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    The 2019 Conservative Party leadership election was triggered when Theresa May announced on 24 May 2019 that she would resign as leader of the Conservative...
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  • The July–September 2022 Conservative Party leadership election was triggered by Boris Johnson's announcement on 7 July 2022 that he would resign as Leader...
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    Conservative Party leadership election was held after the party failed to make inroads into the Labour government's lead in the 2001 general election...
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  • Kingdom, amid an economic and political crisis. In the 2019 Conservative Party leadership election, Boris Johnson was elected to succeed Theresa May after...
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    The 2016 Conservative Party leadership election was held due to Prime Minister David Cameron's resignation as party leader. He had resigned after losing...
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  • The 1975 Conservative Party leadership election was held in February 1975. The party's sitting MPs voted Margaret Thatcher as party leader on the second...
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  • The 1990 Conservative Party leadership election was called on 14 November 1990 following the decision of Michael Heseltine, former defence and environment...
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    The 1995 Conservative Party leadership election was initiated when the incumbent leader and prime minister, John Major, resigned as Conservative leader...
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    Scottish Conservative Party leadership election was the fourth internal party election to elect the next leader of the Scottish Conservatives, part of...
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  • The 1989 Conservative Party leadership election took place on 5 December 1989. The incumbent Margaret Thatcher was opposed by the little-known 69-year-old...
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