Conservative Domination 1951-1964: Why Did The Conservatives Win The 1951 Election Flashcards
Who many votes did the Conservatives get in the 1951 general election?
13,717,538 (48.0%)
Who many votes did Labour get in the 1951 general election?
13,948,605 (48.8%)
How many seats did the Conservatives get in the 1951 general election?
321
How many seats did Labour get in the 1951 general election?
295
Which 2 reason did the conservatives get more seats than labour in 1951?
The first past the post system and the liberal party being financial stretched so they only contested 109 seats, helping the conservatives
How long did some of Labour principles they set out in their two administrations (1945-1950, 1950-1951) how long did these principles last for?
1979
What past-war problem had exhausted many in the previous Labour government?
Economic and financial problems
What did the public associate Labour with?
Austerity, rationing and high taxation
Which war in 1950 did Labour take Britain into which didn’t help financially?
The Korean War
What did the NHS start charging for that underpinned the principle that the NHS should be free at the point of treatment?
Dental treatment, prescriptions and glasses
How big was the Labour majority in 1950?
5
What did the economic and foreign policy issue create in the Labour Party in 1950?
Internal division
Who reformed the Conservative party’s finances and local organisation to better challenge Labour?
Lord Woolton
How many houses did the Conservatives promise to build?
300,000 houses a year
How many houses did Labour build while they were in Government?
200,000 house a year
