Female Members of Parliament
This list identifies all the women who have ever been elected to the House of Commons. They are reported by election, then in the order in which they were sworn in.
Documents to download
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Conservative Party leaders and officials since 1975 (42 KB , Excel Spreadsheet)
Further reading
Conservative Party structure and organisation
Constitution of the Conservative Party (PDF 769 KB): 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
Any comments or corrections to the lists would be gratefully received and should be sent to papers@parliament.uk. Suggestions for new lists welcomed.
Documents to download
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Conservative Party leaders and officials since 1975 (42 KB , Excel Spreadsheet)
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