List of female leaders of British political parties

This is a list of female party leaders of British political parties.

Parliamentary parties

Alliance Party of Northern Ireland

Leader
(Birth–death) 		Portrait Constituency Took office Left office Prime Minister
Naomi Long
(b. 1971) 		Belfast East[a] (NI Assembly) 26 October 2016 Incumbent May
Johnson
Truss
Sunak
Starmer
  1. ^ Multi-member constituency

Conservative Party

Leader
(Birth–death) 		Portrait Constituency Took office Left office Prime Minister
Margaret Thatcher
(1925–2013) 		Finchley 11 February 1975 28 November 1990 Wilson
Callaghan
Herself
Theresa May
(b. 1956) 		Maidenhead 11 July 2016 7 June 2019 Herself
Liz Truss
(b. 1975) 		South West Norfolk 6 September 2022 24 October 2022 Herself
Kemi Badenoch
(b. 1980) 		North West Essex 2 November 2024 Incumbent Starmer

Democratic Unionist Party

Leader
(Birth–death) 		Portrait Constituency Took office Left office Prime Minister[a]
Arlene Foster
(b. 1970) 		Fermanagh and South Tyrone[b] (NI Assembly) 17 December 2015 28 May 2021[1] Cameron
May
Johnson
  1. ^ Foster served as First Minister of Northern Ireland from January 2016 to January 2017, and from January 2020 to June 2021
  2. ^ Multi-member constituency

Green Party of England and Wales

Leader
(Birth–death) 		Portrait Title Took office Left office Prime Minister
Jean Lambert
(b. 1950) 		Female Principal Speaker 1992 1993 Major
Jan Clark Female Principal Speaker 1993 1995
Peg Alexander Female Principal Speaker 1995 1997
Jean Lambert
(b. 1950) 		Female Principal Speaker 1998 1999 Blair
Margaret Wright
(1940–2012) 		Female Principal Speaker 1999 2003
Caroline Lucas
(b. 1960) 		Female Principal Speaker 2003 24 November 2006
Siân Berry
(b. 1974) 		Female Principal Speaker 24 November 2006 30 November 2007
Blair
Brown
Caroline Lucas
(b. 1960) 		Female Principal Speaker 30 November 2007 5 September 2008
Leader of the Green Party 5 September 2008 3 September 2012
Cameron
Natalie Bennett
(b. 1966) 		Leader of the Green Party 3 September 2012 2 September 2016
Cameron
May
Caroline Lucas
(b. 1960) 		Co-leader of the Green Party 2 September 2016 4 September 2018
Siân Berry
(b. 1974) 		Co-leader of the Green Party 4 September 2018 1 October 2021
May
Johnson
Carla Denyer
(b. 1985) 		Co-leader of the Green Party 1 October 2021 Incumbent
Johnson
Truss
Sunak
Starmer

Labour Party

Leader
(Birth–death) 		Portrait Constituency Took office Left office Prime Minister
Margaret Beckett
(acting)
(b. 1943) 		Derby South 12 May 1994 21 July 1994 Major
Harriet Harman
(acting)
(b. 1950) 		Camberwell and Peckham 11 May 2010 25 September 2010 Cameron
8 May 2015 12 September 2015

Liberal Democrats

Leader
(Birth–death) 		Portrait Constituency Took office Left office Prime Minister
The Baroness Brinton
(acting)
(b. 1955) 		N/A 8 May 2015 16 July 2015 Cameron
Jo Swinson
(b. 1980) 		East Dunbartonshire 22 July 2019 13 December 2019 May
Johnson
The Baroness Brinton
(acting)
(b. 1955) 		N/A 13 December 2019 31 December 2019

Plaid Cymru

Leader
(Birth–death) 		Portrait Constituency Took office Left office Prime Minister
Leanne Wood
(b. 1971) 		Rhondda (Senedd) 16 March 2012 28 September 2018 Cameron
May

Scottish National Party

Leader
(Birth–death) 		Portrait Constituency Took office Left office Prime Minister[a]
Nicola Sturgeon
(b. 1970) 		Glasgow Southside (Scottish Parliament) 14 November 2014 27 March 2023 Cameron
May
Johnson
Truss
Sunak
  1. ^ Nicola Sturgeon was First Minister of Scotland from 20 November 2014 to 29 March 2023

Sinn Féin

Leader
(Birth–death) 		Portrait Constituency Took office Left office Prime Minister
Margaret Buckley
(1879–1962) 		N/A 1937 1950 Chamberlain
Churchill
Attlee
Mary Lou McDonald
(b. 1969) 		Dublin Central[a] (Assembly of Ireland) 10 February 2018 Incumbent May
Johnson
Truss
Sunak
Starmer
  1. ^ Multi-member constituency

Social Democratic and Labour Party

Leader
(Birth–death) 		Portrait Constituency Took office Left office Prime Minister
Margaret Ritchie
(b. 1958) 		South Down[a] 7 February 2010 5 November 2011 Brown
Cameron
Claire Hanna
(b. 1980) 		Belfast South and Mid Down 5 October 2024 Incumbent Starmer
  1. ^ Also MLA of South Down until 31 March 2012

Parties with representation in devolved parliaments

Green Party in Northern Ireland

Leader
(Birth–death) 		Portrait Constituency Took office Left office Current representation
Lindsay Whitcroft None 2004 2005
0 / 90
(Northern Ireland Assembly)
Kelly Andrews None 2005 2009
Karly Greene None 2009 2011
Clare Bailey
(b. 1970) 		Belfast South[a] (Northern Ireland Assembly) 21 November 2018 15 August 2022
  1. ^ Multi-member constituency

Liberal Vannin Party

Leader Constituency Took office Left office Current representation
Kate Costain Douglas South[a] (House of Keys) 24 February 2014[2] Incumbent
1 / 24
(House of Keys)
  1. ^ Until 14 July 2020

Scottish Green Party

Leader
(Birth–death) 		Portrait Constituency / Ward Took office Left office Current representation
Marian Coyne None 1999 1999
7 / 129
(Scottish Parliament)
Eleanor Scott
(b. 1951) 		Highlands and Islands[a] (Scottish Parliament) 2002 2004
Shiona Baird
(b. 1946) 		North East Scotland[a] (Scottish Parliament) 2004 2007
Alison Johnstone
(b. 1965) 		Lothian[a] (Scottish Parliament) 2007 2008
Eleanor Scott
(b. 1951) 		N/A 2008 2011
Martha Wardrop
(b. 1951) 		Hillhead (council ward) 2011 November 2013
Maggie Chapman
(b. 1979) 		Leith Walk[b] (council ward) November 2013 1 August 2019
Lorna Slater
(b. 1974/5) 		Lothian[a][c] (Scottish Parliament) 1 August 2019 Incumbent
  1. ^ a b c d Multi-member constituency
  2. ^ Until June 2015
  3. ^ From May 2021

Regional branches of parliamentary parties

London Conservatives

Leader
(Birth–death) 		Portrait Constituency Took office Left office Current representation
Angie Bray
(b. 1953) 		West Central (London Assembly) 2006 2007
9 / 25
(London Assembly)
Susan Hall Londonwide (London Assembly) 17 December 2019 Incumbent

Scottish Conservatives

Leader
(Birth–death) 		Portrait Constituency Took office Left office Current representation
Annabel Goldie
(b. 1950) 		West Scotland[a] (Scottish Parliament) 31 October 2005 4 November 2011
31 / 129
(Scottish Parliament)
Ruth Davidson
(b. 1978) 		Glasgow[a] (Scottish Parliament)[b]
Edinburgh Central (Scottish Parliament)[c] 		4 November 2011 29 August 2019
  1. ^ a b Multi-member constituency
  2. ^ Until 2016
  3. ^ From 2016

Scottish Labour

Leader
(Birth–death) 		Portrait Constituency Took office Left office Current representation
Cathy Jamieson
(acting)
(b. 1956) 		Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley (Scottish Parliament) 8 November 2001 22 November 2001
22 / 129
(Scottish Parliament)
15 August 2007 14 September 2007
Wendy Alexander
(b. 1963) 		Paisley North (Scottish Parliament) 14 September 2007 28 June 2008
Cathy Jamieson
(acting)
(b. 1956) 		Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley (Scottish Parliament) 28 June 2008 3 September 2008
Johann Lamont
(b. 1957) 		Glasgow Pollok (Scottish Parliament) 17 December 2011 24 October 2014
Kezia Dugdale
(b. 1981) 		Lothian[a] (Scottish Parliament) 15 August 2015 29 August 2017
Jackie Baillie
(acting)
(b. 1964) 		Dumbarton (Scottish Parliament) 15 November 2017 18 November 2017
14 January 2021 27 February 2021
  1. ^ Multi-member constituency

Welsh Labour

Leader
(Birth–death) 		Portrait Constituency Took office Left office Current representation
Eluned Morgan
(b. 1967) 		Mid and West Wales (Senedd) 24 July 2024 Incumbent
30 / 60
(Senedd)

Welsh Liberal Democrats

Leader
(Birth–death) 		Portrait Constituency Took office Left office Current representation
Kirsty Williams
(b. 1971) 		Brecon and Radnorshire (Senedd) 8 December 2008 6 May 2016
1 / 60
(Senedd)
16 June 2017 (acting) 3 November 2017
Jane Dodds
(b. 1963) 		Brecon and Radnorshire (House of Commons, August 2019 – December 2019) 3 November 2017 Incumbent

Parties with representation in local government

Alliance for Local Living

Leader Ward Took office Left office Current representation
Felicity Rice Oakdale (BCP Council)[3] 1 April 2019[4][5] Incumbent 4 councillors

Animal Welfare Party

Leader
(Birth–death) 		Portrait Ward Took office Left office Current representation
Vanessa Hudson
(b. 1972) 		N/A October 2010[6] Incumbent None

Reform UK

Leader
(Birth–death) 		Ward Took office Left office Current representation
Catherine Blaiklock
(b. 1963) 		N/A 20 January 2019[7] 20 March 2019[8] 1 MP and 9 councillors

Guildford Greenbelt Group

Leader Ward Took office Left office Current representation
Susan Parker Send (Guildford borough council)[9] 2013 Incumbent 3 councillors

Harold Hill Independent Party

Leader Ward Took office Left office Current representation
Lorraine Moss N/A 16 August 2017 Incumbent 2 councillors

Horwich and Blackrod First

Leader Ward Took office Left office Current representation
Marie Brady Horwich North East (Bolton Council)[10] 8 February 2019[11] Incumbent 2 councillors

Independence for Scotland Party

Leader Took office Left office Current representation
Colette Walker 7 May 2020[12] Incumbent 1 councillor

Lincolnshire Independents

Leader
(Birth–death) 		Ward Took office Left office Current representation
Marianne Overton
(b. 1959) 		Cliff Villages (North Kesteven district council)[13] 2008[14] Incumbent 1 councillor

Mebyon Kernow

Leader
(Birth–death) 		Took office Left office Current representation
Helena Sanders
(1911–1997) 		January 1951[15] 1957[16] 5 councillors
Loveday Carlyon 1986 1989
Loveday Jenkin 1990 1997

Orkney Manifesto Group

Leader Ward Took office Left office Current representation
Rachael King West Mainland (Orkney Islands Council) March 2013[17] Incumbent None

Progressive Unionist Party

Leader
(Birth–death) 		Portrait Ward Took office Left office Current representation
Dawn Purvis
(b. 1967) 		Belfast East[a] (NI Assembly) 23 January 2007[18] 2 June 2010[19] 1 councillor
  1. ^ Multi-member constituency, from 7 March 2007

The Rubbish Party

Leader Ward Took office Left office Current representation
Sally Cogley Irvine Valley[broken anchor] (East Ayrshire council) March 2017[20] Incumbent 1 councillor

UK Independence Party (UKIP)

Leader
(Birth–death) 		Portrait Constituency Took office Left office Current representation
Diane James
(b. 1959) 		South East England (European Parliament) 16 September 2016 4 October 2016 None
Pat Mountain
(acting) 		N/A 30 October 2019 25 April 2020

Women's Equality Party

Leader
(Birth–death) 		Portrait Ward Took office Left office Current representation
Sophie Walker
(b. 1971) 		N/A 22 July 2015[21] 22 January 2019 1 councillor
Mandu Reid
(b. 1981) 		N/A April 2019[22][a] Incumbent
  1. ^ Acting until January 2020[23]

Parties with no elected UK representation

Advance Together

Leader Took office Left office Elections contested as leader
Annabel Mullin September 2018[24] Incumbent 2019 general election

Communist Party of Great Britain (Marxist–Leninist)

Leader Took office Left office Elections contested as leader
Ella Rule 24 October 2018[25] Incumbent None

Freedom Alliance

Leader Took office Left office Elections contested as leader
Carol Dobson
(acting) 		27 January 2021[26] Incumbent 2021 Scottish Parliament election
2021 United Kingdom local elections

Left Unity

Leader Took office Left office Elections contested as leader
Sharon McCourt 25 March 2017[27] Incumbent None

National Health Action Party

Leader Took office Left office Elections contested as leader
Veronika Wagner c. August 2019[28][29] Incumbent 2021 local elections

Renew Party

Leader Portrait Seat Took office Left office Elections contested as leader
Annabel Mullin N/A 20 September 2018[30] 7 June 2019 2019 European Parliament election
Julie Girling South West England[a] (European Parliament) 7 June 2019[31] 7 July 2020[32] 2019 general election
  1. ^ Multi-member constituency, until 1 July 2019

Scottish Socialist Party

Leader
(Birth–death) 		Portrait Took office Left office Elections contested as leader
Frances Curran
(b. 1961) 		c.2007[33] 2012 2009 European Parliament election
2010 general election
2011 Scottish Parliament election
Sandra Webster 2012[34] 2016 2015 general election
2016 Scottish Parliament election
Katie Bonnar 2016[35] 2018 None
Róisín McLaren
(b. 1994) 		2018[36] Incumbent None

Socialist Party (England and Wales)

Leader
(Birth–death) 		Took office Left office Elections contested as leader
Hannah Sell
(b. 1971) 		11 March 2020[37] Incumbent None

UK Independence Party

Leader
(Birth–death) 		Portrait Constituency Took office Left office
Diane James
(b. 1959) 		South East England (European Parliament) 16 September 2016 4 October 2016
Pat Mountain
(acting) 		N/A 30 October 2019 25 April 2020
Lois Perry N/A 13 May 2024 15 June 2024

Workers' Party (Ireland)

Leader
(Birth–death) 		Took office Left office Elections contested as leader
Marian Donnelly
(b. 1938) 		March 1992[38] 1994[39] 1993 Northern Ireland local elections

Regional branches of parties without elected representation

Reform UK Scotland

Leader Portrait Constituency Took office Left office Elections contested as leader
Michelle Ballantyne South Scotland[a] (Scottish Parliament) 11 January 2021[40] 16 February 2022 2021 Scottish Parliament election
  1. ^ Multi-member constituency, until 6 May 2021

Defunct parties

Change UK / The Independent Group for Change

Leader
(Birth–death) 		Portrait Constituency Took office Left office Elections contested as leader
Heidi Allen
(Acting)
(b. 1975) 		South Cambridgeshire 29 March 2019 4 June 2019 2019 European Parliament election
Anna Soubry
(b. 1956) 		Broxtowe 4 June 2019 19 December 2019 2019 general election

Communist Party of Great Britain

Leader
(Birth–death) 		Took office Left office Elections contested as leader
Nina Temple
(b. 1956) 		13 January 1990[41] 23 November 1991[42] None

For Britain Movement

Leader
(Birth–death) 		Portrait Ward Took office Left office Elections contested as leader
Anne Marie Waters
(b. 1977) 		N/A October 2017[43] 13 July 2022 2019 local elections
2021 local elections
2022 local elections

Highlands and Islands Alliance

Leader Took office Left office Elections contested as leader
Lorraine Mann Autumn 1998[44] 24 August 2004[45] 1999 Scottish Parliament election

Independent Labour Party

Leader Took office Left office Elections contested as leader
Annie Maxton 1953[46] 1958 1955 United Kingdom general election

Jersey Democratic Alliance

Leader Took office Left office Elections contested as leader
Christine Papworth April 2005[47] October 2011[48] 2005 Jersey general election
2008 Jersey general election

Nationalist Alliance

Leader Took office Left office Elections contested as leader
Catherine Parker-Brown 2005[49] 2008 None

No Candidate Deserves My Vote!

Leader Took office Left office Elections contested as leader
Amanda Ringwood November 2000[50] 2012 2001 local elections
2002 local elections
2010 general election

Northern Ireland Women's Coalition

Leader
(Birth–death) 		Portrait Constituency Took office Left office Elections contested as leader
Monica McWilliams
(b. 1954) 		Belfast South[a]
(Northern Ireland Assembly)[b] 		April 1996[51] 11 May 2006[51] 1996 NI Forum election
1997 general election
1998 NI Assembly election
2001 NI local elections
2001 general election
2003 NI Assembly election
2005 NI local elections
Pearl Sagar
(b. 1958) 		Belfast East[a]
(Northern Ireland Forum)[c]
  1. ^ a b Multi-member constituency
  2. ^ Until 26 November 2003
  3. ^ Until 25 June 1998

Respect Party

Leader
(Birth–death) 		Portrait Took office Left office Elections contested as leader
Linda Smith 2004 2005 N/A
Salma Yaqoob
(b. 1971) 		2005 September 2012[52] 2005 general election
2006 local elections
2010 general election
2010 local elections

Unionist Party of Northern Ireland

Leader
(Birth–death) 		Took office Left office Elections contested as leader
Anne Dickson
(b. 1928) 		1976[53] Autumn 1981 1977 United Kingdom local elections
1979 United Kingdom general election
1981 Northern Ireland local elections

Veritas

Leader Took office Left office Elections contested as leader
Therese Muchewicz 15 June 2008[a][54] 19 September 2015[55] None
  1. ^ Acting until October 2008

We Demand a Referendum Now

Leader
(Birth–death) 		Portrait Constituency Took office Left office Elections contested as leader
Nikki Sinclaire
(b. 1968) 		West Midlands[a]
(European Parliament) 		June 2012[56] 30 June 2014 2014 European Parliament election
  1. ^ Multi-member constituency

Women's Party

Leader
(Birth–death) 		Portrait Took office Left office Elections contested as leader
Christabel Pankhurst
(1880–1958) 		November 1917[57] June 1919[58] 1918 general election
Emmeline Pankhurst
(1858–1928)

Active groups which were deregistered by the Electoral Commission

Britain First

Leader Took office Left office Elections contested as leader
Jayda Fransen
(acting) 		December 2016 June 2017 2016 London mayoral election

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