1997 United Kingdom general election

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gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:election
gptkbp:campaigns New Labour campaign
gptkbp:conservative_party_percentage_of_vote 30.7%
gptkbp:conservative_party_seats_won 165
gptkbp:constituency 659
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:date May 1, 1997
gptkbp:election gptkb:2001_United_Kingdom_general_election
gptkb:1992_United_Kingdom_general_election
First-past-the-post
gptkbp:green_party_percentage_of_vote 0.3%
gptkbp:green_party_seats_won gptkb:0
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 1997 United Kingdom general election
gptkbp:key_event Debate on environmental issues
Debate on taxation
Debate on social issues
Debate on foreign policy
Debate on welfare reform
Debate on immigration
Debate on constitutional issues
Debate on crime
Debate on education
Debate on health care
Debate on public services
Debate on public spending
Debate on the European Union
Debate on the economy
Debate on trade unions
gptkbp:labour_party_percentage_of_vote 43.2%
gptkbp:leadership gptkb:Tony_Blair
gptkbp:liberal_democrats_percentage_of_vote 16.8%
gptkbp:liberal_democrats_seats_won 46
gptkbp:major_issues gptkb:health_services
gptkb:Constitution
gptkb:economic_policies
Education reform
Social justice
gptkbp:plaid_cymru_percentage_of_vote 0.5%
gptkbp:plaid_cymru_seats_won gptkb:1
gptkbp:political_party gptkb:Green_Party
gptkb:John_Major
gptkb:Scottish_National_Party
gptkb:Liberal_Democrats
gptkb:Conservative_Party
gptkb:Labour_Party
gptkb:Plaid_Cymru
gptkbp:result Labour Party victory
gptkbp:scottish_national_party_percentage_of_vote 1.5%
gptkbp:scottish_national_party_seats_won gptkb:6
gptkbp:seating_capacity 418
gptkbp:significance End of 18 years of Conservative government
gptkbp:slogan Things Can Only Get Better
gptkbp:voter_turnout 71.3%
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:John_Major
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4