This is a list of the British Conservative Party general election manifestos.
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Conservative Party Manifesto 2024 PDF
Conservative Party Manifesto 2019 PDF
Conservative Party Manifesto 2017 PDF
Conservative Party Manifesto 2015 PDF
Conservative Party Manifesto 2010 PDF
Conservative Party Manifesto 2005 PDF
Conservative Party Manifesto 2001 PDF
2024 General Election Manifesto
UK General Election Date: Thursday, 4 July 2024
UK Conservative Party Leader: Rishi Sunak
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2024 Conservative Party Manifesto
Manifesto tagline: Clear Plan. Bold Action. Secure Future.
The incoming Labour government replaced the previous Conservative government. Boris Johnson led the Conservatives to victory at the previous general election in 2019. He was replaced as Prime Minister by Liz Truss in September 2022. After Truss’s resignation in October 2022, the Conservative government was led by Prime Minister Rishi Sunak until the 2024 general election.
The Conservatives won 121 seats in 2024. This was the lowest number of seats the party had won at any general election since 1832. The Conservatives’ 24% vote share was 20 percentage points down on 2019 and lower than at any general election since 1832. They won 244 fewer seats than at the 2019 election.
121 seats is the Conservative party’s lowest ever total, since 1832. Similarly, their 23.7% vote share is also their lowest ever.
The Conservatives lost 252 seats and gained one compared to the 2019 notional results.
Across the UK, the Conservative vote share was highest in the South East and East Midlands, both 30.6%; and lowest in Wales (18.2%) and Scotland (12.7%).
Conservatives gained 121 seats (decrease of 251 MPs), losing to Labour with 411 an increase of 209 MPs. Labour under Keir Starmer returned to power after winning the election with a 173 seat majority.
Of note the new UK Reform Party led by Nigel Farage, gained 5 seats.
2019 General Election Manifesto
UK General Election Date: Thursday, 12 December 2019
UK Conservative Party Leader: Boris Johnson
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2019 Conservative Party Manifesto
Manifesto tagline: Get Brexit Done: Unleash Britain’s Potential
The Conservative Party, led by Prime Minister Boris Johnson, won the largest number of seats and votes. The Conservatives won the election with 365 seats, 48 more than they won in 2017, and 43.6% of the vote across the UK. The Conservatives’ share of the vote is the highest for any single party since the 43.9% won by Margaret Thatcher for the Conservatives in 1979, and their total of 14.0 million votes is the second highest, beaten only by their 14.1 million in 1992.
The Conservatives gained 58 seats but lost 10, leaving them with 365 seats. This is 48 more than they won in 2017 and the most they have held since 1987.
They won seats in the North of England that traditionally voted Labour, and lost most seats in Scotland.
The Conservatives won 43.6% of the vote – their highest share since 1983.
Their vote share was highest in Eastern England, where the party won 57.2% of the vote.
Conservative Stats: 635 Candidates, 13,966,454 Votes, 43.63% Vote Share, 365 MPs Elected.
Conservatives returned to power after winning the election with a 80 seat majority.
Of note the Brexit Party led by Nigel Farage didn’t contest any of the 317 Conservative held constituencies to support the Conservative Party in ‘Getting Brexit Done’.
2017 General Election Manifesto
UK General Election Date: Thursday, 8 June 2017
UK Conservative Party Leader: Theresa May
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2017 Conservative Party Manifesto
Manifesto tagline: Forward, Together: Our Plan for a Stronger Britain and a Prosperous Future
Conservatives gained 317 seats (decrease of 13 MPs), beating Labour under Jeremy Corbyn with 262 seats (increase of 30 MPs). Result was a hung Parliament with the Conservatives returned to power with DUP support.
Of note Brexit was a key issue during the campaign.
On 23 July 2019, Boris Johnson won the 2019 Conservative leadership election to succeed Theresa May.
2015 General Election Manifesto
UK General Election Date: Thursday, 7 May 2015
UK Conservative Party Leader: David Cameron
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2015 Conservative Party Manifesto
Manifesto tagline: Strong Leadership. A Clear Economic Plan. A Brighter, More Secure Future.
Conservatives gained 330 seats (increase of 24 MPs), beating Labour under Ed Miliband with 232 (decrease of 26 MPs). Conservatives returned to power after winning the election with a 11 seat majority.
Of note the UK Independence Party (UKIP) received 12.6 per cent of the vote, displacing the Liberal Democrats as the third-placed party in terms of popular vote, but won only one seat: Clacton, which they had gained at a by-election six months earlier.
On 13 July 2016, Liz Theresa May won the 2016 Conservative leadership election to succeed David Cameron.
2010 General Election Manifesto
UK General Election Date: Thursday, 7 May 2010
UK Conservative Party Leader: David Cameron
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2010 Conservative Party Manifesto
Manifesto tagline: Invitation to Join the Government of Britain
Conservatives gained 306 seats (increase of 96 MPs), beating Labour under Gordon Brown with 258 (decrease of 91 MPs). Result was a hung Parliament with the Conservatives returned to power with the Liberal Democrats support.
On 13 July 2016, Theresa May won the 2016 Conservative leadership election to succeed David Cameron.
2005 General Election Manifesto
UK General Election Date: Thursday, 5 May 2005
UK Conservative Party Leader: Michael Howard
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2005 Conservative Party Manifesto
Manifesto tagline: Are You Thinking What We’re Thinking?
Conservatives gained 198 seats (increase of 33 MPs), losing to Labour under Tony Blair with 355 seats (decrease of 48 MPs). Labour returned to power with a majority of 66 seats.
Of note this was the first time the Labour Party had won a third consecutive general election, but would be the last election victory for Labour until 2024!
On 6 December 2005, David Cameron won the 2005 Conservative leadership election to succeed Michael Howard.
2001 General Election Manifesto
UK General Election Date: Thursday, 7 June 2001
UK Conservative Party Leader: William Hague
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2001 Conservative Party Manifesto
Manifesto tagline: Time for Common Sense
Overall, Labour won the election with 412 seats, 6 down from their total in 1997 but still the second highest number of seats gained by one party since the war. The Conservatives won 166 seats, an increase of a single seat. The Liberal Democrats won 52, their highest total since 1929.
Turnout was 59.4% the lowest recorded since 1918. Turnout fell in England, Scotland and Wales although it increased in Northern Ireland.
Of note: Only 29 seats changed hands at the 2001 General Election, the lowest number since October 1974.
