2001 United Kingdom general election in England

2001 United Kingdom general election in England

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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 5 0 6 Popular vote 9,056,824 7,705,870 4,246,853 Percentage 41.4% 35.2% 19.4% Swing 2.1% 1.5% 1.3%

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]