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Labour Party history since 1979 Reform of the Labour Party 1979-97: Between 1979 and 1997, there was extensive reform of the structure and organisation of the Labour Party. In part, this was a reflection of the Party's failure to win a general election between 1979 and 1997. In part it was a reflection of an ideological struggle between different factions within the Party. There were three distinct phases: 1) The Bennite challenge 1979-83 Following Labour's 1979 general election defeat, a group of Labour Party activists led by Tony Benn attempted to change the balance of power within the Party. They argue that by ignoring the wishes of Labour's activists its parliamentary leaders had lost touch with the wishes of its natural working class electorate, which paved the way for MPs Thatcher's victory in 1979. Rules change 1980: The pressure for reform expected by been and his supporters produced two main changes, the first as a...

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