The Labour Party has not won a UK general election since 2005
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has just announced the next general election will take place on July 4, 2024. Here’s an overview of the UK’s recent political history since the Labour Party last assumed power in 1997.
General elections
Prime ministers
1997
Labour
May 1, 1997
Labour
June 7, 2001
Tony
Blair
Labour
May 5, 2005
Gordon
Brown
Conservative +
Liberal Democrats
coalition
May 6, 2010
David
Cameron
Conservative
May 7, 2015
Conservative
Theresa
May
June 8, 2017
Conservative
Boris
Johnson
Dec. 12, 2019
Liz
Truss
Next election
Rishi
Sunak
July 4, 2024
2025
General elections
Prime ministers
1997
Labour
May 1, 1997
Labour
June 7, 2001
Tony
Blair
Labour
May 5, 2005
Gordon
Brown
Conservative +
Liberal Democrats
coalition
May 6, 2010
David
Cameron
Conservative
May 7, 2015
Conservative
Theresa
May
June 8, 2017
Conservative
Boris
Johnson
Dec. 12, 2019
Liz
Truss
Next election
Rishi
Sunak
July 4, 2024
2025
General
elections
Conservative +
Liberal Democrats
coalition
Next election
Labour
Conservative
July 4, 2024
June 7, 2001
June 8, 2017
Labour
Labour
Conservative
Conservative
May 6, 2010
May 1, 1997
May 5, 2005
May 7, 2015
Dec. 12, 2019
1997
2025
Prime
ministers
Tony
Blair
Gordon
Brown
David
Cameron
Theresa
May
Boris
Johnson
Liz
Truss
Rishi
Sunak
