The 1931 general election saw the first of the national governments in the UK. The national governments – also in 1935 – were made up of a combination of political parties.
England
C* 10,453,349 votes (57.8%) 398 MP’s elected
L* 1,007,510 votes (5.8%) 19 MP’s elected
NP* 100,193 votes (0.6%) 4 MP’s elected
NL* 632,155 votes (3.4%) 23 MP’s elected
N Lab* 292,688 votes (1.5%) 11 MP’s elected
Ind Lib 31,989 votes (0.2%) 0 MP elected
Lab 5,464,425 votes (30.2%) 29 MP’s elected
Comm 21,452 votes (0.1%) 0 MP elected
Others 58,552 votes (0.3%) 1 MP elected
Wales
C* 240,861 votes (22.1%) 6 MP’s elected
L* 157,472 votes (14.5%) 4 MP’s elected
NL* 75,717 votes (7.0%) 4 MP’s elected
N Lab* 24,120 votes (2.2%) 1 MP elected
Ind L 71,539 votes (6.6%) 4 MP’s elected
Lab 479,547 votes (44.1%) 16 MP’s elected
Comm 17,754 votes (1.6%) 0 MP elected
NP 11,300 votes (1.0%) 0 MP elected
PC 1,136 votes (0.1%) 0 MP elected
Others 9,100 votes (0.8%) 0 MP elected
Scotland
C* 1,056,768 votes (49.5%) 48 MP’s elected
L* 205,384 votes (8.6%) 7 MP’s elected
NL* 101,430 votes (4.9%) 8 MP’s elected
NLab* 21,803 votes (1.0%) 1 MP elected
Lab 696,248 votes (32.6%) 7 MP’s elected
Comm 35,618 votes (1.4%) 0 MP elected
NP 3,895 votes (0.2%) 0 MP elected
SNP 20,954 votes (1.0%) 0 MP elected
Others 32,229 votes (0.8%) 0 MP elected
Northern Ireland
C* 149,566 votes (56.1%) 10 MP’s elected
Lab 9,410 votes (5.0%) 0 MP elected
N 123,053 votes (38.9%) 2 MP’s elected
Universities
C* 5,381 votes (18.9%) 8 MP’s elected
L* 2,229 votes (7.9%) 2 MP’s elected
N Lab* 2,759 votes (9.7%) 0 MP elected
NP 461 votes (1.6%) 0 MP elected
PC 914 votes (3.2%) 0 MP elected
Others 16,691 votes (58.7%) 2 MP’s elected
Total UK
C* 11,905,925 votes (55.0%) 470 MP’s elected
L* 1,372,595 votes (6.5%) 32MP’s elected
NP* 100,193 votes (0.5%) 4 MP’s elected
N Lab* 341,370 votes (1.5%) 13 MP’s elected
NL* 809,302 votes (3.7%) 35 MP’s elected
Total 14,529,385 (67.2%) 554 MP’s elected
Ind L 103,528 votes (0.5%) 4 MP’s elected
Lab 6,649,630 votes (30.9%) 52MP’s elected
Comm 74,824 votes (0.3%) 0 MP elected
Nats 123,053 votes (0.3%) 2 MP’s elected
NP 36,377 votes (0.2%) 0 MP elected
PC 2,050 votes (0.0%) 0 MP elected
SNP 20,954 votes (0.1%) 0 MP elected
Others 116,572 votes (0.5%) 3 MP’s elected
* = members of the National Government
C = Conservatives
L = Liberals
Lab = Labour
NL = National Liberal
N Lab = National Labour
NP = National Party
Ind L = Independent Liberals
PC = Plaid Cymru
SNP = Scottish National Party
N = Nationalists
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