Local government
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Liberals and local government
The Liberal commitment to localism and local power has strong historical roots. Discuss the Liberal innovations in local government in Birmingham in the 1870s, led by Joseph Chamberlain, and in Manchester in the 1920s, led by E. D. Simon, with Dr Ian Cawood (Associate Professor of History, University of Stirling) and Dr Brendon Jones (University of Manchester). This…
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Liberal Democrats and the 2025 local elections
How did the Liberal Democrats fare in the English local elections?
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The Liberal Democrat performance in the 2023 local elections
Breakthrough or consolidation? By John Curtice.
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Lib Dems in the cities
The Liberal Democrat performance in large cities in May 2022, by Michael Meadowcroft.
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The Liberal Democrat performance in the 2022 local elections
An analysis of where the Liberal Democrats gained council seats in May 2022
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The Liberal rise in Richmond
The story of how the Liberals grew their local government strength in Richmond in the 1960s and 1970s; with an introduction setting the context.
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Another Madam Mayor
Lady Howard of Llanelli and the strange case of the Cowell-Stepneys.
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Liberals in Local Government 1967–2017
Report of Liberal Democrat History Group fringe meeting, Bournemouth, 17 September 2017, with Kath Pinnock, Tony Greaves, Richard Kemp, Sarah Bedford, Matt Cole and Ruth Dombey; chair: Andrew Stunell.
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Madam Mayor
The first wave of Liberal women in local government leadership 1918–1939.