1997 United Kingdom general election in England

General election held in the United Kingdom May 2020 August 2012 1997 United Kingdom general election in England England parliamentary no 1992 United Kingdom general election in England 1992 List of MPs elected in the 1992 United Kingdom general election 2001 United Kingdom general election in England 2001 All 529 English seats to the House of Commons 71.4% ( 6.6 pp) List of MPs elected in the 1997 United Kingdom general election 1997 05 01 yes Tony Blair 1997.jpg 120 120 160 0 0 Tony Blair 21 July 1994 Labour Party (UK) Sedgefield 195 seats, 33.9% 196† 328 132* 11,347,882 43.5% 9.6 pp Major PM full (cropped).jpg 120 120 160 0 0 John Major 27 November 1990Major resigned as Leader of the Conservative Party on 22 June 1995 to face critics in his party and government, and was re-elected as Leader on 4 July 1995 Conservative Party (UK) Huntingdon 319 seats, 45.5% 324† 165 159* 8,780,881 33.7% 11.8 pp Paddy Ashdown (2005) (cropped).jpg 120 120 160 0 0 Paddy Ashdown 16 July 1988 Liberal Democrats (UK) Yeovil 4,677,565 10 seats, 19.2% 9† 34 25* 18.0% 1.2 pp †Notional 1992 results if held on the 1997 boundaries *Indicates boundary change - so this is a notional figure. On Thursday 1 May 1997, the 1997 United Kingdom general election was held in England, to elect all 659 members of the House of Commons, with 529 constituencies being in England. Under Tony Blair, the Labour Party won a landslide majority of English seats, the first time since 1966 that Labour had won an overall majority of English seats.http://researchbriefings.parliament.uk/ResearchBriefing/Summary/RP97-49 General election results 1 May 1997 9 May 1997 22 July 2018 The England result, together with even larger landslide Labour results in Scotland and Wales, gave Labour the biggest majority for any single party since 1931. Blair subsequently formed the first Labour government since 1979, beginning 13 years of Labour government. Candidates Below is a table summarising the candidates of the 1997 general election in England.https://researchbriefings.files.parliament.uk/documents/CBP-7529/CBP-7529.pdf UK Election Statistics: 1918-2023, A Century of Elections Cracknell Richard Uberoi Elise Burton Matthew 9 August 2023 House of Commons Library 21 8 August 2026https://api.parliament.uk/uk-general-elections/general-elections/42 UK General Elections Results 1832-2019 12 August 2026British Electoral Facts Colin Rallings Micheal Thrasher Total Politics 978-1-907278-03-7 54 2006 Affiliation Candidates Conservative and Unionist Party 528 Labour Party 527 Liberal Democrats 527 Referendum Party 445 UK Independence Party 182 Natural Law Party 160 Green Party of England and Wales 85 Others 491Total 2,945 Results +PartySeatsAggregate Votes Total Gains Losses Net Of all (%) Total Of all (%) Change (%) Labour Party (UK) 328 133 1 132 62.0 11,347,882 43.5 9.6 Conservative Party (UK) 165 0 159 159 31.2 8,780,881 33.7 11.8 Liberal Democrats (UK) 34 26 1 25 6.4 4,677,565 18.0 1.3 Referendum Party 0 colspan=3 New — 746,624 2.9 New UK Independence Party 0 colspan=3 New — 103,521 0.4 New Independent (politician) 1 1 0 1 0.2 69,464 0.3 0.2 Green Party of England and Wales 0 0 0 — 60,013 0.2 0.4 Liberal Party (UK, 1989) 0 0 0 — 44,516 0.2 Socialist Labour Party (UK) 0 colspan=3 New — 44,114 0.2 New British National Party 0 0 0 — 35,181 0.1 0.1 Natural Law Party 0 0 0 — 25,958 0.1 0.1 Independent Labour 0 0 0 — 24,447 0.1 Speaker of the House of Commons (United Kingdom) 1 1 0 1 0.2 24,447 0.1 Independent Conservative 0 0 0 — 18,667 0.1 ProLife Alliance 0 colspan=3 New — 13,890 0.1 New   Others and Independents 0 colspan=3 — 42,020 0.2 Total 529 0 100.0 26,058,712 100.0 0.0 Registered voters, and turnout 71.4https://researchbriefings.files.parliament.uk/documents/CBP-7529/CBP-7529.pdf UK Election Statistics: 1918-2023, A Century of Elections Cracknell Richard Uberoi Elise Burton Matthew 9 August 2023 House of Commons Library 29 8 August 2026 6.6 Popular vote #ddd 600px 410px Labour Labour Party (UK) 43.5 Conservative Conservative Party (UK) 33.7 Liberal Democrats Liberal Democrats (UK) 18.0 Referendum Referendum Party 2.9 Other #777777 2.1 Parliament seats #ddd 600px 410px Labour Labour Party (UK) 62.0 Conservative Conservative Party (UK) 31.2 Liberal Democrats Liberal Democrats (UK) 6.4 Other #777777 0.4 By region Regional vote shares and changes are sourced from the House of Commons Library.GENERAL ELECTION RESULTS, 1 MAY 1997 https://www.parliament.uk/documents/commons-information-office/m15.pdf House of Commons Information Office https://web.archive.org/web/20210603053752/https://www.parliament.uk/globalassets/documents/commons-information-office/m15.pdf 3 June 2021 London February 1999 live The results are based on the regions of England established in 1994; however, the results in Merseyside were recorded separately from North West England, despite being part of the region. The number of seats for each region that were changed under the fourth periodic review of Westminster constituencies are indicated respectively. North East England +PartySeatsAggregate Votes Total Gains Losses Net Of all (%) Total Of all (%) Change (%) Labour Party (UK) 28 3 0 3 93.3 862,262 64.0 10.7 Conservative Party (UK) 1 0 3 3 3.3 266,294 19.8 11.0 Liberal Democrats (UK) 1 0 0 3.3 169,270 12.6 2.9   Others 0 0 0 0.0 48,764 3.6 3.2 Total 30 1,346,590 North West England +PartySeatsAggregate Votes Total Gains Losses Net Of all (%) Total Of all (%) Change (%) Labour Party (UK) 49 13 0 13 81.7 1,499,518 51.5 9.0 Conservative Party (UK) 9 0 14 14 15.0 859,436 29.5 11.3 Liberal Democrats (UK) 1 0 0 1.7 421,025 14.5 1.0   Others 1 1 0 1 1.7 130,730 4.5 3.3 Total 60 4 2,910,709 Merseyside +PartySeatsAggregate Votes Total Gains Losses Net Of all (%) Total Of all (%) Change (%) Labour Party (UK) 15 3 0 3 93.8 442,366 64.0 10.4 Conservative Party (UK) 0 0 4 4 0.0 141,120 19.8 9.3 Liberal Democrats (UK) 1 1 0 1 6.2 103,152 12.6 2.4   Others 0 0 0 0.0 28,158 3.6 1.3 Total 16 1 714,796 Yorkshire and the Humber +PartySeatsAggregate Votes Total Gains Losses Net Of all (%) Total Of all (%) Change (%) Labour Party (UK) 47 13 0 13 83.9 1,339,170 51.9 7.6 Conservative Party (UK) 7 0 15 15 12.5 720,771 28.0 10.0 Liberal Democrats (UK) 2 2 0 2 3.6 412,216 16.0 0.8   Others 0 0 0 0.0 106,016 4.1 3.2 Total 56 2 2,578,173 East Midlands +PartySeatsAggregate Votes Total Gains Losses Net Of all (%) Total Of all (%) Change (%) Labour Party (UK) 30 15 0 15 68.2 1,097,639 47.8 10.4 Conservative Party (UK) 14 0 14 15 31.8 800,958 34.9 11.7 Liberal Democrats (UK) 0 0 0 0.0 311,264 13.6 1.7   Others 0 0 0 0.0 84,889 3.7 3.0 Total 44 2 2,294,750 West Midlands +PartySeatsAggregate Votes Total Gains Losses Net Of all (%) Total Of all (%) Change (%) Labour Party (UK) 43 15 0 15 72.9 1,326,822 47.0 8.2 Conservative Party (UK) 14 0 17 17 23.7 953,465 33.7 11.0 Liberal Democrats (UK) 1 1 0 1 1.7 388,807 13.8 1.3   Others 1 1 0 1 1.7 156,731 5.5 4.1 Total 59 1 2,825,825 East of England +PartySeatsAggregate Votes Total Gains Losses Net Of all (%) Total Of all (%) Change (%) Conservative Party (UK) 33 0 19 19 58.9 1,164,777 39.5 13.0 Labour Party (UK) 22 18 0 18 39.3 1,137,637 38.6 12.2 Liberal Democrats (UK) 1 1 0 1 1.8 504,416 17.1 2.7   Others 0 0 0 0.0 140,337 4.8 3.5 Total 56 5 2,947,167 Greater London +PartySeatsAggregate Votes Total Gains Losses Net Of all (%) Total Of all (%) Change (%) Labour Party (UK) 57 25 0 25 77.0 1,643,329 49.5 12.4 Conservative Party (UK) 11 0 30 30 14.9 1,036,082 31.2 14.1 Liberal Democrats (UK) 6 5 0 5 8.1 485,511 14.6 1.3   Others 0 0 0 0.0 156,126 4.7 3.0 Total 74 10 3,321,048 South East England +PartySeatsAggregate Votes Total Gains Losses Net Of all (%) Total Of all (%) Change (%) Conservative Party (UK) 54 0 25 25 65.1 1,817,343 41.9 13.1 Labour Party (UK) 22 18 0 18 26.5 1,264,778 29.1 10.2 Liberal Democrats (UK) 7 7 0 7 8.4 1,012,418 23.3 1.4   Others 0 0 0 0.0 247,069 5.7 4.2 Total 83 5 4,341,608 South West England +PartySeatsAggregate Votes Total Gains Losses Net Of all (%) Total Of all (%) Change (%) Conservative Party (UK) 22 0 17 17 43.1 1,020,635 36.7 10.8 Liberal Democrats (UK) 14 8 0 8 27.5 869,486 31.3 0.1 Labour Party (UK) 15 9 0 9 29.4 734,361 26.4 7.2   Others 0 0 0 0.0 153,564 5.5 3.7 Total 51 3 2,778,046 See also 1997 United Kingdom general election in Northern Ireland 1997 United Kingdom general election in Scotland 1997 United Kingdom general election in Wales Notes References Politics England United Kingdom #England Category:1997 in England Category:General elections in England to the Parliament of the United Kingdom