British Election, 1964

Archive Report

Approach of October General Election

Dissolution of Parliament and announcement of the date of Great Britain's general election, now momentarily expected, mark the beginning of a political campaign in the British Isles comparable in importance to that already under way in the United States. British voters will go to the polls—probably on Oct. 15 but possibly not until Oct. 22—to fill the 630 seats in the House of Commons.1 If Conservatives win a majority of the seats, they will chalk up their fourth general election victory in a row. If Laborites win a majority, their party will take over the reins of government for the first time since 1951.

Public opinion polls indicate that the election will be close. Although Labor held a comfortable lead over ...

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