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The 1964 United Kingdom general election was held on Thursday 15 October 1964. It resulted in the Conservatives, led by incumbent Prime Minister Alec Douglas-Home, narrowly losing to the Labour Party, led by Harold Wilson; Labour secured a parliamentary majority of four seats and ended its thirteen years in opposition since the 1951 election.
I am back. with most of the coverage of the 1964 general election. which is the last one to be presented by Richard Dimbleby (8 more parts to come)
May 7, 2017 · Why did Labour win the 1964 general election? The 1964 labour victory over the Tories poses many questions to posterity. Harold Wilson’s Labour managed to closely defeat the Tories who dominated for 13 years prior.
Nov 4, 2015 · The United Kingdom general election of 1964 was won by the Labour Party with a majority of four seats. It was held on 15 October 1964, just over five years after the previous election, and...
By the time of the 1964 general election, the Conservative Party had been in power for 13 years. Since Prime Minister Harold Macmillan's election victory in 1959, Conservative fortunes had...
UK general election results 1832 - 2019. Years · General elections · Constituencies · Parties · Candidate names 1964 General Election - Elections. Voting: 15-10-1964. Elections • Parties. Aberavon; Aberdare; Aberdeen North; Aberdeen South; Abertillery; Abingdon; Accrington; Acton; Aldershot; Altrincham and Sale; Anglesey; Argyll ...
In the General Election of 1964 the Labour Party won 12,205,808 votes(44.1 per cent), the Conservative Party gained 12,002,0642 votes (43.4 per cent), the LiberalParty 3,099,283 votes (11.2 per cent) and the Communist Party 46,442 votes (0.2 per cent).
