1979 United Kingdom general election in England
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The 1979 United Kingdom general election saw the Conservative Party win the most votes and seats in England.[1] They received 12.26 million English votes, a record at the time.[2]
References
- ^ "1979: Thatcher wins Tory landslide". 5 April 2005 – via news.bbc.co.uk.
- ^ Pilling, Sam; Cracknell, Richard (18 August 2021). "UK Election Statistics: 1918-2021: A Century of Elections" (PDF). House of Commons Library. pp. 20–21. Retrieved 11 September 2021.
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- MPs elected
- Scotland
- Wales
- Opinion polling
- Incumbent prime minister: James Callaghan (Labour)
- Appointed prime minister: Margaret Thatcher (Conservative)
the House of Commons
- Conservative (Margaret Thatcher)
- Labour (James Callaghan)
- Liberal (David Steel)
- Ulster Unionist Party (Harry West)
- Democratic Unionist Party (Ian Paisley)
- Scottish National Party (William Wolfe)
- Plaid Cymru (Gwynfor Evans)
- Social Democratic and Labour Party (Gerry Fitt)
- United Ulster Unionist Party (Ernest Baird)
- Ulster Popular Unionist Party (James Kilfedder)
- England
- Northern Ireland
- Scotland
- Wales