Louise Stanley (born 1933) was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 2007, succeeding Thomas Reams.
Biography[]
Louise Stanley was born in Scarborough, Yorkshire, England in 1933. She worked as a public notary before entering politics with the Conservative Party, and she was elected to Parliament in 1997 as MP for Scarborough and Whitby. In 2007, she was chosen as her party's candidate for the premiership to succeed the term-limited Conservative PM Thomas Reams, and she was voted Prime Minister 18-10 with the backing of the DUP, UKIP, and Plaid Cymru.
Premiership[]
Stanley inherited a slightly growing economy, and she had Parliament vote 16-9 against sex education, hoping to conserve government money. Parliament narrowly voted 14-11 to approve a driving license program, and the Tories then introduced a coffee tax in a vote of 12-9 to offset these losses. Vehicle emission limits were abolished in a 13-12 vote, and Parliament voted 18-5 to move elections to every 55 weeks, extending Prime Ministers' terms. Parliament voted 15-11 to approve a government scholarship, dashing the Tories and DUP's hopes to keep the economy growing. However, the Tories restored confidence in the government by approving the creation of a national football league. On 31 December 2007, the Tories rose to 28.18% of the vote and 8 seats, Labour fell to 15.5% and 5 seats, Plaid rose to 16.68% and 5 seats, the Lib Dems fell to 10.51% and 3 seats, the SNP rose to 8.52% and 3 seats, the DUP rose to 8.29% and 2 seats, the GPEW fell to 5.59% and 2 seats, and UKIP rose to 6.74% and 2 seats. The ensuing premiership election was a shock to all Britons, with Plaid leader Evelyn Small being elected in a vote of 20-6 over Stanley.