Six General Elections:1945

ByProfessor Vernon Bogdanor

Visiting Gresham Professor of Political History

General Election 1935

Seats Percentage Of Vote

Conservatives 432 54%Labour 154 38%Liberals 20 6%Others 9 2%Total 615 100%

General Election 1945

Seats Percentage of Vote

Labour 393 48%Conservatives 213 40%

Liberals 12 9%Others 22 3%Total 640 100%

Swing From Conservative to Labour of 14%