Since 1997

Governments

Each page shows what the official statistics did while a government was in office: the level it inherited, the latest level, and the change between them. The figures describe the period. They do not say what caused the change.

• Labour 2024–Keir Starmer · majority government5 July 2024 – present
• Conservative 2019–2024Boris Johnson, Liz Truss, Rishi Sunak · majority government13 December 2019 – 5 July 2024
• Conservative 2017–2019Theresa May, Boris Johnson · minority government9 June 2017 – 13 December 2019
• Conservative 2015–2017David Cameron, Theresa May · majority government8 May 2015 – 9 June 2017
• Coalition 2010–2015David Cameron · coalition government11 May 2010 – 8 May 2015
• Labour 2005–2010Tony Blair, Gordon Brown · majority government6 May 2005 – 11 May 2010
• Labour 2001–2005Tony Blair · majority government8 June 2001 – 5 May 2005
• Labour 1997–2001Tony Blair · majority government2 May 1997 – 7 June 2001
• Conservative 1992–1997John Major · majority government10 April 1992 – 2 May 1997
• Conservative 1987–1992Margaret Thatcher, John Major · majority government12 June 1987 – 9 April 1992
• Conservative 1983–1987Margaret Thatcher · majority government10 June 1983 – 11 June 1987
• Conservative 1979–1983Margaret Thatcher · majority government4 May 1979 – 9 June 1983

Dates are from GOV.UK’s list of past prime ministers and the House of Commons Library’s general election results. Method: how government comparisons are calculated.