The British Elections of 2001 have been called "the quiet landslide" in the media. After a landslide victory of the Labour party in the previous 1997 elections, they now had another landslide victory by managing to maintain their position. In fact, Tony Blair was the first Labour prime minister to win a second consecutive term in office, and did so with the greatest majority ever for a party in government. Outside Northern Ireland (which has completely different parties and a different electoral landscape from the rest of the UK), 620 out of 641 seats remained with the same party as they had been in 1997. The Conservatives? netted a gain of only 1 seat after their crushing defeat of 1997 (gaining a few seats from Labour, but losing to the [Liberal Democrats]?), but the [Liberal Democrats]? made a gain of 6 more seats from their already historical high of 1997. With 52 seats, the Liberal Democrats were well established as the third party of Britain, and had their best result since the 1920s.
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