<Table> United Kingdom general election , 1945 <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> <Table> <Tr> <Td> ← 1935 </Td> <Td> 5 July 1945 </Td> <Td> 1950 → </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> ← outgoing members elected members → </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> All 640 seats in the House of Commons 321 seats needed for a majority </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Turnout </Th> <Td> 72.8 % ( 1.7 % ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> <Table> <Tr> <Th> </Th> <Th> First party </Th> <Th> Second party </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Leader </Th> <Td> Clement Attlee </Td> <Td> Winston Churchill </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Party </Th> <Td> Labour </Td> <Td> Conservative </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Leader since </Th> <Td> 25 October 1935 </Td> <Td> 9 October 1940 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Leader 's seat </Th> <Td> Limehouse </Td> <Td> Woodford </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Last election </Th> <Td> 154 seats , 38.0 % </Td> <Td> 386 seats , 47.8 % </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Seats won </Th> <Td> 393 </Td> <Td> 197 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Seat change </Th> <Td> 239 </Td> <Td> 189 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Popular vote </Th> <Td> 11,967,746 </Td> <Td> 8,716,211 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Percentage </Th> <Td> 47.7 % </Td> <Td> 36.2 % </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Swing </Th> <Td> 9.7 % </Td> <Td> 11.6 % </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="4"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> </Th> <Th> Third party </Th> <Th> Fourth party </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Leader </Th> <Td> Archibald Sinclair </Td> <Td> Ernest Brown </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Party </Th> <Td> Liberal </Td> <Td> Liberal National </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Leader since </Th> <Td> 26 November 1935 </Td> <Td> 1940 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Leader 's seat </Th> <Td> Caithness and Sutherland ( Defeated ) </Td> <Td> Leith ( Defeated ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Last election </Th> <Td> 21 seats , 6.7 % </Td> <Td> 33 seats , 3.7 % </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Seats won </Th> <Td> 12 </Td> <Td> 11 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Seat change </Th> <Td> 9 </Td> <Td> 22 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Popular vote </Th> <Td> 2,177,938 </Td> <Td> 686,652 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Percentage </Th> <Td> 9.0 % </Td> <Td> 2.9 % </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Swing </Th> <Td> 2.3 % </Td> <Td> 0.8 % </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> Colours denote the winning party , as shown in the main table of results . ( Insert shows results in the Parliamentary County of London . Map excludes Northern Ireland ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> <Table> <Tr> <Td> Prime Minister before election <P> Winston Churchill Conservative </P> </Td> <Td> Appointed Prime Minister <P> Clement Attlee Labour </P> </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr> </Table>
in 1945 which party came into power in england
Conservative