The Independent Labour Party gained votes in the 1895 election. But the newly named Labour Party first stood in 1900 and as the years progressed usually gained votes at the expense of the Liberal Party.

 

1900: 62,698 votes

 

1906: 321,663 votes

 

1910 (January): 505,657 votes

 

1910 (December): 371,802 votes

 

1918: 1,811,739 votes. This excludes ‘coupon’ Labour (39,715 votes)

 

1922: 4,237,349 votes

 

1923: 4,439,780 votes

 

1924: 5,489,087 votes

 

1929: 8,370,417 votes

 

1931: 6,649,630 votes. This excludes National Labour – 341,370 votes.

 

1935: 8,325,491 votes. This excludes National Labour – 339,811votes.

 

1945: 11,967,746 votes

 

1950: 13,266,176 votes

 

1951: 13,948,883 votes

 

1955: 12,405,254 votes

 

1959: 12,216,172 votes

 

1964: 12,205,808 votes

 

1966: 13,096,629 votes

 

1970: 12,208,758 votes

 

1974 (February): 11,645,616 votes

 

1974 (October): 11,457,079 votes

 

1979: 11,532,218 votes

 

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