1997_United_Kingdom_general_election
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1997_United_Kingdom_general_election

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1997 United Kingdom general election

← 1992
1 May 1997
2001 →

All 659 seats to the House of Commons
330 seats needed for a majority
Opinion polls
Registered43,846,152
Turnout31,286,284
71.3% (Decrease6.4 pp)
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Tony Blair John Major Paddy Ashdown
Party Labour Conservative Liberal Democrats
Leader since 21 July 1994 27 November 1990 16 July 1988
Leader's seat Sedgefield Huntingdon Yeovil
Last election 271 seats, 34.4% 336 seats, 41.9% 20 seats, 17.8%
Seats before 273 343 18
Seats won 418 165 46
Seat change Increase146* Decrease178* Increase28*
Popular vote 13,518,167 9,591,085 5,242,947
Percentage 43.2% 30.6% 16.8%
Swing Increase8.9 pp Decrease11.3 pp Decrease1.0 pp

Colours denote the winning party, as shown in the main table of results.
* Indicates boundary change, so this is a nominal figure.
Notional 1992 results on new boundaries.

Composition of the House of Commons after the election

Prime Minister before election

John Major
Conservative

Prime Minister after election

Tony Blair
Labour

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