Labour Party

The Labour Party is a British political party. It was founded in 1900, and replaced the Liberal Party as the official opposition in 1922.

There have been Labour governments as follows:


 * 1924 (Ramsay MacDonald)
 * 1929–31 (Ramsay MacDonald)
 * 1945–51 (Clement Attlee)
 * 1964–70 (Harold Wilson)
 * 1974–79 (Harold Wilson; James Callaghan)
 * 1997–2010 (Tony Blair; Gordon Brown)

Additionally Labour MPs participated to varying extents in "National" or coalition governments between 1931 and 1945.

LGBT History
Labour governments have been responsible for a number of Acts of Parliament affecting LGBT people, notably:


 * Sexual Offences Act 1967
 * Repeal in 2000 of Section 28
 * Sexual Offences (Amendment) Act 2000
 * Sexual Offences Act 2003
 * Civil Partnership Act 2004
 * Gender Recognition Act 2004
 * Equality Act 2006

LGBT Labour is a society affiliated to the Labour Party.

For individual Labour politicians see Category:Labour politicians