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1945 General election results summary

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Majority – 146
PM Clement Attlee
Held on Thursday, 5 July
Electorate – 33,240,39
Turnout – 72.8%

Party Seats Votes % Share Candidates
  Labour 393 11,995,152 47.8 604
  Conservative 213 9,988,306 39.8 624
  National Liberal 13      
  Independent 11      
  Ulster Unionist 10      
  Liberal 10      
  Independent Liberal 2      
  Independent Labour Party 2      
  Communist 2 102,780 0.4 21
  Nationalist 2      
  Irish Nationalist 2      
  Independent Labour 1      
  Independent Unionist 1      
  Common Wealth 1 110,634 0.4 23

Election manifestos Clement Attlee, by David Howell