The Return of Winston Churchill, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
The Wartime leader returned to being Prime Minister a second time after the Conservative party one the 26th October 1953 General Election, defeating Clement Attlee at 77. The slogan of the election the Conservatives ran on was a ‘Strong and Free’ Britain.
Conservatives 321 seats
Labour 295 Seats
Liberal 6 Seats
Other 3 Seats
Winston Church resigned in 1955 due to ill health at the age of 81 and remained a backbencher until 1964.
in 2002 Winston Churchill was named the greatest Britain of all time in a poll of more than 1 million votes:
100 Greatest Britons (BBC Poll, 2002)
The BBC conducted a poll in 2002 to discover the 100 Greatest Britons:
Winston Churchill, (1874–1965) – Prime Minister (1940–1945, 1951–1955)
Diana, Princess of Wales (1961–1997) – First wife of Charles, Prince of Wales, & mother of Prince William & Prince Harry of Wales.
Charles Darwin (1809–1882) – Naturalist; the originator of the theory of evolution through natural selection & author of ‘On the Origin of Species’.
William Shakespeare (1564–1616) – English poet & playwright.
Sir Isaac Newton (1643–1727) – Mathematician, physicist, astronomer, natural philosopher, & alchemist.
Queen Elizabeth I of England (1533-1603) – Monarch (reigned 1558-1603).
Vice Admiral Horatio Nelson, 1st Viscount Nelson (1758–1805) – Naval commander.
Oliver Cromwell (1599–1658) – Lord Protector.