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Conservative and Unionist Party
Conservative and Unionist Party
Leader	Rishi Sunak
Lords Leader	The Lord True
Chief Whips	Simon Hart (Commons); The Baroness Williams of Trafford (Lords);
Chairman	Richard Holden
Chief Executive	Stephen Massey
Founded	1834; 190 years ago (original form); 1912; 112 years ago (current form);
Merger of	Conservative Party; Liberal Unionist Party;
Preceded by	Tories
Headquarters	Conservative Campaign Headquarters; 4 Matthew Parker Street, London SW1H 9HQ
Youth wing	Young Conservatives
Women's wing	Conservative Women's Organisation
Overseas wing	Conservatives Abroad
LGBT wing	LGBT+ Conservatives
Membership (2022)	172,437
Ideology	Conservatism
Political position	Centre-right to right-wing
European affiliation	None
International affiliation	International Democracy Union
Irish affiliation	Ulster Unionist Party (1922–1972); Irish Unionist Alliance (1891–1922); Irish Conservative Party (1834–1891);
Colours	Sky blue
Governing body	Conservative Party Board
Devolved or semi-autonomous branches	London Conservatives; Scottish Conservatives; Welsh Conservatives; Northern Ireland Conservatives;
Parliamentary party	1922 Committee
House of Commons	350 / 650
House of Lords	278 / 790
Scottish Parliament	31 / 129
Senedd	16 / 60
Regional mayors	2 / 10
London Assembly	9 / 25
PCCs and PFCCs	30 / 39
Directly elected mayors	2 / 16
Councillors	5,596 / 18,641
	Politics of the United Kingdom; Political parties; Elections; ^ Mayor of London and nine combined authority mayors.; ^ Councillors of local authorities in England (including 25 aldermen of the City of London) and Scotland, principal councils in Wales and local councils in Northern Ireland.;

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Section sizes

Section size for Conservative Party (UK) (64 sections)
Section name	Byte count	Section total
(Top)	27,910	27,910
History	439	72,248
Origins	2,631	2,631
1867–1914: Conservatives and Unionists	4,498	4,498
First World War	2,224	2,224
1920–1945	1,962	1,962
1945–1975: Post-war consensus	107	8,299
Popular dissatisfaction	687	687
Modernising the party	5,362	5,362
1965–1975: Edward Heath	2,143	2,143
1975–1990: Margaret Thatcher	7,370	7,370
1990–1997: John Major	6,958	6,958
1997–2010: Political wilderness	6,224	6,224
2010–present: Return to government	8,829	31,643
2010–2016: David Cameron	4,458	4,458
2016–2019: Theresa May	4,377	4,377
2019–2022: Boris Johnson	7,286	7,286
2022: Liz Truss	4,828	4,828
2022–present: Rishi Sunak	1,865	1,865
Policies	44	59,128
Economic policy	2,594	2,594
Social policy	12,219	12,219
Foreign policy	12,975	12,975
Defence policy	3,563	6,192
NATO	957	957
European defence	1,477	1,477
Nuclear weapons	195	195
Health and drug policy	2,884	2,884
Education and research	3,378	3,378
Family policy	3,281	3,281
Jobs and welfare policy	4,462	4,462
Energy and climate change policy	3,363	3,363
Justice, crime and security policy	1,532	1,532
European Union policy	3,968	3,968
Constitutional policy	2,236	2,236
Organisation	20	29,983
Party structure	2,970	2,970
Membership	4,933	4,933
Prospective parliamentary candidates	2,056	2,056
Young Conservatives	1,916	1,916
Conferences	252	252
Funding	4,368	9,933
Financial ties to Russian oligarchs	5,565	5,565
International organisations	3,072	3,072
Logo	4,831	4,831
Party factions	3,075	11,080
One-nation Conservatives	2,014	2,014
Free-market Conservatives	3,301	3,301
Traditionalist Conservatives	1,529	1,529
Relationships between the factions	1,161	1,161
Electoral performance and campaigns	2,073	20,002
UK general election results	17,929	17,929
Associated groups	106	2,727
Ideological groups	1,032	1,032
Interest groups	431	431
Think tanks	226	226
Alliances	422	422
Party structures	510	510
See also	409	409
Notes	49	49
References	33	33
Further reading	6,830	8,328
Historiography	1,498	1,498
External links	1,962	1,962
Total	233,859	233,859

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Rebel Tories Are Revolting[edit]

Could this article have a section on the hard-right Tory MPs? With the likes of Suella Braverman willing to attack her leader and undermine the Tory Party, is it not clear that the 'mad, swivel-eyed, loons' remain an ever-present danger? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 95.149.166.229 (talk) 11:09, 16 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

WP:UNDUE for this article; if anything of substance comes from a revolt it can go into the Premiership of Rishi Sunak article. — Czello ^(music) 11:11, 16 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

'Economic liberalism', 'British unionism'[edit]

Is there really a particular need to include them in the box's ideology field? Both fall under the umbrella of 'British conservatism'. Setting aside my dislike of the ugliness of the political position's 'to', I would propose the following, as seen to the right, also getting rid of the slogan, given their transience and irrelevance in British politics. And why do the references for British unionism concern the Home Rule movement? They're irrelevant to the party's current position.

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92.26.38.106 (talk) 10:20, 22 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Conservatism doesn't always include economic liberalism; it's probably better to make this clear. — Czello ^(music) 10:29, 22 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

References

^ Croft, Ethan (11 November 2022). "Rishi Sunak donor gets top job with the Tories". Evening Standard. Retrieved 14 January 2023.
^ Wilkins, Jessica (17 March 2018). "Conservatives re-launch youth wing in a bid to take on Labour". PoliticsHome.com. Archived from the original on 9 July 2019. Retrieved 9 July 2019.
^ Wheeler, Brian (5 September 2022). "Tory membership figure revealed". BBC News. Retrieved 5 September 2022.
^ Falkenbach, Michelle; Greer, Scott (7 September 2021). The Populist Radical Right and Health
National Policies and Global Trends. Switzerland: Springer International Publishing. p. 143. ISBN 9783030707095.
^ Cite error: The named reference Reuters, October 2019 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ Vries, Catherine; Hobolt, Sara; Proksch, Sven-Oliver; Slapin, Jonathan (2021). Foundations of European Politics A Comparative Approach. United Kingdom: Oxford University Press. p. 145. ISBN 9780198831303.
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^ Cite error: The named reference SaBa23 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
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^ "About – ECR Party". 4 August 2022. Retrieved 6 November 2022.
^ "European Conservatives Group and Democratic Alliance". Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe. Archived from the original on 7 June 2022. Retrieved 12 November 2022.
^ "Open Council Data UK". opencouncildata.co.uk.

Political party funding.[edit]

The rules on donations to political parties.

https://www.electoralcommission.org.uk/political-party-donations-and-loans-great-britain/who-can-you-accept-donations-and-loans Jaymailsays (talk) 23:20, 29 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

The Conservative Party[edit]

The Conservative Party is no doubt a center-right party and not a right wing party דולב חולב (talk) 05:39, 15 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

The multiple reliable secondary sources you deleted from the article indicate otherwise. Cambial — foliar❧ 08:32, 15 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Support for privatisation, reducing the size of the state, focus on nationalism and immigration, these are all hall marks of right to far right policies not centre right. 78.151.204.254 (talk) 12:21, 1 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Far right ?

the Conservative Party of the UK is a very formal, catch all party of the center right.

No need to exaggerate with the term “far right” come on. The Independence Party is the UK’s “far right” party. (Although I don’t think they’re far right but they’re considered as one). דולב חולב (talk) 02:07, 2 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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The Conservative Party cannot, in recent years, be considered 'centre right'. Although I consider much of their policies to be far right, they should at the very least be described as right wing. 78.151.204.254 (talk) 12:18, 1 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Not done: There's been extensive discussion on this in the past, and the right-wing label has been included. — Czello ^(music) 12:21, 1 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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[1] Croft, Ethan (11 November 2022). "Rishi Sunak donor gets top job with the Tories". Evening Standard. Retrieved 14 January 2023.

[2] Wilkins, Jessica (17 March 2018). "Conservatives re-launch youth wing in a bid to take on Labour". PoliticsHome.com. Archived from the original on 9 July 2019. Retrieved 9 July 2019.

[3] Wheeler, Brian (5 September 2022). "Tory membership figure revealed". BBC News. Retrieved 5 September 2022.

[The_Populist_Radical_Right_and_Health-4] Falkenbach, Michelle; Greer, Scott (7 September 2021). The Populist Radical Right and Health
National Policies and Global Trends. Switzerland: Springer International Publishing. p. 143. ISBN 9783030707095.

[Reuters,_October_2019-5] Cite error: The named reference Reuters, October 2019 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[6] Vries, Catherine; Hobolt, Sara; Proksch, Sven-Oliver; Slapin, Jonathan (2021). Foundations of European Politics A Comparative Approach. United Kingdom: Oxford University Press. p. 145. ISBN 9780198831303.

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[10] "About – ECR Party". 4 August 2022. Retrieved 6 November 2022.

[11] "European Conservatives Group and Democratic Alliance". Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe. Archived from the original on 7 June 2022. Retrieved 12 November 2022.

[13] "Open Council Data UK". opencouncildata.co.uk.

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