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Parents > United Kingdom > House of Commons > Popular Vote
OfficeHouse of Commons
HonorificHouse 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 - 12:00pm
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Last ModifiedThomas Walker July 20, 2006 10:54pm
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Description 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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Name Labour Party (I) Conservative Party Liberal Democrats Referendum Party Scottish National Party Ulster Unionist Party Social Democratic and Labour Party
PartyLabour Conservative Liberal Democrats Referendum Scottish National Ulster Unionist Social Democratic and Labour
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Uncertified Votes 13,518,167 (43.25%) 9,600,943 (30.72%) 5,242,947 (16.78%) 811,849 (2.60%) 621,550 (1.99%) 258,349 (0.83%) 190,814 (0.61%)
Margin0 (0.00%) -3,917,224 (-12.53%) -8,275,220 (-26.48%) -12,706,318 (-40.65%) -12,896,617 (-41.26%) -13,259,818 (-42.42%) -13,327,353 (-42.64%)
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Name Plaid Cymru Sinn Féin Democratic Unionist Party UK Independence Party Independent Green Party of England & Wales Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
PartyPlaid Cymru Sinn Féin Democratic Unionist UK Independence Independent Green Alliance
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Uncertified Votes 161,030 (0.52%) 126,921 (0.41%) 107,348 (0.34%) 105,722 (0.34%) 64,482 (0.21%) 63,991 (0.21%) 62,972 (0.20%)
Margin-13,357,137 (-42.74%) -13,391,246 (-42.84%) -13,410,819 (-42.91%) -13,412,445 (-42.91%) -13,453,685 (-43.04%) -13,454,176 (-43.05%) -13,455,195 (-43.05%)
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