UK Politics Party Leaders (1900-Present)

Name the leaders of these major UK political parties since 1900.
Beginning with leaders at the time of 1900 or otherwise first leaders of parties.
For Liberal Party: In 1898-1905 & 1926-1969 use Leader in the House of Commons
Source: Wikipedia's Lists of Leaders for the five parties.
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Years in Office
Conservative Party Leader
1885-1902
Lord Salisbury
1902-1911
Arthur Balfour
1911-1916
Vacant
1916-1921
Andrew Bonar Law
1921-1922
Vacant
1922-1923
Andrew Bonar Law
1923-1937
Stanley Baldwin
1937-1940
Neville Chamberlain
1940-1955
Winston Churchill
1955-1957
Anthony Eden
1957-1963
Harold Macmillan
1963-1965
Alec Douglas-Home
1965-1975
Edward Heath
1975-1990
Margaret Thatcher
1990-1995
John Major
1995
Vacant
1995-1997
John Major
1997-2001
William Hague
2001-2003
Iain Duncan Smith
2003-2005
Michael Howard
2005-2016
David Cameron
2016-2019
Theresa May
2019-
Boris Johnson
Years in Office
Labour Party Leader
1906-1908
Keir Hardie
1908-1910
Arthur Henderson
1910-1911
George Barnes
1911-1914
Ramsay MacDonald
1914-1917
Arthur Henderson
1917-1921
William Adamson
1921-1922
J R Clynes
1922-1931
Ramsay MacDonald
1931-1932
Arthur Henderson
1932-1935
George Lansbury
1935-1955
Clement Attlee
1955
Herbert Morrison
1955-1963
Hugh Gaitskell
1963
George Brown
1963-1976
Harold Wilson
1976-1980
James Callaghan
1980-1983
Michael Foot
1983-1992
Neil Kinnock
1992-1994
John Smith
1994 (Acting)
Margaret Beckett
1994-2007
Tony Blair
2007-2010
Gordon Brown
2010 (Acting)
Harriet Harman
2010-2015
Ed Miliband
2015 (Acting)
Harriet Harman
2015-2020
Jeremy Corbyn
2020-
Keir Starmer
Years in Office
Liberal Party Leader
1899-1908
Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman
1908-1926
H H Asquith
1926-1931
David Lloyd George
1931-1935
Herbert Samuel
1935-1945
Archibald Sinclair
1945-1956
Clement Davies
1956-1967
Jo Grimond
1967-1976
Jeremy Thorpe
1976 (Acting)
Jo Grimond
1976-1988
David Steel
Merged into Liberal Democrats
Years in Office
SDP Leader
1982-1983
Roy Jenkins
1983-1987
David Owen
1987-1988
Bob Maclennan
Merged into Liberal Democrats
Years in Office
Liberal Democrats Party Leader
1988 (Joint)
David Steel
Bob Maclennan
1988-1999
Paddy Ashdown
1999-2006
Charles Kennedy
2006-2007
Menzies Campbell
2007 (Acting)
Vince Cable
2007-2015
Nick Clegg
2015-2017
Tim Farron
2007 (Acting), 2017-2019
Vince Cable
2019
Jo Swinson
2020-
Ed Davey
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Bob Maclennan! Who he? I've just had to look him up.
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