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United Kingdom 1950 general election

What was the result of the 1950 general election in the United Kingdom?

Labour Party won 315 of 625 seats with 46.1% of the vote.

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  • ParlGov, read 5 October 2026

Which party won the most seats?

Final results from ParlGov, read : Labour Party won 315 of 625 seats with 46.1% of the vote.

  • Labour Party 315 −78 seats 46.1% −1.9 points
  • Conservatives and National Liberals 0 43.4%
  • Liberal Party 9 −3 seats 9.1% +0.1 points
  • Communist Party of Great Britain 0 −2 seats 0.3% −0.1 points
  • Nationalist Party 2 0 seats 0.2% −0.2 points
  • Conservative Party 282 +85 seats
  • National Liberal Party 16 +5 seats
  • Seats won
  • Change on the previous election at the right
  • Share of the vote
  • Share at the previous election
  • Change in points at the right

Changes are against the United Kingdom 1945 general election, party by party.

313 of 625 seats make a majority

Key numbers

  1. 46.1%

    Share of the vote won by Labour Party

    Labour Party won 315 of 625 seats. A majority needs 313.

  2. +85 seats

    Seats gained by Conservative Party

    The largest gain in seats compared with 1945. Labour Party lost 78 seats.

Seats and votes by party

PartySeats± seats%± pointsVotes
Labour Party315−7846.1−1.913,266,176
Conservatives and National Liberals043.412,492,404
Liberal Party9−39.1+0.12,621,487
Communist Party of Great Britain0−20.3−0.191,765
Nationalist Party200.2−0.265,211
Conservative Party282+85
National Liberal Party16+5
Other parties (seats only)1−18

± is the change against the United Kingdom 1945 general election, party by party.

Votes by party
  • Labour Party 13,266,176
  • Conservatives and National Liberals 12,492,404
  • Liberal Party 2,621,487
  • Communist Party of Great Britain 91,765
  • Nationalist Party 65,211
  • Conservative Party
  • National Liberal Party
  • 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.

How many people voted?

28,771,124 votes were valid.

How do the votes compare with the seats?

  • Labour Party46.1% of votes50.4% of seats
  • Liberal Party9.1% of votes1.4% of seats
  • Nationalist Party0.2% of votes0.3% of seats
  • Conservatives and National Liberals43.4% of votes0.0% of seats
Each party's share of the vote (outlined) and of the seats (filled)

The Gallagher index of disproportionality is 44.7 (0 when seats follow votes exactly); the effective number of parties is 2.4 by votes and 2.2 by seats; Labour Party led Conservatives and National Liberals by 2.7 points of the vote.

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