Editing Home Secretary (section)

== List of home secretaries ==
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! colspan=3 | Secretary of State for the Home Department{{R|gov.uk}}<br/>{{Small|Including constituencies for [[House of Commons of the United Kingdom|elected MPs]].}}
! colspan=2 | Term of office
! Party
! Ministry
! Monarch<br/>{{Small|(Reign)}}

|- style="height:1em"
| style="background-color: {{Party color|Whigs (British political party)}}" |
| [[File:William Petty, 2nd Earl of Shelburne by JL Mosnier crop.jpg|frameless|upright=0.5]]
| [[William Petty, 2nd Earl of Shelburne|William Petty<br/>2nd '''Earl of Shelburne''']]{{Sfn|Gibson|2008}}
| 27 March 1782
| 10 July 1782
| {{Party shading/Whigs}} | [[Whigs (British political party)|Whig]]
| {{Party shading/Whigs}} | [[Second Rockingham ministry|Rockingham II]]
! scope=row style="text-align:center;" rowspan=16 | '''[[George III]]'''<br>[[File:Coat of Arms of the United Kingdom (1801-1816).svg|50px]]<br>{{Small|(1760–[[Regency era|1820]])}}<br>{{NoteTag|The [[George IV of the United Kingdom|Prince of Wales]] served as [[prince regent]] from 5 February 1811.}}

|- style="height:1em"
! style="background-color: {{Party color|Whigs (British political party)}}" |
| [[File:Viscount Sydney by Gilbert Stuart.jpg|frameless|upright=0.5]]
| '''[[Thomas Townshend, 1st Viscount Sydney|Thomas Townsend]]'''{{Sfn|Gibson|2008}}<br/>{{Small|MP for [[Whitchurch (UK Parliament constituency)|Whitchurch]]}}
| 10 July 1782
| 2 April 1783
| {{Party shading/Whigs}} | [[Whigs (British political party)|Whig]]
| {{Party shading/Coalition (UK)}} | [[Shelburne ministry|Shelburne]]<br/>{{Small|(''[[Whigs (British political party)|Whig]]–[[Tories (British political party)|Tory]]'')}}

|- style="height:1em"
| style="background-color:{{Party color|Tories (British political party)}}" |
| [[File:Nathaniel Dance Lord North cropped cropped.jpg|frameless|upright=0.5]]
| [[Frederick North, Lord North|Frederick North<br/>'''Lord North''']]{{Sfn|Gibson|2008}}<br/>{{Small|MP for [[Banbury (UK Parliament constituency)|Banbury]]}}
| 2 April 1783
| 19 December 1783
| {{Party shading/Tories}} | [[Tories (British political party)|Tory]]
| {{Party shading/Coalition (UK)}} | [[Fox–North coalition|Fox–North]]

|- style="height:1em"
! style="background-color: {{Party color|Tories (British political party)}}" |
| [[File:1stMarquessOfBuckingham.jpg|frameless|upright=0.5]]
| [[George Nugent-Temple-Grenville, 1st Marquess of Buckingham|George Nugent-Temple-Grenville<br/>3rd '''Earl Temple''']]{{R|Hansard}}
| 19 December 1783
| 23 December 1783
| {{Party shading/Tories}} | [[Tories (British political party)|Tory]]
| {{Party shading/Tories}} rowspan=5 | [[First Pitt ministry|Pitt I]]

|- style="height:1em"
! style="background-color: {{Party color|Whigs (British political party)}}" |
| [[File:Viscount Sydney by Gilbert Stuart.jpg|frameless|upright=0.5]]
| [[Thomas Townshend, 1st Viscount Sydney|Thomas Townsend<br/>1st '''Baron Sydney''']]{{Sfn|Gibson|2008}}
| 23 December 1783
| 5 June 1789
| {{Party shading/Whigs}} | [[Whigs (British political party)|Whig]]

|- style="height:1em"
! style="background-color: {{Party color|Tories (British political party)}}" |
| [[File:1st Baron Grenville-cropped.jpg|frameless|upright=0.5]]
| [[William Grenville, 1st Baron Grenville|William Grenville<br/>1st '''Baron Grenville''']]{{Sfn|Gibson|2008}}<br/>{{Small|MP for [[Buckinghamshire (UK Parliament constituency)|Buckinghamshire]]{{NoteTag|Elevated to the [[Peerage of Great Britain]] in 1790.}}<br/>(1759–1834)}}
| 5 June 1789
| 8 June 1791
| {{Party shading/Tories}} | [[Tories (British political party)|Tory]]

|- style="height:1em"
! style="background-color: {{Party color|Tories (British political party)}}" |
| [[File:1stViscountMelville2.jpg|frameless|upright=0.5]]
| '''[[Henry Dundas]]'''{{Sfn|Gibson|2008}}<br/>{{Small|MP for [[Edinburgh (UK Parliament constituency)|Edinburgh]]}}
| 8 June 1791
| 11 July 1794
| {{Party shading/Tories}} | [[Tories (British political party)|Tory]]

|- style="height:1em"
| rowspan=2 style="background-color: {{Party color|Tories (British political party)}}" |
| rowspan=2 | [[File:3rd Duke of Portland 1804 cropped.jpg|frameless|upright=0.5]]
| rowspan=2 | [[William Cavendish-Bentinck, 3rd Duke of Portland|William Cavendish-Bentinck<br/>3rd '''Duke of Portland''']]{{Sfn|Gibson|2008}}
| rowspan=2 | 11 July 1794
| rowspan=2 | 30 July 1801
| rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Tories}} | [[Tories (British political party)|Tory]]
|- style="height:1em"
| {{Party shading/Tories}} rowspan=3 | [[Addington ministry|Addington]]

|- style="height:1em"
! style="background-color: {{Party color|Whigs (British political party)}}" |
| [[File:2ndEarlOfChichester.jpg|frameless|upright=0.5]]
| [[Thomas Pelham, 2nd Earl of Chichester|Thomas Pelham<br/>4th '''Baron Pelham of Stanmer''']]{{Sfn|Gibson|2008}}
| 30 July 1801
| 17 August 1803
| {{Party shading/Whigs}} | [[Whigs (British political party)|Whig]]

|- style="height:1em"
! style="background-color: {{Party color|Tories (British political party)}}" |
| [[File:George Romney (1734-1802) - The Right Honourable Charles Philip Yorke (1764–1834) - 207768 - National Trust.jpg|frameless|upright=0.5]]
| '''[[Charles Philip Yorke]]'''{{Sfn|Gibson|2008}}<br/>{{Small|MP for [[Cambridgeshire (UK Parliament constituency)|Cambridgeshire]]}}
| 17 August 1803
| 12 May 1804
| {{Party shading/Tories}} | [[Tories (British political party)|Tory]]

|- style="height:1em"
! style="background-color: {{Party color|Tories (British political party)}}" |
| [[File:Earl jenkinson.jpg|frameless|upright=0.5]]
| [[Robert Jenkinson, 2nd Earl of Liverpool|Robert Jenkinson<br/>2nd '''Baron Hawkesbury''']]{{Sfn|Gibson|2008}}
| 12 May 1804
| 5 February 1806
| {{Party shading/Tories}} | [[Tories (British political party)|Tory]]
| {{Party shading/Tories}} | [[Second Pitt ministry|Pitt II]]

|- style="height:1em"
! style="background-color: {{Party color|Whigs (British political party)}}" |
| [[File:George Spencer, 2nd Earl Spencer.jpg|frameless|upright=0.5]]
| [[George Spencer, 2nd Earl Spencer|George Spencer<br/>2nd '''Earl Spencer''']]{{Sfn|Gibson|2008}}
| 5 February 1806
| 25 March 1807
| {{Party shading/Whigs}} | [[Whigs (British political party)|Whig]]
| {{Party shading/Coalition (UK)}} | [[Ministry of All the Talents|All the Talents]]<br/>{{Small|(''[[Whigs (British political party)|Whig]]–[[Tories (British political party)|Tory]]'')}}

|- style="height:1em"
! style="background-color: {{Party color|Tories (British political party)}}" |
| [[File:Earl jenkinson.jpg|frameless|upright=0.5]]
| [[Robert Jenkinson, 2nd Earl of Liverpool|Robert Jenkinson<br/>2nd '''Earl of Liverpool''']]{{Sfn|Gibson|2008}}
| 25 March 1807
| 1 November 1809
| {{Party shading/Tories}} | [[Tories (British political party)|Tory]]
| {{Party shading/Tories}} | [[Second Portland ministry|Portland II]]

|- style="height:1em"
! style="background-color: {{Party color|Tories (British political party)}}" |
| [[File:No image.svg|frameless|upright=0.5]]
| '''[[Richard Ryder (politician, born 1766)|Richard Ryder]]'''{{Sfn|Gibson|2008}}<br/>{{Small|MP for [[Tiverton (UK Parliament constituency)|Tiverton]]}}
| 1 November 1809
| 8 June 1812
| {{Party shading/Tories}} | [[Tories (British political party)|Tory]]
| {{Party shading/Tories}} | [[Perceval ministry|Perceval]]

|- style="height:1em"
! height=50 style="background-color: {{Party color|Tories (British political party)}}; border-bottom:none" |
| rowspan=2 | [[File:Henry Addington by Beechey.jpg|frameless|upright=0.5]]
| rowspan=2 | [[Henry Addington, 1st Viscount Sidmouth|Henry Addington<br/>1st '''Viscount Sidmouth''']]{{Sfn|Gibson|2008}}
| rowspan=2 | 11 June 1812
| rowspan=2 | 17 January 1822
| rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Tories}} | [[Tories (British political party)|Tory]]
| rowspan=3 {{Party shading/Tories}} | [[Liverpool ministry|Liverpool]]
|- style="height:1em"
! height=50 style="background-color: {{Party color|Tories (British political party)}}; border-top:none" |
! scope=row style="text-align:center" rowspan=6 | '''[[George IV]]'''<br/>[[File:Coat of Arms of the United Kingdom (1816-1837).svg|50px]]<br/>{{Small|(1820–1830)}}

|- style="height:1em"
! style="background-color: {{Party color|Tories (British political party)}}" |
| [[File:Robert Peel by RR Scanlan detail.jpg|frameless|upright=0.5]]
| '''[[Robert Peel]]'''{{Sfn|Gibson|2008}}<br/>{{Small|MP for [[Oxford University (UK Parliament constituency)|Oxford University]]}}
| 17 January 1822
| 10 April 1827
| {{Party shading/Tories}} | [[Tories (British political party)|Tory]]

|- style="height:1em"
! style="background-color: {{Party color|Tories (British political party)}}" |
| [[File:No image.svg|frameless|upright=0.5]]
| '''[[William Sturges Bourne]]'''{{Sfn|Gibson|2008}}<br/>{{Small|MP for [[Ashburton (UK Parliament constituency)|Ashburton]]}}
| 30 April 1827
| 16 July 1827
| {{Party shading/Tories}} | [[Tories (British political party)|Tory]]
| rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Coalition (UK)}} | [[Canningite government, 1827–1828|Canning]]<br/>{{Small|(''[[Canningite]]–[[Whigs (British political party)|Whig]]'')}}

|- style="height:1em"
! style="background-color: {{Party color|Whigs (British political party)}}; border:none" |{{Zwsp}}
| rowspan=2 | [[File:Lord Henry Petty.jpg|frameless|upright=0.5]]
| rowspan=2 | [[Henry Petty-Fitzmaurice, 3rd Marquess of Lansdowne|Henry Petty-Fitzmaurice<br/>3rd '''Marquess of Lansdowne''']]{{Sfn|Gibson|2008}}
| rowspan=2 | 16 July 1827
| rowspan=2 | 22 January 1828
| rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Whigs}} | [[Whigs (British political party)|Whig]]
|- style="height:1em"
! style="background-color: {{Party color|Whigs (British political party)}}; border:none" |
| {{Party shading/Coalition (UK)}} | [[Canningite government, 1827–1828|Goderich]]

|- style="height:1em"
! height=50 style="background-color: {{Party color|Tories (British political party)}}; border-bottom:none" |
| rowspan=2 | [[File:Robert Peel by RR Scanlan detail.jpg|frameless|upright=0.5]]
| rowspan=2 | '''[[Robert Peel]]'''{{Sfn|Gibson|2008}}<br/>{{Small|MP for 3 constituencies respectively<br/>(1788–1850)}}
| rowspan=2 | 26 January 1828
| rowspan=2 | 22 November 1830
| rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Tories}} | [[Tories (British political party)|Tory]]
| rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Tories}} | [[Wellington–Peel ministry|Wellington–Peel]]
|- style="height:1em"
! height=50 style="background-color: {{Party color|Tories (British political party)}}; border-top:none" |
! scope=row style="text-align:center" rowspan=6 | '''[[William IV]]'''<br/>[[File:Coat of Arms of the United Kingdom (1816-1837).svg|50px]]<br/>{{Small|(1830–1837)}}

|- style="height:1em"
! style="background-color: {{Party color|Whigs (British political party)}}" |
| [[File:William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne, painted by John Partridge.jpg|frameless|upright=0.5]]
| [[William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne|William Lamb<br/>2nd '''Viscount Melbourne''']]{{Sfn|Gibson|2008}}
| 22 November 1830
| 16 July 1834
| {{Party shading/Whigs}} | [[Whigs (British political party)|Whig]]
| {{Party shading/Whigs}} | [[Whig government, 1830–1834|Grey]]

|- style="height:1em"
! style="background-color: {{Party color|Whigs (British political party)}}" |
| [[File:Bessborough4.JPG|frameless|upright=0.5]]
| [[John Ponsonby, 4th Earl of Bessborough|John Ponsonby<br/>1st '''Baron Duncannon''']]{{Sfn|Gibson|2008}}
| 19 July 1834
| 15 November 1834
| {{Party shading/Whigs}} | [[Whigs (British political party)|Whig]]
| {{Party shading/Whigs}} | [[Whig government, 1830–1834|Melbourne I]]

|- style="height:1em"
! style="background-color: {{Party color|Tories (British political party)}}" |
| [[File:Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington by John Jackson cropped.jpg|frameless|upright=0.5]]
| [[Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington|Arthur Wellesley<br/>1st '''Duke of Wellington''']]{{Sfn|Gibson|2008}}
| 15 November 1834
| 15 December 1834
| {{Party shading/Tories}} | [[Tories (British political party)|Tory]]
| {{Party shading/Tories}} | [[Wellington caretaker ministry|Wellington Caretaker]]

|- style="height:1em"
! style="background-color: {{Party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" |
| [[File:HenryGoulburn.jpg|frameless|upright=0.5]]
| '''[[Henry Goulburn]]'''{{Sfn|Gibson|2008}}<br/>{{Small|MP for [[Cambridge University (UK Parliament constituency)|Cambridge University]]}}
| 15 December 1834
| 18 April 1835
| {{Party shading/Conservative (UK)}} | [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]]
| {{Party shading/Conservative (UK)}} | [[First Peel ministry|Peel I]]

|- style="height:1em"
! height=50 style="background-color: {{Party color|Whigs (British political party)}}; border-bottom:none" |
| rowspan=2 | [[File:lord john russell.jpg|frameless|upright=0.5]]
| rowspan=2 | [[John Russell, 1st Earl Russell|Lord '''John Russell''']]<ref name="Hansard">{{Cite web |url=https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/offices/home-secretary |title=Home Secretary |work=[[Hansard|Parliamentary Debates (Hansard)]] |access-date=12 September 2017}}</ref><br/>{{Small|MP for [[Stroud (UK Parliament constituency)|Stroud]]}}
| rowspan=2 | 18 April 1835
| rowspan=2 | 30 August 1839
| {{Party shading/Whigs}} rowspan=2 | [[Whigs (British political party)|Whig]]
| {{Party shading/Whigs}} rowspan=3 | [[Second Melbourne ministry|Melbourne II]]
|- style="height:1em"
! height=50 style="background-color: {{Party color|Whigs (British political party)}}; border-top:none" |
! scope=row style="text-align:center" rowspan=25 | '''[[Queen Victoria|Victoria]]'''<br/>[[File:Coat of Arms of the United Kingdom (1837-1952).svg|50px]]<br>{{Small|([[Victorian era|1837–1901]])}}

|- style="height:1em"
! style="background-color: {{Party color|Whigs (British political party)}}" |
| [[File:Constantine Henry Phipps, 1st Marquess of Normanby by John Jackson.jpg|frameless|upright=0.5]]
| [[Constantine Phipps, 1st Marquess of Normanby|Constantine Phipps<br/>1st '''Marquess of Normanby''']]{{R|Hansard}}
| 30 August 1839
| 30 August 1841
| {{Party shading/Whigs}} | [[Whigs (British political party)|Whig]]

|- style="height:1em"
! style="background-color: {{Party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" |
| [[File:Sir James Graham 2nd Bart First Lord Admiralty.jpg|frameless|upright=0.5]]
| '''[[Sir James Graham, 2nd Baronet|James Graham]]'''{{R|Hansard}}<br/>{{Small|MP for [[Dorchester (UK Parliament constituency)|Dorchester]]}}
| 6 September 1841
| 30 June 1846
| {{Party shading/Conservative (UK)}} | [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]]
| {{Party shading/Conservative (UK)}} | [[Second Peel ministry|Peel II]]

|- style="height:1em"
! style="background-color: {{Party color|Whigs (British political party)}}" |
| [[File:Sir George Grey, 2nd Bt.jpg|frameless|upright=0.5]]
| '''[[Sir George Grey, 2nd Baronet|George Grey]]'''{{R|Hansard}}<br/>{{Smalldiv|{{Longitem|MP for [[Plymouth Devonport (UK Parliament constituency)|Devonport]] →<br/>[[North Northumberland]]{{NoteTag|Elected to a new constituency in the [[1847 United Kingdom general election|1847 general election]].}}}}(1799–1882)}}
| 8 July 1846
| 23 February 1852
| {{Party shading/Whigs}} | [[Whigs (British political party)|Whig]]
| {{Party shading/Whigs}}| [[First Russell ministry|Russell I]]

|- style="height:1em"
! style="background-color: {{Party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" |
| [[File:Spencer Horatio Walpole.JPG|frameless|upright=0.5]]
| '''[[Spencer Horatio Walpole]]'''{{R|Hansard}}<br/>{{Small|MP for [[Midhurst (UK Parliament constituency)|Midhurst]]}}
| 27 February 1852
| 19 December 1852
| {{Party shading/Conservative (UK)}} | [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]]
| {{Party shading/Conservative (UK)}} | [[Who? Who?]]

|- style="height:1em"
! style="background-color: {{Party color|Whigs (British political party)}}" |
| [[File:Lord Palmerston 1855.jpg|frameless|upright=0.5]]
| [[Henry John Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston|Henry John Temple<br/>3rd '''Viscount Palmerston''']]{{R|Hansard}}<br/>{{Small|MP for [[Tiverton (UK Parliament constituency)|Tiverton]]}}
| 28 December 1852
| 6 February 1855
| {{Party shading/Whigs}} | [[Whigs (British political party)|Whig]]
| {{Party shading/Coalition (UK)}} | [[Aberdeen ministry|Aberdeen]]<br/>{{Small|(''[[Peelite]]–[[Whigs (British political party)|Whig]]'')}}

|- style="height:1em"
! style="background-color: {{Party color|Whigs (British political party)}}" |
| [[File:Sir George Grey, 2nd Bt.jpg|frameless|upright=0.5]]
| '''[[Sir George Grey, 2nd Baronet|George Grey]]'''{{R|Hansard}}<br/>{{Small|MP for [[Morpeth (UK Parliament constituency)|Morpeth]]}}
| 8 February 1855
| 26 February 1858
| {{Party shading/Whigs}} | [[Whigs (British political party)|Whig]]
| {{Party shading/Whigs}} | [[First Palmerston ministry|Palmerston I]]

|- style="height:1em"
! style="background-color: {{Party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" |
| [[File:Spencer Horatio Walpole.JPG|frameless|upright=0.5]]
| '''[[Spencer Horatio Walpole]]'''{{R|Hansard}}<br/>{{Small|MP for [[Cambridge University (UK Parliament constituency)|Cambridge University]]}}
| 26 February 1858
| 3 March 1859
| {{Party shading/Conservative (UK)}} | [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]]
| rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Conservative (UK)}} | [[Second Derby–Disraeli ministry|Derby–Disraeli II]]

|- style="height:1em"
! style="background-color: {{Party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" |
| [[File:Thomas Henry Sutton Sotheron Estcourt Grant.jpg|frameless|upright=0.5]]
| [[T. H. S. Sotheron-Estcourt|'''Thomas Henry Sutton Sotheron-Estcourt''']]{{R|Hansard}}<br/>{{Small|MP for [[North Wiltshire (UK Parliament constituency)|North Wiltshire]]}}
| 3 March 1859
| 18 June 1859
| {{Party shading/Conservative (UK)}} | [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]]

|- style="height:1em"
! style="background-color: {{Party color|Liberal Party (UK)}}" |
| [[File:Sir George Cornewall Lewis, 2nd Bt.jpg|frameless|upright=0.5]]
| '''[[George Cornewall Lewis]]'''{{R|Hansard}}<br/>{{Small|MP for [[Radnor (UK Parliament constituency)|Radnor]]}}
| 18 June 1859
| 25 July 1861
| {{Party shading/Liberal (UK)}} | [[Liberal Party (UK)|Liberal]]
| {{Party shading/Liberal (UK)}} rowspan=2 | [[Liberal government, 1859–1866|Palmerston II]]

|- style="height:1em"
! style="background-color: {{Party color|Liberal Party (UK)}}; border:none" |{{Zwsp}}
| rowspan=2 | [[File:Sir George Grey, 2nd Bt.jpg|frameless|upright=0.5]]
| rowspan=2 | '''[[Sir George Grey, 2nd Baronet|George Grey]]'''{{R|Hansard}}<br/>{{Small|MP for [[Morpeth (UK Parliament constituency)|Morpeth]]}}
| rowspan=2 | 25 July 1861
| rowspan=2 | 28 June 1866
| rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Liberal (UK)}} | [[Liberal Party (UK)|Liberal]]
|- style="height:1em"
! style="background-color: {{Party color|Liberal Party (UK)}}; border:none" |
| {{Party shading/Liberal (UK)}} | [[Liberal government, 1859–1866|Russell II]]

|- style="height:1em"
! style="background-color: {{Party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" |
| [[File:Spencer Horatio Walpole.JPG|frameless|upright=0.5]]
| '''[[Spencer Horatio Walpole]]'''{{R|Hansard}}<br/>{{Small|MP for [[Cambridge University (UK Parliament constituency)|Cambridge University]]}}
| 6 July 1866
| 17 May 1867
| {{Party shading/Conservative (UK)}} | [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]]
| rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Conservative (UK)}} | [[Third Derby–Disraeli ministry|Derby–Disraeli III]]

|- style="height:1em"
! style="background-color: {{Party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" |
| [[File:1st Earl of Cranbrook.jpg|frameless|upright=0.5]]
| [[Gathorne Gathorne-Hardy, 1st Earl of Cranbrook|'''Gathorne Gathorne-Hardy''']]{{R|Hansard}}<br/>{{Small|MP for [[Oxford University (UK Parliament constituency)|Oxford University]]}}
| 17 May 1867
| 3 December 1868
| {{Party shading/Conservative (UK)}} | [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]]

|- style="height:1em"
! style="background-color: {{Party color|Liberal Party (UK)}}" |
| [[File:Henry Bruce, 1st Baron Aberdare NPG.jpg|frameless|upright=0.5]]
| '''[[Henry Bruce, 1st Baron Aberdare|Henry Bruce]]'''{{R|Hansard}}<br/>{{Longitem|{{Small|MP for [[Merthyr Tydfil (UK Parliament constituency)|Merthyr Tydfil]] →<br/>[[Renfrewshire (UK Parliament constituency)|Renfrewshire]]{{NoteTag|Lost seat in the [[1868 United Kingdom general election|1868 general election]] and elected to a new constituency in the [[1869 Renfrewshire by-election|Renfrewshire by-election]].}}}}}}(1815–1895)
| 9 December 1868
| 9 August 1873
| {{Party shading/Liberal (UK)}} | [[Liberal Party (UK)|Liberal]]
| rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Liberal (UK)}} | [[First Gladstone ministry|Gladstone I]]

|- style="height:1em"
! style="background-color: {{Party color|Liberal Party (UK)}}" |
| [[File:Robert Lowe, 1st Viscount Sherbrooke by George Frederic Watts.jpg|frameless|upright=0.5]]
| '''[[Robert Lowe]]'''{{R|Hansard}}<br/>{{Small|MP for [[London University (UK Parliament constituency)|London University]]}}
| 9 August 1873
| 20 February 1874
| {{Party shading/Liberal (UK)}} | [[Liberal Party (UK)|Liberal]]

|- style="height:1em"
! style="background-color: {{Party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" |
| [[File:Portrait of Richard Assheton Cross, 1st Viscount Cross.jpg|frameless|upright=0.5]]
| [[R. A. Cross, 1st Viscount Cross|'''R. A. Cross''']]{{R|Hansard}}<br/>{{Small|MP for [[South West Lancashire (UK Parliament constituency)|South West Lancashire]]}}
| 21 February 1874
| 23 April 1880
| {{Party shading/Conservative (UK)}} | [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]]
| {{Party shading/Conservative (UK)}} | [[Second Disraeli ministry|Disraeli II]]

|- style="height:1em"
! style="background-color: {{Party color|Liberal Party (UK)}}" |
| [[File:Sir William Harcourt.jpg|frameless|upright=0.5]]
| '''[[William Harcourt (politician)|William Harcourt]]'''{{R|Hansard}}<br/>{{Small|MP for [[Derby (UK Parliament constituency)|Derby]]}}
| 28 April 1880
| 23 June 1885
| {{Party shading/Liberal (UK)}} | [[Liberal Party (UK)|Liberal]]
| {{Party shading/Liberal (UK)}} | [[Second Gladstone ministry|Gladstone II]]

|- style="height:1em"
! style="background-color: {{Party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" |
| [[File:Portrait of Richard Assheton Cross, 1st Viscount Cross.jpg|frameless|upright=0.5]]
| [[R. A. Cross, 1st Viscount Cross|'''R. A. Cross''']]{{R|Hansard}}<br/>{{Small|MP for [[Newton (UK Parliament constituency)|Newton]]}}
| 24 June 1885
| 1 February 1886
| {{Party shading/Conservative (UK)}} | [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]]
| {{Party shading/Conservative (UK)}} | [[First Salisbury ministry|Salisbury I]]

|- style="height:1em"
| style="background-color:{{Party color|Liberal Party (UK)}}" |
| [[File:Hugh Childers, Lock & Whitfield woodburytype, 1876-83 crop.jpg|frameless|upright=0.5]]
| '''[[Hugh Childers]]'''{{R|Hansard}}<br/>{{Small|MP for [[Edinburgh South (UK Parliament constituency)|Edinburgh South]]}}
| 6 February 1886
| 25 July 1886
| {{Party shading/Liberal (UK)}} | [[Liberal Party (UK)|Liberal]]
| {{Party shading/Liberal (UK)}} | [[Third Gladstone ministry|Gladstone III]]

|- style="height:1em"
! style="background-color: {{Party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" |
| [[File:henrymatthews.jpg|frameless|upright=0.5]]
| '''[[Henry Matthews, 1st Viscount Llandaff|Henry Matthews]]'''{{R|Hansard}}<br/>{{Small|MP for [[Birmingham East (UK Parliament constituency)|Birmingham East]]}}
| 3 August 1886
| 15 August 1892
| {{Party shading/Conservative (UK)}} | [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]]
| {{Party shading/Conservative (UK)}} | [[Second Salisbury ministry|Salisbury II]]

|- style="height:1em"
! rowspan=2 style="background-color: {{Party color|Liberal Party (UK)}}" |
| rowspan=2 | [[File:Portrait of Herbert Henry Asquith, 1st Earl of Oxford and Asquith.jpg|frameless|upright=0.5]]
| rowspan=2 | '''[[H. H. Asquith]]'''{{R|Hansard}}<br/>{{Small|MP for [[East Fife (UK Parliament constituency)|East Fife]]}}
| rowspan=2 | 18 August 1892
| rowspan=2 | 25 June 1895
| {{Party shading/Liberal (UK)}} rowspan=2 | [[Liberal Party (UK)|Liberal]]
| {{Party shading/Liberal (UK)}} | [[Liberal government, 1892–1895|Gladstone IV]]
|- style="height:1em"
| {{Party shading/Liberal (UK)}} | [[Liberal government, 1892–1895|Rosebery]]

|- style="height:1em"
! style="background-color: {{Party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" |
| [[File:Matthew White Ridley sketch.jpg|frameless|upright=0.5]]
| '''[[Matthew White Ridley, 1st Viscount Ridley|Matthew White Ridley]]'''{{R|Hansard}}<br/>{{Small|MP for [[Blackpool (UK Parliament constituency)|Blackpool]]}}
| 29 June 1895
| 12 November 1900
| {{Party shading/Conservative (UK)}} | [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]]
| rowspan=3 {{Party shading/Coalition (UK)}} | [[Unionist government, 1895–1905|Salisbury<br/>{{Small|(III & IV)}}]]<br/>{{Small|(''[[Conservative Party (UK)|Con.]]–[[Liberal Unionist Party|Lib.U.]]'')}}

|- style="height:1em"
! height=20 style="background-color: {{Party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}; border-bottom:none" |
| rowspan=3 | [[File:Charles Thomson Ritchie headshot.jpg|frameless|upright=0.5]]
| rowspan=3 | '''[[Charles Ritchie, 1st Baron Ritchie of Dundee|Charles Ritchie]]'''{{R|Hansard}}<br/>{{Small|MP for [[Croydon (UK Parliament constituency)|Croydon]]}}
| rowspan=3 | 12 November 1900
| rowspan=3 | 11 August 1902
| rowspan=3 {{Party shading/Conservative (UK)}} | [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]]
|- style="height:1em"
! height=20 style="background-color: {{Party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}; border:none" |
! scope=row style="text-align:center" rowspan=6 | '''[[Edward VII]]'''<br/>[[File:Coat of Arms of the United Kingdom (1837-1952).svg|50px]]<br/>{{Small|([[Edwardian era|1901–1910]])}}
|- style="height:1em"
! height=20 style="background-color: {{Party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}; border-top:none" |
| rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Coalition (UK)}} | [[Unionist government, 1895–1905|Balfour]]

|- style="height:1em"
! style="background-color: {{Party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" |
| [[File:Aretas Akers-Douglas, 1st Viscount Chilston.png|frameless|upright=0.5]]
| [[Aretas Akers-Douglas, 1st Viscount Chilston|'''Aretas Akers-Douglas''']]{{R|Hansard}}<br/>{{Small|MP for [[St Augustine's (UK Parliament constituency)|St Augustine's]]}}
| 11 August 1902
| 5 December 1905
| {{Party shading/Conservative (UK)}} | [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]]

|- style="height:1em"
! style="background-color: {{Party color|Liberal Party (UK)}}; border:none" |
| rowspan=2 | [[File:Viscount Gladstone.jpg|frameless|upright=0.5]]
| rowspan=2 | '''[[Herbert Gladstone]]'''{{R|Hansard}}<br/>{{Small|MP for [[Leeds West]]}}
| rowspan=2 | 11 December 1905
| rowspan=2 | 19 February 1910
| {{Party shading/Liberal (UK)}} rowspan=2 | [[Liberal Party (UK)|Liberal]]
| {{Party shading/Liberal (UK)}} | [[Liberal government, 1905–1915|Campbell-Bannerman]]
|- style="height:1em"
! style="background-color: {{Party color|Liberal Party (UK)}}; border:none" |{{Zwsp}}
| {{Party shading/Liberal (UK)}} rowspan=4 | [[Liberal government, 1905–1915|Asquith<br/>{{Small|(I–III)}}]]

|- style="height:1em"
! height=50 style="background-color: {{Party color|Liberal Party (UK)}}; border-bottom:none" |
| rowspan=2 | [[File:Winston Churchill 1874 - 1965 Q42037.jpg|frameless|upright=0.5]]
| rowspan=2 | '''[[Winston Churchill]]'''{{R|Hansard}}<br/>{{Small|MP for [[Dundee (UK Parliament constituency)|Dundee]]}}
| rowspan=2 | 19 February 1910
| rowspan=2 | 24 October 1911
| rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Liberal (UK)}} | [[Liberal Party (UK)|Liberal]]
|- style="height:1em"
! height=50 style="background-color: {{Party color|Liberal Party (UK)}}; border-top:none" |
! scope=row style="text-align:center" rowspan=15 | '''[[George V]]'''<br/>[[File:Coat of Arms of the United Kingdom (1837-1952).svg|50px]]<br/>{{Small|(1910–1936)}}

|- style="height:1em"
! style="background-color: {{Party color|Liberal Party (UK)}}" |
| [[File:Reginald McKenna photo.jpg|frameless|upright=0.5]]
| '''[[Reginald McKenna]]'''{{R|Hansard}}<br/>{{Small|MP for [[North Monmouthshire]]}}
| 24 October 1911
| 27 May 1915
| {{Party shading/Liberal (UK)}} | [[Liberal Party (UK)|Liberal]]

|- style="height:1em"
! style="background-color: {{Party color|Liberal Party (UK)}}" |
| [[File:Viscount Simon.jpg|frameless|upright=0.5]]
| '''[[John Simon, 1st Viscount Simon|John Simon]]'''{{R|Hansard}}<br/>{{Small|MP for [[Walthamstow (UK Parliament constituency)|Walthamstow]]}}
| 27 May 1915
| 12 January 1916
| {{Party shading/Liberal (UK)}} | [[Liberal Party (UK)|Liberal]]
| rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Coalition (UK)}} | [[Asquith coalition ministry|Asquith Coalition]]<br/>{{Small|(''[[Liberal Party (UK)|Lib.]]–[[Conservative Party (UK)|Con.]]–et al.'')}}

|- style="height:1em"
! style="background-color: {{Party color|Liberal Party (UK)}}" |
| [[File:Herbert Samuel.jpg|frameless|upright=0.5]]
| '''[[Herbert Samuel]]'''{{R|Hansard}}<br/>{{Small|MP for [[Cleveland (UK Parliament constituency)|Cleveland]]}}
| 12 January 1916
| 7 December 1916
| {{Party shading/Liberal (UK)}} | [[Liberal Party (UK)|Liberal]]

|- style="height:1em"
! style="background-color: {{Party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" |
| [[File:George Cave, 1st Viscount Cave in 1915.jpg|frameless|upright=0.5]]
| [[George Cave, 1st Viscount Cave|George Cave<br/>1st '''Viscount Cave''']]{{R|Hansard}}<br/>{{Small|MP for [[Kingston-upon-Thames (UK Parliament constituency)|Kingston]]{{NoteTag|Ennobled on the day of the 1918 election, which he did not contest.}}<br/>(1856–1928)}}
| 11 December 1916
| 14 January 1919
| {{Party shading/Conservative (UK)}} | [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]]
| rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Coalition (UK)}} | [[Lloyd George ministry|Lloyd George<br/>{{Small|(I & II)}}]]

|- style="height:1em"
! style="background-color: {{Party color|Liberal Party (UK)}}" |
| [[File:Edward Shortt.jpg|frameless|upright=0.5]]
| '''[[Edward Shortt]]'''{{R|Hansard}}<br/>{{Small|MP for [[Newcastle upon Tyne West]]}}
| 14 January 1919
| 23 October 1922
| {{Party shading/Liberal (UK)}} | [[Liberal Party (UK)|Liberal]]

|- style="height:1em"
! rowspan=2 style="background-color: {{Party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" |
| rowspan=2 | [[File:William Bridgeman, 1st Viscount Bridgeman.png|frameless|upright=0.5]]
| rowspan=2 | '''[[William Bridgeman, 1st Viscount Bridgeman|William Bridgeman]]'''{{R|Hansard}}<br/>{{Small|MP for [[Oswestry (UK Parliament constituency)|Oswestry]]}}
| rowspan=2 | 25 October 1922
| rowspan=2 | 22 January 1924
| rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Conservative (UK)}} | [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]]
| {{Party shading/Conservative (UK)}} | [[Conservative government, 1922–1924|Law]]
|- style="height:1em"
| {{Party shading/Conservative (UK)}} | [[Conservative government, 1922–1924|Baldwin I]]

|- style="height:1em"
! style="background-color: {{Party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" |
| [[File:1910 Arthur Henderson.jpg|frameless|upright=0.5]]
| '''[[Arthur Henderson]]'''{{R|Hansard}}<br/>{{Small|MP for [[Burnley (UK Parliament constituency)|Burnley]]{{NoteTag|Elected on 28 February 1924 in the [[1924 Burnley by-election|Burnley by-election]].}}<br/>(1863–1935)}}
| 23 January 1924
| 4 November 1924
| {{Party shading/Labour}} | [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]]
| {{Party shading/Labour}} | [[First MacDonald ministry|MacDonald I]]

|- style="height:1em"
! style="background-color: {{Party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" |
| [[File:1st Viscount Brentford 1923.jpg|frameless|upright=0.5]]
| [[William Joynson-Hicks, 1st Viscount Brentford|'''William Joynson-Hicks''']]{{R|Hansard}}<br/>{{Small|MP for [[Twickenham (UK Parliament constituency)|Twickenham]]}}
| 7 November 1924
| 5 June 1929
| {{Party shading/Conservative (UK)}} | [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]]
| {{Party shading/Conservative (UK)}} | [[Second Baldwin ministry|Baldwin II]]

|- style="height:1em"
! style="background-color: {{Party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" |
| [[File:J.R. Clynes LCCN2014717260 (cropped).jpg|frameless|upright=0.5]]
| '''[[John Robert Clynes]]'''{{R|Hansard}}<br/>{{Small|MP for [[Manchester Platting]]}}
| 8 June 1929
| 26 August 1931
| {{Party shading/Labour}} | [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]]
| {{Party shading/Labour}} | [[Second MacDonald ministry|MacDonald II]]

|- style="height:1em"
! style="background-color: {{Party color|Liberal Party (UK)}}; border:none" |
| rowspan=2 | [[File:Herbert Samuel.jpg|frameless|upright=0.5]]
| rowspan=2 | '''[[Herbert Samuel]]'''{{R|Hansard}}<br/>{{Small|MP for [[Darwen (UK Parliament constituency)|Darwen]]}}
| rowspan=2 | 26 August 1931
| rowspan=2 | 1 October 1932
| rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Liberal (UK)}} | [[Liberal Party (UK)|Liberal]]
| {{Party shading/Coalition (UK)}} | [[National Government (1931)|National I]]<br/>{{Small|(''[[National Labour Organisation|N.Lab.]]–[[Conservative Party (UK)|Con.]]–et al.'')}}
|- style="height:1em"
! style="background-color: {{Party color|Liberal Party (UK)}}; border:none" |{{Zwsp}}
| rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Coalition (UK)}} | [[National Government (1931–1935)|National II]]

|- style="height:1em"
! style="background-color: {{Party color|Unionist Party (Scotland)}}" |
| [[File:Sir John Gilmour.jpg|frameless|upright=0.5]]
| '''[[Sir John Gilmour, 2nd Baronet|John Gilmour]]'''{{R|Hansard}}<br/>{{Small|MP for [[Glasgow Pollok (UK Parliament constituency)|Glasgow Pollok]]}}
| 1 October 1932
| 7 June 1935
| {{Party shading/Unionist (Scotland)}} | [[Unionist Party (Scotland)|Unionist]]

|- style="height:1em"
! style="background-color: {{Party color|National Liberal Party (UK, 1931)}}; border:none" |{{Zwsp}}
| rowspan=3 | [[File:Viscount Simon.jpg|frameless|upright=0.5]]
| rowspan=3 | '''[[John Simon, 1st Viscount Simon|John Simon]]'''{{R|Hansard}}<br/>{{Small|MP for [[Spen Valley (UK Parliament constituency)|Spen Valley]]}}
| rowspan=3 | 7 June 1935
| rowspan=3 | 28 May 1937
| rowspan=3 {{Party shading/Liberal National}} | [[National Liberal Party (UK, 1931)|Liberal National]]
| rowspan=3 {{Party shading/Coalition (UK)}} | [[National Government (1935–1937)|National III]]<br/>{{Small|(''[[Conservative Party (UK)|Con.]]–[[National Labour Organisation|N.Lab.]]–et al.'')}}
|- style="height:1em"
! style="background-color: {{Party color|National Liberal Party (UK, 1931)}}; border:none" |
! scope=row style="text-align:center" | '''[[Edward VIII]]'''<br/>[[File:Coat of Arms of the United Kingdom (1837-1952).svg|50px]]<br/>{{Small|([[Edward VIII abdication crisis|1936]])}}
|- style="height:1em"
! style="background-color: {{Party color|National Liberal Party (UK, 1931)}}; border:none" |{{Zwsp}}
! scope=row style="text-align:center" rowspan=8 | '''[[George VI]]'''<br/>[[File:Coat of Arms of the United Kingdom (1837-1952).svg|50px]]<br/>{{Small|(1936–1952)}}

|- style="height:1em"
! style="background-color: {{Party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" |
| [[File:Sir Samuel Hoare GGBain.jpg|frameless|upright=0.5]]
| '''[[Samuel Hoare, 1st Viscount Templewood|Samuel Hoare]]'''{{R|Hansard}}<br/>{{Small|MP for [[Chelsea (UK Parliament constituency)|Chelsea]]}}
| 28 May 1937
| 3 September 1939
| {{Party shading/Conservative (UK)}} | [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]]
| {{Party shading/Coalition (UK)}} | [[National Government (1937–1939)|National IV]]

|- style="height:1em"
! style="background-color: {{Party color|National Government (United Kingdom)}}; border:none" |{{Zwsp}}
| rowspan=2 | [[File:John Anderson, 1st Viscount Waverley 1943.jpg|frameless|upright=0.5]]
| rowspan=2 | '''[[John Anderson, 1st Viscount Waverley|John Anderson]]'''{{R|Hansard}}<br/>{{Small|MP for [[Combined Scottish Universities]]}}
| rowspan=2 | 4 September 1939
| rowspan=2 | 4 October 1940
| rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Coalition (UK)}} | [[Independent (politician)|Independent]]<br/>{{Small|([[National Government (United Kingdom)|National]])}}
| {{Party shading/Coalition (UK)}} | [[Chamberlain war ministry|Chamberlain War]]
|- style="height:1em"
! style="background-color: {{Party color|National Government (United Kingdom)}}; border:none" |{{Zwsp}}
| rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Coalition (UK)}} | [[Churchill war ministry|Churchill War]]<br/>{{Small|(''All parties'')}}

|- style="height:1em"
! style="background-color: {{Party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" |
| 
| '''[[Herbert Morrison]]'''{{R|Hansard}}<br/>{{Small|MP for [[Hackney South]]}}
| 4 October 1940
| 23 May 1945
| {{Party shading/Labour}} | [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]]

|- style="height:1em"
! style="background-color: {{Party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" |
|
| '''[[Donald Somervell]]'''{{R|Hansard}}<br/>{{Small|MP for [[Crewe (UK Parliament constituency)|Crewe]]}}
| 25 May 1945
| 26 July 1945
| {{Party shading/Conservative (UK)}} | [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]]
| {{Party shading/Coalition (UK)}} | [[Churchill caretaker ministry|Churchill Caretaker]]<br/>{{Small|(''[[Conservative Party (UK)|Con.]]–[[National Liberal Party (UK, 1931)|Lib.N.]]'')}}

|- style="height:1em"
! style="background-color: {{Party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" |
| [[File:James Chuter Ede (minister van Binnenlandse Zaken (Home Secretary)), Bestanddeelnr 900-7223.jpg|frameless|upright=0.5]]
| '''[[James Chuter Ede]]'''{{R|Hansard}}<br/>{{Small|MP for [[South Shields (UK Parliament constituency)|South Shields]]}}
| 3 August 1945
| 26 October 1951
| {{Party shading/Labour}} | [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]]
| {{Party shading/Labour}} | [[Attlee ministry|Attlee<br/>{{Small|(I & II)}}]]

|- style="height:1em"
! height=50 style="background-color: {{Party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}; border-bottom:none" |
| rowspan=2 |[[File: David Maxwell Fyfe, Nuremberg, 1946 (Art. IWM ART LD 5863).jpg|frameless|upright=0.5]]
| rowspan=2 | '''[[David Maxwell Fyfe]]'''{{R|Hansard}}<br/>{{Small|MP for [[Liverpool West Derby]]}}
| rowspan=2 | 27 October 1951
| rowspan=2 | 19 October 1954
| rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Conservative (UK)}} | [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]]
| rowspan=3 {{Party shading/Conservative (UK)}} | [[Third Churchill ministry|Churchill III]]
|- style="height:1em"
! height=50 style="background-color: {{Party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}; border-top:none" |
! rowspan=37 scope="row" style="text-align:center; border-style: solid solid none solid;" | '''[[Elizabeth II]]'''<br/>[[File:Royal Coat of Arms of the United Kingdom.svg|50px]]<br/>{{Small|(1952–2022)}}

|- style="height:1em"
! style="background-color: {{Party color|National Liberal Party (UK, 1931)}}; border:none" |{{Zwsp}}
| rowspan=2 | [[File:Gwilym Lloyd George 1922.jpg|frameless|upright=0.5]]
| rowspan=2 | '''[[Gwilym Lloyd George]]'''{{R|Hansard}}<br/>{{Small|MP for [[Newcastle upon Tyne North]]}}
| rowspan=2 | 19 October 1954
| rowspan=2 | 14 January 1957
| {{Party shading/Liberal National}} rowspan=2 | [[National Liberal and Conservative|National Liberal<br/>&<br/>Conservative]]
|- style="height:1em"
! style="background-color: {{Party color|National Liberal Party (UK, 1931)}}; border:none" |
| {{Party shading/Conservative (UK)}} | [[Eden ministry|Eden]]

|- style="height:1em"
! style="background-color: {{Party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" |
| [[File:Richard-Austen-Rab-Butler-1st-Baron-Butler-of-Saffron-Walden.jpg|frameless|upright=0.5]]
| '''[[Rab Butler]]'''{{R|Hansard}}<br/>{{Small|MP for [[Saffron Walden (UK Parliament constituency)|Saffron Walden]]}}
| 14 January 1957
| 13 July 1962
| {{Party shading/Conservative (UK)}} | [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]]
| rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Conservative (UK)}} | [[Conservative government, 1957–1964|Macmillan<br/>{{Small|(I & II)}}]]

|- style="height:1em"
! style="background-color: {{Party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}; border:none" |{{Zwsp}}
| rowspan=2 | [[File:Henry Brooke 1950.jpg|frameless|upright=0.5]]
| rowspan=2 | '''[[Henry Brooke, Baron Brooke of Cumnor|Henry Brooke]]'''{{R|Hansard}}<br/>{{Small|MP for [[Hampstead (UK Parliament constituency)|Hampstead]]}}
| rowspan=2 | 14 July 1962
| rowspan=2 | 16 October 1964
| rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Conservative (UK)}} | [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]]
|- style="height:1em"
! style="background-color: {{Party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}; border:none" |
| {{Party shading/Conservative (UK)}} | [[Conservative government, 1957–1964|Douglas-Home]]

|- style="height:1em"
! style="background-color: {{Party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" |
| [[File:Frank Soskice 1961.jpg|frameless|upright=0.5]]
| '''[[Frank Soskice]]'''{{R|Hansard}}<br/>{{Small|MP for [[Newport (Monmouthshire) (UK Parliament constituency)|Newport]]}}
| 18 October 1964
| 23 December 1965
| {{Party shading/Labour}} | [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]]
| rowspan=3 {{Party shading/Labour}} | [[Labour government, 1964–1970|Wilson<br/>{{Small|(I & II)}}]]

|- style="height:1em"
! style="background-color: {{Party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" |
| [[File:Roy Jenkins 1977b.jpg|frameless|upright=0.5]]
| '''[[Roy Jenkins]]'''{{R|Hansard}}<br/>{{Small|MP for [[Birmingham Stechford (UK Parliament constituency)|Birmingham Stechford]]}}
| 23 December 1965
| 30 November 1967
| {{Party shading/Labour}} | [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]]

|- style="height:1em"
| style="background-color:{{Party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" |
| [[File:Persconferentie na afloop Overleg van de 9 , Den Haag Callaghan (oa met Enge, Bestanddeelnr 928-9157 (crop).jpg|frameless|upright=0.5]]
| '''[[James Callaghan]]'''{{R|Hansard}}<br/>{{Small|MP for [[Cardiff South East]]}}
| 30 November 1967
| 19 June 1970
| {{Party shading/Labour}} | [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]]

|- style="height:1em"
! style="background-color: {{Party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" |
|
| '''[[Reginald Maudling]]'''{{R|Hansard}}<br/>{{Small|MP for [[Barnet (UK Parliament constituency)|Barnet]]}}
| 20 June 1970
| 18 July 1972
| {{Party shading/Conservative (UK)}} | [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]]
| rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Conservative (UK)}} | [[Heath ministry|Heath]]

|- style="height:1em"
! style="background-color: {{Party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" |
| [[File:Robert Carr2.jpg|frameless|upright=0.5]]
| '''[[Robert Carr]]'''{{R|Hansard}}<br/>{{Small|MP for [[Carshalton (UK Parliament constituency)|Carshalton]]}}
| 18 July 1972
| 4 March 1974
| {{Party shading/Conservative (UK)}} | [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]]

|- style="height:1em"
! style="background-color: {{Party color|Labour Party (UK)}}; border:none" |
| rowspan=2 | [[File:Roy Jenkins 1977b.jpg|frameless|upright=0.5]]
| rowspan=2 | '''[[Roy Jenkins]]'''{{R|Hansard}}<br/>{{Small|MP for [[Birmingham Stechford (UK Parliament constituency)|Birmingham Stechford]]}}
| rowspan=2 | 5 March 1974
| rowspan=2 | 10 September 1976
| rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Labour}} | [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]]
| {{Party shading/Labour}} | [[Labour government, 1974–1979|Wilson<br/>{{Small|(III & IV)}}]]
|- style="height:1em"
! style="background-color: {{Party color|Labour Party (UK)}}; border:none" |{{Zwsp}}
| rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Labour}} | [[Labour government, 1974–1979|Callaghan]]

|- style="height:1em"
! style="background-color: {{Party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" |
| [[File:Merlyn_Rees_appearing_on_"After_Dark",_16_July_1988.jpg|frameless|upright=0.5]]
| '''[[Merlyn Rees]]'''{{R|Hansard}}<br/>{{Small|MP for [[Leeds South (UK Parliament constituency)|Leeds South]]}}
| 10 September 1976
| 4 May 1979
| {{Party shading/Labour}} | [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]]

|- style="height:1em"
! style="background-color: {{Party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" |
|
| '''[[William Whitelaw]]'''{{R|Hansard}}<br/>{{Small|MP for [[Penrith and The Border]]}}
| 4 May 1979
| 11 June 1983
| {{Party shading/Conservative (UK)}} | [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]]
| {{Party shading/Conservative (UK)}} | [[First Thatcher ministry|Thatcher I]]

|- style="height:1em"
! style="background-color: {{Party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" |
| [[File:Leon Brittan (1996) 02.jpg|frameless|upright=0.5]]
| '''[[Leon Brittan]]'''{{R|Hansard}}<br/>{{Small|MP for [[Richmond (Yorks)]]}}
| 11 June 1983
| 2 September 1985
| {{Party shading/Conservative (UK)}} | [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]]
| rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Conservative (UK)}} | [[Second Thatcher ministry|Thatcher II]]

|- style="height:1em"
! rowspan=2 style="background-color: {{Party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" |
| rowspan=2 | [[File:Lord Hurd (cropped).jpg|frameless|upright=0.5]]
| rowspan=2 | '''[[Douglas Hurd]]'''{{R|Hansard}}<br/>{{Small|MP for [[Witney (UK Parliament constituency)|Witney]]}}
| rowspan=2 | 2 September 1985
| rowspan=2 | 26 October 1989
| rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Conservative (UK)}} | [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]]
|- style="height:1em"
| rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Conservative (UK)}} | [[Third Thatcher ministry|Thatcher III]]

|- style="height:1em"
! style="background-color: {{Party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" |
|
| '''[[David Waddington]]'''{{R|Hansard}}<br/>{{Small|MP for [[Ribble Valley (UK Parliament constituency)|Ribble Valley]]}}
| 26 October 1989
| 28 November 1990
| {{Party shading/Conservative (UK)}} | [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]]

|- style="height:1em"
! style="background-color: {{Party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" |
| [[File:Official portrait of Lord Baker of Dorking 2020 crop 2.jpg|frameless|upright=0.5]]
| '''[[Kenneth Baker, Baron Baker of Dorking|Kenneth Baker]]'''{{R|Hansard}}<br/>{{Small|MP for [[Mole Valley (UK Parliament constituency)|Mole Valley]]}}
| 28 November 1990
| 10 April 1992
| {{Party shading/Conservative (UK)}} | [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]]
| {{Party shading/Conservative (UK)}} | [[First Major ministry|Major I]]

|- style="height:1em"
! style="background-color: {{Party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" |
| [[File:Ken clarke.webp|frameless|upright=0.5]]
| '''[[Kenneth Clarke]]'''{{R|Hansard}}<br/>{{Small|MP for [[Rushcliffe (UK Parliament constituency)|Rushcliffe]]}}
| 10 April 1992
| 27 May 1993
| {{Party shading/Conservative (UK)}} | [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]]
| {{Party shading/Conservative (UK)}} rowspan=2 | [[Second Major ministry|Major II]]

|- style="height:1em"
! style="background-color: {{Party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" |
| [[File:Michael Howard as Home Secretary.jpg|frameless|upright=0.5]]
| '''[[Michael Howard]]'''{{R|Hansard}}<br/>{{Small|MP for [[Folkestone and Hythe (UK Parliament constituency)|Folkestone and Hythe]]}}
| 27 May 1993
| 2 May 1997
| {{Party shading/Conservative (UK)}} | [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]]

|- style="height:1em"
! style="background-color: {{Party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" |
| [[File:Jack Straw 2.jpg|frameless|upright=0.5]]
| '''[[Jack Straw]]'''{{R|Hansard}}<br/>{{Small|MP for [[Blackburn (UK Parliament constituency)|Blackburn]]}}
| 2 May 1997
| 8 June 2001
| {{Party shading/Labour}} | [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]]
| {{Party shading/Labour}} | [[First Blair ministry|Blair I]]

|- style="height:1em"
! style="background-color: {{Party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" |
| [[File:David Blunkett DfEE.jpg|frameless|upright=0.5]]
| '''[[David Blunkett]]'''{{R|Hansard}}<br/>{{Small|MP for [[Sheffield Brightside]]}}
| 8 June 2001
| 15 December 2004
| {{Party shading/Labour}} | [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]]
| rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Labour}} |[[Second Blair ministry|Blair II]]

|- style="height:1em"
! rowspan=2 style="background-color: {{Party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" |
| rowspan=2 | [[File:Charles Clarke (cropped).jpg|frameless|upright=0.5]]
| rowspan=2 | '''[[Charles Clarke]]'''{{R|Hansard}}<br/>{{Small|MP for [[Norwich South]]}}
| rowspan=2 | 15 December 2004
| rowspan=2 | [[2006 British cabinet reshuffle|5 May 2006]]
| rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Labour}} | [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]]
|- style="height:1em"
| rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Labour}} |[[Third Blair ministry|Blair III]]

|- style="height:1em"
! style="background-color: {{Party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" |
| [[File:Official portrait of Lord Reid of Cardowan, 2020.jpg|frameless|upright=0.5]]
| '''[[John Reid, Baron Reid of Cardowan|John Reid]]'''<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/4975938.stm |title=Clarke is fired in Cabinet purge |date=5 May 2006 |work=BBC News |access-date=13 September 2017}}</ref><br/>{{Small|MP for [[Airdrie and Shotts (UK Parliament constituency)|Airdrie and Shotts]]}}
| [[2006 British cabinet reshuffle|5 May 2006]]
| 27 June 2007
| {{Party shading/Labour}} | [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]]

|- style="height:1em"
! style="background-color: {{Party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" |
| [[File:Official portrait of Baroness Smith of Malvern crop 2, 2025.jpg|frameless|upright=0.5]]
| '''[[Jacqui Smith]]'''<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/6249316.stm |title=First female boss for Home Office |date=28 June 2007 |work=BBC News |access-date=13 September 2017}}</ref><br/>{{Small|MP for [[Redditch (UK Parliament constituency)|Redditch]]}}
| 28 June 2007
| 5 June 2009
| {{Party shading/Labour}} | [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]]
| rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Labour}} | [[Brown ministry|Brown]]

|- style="height:1em"
! style="background-color: {{Party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" |
| [[File:Alan Johnson MP.jpg|frameless|upright=0.5]]
| '''[[Alan Johnson]]'''<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/politics/8084501.stm |title=Hutton quits in cabinet reshuffle |date=5 June 2009 |work=BBC News |access-date=13 September 2017}}</ref><br/>{{Small|MP for [[Hull West and Hessle]]}}
| 5 June 2009
| 11 May 2010
| {{Party shading/Labour}} | [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]]

|- style="height:1em"
! rowspan=2 style="background-color: {{Party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" |
| rowspan=2 | [[File:Theresa May (2015) (cropped).jpg|frameless|upright=0.5]]
| rowspan=2 | '''[[Theresa May]]'''<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/election_2010/8678271.stm |title=Cameron coalition: Theresa May made home secretary |date=12 May 2010 |work=BBC News |access-date=13 September 2017}}</ref><br/>{{Small|MP for [[Maidenhead (UK Parliament constituency)|Maidenhead]]}}
{{small|''[[Theresa May as Home Secretary|Tenure]]''}}
| rowspan=2 | 12 May 2010
| rowspan=2 | 13 July 2016
| rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Conservative (UK)}} | [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]]
| {{Party shading/Coalition (UK)}} | [[Cameron–Clegg coalition|Cameron–Clegg]]<br/>{{Small|(''[[Conservative Party (UK)|Con.]]–[[Liberal Democrats (UK)|L.D.]]'')}}
|- style="height:1em"
| {{Party shading/Conservative (UK)}} | [[Second Cameron ministry|Cameron II]]

|- style="height:1em"
! style="background-color: {{Party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}; border:none" |
| rowspan=2 | [[File:official portrait of Amber Rudd crop 2.jpg|frameless|upright=0.5]]
| rowspan=2 | '''[[Amber Rudd]]'''<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-36790710 |title=Theresa May shakes up government with new-look cabinet |date=14 July 2016 |work=BBC News |access-date=13 September 2017}}</ref><br/>{{Small|MP for [[Hastings and Rye]]}}
| rowspan=2 | 13 July 2016
| rowspan=2 | [[Second May ministry#Changes 2|29 April 2018]]
| rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Conservative (UK)}} | [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]]
| {{Party shading/Conservative (UK)}} | [[First May ministry|May I]]
|- style="height:1em"
! style="background-color: {{Party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}; border:none" |{{Zwsp}}
| rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Conservative (UK)}} | [[Second May ministry|May II]]

|- style="height:1em"
! style="background-color: {{Party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" |
| [[File:Official portrait of Rt Hon Sajid Javid MP crop 2.jpg|frameless|upright=0.5]]
| '''[[Sajid Javid]]'''<ref>{{Cite web|title=Sajid Javid announced as new Home Secretary after Amber Rudd's resignation|url=https://news.sky.com/story/sajid-javid-announced-as-new-home-secretary-after-amber-rudds-resignation-11353529|publisher=Sky News|access-date=30 April 2018}}</ref><br/>{{Small|MP for [[Bromsgrove (UK Parliament constituency)|Bromsgrove]]}}
| [[Second May ministry#Changes 2|30 April 2018]]
| 24 July 2019
| {{Party shading/Conservative (UK)}} | [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]]

|- style="height:1em"
! rowspan=2 style="background-color: {{Party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" |
| rowspan=2 | [[File:Official portrait of Rt Hon Priti Patel MP crop 2.jpg|frameless|upright=0.5]]
| rowspan=2 | '''[[Priti Patel]]'''<ref name="auto">{{Cite web|date=24 July 2019|title=Priti Patel appointed UK interior minister: statement|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-britain-eu-leader-patel-idUSKCN1UJ2HW|access-date=30 June 2021|work=[[Reuters]]}}</ref><br/>{{Small|MP for [[Witham (UK Parliament constituency)|Witham]]}}
| rowspan=2 | 24 July 2019
| rowspan=2 | 6 September 2022
| rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Conservative (UK)}} | [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]]
| {{Party shading/Conservative (UK)}} | [[First Johnson ministry|Johnson I]]
|- style="height:1em"
| {{Party shading/Conservative (UK)}} | [[Second Johnson ministry|Johnson II]]

|- style="height:1em"
! rowspan=2 style="background-color: {{Party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" |
| rowspan=2 | [[File:Official portrait of Suella Braverman MP crop 2, 2024.jpg|frameless|upright=0.5]]
| rowspan=2 | '''[[Suella Braverman]]'''<ref>{{Cite web |title=Suella Braverman MP on Twitter: My letter to the Prime Minister. |url=https://twitter.com/suellabraverman/status/1582762282626736128 |access-date=2022-10-19 |website=Twitter |language=en}}</ref><br/>{{Small|MP for [[Fareham (UK Parliament constituency)|Fareham]]}}
| rowspan=2 | 6 September 2022
| rowspan=2 | 19 October 2022
| rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Conservative (UK)}} | [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]]
| rowspan=3 {{Party shading/Conservative (UK)}} | [[Truss ministry|Truss]]
|- style="height:1em"
! rowspan=5 scope="row" style="text-align:center"| '''[[Charles III]]'''<br/>[[File:Royal Coat of Arms of the United Kingdom (2022).svg|60px]]<br/>{{Small|(2022–present)}}

|- style="height:1em"
! style="background-color: {{Party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" |
| [[File:Official portrait of Rt Hon Grant Shapps MP crop 2.jpg|frameless|upright=0.5]]
| '''[[Grant Shapps]]'''<ref>{{Cite news |date=2022-10-19 |title=Grants Shapps replaces Suella Braverman as home secretary |language=en-GB |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-63318157 |access-date=2022-10-19}}</ref><br/>{{Small|MP for [[Welwyn Hatfield (UK Parliament constituency)|Welwyn Hatfield]]}}
| 19 October 2022
| 25 October 2022
| {{Party shading/Conservative (UK)}} | [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]]

|- style="height:1em"
! style="background-color: {{Party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" |
| [[File:Official portrait of Suella Braverman MP crop 2, 2024.jpg|frameless|upright=0.5]]
| '''[[Suella Braverman]]'''<ref name="auto1">{{Cite news|date=25 October 2022|title=Braverman returns to home secretary role|work=BBC News|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/uk-politics-63375473?ns_mchannel=social&ns_source=twitter&ns_campaign=bbc_live&ns_linkname=635807ec34a915418162e578%26Braverman%20returns%20to%20home%20secretary%20role%262022-10-25T16%3A00%3A52.374Z&ns_fee=0&pinned_post_locator=urn:asset:bebca0a5-27ce-4562-bb2b-0f35c9411c16&pinned_post_asset_id=635807ec34a915418162e578&pinned_post_type=share|access-date=25 October 2022}}</ref><br/>{{Small|MP for [[Fareham (UK Parliament constituency)|Fareham]]}}
| 25 October 2022
| [[November 2023 British cabinet reshuffle|13 November 2023]]
| {{Party shading/Conservative (UK)}} | [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]]
| rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Conservative (UK)}} | [[Sunak ministry|Sunak]]

|- style="height:1em"
! style="background-color: {{Party color|Conservative Party (UK)|}}" |
| [[File:Official portrait of James Cleverly MP crop 2, 2024.jpg|frameless|upright=0.5]]
| '''[[James Cleverly]]'''<ref name="auto1"/><br/>{{Small|MP for [[Braintree (UK Parliament constituency)|Braintree]]}}
| [[November 2023 British cabinet reshuffle|13 November 2023]]
| 5 July 2024
| {{Party shading/Conservative (UK)}} | [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]]

|- style="height:1em"
! style="background-color: {{Party color|Labour Party (UK)|}}" |
| [[File:Yvette Cooper Official Cabinet Portrait, July 2024 (cropped) 2.jpg|frameless|upright=0.5]]
| '''[[Yvette Cooper]]'''<ref>{{Cite news|date=5 July 2024|title=Rachel Reeves becomes UK's first female chancellor with Angela Rayner deputy PM as Keir Starmer names cabinet – election live|work=The Guardian|url=https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2024/jul/04/general-election-2024-uk-live-labour-tories-starmer-sunak-results-exit-poll?page=with:block-66880a888f08a83a9aeccfc3#block-66880a888f08a83a9aeccfc3|access-date=5 July 2024}}</ref><br/>{{Small|MP for [[Pontefract, Castleford and Knottingley]]}}
| 5 July 2024
| ''Incumbent''
| {{Party shading/Labour}} | [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]]
| {{Party shading/Labour}} | [[Starmer ministry|Starmer]]

|}