1955 United Kingdom general election
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The 1955 United Kingdom general election was a national parliamentary election in which Prime Minister Anthony Eden’s Conservative Party won a renewed and increased majority over the Labour opposition.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| 1955 United Kingdom general election in Wakefield | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United Kingdom general election
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parliamentary election ⓘ |
| afterPartyOfPrimeMinister | Conservative Party (UK) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| beforePartyOfPrimeMinister | Conservative Party (UK) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| campaignIssue |
economy of the United Kingdom
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full employment ⓘ welfare state in the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| date | 26 May 1955 ⓘ |
| electorateType | national ⓘ |
| followedBy | 1959 United Kingdom general election NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| follows | 1951 United Kingdom general election NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heldOnSameDayAs | 1955 United Kingdom general election in Northern Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| leaderOfSecondParty | Clement Attlee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| leaderOfThirdParty | Clement Davies NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| leaderOfWinningParty | Anthony Eden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legislativeBodyElected | House of Commons of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| majorityThreshold | 316 ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
Conservative government increased its parliamentary majority
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first general election fought by the Conservative Party under Anthony Eden ⓘ |
| parliamentElected | Thirty-third Parliament of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | elections in the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| percentageVoteConservativeParty | 49.7% ⓘ |
| percentageVoteLabourParty | 46.4% ⓘ |
| percentageVoteLiberalParty | 2.7% ⓘ |
| popularVoteConservativeParty | 13410000 ⓘ |
| popularVoteLabourParty | 12390000 ⓘ |
| popularVoteLiberalParty | 722000 ⓘ |
| primeMinisterBeforeElection | Anthony Eden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| seatChangeConservativeParty | +23 ⓘ |
| seatChangeLabourParty | -18 ⓘ |
| seatChangeLiberalParty | -2 ⓘ |
| seatsWonByConservativeParty | 345 ⓘ |
| seatsWonByLabourParty | 277 ⓘ |
| seatsWonByLiberalParty | 6 ⓘ |
| secondParty | Labour Party (UK) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| swingToConservativeParty | 1.7 percentage points ⓘ |
| thirdParty | Liberal Party (UK) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tookPlaceUnderMonarch | Elizabeth II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| totalSeats | 630 ⓘ |
| turnoutChangeFromPreviousElection | -1.9 percentage points ⓘ |
| typeOfElection | legislative ⓘ |
| voterTurnout | 76.8% ⓘ |
| votingSystem | first-past-the-post ⓘ |
| winningParty | Conservative Party (UK) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| year | 1955 ⓘ |
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1955 United Kingdom general election in Wakefield