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Conservative vs. Labour
The graph and table below compare the number of seats won at UK general elections from 1945 to 2010 by the Conservative and Labour parties.

Conservative and Labour MPs elected at general elections from 1945 — 2010
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'45 |
'50 |
'51 |
'55 |
'59 |
'64 |
'66 |
'70 |
'74 |
'74 |
'79 |
'83 |
'87 |
'92 |
97 |
'01 |
'05 |
'10 |
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Con |
213 |
272 |
321 |
314 |
331 |
285 |
239 |
321 |
296 |
276 |
339 |
395 |
375 |
336 |
165 |
166 |
198 |
306 |
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Labour |
393 |
315 |
295 |
277 |
258 |
317 |
363 |
287 |
301 |
319 |
268 |
209 |
229 |
271 |
418 |
412 |
356 |
258 |
Source: House of Commons Research papers 08/12, 10/36.
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