Leaders of political parties in the United Kingdom
This article lists the Leaders of political parties in the United Kingdom to provide insight into the politics of the United Kingdom. It contains details including which party the leader belongs to, the leader's seat, and which form of leadership that person holds.
Leaders in the House of Commons
National party leaders are usually members of parliament. Some minor parties (including Welsh, Scottish and Northern Irish parties) designate a separate leader in the House of Commons, or their leader is absent from the House of Commons and holds membership of a devolved body.
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| Boris Johnson Leader of the Conservative Party |
Keir Starmer Leader of the Labour Party |
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| Leader | Party | Leader's Seat | Number of Seats | Leader since | |
| Boris Johnson | Conservative Party | Uxbridge and South Ruislip | 365[1] | 23 July 2019 | |
| Keir Starmer | Labour Party | Holborn and St Pancras | 202[1] | 4 April 2020 | |
| Ian Blackford[a] | Scottish National Party | Ross, Skye, and Lochaber | 47[1] | 14 June 2017[2] | |
| Ed Davey [b] | Liberal Democrats | Kingston and Surbiton | 11[1] | 13 December 2019 | |
| Jeffrey Donaldson | Democratic Unionist Party | Lagan Valley | 8 | 17 December 2019 | |
| N/A[c] | Sinn Féin | N/A | 7 [b][1] | ||
| Liz Saville Roberts[a] | Plaid Cymru | Dwyfor Meirionnydd | 3[1] | 14 June 2017[3] | |
| Caroline Lucas[d] | Green Party of England and Wales | Brighton Pavilion | 1[1] | 6 May 2010[4] | |
- ^a Leads the party in the House of Commons; party leader is a member of another body.
- ^b Jo Swinson was the Leader of the Liberal Democrats, but lost her seat in the 2019 General Election. At this point, in accordance with the Party's federal constitution, Ed Davey, as Deputy Leader in the House of Commons, became acting co-leader. As the only acting leader to be in the House of Commons, he is also the Liberal Democrat's Leader in the House of Commons.
- ^c In accordance with party policy, no elected Sinn Féin members of parliament have ever sat in the House of Commons.
- ^d Caroline Lucas has been the Green Party of England and Wales' only MP since taking her seat in May 2010. At the time, and until 3rd September 2012, she was also the leader of the party. From 2nd September 2016 to 4th September 2018, Lucas was co-leader of the party alongside Jonathon Bartley. She has remained leader in the House of Commons due to being the party's only MP, unrelated to her status as (co-)leader
Leaders in the House of Lords
| Leader | Party | Members | Leader since | |
| Baroness Evans of Bowes Park[5] | Conservative Party | 245[6] | 14 July 2016 | |
| Baroness Smith of Basildon[7] | Labour Party | 178[6] | 27 May 2015 | |
| Lord Newby[8] | Liberal Democrats | 90[6] | 13 September 2016 | |
Leaders in the Scottish Parliament
| Leader | Party | Leader's Seat | Number of Seats | Leader since | |
| Nicola Sturgeon | Scottish National Party | Glasgow Southside | 63 | 14 November 2014 | |
| Ruth Davidson | Scottish Conservative Party | Edinburgh Central | 31 | 5 August 2020 | |
| Richard Leonard | Scottish Labour Party | Central Scotland | 23 | 18 November 2017 | |
| Patrick Harvie and Lorna Slater | Scottish Green Party | Glasgow (Harvie) | 6 | 22 September 2008 (Harvie) 1 August 2019 (Slater) | |
| Willie Rennie | Scottish Liberal Democrats | North East Fife | 5 | 17 May 2011 | |
Leaders in the Welsh Assembly
| Leader | Party | Leader's Seat | Number of Seats | Leader since | |
| Mark Drakeford | Welsh Labour | Cardiff West | 29 | 6 December 2018 | |
| Paul Davies | Welsh Conservative Party | Preseli Pembrokeshire | 12 | 6 September 2018 | |
| Adam Price | Plaid Cymru - Party of Wales | Carmarthen East and Dinefwr | 10 | 28 September 2018 | |
| Gareth Bennett | UK Independence Party | South Wales Central | 5 | 10 August 2018 | |
| Kirsty Williams | Welsh Liberal Democrats | Brecon and Radnorshire | 1 | 8 December 2008 | |
Leaders in the Northern Ireland Assembly
| Leader | Party | Leader's Seat | Number of Seats | Leader since | |
| Arlene Foster | Democratic Unionist Party | Fermanagh & South Tyrone | 28 | December 2015 | |
| Michelle O'Neill | Sinn Féin | Mid Ulster | 27 | 23 January 2017 | |
| N/A | Social Democratic and Labour Party | 12 | |||
| Robin Swann | Ulster Unionist Party | North Antrim | 10 | 8 April 2017 | |
| Naomi Long | Alliance Party of Northern Ireland | Belfast East | 8 | October 2016 | |
| Clare Bailey | Green Party of Northern Ireland | Belfast South | 2 | October 2018 | |
| Jim Allister | Traditional Unionist Voice | North Antrim | 1 | 2007 | |
References
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- "Ian Blackford MP elected SNP Westminster leader". BBC News. 14 June 2017. Retrieved 15 June 2017.
- "Liz Saville Roberts new Plaid Cymru leader in Commons". BBC News. 14 June 2017. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
- "BBC NEWS | Election 2010 | Results | United Kingdom - National Results". news.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
- Sparrow, Andrew; Walker, Peter; Rawlinson, Kevin; Stewart, Heather; Harvey, Fiona; Sparrow, Andrew (14 July 2016). "Theresa May brings Andrea Leadsom into government as environment secretary - as it happened". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
- "Lords membership - MPs and Lords - UK Parliament". members.parliament.uk. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
- "Parliamentary career for Baroness Smith of Basildon - MPs and Lords - UK Parliament". members.parliament.uk. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
- "Dick Newby is new Lib Dem Lords leader". Lib Dem Voice.
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