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Narrowly loses the Conservative Party leadership elections to Douglas-home
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1963
1964
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The Conservatives win 43.4% of votes cast & 304 MPs
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Stands unsuccesfully for the leadership of the Conservative Party, wins 15 votes
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Stands unsuccesfully as a leader of the Conservative Party
1965
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Defeats Powell & Maudling in 1st round of the 1st leadership contest by secret ballot
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Defeated for the leadership of the Conservative Party by Edward Heath
1966
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The Conservatives win 41.9% of votes cast & 253 seats. Loses the general election by 97 seats
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The Conservatives make gains in the Local Government elections
1968
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Elected Member of Lambeth Council, Ferndale ward
1969
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Appointed prospective Member of Parliament for Epping
1970
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Defeated at Northampton during the general election
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Wins a Conservative majority of 37. The Conservative victory is the biggest upset since 1945. The Conservative Party win 46.4% of votes cast & 330 MPs. Conservatives 330, Labour 287, Liberals 6 & others 7
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Advises the public to vote Labour
1972
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The Conservatives lose Sutton & Cheam to the Liberal Party
1973
Election
The Northern Ireland Assembly Bill becomes law, elections for the new assembly are held 28th June
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The Liberals win the Ely & Ripon Bi-Election
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Nicholas Ridley and others created the new group to uphold and promote the free market policies that they believed had won the Conservative Party the 1970 General Election
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Nicholas Ridley and others created the new group to uphold and promote the free market policies that they believed had won the Conservative Party the 1970 General Election
1974
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Powell makes a speech asking the electorate to vote Labour because of their EC policy
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Loses his Commons majority after the February general election produces a hung parliament.
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The RPI shows that fod prices had risen + 20% over the last year. The elections main issues are the miners strike & "who governs Britain". The Conservative Party win 37.9% of votes cast & 297 MPs. Enoch Powell decides he cannot stand for the Conservatives because of their EU policy. An error is reported in the NCBs claim miners earn +8% national average, it is -8%
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Attempts unsuccessfully to form a coaltion with the Liberals
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No Party wins an election majority & negotiations with the Liberals break down
1975
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Margaret Thatcher wins 130 votes, Ted Heath 119 & Hugh Fraser 16, 1st round
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Heaths favoured candidate William Whitelaw loses to Thatcher, 146 to 79
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