The previous Parliament first sat on 29 April 1992. The Parliament Act 1911required at the time for each Parliament to be dissolved before the fifth anniversary of its first sitting; … See more

Major called the election on Monday 17 March 1997, ensuring the formal campaign would be unusually long, at six weeks (Parliament was dissolved on 8 April). The election wa… See more

The election was fought under new boundaries, with a net increase of eight seats compared to the 1992 election (651 to 659). Changes listed here are from the notional 19… See more

Labour won a landslide victory with its largest parliamentary majority (179) to date. On the BBC's election night programme Professor Anthony Kingdescribed the result of the exit p… See more