| Ministry | Notes | |
|---|---|---|
| 1832 General Election | ||
| Grey Ministry (May 1832 - July 1834) | ||
| First Melbourne Ministry (July - November 1834) | ||
| First Peel Ministry (December 1834 - April 1835) | ||
| 1835 General Election | ||
| Second Melbourne Ministry (April 1835 - August 1839) | ||
| 1837 General Election | ||
| Second Melbourne Ministry (April 1835 - August 1839) | ||
| Third Melbourne Ministry (August 1839 - September 1841) | ||
| 1841 General Election | ||
| Second Peel Ministry (September 1841 - July 1846) | ||
| First Russell Ministry (July 1846 - February 1852) | ||
| 1847 General Election | ||
| First Russell Ministry (July 1846 - February 1852) | ||
| 1852 General Election | ||
| Who? Who? Ministry (Lord Derby) (February - December 1852) | [1] | |
| Aberdeen Ministry (December 1852 - February 1855) | Peelite-Whig coalition. [2] | |
| First Palmerston Ministry (February 1855–February 1858) | Minority government | |
| 1857 General Election | ||
| First Palmerston Ministry (February 1855–February 1858) | gained majority in election.[3] | |
| Second Derby Ministry (February 1858–June 1859) | Minority government.[4] | |
| 1859 General Election | ||
| Second Palmerston Ministry (June 1859–October 1865) | ||
| 1865 General Election | ||
| Second Palmerston Ministry (June 1859–October 1865) | Palmerston died October 1865 | |
| Second Russell Ministry (October 1865–June 1866) | [5] | |
| Third Derby Ministry (June 1866–February 1868) | Minority government. Derby retired February 1868 | |
| First Disraeli Ministry (February 1868–December 1868) | Minority government. | |
| 1868 General Election | ||
| First Gladstone Ministry (December 1868–February 1874) | ||
| 1874 General Election | ||
| Second Disraeli Ministry (February 1874–April 1880) | ||
| 1880 General Election | ||
| Second Gladstone Ministry (April 1880–June 1885) | Minority government.[6] | |
| First Salisbury Ministry (June 1885–February 1886) | Minority government. | |
| 1885 General Election | ||
| First Salisbury Ministry (June 1885–February 1886) | Minority government.[7] | |
| Third Gladstone Ministry (February 1886–August 1886) | Minority Liberal administration supported by Irish Parliamentary Party.[8] | |
| 1886 General Election | ||
| Second Salisbury Ministry (August 1886–August 1892) | Conservatives supported by Liberal Unionists | |
| 1892 General Election | ||
| Fourth Gladstone Ministry (August 1892–March 1894) | [9] | |
| Rosebery Ministry (March 1894–June 1895) | ||
| 1895 General Election | ||
| Third Salisbury Ministry (June 1895–July 1902) | ||
| 1900 General Election | ||
| Third Salisbury Ministry (June 1895–July 1902) | [10] | |
| Balfour Ministry (July 1902–December 1905) | [11] | |
| Campbell-Bannerman Ministry (December 1905–April 1908) | Minority government.[12] | |
| 1906 General Election | ||
| Campbell-Bannerman Ministry (December 1905–April 1908) | [13] | |
| First Asquith Ministry (April 1908–May 1915) | Called election following rejection of budget by The Lords | |
| January 1910 General Election | ||
| First Asquith Ministry (April 1908–May 1915) | Hung parliament | |
| December 1910 General Election | ||
| First Asquith Ministry (April 1908–May 1915) | Hung parliament, Liberal government with Irish Nationalist support | |
| Second Asquith Ministry (May 1915–December 1916) | Formed wartime coalition government in May 1915 | |
| First Lloyd George Ministry (December 1916–January 1919) | ||
| 1918 General Election | ||
| Second Lloyd George Ministry (January 1919–October 1922) | ||
| 1922 General Election | ||
| Bonar Law Ministry (October 1922–May 1923) | [14] | |
| First Baldwin Ministry (May 1923–January 1924) | [15] | |
| 1923 General Election | ||
| First Baldwin Ministry (May 1923–January 1924) | Minority government. [16] | |
| First MacDonald Ministry (January 1924 –November 1924) | ||
| 1924 General Election | ||
| Second Baldwin Ministry (November 1924–June 1929) | ||
| 1929 General Election | ||
| Second MacDonald Ministry (June 1929–August 1931) | [17] | |
| First National Ministry (MacDonald) (August 1931 –November 1931) | ||
| 1931 General Election | ||
| Second National Ministry (MacDonald) (November 1931–June 1935) | ||
| Third National Ministry (Baldwin) (June 1935–May 1937) | ||
| 1935 General Election | ||
| Fourth National Ministry (Chamberlain) (May 1937–September 1939) | ||
| Chamberlain War Ministry (September 1939–May 1940) | [18] | |
| Churchill War Ministry (May 1940–May 1945) | ||
| Churchill Caretaker Ministry (May 1945–July 1945) | ||
| 1945 General Election | ||
| Atlee Ministry (July 1945–October 1951) | ||
| 1950 General Election | ||
| Atlee Ministry (July 1945–October 1951) | ||
| 1951 General Election | ||
| Third Churchill Ministry (October 1951–April 1955) | ||
| Eden Ministry (April 1955–January 1957) | ||
| 1955 General Election | ||
| Eden Ministry (April 1955–January 1957) | ||
| MacMillan Ministry (January 1957–October 1963) | ||
| 1959 General Election | ||
| Macmillan Ministry (January 1957–October 1963) | ||
| Douglas-Home Ministry (October 1963–October 1964) | ||
| 1964 General Election | ||
| First Wilson Ministry (October 1964–June 1970) | [19] | |
| 1966 General Election | ||
| First Wilson Ministry (October 1964–June 1970) | ||
| 1970 General Election | ||
| Heath Ministry (June 1970–March 1974) | ||
| February 1974 General Election | ||
| Second Wilson Ministry (March 1974–April 1976) | Hung parliament | |
| October 1974 General Election | ||
| Second Wilson Ministry (March 1974–April 1976) | Narrow majority | |
| Callaghan Ministry (April 1976–May 1979) | By 1977 dependent on Lib-Lab pact for majority. Lost vote of confidence in 1979 | |
| 1979 General Election | ||
| Thatcher Ministry (May 1979 –November 1990) | ||
| 1983 General Election | ||
| Thatcher Ministry (May 1979 –November 1990) | ||
| 1987 General Election | ||
| Thatcher Ministry (May 1979 –November 1990) | ||
| Major Ministry (November 1990–May 1997) | ||
| 1992 General Election | ||
| Major Ministry (November 1990–May 1997) | ||
| 1997 General Election | ||
| Blair Ministry (May 1997–June 2007) | ||
| 2001 General Election | ||
| Blair Ministry (May 1997–June 2007) | ||
| 2005 General Election | ||
| Blair Ministry (May 1997–June 2007) | ||
| Brown Ministry (June 2007–) | ||
- ^ Followers of Derby and Disraeli disagreed over foreign policy, and ministry lost majority and collpased.
- ^ Aberdeen resigned following passing of a motion in the Commons for the appointment of a select committee to enquire into the Crimean War.
- ^ Resigned when failed to pass Conspiracy to Murder Bill
- ^ Derby resigned when a Whig resolution to widen the franchise was passed in the Commons.
- ^ Ministry collapsed over Second Reform Act
- ^ Gladstone resigned when his administartion lost a vote on the budget
- ^ Salisbury resigned when Liberals and Parnellites defeated on an agricultural measure.
- ^ Gladstone resigned when Liberals split over First Home Rule Bill
- ^ Gladstone resigned over naval rearmament
- ^ Salisbury resigned due to ill health
- ^ Balfour resigned over tariff reform
- ^ Campbell-Bannerman called an election on becoming premier.
- ^ Campbell-Bannerman resigned due to ill-health
- ^ Bonar Law resigned due to ill health
- ^ Called a general election on the issue of tariff reform
- ^ Lost vote of confidence in January 1924
- ^ Government fell over cuts in yumnemployment assistance
- ^ Chamberlian resigned in May 1940
- ^ Wilson called an election in order to gain an increased majority