UK Manifesto Retrospective
Political promises analyzed with hindsight
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2024
Clear Plan. Bold Action. Secure Future.
Rishi Sunak • Labour
C
2024
Change
Keir Starmer • Labour
B
2019
Get Brexit Done: Unleash Britain's Potential
Boris Johnson • Conservative
C+
2019
It's Time for Real Change
Jeremy Corbyn • Conservative
C-
2017
Forward, Together: Our Plan for a Stronger Britain and a Prosperous Future
Theresa May • Hung (Conservative with DUP confidence & supply)
C
2017
For the Many, Not the Few
Jeremy Corbyn • Hung (Conservative with DUP confidence & supply)
B
2015
Strong Leadership. A Clear Economic Plan. A Brighter, More Secure Future.
David Cameron • Conservative
C
2015
Britain Can Be Better
Ed Miliband • Conservative
B-
2010
Invitation to Join the Government of Britain
David Cameron • Hung (Conservative-led coalition)
C+
2010
A Future Fair for All
Gordon Brown • Hung (Conservative-led coalition)
B-
2005
Are You Thinking What We're Thinking?
Michael Howard • Labour
B
2005
Britain Forward, Not Back
Tony Blair • Labour
B
2001
Time for Common Sense
William Hague • Labour
B
2001
Ambitions for Britain
Tony Blair • Labour
B
1997
You Can Only Be Sure with the Conservatives
John Major • Labour
C+
1997
New Labour: Because Britain Deserves Better
Tony Blair • Labour
B+
1992
The Best Future for Britain
John Major • Conservative
C+
1992
It's Time to Get Britain Working Again
Neil Kinnock • Conservative
B
1987
The Next Moves Forward
Margaret Thatcher • Conservative
B-
1987
Britain Will Win with Labour
Neil Kinnock • Conservative
B
1983
The Challenge of Our Times
Margaret Thatcher • Conservative
B+
1983
The New Hope for Britain
Michael Foot • Conservative
B-
1979
1979 Conservative Party General Election Manifesto
Margaret Thatcher • Conservative
A-
1979
The Labour Way Is the Better Way
James Callaghan • Conservative
B-
1974
Putting Britain First
Edward Heath • Hung (Labour minority govt)
C+
1974
Putting Britain First
Edward Heath • Labour
C+
1974
Britain Will Win with Labour
Harold Wilson • Hung (Labour minority govt)
B-
1974
Britain Will Win with Labour
Harold Wilson • Labour
B-
1970
A Better Tomorrow
Edward Heath • Conservative
C+
1970
Now Britain's Strong – Let's Make It Great to Live In
Harold Wilson • Conservative
B+
1966
1966 Conservative Manifesto
Edward Heath • Labour
B-
1966
1966 Labour Manifesto
Harold Wilson • Labour
B-
1964
1964 Conservative Manifesto
Alec Douglas-Home • Labour
B-
1964
1964 Labour Manifesto
Harold Wilson • Labour
B-
1959
1959 Conservative Manifesto
Harold Macmillan • Conservative
B
1959
1959 Labour Manifesto
Hugh Gaitskell • Conservative
B
1955
1955 Conservative Manifesto
Anthony Eden • Conservative
B-
1955
1955 Labour Manifesto
Clement Attlee • Conservative
B
1951
1951 Conservative Manifesto
Winston Churchill • Conservative
B
1951
1951 Labour Manifesto
Clement Attlee • Conservative
A-
1950
1950 Conservative Manifesto
Winston Churchill • Labour
B+
1950
1950 Labour Manifesto
Clement Attlee • Labour
B
1945
1945 Conservative Manifesto
Winston Churchill • Labour
B-
1945
1945 Labour Manifesto
Clement Attlee • Labour
A-
1935
1935 Conservative Manifesto
Stanley Baldwin • National Government (Conservative-dominated)
C+
1935
1935 Labour Manifesto
Clement Attlee • National Government (Conservative-dominated)
B
1931
1931 Conservative Manifesto
Stanley Baldwin • National Government (Conservative-dominated)
C+
1931
1931 Labour Manifesto
Arthur Henderson • National Government (Conservative-dominated)
B
1929
1929 Conservative Manifesto
Stanley Baldwin • Labour
C+
1929
1929 Labour Manifesto
Ramsay MacDonald • Labour
C+
1924
1924 Conservative Manifesto
Stanley Baldwin • Conservative
C+
1924
1924 Labour Manifesto
Ramsay MacDonald • Conservative
B
1923
1923 Conservative Manifesto
Stanley Baldwin • Hung (Labour minority govt)
C+
1923
1923 Labour Manifesto
Ramsay MacDonald • Hung (Labour minority govt)
B
1922
1922 Conservative Manifesto
Bonar Law • Conservative
B-
1922
1922 Labour Manifesto
John Clynes • Conservative
A-
1918
1918 Conservative Manifesto
Bonar Law • Coalition (Conservative-led)
B-
1918
1918 Labour Manifesto
William Adamson • Coalition (Conservative-led)
A-
1910
Dec 1910 Conservative Manifesto
Arthur Balfour • Hung (Liberal minority govt)
C+
1910
Jan 1910 Conservative Manifesto
Arthur Balfour • Hung (Liberal minority govt)
C
1910
Dec 1910 Labour Manifesto
George Barnes • Hung (Liberal minority govt)
B
1910
Jan 1910 Labour Manifesto
Arthur Henderson • Hung (Liberal minority govt)
B
1906
1906 Conservative Manifesto
Arthur Balfour • Liberal
C+
1906
1906 Labour Manifesto
Keir Hardie • Liberal
A-
1900
1900 Conservative Manifesto
Lord Salisbury • Conservative
B-
1900
1900 Labour Manifesto
Keir Hardie • Conservative
A-
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