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2001 United Kingdom general election in England

2001 United Kingdom general election in England
← 1997 7 June 2001 (2001-06-07) 2005 →
All 529 English seats to the House of Commons
265 seats needed for English majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Tony Blair William Hague Charles Kennedy
Party Labour Conservative Liberal Democrats
Leader since 21 July 1994 19 June 1997 9 August 1999
Leader's seat Sedgefield Richmond (Yorks) Ross, Skye & Inverness West
Last election 328 seats, 43.5% 165 seats, 33.7% 34 seats, 17.9%
Seats won 323 165 40
Seat change Decrease5 Steady0 Increase6
Popular vote 9,056,824 7,705,870 4,246,853
Percentage 41.4% 35.2% 19.4%
Swing Decrease2.1% Increase1.5% Increase1.3%
Main article: 2001 United Kingdom general election

The 2001 United Kingdom general election in England was held on 7 June 2001 for 529 English seats to the House of Commons. The Labour Party won a landslide majority of English seats for the second election in a row.[1]

  1. ^ "General election results 7 June 2001". 12 June 2001. Retrieved 22 July 2018.

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