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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] [17] The party has been described as an alliance of social democrats, democratic socialists and trade unionists. [18] It is one of 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.
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.
Labour Co-op: New seat. Previously MP for Wakefield (Labour gain at 2022 by-election) Wallasey: Labour: Angela Eagle: Labour: Walsall and Bloxwich: Conservative: Valerie Vaz: Labour: Previously MP for the abolished seat of Walsall South. Incumbent for the predecessor seat of Walsall North, Eddie Hughes, who stood unsuccessfully in Tamworth ...
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 ...
This is a list of United Kingdom Labour and Co-operative Party MPs. It includes all Members of Parliament (MPs) elected to the British House of Commons representing the Co-operative Party from 1918 to 1927, and Labour and Co-operative Party since 1927. Members of the Scottish Parliament or the Senedd are not listed.
In 1980, the Labour left peaked in power as left-wing Labour MP Michael Foot became party leader, marking the first time that Labour had a leader from the Labour left. After the 1981 Labour Party deputy leadership election , this traditional Labour left dissolved and split into two new factions, the soft left and the modern Labour left.
At the 2015 general election, Jones stood in Bristol North West, coming second with 34.4% of the vote behind the incumbent Conservative MP Charlotte Leslie. [12] Following the 2015 election, Jones joined the campaign of Labour leadership hopeful Andy Burnham as its South West Co-ordinator, and chaired Marvin Rees 's successful campaign to ...