Explain Why Labour Lose In 1951

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Why Labour lost in 1951 is a highly debated topic within the world of politics. To understand why Labour lost in 51 it is important to understand some of the issues Labour had to face during their time in government from 1945-51. One of the major issues Labour had to face was how to rebuild Britain following the end of the Second World War, it also had to face the decolonisation of the British Empire and the loss of key figures within the party due to age and illness by 1951. After researching the topic thoroughly, I Would argue the main reason Labour lost in 51 was because the government of the loss of a number of major political figures including the Foreign Secretary Ernest Bevin. The reason why many claim that it was the loss of major figures within the Labour Party administration that caused labour to lose in 1951 is that Clement Attlee himself lost focus due to this loss. This gives rise to the claim that this is the most important reason because if your own leader has given up then who is there to motivate not only the voters but the candidates themselves. Some have disputed this claim as Labour still won …show more content…

However, they must have had some impact on the result of the election for scholars and politicians to have taken notice of them. So it is not a question of whether or not they had an impact but whether or not they made the crucial impact to be the main reason for Labour’s loss in 51. The main reason I believe that neither of these arguments were the main reason for Labour’s demise is that Labour won the popular vote so it is not possible that the majority were disillusioned with the Labour party, and as Labour lost more in 1951 than in 1950 therefore the difference could not have been made by the redrawing of the boundaries as this had occurred by the 1950

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