1997 United Kingdom general election

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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
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_United_Kingdom_general_election
gptkbp:notable_for Conservative Party's worst defeat since 1832
first general election in which Labour won a majority of seats in Scotland and Wales
end of 18 years of Conservative government
largest Labour majority in history
no Conservative MPs elected in Scotland or Wales
first general election in which the Liberal Democrats won more than 40 seats
first general election with Tony Blair as Labour leader
gptkbp:parliament gptkb:Fifty-Second_Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom
gptkbp:previousEdition gptkb:1992_United_Kingdom_general_election
gptkbp:primeMinister gptkb:Tony_Blair
gptkb:John_Major
gptkbp:resultedIn Labour landslide victory
gptkbp:seatingCapacity 659
gptkbp:voterTurnout 71.4%
gptkbp:winner gptkb:Labour_Party_(UK)
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Kingston_upon_Hull_East
gptkb:Kingston_upon_Hull_North
gptkb:Norwich_North
gptkb:Vauxhall_(UK_Parliament_constituency)
gptkb:Yvette_Cooper
gptkb:Northampton_North
gptkb:Bradford_West
gptkb:1992_United_Kingdom_general_election
gptkb:2001_United_Kingdom_general_election
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6
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