The support for the Labour Party in England was invariably at the expense of support for the Liberal Party in England. As Labour’s support rose, support for the Liberal’s fell. The real boost to Labour in England came in 1918 at the end of World War One.
1900: 53,100 votes; 1 MP elected
1906: 288,285 votes; 26 MP’s elected
1910 (Jan): 403,358 votes; 33 MP’s elected
1910 (Dec): 300,142 votes; 34 MP’s elected
1918: 1,811,739 votes; 42 MP’s elected*
1922: 3,370,430 votes; 95 MP’s elected
1923: 3,549,888 votes; 138 MP’s elected
1924: 4,467,236 votes; 109 MP’s elected
1929: 6,850,738 votes; 226 MP’s elected
1931: 5,464,425 votes; 29 MP’s elected~
1935: 7,054,050 votes; 166 MP’s elected~
1945: 9,972,519 votes; 331 MP’s elected
1950: 11,050,966 votes; 251 MP’s elected
1951: 11,630,467 votes; 233 MP’s elected
1955: 10,355,892 votes; 216 MP’s elected
1959: 10,085,097 votes; 193 MP’s elected
1964: 9,982,360 votes; 246 MP’s elected
1966: 10,886,408 votes; 286 MP’s elected
1970: 10,131,555 votes; 217 MP’s elected
1974 (Feb): 9,842,468 votes; 237 MP’s elected
1974 (Oct): 9,695,051 votes; 255 MP’s elected
1979: 9,525,280 votes; 203 MP’s elected
* = Excludes ‘Coupon’ Labour (39,715 votes/3 MP’s)
~ = Does not include votes for National Labour
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