Title: Labour Party (UK) - Wikipedia
Headings: Labour Party (UK)
Labour Party (UK)
Contents
History
Origins and the Independent Labour Party (1860–1900)
Labour Representation Committee (1900–1906)
Early years (1906–1923)
First Labour government and period in opposition (1923–1929)
Second Labour government (1929–1931)
Labour in opposition (1931–1940)
Wartime coalition (1940–1945)
Attlee government (1945–1951)
Post-war consensus (1951–1964)
Wilson government (1964–1970)
Spell in opposition (1970–1974)
Majority to minority (1974–1979)
Opposition and internal conflict (1979–1994)
New Labour (1994–2010)
Opposition and internal conflict (2010–present)
Ideology
Symbols
Constitution and structure
Clause IV (1995)
Membership and registered supporters
Trade union link
European and international affiliation
Electoral performance
UK-wide elections
UK general elections
European Parliament elections
Devolved assembly elections
Scottish Parliament elections
Welsh Parliament elections
London Assembly and Mayoral elections
Combined authority elections
Leadership
Leaders of the Labour Party since 1906
Living former Labour Party leaders
Deputy Leaders of the Labour Party since 1922
Living former Labour Party deputy leaders
Leaders in the House of Lords since 1924
Labour Prime Ministers
See also
Notes
References
Bibliography
Further reading
External links

Content: The leader of the party and leader of the opposition is Keir Starmer. Labour is the largest party in the Welsh Parliament, being the main party in the current Welsh government. The party is the third-largest in the Scottish Parliament. Labour is a member of the Party of European Socialists and Progressive Alliance, and holds observer status in the Socialist International. The party includes semi-autonomous Scottish and Welsh branches, and supports the Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP) in Northern Ireland, although it still organises there. As of February 2021, Labour has over 500,000 registered members, one of the largest memberships of any party in Europe . Contents
1 History
1.1 Origins and the Independent Labour Party (1860–1900)
1.2 Labour Representation Committee (1900–1906)
1.3 Early years (1906–1923)
1.4 First Labour government and period in opposition (1923–1929)
1.5 Second Labour government (1929–1931)
1.6 Labour in opposition (1931–1940)
1.7 Wartime coalition (1940–1945)
1.8 Attlee government (1945–1951)
1.9 Post-war consensus (1951–1964)
1.10 Wilson government (1964–1970)
1.11 Spell in opposition (1970–1974)
1.12 Majority to minority (1974–1979)
1.13 Opposition and internal conflict (1979–1994)
1.14 New Labour (1994–2010)
1.15 Opposition and internal conflict (2010–present)
2 Ideology
2.1 Symbols
3 Constitution and structure
3.1 Membership and registered supporters
3.2 Trade union link
3.3 European and international affiliation
4 Electoral performance
4.1 UK-wide elections
4.1.1 UK general elections
4.1.2 European Parliament elections
4.2 Devolved assembly elections
4.2.1 Scottish Parliament elections
4.2.2 Welsh Parliament elections
4.2.3 London Assembly and Mayoral elections
4.2.4 Combined authority elections
5 Leadership
5.1 Leaders of the Labour Party since 1906
5.2 Living former Labour Party leaders
5.3 Deputy Leaders of the Labour Party since 1922
5.4 Living former Labour Party deputy leaders
5.5 Leaders in the House of Lords since 1924
5.6 Labour Prime Ministers
6 See also
7 Notes
8 References
9 Bibliography
10 Further reading
11 External links
History
Main articles: History of the Labour Party (UK) and History of the socialist movement in the United Kingdom
Origins and the Independent Labour Party (1860–1900)
The original Liberty logo, in use until 1983
The Labour Party originated in the late 19th century, meeting the demand for a new political party to represent the interests and needs of the urban working class, a demographic which had increased in number, and many of whom only gained suffrage with the passage of the Representation of the People Act 1884. Some members of the trades union movement became interested in moving into the political field, and after further extensions of the voting franchise in 1867 and 1885, the Liberal Party endorsed some trade-union sponsored candidates. The first Lib–Lab candidate to stand was George Odger in the Southwark by-election of 1870.