British Politics 1955-1972

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    British Politics

  • Anthony Eden

    Eden replaced Winston Churchill as prime minister.

  • UK General Election

    The 1955 United Kingdom general election was held on 26 May 1955, four years after the previous general election. It resulted in a substantially increased majority of 60 for the Conservative government under new leader and prime minister Sir Anthony Eden, against Labour Party,

  • Harold Macmillan becomes PM

    Anthony Eden resigned as prime minister in January 1957

  • Harold Macmillan

    Macmillan attempted to heal the relationship with the United States after the Suez Crisis. He enjoyed a good relationship with President Dwight Eisenhower and the two men had a successful conference in Bermuda in March 1957.

  • Macmillan Win's Election

    Macmillan's economic policies resulted in an economic boom and a reduction in unemployment and he easily won the 1959 General Election by increasing his party's majority from 67 to 107 seats

  • Macmillan Resign's

    In October, 1963, ill-health forced Macmillan to resign from office.

  • General Election- Wilson Becomes Prime minister

    Conservative Party was defeated at the 1964 General Election and Harold Wilson became the new prime minister.

  • Edward Heath becomes leader of the conservative party

  • 1966 UK General Election

  • Edward Heath becomes prime minister