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United Kingdom 1964 general election

What was the result of the 1964 general election in the United Kingdom?

Labour Party won 317 of 630 seats with 44.1% of the vote. 77.2% of registered voters cast a ballot.

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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 317 of 630 seats with 44.1% of the vote; 77.2% of registered voters cast a ballot.

  • Labour Party 317 +59 seats 44.1% +0.3 points
  • Conservatives and National Liberals 0 0 seats 43.4% −6.0 points
  • Liberal Party 9 +3 seats 11.2% +5.3 points
  • Plaid Cymru 0 0 seats 0.2% −0.1 points
  • Conservative Party 298 −47 seats
  • National Liberal Party 6 −14 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 1959 general election, party by party.

316 of 630 seats make a majority

Key numbers

  1. 44.1%

    Share of the vote won by Labour Party

    Labour Party won 317 of 630 seats. A majority needs 316.

  2. +59 seats

    Seats gained by Labour Party

    The largest gain in seats compared with 1959. Conservative Party lost 47 seats.

  3. 77.2%

    Voter turnout

Seats and votes by party

PartySeats± seats%± pointsVotes
Labour Party317+5944.1+0.312,205,808
Conservatives and National Liberals0043.4−6.012,002,642
Liberal Party9+311.2+5.33,099,283
Plaid Cymru000.2−0.169,507
Conservative Party298−47
National Liberal Party6−14

± is the change against the United Kingdom 1959 general election, party by party.

Votes by party
  • Labour Party 12,205,808
  • Conservatives and National Liberals 12,002,642
  • Liberal Party 3,099,283
  • Plaid Cymru 69,507
  • Conservative Party
  • National Liberal Party

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?

77.2% of the 35,894,054 registered voters cast a ballot (27,698,221 ballots). 27,657,148 of them were valid votes.

How do the votes compare with the seats?

  • Labour Party44.1% of votes50.3% of seats
  • Liberal Party11.2% of votes1.4% 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 46.1 (0 when seats follow votes exactly); the effective number of parties is 2.5 by votes and 2.1 by seats; Labour Party led Conservatives and National Liberals by 0.7 points of the vote.

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