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2.8 Smallest majorities. 2.8.1 Since 1945. 2.9 Most seats won by party (1945–present) ... Since 1945, every UK government has been led by the Conservatives or Labour.
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.
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. 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 ...
Millions of voters to head to polls for UK general election. 04:02, Shweta Sharma. Millions of people across the UK will cast their voter today in the country’s first July general election since ...
The Liberal Democrat manifesto For a Fair Deal was released on 10 June, [189] [190] which included commitments on free personal care in England, [191] investment in the NHS including more GPs, increased funding for education and childcare (including a tutoring guarantee for children from low-income families), increased funding for public ...
Shadow Minister for Communities and Local Government (2016–2021) 2015: 1955: Adnan Hussain: Independent: Khalid Mahmood [192] Birmingham Perry Barr: Shadow Minister for Defence Procurement (2020–2021) 2001: 1974: Ayoub Khan: Independent: Alba: Neale Hanvey [n 61] [193] Cowdenbeath and Kirkcaldy: Leader of the Alba Party in the House of ...
The Labour Party formed a majority government under the leadership of Keir Starmer, winning over 400 seats. Other parties including the Liberal Democrats , Reform UK and the Green Party saw an increase in their seat share in the House of Commons at expense of the Conservatives and the Scottish National Party .
Executive power in the United Kingdom is exercised by the Sovereign, King Charles III, via His Majesty's Government and the devolved national authorities – the Scottish Government, the Welsh Government and the Northern Ireland Executive; and by up to three more layers of elected local authorities, often County Councils, District Councils, and ...