1979 United Kingdom general election in England

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1979 United Kingdom general election in England
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All 516 English seats in the House of Commons
259 seats needed for English majority
  First party Second party Third party
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Leader Margaret Thatcher James Callaghan David Steel
Party Conservative Labour Liberal
Leader since 11 February 1975 5 April 1976 July 1976
Leader's seat Finchley Cardiff South East Tweeddale, Ettrick & Lauderdale
Last election 253 seats, 38.9% 255 seats, 40.1% 8 seats, 20.2%
Seats won 306 203 7
Seat change Increase53 Decrease52 Decrease1
Popular vote 12,260,000 9,530,000 3,880,000
Percentage 47.2% 36.7% 14.9%
Swing Increase8.3% Decrease3.4% Decrease5.3%

The 1979 United Kingdom general election saw the Conservative Party win the most votes and seats in England.[1] They received 12.26 million English votes, a record at the time.[2]

Main article: 1979 United Kingdom general election

References

  1. ↑ "1979: Thatcher wins Tory landslide". 5 April 2005 – via news.bbc.co.uk.
  2. ↑ Pilling, Sam; Cracknell, Richard (18 August 2021). "UK Election Statistics: 1918-2021: A Century of Elections" (PDF). House of Commons Library. pp. 20–21. Retrieved 11 September 2021.
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