# Labour returns under Harold Wilson (1964)

URL: https://english-history.com/timeline/1964-labour-returns-under-harold-wilson
Categories: ruler-change

Wilson ended thirteen years of Conservative government. Within the broader Postwar & Modern UK period, decolonization, welfare institutions, migration, European integration and withdrawal, devolution and social change reshaped the modern United Kingdom. This event is placed at 1964 in the chronology so it can be read alongside the political, military, social and cultural changes around it. His administrations pursued modernization and oversaw major social and legal reforms.

## Why it matters
His administrations pursued modernization and oversaw major social and legal reforms.

Ruler at the time: [Elizabeth II](https://english-history.com/rulers/elizabeth-ii)

## Sources
- [Wikipedia topic lookup — Labour returns under Harold Wilson](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Search?search=Labour+returns+under+Harold+Wilson&go=Go)
- [Encyclopaedia Britannica topic lookup — Labour returns under Harold Wilson](https://www.britannica.com/search?query=Labour+returns+under+Harold+Wilson)
- [Wikipedia — Timeline of British history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_British_history)
- [The National Archives — Postwar collection](https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/explore-the-collection/explore-by-time-period/postwar/)