Why did the Conservatives win the 1951 general election?
A mindmap showing how the Labour Party were defeated by the Conservatives in the 1951 general election
- Created by: Kieron Treacher
- Created on: 09-03-17 09:09
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- Result
- The 1951 General Election
- Reasons for Conservative victory
- Revitalised Party Image
- Lord Woolton reorganised local structure and finances
- Young and enthusiastic candidates at election
- Winston Churchill
- Churchill still seen as key figure and war hero
- Revitalised Party Image
- Reasons for Labour defeat
- Electoral System (First Past The Post)
- Labour 13,948,385 Conservative 13,717,850
- Labour had 230535 more of the vote than the Conservatives
- Labour lost because FPTP means a MP has to win one more vote than the second placed candidate to be elected
- Labour had 230535 more of the vote than the Conservatives
- Labour 13,948,385 Conservative 13,717,850
- Divided Labour Party
- Labour were divided over foreign policy and the NHS
- Socialists (Left wing of the party) wanted more state support for people
- Labour were divided over foreign policy and the NHS
- Electoral System (First Past The Post)
- Labour's policies towards the end of their tenure
- 1950 - Unwanted British involvement in the Korean War. Criticism from both Conservative and Labour MPs
- Labour's belief Britian was to be involved in the Cold War. Saw USSR as major enemy, USA as major ally
- Reasons for Conservative victory
- CON Victory
- LAB won 200,000 more of the vote
- CON would go onto be govt. until 1964
- The 1951 General Election
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