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860:. Callaghan had considered calling an election in the autumn of 1978, but ultimately decided that imminent tax cuts, and a possible economic upturn in 1979, could favour his party at the polls and delayed the election until the following year. Although published opinion polls suggested that he might win, private polls commissioned by the Labour Party from MORI had suggested the two main parties had much the same level of support.
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1146:(NF) was winning over large numbers of Conservative voters with warnings against floods of immigrants. Her strategy was to undermine the NF narrative by acknowledging that many of its voters had serious concerns in need of addressing. The National Front had a relatively small following and did not win any seats in parliament.
943:
later wrote) "a master at sardonically implying that whatever the leader of the opposition said was made even sillier by the fact that it was said by a woman". Thatcher used the tactics that had defeated her other male opponents: constantly studying, sleeping only a few hours a night, and exploiting
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support. No policies aimed at restricting immigration were passed or proposed by her government, and the subject of race was never highlighted by
Thatcher in any of her major speeches as prime minister. Although Thatcher had pledged to address concerns felt by NF voters including matters related to
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and focused on the damage they believed the
Conservatives would do to the country. In an early campaign broadcast, Callaghan asked: "The question you will have to consider is whether we risk tearing everything up by the roots." Towards the end of Labour's campaign, Callaghan claimed a Conservative
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in
Callaghan's Labour government, which was passed by just one vote (311 to 310), triggering a general election six months before the end of the government's term. It was the first government to lose a motion of no-confidence in the House of Commons since the first Labour government led by Ramsay
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and full employment. After intense media speculation that a general election would be held before the end of 1978, Callaghan had announced early in the autumn of that year that a general election would not take place that year, having received private polling data which suggested a parliamentary
978:
Some of Mrs
Thatcher's advisers were concerned that she had more to lose from such debates, fearing that it would lead to a "presidential-style 'Her or me' campaign" which would see policy issues become of less importance. However it was also reported that the danger of declining was that Mrs
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Thatcher criticised Labour immigration policy in
January 1978, with the goal of attracting voters away from the NF and to the Conservatives. Her rhetoric was followed by an increase in Conservative support at the expense of the NF. Critics on the left reacted by accusing her of
494:. The local government results provided some source of comfort to the Labour Party, who recovered some lost ground from local election reversals in previous years, despite losing the general election. The parish council elections were pushed back a few weeks.
1199:"to support family life, by helping people to become home-owners, raising the standards of their children's education and concentrating welfare services on the effective support of the old, the sick, the disabled and those who are in real need"; and
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in the late 1970s (following the vast immigration from Asian and
African-Caribbean nations during the 1950s and 1960s) was perceived as part of a rising racist public discourse, As Leader of the Opposition, Thatcher believed that the
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called it an "astonishing rally" which it likened to "the razza-matazz of an
American presidential-stye jamboree" and stated "Nothing quite like it has been seen before in a General Election in Britain." Several celebrities including
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immigration and presided over a period of disaffected race relations early in her premiership, the
Conservative Party under her leadership actively began reaching out to ethnic minority voters ahead of the 1983 general election.
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was also invited by LWT to take part, and accepted the offer. However, Mrs
Thatcher declined the offer to take part, saying that the election was for a government, not a president, which meant that the debates did not go ahead.
902:, taking over the leadership of the party in February 1975, four months after the party's failure to win the October 1974 election. Heath had led the party for a decade but lost three of the four elections he contested.
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The
Conservative campaign was focused on gaining support from traditional Labour voters who had never voted Conservative before, first-time voters, and people who had voted Liberal in 1974. Thatcher's advisers,
483:, gaining a parliamentary majority of 44 seats. The election was the first of four consecutive election victories for the Conservative Party, and Thatcher became the United Kingdom's and Europe's first elected
1336:. It marked a period of political stability in the United Kingdom following four changes of government in the space of 15 years. Although the Conservatives would go on to win more seats under Thatcher in
1033:
The Conservatives campaigned on economic issues, pledging to control inflation and to reduce the increasing power of the trade unions who supported mass strikes. They also employed the advertising agency
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However, events would soon overtake the Labour government and prove Callaghan's decision to delay an election to be a costly mistake. A series of industrial disputes in the winter of 1978–79, dubbed the
936:. Labour and the Conservatives did not specify the exact thresholds of income tax they would implement but the Liberals did, claiming they would have income tax starting at 20% with a top rate of 50%.
509:'s Conservative government to form a coalition with the Liberals. Wilson had previously led the party in government from October 1964 to June 1970, and had served as party leader since February 1963.
1092:, claiming that Labour was now extreme. Choosing to start her campaign in the strongly Labour-supporting city was part of Thatcher's strategy of appealing to skilled manual workers (NRS social group
1352:, the Tories have never since matched the 43.9% of the popular vote they recorded in 1979. This also remains the most recent election in which the Tories won an overall majority from opposition.
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of 44 for the country's first female prime minister. The Conservative victory in 1979 also marked a change in government which would continue for 18 years, including the entire 1980s, until the
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An analysis of the election result showed that the Conservatives gained an 11% swing among the skilled working class (the C2s) and a 9% swing amongst the unskilled working class (the DEs).
464:. The election was held following the defeat of the Labour government in a no-confidence motion on 28 March 1979, six months before the Parliament was due for dissolution in October 1979.
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government "would sit back and just allow firms to go bankrupt and jobs to be lost in the middle of a world recession" and that the Conservatives were "too big a gamble to take".
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after two by-election defeats cost them the three-seat majority they had won in October 1974, and from March 1977 to August 1978 Callaghan governed by an agreement with the
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had been previously elected as an Ulster Unionist MP, but left the party, defending and holding his seat as an Independent Ulster Unionist. He subsequently founded the
1190:"to restore the health of our economic and social life, by controlling inflation and striking a fair balance between the rights and duties of the trade union movement";
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1096:), whom both parties had previously seen as certain Labour voters; she thought that many of these would support her promises to reduce unions' power and enact the
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1088:) detailing why they had switched their support to Thatcher. She explicitly asked Labour voters for their support when she launched her campaign in
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1015:"We will carry forward the task of putting into practice the new framework to improve industrial relations that we have hammered out with the TUC";
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The SNP saw a massive collapse in support, losing 9 of its 11 MPs. The Liberal Party had a disappointing election; its scandal-hit former leader
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This was the first election since 1959 to feature three new leaders for the main political parties. The three main parties all advocated cutting
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The Labour campaign was hampered by recent memories of a series of industrial disputes and strikes during the winter of 1978–79, known as the
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was forced to announce that he would request a dissolution of Parliament to bring about a general election. The key dates were as follows:
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led Labour to a majority of three seats, seven months after forming a minority government following a hung parliament and the failure of
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across the country and seriously hurt Labour's standings in the polls while boosting support for the Conservative opposition. When the
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had been held in October 1974, Labour could have held on until the autumn of 1979 if it had not been for the lost confidence vote.
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Thatcher would be charged by Labour as being "scared" to face the Prime Minister. At the insistence of the Liberals, their leader
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1193:"to restore incentives so that hard work pays, success is rewarded and genuine new jobs are created in an expanding economy";
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to racism. Sociologists Mark Mitchell and Dave Russell responded that Thatcher had been badly misinterpreted, arguing that
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1202:"to strengthen Britain's defences and work with our allies to protect our interests in an increasingly threatening world".
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1162:. Throughout her premiership both major parties took similar positions on immigration policy, having in 1981 passed the
516:; and within a further year the government's narrow parliamentary majority had gone. Callaghan made agreements with the
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as the Labour prime minister after the latter's surprise resignation in April 1976. By March 1977, Labour had become a
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their homes. On 29 April the Conservatives held a massive rally in London for Conservative trade unionists. The
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In the end, the overall swing of 5.2% was the largest since 1945, and gave the Conservatives a workable
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The disproportionality of the House of Commons in the 1979 election was "11.57" according to the
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and passed by one vote on 28 March 1979, forcing Callaghan to call a general election. As the
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General election in the United Kingdom which led to Margaret Thatcher becoming Prime Minister
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Racist Violence and the State: A Comparative Analysis of Britain, France and the Netherlands
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Decade of Dealignment: The Conservative Victory of 1979 & Electoral Trends in the 1970s
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led to a fall in the Liberal vote, after what had been thought to be a breakthrough in the
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1186:, reflected Thatcher's views and was issued on 11 April. It promised five major policies:
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Mitchell, Mark; Russell, Dave (1989). "Race, the new right and state policy in Britain".
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However, after just two years back in Downing Street, he had resigned as prime minister,
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Anwar, Muhammad (2001). "The participation of ethnic minorities in British politics".
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in 1980. The results of the election were broadcast live on the BBC, and presented by
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had been involved in a homosexual affair and had conspired to murder his former lover
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her femininity to appear as someone who understood housewives' household budgets.
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as leader of the Liberal Party in 1976, after allegations of homosexuality and
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and campaigning officially begins; 2,576 candidates enter to contest 635 seats
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4288:
4191:
4019:
3860:
2242:
1830:
1693:
1524:
1183:
1179:
1159:
980:
905:
584:
568:
529:
181:
6581:
Thatcher's Britain: The Politics and Social Upheaval of the Thatcher Era
532:, in order to remain in power. The Lib-Lab pact lasted until July 1978.
9089:
8980:
8470:
7001:
6961:
6754:
6623:
5012:
4967:
4787:
4690:
4593:
4579:
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1742:
1610:
1124:
1120:
1112:
1068:
printed a series of articles by disillusioned former Labour ministers (
933:
653:
6511:
New Labour, Old Labour: The Wilson and Callaghan Governments 1974–1979
1119:
appeared to support Thatcher and the Conservatives, while others like
672:
were among the members of parliament who retired or lost their seats.
606:
became prime minister, and Callaghan was replaced as Labour leader by
4129:
4005:
1366:
1018:"We give a high priority to working for a return to full employment";
615:
564:
8249:
6220:
8656:
8418:
5291:
1329:
9170:
9115:
6268:"Black Conservatives: Are the Tories the new party of diversity?"
1127:
sent messages of support. It was also announced former Labour MP
1089:
6088:"1979 Labour Party Manifesto - The Labour Way is the Better Way"
947:
A proposal for the two main party leaders to participate in two
939:
Without explicitly mentioning Thatcher's sex, Callaghan was (as
5805:
List of MPs elected in the 1979 United Kingdom general election
571:. The Conservatives also ran their campaign on the theme that "
1008:, was issued on 6 April. Callaghan presented five priorities:
594:
from Labour to the Conservatives, the largest swing since the
6274:
6160:
6004:
6002:
1213:
Opinion polling for the 1979 United Kingdom general election
6743:
Britain at the Polls, 1979: A Study of the General Election
6704:
Mrs. Thatcher's Revolution: The Ending of the Socialist Era
6208:
5958:
3625:, mainly between the Conservatives and the Liberal Party.
1021:"We are deeply concerned to enlarge people's freedom"; and
559:
The Conservative campaign employed the advertising agency
9412:
General elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom
6773:
United Kingdom election results—summary results 1885–1979
6236:
5999:
956:
6843:
5906:
5904:
5820:
1979 United Kingdom general election in Northern Ireland
1131:
was backing the Conservatives against his former party.
811:
The Conservative Party wins power with a majority of 44
551:, and the party focused its campaign on support for the
6098:
951:
was put forward by former Labour MP turned broadcaster
622:
on the "Swingometer", and further analysis provided by
535:
However, on 28 March 1979, following the defeat of the
8349:
Vote of no confidence in the Callaghan ministry (1979)
6438:
Strange Rebels: 1979 and the Birth of the 21st Century
6196:
6184:
4798:
Minister of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
5901:
5859:
had folded in 1978. Of its three MPs, two joined the
1054:, co-ordinated their presentation with the editor of
992:
The Labour campaign reiterated their support for the
7095:
1979 vote of no confidence in the Callaghan ministry
6412:
Margaret Thatcher, Volume One: The Grocer's Daughter
6068:
664:
for the Conservatives. Prominent MPs Jeremy Thorpe,
6172:
5867:) and the third defended and held his seat for the
6672:Margaret Thatcher, Volume 1: The Grocer's Daughter
6459:Fires Were Started: British Cinema and Thatcherism
6358:When the Lights Went Out: Britain in the Seventies
6248:
9398:
8328:Public Bodies (Admission to Meetings) Act (1960)
6709:
6014:
5825:1979 United Kingdom general election in Scotland
408:
6527:
6485:Citizenship and Immigration in Post-war Britain
6214:
6133:
5842:
5840:
5815:1979 United Kingdom general election in England
645:was likewise defeated by Republican challenger
626:. It was the first general election to feature
6378:
6280:
6166:
6050:"Geoffrey Parkhouse, Political Editor, writes"
5315:SNP Spokesperson for External Affairs and EEC
3872:Union of Shop, Distributive and Allied Workers
1012:"We must keep a curb on inflation and prices";
916:his former lover forced Thorpe to resign. The
490:Unusually, the date chosen coincided with the
9131:
8265:
7140:
6829:
6503:
6122:, Margaret Thatcher Foundation, 16 April 1979
6041:
5964:
497:The previous parliamentary term had begun in
381:Colours denote the winning party—as shown in
6752:
5887:but did not use that label in this election.
5837:
4701:Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs
4569:Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs
4278:Secretary of State for Education and Science
8763:Statecraft: Strategies for a Changing World
6629:One of Us: A Biography of Margaret Thatcher
4635:Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food
1196:"to uphold Parliament and the rule of law";
9138:
9124:
8272:
8258:
7147:
7133:
6836:
6822:
5863:(one held his seat, the other lost to the
5127:SNP Spokesman for Employment and Industry
3614:
6585:. Simon & Schuster (published 2013).
6047:
6020:
456:was held on Thursday 3 May 1979 to elect
6740:
6666:
6454:
6406:
6296:, vol. 25, June 1979, p. 29633
6202:
6104:
1295:
1220:Opinion polling for UK general elections
967:immediately accepted Walden's proposal,
639:1980 United States presidential election
6698:
6351:
6324:Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies
6139:
6119:Speech to Conservative Rally in Cardiff
5910:
1174:The Conservative manifesto, drafted by
9442:History of the Conservative Party (UK)
9399:
6653:
6477:
6242:
6023:"Thatcher hesitates over TV challenge"
5417:Shadow Secretary of State for Scotland
4406:Parliamentary Under Secretary of State
3631:
9427:May 1979 events in the United Kingdom
9119:
8279:
8253:
7128:
6817:
6677:
6622:
6599:
6573:
6431:
6320:
6254:
6230:
6190:
6178:
6074:
6008:
3803:Parliamentary Under-Secretary in the
583:. The Liberals were now being led by
9422:1979 elections in the United Kingdom
9407:1979 United Kingdom general election
8293:Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
6845:1979 United Kingdom general election
6659:The British General Election of 1979
6548:
6388:The British General Election of 1979
6226:
6048:Parkhouse, Geoffrey (4 April 1979).
6021:Parkhouse, Geoffrey (3 April 1979).
5941:"1979: Thatcher wins Tory landslide"
5849:
4410:Department for Education and Science
955:. These would have been produced by
567:as well as curbing the power of the
454:1979 United Kingdom general election
22:1979 United Kingdom general election
9204:1979 Scottish devolution referendum
9145:
8461:"The lady's not for turning" (1980)
7116:1979 United Kingdom local elections
7085:1979 Scottish devolution referendum
6794:, 1979 Conservative Party manifesto
5874:
5857:Vanguard Progressive Unionist Party
5810:1979 United Kingdom local elections
13:
9169:
6998:Social Democratic and Labour Party
6683:British Electoral Facts: 1832–1987
6647:
6140:Russell, William (30 April 1979).
6092:Archive of Labour Party Manifestos
5984:, 25 February 1998, archived from
5649:Deputy Leader of the Liberal Party
5374:Clackmannan and East Stirlingshire
1365:
1206:
514:being succeeded by James Callaghan
14:
9453:
6766:
6455:Friedman, Lester D., ed. (2006).
3648:Office held whilst in Parliament
963:on 22 & 29 April 1979. While
768:on 28 March 1979, Prime Minister
9432:Premiership of Margaret Thatcher
9381:
9380:
9209:1979 Welsh devolution referendum
9099:
9098:
8853:(1984–1996 & 2020 TV series)
8619:Broadcasting restrictions (1988)
8357:
8301:Leader of the Conservative Party
7156:
7090:1979 Welsh devolution referendum
6799:The Labour Way is the Better Way
6294:Keesing's Record of World Events
6142:"Ex-Labour MP defects to Tories"
3525:
3424:
1158:was never an important focus of
1028:
1006:The Labour way is the better way
959:and were planned to be shown on
391:
375:
361:
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345:
344:
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292:
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284:
283:
159:
152:
145:
111:
110:
28:
8504:"White flags over Port Stanley"
6300:
6286:
6260:
6110:
6080:
5978:"The Real Fight is for Britain"
876:(SNP) withdrew support for the
94:318 seats needed for a majority
6810:, 1979 Liberal Party manifesto
5970:
5933:
5916:
4864:Minister of State for the Arts
882:vote of no confidence was held
537:Scottish devolution referendum
1:
7018:Ulster Popular Unionist Party
6807:The Real Fight is for Britain
6802:, 1979 Labour Party manifesto
6785:
6715:Comparative Political Studies
6542:10.1080/02619288.1989.9974714
6215:Mitchell & Russell (1989)
5894:
5885:Ulster Popular Unionist Party
5159:SNP Spokesperson for Housing
839:
634:" during the BBC's coverage.
479:government of Prime Minister
431:Prime Minister after election
9012:Palace of Westminster (2007)
8813:We have become a grandmother
8624:"Sermon on the Mound" (1988)
7100:Assassination of Airey Neave
7008:United Ulster Unionist Party
6792:Conservative manifesto, 1979
6741:Penniman, Howard R. (1981),
6663:the standard scholarly study
6552:"A new way of being British"
5869:United Ulster Unionist Party
3737:Bebington and Ellesmere Port
1004:The Labour Party manifesto,
795:Campaigning officially ends
382:
7:
8571:Local Government Act (1985)
6727:10.1177/0010414085018001002
6530:Immigrants & Minorities
6489:. Oxford University Press.
5798:
5583:Leader of the Liberal Party
927:
832:State Opening of Parliament
759:
544:MacDonald in October 1924.
10:
9458:
9335:1979 vote of no confidence
8668:Resignation Honours (1990)
8640:Community Charge (1989–90)
8478:Irish hunger strike (1981)
6900:Appointed prime minister:
6337:10.1080/136918301200266220
6313:
6281:Butler & Kavanagh 1980
6167:Butler & Kavanagh 1980
5924:BBC 1979 Election coverage
5084:Minister of State for the
3663:
3661:
1323:
1210:
9358:
9317:
9298:
9269:
9261:Cardiff South and Penarth
9243:
9217:
9196:
9180:
9167:
9153:
9076:
9045:
9025:
8999:
8972:
8906:The Long Walk to Finchley
8882:Jeffrey Archer: The Truth
8831:
8822:
8773:
8736:
8708:
8680:
8602:
8519:
8439:
8397:
8366:
8355:
8320:
8287:
8210:
8182:
8124:
7484:
7174:
7113:
7062:
7031:
6968:Democratic Unionist Party
6915:
6881:
6851:
5965:Hickson & Seldon 2004
5865:Democratic Unionist Party
5760:
5758:
5717:
5715:
5674:
5672:
5566:
5564:
5400:
5398:
5343:Perth and East Perthshire
5111:
5109:
3656:
3638:
3600:
3592:
3587:
3579:
3574:
3566:
3561:
3551:
3547:
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3538:
3512:
3504:
3499:
3491:
3486:
3478:
3473:
3465:
3460:
3450:
3446:
3442:
3437:
3396:Government's new majority
1392:
1387:
1384:
1382:
1378:UK General Election 1979
987:
563:, and pledged to control
485:female head of government
406:
389:
373:
123:
105:
98:
83:
65:
38:
26:
9417:1979 elections in Europe
8866:Thatcher: The Final Days
8747:The Downing Street Years
8555:Miners' strike (1984–85)
6778:23 February 2008 at the
5830:
896:1975 leadership election
590:The election saw a 5.2%
9007:London Guildhall (1998)
8938:The Hunt for Tony Blair
6978:Scottish National Party
3805:Northern Ireland Office
3122:United English National
3080:More Prosperous Britain
2779:Independent Democratic
1960:Ulster Popular Unionist
1164:British Nationality Act
994:National Health Service
874:Scottish National Party
556:majority was unlikely.
553:National Health Service
541:motion of no confidence
475:, ousted the incumbent
9225:Deputy leadership 1960
9174:
9033:Richard Stone portrait
8890:The Alan Clark Diaries
8576:rate-capping rebellion
8536:Brighton hotel bombing
8344:"Britain Awake" (1976)
6657:; et al. (1980),
6557:Britishness Since 1870
6306:Elected as a Labour MP
4370:Lichfield and Tamworth
4273:Hertford and Stevenage
3901:Brecon and Radnorshire
3301:The Dog Lovers' Party
2911:Independent Socialist
1370:
1363:to the Conservatives.
1334:Labour victory of 1997
1320:
1226:February 1974 election
922:February 1974 election
652:Future Prime Minister
9173:
8861:(1987–1991 TV series)
8565:Anglo-Irish Agreement
7169:in the United Kingdom
6958:Ulster Unionist Party
6390:, London: Macmillan,
6011:, pp. 3391–3428.
5861:Ulster Unionist Party
5735:Scottish Labour Party
5490:Dale Campbell-Savours
4894:Rochester and Chatham
3847:Anthony Beaumont-Dark
3799:Birmingham Northfield
3261:Frank Hansford-Miller
2284:Workers Revolutionary
1369:
1299:
1240:October 1974 election
1137:Thatcher's stance on
1038:who had created the "
1036:Saatchi & Saatchi
868:", led to widespread
766:vote of no confidence
579:, its former leader,
561:Saatchi & Saatchi
9330:Winter of Discontent
9325:1976 sterling crisis
8898:Pinochet in Suburbia
8750:(1993 autobiography)
8663:"No. No. No." (1990)
8542:GCHQ trade union ban
8499:Diana Gould exchange
8321:Member of Parliament
7080:Winter of Discontent
7075:Labour Isn't Working
6685:, Dartmouth: Gower,
6559:. Psychology Press.
6463:. Wallflower Press.
6233:, pp. 227, 279.
5447:Birmingham Stechford
5086:Privy Council Office
4149:Gloucestershire West
3932:Brigg and Scunthorpe
3835:Birmingham Selly Oak
3763:Roderick MacFarquhar
1040:Labour Isn't Working
914:conspiracy to murder
894:had won her party's
866:Winter of Discontent
844:Callaghan succeeded
573:Labour Isn't Working
549:Winter of Discontent
539:, Thatcher tabled a
492:1979 local elections
9350:Father of the House
9345:Resignation Honours
9299:Cultural depictions
8946:In Search of La Che
8824:Cultural depictions
6549:Ward, Paul (2004).
6245:, pp. 207–208.
5249:East Dunbartonshire
5049:Welwyn and Hatfield
4528:John Desmond Cronin
4025:Coventry South West
3675:Aldridge-Brownhills
3632:Incumbents defeated
3539:Parliamentary seats
3389:
3388:All parties shown.
3164:Cornish Nationalist
3000:Dennis Delderfield
2868:Independent Liberal
1379:
1305: Conservatives
898:over former leader
850:minority government
781:Dissolution of the
397:Composition of the
250:Last election
228:Leader's seat
23:
9256:Cardiff South East
9175:
8874:The Falklands Play
8126:European elections
6916:Parties elected to
6270:. 16 October 2020.
6146:The Glasgow Herald
6054:The Glasgow Herald
6027:The Glasgow Herald
5123:East Aberdeenshire
5061:Christopher Murphy
3963:Bristol North West
3866:Birmingham Yardley
3387:
2954:Workers (Leninist)
2640:Wessex Regionalist
2052:Irish Independence
2008:Independent Labour
1377:
1371:
1344:, and again under
1321:
974:The Glasgow Herald
764:After suffering a
530:Welsh nationalists
469:Conservative Party
401:after the election
309:Popular vote
237:Cardiff South East
208:Leader since
100:Opinion polls
21:
9394:
9393:
9372:Margaret Thatcher
9181:General elections
9113:
9112:
9058:Death and funeral
9041:
9040:
8858:The New Statesman
8842:Anyone for Denis?
8755:The Path to Power
8710:General elections
8676:
8675:
8281:Margaret Thatcher
8247:
8246:
7176:General elections
7122:
7121:
6932:Margaret Thatcher
6902:Margaret Thatcher
6639:978-0-330-31487-9
6616:978-1-317-88919-9
6592:978-1-4711-2828-8
6566:978-0-415-22016-3
6521:978-1-134-38161-6
6496:978-0-19-158301-8
6470:978-1-904764-71-7
6448:978-0-465-06564-6
6425:978-0-224-04097-6
6397:978-0-333-77875-3
6372:978-0-571-25226-8
6193:, pp. 53–54.
5796:
5795:
5118:Douglas Henderson
4665:Northampton North
4660:Maureen Colquhoun
4646:Richard Alexander
4440:Liverpool Garston
4237:Alan Lee Williams
3870:President of the
3611:
3610:
3605:
3604:
3523:
3522:
3517:
3516:
3492:Scottish National
3422:
3421:
3407:Total votes cast
3390:
3386:
2828:Edmund Iremonger
2645:Viscount Weymouth
2596:Democratic Labour
2464:Ind. Conservative
2420:Unionist Party NI
1439:Margaret Thatcher
1359:lost his seat in
1294:
1293:
1078:Lord George-Brown
969:Margaret Thatcher
949:televised debates
892:Margaret Thatcher
886:previous election
878:Scotland Act 1978
837:
836:
757:
756:
697:Oct 1974 election
681:Feb 1974 election
604:Margaret Thatcher
524:, as well as the
473:Margaret Thatcher
450:
449:
446:
445:
436:Margaret Thatcher
369:
368:
280:Seat change
256:319 seats, 39.2%
253:277 seats, 35.8%
242:Roxburgh, Selkirk
172:Margaret Thatcher
61:
60:
9449:
9384:
9383:
9318:Related articles
9277:Audrey Callaghan
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8957:(2020 TV series)
8925:(2009 TV serial)
8901:(2006 docudrama)
8893:(2004 TV series)
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6920:House of Commons
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6504:Hickson, Kevin;
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6433:Caryl, Christian
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5412:Glasgow Cathcart
5338:Douglas Crawford
5136:Albert McQuarrie
4987:Southampton Test
4793:Portsmouth North
4599:Nelson and Colne
4452:Malcolm Thornton
4421:Kenneth Carlisle
4396:Margaret Beckett
4268:Shirley Williams
3896:Caerwyn Roderick
3687:Richard Shepherd
3636:
3635:
3618:
3536:
3535:
3530:
3529:
3435:
3434:
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3428:
3392:
3391:
3256:English National
2372:Independent SDLP
2333:Tomás Mac Giolla
1380:
1376:
1316:
1310:
1304:
1217:
1216:
792:
778:Saturday 7 April
775:
774:
675:
674:
666:Shirley Williams
602:won for Labour.
522:Ulster Unionists
462:House of Commons
409:
399:House of Commons
395:
379:
364:
363:
356:
355:
348:
347:
303:
302:
295:
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287:
286:
259:13 seats, 18.3%
212:11 February 1975
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91:House of Commons
70:outgoing members
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9437:James Callaghan
9397:
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9313:
9294:
9265:
9239:
9235:Leadership 1976
9230:Leadership 1963
9218:Party elections
9213:
9192:
9176:
9165:
9149:
9147:James Callaghan
9144:
9114:
9109:
9083:James Callaghan
9072:
9037:
9021:
9017:Grantham (2022)
8995:
8968:
8833:
8818:
8769:
8732:
8704:
8682:Party elections
8672:
8605:
8598:
8583:Westland affair
8522:
8515:
8442:
8435:
8393:
8389:Union democracy
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7486:Local elections
7480:
7170:
7155:
7153:
7123:
7118:
7109:
7058:
7032:Results by area
7027:
7022:James Kilfedder
6942:James Callaghan
6917:
6911:
6891:James Callaghan
6877:
6873:Opinion polling
6847:
6842:
6788:
6780:Wayback Machine
6769:
6711:McAllister, Ian
6693:
6650:
6648:Further reading
6645:
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6567:
6522:
6506:Seldon, Anthony
6497:
6479:Hansen, Randall
6471:
6449:
6441:, Basic Books,
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6363:Faber and Faber
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6203:Friedman (2006)
6201:
6197:
6189:
6185:
6177:
6173:
6165:
6161:
6151:
6149:
6138:
6134:
6125:
6123:
6116:
6115:
6111:
6103:
6099:
6086:
6085:
6081:
6073:
6069:
6059:
6057:
6046:
6042:
6032:
6030:
6019:
6015:
6007:
6000:
5991:
5989:
5982:psr.Keele.ac.UK
5976:
5975:
5971:
5963:
5959:
5950:
5948:
5939:
5938:
5934:
5923:
5921:
5917:
5909:
5902:
5897:
5892:
5891:
5881:James Kilfedder
5879:
5875:
5854:
5850:
5845:
5838:
5833:
5801:
5625:Delwyn Williams
5613:Montgomeryshire
5311:Moray and Nairn
5275:George Thompson
5182:Iain MacCormick
5097:Warren Hawksley
5030:Donald Thompson
4809:Peter Griffiths
4774:Brian Mawhinney
4545:Stephen Dorrell
4497:Brian Sedgemore
4211:Hemel Hempstead
3816:Jocelyn Cadbury
3634:
3629:
3628:
3627:
3626:
3623:Gallagher index
3607:
3606:
3598:
3585:
3572:
3559:
3528:
3519:
3518:
3510:
3497:
3484:
3471:
3458:
3427:
3212:Social Democrat
3042:Ronald Mallone
2686:Socialist Unity
2199:Gordon McLennan
2102:Ind. Republican
1965:James Kilfedder
1483:James Callaghan
1326:
1319:
1318:
1314:
1312:
1308:
1306:
1302:
1215:
1209:
1207:Opinion polling
1129:Eddie Griffiths
1117:Nigel Davenport
1031:
998:full employment
990:
965:James Callaghan
941:Christian Caryl
930:
842:
821:48th Parliament
816:Wednesday 9 May
791:Wednesday 2 May
790:
783:47th Parliament
770:James Callaghan
762:
658:Huntingdonshire
620:Robert McKenzie
481:James Callaghan
438:
433:
423:
421:James Callaghan
418:
416:before election
407:
402:
390:
385:
374:
264:Seats won
243:
177:James Callaghan
93:
84:
79:
78:
75:elected members
72:
34:
29:
27:
17:
12:
11:
5:
9455:
9445:
9444:
9439:
9434:
9429:
9424:
9419:
9414:
9409:
9392:
9391:
9389:
9388:
9377:
9376:
9368:
9359:
9356:
9355:
9353:
9352:
9347:
9342:
9337:
9332:
9327:
9321:
9319:
9315:
9314:
9312:
9311:
9302:
9300:
9296:
9295:
9293:
9292:
9286:
9280:
9273:
9271:
9267:
9266:
9264:
9263:
9258:
9253:
9247:
9245:
9244:Constituencies
9241:
9240:
9238:
9237:
9232:
9227:
9221:
9219:
9215:
9214:
9212:
9211:
9206:
9200:
9198:
9194:
9193:
9191:
9190:
9184:
9182:
9178:
9177:
9168:
9166:
9164:
9163:
9157:
9155:
9151:
9150:
9143:
9142:
9135:
9128:
9120:
9111:
9110:
9108:
9107:
9095:
9094:
9086:
9077:
9074:
9073:
9071:
9070:
9065:
9060:
9055:
9049:
9047:
9043:
9042:
9039:
9038:
9036:
9035:
9029:
9027:
9023:
9022:
9020:
9019:
9014:
9009:
9003:
9001:
8997:
8996:
8994:
8993:
8985:
8976:
8974:
8970:
8969:
8967:
8966:
8958:
8950:
8942:
8941:(2011 episode)
8934:
8926:
8918:
8910:
8902:
8894:
8886:
8885:(2002 TV film)
8878:
8870:
8862:
8854:
8850:Spitting Image
8846:
8845:(1982 TV play)
8837:
8835:
8826:
8820:
8819:
8817:
8816:
8809:
8806:Alfred Roberts
8803:
8800:Carol Thatcher
8797:
8791:
8790:
8789:
8781:Denis Thatcher
8777:
8775:
8771:
8770:
8768:
8767:
8759:
8751:
8742:
8740:
8734:
8733:
8731:
8730:
8725:
8720:
8714:
8712:
8706:
8705:
8703:
8702:
8697:
8692:
8686:
8684:
8678:
8677:
8674:
8673:
8671:
8670:
8665:
8660:
8654:
8649:
8648:
8647:
8645:Poll tax riots
8637:
8632:
8626:
8621:
8616:
8610:
8608:
8600:
8599:
8597:
8596:
8591:
8586:
8580:
8579:
8578:
8568:
8562:
8557:
8552:
8551:
8550:
8539:
8533:
8527:
8525:
8517:
8516:
8514:
8513:
8508:
8507:
8506:
8501:
8496:
8485:
8480:
8475:
8474:
8473:
8463:
8458:
8453:
8447:
8445:
8434:
8433:
8432:
8431:
8426:
8416:
8415:
8414:
8412:wets and dries
8403:
8401:
8395:
8394:
8392:
8391:
8386:
8381:
8376:
8370:
8368:
8364:
8363:
8356:
8354:
8352:
8351:
8346:
8341:
8339:Shadow Cabinet
8336:
8333:Circular 10/70
8330:
8324:
8322:
8318:
8317:
8315:
8314:
8305:
8297:
8288:
8285:
8284:
8277:
8276:
8269:
8262:
8254:
8245:
8244:
8242:
8241:
8236:
8231:
8226:
8221:
8215:
8211:
8208:
8207:
8205:
8204:
8199:
8194:
8188:
8186:
8180:
8179:
8177:
8176:
8171:
8166:
8161:
8156:
8151:
8146:
8141:
8136:
8130:
8128:
8122:
8121:
8119:
8118:
8111:
8106:
8101:
8096:
8091:
8086:
8081:
8076:
8071:
8066:
8061:
8056:
8051:
8046:
8041:
8036:
8031:
8026:
8021:
8016:
8011:
8006:
8001:
7996:
7991:
7986:
7981:
7976:
7971:
7966:
7961:
7956:
7951:
7946:
7941:
7936:
7931:
7926:
7921:
7916:
7911:
7906:
7901:
7896:
7891:
7886:
7881:
7876:
7871:
7866:
7861:
7856:
7851:
7846:
7841:
7836:
7831:
7826:
7821:
7816:
7811:
7806:
7801:
7796:
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7766:
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7756:
7751:
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7711:
7706:
7701:
7696:
7691:
7686:
7681:
7676:
7671:
7666:
7661:
7656:
7651:
7646:
7641:
7636:
7631:
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7621:
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7611:
7606:
7601:
7596:
7591:
7586:
7581:
7576:
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7566:
7561:
7556:
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7536:
7531:
7526:
7521:
7516:
7511:
7506:
7501:
7496:
7490:
7488:
7482:
7481:
7479:
7478:
7471:
7466:
7461:
7456:
7451:
7446:
7441:
7436:
7431:
7426:
7421:
7416:
7411:
7406:
7401:
7396:
7391:
7386:
7381:
7376:
7371:
7366:
7361:
7356:
7351:
7346:
7341:
7336:
7331:
7326:
7321:
7316:
7311:
7306:
7301:
7296:
7291:
7286:
7281:
7276:
7271:
7266:
7261:
7256:
7251:
7246:
7241:
7236:
7231:
7226:
7221:
7216:
7211:
7206:
7201:
7196:
7191:
7186:
7180:
7178:
7172:
7171:
7152:
7151:
7144:
7137:
7129:
7120:
7119:
7114:
7111:
7110:
7108:
7107:
7102:
7097:
7092:
7087:
7082:
7077:
7072:
7066:
7064:
7060:
7059:
7057:
7056:
7051:
7046:
7041:
7035:
7033:
7029:
7028:
7026:
7025:
7015:
7005:
6995:
6985:
6975:
6965:
6955:
6945:
6935:
6924:
6922:
6913:
6912:
6910:
6909:
6898:
6887:prime minister
6882:
6879:
6878:
6876:
6875:
6870:
6869:
6868:
6863:
6852:
6849:
6848:
6841:
6840:
6833:
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6818:
6812:
6811:
6803:
6795:
6787:
6784:
6783:
6782:
6768:
6767:External links
6765:
6764:
6763:
6750:
6738:
6707:
6700:Jenkins, Peter
6696:
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6675:
6668:Campbell, John
6664:
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6575:Vinen, Richard
6571:
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6408:Campbell, John
6404:
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6331:(3): 533–549.
6317:
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6308:
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6285:
6283:, p. 166.
6273:
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6169:, p. 343.
6159:
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6109:
6107:, p. 432.
6097:
6079:
6077:, p. 131.
6067:
6040:
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5998:
5988:on 25 May 1998
5969:
5967:, p. 293.
5957:
5947:, 5 April 2005
5932:
5915:
5913:, p. 460.
5899:
5898:
5896:
5893:
5890:
5889:
5873:
5848:
5835:
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5832:
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5828:
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5822:
5817:
5812:
5807:
5800:
5797:
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5788:
5786:
5784:Peter Robinson
5781:
5776:
5774:
5769:
5764:
5759:
5756:
5755:
5750:
5748:
5746:George Foulkes
5743:
5738:
5733:Leader of the
5731:
5729:South Ayrshire
5726:
5721:
5716:
5713:
5712:
5707:
5705:
5700:
5695:
5688:
5683:
5678:
5673:
5670:
5669:
5664:
5662:
5657:
5652:
5646:
5644:North Cornwall
5641:
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5395:
5390:
5388:
5386:Martin O'Neill
5383:
5378:
5376:
5371:
5365:
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5244:Margaret Ewing
5240:
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5027:
5022:
5020:
5015:
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4991:
4989:
4984:
4978:
4977:
4972:
4970:
4965:
4960:
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4953:
4947:
4946:
4941:
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4934:
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4927:
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4910:
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4903:
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6993:
6992:Gwynfor Evans
6989:
6986:
6983:
6982:William Wolfe
6979:
6976:
6973:
6969:
6966:
6963:
6959:
6956:
6953:
6949:
6946:
6943:
6939:
6936:
6933:
6929:
6926:
6925:
6923:
6921:
6914:
6907:
6903:
6899:
6896:
6892:
6888:
6884:
6883:
6880:
6874:
6871:
6867:
6864:
6862:
6859:
6858:
6857:
6854:
6853:
6850:
6846:
6839:
6834:
6832:
6827:
6825:
6820:
6819:
6816:
6809:
6808:
6804:
6801:
6800:
6796:
6793:
6790:
6789:
6781:
6777:
6774:
6771:
6770:
6761:, p. 393
6760:
6756:
6753:Särlvik, Bo;
6751:
6749:
6745:, p. 345
6744:
6739:
6736:
6732:
6728:
6724:
6720:
6716:
6712:
6708:
6705:
6701:
6697:
6694:
6692:0-900178-30-2
6688:
6684:
6680:
6679:Craig, F.W.S.
6676:
6673:
6669:
6665:
6660:
6656:
6652:
6651:
6641:
6635:
6632:, Pan Books,
6631:
6630:
6625:
6621:
6618:
6612:
6609:, Routledge,
6608:
6607:
6602:
6598:
6594:
6588:
6583:
6582:
6576:
6572:
6568:
6562:
6558:
6553:
6547:
6543:
6539:
6535:
6531:
6526:
6523:
6517:
6514:, Routledge,
6513:
6512:
6507:
6502:
6498:
6492:
6487:
6486:
6480:
6476:
6472:
6466:
6461:
6460:
6453:
6450:
6444:
6440:
6439:
6434:
6430:
6427:
6421:
6417:
6416:Jonathan Cape
6413:
6409:
6405:
6403:
6399:
6393:
6389:
6385:
6381:
6380:Butler, David
6377:
6374:
6368:
6364:
6360:
6359:
6354:
6353:Beckett, Andy
6350:
6346:
6342:
6338:
6334:
6330:
6326:
6325:
6319:
6318:
6303:
6295:
6289:
6282:
6277:
6269:
6263:
6256:
6251:
6244:
6243:Hansen (2000)
6239:
6232:
6228:
6223:
6216:
6211:
6205:, p. 13.
6204:
6199:
6192:
6187:
6181:, p. 54.
6180:
6175:
6168:
6163:
6147:
6143:
6136:
6121:
6120:
6113:
6106:
6105:Campbell 2000
6101:
6093:
6089:
6083:
6076:
6071:
6055:
6051:
6044:
6028:
6024:
6017:
6010:
6005:
6003:
5987:
5983:
5979:
5973:
5966:
5961:
5946:
5942:
5936:
5930:
5926:
5919:
5912:
5907:
5905:
5900:
5886:
5882:
5877:
5870:
5866:
5862:
5858:
5852:
5843:
5841:
5836:
5826:
5823:
5821:
5818:
5816:
5813:
5811:
5808:
5806:
5803:
5802:
5792:
5789:
5787:
5785:
5782:
5780:
5777:
5775:
5773:
5770:
5768:
5767:William Craig
5765:
5763:
5757:
5754:
5751:
5749:
5747:
5744:
5742:
5739:
5736:
5732:
5730:
5727:
5725:
5722:
5720:
5714:
5711:
5708:
5706:
5704:
5701:
5699:
5696:
5693:
5690:President of
5689:
5687:
5684:
5682:
5681:Gwynfor Evans
5679:
5677:
5671:
5668:
5665:
5663:
5661:
5658:
5656:
5653:
5650:
5647:
5645:
5642:
5640:
5637:
5636:
5633:
5630:
5628:
5626:
5623:
5621:
5618:
5616:
5614:
5611:
5609:
5606:
5605:
5602:
5599:
5597:
5595:
5592:
5590:
5587:
5584:
5581:
5579:
5576:
5574:
5573:Jeremy Thorpe
5571:
5569:
5563:
5560:
5557:
5555:
5553:
5552:David Winnick
5550:
5548:
5545:
5543:
5541:
5540:Walsall North
5538:
5536:
5535:Robin Hodgson
5533:
5532:
5529:
5526:
5524:
5522:
5519:
5517:
5514:
5512:
5510:
5507:
5505:
5502:
5501:
5498:
5495:
5493:
5491:
5488:
5486:
5483:
5481:
5479:
5476:
5474:
5471:
5470:
5467:
5464:
5462:
5460:
5457:
5455:
5452:
5450:
5448:
5445:
5443:
5442:Andrew MacKay
5440:
5439:
5436:
5433:
5431:
5429:
5426:
5424:
5421:
5418:
5415:
5413:
5410:
5408:
5405:
5403:
5397:
5394:
5391:
5389:
5387:
5384:
5382:
5379:
5377:
5375:
5372:
5370:
5367:
5366:
5363:
5360:
5358:
5356:
5353:
5351:
5348:
5346:
5344:
5341:
5339:
5336:
5335:
5332:
5329:
5327:
5325:
5322:
5320:
5317:
5314:
5312:
5309:
5307:
5304:
5303:
5300:
5297:
5295:
5293:
5290:
5288:
5285:
5283:
5281:
5278:
5276:
5273:
5272:
5269:
5266:
5264:
5262:
5259:
5257:
5254:
5252:
5250:
5247:
5245:
5242:
5241:
5238:
5235:
5233:
5231:
5228:
5226:
5223:
5221:
5219:
5216:
5214:
5211:
5210:
5207:
5204:
5202:
5200:
5197:
5195:
5192:
5190:
5188:
5185:
5183:
5180:
5179:
5176:
5173:
5171:
5169:
5166:
5164:
5161:
5158:
5156:
5153:
5151:
5148:
5147:
5144:
5141:
5139:
5137:
5134:
5132:
5129:
5126:
5124:
5121:
5119:
5116:
5114:
5108:
5105:
5102:
5100:
5098:
5095:
5093:
5090:
5087:
5083:
5081:
5078:
5076:
5075:Gerald Fowler
5073:
5072:
5069:
5066:
5064:
5062:
5059:
5057:
5054:
5052:
5050:
5047:
5045:
5044:Helene Hayman
5042:
5041:
5038:
5035:
5033:
5031:
5028:
5026:
5023:
5021:
5019:
5016:
5014:
5011:
5010:
5007:
5004:
5002:
5000:
4997:
4995:
4992:
4990:
4988:
4985:
4983:
4980:
4979:
4976:
4973:
4971:
4969:
4966:
4964:
4961:
4959:
4957:
4954:
4952:
4951:William Price
4949:
4948:
4945:
4942:
4940:
4938:
4935:
4933:
4930:
4928:
4926:
4923:
4921:
4920:Michael Noble
4918:
4917:
4914:
4911:
4909:
4907:
4904:
4902:
4899:
4897:
4895:
4892:
4890:
4887:
4886:
4883:
4880:
4878:
4876:
4873:
4871:
4868:
4865:
4862:
4860:
4857:
4855:
4852:
4851:
4848:
4845:
4843:
4841:
4840:Robert Atkins
4838:
4836:
4833:
4831:
4829:
4828:Preston North
4826:
4824:
4823:Ronald Atkins
4821:
4820:
4817:
4814:
4812:
4810:
4807:
4805:
4802:
4799:
4796:
4794:
4791:
4789:
4786:
4785:
4782:
4779:
4777:
4775:
4772:
4770:
4767:
4765:
4763:
4760:
4758:
4755:
4754:
4751:
4748:
4746:
4744:
4741:
4739:
4736:
4734:
4732:
4729:
4727:
4726:Arthur Latham
4724:
4723:
4720:
4717:
4715:
4713:
4710:
4708:
4705:
4702:
4699:
4697:
4694:
4692:
4689:
4688:
4685:
4682:
4680:
4678:
4677:Antony Marlow
4675:
4673:
4670:
4668:
4666:
4663:
4661:
4658:
4657:
4654:
4651:
4649:
4647:
4644:
4642:
4639:
4636:
4633:
4631:
4628:
4626:
4625:Edward Bishop
4623:
4622:
4619:
4616:
4614:
4612:
4609:
4607:
4604:
4602:
4600:
4597:
4595:
4592:
4591:
4588:
4585:
4583:
4581:
4578:
4576:
4573:
4570:
4567:
4565:
4562:
4560:
4557:
4556:
4553:
4550:
4548:
4546:
4543:
4541:
4538:
4536:
4534:
4531:
4529:
4526:
4525:
4522:
4519:
4517:
4515:
4514:John Carlisle
4512:
4510:
4507:
4505:
4503:
4500:
4498:
4495:
4494:
4491:
4488:
4486:
4484:
4483:Graham Bright
4481:
4479:
4476:
4474:
4472:
4469:
4467:
4464:
4463:
4460:
4457:
4455:
4453:
4450:
4448:
4445:
4443:
4441:
4438:
4436:
4435:Edward Loyden
4433:
4432:
4429:
4426:
4424:
4422:
4419:
4417:
4414:
4411:
4407:
4404:
4402:
4399:
4397:
4394:
4393:
4390:
4387:
4385:
4383:
4380:
4378:
4375:
4373:
4371:
4368:
4366:
4365:Bruce Grocott
4363:
4362:
4359:
4356:
4354:
4352:
4349:
4347:
4344:
4342:
4340:
4337:
4335:
4332:
4331:
4328:
4325:
4323:
4321:
4318:
4316:
4313:
4311:
4309:
4306:
4304:
4301:
4300:
4297:
4294:
4292:
4290:
4287:
4285:
4282:
4279:
4276:
4274:
4271:
4269:
4266:
4265:
4262:
4259:
4257:
4255:
4252:
4250:
4247:
4245:
4243:
4240:
4238:
4235:
4234:
4231:
4228:
4226:
4224:
4221:
4219:
4216:
4214:
4212:
4209:
4207:
4206:Robin Corbett
4204:
4203:
4200:
4197:
4195:
4193:
4190:
4188:
4185:
4183:
4181:
4178:
4176:
4173:
4172:
4169:
4166:
4164:
4162:
4159:
4157:
4154:
4152:
4150:
4147:
4145:
4142:
4141:
4138:
4135:
4133:
4131:
4128:
4126:
4123:
4121:
4119:
4118:Enfield North
4116:
4114:
4111:
4110:
4107:
4104:
4102:
4100:
4097:
4095:
4092:
4090:
4088:
4085:
4083:
4080:
4079:
4076:
4073:
4071:
4069:
4066:
4064:
4061:
4059:
4057:
4054:
4052:
4051:Sydney Irving
4049:
4048:
4045:
4042:
4040:
4038:
4035:
4033:
4030:
4028:
4026:
4023:
4021:
4018:
4017:
4014:
4011:
4009:
4007:
4004:
4002:
3999:
3997:
3995:
3992:
3990:
3987:
3986:
3983:
3980:
3978:
3976:
3973:
3971:
3968:
3966:
3964:
3961:
3959:
3958:Ronald Thomas
3956:
3955:
3952:
3949:
3947:
3945:
3944:Michael Brown
3942:
3940:
3937:
3935:
3933:
3930:
3928:
3925:
3924:
3921:
3918:
3916:
3914:
3911:
3909:
3906:
3904:
3902:
3899:
3897:
3894:
3893:
3890:
3887:
3885:
3883:
3880:
3878:
3875:
3873:
3869:
3867:
3864:
3862:
3859:
3858:
3855:
3852:
3850:
3848:
3845:
3843:
3840:
3838:
3836:
3833:
3831:
3830:Tom Litterick
3828:
3827:
3824:
3821:
3819:
3817:
3814:
3812:
3809:
3806:
3802:
3800:
3797:
3795:
3792:
3791:
3788:
3785:
3783:
3781:
3778:
3776:
3773:
3771:
3769:
3766:
3764:
3761:
3760:
3757:
3754:
3752:
3750:
3747:
3745:
3742:
3740:
3738:
3735:
3733:
3730:
3729:
3726:
3723:
3721:
3719:
3716:
3714:
3711:
3709:
3707:
3704:
3702:
3699:
3698:
3695:
3692:
3690:
3688:
3685:
3683:
3680:
3678:
3676:
3673:
3671:
3668:
3666:
3660:
3653:
3651:Year elected
3650:
3647:
3645:Constituency
3644:
3641:
3637:
3624:
3617:
3595:
3591:
3582:
3578:
3569:
3565:
3556:
3554:
3550:
3545:
3542:
3537:
3532:
3531:
3526:Seats summary
3507:
3503:
3494:
3490:
3481:
3477:
3468:
3464:
3455:
3453:
3449:
3444:
3441:
3436:
3431:
3430:
3425:Votes summary
3417:
3414:
3413:
3409:
3406:
3405:
3402:
3399:
3397:
3394:
3393:
3382:
3379:
3376:
3374:
3371:
3368:
3365:
3362:
3359:
3357:
3354:
3352:
3349:
3347:
3344:
3341:
3340:
3336:
3333:
3330:
3328:
3325:
3322:
3319:
3316:
3313:
3311:
3308:
3306:
3305:Auberon Waugh
3303:
3300:
3297:
3296:
3292:
3289:
3286:
3284:
3281:
3278:
3275:
3272:
3269:
3267:
3264:
3262:
3259:
3257:
3254:
3251:
3250:
3246:
3243:
3240:
3238:
3235:
3232:
3229:
3226:
3223:
3221:
3218:
3215:
3213:
3210:
3207:
3206:
3203:
3200:
3197:
3194:
3192:
3189:
3186:
3183:
3180:
3177:
3175:
3172:
3170:
3169:James Whetter
3167:
3165:
3162:
3159:
3158:
3154:
3151:
3148:
3146:
3143:
3140:
3137:
3134:
3131:
3128:
3125:
3123:
3120:
3117:
3116:
3112:
3109:
3106:
3104:
3101:
3098:
3095:
3092:
3089:
3086:
3083:
3081:
3078:
3075:
3074:
3070:
3067:
3064:
3062:
3059:
3056:
3053:
3050:
3047:
3044:
3041:
3039:
3036:
3033:
3032:
3028:
3025:
3022:
3020:
3017:
3014:
3011:
3008:
3005:
3002:
2999:
2997:
2994:
2991:
2990:
2986:
2983:
2980:
2978:
2975:
2972:
2969:
2966:
2963:
2960:
2958:Royston Bull
2957:
2955:
2952:
2949:
2948:
2944:
2941:
2938:
2936:
2933:
2930:
2927:
2924:
2921:
2918:
2916:
2913:
2910:
2907:
2906:
2902:
2899:
2896:
2894:
2891:
2888:
2885:
2882:
2879:
2876:
2874:
2871:
2869:
2866:
2863:
2862:
2859:
2856:
2853:
2850:
2848:
2845:
2842:
2839:
2836:
2833:
2830:
2827:
2825:
2822:
2819:
2818:
2815:
2812:
2809:
2806:
2804:
2801:
2798:
2795:
2792:
2789:
2786:
2784:
2781:
2778:
2775:
2774:
2771:
2768:
2765:
2762:
2760:
2757:
2754:
2751:
2748:
2745:
2743:
2740:
2738:
2735:
2733:
2732:United Labour
2730:
2727:
2726:
2723:
2720:
2717:
2714:
2712:
2709:
2706:
2703:
2700:
2697:
2694:
2692:
2689:
2687:
2684:
2681:
2680:
2677:
2674:
2671:
2668:
2666:
2663:
2660:
2657:
2654:
2651:
2648:
2646:
2643:
2641:
2638:
2635:
2634:
2630:
2627:
2624:
2622:
2619:
2616:
2613:
2610:
2607:
2604:
2602:
2599:
2597:
2594:
2591:
2590:
2586:
2583:
2580:
2578:
2575:
2572:
2569:
2566:
2563:
2560:
2558:
2555:
2553:
2552:Mebyon Kernow
2550:
2547:
2546:
2542:
2539:
2536:
2534:
2531:
2528:
2525:
2522:
2519:
2516:
2514:
2511:
2509:
2506:
2503:
2502:
2498:
2495:
2492:
2490:
2487:
2484:
2481:
2478:
2475:
2472:
2470:
2467:
2465:
2462:
2459:
2458:
2454:
2451:
2448:
2446:
2443:
2440:
2437:
2434:
2431:
2428:
2426:
2423:
2421:
2418:
2415:
2414:
2411:
2408:
2405:
2402:
2400:
2397:
2394:
2391:
2388:
2385:
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9310:(Play, 2013)
9307:The Audience
9305:
9291:(son-in-law)
9283:Margaret Jay
9187:
9088:
9081:
9068:Thatchergate
8989:The Audience
8987:
8984:(2010, 2013)
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8604:3rd ministry
8521:2nd ministry
8441:1st ministry
8429:2nd–3rd term
8379:Conservatism
8113:
7473:
7413:
7012:Ernest Baird
6928:Conservative
6906:Conservative
6844:
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6721:(1): 37–57,
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6231:Vinen (2009)
6222:
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6191:Witte (2014)
6186:
6179:Witte (2014)
6174:
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6150:. Retrieved
6145:
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5986:the original
5981:
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5949:, retrieved
5944:
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5918:
5911:Beckett 2009
5876:
5851:
5772:Belfast East
5737:(1976–1979)
5703:Roger Thomas
5694:(1945–1981)
5667:Conservative
5651:(1976–1979)
5632:Conservative
5608:Emlyn Hooson
5601:Conservative
5594:Tony Speller
5585:(1967–1976)
5521:Frank Haynes
5473:Richard Page
5419:(1976–1979)
5407:Teddy Taylor
5402:Conservative
5362:Conservative
5331:Conservative
5324:Alex Pollock
5306:Winnie Ewing
5299:Conservative
5237:Conservative
5206:Conservative
5175:Conservative
5168:Peter Fraser
5150:Andrew Welsh
5143:Conservative
5104:Conservative
5088:(1974–1976)
5068:Conservative
5037:Conservative
5006:Conservative
4975:Conservative
4944:Conservative
4913:Conservative
4906:Peggy Fenner
4882:Conservative
4875:David Mellor
4866:(1974–1979)
4854:Hugh Jenkins
4847:Conservative
4816:Conservative
4800:(1977–1979)
4781:Conservative
4762:Peterborough
4757:Michael Ward
4750:Conservative
4743:John Wheeler
4719:Conservative
4703:(1976–1979)
4684:Conservative
4653:Conservative
4637:(1974–1979)
4618:Conservative
4587:Conservative
4571:(1976–1979)
4552:Conservative
4533:Loughborough
4521:Conservative
4490:Conservative
4459:Conservative
4428:Conservative
4412:(1976–1979)
4389:Conservative
4358:Conservative
4327:Conservative
4308:Ilford South
4296:Conservative
4280:(1976–1979)
4261:Conservative
4254:Robin Squire
4230:Conservative
4199:Conservative
4175:John Ovenden
4168:Conservative
4161:Paul Marland
4137:Conservative
4113:Bryan Davies
4106:Conservative
4087:Ealing North
4075:Conservative
4044:Conservative
4037:John Butcher
4013:Conservative
3982:Conservative
3951:Conservative
3920:Conservative
3889:Conservative
3854:Conservative
3823:Conservative
3807:(1977–1979)
3787:Conservative
3780:Sheila Faith
3756:Conservative
3749:Barry Porter
3732:Alfred Bates
3725:Conservative
3701:Eric Moonman
3694:Conservative
3654:Defeated by
3553:Conservative
3552:
3452:Conservative
3451:
3438:Popular vote
3400:
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3216:Donald Kean
3201:
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2012:
1949:
1917:Ernest Baird
1892:
1806:
1674:
1655:John Tyndall
1433:Conservative
1431:
1354:
1327:
1311: Labour
1253:
1176:Chris Patten
1173:
1148:
1136:
1133:
1101:
1098:Right to Buy
1070:Reg Prentice
1065:
1055:
1052:Timothy Bell
1048:Gordon Reece
1044:
1032:
1005:
1003:
991:
972:
953:Brian Walden
946:
938:
931:
904:
900:Edward Heath
890:
862:
858:Lib–Lab pact
856:through the
843:
808:Friday 4 May
803:Polling day
763:
712:
651:
643:Jimmy Carter
636:
628:Rick Wakeman
624:David Butler
608:Michael Foot
589:
569:trade unions
558:
546:
534:
511:
507:Edward Heath
499:October 1974
496:
489:
466:
453:
451:
440:Conservative
434:
430:
419:
412:
328:
312:
267:
217:5 April 1976
192:Conservative
137:Third party
131:First party
49:
18:
9340:1979 budget
9154:Premiership
9053:Blatcherism
8965:(2024 film)
8949:(2011 film)
8933:(2011 film)
8917:(2009 film)
8909:(2008 film)
8877:(2002 play)
8869:(1991 film)
8606:(1987–1990)
8523:(1983–1987)
8443:(1979–1983)
8399:Premiership
8384:Free market
8374:Thatcherism
8312:(1959–1992)
8303:(1975–1990)
8295:(1979–1990)
8184:Referendums
7167:referendums
7105:Thatcherism
6988:Plaid Cymru
6972:Ian Paisley
6952:David Steel
6856:MPs elected
6755:Crewe, Ivor
6624:Young, Hugo
6227:Ward (2004)
6152:11 December
6148:. p. 1
6056:. p. 1
6029:. p. 1
5724:Jim Sillars
5692:Plaid Cymru
5676:Plaid Cymru
5660:Gerry Neale
5639:John Pardoe
5578:North Devon
5459:Terry Davis
5428:John Maxton
5369:George Reid
5355:Bill Walker
5261:Norman Hogg
5230:David Myles
5213:Hamish Watt
5199:John Mackay
5187:Argyllshire
5155:South Angus
4982:Bryan Gould
4889:Robert Bean
4712:John Patten
4382:John Heddle
4320:Neil Thorne
4303:Arnold Shaw
4289:Bowen Wells
4192:Tim Brinton
4020:Audrey Wise
3882:David Bevan
3861:Syd Tierney
3410:31,221,362
2996:New Britain
2243:Jim Sillars
2150:Independent
1831:Ian Paisley
1694:Plaid Cymru
1525:David Steel
1508:11,532,218
1466:13,697,923
1423:Net %
1414:% of total
1385:Candidates
1361:North Devon
1184:Angus Maude
1180:Adam Ridley
1160:Thatcherism
1139:immigration
981:David Steel
906:David Steel
585:David Steel
458:635 members
325:Percentage
317:11,532,218
244:and Peebles
222:7 July 1976
182:David Steel
9401:Categories
9285:(daughter)
9090:John Major
8981:Handbagged
8834:television
8802:(daughter)
8783:(husband)
8471:Gang of 25
7409:1974 (Oct)
7404:1974 (Feb)
7324:1910 (Dec)
7319:1910 (Jan)
7002:Gerry Fitt
6962:Harry West
6885:Incumbent
6786:Manifestos
6601:Witte, Rob
6414:, London:
6075:Young 1990
6009:Caryl 2014
5895:References
5686:Carmarthen
5478:Workington
5218:Banffshire
5080:The Wrekin
5013:Max Madden
4999:James Hill
4968:Jim Pawsey
4925:Rossendale
4788:Frank Judd
4731:Paddington
4691:Evan Luard
4594:Doug Hoyle
4580:Iain Mills
4502:Luton West
4471:Luton East
4242:Hornchurch
3927:John Ellis
3913:Tom Hooson
3670:Geoff Edge
3038:Fellowship
1743:Gerry Fitt
1611:Harry West
1552:4,313,804
1168:bipartisan
1125:Les Dawson
1121:Eric Sykes
1113:Molly Weir
1062:Larry Lamb
1042:" poster.
934:income tax
840:Background
823:assembles
654:John Major
320:4,313,804
313:13,697,923
50:3 May 1979
9289:Peter Jay
9197:Referenda
9161:1976–1979
9026:Paintings
8954:The Crown
8922:The Queen
8787:baronetcy
8548:CCSU case
8494:"Rejoice"
8407:Ministers
7163:Elections
6735:153934506
6345:144867334
5504:Tim Smith
4339:Kingswood
4180:Gravesend
4130:Tim Eggar
4006:Den Dover
3084:Tom Keen
2513:Alan Carr
2508:NI Labour
2194:Communist
1408:Unseated
1152:pandering
630:'s song "
616:Robin Day
565:inflation
471:, led by
87:635 seats
9386:Category
9105:Category
8914:Margaret
8832:Film and
8815:" (1989)
8808:(father)
8657:Gulf War
8424:1st term
8419:Cold War
8367:Ideology
8310:Finchley
8229:Scotland
8214:See also
7063:See also
7049:Scotland
6861:Scotland
6776:Archived
6757:(1983),
6702:(1989),
6681:(1989),
6670:(2008),
6626:(1990),
6603:(2014),
6577:(2009).
6508:(2004),
6481:(2000).
6435:(2014),
6410:(2000),
6386:(1980),
6355:(2009),
5945:BBC News
5799:See also
5509:Ashfield
5292:Ian Lang
5280:Galloway
4611:John Lee
4068:Bob Dunn
4056:Dartford
3706:Basildon
3415:Turnout
1782:Alliance
1770:126,325
1726:132,544
1682:191,719
1638:254,578
1594:504,259
1402:Elected
1330:majority
928:Campaign
760:Timeline
660:seat in
598:, which
526:Scottish
518:Liberals
232:Finchley
45:Oct 1974
9375: →
9362:←
9093: →
9080:←
9063:Honours
9046:Related
9000:Statues
8544:(1984)
8490:(1982)
8308:MP for
8219:England
7039:England
6948:Liberal
6314:Sources
5929:YouTube
5568:Liberal
5018:Sowerby
4564:Meriden
4408:at the
4401:Lincoln
3994:Chorley
3597:
3584:
3580:Liberal
3571:
3558:
3509:
3496:
3483:
3479:Liberal
3470:
3457:
3342:
3298:
3252:
3208:
3160:
3118:
3076:
3034:
2992:
2950:
2908:
2864:
2820:
2776:
2728:
2682:
2636:
2592:
2548:
2504:
2460:
2416:
2406:10,785
2368:
2360:12,098
2324:
2316:12,631
2280:
2270:13,737
2234:
2226:16,858
2190:
2182:19,531
2146:
2138:22,398
2098:
2088:23,086
2048:
2040:26,058
2004:
1996:36,989
1956:
1946:39,856
1908:
1900:39,918
1868:Ecology
1864:
1856:70,795
1822:
1814:82,892
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1734:
1690:
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1602:
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1474:
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9270:Family
9103:
8992:(2013)
8962:Reagan
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8766:(2003)
8659:(1990)
8631:(1988)
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8567:(1985)
8538:(1984)
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6938:Labour
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6733:
6689:
6636:
6613:
6589:
6563:
6518:
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6422:
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6394:
6369:
6343:
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6060:3 July
6033:3 July
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5710:Labour
5559:Labour
5528:Labour
5497:Labour
5466:Labour
5435:Labour
5393:Labour
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3665:Labour
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3639:Party
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3562:53.39%
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3474:36.94%
3466:Labour
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2900:1,023
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2766:1,895
2718:2,834
2672:3,090
2628:3,785
2584:4,164
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1309:
1303:
988:Labour
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6341:S2CID
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4956:Rugby
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2631:−0.1
2455:−0.1
2319:+0.1
2185:+0.1
2141:−0.1
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1903:+0.1
1859:−0.1
1850:0.47
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1773:−0.2
1764:0.16
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1597:−1.3
1588:0.31
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1549:13.8
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1502:42.4
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329:43.9%
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8728:1987
8723:1983
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8695:1989
8690:1975
8202:2016
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8049:2011
8044:2010
8039:2009
8034:2008
8029:2007
8024:2006
8019:2005
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8009:2003
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7999:2001
7994:2000
7989:1999
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7964:1994
7959:1993
7954:1992
7949:1991
7944:1990
7939:1989
7934:1988
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7919:1985
7914:1984
7909:1983
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7899:1981
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7854:1972
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7844:1970
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7834:1968
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7819:1965
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7809:1963
7804:1962
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7789:1959
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7754:1952
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7734:1948
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7709:1937
7704:1936
7699:1935
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2873:N/A
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2783:N/A
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