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National votes for Labour at general elections since 1992 (millions) England Wales Scotland 2.5 5 7.5 10 12.5 15 1992 1997 2001 2005 2010 2015 2017 2019 2024 A graph showing the percentage of the popular vote received by major parties in general elections (1832–2005), with the rapid rise of the Labour Party after its founding during the late 19th century being clear as it became one of the ...
The Labour Party, led by wartime Deputy Prime Minister Clement Attlee, won the 1945 post-war general election in an unexpected landslide and formed their first ever majority government. Labour governed until 1951 and granted independence to India in 1947. Most of the other major overseas colonies became independent in the late 1950s and early ...
Articles listed by political party contain information on the ministries of multiple consecutive prime ministers of the same political party. Prior to the 20th century, the leader of the British government held the title of First Lord of the Treasury , and not that of Prime Minister of the United Kingdom .
The Labour Party was founded at a conference in February 1900 in London as the Labour Representation Committee (LRC). [1] The party was formed as an alliance between trade unions, ethical socialists and state socialists. [1] Following the 1906 general election, the LRC became the current Labour Party. [2]
The Labour Party in opposition continued to be deeply divided on the issue, and risked a major split. Leading opponents of membership included Richard Crossman , who was for two years (1970–72) the editor of the New Statesman , at that time the leading left-of-centre weekly journal, which published many polemics in support of the anti-EEC case.
First party Second party Third party Leader Clement Attlee: Winston Churchill: Archibald Sinclair: Party Labour: Conservative: Liberal: Leader since 25 October 1935: 9 October 1940 26 November 1935 Leader's seat Limehouse: Woodford: Montgomeryshire: Last election 116 seats, 38.5% 357 seats, 54.5% 11 seats, 6.3% Seats won 331: 167 5 Seat change ...
The Labour Party is a political party in the United Kingdom that sits on the centre-left of the political spectrum. [15] [16] [7] The party has been described as an alliance of social democrats, democratic socialists and trade unionists. [17] It is one of the two dominant political parties in the United Kingdom, along with the Conservative Party.
This is a list of United Kingdom Labour Party MPs. It includes all members of Parliament (MPs) elected to the British House of Commons representing the Labour Party from 1900 to 1923 and since 1992. Members of the Scottish Parliament, the Senedd or the European Parliament are not listed.