Elections
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The lessons of Orpington
Analysis of the importance of the by-election result for the Liberal Party.
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Fighting Orpington
The stunning by-election victory of Orpington in 1962 was the high point of the first Liberal revival. Eric Lubbock (now Lord Avebury) was the candidate.
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Report: Landslide for the left
Report of LDHG meeting of September 1996, on the 1906 election, with John Grigg and Andrew Adonis.
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The Liberal Party’s performance in 1945
Continuing the debate over the Liberal Party and the 1945 general election.
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The Liberal performance in 1945
Contribution to the continuing debate over the 1945 election: response to earlier Newsletter articles.
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The Liberal Party and the 1945 election
Personal recollections of the Liberal Party’s campaign in the 1945 general election.
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The 1936 Preston by-election
A look at the tensions the by-election caused for Liberal National and Conservative coalition partners.
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The 1931 general election
The National Government was formed in August 1931, following the failure of Ramsay Macdonald's minority Labour administration to deal with the mounting unemployment that was paralysing Britain. The Conservatives had been pressing for the adoption of protection throughout the proceeding period and the public were becoming increasingly frustrated by the apparent ineffectiveness of the free…
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The 1929 general election
The election of May 1929 took place against a backdrop of economic depression, as the Conservative government struggled to stem a growing tide of unemployment in the aftermath of the First World War.