UK Conservative Party
The Conservative Party fell to 121 House of Commons seats in the 2024 general election after entering the election with 365 seats won at the previous general election, while Labour won 411 seats, House of Commons Library.
About
The United Kingdom’s major centre-right Conservative Party, which governed from 2010 to 2024. Its record includes austerity and Brexit, with supporters and critics sharply divided over effects on public services, growth, migration and constitutional stability.
Affiliated people
David Cameron
Former Conservative Party leader / prime minister
Dominic Cummings
former chief adviser
Steve Barclay
former health secretary
Nadine Dorries
former culture secretary
Jacob Rees-Mogg
former business secretary
Dominic Raab
former foreign / justice secretary
Jeremy Hunt
former chancellor
Theresa May
Former Conservative Party leader / prime minister
James Cleverly
former foreign / home secretary
Maria Miller
former equalities minister / MP
Michelle Donelan
former secretary of state / MP
Suella Braverman
former home secretary / Conservative MP
Priti Patel
Conservative / former Home Secretary
Sajid Javid
Conservative / former Health & Home Secretary
George Osborne
Former Chancellor of the Exchequer
Michael Gove
Conservative minister (levelling-up / elections)
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