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Record Index

England's Record Overall
 by Leading Governments

  

Governments in italics denote the party with the larger number of seats
 in a coalition government, and therefore, the leading Prime Minister.

Government P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts % W/L
Liberal
William E. Gladstone
 3 Dec 1868 - 17 Feb 1874		 2 1 1 0 4 2 +2 1 1 2.00 1.00 75.0 +1
 
Conservative
Benjamin Disraeli
 20 Feb 1874 - 21 Apr 1880		 9 3 1 5 20 29 -9 1 0 2.222 3.222 38.9 -2
 
Liberal
William E. Gladstone
 23 Apr 1880 - 9 Jun 1885		 14 6 2 6 50 24 -26 2 5 3.571 1.714 50.0 =0
 
Conservative
Robert Gascoyne-Cecil
 23 Jun 1885 - 28 Jan 1886		 no matches were played during this period
 
Liberal
William E. Gladstone
 1 Feb 1886 - 20 Jul 1886		 3 2 1 0 10 3 +7 0 0 3.333 1.00 83.3 +2
 
Conservative
Robert Gascoyne-Cecil
 25 Jul 1886 - 11 Aug 1892		 18 15 1 2 73 17 +56 0 5 4.056 0.944 86.1 +13
 
Liberal
William E. Gladstone
 15 Aug 1892 - 2 Mar 1894		 3 3 0 0 17 3 +14 0 1 5.667 1.00 100.0 +3
Archibald Primrose
 5 Mar 1894 - 22 Jun 1895		 5 3 2 0 20 4 +16 0 2 4.00 0.80 80.0 +3
9 6 3 0 39 9 +30 0 3 4.333 1.00 83.3 +6
Match No. 50, 3 March 1894, Ireland 2 England 2, was not played under any Prime Minister in power.
 
Conservative
Robert Gascoyne-Cecil
 25 Jun 1895 - 11 Jul 1902		 21 14 4 3 69 20 +49 1 10 3.286 0.952 76.2 +11
Arthur Balfour
 11 Jul 1902 - 5 Dec 1905		 9 6 2 1 18 8 +10 0 3 2.00 0.889 77.8 +5
30 20 6 4 51 28 +23 1 13 1.70 0.933 76.7 +16
 
Liberal
Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman
 5 Dec 1905 - 7 Apr 1908		 9 5 3 1 21 7 +14 0 3 2.333 0.778 72.2 +4
H.H. Asquith
 7 Apr 1908 - 7 Dec 1916		 25 18 3 4 82 25 +57 2 10 3.28 1.00 78.0 +14
D. Lloyd George
7 Dec 1916 - 19 Oct 1922		 10 4 3 3 13 12 +1 4 3 1.30 1.20 55.0 +1
45 28 9 8 118 44 +74 6 17 2.622 0.978 72.2 +20
Match No. 130, 21 October 1922, England 2 Ireland 0, was played during the 1922 General Election. Therefore, although Parliament had dissolved, and no Prime Minister was in place, the Liberal Party were still the jurisdictional government in charge.
 
Conservative
A.B. Law
 23 Oct 1922 - 20 May 1923		 4 2 2 0 14 6 +8 0 0 3.50 1.50 75.0 +2
Stanley Baldwin
23 May 1923 - 16 Jan 1924		 3 1 1 1 6 5 +1 0 0 2.00 1.667 50.0 =0
7 3 3 1 20 11 +9 0 0 2.857 1.571 64.3 +2
Match No. 135, 21 May 1923, Sweden 2 England 4, was not played under any Prime Minister in power.
 
Labour
Ramsey Macdonald
22 Jan 1924 - 4 Nov 1924		 4 2 1 1 8 5 +3 0 0 2.00 1.25 62.5 +1
Conservative
Stanley Baldwin
4 Nov 1924 - 5 Jun 1929		 24 13 3 8 66 39 +27 5 2 2.75 1.626 60.4 +5
 
Labour
Ramsey Macdonald
5 Jun 1929 - 24 Aug 1931		 10 6 2 2 32 14 +18 2 4 3.20 1.40 75.0 +4
 
National Labour
Ramsey Macdonald
24 Aug 1931 - 7 Jun 1935		 21 14 2 5 53 22 +31 2 8 2.524 1.048 71.4 +9
 
Conservative
Stanley Baldwin
 7 Jun 1935 - 28 May 1937		 13 7 1 5 40 17 +23 0 4 3.077 1.308 65.4 +2
Neville Chamberlain
 28 May 1937 - 10 May 1940		 15 10 1 4 46 23 +23 1 5 3.067 1.533 70.0 +6
Winston Churchill
10 May 1940 - 26 Jul 1945		 no matches were played during this period
28 17 2 9 86 40 +46 1 9 3.071 1.429 64.3 +8
 
Labour
Clement Attlee
26 Jul 1945 - 26 Oct 1951		 40 27 6 7 124 47 +77 5 14 3.10 1.175 75.0 +20
 
Conservative
Sir Winston Churchill
 26 Oct 1951 - 7 Apr 1955		 28 16 7 5 78 53 +25 2 5 2.786 1.893 69.6 +11
Sir Anthony Eden
 7 Apr 1955 - 10 Jan 1957		 16 9 4 3 40 18 +22 2 3 2.50 1.125 68.8 +6
Harold Macmillan
 10 Jan 1957 - 19 Oct 1963		 62 30 17 15 163 90 +73 8 13 2.629 1.452 62.1 +15
Sir Alec Douglas-Home
 19 Oct 1963 - 16 Oct 1964		 11 7 1 3 35 20 +15 2 1 3.182 1.818 68.2 +4
117 62 29 26 316 181 +135 14 22 2.701 1.547 65.4 +36
 
Labour
Harold Wilson
16 Oct 1964 - 19 Jun 1970		 76 48 18 10 150 66 +84 12 43 1.974 0.868 75.0 +38
 
Conservative
Edward Heath
19 Jun 1970 - 4 Mar 1974		 29 17 7 5 52 20 +28 6 14 1.793 0.69 70.7 +12
 
Labour
Harold Wilson
 4 Mar 1974 - 5 Apr 1976		 20 10 8 2 33 15 +18 4 11 1.65 0.75 70.0 +8
James Callaghan
 5 Apr 1976 - 4 May 1979		 30 16 7 7 50 26 +24 7 12 1.667 0.867 65.0 +9
50 26 15 9 83 41 +42 11 23 1.66 0.82 67.0 +17
 
Conservative
Margaret Thatcher
 4 May 1979 - 28 Nov 1990		 140 73 40 27 226 92 +134 36 77 1.614 0.657 66.4 +46
John Major
28 Nov 1990 - 2 May 1997		 65 32 24 9 104 46 +58 15 33 1.60 0.708 67.7 +23
205 105 64 36 330 138 +192 51 110 1.61 0.673 66.8 +69
 
Labour
Tony Blair
 2 May 1997 - 27 June 2007		 121 64 35 22 203 95 +108 31 56 1.678 0.785 67.4 +42
Gordon Brown
27 June 2007 - 11 May 2010		 29 20 2 7 70 25 +45 4 11 2.414 0.862 72.4 +13
150 84 37 29 273 120 +153 35 67 1.82 0.80 68.3 +55
 
Conservative
David Cameron
 11 May 2010 - 13 July 2016		 77 45 21 11 144 64 +80 11 36 1.87 0.831 72.1 +34
Theresa May
 13 July 2016 - 24 July 2019		 36 20 9 7 61 28 +33 8 17 1.694 0.778 68.1 +13
Boris Johnson
24 July 2019 - 6 Sept 2022		 39 27 7 5 98 21 +77 7 25 2.513 0.538 78.2 +22
Elizabeth Truss
6 Sept - 25 Oct 2022		 2 0 1 1 3 4 -1 1 0 1.50 2.00 25.0 -1
Rishi Sunak
25 Oct 2022 - 5 July 2024		 23 14 6 3 48 14 +34 4 11 2.087 0.609 73.9 +11
177 106 44 27 354 131 +223 31 89 2.00 0.74 72.3 +79
 
Labour
Sir Keir Starmer
 5 July 2024-		 13 9 1 3 27 10 +17 0 7 2.077 0.636 76.9 +6

 Total

1072 615 257 200 2348 1028 +1320 178 446 2.19 0.959 69.4 +415
 

 
England Matches under a Liberal Government
Terms P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts % W/L
1872-74 2 1 1 0 4 2 +2 1 1 2.00 1.00 75.0 +1
1880-85 14 6 2 6 50 24 -26 2 5 3.571 1.714 50.0 =0
1886 3 2 1 0 10 3 +7 0 0 3.333 1.00 83.3 +2
1882-95 9 6 3 0 39 9 +30 0 3 4.333 1.00 83.3 +6
1905-22 45 28 9 8 118 44 +74 6 17 2.622 0.978 72.2 +20
1872-1922 73 43 16 14 221 82 +139 9 26 3.027 123 69.9 +29

England Matches under a Conservative Government
Terms P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts % W/L
1874-80 9 3 1 5 20 29 -9 1 0 2.222 3.222 38.9 -2
1885-86 0 0 0 0 0 0 =0 0 0 0.00 0.00 0.00 =0
1886-92 18 15 1 2 73 17 +56 0 5 4.056 0.944 86.1 +13
1895-1905 30 20 6 4 51 28 +23 1 13 1.70 0.933 76.7 +16
1922-24 7 3 3 1 20 11 +9 0 0 2.857 1.571 64.3 +2
1924-29 24 13 3 8 66 39 +27 5 2 2.75 1.626 60.4 +5
1935-45 28 17 2 9 86 40 +46 1 9 3.071 1.429 64.3 +8
1951-64 117 62 29 26 316 181 +135 14 22 2.701 1.547 65.4 +36
1970-74 29 17 7 5 52 20 +28 6 14 1.793 0.69 70.7 +12
1979-97 205 105 64 36 330 138 +192 51 110 1.61 0.673 66.8 +69
2010-24 177 106 44 27 354 131 +223 31 89 2.00 0.74 72.3 +79
1874-2024 644 361 160 123 1368 634 +734 110 264 2.124 0.984 68.5 +238

England Matches under a Labour Government
Terms P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts % W/L
1924 4 2 1 1 8 5 +3 0 0 2.00 1.25 62.5 +1
1929-31 10 6 2 2 32 14 +18 2 4 3.20 1.40 75.0 +4
1945-51 40 27 6 7 124 47 +77 5 14 3.10 1.175 75.0 +20
1964-70 76 48 18 10 150 66 +84 12 43 1.974 0.868 75.0 +38
1974-79 50 26 15 9 83 41 +42 11 23 1.66 0.82 67.0 +17
1997-2010 150 84 37 29 273 120 +153 35 67 1.82 0.80 68.3 +55
2024-25 13 9 1 3 27 10 +17 0 7 2.077 0.636 76.9 +6
1924-2025 343 202 80 61 697 303 +394 65 158 2.032 0.883 70.6 +141

England Matches under a National Labour Government
Terms P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts % W/L
1931-35 21 14 2 5 53 22 +31 2 8 2.524 1.048 71.4 +9
1931-35 21 14 2 5 53 22 +31 2 8 2.524 1.048 71.4 +9

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