British general election 1951

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(in %)

 %

50

40

30th

20th

10

0

48.8

44.3

3.7

2.6

0.6

Labor

Tories

NLP

Liberals

Otherwise.

Gains and losses

compared to 1950

 % p

   6th

   4th

   2

   0

  -2

  -4

  -6

  -8th

+2.7

+4.3

+0.3

-6.5

-0.8

Labor

Tories

NLP

Liberals

Otherwise.

295

19th

6th

3

302

295 19th 6th 3 302 

A total of 625 seats

• Labor : 295
• LNP : 19
• Liberals : 6
• Otherwise: 3
• Tories : 302

Constituency results

The British General Election of 1951 took place on October 25th, twenty months after the British General Election in 1950 , which the Labor Party won with a narrow majority (315 of 625 seats). Labor called a new election on October 25, 1951 in the hope of winning more seats. Although Labor gained votes, it lost seats due to majority voting. The Conservative Party also gained votes. Although it still lagged behind the Labor Party in terms of votes, it won more seats than it did. The Liberal Party lost more than two thirds of its votes and was only the fourth strongest party behind the National Liberal Party .

Prime Minister Clement Attlee (Labor) was succeeded by the conservative Winston Churchill , who had held the post from 1940–1945.

Election results

Political party		be right			Seats
		number	%	+/-	number	+/-
	Labor Party	13,948,883	48.8	+2.7	295	−20
	Conservative party	12,660,061	44.3	+4.3	302	+20
	National Liberal Party	1,058,138	3.7	+0.3	19th	+3
	Liberal party	730.546	2.6	−6.5	6th	−3
	Independent nationalist	92,787	0.3	-	2	-
	Irish Labor Party	33.174	0.1	−0.1	1	+1
	Communist Party of Great Britain	21,640	0.1	−0.2	-	-
	Independent	19,791	0.1	-	-	-
	Plaid Cymru	10,920	0.0	−0.1	-	-
	Scottish National Party	7,299	0.0	-	-	-
	Independent Conservative	5,904	0.0	-	-	-
	Independent Labor Party	4,057	0.0	-	-	-
	British Empire Party	1,643	0.0	-	-	-
	Anti-Partition of Ireland League	1,340	0.0	-	-	-
	Independent socialist	411	0.0	-	-	-
	total	28,596,594	100.0		625
Eligible voters		34,919,331
voter turnout		82.6%
Source:

All parties are listed. The results of the Conservatives include those of the Ulster Unionists .

See also

• United Kingdom Political System
• History of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland # Since World War II

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} General Election Results 1885-1979 United Kingdom Election Results (English)