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, the number of seats that leader's party holds, and when each leader was chosen to lead.

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.

Theresa May
Leader of the Conservative Party		 Jeremy Corbyn
Leader of the Labour Party
Leader(s) Party Leader's Seat Number of Seats Leader since
Theresa May Conservative Party Maidenhead 318 11 July 2016 [1]
Jeremy Corbyn Labour Party Islington North 262 12 September 2015[2]
Ian Blackford [a] Scottish National Party Ross, Skye, and Lochaber 35 14 June 2017[3]
Vince Cable Liberal Democrats Twickenham 12 20 July 2017[4]
Nigel Dodds [a] Democratic Unionist Party Belfast North 10 7 May 2010[5]
N/A [b] Sinn Féin N/A 7 [b]
Liz Saville Roberts [a] Plaid Cymru - Party of Wales Dwyfor Meirionnydd 4 14 June 2017[6]
Caroline Lucas and Jonathan Bartley [c] Green Party of England and Wales Brighton Pavilion (Lucas) 1 2 September 2016[7]
^a Leads the party in the House of Commons; party leader is a member of another body.
^b In accordance with party policy, no elected Sinn Féin members of parliament have ever attended the House of Commons.
^c Jonathan Bartley is not a member of the House of Commons.

Leaders in the House of Lords

Leader Party Members Leader since
Baroness Evans of Bowes Park Conservative Party 224 14 July 2016
Baroness Smith of Basildon Labour Party 211 27 May 2015
Lord Wallace of Tankerness Liberal Democrats 101 15 October 2013

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 4 November 2011
Richard Leonard Scottish Labour Party Central Scotland 23 18 November 2017
Patrick Harvie and Maggie Chapman Scottish Green Party Glasgow (Harvie) 6 2008 (Harvie)

November 2013 (Chapman)

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
Carwyn Jones Welsh Labour Bridgend 29 1 December 2009
Andrew R. T. Davies Welsh Conservative Party South Wales Central 12 14 July 2011
Adam Price Plaid Cymru - Party of Wales South Wales Central 10 16 March 2012
Neil Hamilton UK Independence Party Mid and West Wales 5 10 May 2016
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 Foyle 27 23 January 2017
Colum Eastwood Social Democratic and Labour Party Belfast South 12 15 November 2015
Robin Swann Ulster Unionist Party North Antrim 10 April 2017
Naomi Long Alliance Party of Northern Ireland Belfast East 8 October 2016
Jim Allister Traditional Unionist Voice North Antrim 1 2007

Leaders in the European Parliament

Leader Party Leader's Seat Number of Seats Leader since
Nigel Farage UK Independence Party South East England 22 1999
Glenis Willmott Labour Party East Midlands 20 18 January 2009
Ashley Fox Conservative Party South West England and Gibraltar 20 25 November 2014
None The Green Party of England and Wales N/A 3 N/A
Ian Hudghton Scottish National Party Scotland 2 1998
Catherine Bearder Liberal Democrats South East England 1 2015
Jillian Evans Plaid Cymru - Party of Wales Wales 1 2009
Martina Anderson Sinn Féin Northern Ireland 1 2014
Diane Dodds Democratic Unionist Party Northern Ireland 1 2009
Jim Nicholson Ulster Unionist Party Northern Ireland 1 1998

References

  1. ↑ "Together we will build a better Britain': New Tory leader Theresa May delivers vision for the country ahead of coronation as Prime Minister on Wednesday". The Telegraph. 11 July 2016. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
  2. ↑ Mason, Rowena (12 September 2015). "Labour leadership: Jeremy Corbyn elected with huge mandate". The Guardian. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
  3. ↑ "Ian Blackford MP elected SNP Westminster leader". BBC News. 14 June 2017. Retrieved 15 June 2017.
  4. ↑ "Vince Cable is new Lib Dem leader". BBC News. 20 July 2017. Retrieved 20 July 2017.
  5. ↑ Booth, Robert (11 June 2017). "Who's who in the DUP: party members poised to prop up the Tories". The Guardian. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
  6. ↑ "Liz Saville Roberts new Plaid Cymru leader in Commons". BBC News. 14 June 2017. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
  7. ↑ "Profile: Green Party co-leaders Caroline Lucas and Jonathan Bartley". BBC News. 28 May 2017. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
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