Parliament and elections

The office and functions of the Prime Minister

A briefing paper on the office and functions of the Prime Minister

• Government
• House of Commons
• Monarchy
• Parliament

Prime Ministers

This briefing lists the Prime Ministers who have served in the United Kingdom since 1721. It also provides information on changes of Prime Minister between general elections since 1900.

• Elections
• Government
• Monarchy
• Parliament

Appointments to the Chiltern Hundreds and Manor of Northstead Stewardships since 1880

Resignations of MPs from the House of Commons since 1880.

• House of Commons
• Parliament

2022 Local Elections Handbook and dataset

Explore the 2022 local elections results and download a comprehensive results dataset for electoral districts and wards.

Parliament and elections data

Explore data and analysis about Parliament, MPs, general election and by-elections results, and the Government.

Briefings

Politically impartial publications produced by Commons Library researchers, covering legislation, policy areas and topical issues.