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United Kingdom 1929 general election

What was the result of the 1929 general election in the United Kingdom?

Labour Party won 287 of 615 seats with 37.0% of the vote.

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  • Final result
  • ParlGov, read 5 October 2026

Which party won the most seats?

Final results from ParlGov, read : Labour Party won 287 of 615 seats with 37.0% of the vote.

  • Conservative Party 260 38.2%
  • Labour Party 287 37.0%
  • Liberal Party 59 23.4%
  • Communist Party of Great Britain 0 0.2%
  • Nationalist Party 3 0.1%
  • Seats won
  • Share of the vote
308 of 615 seats make a majority

Key numbers

  1. 37.0%

    Share of the vote won by Labour Party

    Labour Party won 287 of 615 seats. A majority needs 308.

Seats and votes by party

PartySeats%Votes
Conservative Party26038.28,656,225
Labour Party28737.08,370,417
Liberal Party5923.45,308,738
Communist Party of Great Britain00.250,634
Nationalist Party30.124,177
Other parties (seats only)61.0
Votes by party
  • Conservative Party 8,656,225
  • Labour Party 8,370,417
  • Liberal Party 5,308,738
  • Communist Party of Great Britain 50,634
  • Nationalist Party 24,177
  • Other parties (seats only)

ParlGov lists parties with at least 1 percent of the vote or 2 seats, so the rows do not add up to the valid votes.

ParlGov marks results before 1945 as experimental: they may need revision, so we compare them with no other election.

How many people voted?

22,648,375 votes were valid.

How do the votes compare with the seats?

  • Labour Party37.0% of votes46.7% of seats
  • Conservative Party38.2% of votes42.3% of seats
  • Liberal Party23.4% of votes9.6% of seats
  • Nationalist Party0.1% of votes0.5% of seats
Each party's share of the vote (outlined) and of the seats (filled)

The Gallagher index of disproportionality is 12.3 (0 when seats follow votes exactly); the effective number of parties is 3.0 by votes and 2.5 by seats; Conservative Party led Labour Party by 1.3 points of the vote.

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