The 40th Parliament of the United Kingdom
The 40th Parliament of the United Kingdom, summoned on 31 October 1951 and dissolved on 6 May 1955, elected at the 1951 general election.
- Summoned
- 31 October 1951
- State Opening
- 6 November 1951
- Dissolved
- 6 May 1955
- Wikidata
- Q21084457
Elected at the 1951 general election
The Conservatives won 298 of 625 seats with 44.0% of the vote, an overall majority of 17 (House of Commons Library figure, which counts allied groups and multi-member seats). Conservative majority government.