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Labour (minority government) 30.7% −98 1924 33rd 29 October 1924 Stanley Baldwin Conservative 46.8% 210 615 77.0% 1929 34th 30 May 1929 [d] Ramsay MacDonald Labour (minority government) [a] 37.1% −42 615 76.3% 1931 35th 27 October 1931 Ramsay MacDonald National Labour (National Government) 67.2% 492 615 76.4% 1935 36th
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]
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 following timeline of political parties in the United Kingdom shows the period during which various parties were active, from their date of establishment to their date of dissolution. Defunct parties are shown in green, and currently active parties are shown in pink.
First party Second party Leader Clement Attlee: Winston Churchill: Party Labour: Conservative: Leader since 25 October 1935: 9 October 1940 Leader's seat Limehouse: Woodford: Last election 154 seats, 38.0% 386 seats, 47.8% Seats won 393: 197 [note 1] Seat change 239 189 Popular vote 11,967,746: 8,716,211 Percentage 49.7%: 36.2% Swing 11.7 pp ...
The Labour Party is a political party in the United Kingdom that sits on the centre-left of the political spectrum. [15] [16] [17] The party has been described as an alliance of social democrats, democratic socialists and trade unionists. [18] It is one of the two dominant political parties in the United Kingdom, along with the Conservative Party.
Start date Government Event [a] Head Governing party Monarch 1707: Godolphin–Marlborough ministry: Acts of Union: Duke of Marlborough: Tory: Whig: Anne: 1708: General election: Aug: 1710 Dismissal Marlborough dismissed: Nov: Harley ministry: General election: Robert Harley [b] Tory: 1713: General election: Aug: 1714 Accession George I: Sep ...
The Socialist Labor Party of America does not seem to have used its distinctive arm-and-hammer logo until it appeared on the front page of The Workmen's Advocate in 1885. 1878 (United States) Socialist Labor Party of America founded when the Workingmen's Party of the United States voted to change its name at its December 1877 convention. [18]