81st First Lord of the Treasury
75th British Prime Minster and the fourth Minister for the Civil Service1997-2007 (Labour) see also New Labour
Anthony Charles Lynton "Tony" Blair
(born 6th May 1953)
The last Prime Minister of the 20th Century and the first of the 21st.
Non Elected British Prime Ministers
Gordon Brown is not alone in being an un-elected Prime Minister. He joins a list of illustrious names including Balfour, Asquith, Lloyd-George, Baldwin, Chamberlain, Churchill, Macmillan, Douglas-Home, Callaghan and Major.
7 Conservative, 2 Labour, 2 Liberal
The next United Kingdom general election will take place in all constituencies of the United Kingdom for seats in the House of Commons on or before Thursday 3rd June 2010.
The number of seats will rise from 646 to 650 under the proposals made by the Boundary Commissions for England, Wales, and Northern Ireland, the Scottish Boundary Commission having made its last review prior to the 2005 general election.
The governing Labour Party will be looking to secure a fourth consecutive term in office and to restore support lost since 1997. The Conservative Party will seek to regain its dominant position in politics after losses in the 1990s, and to replace Labour as the governing party. The Liberal Democrats hope to make gains from both sides; although they too would ideally wish to form a government, their more realistic ambition is to hold the balance of power in a hung parliament. In 2009, it was reported that senior civil servants are to meet with the Liberal Democrats to discuss their policies, an indication of how seriously the prospect of a hung parliament is being taken.The Scottish National Party, encouraged by their victory in the 2007 Scottish parliament elections, have set themselves a target of 20 MPs and will also be hoping to find themselves in a balance of power position. Smaller parties who have had successes at local elections and the 2009 European elections (United Kingdom Independence Party, Green Party, etc.) will look to extend their representation to seats in the House of Commons. The Jury Team, launched in March 2009, intends to increase the number of Independent politicians in the House of Commons by backing suitable candidates in the election.
Despite extensive media speculation in 2007 about a possible snap election, the Government decided against calling a general election during 2007 or 2008.
Signed at Downing Street
8th October 2009.
Obtained by Breast Cancer Care patron Julie Jelley, on behalf of Richard Oliff
This calendar was also signed by British Olympic heptathlete
