UK's landmark postwar elections: When the first coalition government since WWII was formed in 2010
The leader of Britain's opposition Conservative party David Cameron walks past an image of himself after taking questions following a speech in London, Jan. 4, 2010. When Prime Minister Gordon Brown called the general election for May 2010, Labour, which had been in power for 13 years, its longest stretch in government, did better than expected and denied the Conservative Party, now led by the smooth David Cameron, a majority in the House of Commons. Credit: AP/Matt Dunham
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 U.K. elections since the war.