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During the 1980's the Labour party drifted to the left: with the election of Micheal Foot as leader and Anthony Benn as deputy leader. This lockout of the centrist and right of the Labour party led to the development of the Social Democratic Party; which was able to capitalise on the unpopularity of Labour. The Conservative Party stayed strong with Keith Joseph as Prime Minister, with him winning the 1984 and 1989 general elections. During this period a large proportion of the voter base of the Labour Party flocked to the SDP, which by 1985 had become the main group of social liberals in the United Kingdom. By 1993, Joseph had been placed into a position of trying to appease both the Eurosceptic and Europhilic blocs of his party, with him trying to unify the group by holding a snap election. However, the Conservative government by this time had run its course- with many voters seeing the party as being rather lackluster after the recent economic slump- and as such the SDP were propelled into majority government, with Malcolm Bruce becoming the first Prime Minister from a party which was not either Labour or the Conservatives since Ramsay MacDonald after his expulsion in 1931. Bruce's government was the most radical government in Britain since the 1945 Attlee cabinet: which (among many things) led to the creation of a codified constitution, which formed a Federalised Britain, having many powers devolved to the English regions. During this government, the liberal-conservative sect of the Tories left to form a new party, which tried to follow the success of the SDP. by the early 2000's the Labour party, now rebranded as the
Democratic Labour Party, was making a comeback with Peter Hain leading the party: seeing gains in local and by elections. Consequently, by time the 2002 general election rolled around, the National Alliance was able to receive the largest amount of seats and also the now centralszed Green party had its electoral genesis. the subsequent government was formed by the National Alliance and the Conservatives, and was led by Chris Patten. This government held power until the 2010 global financial depression, with Alison Suttie becoming the first female Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
During the Federalised period London has been an important region in determining the next government. However, by 2013 the SDP were struggling with both GreenUK and the DLP splitting the left vote and as such saw the National Alliance and the Conservatives form the first ever right wing administration in the city. However, during this period, the NAT and Con administration struggled with its agenda as multiple groups led some of the largest protests seen in the UK. Due to this, by time the 2018 legislative election arrived the Conservatives were effectively absorbed by the National Alliance in the city, which has become an increasing trend within sub-national elections.
