Liberalism in West Cornwall
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Liberalism in West Cornwall by Edwin Jaggard
Between 1832 and 1885 West Cornwall was highly unusual in the British electoral system. Throughout the period the division was never contested at a general election, and the Liberals maintained a stranglehold on both parliamentaryseats. Yet this apparent stability disguised an often turbulent reality of party manoeuvring and personal rivalries. Dr Jaggard's book uncovers much that has been so far unknown about this phenomenon. The introduction surveysWest Cornwall politics between the First and Third Reform Acts, suggesting how the Liberals' hegemony was established and maintained. Both the numerical strength of Methodism in the division, together with corrosive rivalries among the county's Conservatives, played a part, but the papers suggest other factors at work too. Prominent among them immediately after 1867 was the Liberal party's organisation, and the prominence within it of men of new wealth such as the miner-banker J M Williams. As a snapshot of the mid-Victorian electoral system in action the papers widen our understanding of local and national politics, particularly reasons for the electoral success of the Gladstonian Liberal party.| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780901853424 |
| ISBN 10 | 0901853429 |
| Title | Liberalism in West Cornwall |
| Author | Edwin Jaggard |
| Series | Devon And Cornwall Record Society |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Devon & Cornwall Record Society |
| Year published | 1999-01-01 |
| Number of pages | 210 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |