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Why Did Labour win the landslide of 1945?  

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Why Did Labour win the landslide of 1945? On the 15th June Labour won a landslide victory over the conservatives in-fact the biggest victory to ever be seen in this century. Labours victory was convincing It had a majority of 146 seats over all other parties. For the first time the party who appealed to the working class began winning votes in the south, which was more upper class than the north, But just what had caused the Labour party to win such a landslide victory? In this essay I will explain the main reasons to Labour success. In 1945 the mood of the country was changing. The public was more interested in the left side and in favour of socialism. Influenced by the sacrifices of the war and the want to build a new and better society. The public were interested in social reform and welfare and Labour was...

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