United Kingdom general election, 1924

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The 1924 UK general election was held on 29th October 1924. The Conservatives, led by Stanley Baldwin did dramatically better than in the 1923 general election and obtained a large parliamentary majority. Labour, led by Ramsay MacDonald, lost a few seats, but the big losers were Herbert Henry Asquith's Liberals who lost 118 of their 158 seats.

Many attribute the results of the election to the Zinoviev Letter, which was published in the Daily Mail four days before the election, though it is difficult to demonstrate that this had a major impact, as the Labour vote actually increased from 1923. This may be due to Labour putting up eighty more candidates than they did in the previous years election.

Results

UK General Election 1924
Party Seats Gains Losses Net Gain/Loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/-
  Conservative Party412+ 15446.87,418,983
  Labour Party151- 4033.35,281,626
  Liberal Party40- 11817.82,818,717
  Constitutionalist770+ 71.2185,075
  110+ 10.251,176
  00000.234,181
  Independent20000.225,206
  00000.121,122
  10000.114,596
  00000.01,775
  00000.0517
  Nationalist Party102- 20.00


Total votes cast: 15,856,215. All parties shown. The only Irish Nationalist candidate was elected unopposed. The Conservatives include the Ulster Unionists.

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    Founded February 27, 1900
    Headquarters 39 Victoria Street
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