The 1951 General Election
The election on 25 October 1951 marked the end of six years of Labour government.
A Parliament which excluded women and had uncontested seats would be true for much of British history but that this was the case when the country went to the polls fifty years ago may come as a shock. Women could not sit in the House of Lords and the campaign was fought differently too.
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