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1997 United Kingdom general election

1 May 1997
All 659 seats to the House of Commons 330 seats needed for a majority
Opinion polls
Turnout	71.3% (6.4%)
First party Second party Third party   Leader Tony Blair John Major Paddy Ashdown Party Labour Conservative Liberal Democrats Leader since 21 July 1994 4 July 1995 16 July 1988 Leader's seat Sedgefield Huntingdon Yeovil Last election 271 seats, 34.4% 336 seats, 41.9% 20 seats, 17.8% Seats won 418 165 46 Seat change 145 171 26 Popular vote 13,518,167 9,600,943 5,242,947 Percentage 43.2% 30.7% 16.8% Swing 8.8% 11.2% 1.0%
Colours denote the winning party, as shown in the main table of results.
Prime Minister before election John Major Conservative Prime Minister after election Tony Blair Labour