It led to the first majority victory of the Labour Party in the House of Commons and England.

It was also the first time that the Labour Party won the popular vote in any general election in England as well as the nation.

Conversely, it was the first election since 1906 that the Conservative Party did not win the largest share of votes in the nation as well as England.

For the rest of the 20th century, the Labour Party would win a majority of seats in England only in the 1966 and 1997 elections.

The 331 seat tally of the Labour Party remained the highest number of seats it ever won in England until the 2024 general election under Sir Keir Starmer.