List of Conservative Party (UK) general election manifestos
This is a list of the British Conservative Party general election manifestos since 1900. From 1900 to 1945, the Conservative Party general election manifesto was usually published as a form of a short personal address by the leader of the party. From 1950 the party published a more formal document.
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| Election | Leader | Election winner | Manifesto title | Link to text |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Theresa May | Hung (Conservative with DUP confidence & supply) | Forward, together. Our Plan for a Stronger Britain and a Prosperous Future | [1] |
| 2015 | David Cameron | Conservative | Strong leadership. A clear economic plan. A brighter, more secure future. | [2] |
| 2010 | David Cameron | Hung (Conservative-led coalition) | Invitation to join the government of Britain | [3] |
| 2005 | Michael Howard | Labour | Are you thinking what we're thinking? | [4] |
| 2001 | William Hague | Labour | Time for Common Sense | [5][6] |
| 1997 | John Major | Labour | You can only be sure with the Conservatives | [7][8] |
| 1992 | John Major | Conservative | The Best Future for Britain | [9][10] |
| 1987 | Margaret Thatcher | Conservative | The Next Moves Forward | [11][12] |
| 1983 | Margaret Thatcher | Conservative | The Challenge of Our Times | [13][14] |
| 1979 | Margaret Thatcher | Conservative | 1979 Conservative Party General Election Manifesto | [15][16] |
| October 1974 | Edward Heath | Labour | Putting Britain First | [17][18] |
| February 1974 | Edward Heath | Hung (Labour) | Firm Action for a Fair Britain | [19][20] |
| 1970 | Edward Heath | Conservative | A Better Tomorrow | [21][22] |
| 1966 | Edward Heath | Labour | Action Not Words: The New Conservative Programme | [23][24] |
| 1964 | Alec Douglas-Home | Labour | Prosperity With A Purpose | [25][26] |
| 1959 | Harold Macmillan | Conservative | The Next Five Years | [27][28] |
| 1955 | Anthony Eden | Conservative | United for Peace and Progress | [29][30] |
| 1951 | Winston Churchill | Conservative | 1951 Conservative Party General Election Manifesto | [31][32] |
| 1950 | Winston Churchill | Labour | This is the Road | [33][34] |
| 1945 | Winston Churchill | Labour | Winston Churchill's Declaration of Policy to the Electors | [35][36] |
| 1935 | Stanley Baldwin | National Government | A call to the nation | [37] |
| 1931 | Stanley Baldwin | National Government | The nation's duty | [38] |
| 1929 | Stanley Baldwin | Hung (Labour) | Stanley Baldwin's election address | [39] |
| 1924 | Stanley Baldwin | Conservative | Stanley Baldwin's election address | [40] |
| 1923 | Stanley Baldwin | Hung (Labour) | Stanley Baldwin's election address | [41] |
| 1922 | Bonar Law | Conservative | Andrew Bonar Law's election address | [42] |
| 1918 | Bonar Law | Hung (Conservative-dominated coalition) | The Manifesto of Lloyd George and Bonar Law | [43] |
| December 1910 | Arthur Balfour | Hung (Liberal with Irish Nationalist support) | Arthur Balfour's election address | [44] |
| January 1910 | Arthur Balfour | Hung (Liberal with Irish Nationalist support) | Arthur Balfour's election address | [45] |
| 1906 | Arthur Balfour | Liberal | Arthur Balfour's election address | [46] |
| 1900 | Lord Salisbury | Conservative | The manifesto of the Marquess of Salisbury | [47] |
See also
- Tamworth Manifesto
- List of Labour Party (UK) general election manifestos
- List of Liberal Party and Liberal Democrats (UK) general election manifestos
- Our Society, Your Life
Further reading
- Iain Dale, Conservative Party general election manifestos, 1900–1997, Routledge, 2000, ISBN 0-415-20589-1
