The Fixed-term Parliaments Act 2011 creates a five year period between general elections. Early elections may only be held in specified circumstances. A joint committee has been appointed to undertake a statutory review of the Act and undertake pre-legislative scrutiny of Government proposals to repeal the Act.
Documents to download
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Conservative Party leaders and officials since 1975 (103 KB, PDF)
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Supporting documents
- Conservative Party leaders and officials since 1975 (31 KB, Excel Spreadsheet) (31 KB, Excel Spreadsheet)
Further reading
Conservative Party structure and organisatio(PDF 388 KB)
Constitution of the Conservative Party: Includes leadership election rules and procedures for selecting candidates.
Oliver Letwin, Hearts and Minds: The Battle for the Conservative Party from Thatcher to the Present, Biteback, 2017
Tim Bale, The Conservative Party: From Thatcher to Cameron, Polity Press, 2016
Robert Blake, The Conservative Party from Peel to Major, Faber & Faber, 2011
Leadership elections
The Commons Library briefing Leadership Elections: Conservative Party, 11 July 2016, looks at the current and previous rules for the election of the leader of the Conservative Party.
Current state of the parties
The current composition of the House of Commons and links to the websites of all the parties represented in the Commons can be found on the Parliament website: current state of the parties.
Parliament: facts and figures
This series of publications contains data on various subjects relating to Parliament and Government. Topics include legislation, MPs, select committees, debates, divisions and Parliamentary procedure.
Feedback
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Documents to download
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Conservative Party leaders and officials since 1975 (103 KB, PDF)
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Supporting documents
- Conservative Party leaders and officials since 1975 (31 KB, Excel Spreadsheet) (31 KB, Excel Spreadsheet)
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