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
2019	Boris Johnson	Conservative	Get Brexit Done: Unleash Britain's Potential	[1]
2017	Theresa May	Hung (Conservative with DUP confidence & supply)	Forward, Together: Our Plan for a Stronger Britain and a Prosperous Future	[2]
2015	David Cameron	Conservative	Strong Leadership. A Clear Economic Plan. A Brighter, More Secure Future.	[3]
2010	David Cameron	Hung (Conservative-led coalition)	Invitation to Join the Government of Britain	[4] [5]
2005	Michael Howard	Labour	Are You Thinking What We're Thinking?
2001	William Hague	Labour	Time for Common Sense	[7][8]
1997	John Major	Labour	You Can Only Be Sure with the Conservatives	[9]
1992	John Major	Conservative	The Best Future for Britain	[11]
1987	Margaret Thatcher	Conservative	The Next Moves Forward	[13][14]
1983	Margaret Thatcher	Conservative	The Challenge of Our Times	[15][16]
1979	Margaret Thatcher	Conservative	1979 Conservative Party General Election Manifesto	[17]
October 1974	Edward Heath	Labour	Putting Britain First	[19][20]
February 1974	Edward Heath	Hung (Labour)	Firm Action for a Fair Britain	[21][22]
1970	Edward Heath	Conservative	A Better Tomorrow	[23]
1966	Edward Heath	Labour	Action Not Words: The New Conservative Programme	[25]
1964	Alec Douglas-Home	Labour	Prosperity with a Purpose	[27]
1959	Harold Macmillan	Conservative	The Next Five Years	[29][30]
1955	Anthony Eden	Conservative	United for Peace and Progress	[31]
1951	Winston Churchill	Conservative	1951 Conservative Party General Election Manifesto	[33]
1950	Winston Churchill	Labour	This Is the Road	[35]
1945	Winston Churchill	Labour	Winston Churchill's Declaration of Policy to the Electors	[37]
1935	Stanley Baldwin	National Government	A Call to the Nation	[39]
1931	Stanley Baldwin	National Government	The Nation's Duty	[40]
1929	Stanley Baldwin	Hung (Labour)	Stanley Baldwin's Election Address	[41]
1924	Stanley Baldwin	Conservative	Stanley Baldwin's Election Address	[42]
1923	Stanley Baldwin	Hung (Labour)	Stanley Baldwin's Election Address	[43]
1922	Bonar Law	Conservative	Andrew Bonar Law's Election Address	[44]
1918	Bonar Law	Hung (Conservative-dominated coalition)	The Manifesto of Lloyd George and Bonar Law	[45]
December 1910	Arthur Balfour	Hung (Liberal with Irish Nationalist support)	Arthur Balfour's Election Address	[46]
January 1910	Arthur Balfour	Hung (Liberal with Irish Nationalist support)	Arthur Balfour's Election Address	[47]
1906	Arthur Balfour	Liberal	Arthur Balfour's Election Address	[48]
1900	Lord Salisbury	Conservative	The Manifesto of the Marquess of Salisbury	[49]

See also

•  Conservatism portal

• Tamworth Manifesto
• List of Labour Party (UK) general election manifestos
• List of Liberal Party and Liberal Democrats (UK) general election manifestos
• Conservative Party 2019 General Election Campaign
• Our Society, Your Life

Further reading

• Iain Dale, Conservative Party general election manifestos, 1900–1997, Routledge, 2000, ISBN 0-415-20589-1

References

• Archive of Conservative Party Manifestos, 1900–2001
• Party Manifestos