# Labour wins a landslide under Tony Blair (1997)

URL: https://english-history.com/timeline/1997-labour-wins-a-landslide-under-tony-blair
Categories: ruler-change, main-event

New Labour won a huge parliamentary majority after eighteen 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 1 May 1997 in the chronology so it can be read alongside the political, military, social and cultural changes around it. The election opened an era of constitutional reform, public-service investment and a more centrist Labour programme.

## Why it matters
The election opened an era of constitutional reform, public-service investment and a more centrist Labour programme.

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

## Sources
- [Wikipedia topic lookup — Labour wins a landslide under Tony Blair](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Search?search=Labour+wins+a+landslide+under+Tony+Blair&go=Go)
- [Encyclopaedia Britannica topic lookup — Labour wins a landslide under Tony Blair](https://www.britannica.com/search?query=Labour+wins+a+landslide+under+Tony+Blair)
- [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/)