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United Kingdom general election, 1950
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‹ 1945 • members  members • 1951 › |
United Kingdom general election, 1950
All 625 seats to the House of Commons |
| 23 February 1950 |
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| Leader |
Clement Attlee |
Winston Churchill |
Clement Davies |
| Party |
Labour |
Conservative |
Liberal |
| Leader since |
25 October 1935 |
10 May 1940 |
2 August 1945 |
| Leader's seat |
Walthamstow (W) |
Woodford |
Montgomeryshire |
| Last election |
393 seats, 49.71% |
197 seats, 36.2% |
12 seats, 9.04% |
| Seats won |
315 |
282 |
9 |
| Seat change |
-78 |
+85 |
-3 |
| Popular vote |
13,226,176 |
11,507,061 |
2,621,487 |
| Percentage |
46.1% |
40% |
9.1% |
| Swing |
% |
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% |
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The 1950 United Kingdom general election was the first general election ever after a full term of a Labour government. Despite polling over one and a half million votes more than the Conservatives, the election, held on 23 February 1950 resulted in Labour receiving a slim majority of just five seats over all other parties, and the party called another general election in 1951.
Significant changes since the 1945 general election included the abolition of plural voting by the Representation of the People Act 1948, and a major reorganisation of constituencies by the House of Commons (Redistribution of Seats) Act 1949. Eleven new English seats were created, six abolished, and there were over 170 major alterations to constituencies across the country.
Results
| UK General Election 1950 |
| Party |
Candidates |
Seats |
Gains |
Losses |
Net Gain/Loss |
Seats % |
Votes % |
Votes |
+/- |
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Labour |
617 |
315 |
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- 78 |
50.400 |
46.1 |
13,266,176 |
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Conservative |
564 |
282 |
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+ 85 |
45.120 |
40.0 |
11,507,061 |
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Liberal |
475 |
9 |
3 |
6 |
- 3 |
1.440 |
9.1 |
2,621,487 |
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National Liberal |
55 |
16 |
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+ 5 |
2.560 |
3.4 |
985,343 |
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Communist |
100 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
- 2 |
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0.3 |
91,765 |
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Nationalist (NI) |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
0.2 |
65,211 |
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Irish Labour |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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0.2 |
52,715 |
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Independent |
15 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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0.2 |
50,299 |
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Independent Labour |
6 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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0.1 |
26,395 |
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Independent Conservative |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
0.1 |
24,732 |
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Sinn Féin |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
0.1 |
23,362 |
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Plaid Cymru |
7 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
0.1 |
17,580 |
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Independent Liberal |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
- 1 |
|
0.1 |
15,066 |
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Scottish National Party |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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0.0 |
9,708 |
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Anti-Partition |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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0.1 |
5,084 |
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Ind. Labour Party |
4 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
- 3 |
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0.0 |
4,112 |
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Independent Liberal and Conservative |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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0.0 |
1,551 |
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National Independent |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
-2 |
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0.0 |
1,380 |
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Mudiad Gweriniaethol Cymru |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
0.0 |
613 |
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Social Credit |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
0.0 |
551 |
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United Socialist |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
0.0 |
485 |
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Socialist (GB) |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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0.0 |
448 |
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Total votes cast: 28,771,124. All parties shown. Conservative total includes Ulster Unionists.
Summary of GB vote (excluding Northern Ireland)
| Popular vote |
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| Conservative and Allies |
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43.05% |
| Labour |
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46.79% |
| Liberals |
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9.29% |
| Plaid Cymru |
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0.06% |
| Scottish National Party |
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0.04% |
| Independent |
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0.43% |
| Others |
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0.34% |
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References
See also
Manifestos
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