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1997 United Kingdom general election

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All 659 seats to the House of Commons
330 seats needed for a majority
Opinion polls
Turnout82.4% (Increase4.7%)
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Michael Portillo Charles Kennedy Tony Blair
Party Conservative Liberal Democrats Labour
Leader since 4 July 1995[n 1] 16 July 1989 21 July 1994
Leader's seat Enfield Southgate Ross, Skye and Lochaber Sedgefield (defeated)
Last election 336 seats, 41.9% 20 seats, 17.8% 271 seats, 34.4%
Seats before 343 18 273
Seats won 365 224 54
Seat change Increase22* Increase204* Decrease219*
Popular vote 13,642,943 11,242,947 4,325,553
Percentage 41.7% 32.8% 12.3%
Swing Decrease0.2% Increase16.0% Decrease22.1%
  1. ^ "1995: Major wins Conservative leadership". BBC News. 4 July 1995. Retrieved 26 December 2021.


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