List of Labour Party (UK) general election manifestos

This is a list of the British Labour Party general election manifestos since the nascent party first put forward candidates at the 1900 general election. From its foundation, general election manifestos were issued for the Labour Party as a whole, whereas the manifestos of the Conservative and Liberal parties generally took the form of a form of a short personal address by the leader of the party until the 1950s.

A majority win for the Labour Party is highlighted in green, whereas minority or coalition victories are highlighted in yellow.

Election	Labour leader	Election winner	Manifesto title	Link to text
2017	Jeremy Corbyn	Hung (Conservative)	For the Many, Not the Few	[1]
2015	Ed Miliband	Conservative	Britain can be better	[2]
2010	Gordon Brown	Hung (Conservative-led coalition)	A future fair for all	[3]
2005	Tony Blair	Labour	Britain Forward, Not Back	[4]
2001	Tony Blair	Labour	Ambitions for Britain	[5], [6]
1997	Tony Blair	Labour	New Labour because Britain deserves better	[7], [8]
1992	Neil Kinnock	Conservative	It's time to get Britain working again	[9], [10]
1987	Neil Kinnock	Conservative	Britain will win with Labour	[11], [12]
1983	Michael Foot	Conservative	The New Hope for Britain	[13], [14]
1979	James Callaghan	Conservative	The Labour Way is the Better Way	[15], [16]
October 1974	Harold Wilson	Labour	Britain Will Win With Labour	[17], [18]
February 1974	Harold Wilson	Hung (Labour)	Let us work together - Labour's way out of the crisis	[19], [20]
1970	Harold Wilson	Conservative	Now Britain's Strong - Let's Make it Great to Live In	[21], [22]
1966	Harold Wilson	Labour	Time for Decision	[23], [24]
1964	Harold Wilson	Labour	The New Britain	[25], [26]
1959	Hugh Gaitskell	Conservative	Britain Belongs to You	[27], [28]
1955	Clement Attlee	Conservative	Forward With Labour	[29], [30]
1951	Clement Attlee	Conservative	Labour Party Election Manifesto	[31], [32]
1950	Clement Attlee	Labour	Let Us Win Through Together	[33], [34]
1945	Clement Attlee	Labour	Let Us Face the Future	[35], [36]
1935	Clement Attlee	National Government	The Labour Party's call to power
1931	Arthur Henderson	National Government	Labour's call to action
1929	Ramsay MacDonald	Hung (Labour)	Labour's appeal to the nation
1924	Ramsay MacDonald	Conservative	Labour's appeal to the people
1923	Ramsay MacDonald	Hung (Labour)	Labour's appeal to the nation
1922	J. R. Clynes	Conservative	Labour's call to the people
1918	William Adamson	Hung (Conservative-led coalition)	Labour's call to the people
December 1910	George Barnes	Hung (Liberal, with Irish Nationalist support)	December 1910 Labour Party General Election Manifesto
January 1910	Arthur Henderson	Hung (Liberal, with Irish Nationalist support)	January 1910 Labour Party General Election Manifesto
1906	Keir Hardie	Liberal	1906 Labour Party General Election Manifesto
1900	Does not appear	Conservative	1900 Labour Party General Election Manifesto

See also

• List of Conservative Party (UK) general election manifestos
• List of Liberal Party (UK) general election manifestos
• New Labour, New Life for Britain

Further reading

• Iain Dale, Labour Party general election manifestos, 1900-1997, Routledge, 2000, ISBN 0-415-20590-5

References

• Archive of Labour Party Manifestos, 1900-2001
• Party Manifestos