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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.
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 term Parliamentary Labour Party refers to the party in Parliament, whereas the term Labour Party refers to the entire Labour Party, the parliamentary element of which is the PLP. A similar body for the Conservative Party is the 1922 Committee. An organisation for former members, the PLP in exile, was established after the 2010 general election.
2024 was a historic year for Labour. Under Sir Keir Starmer the party came to power in July for the first time in over a decade, winning with a massive number of seats. It was a short election ...
The post of Leader of the Labour Party was officially created in 1922. Before this, between when Labour MPs were first elected in 1906 and the general election in 1922, when substantial gains were made, the post was known as Chairman of the Parliamentary Labour Party. [1]
This was later renamed as the Scottish Council of the Labour Party, informally known as the Labour Party in Scotland. [ 25 ] [ 26 ] In 1994 or 1995, it was renamed as the Scottish Labour Party. [ 25 ] [ 23 ] Under Kezia Dugdale , it was rebranded as Scottish Labour, [ 27 ] though its official name remains the Scottish Labour Party.
As we near the end of party conference season, chief political commentator John Rentoul answers your questions on what the Labour and Conservative party conferences revealed to us. With a general ...
There was controversy about further Labour Party candidate selections, with several candidates on the left of the party being excluded. [155] Abbott said she had been barred from standing as a Labour Party candidate at the election, but Starmer later said she would be "free" to stand as a Labour candidate. [156]