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This is a listing of sessions of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, tabulated with the elections to the House of Commons for each session, and the list of members of the House.

The sessions are numbered from the formation of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. For previous Westminster parliaments, see List of Parliaments of Great Britain.

NumberStart dateElectionMembersPrime Minister(s)Party
1st1802 election MPs Henry Addington, William Pitt the Younger Tory
2nd1806 election MPs William Wyndham Grenville, 1st Lord Grenville Whig
3rd1807 election MPs William Henry Cavendish-Bentinck, 3rd Duke of Portland, Spencer Perceval, Robert Banks Jenkinson, 2nd Earl of LiverpoolTory
4th1818 election MPs The Earl of LiverpoolTory
5th1820 election MPs The Earl of LiverpoolTory
6th1826 election MPs The Earl of Liverpool, George Canning, Frederick John Robinson, 1st Viscount Goderich, Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of WellingtonArthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington ( 1 May 1769 14 September 1852) was an Anglo-Irish soldier and statesman, widely considered one of the leading military and political figures of the 19th century. He came from an established family of noblemen hisTory
7th1830 election MPs Charles Grey, 2nd Earl GreyCharles Grey, 2nd Earl Grey ( March 13, 1764 July 17, 1845). British statesman and Prime Minister. Known as Charles Grey until 1806, and then as Viscount Howick from 1806 to 1807. From an aristocratic background, Grey was elected to parliament at the ageWhig
8th1831 election MPs The Earl GreyWhig
9th1832 electionThe 1832 UK general election the first after the Reform Act, saw the Whigs win a large majority, with the Tories winning less than 30% of the vote. Party Votes Seats Share of Vote (% Tories 241,284 175 29. 4 Whigs 554,719 441 66. 7 Irish Repeal 31,773 42 MPs The Earl Grey, William Lamb, 2nd Viscount MelbourneWilliam Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne ( March 15, 1779- November 24, 1848) was home secretary (1830-1834) and prime minister (1834 and 1835-1841) of Britain, and mentor of Queen Victoria. Born in London to an aristocratic Whig family and educated at Eton a Robert PeelSee also Robert Peel (Christian Science The Right Honourable Sir Robert Peel, 2nd Baronet ( February 5, 1788 July 2, 1850) was British Prime Minister from December 1834 to April 1835, and again from June 1841 to June 29, 1846. Born in Bury, Lancashire toWhig
10th1835 electionThe 1835 UK general election saw Robert Peel's Conservatives make large gains from their low of the 1832 election, but the Whigs maintained a large majority. Party Votes Seats Loss/Gain Share of Vote (% Conservative 261,269 273 + 98 42. 6 Whigs 349,868 38 MPs William Lamb, 2nd Viscount MelbourneWhig
11th1837 electionThe 1837 UK general election saw Robert Peel's Conservatives close further on the position of the Whigs, who won their third election of the decade. Party Votes Seats Loss/Gain Share of Vote (% Conservative 379,694 314 + 41 48. 3 Whigs 418,331 344 41 51. MPs The Viscount MelbourneWhig
12th1841 electionThe 1841 UK general election saw a big swing as Robert Peel's Conservatives took control of the House of Commons. The Whigs lost votes to the Irish Repeal group. The Chartists picked up few votes, despite their popular support, as voting was still restric MPs Sir Robert Peel, Bt Conservative
13th1847 election MPs The Lord John Russell, 1st Earl RussellWhig
14th1852 election MPs Edward Geoffrey Smith Stanley, 14th Earl of Derby, George Hamilton Gordon, 4th Earl of AberdeenConservative
15th1857 election MPs Henry John Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston, Earl of DerbyWhig
16th1859 election MPs The Viscount Palmerston Liberal
17th1865 election MPs John Russell, 1st Earl Russell, The Earl of Derby, Benjamin DisraeliLiberal
18th1868 election MPs William Ewart Gladstone
19th1874 election MPs Benjamin Disraeli, 1st Earl of BeaconsfieldConservative
20th1880 election MPs William Ewart GladstoneLiberal
21st1885 election MPs Robert Arthur Talbot Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury, William Ewart Gladstone
22nd1886 election MPs The Marquess of SalisburyConservative
23rd1892 election MPs William Ewart Gladstone, Archibald Philip Primrose, 5th Earl of RoseberyLiberal
24th1895 election MPs Robert Arthur Talbot Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of SalisburyConservative
25th1900 election MPs The Marquess of Salisbury, Arthur BalfourConservative
26th1906 election MPs Henry Campbell-Bannerman, Herbert Henry AsquithLiberal
29th1910> (Jan) election MPs Herbert Henry AsquithLiberal
30th1910> (Dec) election MPs Herbert Henry Asquith, David Lloyd GeorgeLiberal
31st1918 election MPs David Lloyd GeorgeCoalition
32nd1922 election MPs Andrew Bonar LawConservative
33rd1923 election MPs Stanley BaldwinConservative
34th1924 election MPs Stanley BaldwinConservative
35th1929 election MPs Ramsay MacDonald Labour
36th1931 election MPs Ramsay MacDonald National Government
37th1935 election MPs Stanley Baldwin, Neville Chamberlain, Winston ChurchillNational Government
38th1945 election MPs Clement AttleeLabour
39th1950 election MPsClement AttleeLabour
40th1951 election MPs Winston ChurchillConservative
41st1955 election MPs Anthony Eden, Harold MacmillanConservative
42nd1959 election MPs Harold Macmillan, Alec Douglas-HomeConservative
43rd1964 election MPs Harold WilsonLabour
44th1966 election MPs Harold WilsonLabour
45th1970 election MPs Edward HeathConservative
46th1974 (Feb) election MPsHarold WilsonLabour
47th1974 (Oct) election MPsHarold Wilson, James CallaghanLabour
48th1979 election MPs Margaret ThatcherConservative
49th1983 election MPsMargaret ThatcherConservative
50th1987 election MPsMargaret Thatcher, John MajorConservative
51st1992 election MPsJohn MajorConservative
52nd1997 election MPs Tony BlairLabour
53rd2001 election MPsTony BlairLabour

The parties listed are those that won the election. During the nineteenth century, the party of government sometimes changed between general elections.





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