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United Kingdom 1951 general election

Final results from ParlGov, read : Conservative Party won 302 of 625 seats.

Result

Seats and votes by party

PartySeats± seats%± pointsVotes
Labour Party295−2048.8+2.713,948,883
Conservatives and National Liberals0048.0+4.613,718,199
Liberal Party6−32.6−6.5730,546
Nationalist Party200.3+0.192,787
Unnamed party with one seat10.133,174
Communist Party of Great Britain000.1−0.221,640
Conservative Party302+20
National Liberal Party19+3

± is the change against the United Kingdom 1950 general election, party by party.

Votes by party
  • Labour Party 13,948,883
  • Conservatives and National Liberals 13,718,199
  • Liberal Party 730,546
  • Nationalist Party 92,787
  • Unnamed party with one seat 33,174
  • Communist Party of Great Britain 21,640
  • Conservative Party
  • National Liberal Party

ParlGov lists parties with at least 1 percent of the vote or 2 seats, so the rows do not add up to the valid votes. How we read it.

Share of the vote

Turnout

28,596,594 votes were valid. How turnout is counted.

Votes and seats

  • Labour Party48.8% of votes47.2% of seats
  • Liberal Party2.6% of votes1.0% of seats
  • Nationalist Party0.3% of votes0.3% of seats
  • Conservatives and National Liberals48.0% of votes0.0% of seats
Each party's share of the vote (outlined) and of the seats (filled)

The Gallagher index of disproportionality is 48.2 (0 when seats follow votes exactly); the effective number of parties is 2.1 by votes and 2.2 by seats; Labour Party led Conservatives and National Liberals by 0.8 points of the vote. How these are computed.

Sources and licence

Sources and licence

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