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Therefore, the list below refers to the "Head of Government" and not the "Prime Minister". Even so, the leader of a government was often colloquially referred to as the "prime minister", beginning in the 18th century. Since 1902, prime ministers have always held the office of First Lord of the Treasury. [4]
United Kingdom general elections (elections for the House of Commons) have occurred in the United Kingdom since the first in 1802.The members of the 1801–1802 Parliament had been elected to the former Parliament of Great Britain and Parliament of Ireland, before being co-opted to serve in the first Parliament of the United Kingdom, so that Parliament is not included in the table below.
National Government: 67.2% 37 1935 General election: MPs: Stanley Baldwin: National Government: 53.3% Edward VIII; George VI; Neville Chamberlain: Winston Churchill. 38 1945 General election: MPs: Clement Attlee: Labour: 49.7% 39 1950 General election: MPs: 46.1% 40 1951 General election: MPs: Winston Churchill [δ] Conservative: 48.0% ...
Note that the first parliament of the United Kingdom was held in 1801; parliaments between 1707 and 1800 were either parliaments of Great Britain or of Ireland. For acts passed up until 1707, see the list of acts of the Parliament of England and the list of acts of the Parliament of Scotland .
Since the Marquess of Salisbury in 1895, all time in parliamentary service before being prime minister has been in the House of Commons, apart from Sir Alec Douglas-Home's period as a member of the Government while in the House of Lords (1951–63; though he was previously the elected member for Lanark, 1931–1945).
War ministry, the British government during the Second World War Chamberlain war ministry, the British government under Neville Chamberlain (1939–1940) Churchill war ministry, the British government under Winston Churchill (1940–1945) Cameron–Clegg coalition, the British government under David Cameron and Nick Clegg (2010–2015)
This category contains articles about elements of the central government of the United Kingdom and the governments and councils of the constituent countries and subdivisions of the United Kingdom. Wikimedia Commons has media related to National government of the United Kingdom .
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.