The Labour majority is the largest seen since 1997

Size of government majorities formed following general elections

1918 Lloyd George

Coalition

283

1922 Bonar Law

74

Conservatives

and Coalition

Liberals alliance

Lab minority

1923 MacDonald

1924 Baldwin

210

1929 MacDonald

Lab minority

492

1931 MacDonald

1935 Baldwin

242

1945 Attlee

147

A three-party coalition or National government presented itself at the 1931 and 1935 elections

1950 Attlee

6

1951 Churchill

16

1955 Eden

59

1959 Macmillan

99

1964 Wilson

5

1966 Wilson

97

1970 Heath

31

1974 Wilson

Lab minority

1974 Wilson

4

1979 Thatcher

44

1983 Thatcher

144

1987 Thatcher

101

1992 Major

21

178

1997 Blair

166

2001 Blair

65

2005 Blair

77

2010 Cameron

Conservatives/Lib Dem coalition

11

2015 Cameron

2017 May

Supply and confidence agreement

81

2019 Johnson

174

2024 Starmer

1918

Lloyd George

283

Coalitions

1922

Bonar Law

74

1923

MacDonald

Lab minority

Alliance between Conservatives and Coalition Liberals

1924

Baldwin

210

1929

MacDonald

Lab minority

MacDonald

1931

492

1935

Baldwin

242

1945

Attlee

147

1950

Attlee

6

A three-party coalition or National government presented itself at the 1931 and 1935 elections

Churchill

1951

16

1955

Eden

59

1959

Macmillan

99

1964

Wilson

5

1966

Wilson

97

1970

Heath

31

1974

Wilson

Lab minority

Wilson

1974

4

1979

Thatcher

44

Thatcher

1983

144

1987

Thatcher

101

Major

1992

21

178

1997

Blair

166

2001

Blair

65

2005

Blair

After the election, the Conservatives relied on the Lib Dems for majority

77

2010

Cameron

11

2015

Cameron

Supply and confidence agreement

2017

May

81

2019

Johnson

174

2024

Starmer