The 1924 UK general election was held on 29th October 1924. The Conservatives, led by Stanley Baldwin did dramatically better than in the 1923 general election and obtained a large parliamentary majority. Labour, led by Ramsay MacDonald, lost a few seats, but the big losers were Herbert Henry Asquith's Liberals who lost 118 of their 158 seats.
| Party |
Votes |
Seats |
Loss/Gain |
Share of Vote (%) |
|
Conservative
|
7,418,983 |
412 |
+ 154 |
46.8 |
|
Labour
|
5,281,626 |
151 |
- 40 |
33.3 |
|
Liberal
|
2,818,717 |
40 |
- 118 |
17.8 |
|
Constitutionalist
|
185,075 |
7 |
+ 7 |
1.2 |
|
Communist
|
51,176 |
1 |
+ 1 |
0.2 |
|
Sinn Féin
|
34,181 |
0 |
|
0.2 |
| Independent |
25,206 |
2 |
|
0.2 |
|
Labour (NI)
|
21,122 |
0 |
|
0.1 |
|
Scottish Prohibition
|
14,596 |
0 |
|
0.1 |
| Independent Liberal |
3,241 |
0 |
- 1 |
0.0 |
| Independent Labour |
1,775 |
0 |
|
0.0 |
| Independent Conservative |
517 |
0 |
|
0.0 |
| Irish Nationalist |
0 |
1 |
- 2 |
0.0 |
Total votes cast: 15,856,215. All parties shown. The only Irish Nationalist candidate was elected unopposed. The Conservatives include the Ulster Unionists.
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