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| 1951 election |
| 1955 election |
The 1951 election was held soon after the UK general election, 1950, which Labour won, but with an unworkable majority. They called an election on October 25, 1951, hoping to win more seats, but instead lost to the Conservative Party, who were able to form a government, with a workable majority (when the National Liberals were included) of 17, despite gaining fewer votes than Labour.
Results
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | 295 | 3 | 23 | - 20 | 48.8 | 13,948,883 | |||
| Conservative | 302 | 20 | 0 | + 20 | 44.3 | 12,660,061 | |||
| National Liberal Party (UK) | 19 | 3 | 16 | + 3 | 3.7 | 1,058,138 | |||
| Liberal | 6 | 1 | 4 | - 3 | 2.5 | 730,546 | |||
| Independent Nationalist | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 | 92,787 | |||
| Irish Labour | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 33,174 | |||
| Sinn Féin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 23,362 | |||
| Communist | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 21,640 | |||
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 19,791 | |||
| Plaid Cymru | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 10,920 | |||
| SNP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 7,299 | |||
| Independent Conservative | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 5,904 | |||
| Ind. Labour Party | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 4,057 | |||
| British Empire | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1,643 | |||
| Anti-Partition | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1,340 | |||
| Independent Socialist | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 411 | |||
Total votes cast: 28,596,594. All parties shown. Conservative result includes the Ulster Unionists.
