1955 United Kingdom general election

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/1955_United_Kingdom_general_election
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:politics
gptkbp:callsFor Anthony Eden
gptkbp:Conservative_Party_seats_won 345
gptkbp:Conservative_Party_vote_share 49.7%
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:date 26 May 1955
gptkbp:elects gptkb:House_of_Commons
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 1955 United Kingdom general election
gptkbp:Labour_Party_seats_won 277
gptkbp:Labour_Party_vote_share 46.4%
gptkbp:leader gptkb:Clement_Attlee
gptkb:Clement_Davies
Anthony Eden
gptkbp:Liberal_Party_vote_share 2.7%
gptkbp:LiberalSeatsWon 6
gptkbp:majoritySeats 316
gptkbp:nextEdition gptkb:1959_United_Kingdom_general_election
gptkbp:notable_for first general election after the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II
first general election with Anthony Eden as Conservative leader
last general election contested by Clement Attlee as Labour leader
gptkbp:opposedBy gptkb:Labour_Party
gptkbp:parliament gptkb:Third_Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom
gptkbp:previousEdition gptkb:1951_United_Kingdom_general_election
gptkbp:primeMinister gptkb:Sir_Anthony_Eden
gptkbp:seatingCapacity 630
gptkbp:thirdPlace gptkb:Liberal_Party
gptkbp:type parliamentary
gptkbp:voterTurnout 76.8%
gptkbp:winner gptkb:Conservative_Party
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Kingston_upon_Hull_East
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5