: 10
PM Margaret Thatcher MP
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209 (32.2%)
8.46M / 27.6%
LAB 633 +4 -55
Michael Foot MP
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17
4.3M / 13.9%
LIB 329 +6
David Steel MP
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6
3.5M / 11.5%
SDP 307 +6
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2
.33M
SN
72
+2
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19
1.1
538
+1
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339Seats (53.4%)
13.7M Votes / 43.9%
CON CANDIDATES: 622 GAINED: 63 LOST: 1
Margaret Thatcher MP
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269 (42.4%)
11.53M / 36.9%
LAB 623 +4 -54
PM James Callaghan MP
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11
4.3M / 13.8%
LIB 577 +1 -3
David Steel MP
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2
.5
SN
71
+2
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5
.25
UU
11
+6
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9
.9
674
+4
-1
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319Seats (50.2%)
11.5M Votes / 39.2%
LAB CANDIDATES: 623 GAINED: 20 LOST: 2
PM Harold Wilson MP
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277 (43.6%)
10.5M / 35.8%
CON 623 +2 -22
Edward Heath MP
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13
5.3M / 18.3%
LIB 619 +1 -2
Jeremy Thorpe MP
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11
.84
SN
71
+4
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6
.25
UU
7
-1
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9
.8
310
+2
-2
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301Seats (47.4%)
11.65M Votes / 37.2%
LAB CANDIDATES: 623 GAINED: 34 LOST: 14
Harold Wilson MP
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297 (46.8%)
11.88M / 37.9%
CON 623 +5 -42
PM Edward Heath MP
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14
6.06M / 19.3%
LIB 517 +8
Jeremy Thorpe MP
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7
.63
SN
70
+6
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7
.23
UU
7
+1
-2
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9
.8
297
+9 -3
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