List of Conservative Party (UK) general election manifestos explained

This is a list of the British Conservative Party general election manifestos since 1900. From 1900 to 1945, the Conservative Party general election manifesto was usually published as a form of a short personal address by the leader of the party. From 1950 the party published a more formal document.

Election	Leader	Election winner	Manifesto title	Link to text
		Labour	Clear Plan. Bold Action. Secure Future.	https://public.conservatives.com/static/documents/GE2024/Conservative-Manifesto-GE2024.pdf
		Conservative		https://assets-global.website-files.com/5da42e2cae7ebd3f8bde353c/5dda924905da587992a064ba_Conservative%202019%20Manifesto.pdf
		Hung (Conservative with DUP confidence & supply)	Forward, Together: Our Plan for a Stronger Britain and a Prosperous Future	https://s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/conservative-party-manifestos/Forward+Together+-+Our+Plan+for+a+Stronger+Britain+and+a+More+Prosperous....pdf
		Conservative	Strong Leadership. A Clear Economic Plan. A Brighter, More Secure Future.	https://www.theresavilliers.co.uk/sites/www.theresavilliers.co.uk/files/conservativemanifesto2015.pdf
	David Cameron	Hung (Conservative-led coalition)	Invitation to Join the Government of Britain	http://media.conservatives.s3.amazonaws.com/manifesto/cpmanifesto2010_lowres.pdfhttps://issuu.com/conservatives/docs/cpmanifesto2010_hires
			Are You Thinking What We're Thinking?	https://web.archive.org/web/20050421183622/http://www.conservatives.com/pdf/manifesto-uk-2005.pdf
		Labour	Time for Common Sense	http://www.conservativemanifesto.com/2001/2001-conservative-manifesto.shtmlhttp://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/e01/man/con/manifesto_uk.pdf
		Labour	You Can Only Be Sure with the Conservatives	http://www.conservativemanifesto.com/1997/1997-conservative-manifesto.shtmlhttps://web.archive.org/web/20110920112230/http://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/man/con97.htm
	John Major	Conservative	The Best Future for Britain	http://www.conservativemanifesto.com/1992/1992-conservative-manifesto.shtmlhttps://web.archive.org/web/20130619201834/http://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/man/con92.htm
		Conservative	The Next Moves Forward	http://www.conservativemanifesto.com/1987/1987-conservative-manifesto.shtmlhttp://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/man/con87.htm
	Margaret Thatcher	Conservative	The Challenge of Our Times	http://www.conservativemanifesto.com/1983/1983-conservative-manifesto.shtmlhttp://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/man/con83.htm
	Margaret Thatcher	Conservative	1979 Conservative Party General Election Manifesto	http://www.conservativemanifesto.com/1979/1979-conservative-manifesto.shtmlhttps://web.archive.org/web/20130522104806/http://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/man/con79.htm
		Labour	Putting Britain First	http://www.conservativemanifesto.com/1974/Oct/october-1974-conservative-manifesto.shtmlhttp://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/man/con74oct.htm
	Edward Heath	Hung (Labour)	Firm Action for a Fair Britain	http://www.conservativemanifesto.com/1974/Feb/february-1974-conservative-manifesto.shtmlhttp://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/man/con74feb.htm
	Edward Heath	Conservative	A Better Tomorrow	http://www.conservativemanifesto.com/1970/1970-conservative-manifesto.shtmlhttps://web.archive.org/web/20100110125744/http://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/man/con70.htm
	Edward Heath	Labour	Action Not Words: The New Conservative Programme	http://www.conservativemanifesto.com/1966/1966-conservative-manifesto.shtmlhttps://web.archive.org/web/20170709025213/http://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/man/con66.htm
		Labour	Prosperity with a Purpose	http://www.conservativemanifesto.com/1964/1964-conservative-manifesto.shtmlhttps://web.archive.org/web/20170509104401/http://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/man/con64.htm
		Conservative	The Next Five Years	http://www.conservativemanifesto.com/1959/1959-conservative-manifesto.shtmlhttp://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/man/con59.htm
		Conservative	United for Peace and Progress	http://www.conservativemanifesto.com/1955/1955-conservative-manifesto.shtmlhttps://web.archive.org/web/20170509104352/http://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/man/con55.htm
		Conservative	1951 Conservative Party General Election Manifesto	http://www.conservativemanifesto.com/1951/1951-conservative-manifesto.shtmlhttps://web.archive.org/web/20170430070920/http://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/man/con51.htm
	Winston Churchill	Labour	This Is the Road	http://www.conservativemanifesto.com/1950/1950-conservative-manifesto.shtmlhttps://web.archive.org/web/20170513115859/http://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/man/con50.htm
	Winston Churchill	Labour	Winston Churchill's Declaration of Policy to the Electors	http://www.conservativemanifesto.com/1945/1945-conservative-manifesto.shtmlhttps://web.archive.org/web/20110919151718/http://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/man/con45.htm
			A Call to the Nation	http://www.conservativemanifesto.com/1935/1935-conservative-manifesto.shtml
	Stanley Baldwin	National Government	The Nation's Duty	http://www.conservativemanifesto.com/1931/1931-conservative-manifesto.shtml
	Stanley Baldwin	Hung (Labour)	Stanley Baldwin's Election Address	http://www.conservativemanifesto.com/1929/1929-conservative-manifesto.shtml
	Stanley Baldwin	Conservative	Stanley Baldwin's Election Address	http://www.conservativemanifesto.com/1924/1924-conservative-manifesto.shtml
	Stanley Baldwin	Hung (Labour)	Stanley Baldwin's Election Address	http://www.conservativemanifesto.com/1923/1923-conservative-manifesto.shtml
		Conservative	Andrew Bonar Law's Election Address	http://www.conservativemanifesto.com/1922/1922-conservative-manifesto.shtml
	Bonar Law	Hung (Conservative-dominated coalition)	The Manifesto of Lloyd George and Bonar Law	http://www.conservativemanifesto.com/1918/1918-conservative-manifesto.shtml
		Hung (Liberal with Irish Nationalist support)	Arthur Balfour's Election Address	http://www.conservativemanifesto.com/1910/dec/december-1910-conservative-manifesto.shtml
	Arthur Balfour	Hung (Liberal with Irish Nationalist support)	Arthur Balfour's Election Address	http://www.conservativemanifesto.com/1910/jan/january-1910-conservative-manifesto.shtml
	Arthur Balfour	Liberal	Arthur Balfour's Election Address	http://www.conservativemanifesto.com/1906/1906-conservative-manifesto.shtml
		Conservative	The Manifesto of the Marquess of Salisbury	http://www.conservativemanifesto.com/1900/1900-conservative-manifesto.shtml

See also

• Tamworth Manifesto
• List of Labour Party (UK) general election manifestos
• List of Liberal Party and Liberal Democrats (UK) general election manifestos
• Our Society, Your Life

Further reading

• Iain Dale, Conservative Party general election manifestos, 1900–1997, Routledge, 2000,

References

• Archive of Conservative Party Manifestos, 1900–2001