2001 United Kingdom General Election: Election of members to the House of Commons in 2001
The United Kingdom general election, 2001 was held on Thursday 7 June 2001 to elect 659 members to the British House of Commons.
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All 659 seats to the House of Commons 330 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Turnout | 59.4% ( 11.9%) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 Composition of the House of Commons after the election | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Results
It was called "the quiet landslide" by the media, as the Labour Party was re-elected with another landslide result and only suffered a net loss of 5 seats, with lower turnout of 59.4%, compared to 71.3% in the previous election. Tony Blair went on to become the first Labour Prime Minister to serve a second full term in as Prime Minister.
Results chart
| 413 | 166 | 52 | 28 |
| Labour | Conservative | Liberal Democrat | Other |
References
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