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UK Parliament - Seat Distribution
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> United Kingdom > House of Commons
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| Office | House of Commons |
| Honorific | House of Commons - Abbr: House of Commons |
| Type | Control Indicator |
| Filing Deadline | March 16, 1997 - 12:00pm Central |
| Polls Open | May 01, 1997 - 01:00am Central |
| Polls Close | May 01, 1997 - 05:00pm Central |
| Term Start | May 07, 1997 - 12:00pm |
| Term End | May 14, 2001 - 11:00am |
| Contributor | 411 Name Removed |
| Last Modified | RBH October 23, 2021 10:29pm |
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In 1997 Labour ended 18 years in the political wilderness in spectacular style.
The party returned to power with a parliamentary landslide, winning the biggest majority held by any government since 1935.
Tony Blair's New Labour had gained a staggering 179-seat overall majority in the Commons as the Conservatives were tossed aside by the voters.
The election also saw the Liberal Democrats put in a remarkable performance, more than doubling their number of MPs despite taking a reduced share of the vote compared with 1992.
In the election's aftermath, commentators speculated whether it was at all possible for the Conservatives to overturn such a huge majority in a single election.
Key Party Leaders: John Major (Conservatives), Tony Blair (Labour), and Paddy Ashdown (Liberal Democrats)
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