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Parliaments

The 38th Parliament of the United Kingdom

The 38th Parliament of the United Kingdom, summoned on 1 August 1945 and dissolved on 3 February 1950, elected at the 1945 general election.

Summoned
1 August 1945
State Opening
15 August 1945
Dissolved
3 February 1950
Wikidata
Q21084455

Elected at the 1945 general election

Labour won the most seats: 375 of the 601 single-member and unopposed seats the source breaks down by party (39 seats in two-member and university constituencies are not split by party in the source). Labour majority government.