1997 UK General Election

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:election
gptkbp:constituency 659
gptkbp:date May 1, 1997
gptkbp:election gptkb:1992_UK_General_Election
gptkb:Scottish_Parliament
gptkb:Welsh_Assembly
2001 UK General Election
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 1997 UK General Election
gptkbp:location gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:major_issues gptkb:health_services
gptkb:Education
gptkb:economy
gptkb:crime
Taxation
gptkbp:notable_nominees gptkb:David_Davis
gptkb:Jo_Grimond
gptkb:Mark_Drakeford
gptkb:Michael_Foot
gptkb:Michael_Portillo
gptkb:Paddy_Ashdown
gptkb:Peter_Mandelson
gptkb:Tony_Blair
gptkb:Ed_Miliband
gptkb:Ed_Balls
gptkb:Tony_Benn
gptkb:Nick_Clegg
gptkb:Charles_Kennedy
gptkb:David_Miliband
gptkb:Gordon_Brown
gptkb:Iain_Duncan_Smith
gptkb:John_Prescott
gptkb:Ruth_Davidson
gptkb:David_Owen
gptkb:Vince_Cable
gptkb:Robin_Cook
gptkb:Angela_Rayner
gptkb:Carwyn_Jones
gptkb:Sadiq_Khan
gptkb:William_Hague
gptkb:David_Blunkett
gptkb:Nicola_Sturgeon
gptkb:Harriet_Harman
gptkb:Yvette_Cooper
gptkb:Clare_Short
gptkb:Leanne_Wood
gptkb:Kirsty_Williams
Lembit Öpik
Green Party leader
Plaid Cymru leader
gptkbp:number_of_seats_won_by_conservative 165
gptkbp:number_of_seats_won_by_labour 418
gptkbp:number_of_seats_won_by_liberal_democrats 46
gptkbp:political_party gptkb:Tony_Blair
gptkb:Conservative_Party
gptkb:William_Hague
gptkbp:result Labour Party victory
gptkbp:significance End of 18 years of Conservative government
gptkbp:slogan gptkb:New_Labour,_New_Life_for_Britain
gptkbp:voter_turnout 71.4%
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:D._U._P.
gptkb:Alastair_Campbell
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6