British Political Parties: The emergence of a modern party system

Front Matter....Pages i-xviii
Introduction: Political Parties and the British Party System....Pages 1-9
Front Matter....Pages 11-11
The Electoral System and the Party System, 1867–1922....Pages 13-25
The Emergence of British Political Parties....Pages 26-51
The Parties in Transition, 1903–22....Pages 52-86
Front Matter....Pages 87-87
Introduction: The British Party System, 1922–40....Pages 88-93
Conservative Party Dominance, 1922–40....Pages 94-107
The Labour Party in Turmoil, 1922–40....Pages 108-119
Third Parties and British Politics, 1922–40....Pages 120-130
Front Matter....Pages 131-131
Party Politics in War, 1940–5....Pages 133-144
The Conservative Party and Consensus Politics, 1945–64....Pages 145-161
The Labour Party, 1945–64....Pages 162-179
Front Matter....Pages 181-181
The Conservative Party After 1964....Pages 183-199
The Labour Party After 1964....Pages 200-215
The British Party System Since 1964....Pages 216-246
Back Matter....Pages 247-268