1945 United Kingdom presidential election

← 1935 5 July 1945 1950 →
 
Nominee Winston Churchill Clement Attlee Archibald Sinclair
Party Conservative Labour Liberal
Running mate Anthony Eden Ernest Bevin Percy Harris
Percentage 53.4% 42.5% 3.7%

Elected President

Winston Churchill
Conservative

1950 United Kingdom presidential election

← 1945 6 July 1950 1955 →
 
Nominee Winston Churchill Herbert Morrison Clement Davies
Party Conservative Labour Liberal
Running mate Anthony Eden Hugh Dalton Megan Lloyd George
Percentage 57.6% 37.9% 2.7%

President before election

Winston Churchill
Conservative

Elected President

Winston Churchill
Conservative

Presidents of the United Kingdom
S.No Photograph Name Party Start End Election
1. photograph Winston Churchill Conservative 26 July 1945 7 July 1950 1945
7 July 1950 8 July 1955 1950
2. photograph Anthony Eden Conservative 8 July 1955 9 January 1957 1955
3. photograph Rab Butler Conservative 9 January 1957 8 July 1960 Resignation of Anthony Eden
4. photograph Harold Macmillan Conservative 8 July 1960 15 October 1963 1960
5. photograph Alec Douglas-Home Conservative 15 October 1963 2 July 1965 Resignation of Harold Macmillan
6. photograph Harold Wilson Labour 2 July 1965 3 July 1970 1965
3 July 1970 4 July 1975 1970
7. Jeremy Thorpe Liberal 4 July 1975 10 May 1976 1975
8. photograph David Steel Liberal 10 May 1976 4 July 1980 Resignation of Jeremy Thorpe
9. photograph Denis Healey Labour 4 July 1980 5 July 1985 1980
10. photograph Michael Heseltine Conservative 5 July 1985 6 July 1990 1985
11. photograph Roy Jenkins Liberal 6 July 1990 7 July 1995 1990
12. photograph David Owen Liberal 7 July 1995 7 July 2000 1995
1955 United Kingdom presidential election

← 1950 7 July 1955 1960 →
 
Nominee Anthony Eden Aneurin Bevan Clement Davies
Party Conservative Labour Liberal
Running mate Rab Butler Patrick Gordon-Walker Donald Wade
Percentage 51.3% 44.4% 4.1%

President before election

Winston Churchill
Conservative

Elected President

Anthony Eden
Conservative

Vice Presidents of the United Kingdom
S.No Photograph Name Party Start End Election President
1. photograph Anthony Eden Conservative 26 July 1945 7 July 1950 1945 Winston Churchill
7 July 1950 8 July 1955 1950
2. photograph Rab Butler Conservative 8 July 1955 9 January 1957 1955 Anthony Eden
3. photograph Selwyn Lloyd Conservative 9 January 1957 8 July 1960 Elevation of Rab Butler to the Presidency Rab Butler
4. photograph Alec Douglas-Home Conservative 8 July 1960 15 October 1963 1960 Harold Macmillan
5. Reginald Maudling Conservative 15 October 1963 2 July 1965 Elevation of Alec Douglas-Home to the Presidency Alec Douglas-Home
6. photograph James Callaghan Labour 2 July 1965 3 July 1970 1965 Harold Wilson
3 July 1970 4 July 1975 1970
7. photograph David Steel Liberal 4 July 1975 10 May 1976 1975 Jeremy Thorpe
8. photograph Roy Jenkins Liberal 1 August 1976 4 July 1980 Elevation of David Steel to the Presidency David Steel
9. photograph Barbara Castle Labour 4 July 1980 5 July 1985 1980 Denis Healey
10. photograph Kenneth Clarke Conservative 5 July 1985 6 July 1990 1985 Michael Heseltine
11. photograph David Owen Liberal 6 July 1990 7 July 1995 1990 Roy Jenkins
12. photograph Charles Kennedy Liberal 7 July 1995 7 July 2000 1995 David Owen
1960 United Kingdom presidential election

← 1955 7 July 1960 1965 →
 
Nominee Harold Macmillan Hugh Gaitskell Jo Grimond
Party Conservative Labour Liberal
Running mate Alec Douglas-Home George Brown Stephen Terrell
Percentage 49.5% 45.4% 5.1%

President before election

Rab Butler
Conservative

Elected President

Harold Macmillan
Conservative


1965 United Kingdom presidential election

← 1960 1 July 1965 1970 →
 
Nominee Harold Wilson Alec Douglas-Home Jo Grimond
Party Labour Conservative Liberal
Running mate James Callaghan Reginald Maudling Jeremy Thorpe
Percentage 49.9% 41.7% 7.9%

President before election

Alec Douglas-Home
Conservative

Elected President

Harold Wilson
Labour

1970 United Kingdom presidential election

← 1965 July 1970 1975 →
 
Nominee Harold Wilson Ian Macleod (died on 20 July 1970) Jeremy Thorpe
Party Labour Conservative Liberal
Running mate James Callaghan Viscount Hailsham David Steel
Percentage 37.7% 36.6% 24.5%

President before election

Harold Wilson
Labour

Elected President

Harold Wilson
Labour

1975 United Kingdom presidential election

← 1970 3 July 1975 1980 →
 
Lib
Nominee Jeremy Thorpe James Callaghan Edward Heath
Party Liberal Labour Conservative
Running mate David Steel Michael Foot William Whitelaw
Percentage 34.9% 33.1% 31.5%

President before election

Harold Wilson
Labour

Elected President

Jeremy Thorpe
Liberal

1980 United Kingdom presidential election

← 1975 3 July 1980 1985 →
 
Nominee Denis Healey Margaret Thatcher David Steel
Party Labour Conservative Liberal
Running mate Barbara Castle Geoffrey Howe Roy Jenkins
Percentage 41.4% 38.2% 19.3%

President before election

David Steel
Liberal

Elected President

Denis Healey
Labour

1985 United Kingdom presidential election

← 1980 4 July 1985 1990 →
 
Nominee Michael Heseltine Roy Jenkins
Party Conservative Liberal
Running mate Kenneth Clarke Paddy Ashdown
Percentage 35.0% 30.0%

 
Nominee Denis Healey Tony Benn
Party Labour Socialist Campaign Group
Running mate Barbara Castle Dennis Skinner
Percentage 25.0% 10.0%

President before election

Denis Healey
Labour

Elected President

Michael Heseltine
Conservative

1990 United Kingdom presidential election

← 1985 5 July 1990 1995 →
 
Nominee Roy Jenkins Michael Heseltine
Party Liberal Conservative
Running mate David Owen Kenneth Clarke
Percentage 33.8% 32.3%

 
Nominee Peter Shore Tony Benn
Party Labour Socialist Campaign Group
Running mate Neil Kinnock Jeremy Corbyn
Percentage 30.1% 4.8%

President before election

Michael Heseltine
Conservative

Elected President

Roy Jenkins
Liberal

1995 United Kingdom presidential election

← 1990 6 July 1995 2000 →
 
Nominee David Owen Kenneth Clarke Gerald Kaufman
Party Liberal Conservative Labour
Running mate Charles Kennedy Malcolm Rifkind Bryan Gould
Percentage 35.5% 33.3% 32.0%

President before election

Roy Jenkins
Liberal

Elected President

David Owen
Liberal