British general election 1945
(in %)
%
50
40
30th
20th
10
0
47.7
36.2
9.0
2.9
3.9
Gains and losses
The British general election in 1945 took place on July 5th.
It was the first general election since 1935 as it was suspended during World War II .
The results were not expected in this way, as Winston Churchill led the British through the war and achieved heroic status in large sections of society. However, Labor was given greater authority in terms of rebuilding the country after the war.
The Labor Party, with its top candidate Clement Attlee, clearly won with a lead of 145 seats.
Election results
Political party | be right | Seats | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
number | % | +/- | number | +/- | ||
Labor Party | 11,557,821 | 49.7 | +11.7 | 393 | +239 | |
Conservative party | 8,716,211 | 36.2 | −11.6 | 197 | −190 | |
Liberal party | 2,177,938 | 9.0 | +2.3 | 12 | −9 | |
Liberal National Party | 686.652 | 2.9 | −0.8 | 11 | −22 | |
Independent | 133.191 | 0.6 | - | 8th | - | |
National Government | 130,513 | 0.5 | +0.2 | 2 | +1 | |
Common Wealth Party | 110,634 | 0.5 | +0.5 | 1 | +1 | |
Communist Party of Great Britain | 97,945 | 0.4 | +0.3 | 2 | +1 | |
Nationalist Party (Northern Ireland) | 92,819 | 0.4 | +0.1 | 2 | - | |
National Independent | 65,171 | 0.3 | +0.1 | 2 | - | |
Independent Labor | 63,135 | 0.3 | - | 2 | - | |
Independent Conservative | 57,823 | 0.2 | - | 2 | - | |
Independent Labor Party | 46,769 | 0.2 | −0.5 | 3 | −1 | |
Independent progressive | 35,072 | 0.1 | +0.1 | 1 | +1 | |
Independent liberal | 30,450 | 0.1 | - | 2 | - | |
Scottish National Party | 26,707 | 0.1 | −0.1 | - | - | |
Plaid Cymru | 16,017 | 0.1 | +0.1 | - | - | |
Commonwealth Labor Party | 14.096 | 0.1 | +0.1 | - | - | |
Independent nationalist | 5,430 | 0.0 | - | - | - | |
Others | 8,631 | 0.0 | - | - | - | |
total | 24,073,025 | 100.0 | 640 | |||
Eligible voters | 33.240.391 | |||||
voter turnout | 72.8% | |||||
Source: |
See also
- United Kingdom Political System
- History of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland # Since World War II
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b General Election Results 1885-1979 United Kingdom Election Results (English)