1956 United Kingdom General Election
1956 United Kingdom general election | |||||
< 1951 | |||||
Party | Conservative | Labour | National Liberal | Liberal | |
Leader | Harold MacMillan | Clement Attlee | John MacLay | Clement Davies | |
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6 February 1952 | 25 October 1935 | 1 January 1947 | 4 November 1946 | ||
Seat | Bromley | Limehouse | West Renfrewshire | Montgomeryshire | |
Seats | 351 (55.7%) ▲ | 250 (39.7%) ▼ | 16 (2.5%) ▲ | 12 (1.9%) ▼ | |
Votes | 13,769,875 (48.7%) | 12,016,172 (42.5%) | 1,628,760 (5.8%) | 877,571 (3.1%) | |