Elections
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The Liberal Party and general elections
Report of Liberal Democrat History Group meeting of February 2003, with David Butler and Neil Stockley.
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Disappointment or bridgehead?
Liberal Democrat performance in the 2005 election.
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Blissful Dawn? The 1906 Election
On 7 February 1906, the counting of votes was completed in the 1906 general election, and the Liberal Party had obtained a majority of 132 over all other parties. In addition, for the first time, 29 Labour MPs were elected and shortly afterwards the Parliamentary Labour Party was founded. To mark this anniversary, the Corporation…
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The 1910 general elections
Turning points in British politics?
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Liberals and the 1945 election (1)
Review of Malcolm Baines, The Liberal Party and the 1945 General Election (Contemporary Record 9:1, Summer 1995).
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The Inverness turning point
How the Liberals’ near-miss in the Inverness by-election of 1954 proved a turning point in the party’s fortunes.
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Report: Election 2005 in historical perspective
with John Curtice, Andrew Russell and Chris Rennard.
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What went wrong at Darlington?
Original memo on the 1983 by-election disaster, plus commentary.