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			{{Short description\|Political role in the UK Government}}
	The '''Leader of the House of Commons''' is a member of the ] who is responsible for arranging government business in the ]. Although at one time the position was usually held by the ] if he was an ], in recent years, the post has usually been combined with that of ] (i.e. of the ]).
			{{for\|equivalent positions in other countries\|Leader of the House (disambiguation)}}
	As of June 2003, the Leader of the House is ], who combines the job with those of ] and ].
			{{Use dmy dates\|date=August 2021}}
			{{Infobox official post
			\| post = {{small\|]}}<br />Leader of the<br />House of Commons
			\| body =
			\| insignia = House of Commons of the United Kingdom logo 2018.svg
			\| insigniasize = 240
			\| image = Lucy Powell Leader of the House (cropped full length).jpg
			\| incumbent = ]
			\| incumbentsince = 5 July 2024
			\| department = ]<br />Office of the Leader of the House of Commons
			\| style = ]
			\| first = ]
			\| formation = 4 April 1721
			\| salary = £159,038 per annum {{small\|(2022)}}<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Salaries of Members of His Majesty's Government – Financial Year 2022–23 \|url=https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1124173/2022-12-07-Ministerial-Salaries-22-23-table.pdf \|date=15 December 2022}}</ref><br />(including £86,584 ] salary)<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Pay and expenses for MPs \|url=https://www.parliament.uk/about/mps-and-lords/members/pay-mps/ \|access-date=15 December 2022 \|website=parliament.uk}}</ref>
			\| website = {{URL\|www.gov.uk/leader-commons}}
			}}
			{{uk-gov-positions}}
			The '''Leader of the House of Commons''' is a ] of the ] whose main role is organising government business in the ]. The Leader is always a member or attendee of the ].

			The House of Commons devotes approximately three-quarters of its time to debating and explaining government business, such as ] introduced by the government and ministerial statements.{{Citation needed\|date=September 2020}} The Leader of the House of Commons, with the parties' ] ("the ]"), is responsible for organising government business and providing time for non-government (]) business to be put before the House of Commons.<ref>{{Cite web\|title=Leader of the House of Commons – GOV.UK\|url=https://www.gov.uk/government/ministers/leader-of-the-house-of-commons\|access-date=2 January 2021\|website=www.gov.uk\|language=en}}</ref>

			The position of leader of the House of Commons is currently held by ], who was appointed on 5 July 2024 by ].
	The House of Commons devotes approximately three quarters of its time to "Government business" such as bills introduced by the government and ministerial statements. The Leader of the House is responsible for organising the use of this time, and making regular announcements to the House as to what business the government will put before it. When there is no ], the Leader of the House may stand in for an absent ] at Prime Minister's Questions.

			== Responsibilities ==
	] was appointed as Leader of the House after the ]. He resigned from the post on ], ], as he could not accept the government's position on military action against ]. During his period in office he chaired the Select Committee on Modernisation of the House of Commons, which proposed significant reforms of the sitting hours of the House.
			The current responsibilities of the Leader of the House of Commons are as follows:

			*Planning and supervising the Government's ];
	===Leaders of the House of Commons since 1721===
			*Chairing the ] on Parliamentary Business and Legislation;
	:(presently incomplete)
			*Managing the business of the House of Commons and preparing weekly statements on upcoming business;
	* ] 1721-1742
			*Facilitating motions and debate in the Chamber;
	* ? 1742-1743
			*Serving as the Government's representative in the House, namely as a voting member of the ], the ], the Members Estimate Committee, and the ];
	* ] 1743-1754
			*Reforming parliamentary procedure and operations;
	* ] 1754-1755
			*Representing the House of Commons within Government, be it contributing to the Civil Service's efforts to build parliamentary capability or receiving MPs' requests for assistance on ministerial correspondence and questions; and
	* ] 1755-1757
			*Ministerial responsibility for the ].<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.gov.uk/government/ministers/leader-of-the-house-of-commons\|title=Leader of the House of Commons\|publisher=Government of the United Kingdom\|access-date=January 22, 2023}}</ref>
	* ] 1757-1761
	* ] 1761-1765
	* ] 1765-1766
	* ] 1766-1767
	* ] 1767-1782
	* ] 1782
	* ] 1782-1783
	* ] and ], jointly 1783
	* ] 1783-1801
	* ] 1801-1804
	* ] 1804-1806
	* ] 1806
	* ] 1806-1807
	* ] 1807-1812
	* ] 1812-1822
	* ] 1822-1827
	* ] 1827-1828
	* ] 1828-1830
	* ] 1830-1834
	* ] 1834
	* Sir ] 1834-1835
	* ] 1835-1841
	* Sir ] 1841-1846
	* ] 1846-1852
	* ] 1852
	* ] 1852-1855
	* ] 1855-1858
	* ] 1858-1859
	* ] 1859-1865
	* ] 1865-1866
	* ] 1866-1868
	* ] 1868-1874
	* ] 1874-1876
	* Sir ] 1876-1880
	* ] 1880-1885
	* Sir ] 1885-1886
	* ] 1886
	* ] 1886-1887
	* ] 1887-1891
	* ] 1891-1892
	* ] 1892-1894
	* Sir ] 1894-1895
	* ] 1895-1905
	* Sir ] 1905-1908
	* ] 1908-1916
	* ] 1916-1921
	* ] 1921-1922
	* ] 1922-1923
	* ] 1923-1924
	* ] 1924
	* ] 1924-1929
	* ] 1929-1935
	* ] 1935-1937
	* ] 1937-1940
	* ] 1940-1942
	* Sir ] 1942
	* ] 1942-1945
	* ] 1945-1951
	* ] 1951
	* ] 1951-1955
	* ] 1955-1961
	* ] 1961-1963
	* ] 1963-1964
	* ] 1964-1966
	* ] 1966-1968
	* ] 1968-1970
	* ] 1970-1972
	* ] 1972
	* ] 1972-1974
	* ] 1974-1976
	* ] 1976-1979
	* ] 1979-1981
	* ] 1981-1982
	* ] 1982-1987
	* ] 1987-1989
	* Sir ] 1989-1990
	* ] 1990-1992
	* ] 1992-1997
	* ] 1997-1998
	* ] 1998-2001
	* ] 2001-2003
	* ] 2003
	* ] 2003-

			The ], which set out guidance on how civil servants should respond to ], are jointly updated by the Office of the Leader of the House of Commons and the ].<ref name="parlo">{{cite web\|last=Gay\|first=Oonagh\|date=4 August 2005\|title=The Osmotherly Rules (Standard Note: SN/PC/2671)\|url=http://www.parliament.uk/commons/lib/research/briefings/snpc-02671.pdf\|url-status=dead\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090530063927/http://www.parliament.uk/commons/lib/research/briefings/snpc-02671.pdf\|archive-date=30 May 2009\|access-date=22 May 2009\|publisher=]}}</ref>
	==See Also==

	* ]
			== History ==

			The title was not established until about the middle of the 19th century, although the institution is much older.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web\|title=Leader of the House of Commons\|url=https://www.parliament.uk/about/mps-and-lords/principal/leader-commons/\|access-date=28 September 2020\|website=www.parliament.uk\|language=en}}</ref>

			Until 1942, the title was usually held by the prime minister if he sat in the House of Commons, however, in more recent years, the title has been held by a separate politician.<ref name=":1" />

			The title holder is not formally appointed by the Crown{{clarify\|reason=How is the Leader chosen? Appointed by PM? Elected by House? Elected by party? Some other way?\|date=January 2019}} and the title alone does not attract a salary,<ref name=":1" /> so is now usually held in addition to a ], currently ].

			== List of Leaders of the House of Commons (1721–present) ==
			{\| class="wikitable" style="text-align:Center"
			! colspan=3 \| Leader<br/>{{Small\|Constituency}}
			! colspan=2 \| Term of office
			! Other ministerial offices held as Leader
			! Party
			! colspan=2 \| Ministry

			\|- style="height:1em"
			\| rowspan=2 style="background-color:{{Party color\|Whigs (British political party)}}" \|
			\| rowspan=2 \| ]
			\| rowspan=2 \| ''']'''<br/>{{Small\|MP for ]}}
			\| rowspan=2 \| {{Small\|4 April}}<br/>1721
			\| rowspan=2 \| {{Small\|6 February}}<br/>1742
			\| rowspan=2 \|
			* ]
			* ]
			* ]
			\| rowspan=8 \| ]
			\| style="background-color:{{Party color\|Whigs (British political party)}}" \|
			\| ]
			\|-
			\| style="background-color:{{Party color\|Whigs (British political party)}}" \|
			\| ]

			\|- style="height:1em"
			\| style="background-color:{{Party color\|Whigs (British political party)}}" \|
			\| ]
			\| ]<br/>{{Small\|MP for ]}}
			\| {{Small\|12 February}}<br/>1742
			\| {{Small\|27 August}}<br/>1743
			\|
			* ]
			\| rowspan=2 style="background-color:{{Party color\|Whigs (British political party)}}" \|
			\| rowspan=2 \| ]

			\|- style="height:1em"
			\| rowspan=2 style="background-color:{{Party color\|Whigs (British political party)}}" \|
			\| rowspan=2 \| ]
			\| rowspan=2 \| ''']'''<br/>{{Small\|MP for ]}}
			\| rowspan=2 \| {{Small\|27 August}}<br/>1743
			\| rowspan=2 \| {{Small\|6 March}}<br/>1754
			\| rowspan=2 \|
			* ]
			* ]
			* ]
			\|-
			\| style="background-color:{{Party color\|Whigs (British political party)}}" \|
			\| ]

			\|- style="height:1em"
			\| style="background-color:{{Party color\|Whigs (British political party)}}" \|
			\| ]
			\| ]<br/>{{Small\|MP for ]}}
			\| {{Small\|23 March}}<br/>1754
			\| {{Small\|October}}<br/>1755
			\| rowspan=3 \|
			* ]
			\| rowspan=2 style="background-color:{{Party color\|Whigs (British political party)}}" \|
			\| rowspan=2 \| ]

			\|- style="height:1em"
			\| style="background-color:{{Party color\|Whigs (British political party)}}" \|
			\| ]
			\| ]<br/>{{Small\|MP for ]}}
			\| {{Small\|14 November}}<br/>1755
			\| {{Small\|13 November}}<br/>1756

			\|- style="height:1em"
			\| style="background-color:{{Party color\|Whigs (British political party)}}" \|
			\| ]
			\| ]<br/>{{Small\|MP for ]}}
			\| {{Small\|4 December}}<br/>1756
			\| {{Small\|6 April}}<br/>1757
			\| style="background-color:{{Party color\|Whigs (British political party)}}" \|
			\| ]

			\|-
			\| colspan=3 \| ''Vacant''
			\| {{Small\|April}}<br/>1757
			\| {{Small\|June}}<br/>1757
			\| colspan=2 \|
			\| style="background-color:{{Party color\|Whigs (British political party)}}" \|
			\| ]

			\|- style="height:1em"
			\| style="background-color:{{Party color\|Whigs (British political party)}}" \|
			\| ]
			\| ]<br/>{{Small\|MP for ]}}
			\| {{Small\|27 June}}<br/>1757
			\| {{Small\|6 October}}<br/>1761
			\|
			* ]
			\| rowspan=6 \| ]
			\| rowspan=2 style="background-color:{{Party color\|Whigs (British political party)}}" \|
			\| rowspan=2 \| ]

			\|- style="height:1em"
			\| style="background-color:{{Party color\|Whigs (British political party)}}" \|
			\| ]
			\| ''']'''<br/>{{Small\|MP for ]}}
			\| {{Small\|October}}<br/>1761
			\| {{Small\|May}}<br/>1762
			\|
			* ]

			\|- style="height:1em"
			\| style="background-color:{{Party color\|Whigs (British political party)}}" \|
			\| ]
			\| ]<br/>{{Small\|MP for ]}}
			\| {{Small\|May}}<br/>1762
			\| {{Small\|April}}<br/>1763
			\|
			* ]
			\| style="background-color:#DDDDDD" \|
			\| ]<br/>{{Small\|('']{{Ndash}}]'')}}

			\|- style="height:1em"
			\| style="background-color:{{Party color\|Whigs (British political party)}}" \|
			\| ]
			\| ''']'''<br/>{{Small\|MP for ]}}
			\| {{Small\|16 April}}<br/>1763
			\| {{Small\|13 July}}<br/>1765
			\|
			* ]
			* ]
			* ]
			\| style="background-color:{{Party color\|Whigs (British political party)}}" \|
			\| ]

			\|- style="height:1em"
			\| rowspan=2 style="background-color:{{Party color\|Whigs (British political party)}}" \|
			\| rowspan=2 \| ]
			\| rowspan=2 \| ''']'''<br/>{{Small\|MP for ]}}
			\| rowspan=2 \| {{Small\|July}}<br/>1765
			\| rowspan=2 \| {{Small\|20 October}}<br/>1768
			\| rowspan=2 \|
			* ] {{Small\|until May 1766}}
			* ] {{Small\|from May 1766}}
			\| style="background-color:{{Party color\|Whigs (British political party)}}" \|
			\| ]
			\|-
			\| style="background-color:#DDDDDD" \|
			\| ]<br/>{{Small\|('']{{Ndash}}]'')}}

			\|- style="height:1em"
			\| rowspan=2 style="background-color:{{Party color\|Tories (British political party)}}" \|
			\| rowspan=2 \| ]
			\| rowspan=2 \| ]<br/>{{Small\|MP for ]}}
			\| rowspan=2 \| {{Small\|October}}<br/>1768
			\| rowspan=2 \| {{Small\|22 March}}<br/>1782
			\| rowspan=2 \|
			* ] {{Small\|from 28 January 1770}}
			* ] {{Small\|from 28 January 1770}}
			* ]
			\| rowspan=2 \| ]
			\| style="background-color:#DDDDDD" \|
			\| ]<br/>{{Small\|('']{{Ndash}}]'')}}
			\|-
			\| style="background-color:{{Party color\|Tories (British political party)}}" \|
			\| ]

			\|- style="height:1em"
			\| style="background-color:{{Party color\|Whigs (British political party)}}" \|
			\| ]
			\| ''']'''<br/>{{Small\|MP for ]}}
			\| {{Small\|27 March}}<br/>1782
			\| {{Small\|July}}<br/>1782
			\|
			* ]
			\| rowspan=3 \| ]
			\| style="background-color:{{Party color\|Whigs (British political party)}}" \|
			\| ]

			\|- style="height:1em"
			\| style="background-color:{{Party color\|Whigs (British political party)}}" \|
			\| ]
			\| ]<br/>{{Small\|MP for ]}}
			\| {{Small\|10 July}}<br/>1782
			\| {{Small\|6 March}}<br/>1783
			\|
			* ]
			\| style="background-color:#DDDDDD" \|
			\| ]<br/>{{Small\|('']{{Ndash}}]'')}}

			\|- style="height:1em"
			\| style="background-color:{{Party color\|Whigs (British political party)}}" \|
			\| ]
			\| ''']'''<br/>{{Small\|MP for ]}}
			\| rowspan=2 \| {{Small\|2 April}}<br/>1783
			\| rowspan=2 \| {{Small\|19 December}}<br/>1783
			\|
			* ]
			\| style="background-color:#DDDDDD" \|
			\| rowspan=2 \| ]

			\|- style="height:1em"
			\| style="background-color:{{Party color\|Tories (British political party)}}" \|
			\| ]
			\| ]<br/>{{Small\|MP for ]}}
			\|
			* ]
			\| rowspan=4 \| ]
			\| style="background-color:#DDDDDD" \|

			\|- style="height:1em"
			\| style="background-color:{{Party color\|Tories (British political party)}}" \|
			\| ]
			\| ]<br/>{{Small\|MP for ] until 1784}}<br/>MP for ] {{Small\|from 1784}}
			\| {{Small\|19 December}}<br/>1783
			\| {{Small\|14 March}}<br/>1801
			\| rowspan=3 \|
			* ]
			* ]
			* ]
			\| style="background-color:{{Party color\|Tories (British political party)}}" \|
			\| ]

			\|- style="height:1em"
			\| style="background-color:{{Party color\|Tories (British political party)}}" \|
			\| ]
			\| ]<br/>{{Small\|MP for ]}}
			\| {{Small\|17 March}}<br/>1801
			\| {{Small\|10 May}}<br/>1804
			\| style="background-color:{{Party color\|Tories (British political party)}}" \|
			\| ]

			\|- style="height:1em"
			\| style="background-color:{{Party color\|Tories (British political party)}}" \|
			\| ]
			\| ]<br/>{{Small\|MP for ]}}
			\| {{Small\|10 May}}<br/>1804
			\| {{Small\|23 January}}<br/>1806†
			\| style="background-color:{{Party color\|Tories (British political party)}}" \|
			\| ]

			\|- style="height:1em"
			\| style="background-color:{{Party color\|Whigs (British political party)}}" \|
			\| ]
			\| ''']'''<br/>{{Small\|MP for ]}}
			\| {{Small\|February}}<br/>1806
			\| {{Small\|13 September}}<br/>1806†
			\| rowspan=2 \|
			* ]
			\| rowspan=2 \| ]
			\| rowspan=2 style="background-color:#DDDDDD" \|
			\| rowspan=2 \| ]

			\|- style="height:1em"
			\| style="background-color:{{Party color\|Whigs (British political party)}}" \|
			\| ]
			\| ]<br/>{{Small\|MP for ]}}
			\| {{Small\|September}}<br/>1806
			\| {{Small\|31 March}}<br/>1807

			\|- style="height:1em"
			\| rowspan=2 style="background-color:{{Party color\|Tories (British political party)}}" \|
			\| rowspan=2 \| ]
			\| rowspan=2 \| ''']'''<br/>{{Small\|MP for ]}}
			\| rowspan=2 \| {{Small\|April}}<br/>1807
			\| rowspan=2 \| {{Small\|11 May}}<br/>1812]
			\| rowspan=2 \|
			* ]
			* ]
			* ] {{Small\|from October 1809}}
			* ] {{Small\|from October 1809}}
			\| rowspan=7 \| ]
			\| style="background-color:{{Party color\|Tories (British political party)}}" \|
			\| ]
			\|-
			\| style="background-color:{{Party color\|Tories (British political party)}}" \|
			\| ]

			\|- style="height:1em"
			\| style="background-color:{{Party color\|Tories (British political party)}}" \|
			\| ]
			\| ]<br/>{{Small\|MP for ] until 1821}}<br/>MP for ] {{Small\|from 1821}}<br/>] {{Small\|from 1821}}
			\| {{Small\|June}}<br/>1812
			\| {{Small\|12 August}}<br/>1822†
			\|
			* ]
			\| rowspan=2 style="background-color:{{Party color\|Tories (British political party)}}" \|
			\| rowspan=2 \| ]

			\|- style="height:1em"
			\| rowspan=2 style="background-color:{{Party color\|Tories (British political party)}}" \|
			\| rowspan=2 \| ]
			\| rowspan=2 \| ''']'''<br/>{{Small\|MP for ] until 1823}}<br/>MP for ] {{Small\|1823–1826}}<br/>MP for ] {{Small\|1826–1827}}<br/>MP for ] {{Small\|from 1827}}
			\| rowspan=2 \| {{Small\|16 September}}<br/>1822
			\| rowspan=2 \| {{Small\|8 August}}<br/>1827†
			\| rowspan=2 \|
			* ] {{Small\|until April 1827}}
			* ] {{Small\|from April 1827}}
			* ] {{Small\|from April 1827}}
			* ] {{Small\|from April 1827}}
			\|-
			\| style="background-color:#DDDDDD" \|
			\| ]<br/>{{Small\|('']–]'')}}

			\|- style="height:1em"
			\| style="background-color:{{Party color\|Tories (British political party)}}" \|
			\| ]
			\| ''']'''<br/>{{Small\|MP for ]}}
			\| {{Small\|3 September}}<br/>1827
			\| {{Small\|21 January}}<br/>1828
			\|
			* ]
			\| style="background-color:#DDDDDD" \|
			\| ]<br/>{{Small\|('']–]'')}}

			\|- style="height:1em"
			\| style="background-color:{{Party color\|Tories (British political party)}}" \|
			\| ]
			\| ]<br/>{{Small\|MP for ] until 1829}}<br/>MP for ] {{Small\|from 1829}}
			\| {{Small\|26 January}}<br/>1828
			\| {{Small\|16 November}}<br/>1830
			\|
			* ]
			\| style="background-color:{{Party color\|Tories (British political party)}}" \|
			\| ]

			\|- style="height:1em"
			\| rowspan=2 style="background-color:{{Party color\|Whigs (British political party)}}" \|
			\| rowspan=2 \| ]
			\| rowspan=2 \| ]<br/>{{Small\|MP for ] until 1832}}<br/>MP for ] {{Small\|from 1832}}
			\| rowspan=2 \| {{Small\|22 November}}<br/>1830
			\| rowspan=2 \| {{Small\|14 November}}<br/>1834
			\| rowspan=2 \|
			* ]
			\| rowspan=2 \| ]
			\| style="background-color:{{Party color\|Whigs}}" \|
			\| ]
			\|-
			\| style="background-color:{{Party color\|Whigs}}" \|
			\| ]
			\|-
			\| colspan=3 \| ''Vacant''
			\| {{Small\|14 November}}<br/>1834
			\| {{Small\|10 December}}<br/>1834
			\| colspan=2 \|
			\| style="background-color:{{Party color\|Tories (British political party)}}" \|
			\| ]

			\|- style="height:1em"
			\| style="background-color:{{Party color\|Conservative Party (UK)}}" \|
			\| ]
			\| ]<br/>{{Small\|MP for ]}}
			\| {{Small\|10 December}}<br/>1834
			\| {{Small\|8 April}}<br/>1835
			\|
			* ]
			* ]
			* ]
			\| ]
			\| style="background-color:{{Party color\|Conservative}}" \|
			\| ]

			\|- style="height:1em"
			\| style="background-color:{{Party color\|Whigs (British political party)}}" \|
			\| ]
			\| ]<br/>{{Small\|MP for ]}}
			\| {{Small\|18 April}}<br/>1835
			\| {{Small\|30 August}}<br/>1841
			\|
			* ] {{Small\|until August 1839}}
			* ] {{Small\|from August 1839}}
			\| ]
			\| style="background-color:{{Party color\|Whigs (British political party)}}" \|
			\| ]

			\|- style="height:1em"
			\| style="background-color:{{Party color\|Conservative Party (UK)}}" \|
			\| ]
			\| ]<br/>{{Small\|MP for ]}}
			\| {{Small\|30 August}}<br/>1841
			\| {{Small\|29 June}}<br/>1846
			\|
			* ]
			* ]
			\| ]
			\| style="background-color:{{Party color\|Conservative Party (UK)}}" \|
			\| ]

			\|- style="height:1em"
			\| style="background-color:{{Party color\|Whigs (British political party)}}" \|
			\| ]
			\| ]<br/>{{Small\|MP for ]}}
			\| {{Small\|30 June}}<br/>1846
			\| {{Small\|21 February}}<br/>1852
			\|
			* ]
			* ]
			\| ]
			\| style="background-color:{{Party color\|Whigs (British political party)}}" \|
			\| ]

			\|- style="height:1em"
			\| style="background-color:{{Party color\|Conservative Party (UK)}}" \|
			\| ]
			\| ''']'''<br/>{{Small\|MP for ]}}
			\| {{Small\|27 February}}<br/>1852
			\| {{Small\|17 December}}<br/>1852
			\|
			* ]
			\| ]
			\| style="background-color:{{Party color\|Conservative Party (UK)}}" \|
			\| ]

			\|- style="height:1em"
			\| style="background-color:{{Party color\|Whigs (British political party)}}" \|
			\| ]
			\| ]<br/>{{Small\|MP for ]}}
			\| {{Small\|28 December}}<br/>1852
			\| {{Small\|30 January}}<br/>1855
			\|
			* ] {{Small\|until February 1853}}
			* ] {{Small\|February 1853 – June 1854}}
			* ] {{Small\|from June 1854}}
			\| rowspan=2 \| ]
			\| style="background-color:#DDDDDD" \|
			\| ]<br/>{{Small\|('']–]'')}}

			\|- style="height:1em"
			\| style="background-color:{{Party color\|Whigs (British political party)}}" \|
			\| ]
			\| ]<br/>{{Small\|MP for ]}}
			\| {{Small\|6 February}}<br/>1855
			\| {{Small\|19 February}}<br/>1858
			\|
			* ]
			* ]
			\| style="background-color:{{Party color\|Whigs (British political party)}}" \|
			\| ]

			\|- style="height:1em"
			\| style="background-color:{{Party color\|Conservative Party (UK)}}" \|
			\| ]
			\| ''']'''<br/>{{Small\|MP for ]}}
			\| {{Small\|26 February}}<br/>1858
			\| {{Small\|11 June}}<br/>1859
			\|
			* ]
			\| ]
			\| style="background-color:{{Party color\|Conservative Party (UK)}}" \|
			\| ]

			\|- style="height:1em"
			\| style="background-color:{{Party color\|Liberal Party (UK)}}" \|
			\| ]
			\| ]<br/>{{Small\|MP for ]}}
			\| {{Small\|12 June}}<br/>1859
			\| {{Small\|18 October}}<br/>1865†
			\|
			* ]
			* ]
			\| rowspan=2 \| ]
			\| style="background-color:{{Party color\|Liberal Party (UK)}}" \|
			\| ]

			\|- style="height:1em"
			\| style="background-color:{{Party color\|Liberal Party (UK)}}" \|
			\| ]
			\| ''']'''<br/>{{Small\|MP for ]}}
			\| {{Small\|October}}<br/>1865
			\| {{Small\|26 June}}<br/>1866
			\|
			* ]
			\| style="background-color:{{Party color\|Liberal Party (UK)}}" \|
			\| ]

			\|- style="height:1em"
			\| style="background-color:{{Party color\|Conservative Party (UK)}}" \|
			\| ]
			\| ''']'''<br/>{{Small\|MP for ]}}
			\| {{Small\|6 July}}<br/>1866
			\| {{Small\|1 December}}<br/>1868
			\|
			* ] {{Small\|until February 1868}}
			* ] {{Small\|from February 1868}}
			* ] {{Small\|from February 1868}}
			\| ]
			\| style="background-color:{{Party color\|Conservative Party (UK)}}" \|
			\| ]

			\|- style="height:1em"
			\| style="background-color:{{Party color\|Liberal Party (UK)}}" \|
			\| ]
			\| ''']'''<br/>{{Small\|MP for ]}}
			\| {{Small\|3 December}}<br/>1868
			\| {{Small\|17 February}}<br/>1874
			\|
			* ]
			* ]
			* ] {{Small\|from August 1873}}
			\| ]
			\| style="background-color:{{Party color\|Liberal Party (UK)}}" \|
			\| ]

			\|- style="height:1em"
			\| style="background-color:{{Party color\|Conservative Party (UK)}}" \|
			\| ]
			\| ''']'''<br/>{{Small\|MP for ]}}
			\| {{Small\|20 February}}<br/>1874
			\| {{Small\|21 August}}<br/>1876
			\|
			* ]
			* ]
			\| rowspan=2 \| ]
			\| rowspan=2 style="background-color:{{Party color\|Conservative Party (UK)}}" \|
			\| rowspan=2 \| ]

			\|- style="height:1em"
			\| style="background-color:{{Party color\|Conservative Party (UK)}}" \|
			\| ]
			\| ]<br/>{{Small\|MP for ]}}
			\| {{Small\|21 August}}<br/>1876
			\| {{Small\|21 April}}<br/>1880
			\|
			* ]

			\|- style="height:1em"
			\| style="background-color:{{Party color\|Liberal Party (UK)}}" \|
			\| ]
			\| ''']'''<br/>{{Small\|MP for ]}}
			\| {{Small\|23 April}}<br/>1880
			\| {{Small\|9 June}}<br/>1885
			\|
			* ]
			* ]
			* ] {{Small\|until December 1882}}
			\| ]
			\| style="background-color:{{Party color\|Liberal Party (UK)}}" \|
			\| ]

			\|- style="height:1em"
			\| style="background-color:{{Party color\|Conservative Party (UK)}}" \|
			\| ]
			\| ]<br/>{{Small\|MP for ]}}
			\| {{Small\|24 June}}<br/>1885
			\| {{Small\|28 January}}<br/>1886
			\|
			* ]
			\| ]
			\| style="background-color:{{Party color\|Conservative Party (UK)}}" \|
			\| ]

			\|- style="height:1em"
			\| style="background-color:{{Party color\|Liberal Party (UK)}}" \|
			\| ]
			\| ''']'''<br/>{{Small\|MP for ]}}
			\| {{Small\|1 February}}<br/>1886
			\| {{Small\|2 July}}<br/>1886
			\|
			* ]
			* ]
			* ]
			\| ]
			\| style="background-color:{{Party color\|Liberal Party (UK)}}" \|
			\| ]

			\|- style="height:1em"
			\| style="background-color:{{Party color\|Conservative Party (UK)}}" \|
			\| ]
			\| ]<br/>{{Small\|MP for ]}}
			\| {{Small\|3 August}}<br/>1886
			\| {{Small\|14 January}}<br/>1887
			\|
			* ]
			\| rowspan=3 \| ]
			\| rowspan=3 style="background-color:{{Party color\|Conservative Party (UK)}}" \|
			\| rowspan=3 \| ]

			\|- style="height:1em"
			\| style="background-color:{{Party color\|Conservative Party (UK)}}" \|
			\| ]
			\| ]<br/>{{Small\|MP for ]}}
			\| {{Small\|17 January}}<br/>1887
			\| {{Small\|October}}<br/>1891
			\| rowspan=2 \|
			* ]

			\|- style="height:1em"
			\| style="background-color:{{Party color\|Conservative Party (UK)}}" \|
			\| ]
			\| ''']'''<br/>{{Small\|MP for ]}}
			\| {{Small\|October}}<br/>1891
			\| {{Small\|11 August}}<br/>1892

			\|- style="height:1em"
			\| style="background-color:{{Party color\|Liberal Party (UK)}}" \|
			\| ]
			\| ''']'''<br/>{{Small\|MP for ]}}
			\| {{Small\|15 August}}<br/>1892
			\| {{Small\|2 March}}<br/>1894
			\|
			* ]
			* ]
			* ]
			\| rowspan=2 \| ]
			\| style="background-color:{{Party color\|Liberal Party (UK)}}" \|
			\| ]

			\|- style="height:1em"
			\| style="background-color:{{Party color\|Liberal Party (UK)}}" \|
			\| ]
			\| ]<br/>{{Small\|MP for ]}}
			\| {{Small\|2 March}}<br/>1894
			\| {{Small\|21 June}}<br/>1895
			\|
			* ]
			\| style="background-color:{{Party color\|Liberal Party (UK)}}" \|
			\| ]

			\|- style="height:1em"
			\| rowspan=2 style="background-color:{{Party color\|Conservative Party (UK)}}" \|
			\| rowspan=2 \| ]
			\| rowspan=2 \| ''']'''<ref name="BPF1900-1992">David Butler and Gareth Butler, British Political Facts 1900–1994 (7th edn, Macmillan 1994) 65.</ref><br/>{{Small\|MP for ]}}
			\| rowspan=2 \| {{Small\|29 June}}<br/>1895
			\| rowspan=2 \| {{Small\|4 December}}<br/>1905
			\| rowspan=2 \|
			* ] {{Small\|from July 1902}}
			* ]
			* ] {{Small\|July 1902 – October 1903}}
			\| rowspan=2 \| ]
			\| style="background-color:#DDDDDD" \|
			\| ]<br/>{{Small\|('']–]'')}}

			\|-
			\| style="background-color:#DDDDDD" \|
			\| ]<br/>{{Small\|('']–]'')}}

			\|- style="height:1em"
			\| style="background-color:{{Party color\|Liberal Party (UK)}}" \|
			\| ]
			\| ''']'''<ref name="BPF1900-1992"/><br/>{{Small\|MP for ]}}
			\| {{Small\|5 December}}<br/>1905
			\| {{Small\|5 April}}<br/>1908
			\|
			* ]
			* ]
			\| rowspan=3 \| ]
			\| style="background-color:{{Party color\|Liberal Party (UK)}}" \|
			\| ]

			\|- style="height:1em"
			\| rowspan=2 style="background-color:{{Party color\|Liberal Party (UK)}}" \|
			\| rowspan=2 \| ]
			\| rowspan=2 \| ''']'''<ref name="BPF1900-1992"/><br/>{{Small\|MP for ]}}
			\| rowspan=2 \| {{Small\|5 April}}<br/>1908
			\| rowspan=2 \| {{Small\|5 December}}<br/>1916
			\| rowspan=2 \|
			* ]
			* ]
			* ] {{Small\|March – August 1914}}
			\| style="background-color:{{Party color\|Liberal Party (UK)}}" \|
			\| ]
			\|-
			\| style="background-color:#DDDDDD" \|
			\| ]<br/>{{Small\|('']–]–]'')}}

			\|- style="height:1em"
			\| style="background-color:{{Party color\|Conservative Party (UK)}}" \|
			\| ]
			\| ''']'''<ref name="BPF1900-1992"/><br/>{{Small\|MP for ] until 1918}}<br/>MP for ] {{Small\|from 1918}}
			\| {{Small\|10 December}}<br/>1916
			\| {{Small\|23 March}}<br/>1921
			\|
			* ] {{Small\|until January 1919}}
			* ] {{Small\|from January 1919}}
			\| rowspan=4 \| ]
			\| rowspan=2 style="background-color:#DDDDDD" \|
			\| rowspan=2 \| ]<br/>{{Small\|('']–]–]'')}}

			\|- style="height:1em"
			\| style="background-color:{{Party color\|Conservative Party (UK)}}" \|
			\| ]
			\| ''']'''<ref name="BPF1900-1992"/><br/>{{Small\|MP for ]}}
			\| {{Small\|23 March}}<br/>1921
			\| {{Small\|19 October}}<br/>1922
			\|
			* ]

			\|- style="height:1em"
			\| style="background-color:{{Party color\|Conservative Party (UK)}}" \|
			\| ]
			\| ''']'''<ref name="BPF1900-1992"/><br/>{{Small\|MP for ]}}
			\| {{Small\|23 October}}<br/>1922
			\| {{Small\|20 May}}<br/>1923
			\|
			* ]
			* ]
			\| style="background-color:{{Party color\|Conservative Party (UK)}}" \|
			\| ]

			\|- style="height:1em"
			\| style="background-color:{{Party color\|Conservative Party (UK)}}" \|
			\| ]
			\| ''']'''<ref name="BPF1900-1992"/><br/>{{Small\|MP for ]}}
			\| {{Small\|22 May}}<br/>1923
			\| {{Small\|22 January}}<br/>1924
			\|
			* ]
			* ]
			* ] {{Small\|until August 1923}}
			\| style="background-color:{{Party color\|Conservative Party (UK)}}" \|
			\| ]

			\|- style="height:1em"
			\| style="background-color:{{Party color\|Labour Party (UK)}}" \|
			\| ]
			\| ''']'''<ref name="BPF1900-1992"/><br/>{{Small\|MP for ]}}
			\| {{Small\|22 January}}<br/>1924
			\| {{Small\|3 November}}<br/>1924
			\|
			* ]
			* ]
			* ]
			\| ]
			\| style="background-color:{{Party color\|Labour Party (UK)}}" \|
			\| ]

			\|- style="height:1em"
			\| style="background-color:{{Party color\|Conservative Party (UK)}}" \|
			\| ]
			\| ''']'''<ref name="BPF1900-1992"/><br/>{{Small\|MP for ]}}
			\| {{Small\|4 November}}<br/>1924
			\| {{Small\|4 June}}<br/>1929
			\| rowspan=7 \|
			* ]
			* ]
			\| ]
			\| style="background-color:{{Party color\|Conservative Party (UK)}}" \|
			\| ]

			\|- style="height:1em"
			\| style="background-color:{{Party color\|Labour Party (UK)}}" \|
			\| rowspan=3 \| ]
			\| rowspan=3 \| ''']'''<ref name="BPF1900-1992"/><br/>{{Small\|MP for ]}}
			\| rowspan=3 \| {{Small\|5 June}}<br/>1929
			\| rowspan=3 \| {{Small\|7 June}}<br/>1935
			\| ]
			\| style="background-color:{{Party color\|Labour Party (UK)}}" \|
			\| ]

			\|- style="height:1em"
			\| rowspan=2 style="background-color:{{Party color\|National Labour Organisation}}" \|
			\| rowspan=2 \| ]
			\| style="background-color:#DDDDDD" \|
			\| ]<br/>{{Small\|('']–]–]<br/>–]'')}}
			\|-
			\| style="background-color:#DDDDDD" \|
			\| ]<br/>{{Small\|('']–]–]<br/>–] until 1932'')}}

			\|- style="height:1em"
			\| style="background-color:{{Party color\|Conservative Party (UK)}}" \|
			\| ]
			\| ''']'''<ref name="BPF1900-1992"/><br/>{{Small\|MP for ]}}
			\| {{Small\|7 June}}<br/>1935
			\| {{Small\|28 May}}<br/>1937
			\| rowspan=4 \| ]
			\| style="background-color:#DDDDDD" \|
			\| ]<br/>{{Small\|('']–]–]'')}}

			\|- style="height:1em"
			\| rowspan=2 style="background-color:{{Party color\|Conservative Party (UK)}}" \|
			\| rowspan=2 \|
			\| rowspan=2 \| ''']'''<ref name="BPF1900-1992"/><br/>{{Small\|MP for ]}}
			\| rowspan=2 \| {{Small\|28 May}}<br/>1937
			\| rowspan=2 \| {{Small\|10 May}}<br/>1940
			\| style="background-color:#DDDDDD" \|
			\| ]<br/>{{Small\|('']–]–]'')}}
			\|-
			\| style="background-color:#DDDDDD" \|
			\| ]<br/>{{Small\|('']–]–]'')}}

			\|- style="height:1em"
			\| style="background-color:{{Party color\|Conservative Party (UK)}}" \|
			\| ]
			\| ''']'''<ref name="BPF1900-1992"/><br/>{{Small\|MP for ]}}
			\| {{Small\|10 May}}<br/>1940
			\| {{Small\|19 February}}<br/>1942
			\|
			* ]
			* ]
			* ]
			\| rowspan=3 style="background-color:#DDDDDD" \|
			\| rowspan=3 \| ]<br/>{{Small\|(''All parties'')}}

			\|- style="height:1em"
			\| style="background-color:{{Party color\|Independent (politician)}}" \|
			\| ]
			\| ''']'''<ref name="BPF1900-1992"/><br/>{{Small\|MP for ]}}
			\| {{Small\|19 February}}<br/>1942
			\| {{Small\|22 November}}<br/>1942
			\|
			* ]
			\| ]

			\|- style="height:1em"
			\| style="background-color:{{Party color\|Conservative Party (UK)}}; border:none" \|
			\| rowspan=2 \| ]
			\| rowspan=2 \| ''']'''<ref name="BPF1900-1992"/><br/>{{Small\|MP for ]}}
			\| rowspan=2 \| {{Small\|22 November}}<br/>1942
			\| rowspan=2 \| {{Small\|26 July}}<br/>1945
			\| rowspan=2 \|
			* ]
			\| rowspan=2 \| ]

			\|- style="height:1em"
			\| style="background-color:{{Party color\|Conservative Party (UK)}}; border:none" \|
			\| style="background-color:#DDDDDD" \|
			\| ]<br/>{{Small\|('']–]'')}}

			\|- style="height:1em"
			\| style="background-color:{{Party color\|Labour Party (UK)}}" \|
			\| ]
			\| ''']'''<ref name="BPF1900-1992"/><br/>{{Small\|MP for ] until 1950}}<br/>{{Small\|MP for ]}} {{Small\|from 1950}}
			\| {{Small\|27 July}}<br/>1945
			\| {{Small\|9 March}}<br/>1951
			\|
			*]
			*]
			\| rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Labour Party (UK)}}\| ]
			\| rowspan=2 style="background-color:{{Party color\|Labour Party (UK)}}" \|
			\| rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Labour Party (UK)}}\| ]

			\|- style="height:1em"
			\| style="background-color:{{Party color\|Labour Party (UK)}}" \|
			\| ]
			\| ''']'''<ref name="BPF1900-1992"/><br/>{{Small\|MP for ]}}
			\| {{Small\|9 March}}<br/>1951
			\| {{Small\|26 October}}<br/>1951
			\|
			* ]

			\|- style="height:1em"
			\| rowspan=2 style="background-color:{{Party color\|Conservative Party (UK)}}" \|
			\| rowspan=2 \| ]
			\| rowspan=2 \| ''']'''<ref name="BPF1900-1992"/><br/>{{Small\|MP for ]}}
			\| rowspan=2 \| {{Small\|28 October}}<br/>1951
			\| rowspan=2 \| {{Small\|20 December}}<br/>1955
			\| rowspan=2 \|
			* ] {{Small\|until May 1952}}
			* ] {{Small\|from May 1952}}
			\| rowspan=6 {{Party shading/Conservative Party (UK)}}\| ]
			\| style="background-color:{{Party color\|Conservative Party (UK)}}" \|
			\| {{Party shading/Conservative Party (UK)}}\|]
			\|-
			\| rowspan=2 style="background-color:{{Party color\|Conservative Party (UK)}}" \|
			\| rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Conservative Party (UK)}}\|]

			\|- style="height:1em"
			\| rowspan=2 style="background-color:{{Party color\|Conservative Party (UK)}}" \|
			\| rowspan=2 \| ]
			\| rowspan=2 \| ]<ref name="BPF1900-1992"/><br/>{{Small\|MP for ]}}
			\| rowspan=2 \| {{Small\|20 December}}<br/>1955
			\| rowspan=2 \| {{Small\|9 October}}<br/>1961
			\| rowspan=2 \|
			* ] {{Small\|until October 1959}}
			* ] {{Small\|from January 1957}}
			\|-
			\| rowspan=2 style="background-color:{{Party color\|Conservative Party (UK)}}" \|
			\| rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Conservative Party (UK)}}\| ]

			\|- style="height:1em"
			\| style="background-color:{{Party color\|Conservative Party (UK)}}" \|
			\| ]
			\| ''']'''<ref name="BPF1900-1992"/><br/>{{Small\|MP for ]}}
			\| {{Small\|9 October}}<br/>1961
			\| {{Small\|20 October}}<br/>1963
			\|
			* ]

			\|- style="height:1em"
			\| style="background-color:{{Party color\|Conservative Party (UK)}}" \|
			\| ]
			\| ''']'''<ref name="BPF1900-1992"/><br/>{{Small\|MP for ]}}
			\| {{Small\|20 October}}<br/>1963
			\| {{Small\|16 October}}<br/>1964
			\|
			* ]
			\| style="background-color:{{Party color\|Conservative Party (UK)}}" \|
			\| {{Party shading/Conservative Party (UK)}}\|]

			\|- style="height:1em"
			\| style="background-color:{{Party color\|Labour Party (UK)}}" \|
			\|
			\| ''']'''<ref name="BPF1900-1992"/><br/>{{Small\|MP for ]}}
			\| {{Small\|16 October}}<br/>1964
			\| {{Small\|11 August}}<br/>1966
			\| rowspan=8 \|
			* ]
			\| rowspan=3 {{Party shading/Labour Party (UK)}}\| ]
			\| rowspan=3 style="background-color:{{Party color\|Labour Party (UK)}}" \|
			\| rowspan=3 {{Party shading/Labour Party (UK)}}\| ]

			\|- style="height:1em"
			\| style="background-color:{{Party color\|Labour Party (UK)}}" \|
			\| ]
			\| ''']'''<ref name="BPF1900-1992"/><br/>{{Small\|MP for ]}}
			\| {{Small\|11 August}}<br/>1966
			\| {{Small\|18 October}}<br/>1968

			\|- style="height:1em"
			\| style="background-color:{{Party color\|Labour Party (UK)}}" \|
			\|
			\| ''']'''<ref name="BPF1900-1992"/><br/>{{Small\|MP for ]}}
			\| {{Small\|18 October}}<br/>1968
			\| {{Small\|19 June}}<br/>1970

			\|- style="height:1em"
			\| style="background-color:{{Party color\|Conservative Party (UK)}}" \|
			\|
			\| ''']'''<ref name="BPF1900-1992"/><br/>{{Small\|MP for ]}}
			\| {{Small\|20 June}}<br/>1970
			\| {{Small\|7 April}}<br/>1972
			\| rowspan=3 {{Party shading/Conservative Party (UK)}}\| ]
			\| rowspan=3 style="background-color:{{Party color\|Conservative Party (UK)}}" \|
			\| rowspan=3 {{Party shading/Conservative Party (UK)}}\| ]

			\|- style="height:1em"
			\| style="background-color:{{Party color\|Conservative Party (UK)}}" \|
			\|
			\| ''']'''<ref name="BPF1900-1992"/><br/>{{Small\|MP for ]}}
			\| {{Small\|7 April}}<br/>1972
			\| {{Small\|5 November}}<br/>1972

			\|- style="height:1em"
			\| style="background-color:{{Party color\|Conservative Party (UK)}}" \|
			\|
			\| ''']'''<ref name="BPF1900-1992"/><br/>{{Small\|MP for ]}}
			\| {{Small\|5 November}}<br/>1972
			\| {{Small\|4 March}}<br/>1974

			\|- style="height:1em"
			\| style="background-color:{{Party color\|Labour Party (UK)}}" \|
			\| ]
			\| ''']'''<ref name="BPF1900-1992"/><br/>{{Small\|MP for ]}}
			\| {{Small\|5 March}}<br/>1974
			\| {{Small\|8 April}}<br/>1976
			\| rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Labour Party (UK)}}\| ]
			\| style="background-color:{{Party color\|Labour Party (UK)}}" \|
			\| {{Party shading/Labour Party (UK)}}\|]

			\|- style="height:1em"
			\| style="background-color:{{Party color\|Labour Party (UK)}}" \|
			\| ]
			\| ''']'''<ref name="BPF1900-1992"/><br/>{{Small\|MP for ]}}
			\| {{Small\|8 April}}<br/>1976
			\| {{Small\|4 May}}<br/>1979
			\| style="background-color:{{Party color\|Labour Party (UK)}}" \|
			\| {{Party shading/Labour Party (UK)}}\|]

			\|- style="height:1em"
			\| style="background-color:{{Party color\|Conservative Party (UK)}}" \|
			\|
			\| ''']'''<ref name="BPF1900-1992"/><br/>{{Small\|MP for ]}}
			\| {{Small\|5 May}}<br/>1979
			\| {{Small\|5 January}}<br/>1981
			\|
			* ]
			* ]
			\| rowspan=9 {{Party shading/Conservative Party (UK)}}\| ]
			\| rowspan=3 style="background-color:{{Party color\|Conservative Party (UK)}}" \|
			\| rowspan=3 {{Party shading/Conservative Party (UK)}}\| ]

			\|- style="height:1em"
			\| style="background-color:{{Party color\|Conservative Party (UK)}}" \|
			\| ]
			\| ''']'''<ref name="BPF1900-1992"/><br/>{{Small\|MP for ]}}
			\| {{Small\|5 January}}<br/>1981
			\| {{Small\|5 April}}<br/>1982
			\|
			* ] {{Small\|until September 1981}}
			* ] {{Small\|from September 1981}}

			\|- style="height:1em"
			\| rowspan=2 style="background-color:{{Party color\|Conservative Party (UK)}}" \|
			\| rowspan=2 \|
			\| rowspan=2 \| ''']'''<ref name="BPF1900-1992"/><br/>{{Small\|MP for ] until 1983}}<br/>MP for ] {{Small\|from 1983}}
			\| rowspan=2 \| {{Small\|5 April}}<br/>1982
			\| rowspan=2 \| {{Small\|13 June}}<br/>1987
			\| rowspan=2 \|
			* ] {{Small\|until June 1983}}
			* ] {{Small\|from 11 June 1983}}
			\|-
			\| style="background-color:{{Party color\|Conservative Party (UK)}}" \|
			\| {{Party shading/Conservative Party (UK)}}\|]

			\|- style="height:1em"
			\| style="background-color:{{Party color\|Conservative Party (UK)}}" \|
			\| ]
			\| ''']'''<ref name="BPF1900-1992"/><br/>{{Small\|MP for ]}}
			\| {{Small\|13 June}}<br/>1987
			\| {{Small\|24 July}}<br/>1989
			\|
			* ] {{Small\|until January 1988}}
			* ] {{Small\|from 10 January 1988}}
			\| rowspan=3 style="background-color:{{Party color\|Conservative Party (UK)}}" \|
			\| rowspan=3 {{Party shading/Conservative Party (UK)}}\| ]

			\|- style="height:1em"
			\| style="background-color:{{Party color\|Conservative Party (UK)}}" \|
			\| ]
			\| ''']'''<ref name="BPF1900-1992"/><br/>{{Small\|MP for ]}}
			\| {{Small\|24 July}}<br/>1989
			\| {{Small\|2 November}}<br/>1990
			\|
			* ]
			* ]

			\|- style="height:1em"
			\| rowspan=2 style="background-color:{{Party color\|Conservative Party (UK)}}" \|
			\| rowspan=2 \| ]
			\| rowspan=2 \| ]<ref name="BPF1900-1992"/><br/>{{Small\|MP for ]}}
			\| rowspan=2 \| {{Small\|2 November}}<br/>1990
			\| rowspan=2 \| {{Small\|10 April}}<br/>1992
			\| rowspan=7 \|
			* ]
			\|-
			\| style="background-color:{{Party color\|Conservative Party (UK)}}" \|
			\| {{Party shading/Conservative Party (UK)}}\|]

			\|- style="height:1em"
			\| style="background-color:{{Party color\|Conservative Party (UK)}}" \|
			\| ]
			\| ]<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.parliament.uk/biographies/Lords/member/925 \| title=Lord Newton of Braintree \|publisher=UK Parliament \|access-date=10 December 2017}}</ref><br/>{{Small\|MP for ]}}
			\| {{Small\|10 April}}<br/>1992
			\| {{Small\|2 May}}<br/>1997
			\| style="background-color:{{Party color\|Conservative Party (UK)}}" \|
			\| {{Party shading/Conservative Party (UK)}}\|]

			\|- style="height:1em"
			\| style="background-color:{{Party color\|Labour Party (UK)}}" \|
			\| ]
			\| ]<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.parliament.uk/biographies/lords/baroness-taylor-of-bolton/407 \| title=Baroness Taylor of Bolton \|publisher=UK Parliament \|access-date=10 December 2017}}</ref><br/>{{Small\|MP for ]}}
			\| {{Small\|2 May}}<br/>1997
			\| {{Small\|27 July}}<br/>1998
			\| rowspan=8 {{Party shading/Labour Party (UK)}}\| ]
			\| rowspan=2 style="background-color:{{Party color\|Labour Party (UK)}}" \|
			\| rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Labour Party (UK)}}\| ]

			\|- style="height:1em"
			\| style="background-color:{{Party color\|Labour Party (UK)}}" \|
			\| ]
			\| ''']'''<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.parliament.uk/biographies/commons/margaret-beckett/328 \| title=Rt Hon Margaret Beckett MP \|publisher=UK Parliament \|access-date=10 December 2017}}</ref><br/>{{Small\|MP for ]}}
			\| {{Small\|27 July}}<br/>1998
			\| {{Small\|8 June}}<br/>2001

			\|- style="height:1em"
			\| style="background-color:{{Party color\|Labour Party (UK)}}" \|
			\| ]
			\| ''']'''<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.parliament.uk/biographies/Commons/member/623 \| title=Rt Hon Robin Cook \|publisher=UK Parliament \|access-date=10 December 2017}}</ref><br/>{{Small\|MP for ]}}
			\| {{Small\|8 June}}<br/>2001
			\| {{Small\|17 March}}<br/>2003
			\| rowspan=3 style="background-color:{{Party color\|Labour Party (UK)}}" \|
			\| rowspan=3 {{Party shading/Labour Party (UK)}}\| ]

			\|- style="height:1em"
			\| style="background-color:{{Party color\|Labour Party (UK)}}" \|
			\| ]
			\| ]<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.parliament.uk/biographies/lords/lord-reid-of-cardowan/617 \| title=Lord Reid of Cardowan \|publisher=UK Parliament \|access-date=10 December 2017}}</ref><br/>{{Small\|MP for ]}}
			\| {{Small\|4 April}}<br/>2003
			\| {{Small\|13 June}}<br/>2003

			\|- style="height:1em"
			\| style="background-color:{{Party color\|Labour Party (UK)}}" \|
			\| ]
			\| ''']'''<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.parliament.uk/biographies/lords/lord-hain/567 \| title=Lord Hain \|publisher=UK Parliament \|access-date=10 December 2017}}</ref><br/>{{Small\|MP for ]}}
			\| {{Small\|11 June}}<br/>2003
			\| {{Small\|6 May}}<br/>2005
			\|
			* ]
			* ]

			\|- style="height:1em"
			\| style="background-color:{{Party color\|Labour Party (UK)}}" \|
			\| ]
			\| ''']'''<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.parliament.uk/biographies/Commons/member/357 \| title=Mr Geoffrey Hoon \|publisher=UK Parliament \|access-date=10 December 2017}}</ref><br/>{{Small\|MP for ]}}
			\| {{Small\|6 May}}<br/>2005
			\| ]
			\| rowspan=2 \|
			* ]
			\| rowspan=2 style="background-color:{{Party color\|Labour Party (UK)}}" \|
			\| rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Labour Party (UK)}}\| ]

			\|- style="height:1em"
			\| style="background-color:{{Party color\|Labour Party (UK)}}" \|
			\| ]
			\| ''']'''<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.parliament.uk/biographies/commons/jack-straw/463 \| title=Rt Hon Jack Straw \|publisher=UK Parliament \|access-date=10 December 2017}}</ref><br/>{{Small\|MP for ]}}
			\| ]
			\| {{Small\|27 June}}<br/>2007

			\|- style="height:1em"
			\| style="background-color:{{Party color\|Labour Party (UK)}}" \|
			\| ]
			\| ''']'''<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.parliament.uk/biographies/commons/ms-harriet-harman/150 \| title=Rt Hon Harriet Harman QC MP \|publisher=UK Parliament \|access-date=10 December 2017}}</ref><br/>{{Small\|MP for ]}}
			\| {{Small\|28 June}}<br/>2007
			\| {{Small\|11 May}}<br/>2010
			\|
			* ]
			* ]
			\| style="background-color:{{Party color\|Labour Party (UK)}}" \|
			\| {{Party shading/Labour Party (UK)}}\|]

			\|- style="height:1em"
			\| style="background-color:{{Party color\|Conservative Party (UK)}}" \|
			\| ]
			\| ]<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.parliament.uk/biographies/lords/lord-young-of-cookham/57 \| title=Lord Young of Cookham \|publisher=UK Parliament \|access-date=10 December 2017}}</ref><br/>{{Small\|MP for ]}}
			\| {{Small\|12 May}}<br/>2010
			\| ]
			\| rowspan=2 \|
			* ]
			\| rowspan=12 {{Party shading/Conservative Party (UK)}}\| ]
			\| rowspan=3 style="background-color:#DDDDDD" \|
			\| rowspan=3 \| ]<br/>{{Small\|('']–]'')}}

			\|- style="height:1em"
			\| style="background-color:{{Party color\|Conservative Party (UK)}}" \|
			\| ]
			\| ''']'''<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.parliament.uk/biographies/lords/lord-lansley/123 \| title=Lord Lansley \|publisher=UK Parliament \|access-date=10 December 2017}}</ref><br/>{{Small\|MP for ]}}
			\| ]
			\| ]

			\|- style="height:1em"
			\| style="background-color:{{Party color\|Conservative Party (UK)}}" \|
			\| ]
			\| ''']'''<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.parliament.uk/biographies/lords/lord-hague-of-richmond/379 \| title=Lord Hague of Richmond \|publisher=UK Parliament \|access-date=10 December 2017}}</ref><br/>{{Small\|MP for ]}}
			\| ]
			\| {{Small\|8 May}}<br/>2015
			\|
			* ]

			\|- style="height:1em"
			\| style="background-color:{{Party color\|Conservative Party (UK)}}" \|
			\| ]
			\| ''']'''<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.parliament.uk/biographies/commons/chris-grayling/1413 \| title=Rt Hon Chris Grayling MP \|publisher=UK Parliament \|access-date=10 December 2017}}</ref><br/>{{Small\|MP for ]}}
			\| 9 May<br/>2015
			\| 14 July<br/>2016
			\| rowspan=10 \|
			* ]
			\| style="background-color:{{Party color\|Conservative Party (UK)}}" \|
			\| {{Party shading/Conservative Party (UK)}}\|]

			\|- style="height:1em"
			\| style="background-color:{{Party color\|Conservative Party (UK)}}" \|
			\| ]
			\| ''']'''<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.parliament.uk/biographies/commons/david-lidington/15 \| title=Rt Hon David Lidington MP \|publisher=UK Parliament \|access-date=10 December 2017}}</ref><br/>{{Small\|MP for ]}}
			\| 14 July<br/>2016
			\| 11 June<br/>2017
			\| style="background-color:{{Party color\|Conservative Party (UK)}}" \|
			\| {{Party shading/Conservative Party (UK)}}\|]

			\|- style="height:1em"
			\| style="background-color:{{Party color\|Conservative Party (UK)}}" \|
			\| ]
			\| ''']'''<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.parliament.uk/biographies/commons/andrea-leadsom/4117 \| title=Rt Hon Andrea Leadsom MP \|publisher=UK Parliament \|access-date=10 December 2017}}</ref><br/>{{Small\|MP for ]}}
			\| 11 June<br/>2017
			\| ]
			\| rowspan=2 style="background-color:{{Party color\|Conservative Party (UK)}}" \|
			\| rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Conservative Party (UK)}}\|]

			\|- style="height:1em"
			\| style="background-color:{{Party color\|Conservative Party (UK)}}" \|
			\| ]
			\| ''']'''<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.parliament.uk/biographies/commons/mel-stride/3935 \| title=Rt Hon Mel Stride MP \|publisher=UK Parliament \|access-date=23 May 2019}}</ref><br/>{{Small\|MP for ]}}
			\| ]
			\| 24 July <br/>2019

			\|- style="height:1em"
			\| rowspan=2 style="background-color:{{Party color\|Conservative Party (UK)}}" \|
			\| rowspan=2 \| ]
			\| rowspan=2 \| ''']'''<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.parliament.uk/biographies/commons/mr-jacob-rees-mogg/4099 \| title=Rt Hon Jacob Rees-Mogg MP \|publisher=UK Parliament \|access-date=29 July 2019}}</ref><br/>{{Small\|MP for ]}}
			\| rowspan=2 \| 24 July<br/>2019
			\| rowspan=2 \| 8 February<br/>2022
			\| rowspan=2 style="background-color:{{Party color\|Conservative Party (UK)}}" \|
			\| {{Party shading/Conservative Party (UK)}}\|]
			\|- style="height:1em"
			\| rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Conservative Party (UK)}}\|]

			\|- style="height:1em"
			\| style="background-color:{{Party color\|Conservative Party (UK)}}" \|
			\| ]
			\| ''']'''<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://members.parliament.uk/member/4055/contact \|title=Rt Hon Mark Spencer MP \| publisher=UK Parliament \|access-date=5 July 2022}}</ref><br/>{{Small\|MP for ]}}
			\| 8 February<br/>2022
			\| 6 September<br/>2022
			\| style="background-color:{{Party color\|Conservative Party (UK)}}" \|

			\|- style="height:1em"
			\| rowspan=2 style="background-color:{{Party color\|Conservative Party (UK)}}" \|
			\| rowspan=2 \| ]
			\| rowspan=2 \| ''']'''<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://members.parliament.uk/member/4017/contact \|title=Penny Mordaunt \| publisher=UK Parliament \|access-date=6 September 2022}}</ref><br/>{{Small\|MP for ]}}
			\| rowspan=2 \| 6 September<br/>2022
			\| rowspan=2 \| 5 July<br/>2024
			\| style="background-color:{{Party color\|Conservative Party (UK)}}" \|
			\| {{Party shading/Conservative Party (UK)}}\|]
			\|-
			\| style="background-color:{{Party color\|Conservative Party (UK)}}" \|
			\| {{Party shading/Conservative Party (UK)}}\|]

			\|- style="height:1em"
			\| style="background-color:{{Party color\|Labour Party (UK)}}" \|
			\| ]
			\| ''']'''<br/>{{Small\|MP for ]}}
			\| 5 July<br/>2024
			\| Incumbent
			\| {{Party shading/Labour Party (UK)}}\| ]
			\| style="background-color:{{Party color\|Labour Party (UK)}}" \|
			\| {{Party shading/Labour Party (UK)}}\|]
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			== Deputy Leader of the House of Commons ==
			From 1922, when the prime minister was also Leader of the House of Commons, day-to-day duties were frequently carried out by a '''Deputy Leader of the House of Commons'''.<ref name=":1" /> At other times, a Deputy Leader of the House of Commons was appointed merely to enhance an individual politician's standing within the government.{{Citation needed\|date=September 2020}}

			The title has been in use since 1942, but was not used from the 2019 dissolution of the ] to 2022, when it was revived by ].<ref name=":2">{{cite web\|title=Parliamentary Secretary of State (Deputy Leader of the House of Commons) – GOV.UK\|url=https://www.gov.uk/government/ministers/parliamentary-secretary-deputy-leader-of-the-house-of-commons\|website=www.gov.uk}}</ref> This was shortlived however, as it was abolished by Liz Truss after she became Prime Minister a few months later.<ref>{{Cite news \|last=Commentator \|first=Tim Shipman, Chief Political \|title=The rebels' smartphone spreadsheet that means Liz Truss is still in deep trouble \|newspaper=] \|url=https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/the-rebels-smartphone-spreadsheet-that-means-liz-truss-is-still-in-deep-trouble-0shzg86hq \|access-date=2022-10-08 \|issn=0140-0460}}</ref>
			=== List of Deputy Leaders of the House of Commons ===
			{\| class="wikitable"

			! Deputy Leader
			!Term Start
			!Term End
			\|-
			\|]
			\|23 December 1998
			\|11 June 2001
			\|-
			\|]
			\|11 June 2001
			\|29 May 2002
			\|-
			\|]
			\|29 May 2002
			\|13 June 2003
			\|-
			\|]
			\|13 June 2003
			\|9 May 2005
			\|-
			\|]
			\|10 May 2005
			\|13 March 2007
			\|-
			\|]
			\|28 March 2007
			\|27 June 2007
			\|-
			\|]
			\|28 June 2007
			\|5 October 2008
			\|-
			\|]
			\|5 October 2008
			\|9 June 2009
			\|-
			\|]
			\|9 June 2009
			\|11 May 2010
			\|-
			\|]
			\|14 May 2010
			\|4 September 2012
			\|-
			\|]
			\|4 September 2012
			\|8 May 2015
			\|-
			\|]
			\|11 May 2015
			\|17 July 2016
			\|-
			\|]
			\|17 July 2016
			\|9 January 2018
			\|-
			\|]
			\|9 January 2018
			\|9 July 2018
			\|-
			\|]
			\|15 July 2018
			\|24 July 2019
			\|-
			\|]
			\|8 July 2022
			\|27 September 2022
			\|}

			==See also==
			*]
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Political role in the UK Government For equivalent positions in other countries, see Leader of the House (disambiguation).

United Kingdom Leader of the House of Commons

Incumbent Lucy Powell since 5 July 2024
Cabinet Office Office of the Leader of the House of Commons
Style	The Right Honourable
Formation	4 April 1721
First holder	Sir Robert Walpole
Salary	£159,038 per annum (2022) (including £86,584 MP salary)
Website	www.gov.uk/leader-commons

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The Leader of the House of Commons is a minister of the Crown of the Government of the United Kingdom whose main role is organising government business in the House of Commons. The Leader is always a member or attendee of the cabinet of the United Kingdom.

The House of Commons devotes approximately three-quarters of its time to debating and explaining government business, such as bills introduced by the government and ministerial statements. The Leader of the House of Commons, with the parties' chief whips ("the usual channels"), is responsible for organising government business and providing time for non-government (backbench) business to be put before the House of Commons.

The position of leader of the House of Commons is currently held by Lucy Powell, who was appointed on 5 July 2024 by Keir Starmer.

Responsibilities

The current responsibilities of the Leader of the House of Commons are as follows:

Planning and supervising the Government's Legislative Programme;
Chairing the Cabinet Committee on Parliamentary Business and Legislation;
Managing the business of the House of Commons and preparing weekly statements on upcoming business;
Facilitating motions and debate in the Chamber;
Serving as the Government's representative in the House, namely as a voting member of the House of Commons Commission, the Public Accounts Commission, the Members Estimate Committee, and the Speaker's Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority;
Reforming parliamentary procedure and operations;
Representing the House of Commons within Government, be it contributing to the Civil Service's efforts to build parliamentary capability or receiving MPs' requests for assistance on ministerial correspondence and questions; and
Ministerial responsibility for the Privy Council Office.

The Osmotherly Rules, which set out guidance on how civil servants should respond to parliamentary select committees, are jointly updated by the Office of the Leader of the House of Commons and the Cabinet Office.

History

The title was not established until about the middle of the 19th century, although the institution is much older.

Until 1942, the title was usually held by the prime minister if he sat in the House of Commons, however, in more recent years, the title has been held by a separate politician.

The title holder is not formally appointed by the Crown and the title alone does not attract a salary, so is now usually held in addition to a sinecure, currently Lord President of the Council.

List of Leaders of the House of Commons (1721–present)

Leader Constituency		Term of office		Other ministerial offices held as Leader	Party
	Robert Walpole MP for King's Lynn	4 April 1721	6 February 1742	Prime Minister First Lord of the Treasury Chancellor of the Exchequer	Whig	Walpole–Townshend
	Robert Walpole MP for King's Lynn	4 April 1721	6 February 1742			Walpole
	Samuel Sandys MP for Worcester	12 February 1742	27 August 1743	Chancellor of the Exchequer		Carteret
	Henry Pelham MP for Sussex	27 August 1743	6 March 1754	Prime Minister First Lord of the Treasury Chancellor of the Exchequer		Carteret
	Henry Pelham MP for Sussex	27 August 1743	6 March 1754			Broad Bottom (I & II)
	Thomas Robinson MP for Christchurch	23 March 1754	October 1755	Secretary of State for the Southern Department		Newcastle I
	Henry Fox MP for Windsor	14 November 1755	13 November 1756			Newcastle I
	William Pitt 'the Elder' MP for Okehampton	4 December 1756	6 April 1757			Pitt–Devonshire
Vacant		April 1757	June 1757			1757 Caretaker
	William Pitt 'the Elder' MP for Bath	27 June 1757	6 October 1761	Secretary of State for the Southern Department	Whig	Pitt–Newcastle
	George Grenville MP for Buckingham	October 1761	May 1762	Treasurer of the Navy		Pitt–Newcastle
	Henry Fox MP for Dunwich	May 1762	April 1763	Paymaster of the Forces		Bute (Tory–Whig)
	George Grenville MP for Buckingham	16 April 1763	13 July 1765	Prime Minister First Lord of the Treasury Chancellor of the Exchequer		Grenville
	Henry Seymour Conway MP for Thetford	July 1765	20 October 1768	Secretary of State for the Southern Department until May 1766 Secretary of State for the Northern Department from May 1766		Rockingham I
	Henry Seymour Conway MP for Thetford	July 1765	20 October 1768			Chatham (Whig–Tory)
	Frederick North Lord North MP for Banbury	October 1768	22 March 1782	Prime Minister from 28 January 1770 First Lord of the Treasury from 28 January 1770 Chancellor of the Exchequer	Tory	Grafton (Whig–Tory)
	Frederick North Lord North MP for Banbury	October 1768	22 March 1782		Tory	North
	Charles James Fox MP for Westminster	27 March 1782	July 1782	Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs	Whig	Rockingham II
	Thomas Townshend MP for Whitchurch	10 July 1782	6 March 1783	Secretary of State for the Home Department		Shelburne (Whig–Tory)
	Charles James Fox MP for Westminster	2 April 1783	19 December 1783	Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs		Fox–North
	Frederick North Lord North MP for Banbury	2 April 1783	19 December 1783	Secretary of State for the Home Department	Tory	Fox–North
	William Pitt 'the Younger' MP for Appleby until 1784 MP for Cambridge University from 1784	19 December 1783	14 March 1801	Prime Minister First Lord of the Treasury Chancellor of the Exchequer		Pitt I
	Henry Addington MP for Devizes	17 March 1801	10 May 1804			Addington
	William Pitt 'the Younger' MP for Cambridge University	10 May 1804	23 January 1806†			Pitt II
	Charles James Fox MP for Westminster	February 1806	13 September 1806†	Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs	Whig	All the Talents
	Charles Grey Viscount Howick MP for Northumberland	September 1806	31 March 1807	Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs	Whig	All the Talents
	Spencer Perceval MP for Northampton	April 1807	11 May 1812†	Chancellor of the Exchequer Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster Prime Minister from October 1809 First Lord of the Treasury from October 1809	Tory	Portland II
	Spencer Perceval MP for Northampton	April 1807	11 May 1812†			Perceval
	Robert Stewart Viscount Castlereagh MP for Down until 1821 MP for Orford from 1821 The Marquess of Londonderry from 1821	June 1812	12 August 1822†	Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs		Liverpool
	George Canning MP for Liverpool until 1823 MP for Harwich 1823–1826 MP for Newport 1826–1827 MP for Seaford from 1827	16 September 1822	8 August 1827†	Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs until April 1827 Prime Minister from April 1827 First Lord of the Treasury from April 1827 Chancellor of the Exchequer from April 1827		Liverpool
		16 September 1822	8 August 1827†			Canning (Canningite–Whig)
	William Huskisson MP for Liverpool	3 September 1827	21 January 1828	Secretary of State for War and the Colonies		Goderich (Canningite–Whig)
	Robert Peel MP for Oxford University until 1829 MP for Westbury from 1829	26 January 1828	16 November 1830	Secretary of State for the Home Department		Wellington–Peel
	John Spencer Viscount Althorp MP for Northamptonshire until 1832 MP for South Northamptonshire from 1832	22 November 1830	14 November 1834	Chancellor of the Exchequer	Whig	Grey
		22 November 1830	14 November 1834	Chancellor of the Exchequer	Whig	Melbourne I
Vacant		14 November 1834	10 December 1834			Wellington Caretaker
	Robert Peel MP for Tamworth	10 December 1834	8 April 1835	Prime Minister First Lord of the Treasury Chancellor of the Exchequer	Conservative	Peel I
	Lord John Russell MP for Stroud	18 April 1835	30 August 1841	Secretary of State for the Home Department until August 1839 Secretary of State for War and the Colonies from August 1839	Whig	Melbourne II
	Robert Peel MP for Tamworth	30 August 1841	29 June 1846	Prime Minister First Lord of the Treasury	Conservative	Peel II
	Lord John Russell MP for City of London	30 June 1846	21 February 1852	Prime Minister First Lord of the Treasury	Whig	Russell I
	Benjamin Disraeli MP for Buckinghamshire	27 February 1852	17 December 1852	Chancellor of the Exchequer	Conservative	Who? Who?
	Lord John Russell MP for City of London	28 December 1852	30 January 1855	Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs until February 1853 Minister without Portfolio February 1853 – June 1854 Lord President of the Council from June 1854	Whig	Aberdeen (Peelite–Whig)
	Henry John Temple The Viscount Palmerston MP for Tiverton	6 February 1855	19 February 1858	Prime Minister First Lord of the Treasury	Whig	Palmerston I
	Benjamin Disraeli MP for Buckinghamshire	26 February 1858	11 June 1859	Chancellor of the Exchequer	Conservative	Derby–Disraeli II
	Henry John Temple The Viscount Palmerston MP for Tiverton	12 June 1859	18 October 1865†	Prime Minister First Lord of the Treasury	Liberal	Palmerston II
	William Ewart Gladstone MP for South Lancashire	October 1865	26 June 1866	Chancellor of the Exchequer	Liberal	Russell II
	Benjamin Disraeli MP for Buckinghamshire	6 July 1866	1 December 1868	Chancellor of the Exchequer until February 1868 Prime Minister from February 1868 First Lord of the Treasury from February 1868	Conservative	Derby–Disraeli III
	William Ewart Gladstone MP for Greenwich	3 December 1868	17 February 1874	Prime Minister First Lord of the Treasury Chancellor of the Exchequer from August 1873	Liberal	Gladstone I
	Benjamin Disraeli MP for Buckinghamshire	20 February 1874	21 August 1876	Prime Minister First Lord of the Treasury	Conservative	Disraeli II
	Stafford Northcote MP for Devonshire North	21 August 1876	21 April 1880	Chancellor of the Exchequer	Conservative	Disraeli II
	William Ewart Gladstone MP for Midlothian	23 April 1880	9 June 1885	Prime Minister First Lord of the Treasury Chancellor of the Exchequer until December 1882	Liberal	Gladstone II
	Michael Hicks-Beach MP for Bristol West	24 June 1885	28 January 1886	Chancellor of the Exchequer	Conservative	Salisbury I
	William Ewart Gladstone MP for Midlothian	1 February 1886	2 July 1886	Prime Minister First Lord of the Treasury Lord Privy Seal	Liberal	Gladstone III
	Lord Randolph Churchill MP for Paddington South	3 August 1886	14 January 1887	Chancellor of the Exchequer	Conservative	Salisbury II
	W. H. Smith MP for Strand	17 January 1887	October 1891	First Lord of the Treasury
	Arthur Balfour MP for Manchester East	October 1891	11 August 1892	First Lord of the Treasury
	William Ewart Gladstone MP for Midlothian	15 August 1892	2 March 1894	Prime Minister First Lord of the Treasury Lord Privy Seal	Liberal	Gladstone IV
	William Harcourt MP for Derby	2 March 1894	21 June 1895	Chancellor of the Exchequer	Liberal	Rosebery
	Arthur Balfour MP for Manchester East	29 June 1895	4 December 1905	Prime Minister from July 1902 First Lord of the Treasury Lord Privy Seal July 1902 – October 1903	Conservative	Salisbury (III & IV) (Con.–Lib.U.)
	Arthur Balfour MP for Manchester East	29 June 1895	4 December 1905		Conservative	Balfour (Con.–Lib.U.)
	Henry Campbell-Bannerman MP for Stirling Burghs	5 December 1905	5 April 1908	Prime Minister First Lord of the Treasury	Liberal	Campbell-Bannerman
	H. H. Asquith MP for East Fife	5 April 1908	5 December 1916	Prime Minister First Lord of the Treasury Secretary of State for War March – August 1914		Asquith (I–III)
	H. H. Asquith MP for East Fife	5 April 1908	5 December 1916			Asquith Coalition (Lib.–Con.–Lab.)
	Bonar Law MP for Bootle until 1918 MP for Glasgow Central from 1918	10 December 1916	23 March 1921	Chancellor of the Exchequer until January 1919 Lord Privy Seal from January 1919	Conservative	Lloyd George (I & II) (Lib.–Con.–Lab.)
	Austen Chamberlain MP for Birmingham West	23 March 1921	19 October 1922	Lord Privy Seal		Lloyd George (I & II) (Lib.–Con.–Lab.)
	Bonar Law MP for Glasgow Central	23 October 1922	20 May 1923	Prime Minister First Lord of the Treasury		Law
	Stanley Baldwin MP for Bewdley	22 May 1923	22 January 1924	Prime Minister First Lord of the Treasury Chancellor of the Exchequer until August 1923		Baldwin I
	Ramsay MacDonald MP for Aberavon	22 January 1924	3 November 1924	Prime Minister First Lord of the Treasury Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs	Labour	MacDonald I
	Stanley Baldwin MP for Bewdley	4 November 1924	4 June 1929	Prime Minister First Lord of the Treasury	Conservative	Baldwin II
	Ramsay MacDonald MP for Seaham	5 June 1929	7 June 1935		Labour	MacDonald II
					National Labour	National I (N.Lab.–Con.–Lib.N. –Lib.)
					National Labour	National II (N.Lab.–Con.–Lib.N. –Lib. until 1932)
	Stanley Baldwin MP for Bewdley	7 June 1935	28 May 1937		Conservative	National III (Con.–N.Lab.–Lib.N.)
	Neville Chamberlain MP for Birmingham Edgbaston	28 May 1937	10 May 1940			National IV (Con.–N.Lab.–Lib.N.)
	Neville Chamberlain MP for Birmingham Edgbaston	28 May 1937	10 May 1940			Chamberlain War (Con.–N.Lab.–Lib.N.)
	Winston Churchill MP for Epping	10 May 1940	19 February 1942	Prime Minister First Lord of the Treasury Minister of Defence		Churchill War (All parties)
	Stafford Cripps MP for Bristol East	19 February 1942	22 November 1942	Lord Privy Seal	Independent
	Anthony Eden MP for Warwick and Leamington	22 November 1942	26 July 1945	Foreign Secretary	Conservative
	Anthony Eden MP for Warwick and Leamington	22 November 1942	26 July 1945	Foreign Secretary	Conservative	Churchill Caretaker (Con.–N.Lib.)
	Herbert Morrison MP for Lewisham East until 1950 MP for Lewisham South from 1950	27 July 1945	9 March 1951	Deputy Prime Minister Lord President of the Council	Labour	Attlee (I & II)
	James Chuter Ede MP for South Shields	9 March 1951	26 October 1951	Secretary of State for the Home Department	Labour	Attlee (I & II)
	Harry Crookshank MP for Gainsborough	28 October 1951	20 December 1955	Minister of Health until May 1952 Lord Privy Seal from May 1952	Conservative	Churchill III
	Harry Crookshank MP for Gainsborough	28 October 1951	20 December 1955			Eden
	R. A. Butler MP for Saffron Walden	20 December 1955	9 October 1961	Lord Privy Seal until October 1959 Secretary of State for the Home Department from January 1957		Eden
	R. A. Butler MP for Saffron Walden	20 December 1955	9 October 1961			Macmillan (I & II)
	Iain Macleod MP for Enfield West	9 October 1961	20 October 1963	Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster		Macmillan (I & II)
	Selwyn Lloyd MP for Wirral	20 October 1963	16 October 1964	Lord Privy Seal		Douglas-Home
	Herbert Bowden MP for Leicester South West	16 October 1964	11 August 1966	Lord President of the Council	Labour	Wilson (I & II)
	Richard Crossman MP for Coventry East	11 August 1966	18 October 1968
	Fred Peart MP for Workington	18 October 1968	19 June 1970
	Willie Whitelaw MP for Penrith and The Border	20 June 1970	7 April 1972		Conservative	Heath
	Robert Carr MP for Mitcham	7 April 1972	5 November 1972
	Jim Prior MP for Lowestoft	5 November 1972	4 March 1974
	Edward Short MP for Newcastle upon Tyne Central	5 March 1974	8 April 1976		Labour	Wilson (III & IV)
	Michael Foot MP for Ebbw Vale	8 April 1976	4 May 1979		Labour	Callaghan
	Norman St John-Stevas MP for Chelmsford	5 May 1979	5 January 1981	Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster Minister for the Arts	Conservative	Thatcher I
	Francis Pym MP for Cambridgeshire	5 January 1981	5 April 1982	Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster until September 1981 Lord President of the Council from September 1981
	John Biffen MP for Oswestry until 1983 MP for Shropshire North from 1983	5 April 1982	13 June 1987	Lord President of the Council until June 1983 Lord Privy Seal from 11 June 1983
		5 April 1982	13 June 1987			Thatcher II
	John Wakeham MP for South Colchester and Maldon	13 June 1987	24 July 1989	Lord Privy Seal until January 1988 Lord President of the Council from 10 January 1988		Thatcher III
	Geoffrey Howe MP for East Surrey	24 July 1989	2 November 1990	Lord President of the Council Deputy Prime Minister
	John MacGregor MP for South Norfolk	2 November 1990	10 April 1992	Lord President of the Council
	John MacGregor MP for South Norfolk	2 November 1990	10 April 1992			Major I
	Tony Newton MP for Braintree	10 April 1992	2 May 1997			Major II
	Ann Taylor MP for Dewsbury	2 May 1997	27 July 1998		Labour	Blair I
	Margaret Beckett MP for Derby South	27 July 1998	8 June 2001			Blair I
	Robin Cook MP for Livingston	8 June 2001	17 March 2003			Blair II
	John Reid MP for Hamilton North and Bellshill	4 April 2003	13 June 2003
	Peter Hain MP for Neath	11 June 2003	6 May 2005	Lord Privy Seal Secretary of State for Wales
	Geoff Hoon MP for Ashfield	6 May 2005	5 May 2006	Lord Privy Seal		Blair III
	Jack Straw MP for Blackburn	5 May 2006	27 June 2007	Lord Privy Seal		Blair III
	Harriet Harman MP for Camberwell and Peckham	28 June 2007	11 May 2010	Lord Privy Seal Minister for Women and Equality		Brown
	George Young MP for North West Hampshire	12 May 2010	3 September 2012	Lord Privy Seal	Conservative	Cameron–Clegg (Con.–L.D.)
	Andrew Lansley MP for South Cambridgeshire	4 September 2012	14 July 2014	Lord Privy Seal
	William Hague MP for Richmond (Yorks)	14 July 2014	8 May 2015	First Secretary of State
	Chris Grayling MP for Epsom and Ewell	9 May 2015	14 July 2016	Lord President of the Council		Cameron II
	David Lidington MP for Aylesbury	14 July 2016	11 June 2017			May I
	Andrea Leadsom MP for South Northamptonshire	11 June 2017	22 May 2019			May II
	Mel Stride MP for Central Devon	23 May 2019	24 July 2019			May II
	Jacob Rees-Mogg MP for North East Somerset	24 July 2019	8 February 2022			Johnson I
	Jacob Rees-Mogg MP for North East Somerset	24 July 2019	8 February 2022			Johnson II
	Mark Spencer MP for Sherwood	8 February 2022	6 September 2022			Johnson II
	Penny Mordaunt MP for Portsmouth North	6 September 2022	5 July 2024			Truss
	Penny Mordaunt MP for Portsmouth North	6 September 2022	5 July 2024			Sunak
	Lucy Powell MP for Manchester Central	5 July 2024	Incumbent		Labour	Starmer

Timeline

Deputy Leader of the House of Commons

From 1922, when the prime minister was also Leader of the House of Commons, day-to-day duties were frequently carried out by a Deputy Leader of the House of Commons. At other times, a Deputy Leader of the House of Commons was appointed merely to enhance an individual politician's standing within the government.

The title has been in use since 1942, but was not used from the 2019 dissolution of the Second May ministry to 2022, when it was revived by Boris Johnson. This was shortlived however, as it was abolished by Liz Truss after she became Prime Minister a few months later.

List of Deputy Leaders of the House of Commons

Deputy Leader	Term Start	Term End
Paddy Tipping	23 December 1998	11 June 2001
Stephen Twigg	11 June 2001	29 May 2002
Ben Bradshaw	29 May 2002	13 June 2003
Phil Woolas	13 June 2003	9 May 2005
Nigel Griffiths	10 May 2005	13 March 2007
Paddy Tipping	28 March 2007	27 June 2007
Helen Goodman	28 June 2007	5 October 2008
Chris Bryant	5 October 2008	9 June 2009
Barbara Keeley	9 June 2009	11 May 2010
David Heath	14 May 2010	4 September 2012
Tom Brake	4 September 2012	8 May 2015
Thérèse Coffey	11 May 2015	17 July 2016
Michael Ellis	17 July 2016	9 January 2018
Chris Heaton-Harris	9 January 2018	9 July 2018
Mark Spencer	15 July 2018	24 July 2019
Peter Bone	8 July 2022	27 September 2022

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