why did tories win 1955 election?
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- why did the tories win the 1955 election?
- labour weaknesses
- seen as an opposition party
- leadership struggle 1955 caused further tensions between Bevan and Gaitskell factions > Gaitskell becomes leader 1955
- conflict between gaitskellites and bevanities continued
- conservative strenghts
- 134 million tax cut before the election
- voters were happy with rising wages and living standards
- eden called the election immediatley after churchill retired so he could get a mandate to govern before anyone could judge his actual performance
- support of national press and media
- churchill built 300 000 houses a year
- wages grew 75% between 1951 and 1864
- only 1% unemployed under churchill
- labour weaknesses
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