The Tories had been a coalition that more often than not formed the government from 1760 until the Reform Act 1832. ![]() The current party was first organised in the 1830s and the name "Conservative" was officially adopted, but the party is still often referred to as the Tory party (not least because newspaper editors find it a convenient shorthand when space is limited). The Conservative Party (also known as Tories) is the oldest political party in the United Kingdom and arguably the world. Robert Peel, founder and first Conservative Party Prime Minister (1788–1850)
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