British General elections 1900 - 2005

British elections since 1900

1900

Primeminister for election term, The Marquess of Salisbury, (Conservative) Arthur Balfour (Conservative)
Pos	Party	Leader	Seats	Votes
1	Conservative Party	The Marquess of Salisbury	402	1,767,958
2	Liberal Party		183	1,572,323
	Irish Nationalist		82	91,055
	Labour		2	62,698
	Independent Conservative		2	13,713
	Indepdendent Liberal		1	6,423

1906

Primeminister for election term, Henry Campbell-Bannerman ( Liberal), Herbert Henry Asquith (Liberal)
Pos	Party	Leader	Seats	Votes
1	Liberal Party	The Marquess of Salisbury	399	2,751,057
2	Conservative Party and Liberal Unionist Party		156	2,422,071
	Irish Nationalist		83	35,031
	Labour Party		29	321,663
	Independent Conservative		1	42,155
	Independent Liberal - Labour		1	4,841
	Independent Nationalist		1	1,800

January 1910

Primeminister for election term, Herbert Henry Asquith (Liberal)
Pos	Party	Leader	Seats	Votes
1	Liberal Party		274	2,866,157
2	Conservative Party and Liberal Unionist Party		272	3,104,407
	Irish Nationalist		82	1,126,647
	Labour Party		40	505,657
	Independent Conservative		1	11,722
	Independent Labour		1	9,936
	Independent Liberal		1	5,237

1910 December

Primeminister for election term, Herbert Henry Asquith (Liberal) David Lloyd George (Liberal)
Pos	Party	Leader	Seats	Votes
1	Liberal Party		272	2,292,869
2	Conservative Party and Liberal Unionist Party		271	2,420,169
	Irish Nationalist		82	131,720
	Labour Party		42	371,802
	Independent Nationalist		2	911
	Independent Conservative		1	4,647
	Independent Labour		1	3,292
	Independent Liberal		1	1,946

1918

Primeminister for election term, David Lloyd George (Liberal in Coalition Government)
Pos	Party	Leader	Seats	Votes
1	Coalition Conservative		332	3,472,738
2	Labour Party		57	2,245,777
	Coalition Liberal		127	1,396,590
	Liberal		36	1,388,784
	Conservative		50	671,454
	Sinn Fein		73	497,454
	Irish Nationalist		7	238,197
	Independent		2	105,261
	National		2	94,389
	Silver Badge		1	78,780
	Co- operative		1	57,785
	Independent Conservative		1	44,637
	Coalition Labour		4	53,962
	Independent Liberal		1	24,985
	National Socialist		1	11,013
	Independent Coalition		1	9,274
	Indepedendent Labour		2	116,322

1922

Primeminister for election term, Andrew Bonar Law (Conservative) Stanley Baldwin (Conservative)
Pos	Party	Leader	Seats	Votes
1	Conservative		344	5,294,465
2	Labour Party		142	4,076,665
	Liberal Party		62	2,601,486
	National Liberal		53	1,355,366
	Independent Conservative		3	116,861
	Independent		3	114,697
	Irish Nationalist		3	57,641
	Communist Party		1	30,684
	Independent Labour		1	18,419
	Constitutionalist		1	16,662
	Scottish Prohibition		1	16,289
	Independent Liberal		1	13,197

1923

Primeminister for election term, James Ramsay MacDonald (Labour)
Pos	Party	Leader	Seats	Votes
1	Conservative Party		258	5,286,159
2	Labour Party		191	4,267,831
	Liberal Party		158	4,129,922
	Irish Nationalist		3	54,157
	Independent		3	36,802
	Scottish Prohibition		1	12,877
	Christian Pacifist		1	570

1924

Primeminister for election term, Stanley Baldwin (Conservative)
Pos	Party	Leader	Seats	Votes
1	Conservative Party		412	7,418,983
2	Labour Party		151	5,281,626
	Liberal Party		40	2,818,717
	Constitutionalist		7	185,075
	Communist		1	51,176
	Scottish Prohibition		1	14,596
	Independent		1	25,206

1929

Primeminister for election term, Stanley Baldwin (Conservative)
Pos	Party	Leader	Seats	Votes
1	Labour Party		287	8,048,968
2	Conservative Party		260	8,252,527
	Liberal Party		59	25,104,638
	Independent		1	94,742
	Scottish Prohibition		1	25,037
	Irish Nationalist		3	24,177
	Independent Labour		1	20,825
	Independent Liberal		1	17,110

1931

Primeminister for election term, James Ramsay MacDonald National Labour (National Government)
Pos	Party	Leader	Seats	Votes
1	Conservative Party		473	11,377,022
2	Labour Party		52	6,339,306
	Liberal Party		32	1,346,571
	National Liberal		35	761,705
	National Labour		13	316,741
	Independent Liberal		4	103,528
	Irish Nationalist		2	72,530
	National Govt supporter		4	100,193
	National Independent		2	33,468
	Independent		1	10,789

1935

Primeminister for election term, Stanley Baldwin (Conservative)Neville Chamberlain (Conservative) Winston Churchill Conservative (National Government)
Pos	Party	Leader	Seats	Votes
1	Conservative Party		387	10,025,083
2	Labour Party		154	7,984,988
	Liberal Party		21	784,608
	National Liberal		33	761,705
	National Labour		1	321,028
	Ind. Labour Party		4	136,208
	National		2	50,747
	National Independent		2	33,527
	Communist Party		1	27,177
	Independent		1	17,113

1945

Primeminister for election term, Clement Attlee (Labour)
Pos	Party	Leader	Seats	Votes
1	Labour Party		393	11,967,746
2	Conservative Party		197	8,716,211
	Liberal Party		12	2,177,938
	National Liberal		11	686,652
	Independent		8	133,191
	National		2	130,513
	Common Wealth		1	110,634
	National Independent		2	33,527
	Communist Party		2	97,945
	Irish Nationalist		2	92,819
	National Independent		2	65,171
	Independent Labour		2	63,135
	Independent Conservative		2	57,823
	Ind. Labour Party		3	46,769
	Independent Progressive		1	35,072
	Independent Liberal		1	30,450

1950

Primeminister for election term, Clement Attlee (Labour)
Pos	Party	Leader	Seats	Votes
1	Labour Party		315	13,266,176
2	Conservative Party		282	11,507,061
	Liberal Party		9	2,621,487
	National Liberal		11	686,652
	Irish Nationalist		2	65,211
	Independent Liberal		1	15,066

1951

Primeminister for election term, Sir Winston Churchill (Conservative) Sir Anthony Eden (Conservative)
Pos	Party	Leader	Seats	Votes
1	Conservative Party		302	12,660,061
2	Labour Party		295	13,948,883
	Liberal Party		6	730,546
	National Liberal		19	1,058,138
	Independent Nationalist		2	92,787
	Irish Labour		1	33,174

1955

Primeminister for election term, Sir Anthony Eden (Conservative) Harold Macmillan (Conservative)
Pos	Party	Leader	Seats	Votes
1	Conservative Party		345	13,310,891
2	Labour		277	12,405,254
	Liberal		6	722,402
	Sinn Fein		2	152,310

1959

Primeminister for election term, Harold Macmillan (Conservative) Sir Alec Douglas Home (Conservative)
Pos	Party	Leader	Seats	Votes
1	Conservative Party		365	13,750,875
2	Labour Party		258	12,216,172
	Liberal Party		6	1,640,760
	Independent Conservative		1	14,118

1964

Primeminister for election term, Harold Wilson (Labour)
Pos	Party	Leader	Seats	Votes
1	Labour Party		317	12,205,808
2	Conservative Party		304	12,002,642
	Liberal Party		9	3,099,283

1966

Primeminister for election term, Harold Wilson (Labour)
Pos	Party	Leader	Seats	Votes
1	LabourParty		364	13,096,629
2	Conservative Party		253	11,418,455
	Liberal Party		12	2,327,457

1970

Primeminister for election term, Edward Heath (Conservative)
Pos	Party	Leader	Seats	Votes
1	Conservative Party		330	13,145,123
2	Labour Party		288	12,208,758
	Liberal Party		6	2,117,035
	Unity		2	140,930
	Scottish National Party		1	306,802
	Protestant Unionist		1	35,303
	Republican Labour		1	30,649

February 1974

Primeminister for election term, Harold Wilson (Labour)
Pos	Party	Leader	Seats	Votes
1	LabourParty		301	11,645,616
2	Conservative Party		297	11,872,180
	Liberal Party		14	6,059,519
	Scottish National Party		7	633,180
	Ulster Unionist		7	232,103
	Social Democratic & Labour		1	160,137
	Vanguard Progressive Unionist		3	75,944
	Democratic Unionist		1	58,656
	Independent Labour		1	29,892
	Democratic Labour		1	14,780
	Plaid Cymru 2 2 0 + 2 0.5 - 0.1		2	171,374

October 1974

Primeminister for election term, Harold Wilson (Labour) James Callaghan (Labour)
Pos	Party	Leader	Seats	Votes
1	LabourParty		319	11,457,079
2	Conservative Party		277	10,462,565
	Liberal Party		13	5,346,704
	Scottish National Party		11	839,617
	Ulster Unionist		6	256,065
	Plaid Cymru		3	166,321
	Social Democratic & Labour		1	154,193
	Vanguard Progressive Unionist		1	92,262
	Democratic Unionist		1	59,451
	Independent Republican		1	32,795

1979

Primeminister for election termMargaret Thatcher (Conservative)
Pos	Party	Leader	Seats	Votes
1	Conservative Party		339	13,697,923
2	Labour Party		269	11,532,218
	Liberal Party		11	4,313,804
	Scottish National Party		2	504,259
	Ulster Unionist		5	254,578
	Plaid Cymru		2	132,544
	Social Democratic & Labour		1	126,325
	United Ulster Unionist		1	39,856
	Independent Ulster Unionist		1	36,989
	Independent Labour		1	27,953

1983

Primeminister for election term Margaret Thatcher (Conservative)
Pos	Party	Leader	Seats	Votes
1	Conservative		397	13,012,316
2	Labour		209	8,456,934
	SDP-Liberal Alliance		23	7,780,949
	Scottish National Party		2	331,975
	Ulster Unionist		11	259,952
	Democratic Unionist		3	152,749
	Social Democratic & Labour		1	137,012
	Plaid Cymru 2		2	125,309
	Sinn Féin		1	102,701
	Ulster Popular Unionist		1	22,861

1987

Primeminister for election term Margaret Thatcher (Conservative), Major (Conservative)
Pos	Party	Leader	Seats	Votes
1	Conservative Party		376	13,760,935
2	Labour Party		229	10,029,270
	SDP-Liberal Alliance		22	7,341,651
	Scottish National Party		3	416,473
	Ulster Unionist		9	276,230
	Plaid Cymru		3	123,599
	Social Democratic & Labour		3	154,067
	Democratic Unionist		3	85,642
	Sinn Féin		1	83,389
	Ulster Popular Unionist		1	18,420=

1992

Primeminister for election term Major (Conservative)
Pos	Party	Leader	Seats	Votes
1	Conservative Party		336	14,093,007
2	Labour Party		271	11,560,484
	Liberal Democrats		20	5,999,384
	Scottish National Party		3	629,564
	Ulster Unionist		9	271,049
	Plaid Cymru		4	156,796
	Social Democratic & Labour		4	184,445
	Democratic Unionist		3	103,096
	Ulster Popular Unionist		1	19,305

1997

Primeminister for election term Tony Blair (Labour)
Pos	Party	Leader	Seats	Votes
1	Labour Party		418	13,518,167
2	Conservative Party		165	9,600,943
	Liberal Democrats		46	5,242,947
	Scottish National Party		6	621,550
	Ulster Unionist		10	258,349
	Plaid Cymru		4	161,030
	Social Democratic & Labour		3	107,348
	Democratic Unionist		3	103,096
	Sinn Féin		2	126,921
	Independent		1	64,482
	Speaker		1	23,969
	UK Unionist		1	12,817

2001

Primeminister for election term Tony Blair (Labour)
Pos	Party	Leader	Seats	Votes
1	Labour Party		412	10,724,953
2	Conservative Party		166	8,357,615
	Liberal Democrats		52	4,814,321
	Scottish National Party		5	464,314
	Ulster Unionist		6	216,839
	Plaid Cymru		4	195,893
	Social Democratic & Labour		3	169,865
	Democratic Unionist		5	181,999
	Sinn Féin		4	175,933
	Health Concern		1	28,487

2005

Primeminister for election term Tony Blair (Labour)
Pos	Party	Leader	Seats	Votes
1	Labour Party		356	9,562,122
2	Conservative Party		198	8,772,598
	Liberal Democrats		62	5,981,874
	Scottish National Party		6	412,267
	Ulster Unionist		1	127,414
	Plaid Cymru		3	174,838
	Social Democratic & Labour		3	125,626
	Democratic Unionist		9	241,856
	Sinn Féin		5	174,530
	Independent		1	122,000
	Respect		1	68,094
	Health Concern		1	18,739

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