List of British Governments

Party	Prime Minister	Date	Notes
Whig		1830-1834
Conservative Provisional		1834
Conservative		1834-1835
Whig		1835-1841
Conservative		1841-1846
Whig		1846-1852
Conservative		1852
Coalition		1852-1855
Palmerston		1855-1858
Conservative		1858-1859
Liberal		1859-1866
Conservative		1866-1868
Liberal		1868-1874
Conservative		1874-1880
Liberal		1880-1885
Conservative		1885-1886
Liberal		1886
Conservative		1886-1892
Liberal		1892-1895
Conservative		1895-1905
Liberal		1905-1915
Coalition		1915-1916
Coalition		1916-1922
Conservative		1922-1924
Labour		1924
Conservative		1924-1929
Labour		1929-1931
National		1931-1935
National		1935-1940
Coalition		1940-1945
Caretaker		1945
Labour		1945-1951
Conservative		1951-1957
Conservative		1957-1964
Labour	Harold Wilson	1964-1970
Conservative	Edward Heath	1970-1974
Labour	Harold Wilson	1974-1976
Labour	Jim Callaghan	1976-1979	Loss of motion of no confidence precipitated an election
Conservative	Margaret Thatcher	1979-1990	Thatcher resigned in Novemember 1990
Conservative	John Major	1990-1997	Election called close to five year limit of parliament
Labour	Tony Blair	1997-present

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