A general election was held in the United Kingdom on Thursday 26 May 1955. It was a snap election: Anthony Eden called the election after succeeding Winston Churchill in April 1955 to secure a mandate
Georges Bidault, Anthony Eden and John Foster Dulles
Clement Attlee
Clement Davies
A general election was held in the United Kingdom on Thursday, 8 October 1959. The Conservative Party under the leadership of incumbent prime minister Harold Macmillan won a landslide victory with a m
Harold Macmillan
Hugh Gaitskell crop
Jo Grimond in 1963