Labour Party (UK)/Timelines

• 1881: Democratic Federation formed
• 1884: The Democratic Federation is renamed the Social Democratic Foundation

 Fabian Society formed

• 1892: Keir Hardie, Scottish trade union leader elected Member of Parliament as "Independent Labour"
• 1893: Independent Labour Party formed by Keir Hardie.
• 1900: Labour Representation Committee formed.

  Keir Hardy elected as the first "Labour" Member of Parliament

• 1906: The Labour Repesentation Committee renamed "The Labour Party"
• 1924: 1st Labour Government. Prime Minister Ramsay MacDonald
• 1929: 2nd Labour Government. Prime Minister Ramsay MacDonald
• 1931: National Government (coalition). Prime Minister Ramsay MacDonald
• 1934: Stanley Baldwin (Conservative) replaced Ramsay MacDonald as Prime Minister
• 1935: Clement Attlee became leader of the Labour Party
• 1940: Wartime coalition. Neville Chamberlain (Conservative) Prime Minister
• 1941: Winston Churchill (Conservative) became Prime Minister and Clement Attlee became Deputy Prime Minister
• 1945: 3rd Labour Government. Prime Minister Clement Atlee
• 1955 Hugh Gaitskell elected party leader
• 1964: Labour Government. Prime Minister Harold Wilson
• 1974: Labour Government. Prime Minister Harold Wilson
• 1976: Harold Wilson retired, James Callaghan becoame Prime Minister
• 1980: Michael Foot elected party leader
• 1983: Neil Kinnock replaced Michael Foot as party leader
• 1992: John Smith took over from Michael Foot
• 1994: John Smith died. Tony Blair elected party leader
• 1997: Labour Government. Prime Minister Tony Blair
• 2007: Tony Blair retired. Gordon Brown replaced Tony Blair as Prime Minister
• 2010: Conservative Government. Milliband elected Labour party leader.