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Shares of the vote in general elections since 1832 received by Conservatives [note 1] (blue), Liberals/Liberal Democrats [note 2] (orange), Labour (red) and others (grey) [1][2][3] In 1801, the right to vote in the United Kingdom was severely restricted. Universal suffrage, on an equal basis for men and women over the age of 21, was established ...
Website. www.national-lottery.co.uk. The National Lottery is the state- franchised national lottery established in 1994 in the United Kingdom. It is regulated by the Gambling Commission, and is operated by Allwyn Entertainment, who took over from Camelot Group (who had been running the National Lottery since its inception) on 1 February 2024.
United Kingdom general elections overview. This is an overview of United Kingdom general election results since 1922. The 1922 election was the first election in the new United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, after the creation of the Irish Free State removed Southern Ireland from the UK.
The 1950 United Kingdom general election was the first to be held after a full term of a majority Labour government. The general election was held on Thursday 23 February 1950, and was also the first to be held following the abolition of plural voting and university constituencies. The government's lead over the Conservative Party shrank ...
1974 Oct: Democratic Labour (1 seat) 1974 Feb: Unity (2 seats) 1955: Sinn Féin (2 seats), Irish Labour (1 seat) 1950: Communist Party of Great Britain (2 seats), Irish Labour (1 seat) S. S: Formed by a party split over the course of that parliament. B: Seat won at a by-election, not the previous general election.
10 January – First United Nations General Assembly convenes at Methodist Central Hall Westminster. 17 January – The United Nations Security Council holds its first meeting at Church House in London. 14 February – The Bank of England is nationalised. 15 February – American dance craze, the Jitterbug, sweeps Britain.
This is a list of parliamentary by-elections in the United Kingdom since 2010, with the names of the incumbent and victor and their respective parties. Where seats changed political party at the election, the result is highlighted: blue for a Conservative gain, red for a Labour gain, orange for a Liberal Democrat gain, purple for a UKIP gain and other colours for any other gains.
The Labour Party is a centre-left political party in the United Kingdom. Formed in 1900, it is one of the two main political parties along with the Conservative Party. In all general elections since 1918, Labour has been either the governing party or the Official Opposition. Since the 2010 general election, Labour was the second largest party ...