1979 United Kingdom general election in England
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The 1979 United Kingdom general election saw the Conservative Party win the most votes and seats in England.[1] They received 12.26 million English votes, a record at the time.[2]
References
- ^ "1979: Thatcher wins Tory landslide". 5 April 2005 – via news.bbc.co.uk.
- ^ Pilling, Sam; Cracknell, Richard (18 August 2021). "UK Election Statistics: 1918-2021: A Century of Elections" (PDF). House of Commons Library. pp. 20–21. Retrieved 11 September 2021.
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