Conservatives win in 1964

Having just watched the replay of the 1964 General Election on BBC Parliament last Friday, it showed how close the result was as Labour won with a 5 seat majority and Harold Wilson became the first Labour Prime-Minister for 13 years.
Result
Labour 317 seats
Con 303 seats
Lib 9 seats
A change of just 238 votes in just 5 seats results in a hung parliament.
1) Brighton Kempton 7 votes
2) Ealing Noth 27 votes
3) Wellingborough 47 votes
4) Norfolk North 53 votes
5) Kings Lynn 104 votes
Result
Labour 312 seats
Con 308 seats
Lib 9 seats
A change of a further 3,418 votes in just 9 seats results in a Conservative Majority of 5 (The same as the Labour Majority)
6) Birmingham Yardley 169 votes
7) Colne Valley 187 votes
8) Glasgow 296 votes
9) Preston South 348 votes
10) Meriden 363 votes
11) Dover 418 votes
12)Birmingham All Saints 470 votes
13) Clapham 556 Votes
14) Norwich South 611 votes
Result
Con 317 seats
Labour 303 seats
Lib 9 seats
A change of a further 2,192 votes in just six more seats results in a Conservative Majority of 17
15) Luton 723 votes
16) Gravesend 748 votes
17) Heywood 816 votes
18) Derby South East 873 votes
19) Oldbury 917 votes
20) Brighouse 922 votes
Result
Con 323 Seats
Labour 297 seats
Lib 9 seats
So if just 8,655 people changed their vote in these 20 margials a Labour majority of 5 becomes a Conservative Majority of 17.
So what happens next?
 
well PM Alec Douglas-Home, the back lash against the tories in the next election will be big, 13+ years of rule= big win for Labour,
 
They would have to live with the consequences of their economic policy including a massive trade defecit and would be forced to adopt deflationary measures possibly ending up with the equivalent of a black Wednesday.

Would they have got Britain involved in Vietnam? Probably not if they had a narrow majority somehow I can't imagine sixties Britain going "All the way with LBJ". They would probably be out for a long spell if they won in 1964. Their mistake was to win in 1992
 
CVA 01 and TSR 2 don't get cancelled, Britain remains a major world player for another decade or two, the Cold War ends 5 years earlier.
 
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