From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Larson is a Scandinavian patronymic surname meaning son of Lars. Lars is derived from the Roman name Laurentius, which means from Laurentum or crowned with laurel.. There are various spellings. As a surname (last name), Larson may refer to: 1 People.
However, to run for leader MPs need nominations from 34 colleagues. The support of MPs may also prove decisive in building a campaignâs momentum and swinging local party members behind a candidate. Labour now has 232 MPs, its lowest level since 1987. Of those, 226 have ties to the unions, and 147 to Unite specifically. Ties are defined as donations, membership or endorsements in leadership selections.
Labour returned with a landslide 179 seat majority in the 1997 general election under the leadership of Tony Blair. The party's large majority in the House of Commons was slightly reduced to 167 in the 2001 general election and more substantially reduced to 66 in 2005.he Labour Party's origins lie in the late 19th century numeric increase of the urban proletariat and the extension of the franchise to working-class males, when it became apparent that there was a need for a political party to represent the interests and needs of those groups.