John Major vs Tony Blair

John Major and Tony Blair faced each other at the 1997 general election: seats, votes and the result, side by side.

John Major

Party: Conservative
Elections: 2
Most seats: 1
Best: 336 seats

Tony Blair

Party: Labour
Elections: 3
Most seats: 3
Best: 418 seats

1997

330 for a majority

Lab418
Con165
LD46
UUP10
SNP6
Smaller parties14

Leader	Party	Seats	Share	Votes
John Major	Conservative	165	30.7%	9,591,085
Tony Blair PM	Labour	418	43.2%	13,518,167

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