Conservative Party

The Conservative Party is the major right-wing political party in the United Kingdom. It came to power May 2010 with David Cameron as Prime Minister by defeating the centre-left Labour Party.

Leaders

 * Winston Churchill (1940-1955)
 * Anthony Eden (1955-1957)
 * Harold Macmillian (1957-1963)
 * Alec Douglas-Home (1963-1965)
 * Edward Heath (1965-1974), PM variously
 * Margaret Thatcher (1974-1990), PM from 79 to 90
 * John Major (1990-1997), PM
 * William Hague (1997-2001)
 * Iain Duncan Smith (2001-2003)
 * Michael Howard (2003-2005)
 * David Cameron (2005-)

Associated organisations
(from )
 * Adam Smith Institute
 * Association of Conservative Clubs
 * Atlantic Bridge
 * Bow Group
 * Bruges Group
 * Cchange
 * Centre for Policy Studies
 * Connect
 * Conservative Animal Welfare Group
 * Conservative Christian Fellowship
 * Conservative Disability Group
 * Conservative Friends of Gibraltar
 * Conservative Friends of Israel
 * Conservative Group for Europe
 * Conservative History Group
 * Conservative Medical Society
 * Conservative National Education Society
 * Conservative National Property Advisory Committee
 * Conservative Party Archive Trust
 * Conservative Rural Action Group
 * Conservative Transport Group
 * Conservative Way Forward
 * Conservatives 4 Cities
 * Conservatives at Work
 * European Foundation
 * Federation of Conservative Students
 * Gay Conservatives - Torch
 * Institute for Fiscal Studies
 * Institute of Economic Affairs
 * International Democrat Union
 * Margaret Thatcher Foundation
 * No Campaign
 * Policy Exchange
 * Politeia
 * Reform Britain
 * Social Market Foundation
 * Society of Conservative Lawyers
 * Tory Green Initiative
 * Tory Reform Group

Contact details
Conservative Campaign Headquarters Phone: +44 (0) 20 7222 9000 Web: http://www.conservatives.com

Related SourceWatch articles

 * Conservative Foundation
 * British General Election 2005
 * Campaign for Conservative Democracy
 * Labour Party
 * List of the 2003 shadow cabinet
 * Lynton Crosby
 * Tariq Ahmad
 * David Prior (UK) - former CEO
 * Lord Fowler of Sutton Coldfield - former Chair

External articles

 * "Cameron chosen as new Tory leader", BBC News, 6 December 2005.