Principal Party Seats 1945-1992 Election Con. Lab. Lib. Majority 1945 189 396 25 Lab 146 1950 298 315 9 Lab 8 1951 320 296 6 Con 16 1955 344 277 6 Con 59 1959 365 258 6 Con 100 1964 303 317 9 Lab 5 1966 253 363 12 Lab 99 1970 330 287 6 Con 31 1974(Feb) 296 301 14 None 1974(Oct) 276 319 13 Lab 5 1979 339 268 11 Con 43 1983 397 209 23 Con 144 1987 376 229 22 Con 102 1992 336 270 20 Con 21 Party totals include associated minor parties where appropriate (e.g. Liberal/SDP Alliance).
Principal Party Votes 1945-1992 Election Con. Lab. Lib. 1945 9,988,306 11,995,152 2,248,226 1950 12,502,567 13,266,592 2,621,548 1951 13,717,538 13,948,605 730,556 1955 13,286,569 12,404,970 722,405 1959 13,749,830 12,215,538 1,638,571 1964 12,001,396 12,205,814 3,092,878 1966 11,418,413 13,056,659 2,327,470 1970 13,145,123 12,179,341 2,117,035 1974(Feb) 11,868,906 11,639,243 6,063,470 1974(Oct) 10,464,675 11,456,597 5,346,800 1979 13,697,753 11,506,741 4,305,324 1983 13,012,602 8,457,124 7,780,587 1987 13,760,525 10,029,944 7,341,152 1992 14,048,283 11,559,735 5,999,384 Note: Published totals vary slightly depending on the source. Party totals include associated minor parties where appropriate (e.g. Lib./SDP Alliance).