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United Kingdom general election, 1924
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| 1924 election |
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The 1924 UK general election was held on 29th October 1924. The Conservatives, led by Stanley Baldwin did dramatically better than in the 1923 general election and obtained a large parliamentary majority. Labour, led by Ramsay MacDonald, lost a few seats, but the big losers were Herbert Henry Asquith's Liberals who lost 118 of their 158 seats.
| Party | Votes | Seats | Loss/Gain | Share of Vote (%) |
| Conservative | 7,418,983 | 412 | + 154 | 46.8 |
| Labour | 5,281,626 | 151 | - 40 | 33.3 |
| Liberal | 2,818,717 | 40 | - 118 | 17.8 |
| Constitutionalist | 185,075 | 7 | + 7 | 1.2 |
| Communist | 51,176 | 1 | + 1 | 0.2 |
| Sinn Féin | 34,181 | 0 | 0.2 | |
| Independent | 25,206 | 2 | 0.2 | |
| Labour (NI) | 21,122 | 0 | 0.1 | |
| Scottish Prohibition | 14,596 | 0 | 0.1 | |
| Independent Liberal | 3,241 | 0 | - 1 | 0.0 |
| Independent Labour | 1,775 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Independent Conservative | 517 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Irish Nationalist | 0 | 1 | - 2 | 0.0 |
Total votes cast: 15,856,215. All parties shown. The only Irish Nationalist candidate was elected unopposed. The Conservatives include the Ulster Unionists.
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