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1991 United Kingdom general election

2 May 1991
All 651 seats in the House of Commons 326 seats needed for a majority
Opinion polls
Turnout	77.7% (2.4%)
First party Second party Third party   Leader Margaret Thatcher Neil Kinnock Paddy Ashdown Party Conservative Labour Liberal Democrats Leader since 11 February 1975 2 October 1983 16 July 1988 Leader's seat Finchley Islwyn Yeovil Last election 376 seats, 42.2% 229 seats, 30.8% 22 seats, 22.6% Seats won 326 285 16 Seat change 50 56 6 Popular vote 13,815,384 11,560,484 5,142,953 Percentage 41.1% 35.1% 15.3% Swing 1.1% 4.3 7.3
Colours denote the winning party, as shown in the main table of results
Composition of the House of Commons after the election
Prime Minister before election Margaret Thatcher Conservative Prime Minister after election Margaret Thatcher Conservative