Why did the Labour Party rise so rapidly from having only 29 MPs in 1906 to forming a government in 1924 The Rise of the Labour Party or to be more precise its birth is seen as a very complex issue. However Pelling gives us some idea as to how it came to being. He argues that it was because of the "enfranchisement of the manual workers in 1867 and in 1884 tended to increase the electoral importance of "labour" …showed first 75 words of 1671 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1671 total…labour lost 40 of its members, the Liberals lost 118 of its members. The Conservatives came out on top gaining an extra 151 members. Although the Labour Party lost 40 of its members they were still able to form a government. Overall it was not just one reason but a number of reasons why the Labour party rose so rapidly from having only 29 M.P.S top form a government in 1924 and these all contributed to its eventual rise.