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Every UK general election since 1918

Seats, votes, turnout and the government formed after all 29 UK general elections from 1918 to 2024.

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  1. 2024
    Lab 411Con 121LD 72
  2. 2019
    Con 365Lab 202SNP 48
  3. 2017
    Con 317Lab 262
  4. 2015
    Con 330Lab 232SNP 56
  5. 2010
    Con 306Lab 258LD 57
  6. 2005
    Lab 355Con 198LD 62
  7. 2001
    Lab 412Con 166LD 52
  8. 1997
    Lab 418Con 165
  9. 1992
    Con 336Lab 271
  10. 1987
    Con 376Lab 229
  11. 1983
    Con 397Lab 209
  12. 1979
    Con 339Lab 269
  13. October 1974
    Lab 319Con 277
  14. February 1974
    Lab 301Con 296
  15. 1970
    Con 330Lab 287
  16. 1966
    Lab 363Con 253
  17. 1964
    Lab 317Con 304
  18. 1959
    Con 365Lab 258
  19. 1955
    Con 344Lab 277
  20. 1951
    Con 298Lab 297
  21. 1950
    Lab 315Con 282
  22. 1945
    Lab 375Con 187
  23. 1935
    Con 365Lab 154
  24. 1931
    Con 453Lab 47
  25. 1929
    Lab 272Con 244Lib 56
  26. 1924
    Con 384Lab 149
  27. 1923
    Con 244Lab 184Lib 153
  28. 1922
    Con 332Lab 138Lib 60Nat Lib 47
  29. 1918
    Con 365Co Lib 121SF 71Lab 54

Each bar is the House of Commons after that election; the dashed line is the majority mark. 1918–1945 bars have an unallocated part for two-member and university seats.

ElectionLargest partySeatsMajoritySecondTurnoutPrime minister afterGovernment
2024 4 Jul Labour 411 / 650 172 Con 121 59.7% Keir Starmer Labour majority government
2019 12 Dec Conservative 365 / 650 80 Lab 202 67.3% Boris Johnson Conservative majority government
2017 8 Jun Conservative 317 / 650 hung Lab 262 68.8% Theresa May Hung parliament: Conservative minority government with a DUP confidence-and-supply agreement
2015 7 May Conservative 330 / 650 10 Lab 232 66.2% David Cameron Conservative majority government
2010 6 May Conservative 306 / 650 hung Lab 258 65.1% David Cameron Hung parliament: Conservative–Liberal Democrat coalition
2005 5 May Labour 355 / 646 64 Con 198 61.5% Tony Blair Labour majority government
2001 7 Jun Labour 412 / 659 165 Con 166 59.4% Tony Blair Labour majority government
1997 1 May Labour 418 / 659 177 Con 165 71.4% Tony Blair Labour majority government
1992 9 Apr Conservative 336 / 651 21 Lab 271 77.7% John Major Conservative majority government
1987 11 Jun Conservative 376 / 650 102 Lab 229 75.3% Margaret Thatcher Conservative majority government
1983 9 Jun Conservative 397 / 650 144 Lab 209 71.8% Margaret Thatcher Conservative majority government
1979 3 May Conservative 339 / 635 43 Lab 269 75.9% Margaret Thatcher Conservative majority government
October 1974 10 Oct Labour 319 / 635 3 Con 277 72.8% Harold Wilson Labour majority government
February 1974 28 Feb Labour 301 / 635 hung Con 296 78.8% Harold Wilson Hung parliament: minority Labour government
1970 18 Jun Conservative 330 / 630 30 Lab 287 72.0% Edward Heath Conservative majority government
1966 31 Mar Labour 363 / 630 98 Con 253 75.8% Harold Wilson Labour majority government
1964 15 Oct Labour 317 / 630 4 Con 304 77.1% Harold Wilson Labour majority government
1959 8 Oct Conservative 365 / 630 100 Lab 258 78.7% Harold Macmillan Conservative majority government
1955 26 May Conservative 344 / 630 60 Lab 277 76.8% Anthony Eden Conservative majority government
1951 25 Oct Conservative 298 / 625 17 Lab 297 82.6% Winston Churchill Conservative majority government
1950 23 Feb Labour 315 / 625 5 Con 282 83.9% Clement Attlee Labour majority government
1945 5 Jul Labour 375 / 640 146 ! Con 187 72.8% Clement Attlee Labour majority government
1935 14 Nov Conservative 365 / 615 243 ! Lab 154 71.1% Stanley Baldwin National Government under Stanley Baldwin
1931 27 Oct Conservative 453 / 613 431 ! Lab 47 76.4% Ramsay MacDonald National Government (Conservative, National Labour, Liberal National and Liberal) under Ramsay MacDonald
1929 30 May Labour 272 / 615 hung ! Con 244 76.3% Ramsay MacDonald Hung parliament: minority Labour government
1924 29 Oct Conservative 384 / 615 209 ! Lab 149 77.0% Stanley Baldwin Conservative majority government
1923 6 Dec Conservative 244 / 615 hung ! Lab 184 71.1% Ramsay MacDonald Hung parliament: minority Labour government from January 1924
1922 15 Nov Conservative 332 / 615 73 ! Lab 138 72.9% Bonar Law Conservative majority government
1918 14 Dec Conservative 365 / 706 58 ! Co Lib 121 57.2% David Lloyd George Coalition government (Conservative and Coalition Liberal) under David Lloyd George

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