1964 United Kingdom general election
general election held on 15 October 1964 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The 1964 United Kingdom general election happened on 15 October 1964. This was five years after the previous election. It resulted in the Conservatives, led by the current Prime Minister Alec Douglas-Home losing. The Labour Party won the election. This meant Harold Wilson would become the new Prime Minister.[1] Labour got a overall majority of four seats.
Quick Facts All 630 seats in the House of Commons 316 seats needed for a majority, Turnout ...
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Turnout | 77.1%, 1.7% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The Labour Party got a lot more votes in Scotland than before. This was the start of them winning most seats in Scotland. They did this until Scottish National Party won more at the 2015 general election.