Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:politics
|
| gptkbp:Conservative_Party_seats_won |
165
|
| gptkbp:Conservative_Party_vote_share |
30.7%
|
| gptkbp:country |
gptkb:United_Kingdom
|
| gptkbp:date |
1 May 1997
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
1997 UK general election
|
| gptkbp:Labour_Party_seats_won |
418
|
| gptkbp:Labour_Party_vote_share |
43.2%
|
| gptkbp:leader |
gptkb:Tony_Blair
gptkb:John_Major |
| gptkbp:Liberal_Democrats_leader |
gptkb:Paddy_Ashdown
|
| gptkbp:Liberal_Democrats_vote_share |
16.8%
|
| gptkbp:LiberalSeatsWon |
46
|
| gptkbp:losses |
gptkb:Conservative_Party_(UK)
|
| gptkbp:nextEdition |
gptkb:2001_UK_general_election
|
| gptkbp:notableAchievement |
End of 18 years of Conservative government
Labour landslide victory Conservative Party lost all seats in Scotland and Wales Conservative Party's worst defeat since 1832 First Labour government since 1979 First election with Labour's 'New Labour' branding First general election after 1995 boundary changes First general election with 659 constituencies Labour's largest ever number of seats Landslide majority of 179 for Labour Liberal Democrats gained 26 seats Michael Portillo lost seat (Enfield Southgate) Plaid Cymru won 4 seats Referendum Party contested Referendum Party won no seats Scottish National Party won 6 seats UK Independence Party contested UK Independence Party won no seats First time since 1859 Conservatives had no seats in Wales William Hague became Conservative leader after election Labour's highest ever share of seats in House of Commons Tony Blair became youngest Prime Minister since 1812 First time since 1929 Labour won a majority of seats in England First time since 1832 Conservatives had no seats in Scotland First time since 1906 Conservatives won less than 200 seats Notable defeat for many Conservative cabinet ministers |
| gptkbp:previousEdition |
gptkb:1992_UK_general_election
|
| gptkbp:primeMinister |
gptkb:Tony_Blair
gptkb:John_Major |
| gptkbp:seatingCapacity |
659
|
| gptkbp:voterTurnout |
71.4%
|
| gptkbp:winner |
gptkb:Labour_Party_(UK)
|
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Belfast_North
|
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
5
|