A Firm Hand
1974 saw a rather unremarkable General Election in January, with Ted Heath leading the Conservatives to re election. The Conservatives gained seven seats, going up to 337, while Wilson’s Labour Party dropped by 20 to 268. Labour lost the majority of there lost seats to the Tories, who in turn lost a few seats to the Liberals, who went from 6 to 19 seats. Other parties and independents took 9 seats between them.
Heath had initially intended to hold the election a month or so later but was convinced to hold the election in January by his advisors. That February Harold Wilson resigned as leader of the Labour Party. Having been Labour's leader for nearly nine years, and he was succeeded to his post a senior party figure, who won in the subsequent leadership contest.
1974 saw a rather unremarkable General Election in January, with Ted Heath leading the Conservatives to re election. The Conservatives gained seven seats, going up to 337, while Wilson’s Labour Party dropped by 20 to 268. Labour lost the majority of there lost seats to the Tories, who in turn lost a few seats to the Liberals, who went from 6 to 19 seats. Other parties and independents took 9 seats between them.
Heath had initially intended to hold the election a month or so later but was convinced to hold the election in January by his advisors. That February Harold Wilson resigned as leader of the Labour Party. Having been Labour's leader for nearly nine years, and he was succeeded to his post a senior party figure, who won in the subsequent leadership contest.
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