Life in the UK test practice question · History
Which statement about the 1945 general election is correct?
Answer options
- Labour won, and Clement Attlee became Prime Minister.Correct
- The Conservatives won, and Churchill stayed as Prime Minister.
Answer: Labour won, and Clement Attlee became Prime Minister.
Labour won its first ever majority in 1945. Attlee had been Churchill's deputy in the wartime government.
Checked 8 November 2026