UK's landmark postwar elections: When Labour won big against war hero Churchill in 1945
Britain's Prime Minister Winston Churchill, accompanied by his wife Clementine Churchill, tours his constituency, Woodford in England, July 5, 1945, urging people to vote in the upcoming general election. The upcoming general election on July 4, 2024 is widely expected to lead to a change of government for the first time in 14 years. According to many experts, it is expected to be one of the most consequential elections since the end of World War II. Churchill's Conservative Party suffered one of its biggest-ever defeats shortly after the victory over Nazi Germany in 1945. Credit: AP
LONDON — Britain's upcoming general election is widely expected to lead to a change of government for the first time in 14 years. Many analysts believe it will be one of the country's most consequential elections since the end of World War II.
Ahead of the July 4 vote, The Associated Press takes a look back at other landmark elections since the war.
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