The Conservatives under Prime Minister John Major were in government in 1996, they actually had a negative majority and relied on the support of the Ulster Unionist party to allow legislation to pass through parliament.
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Labour won the 1997 general election, under the leadership of Tony Blair, to take over after 18 years of conservative rule
The party that was in power was the Conservative Party was in power from 1979-1997.