LONDON (AP) — Britain’s upcoming general election is widely expected to lead to a change of government for the first time in 14 years. Many analysts believe it will be one of the country’s most ...

Strikes in the late-1970s left supermarket shelves bare - Ken Goff/Getty Images During the 1979 election, Whitehall civil servants prepared briefings for incoming ministers should there be a change of ...

Republican Jay Dardenne’s break with party ranks Thursday to endorse Democrat John Bel Edwards for governor brought back a time 36 years ago when the same thing happened. In 1979, four unsuccessful ...

In 1979, the eight-year reign of Gov. Edwin Edwards, the Cajun prince, was coming to an end. Six men vied to replace him. It would prove to be a pivotal election for the state — and for each of the ...

"Blowout" was how one UK newspaper described the decisive victory of Boris Johnson and his Conservative Party in last week's election. How decisive was it? Not only did conservatives win an 80-seat ...