A History of British Elections with Iain Dale

On Wednesday 10 April 2024, the Mile End Institute celebrated the launch of Iain Dale's new book, British General Election Campaigns, 1830-2019. Featuring an essay on every general election since 1830, the book ranges across every aspect of electoral history: from landslides and hung parliaments to corruption, electoral violence and the birth of the modern campaign. With a cast ranging from William Gladstone and Sir Robert Peel to Margaret Thatcher and Boris Johnson, it explores how elections are won and lost, how they have changed over time, and what lessons can be drawn for the present.
In this webinar, Dr Robert Saunders (‪@qmulschoolofhistory4447‬) was joined by ‪@iaindale‬, Professor Philip Cowley (‪@QMPoliticsIR‬) and Dr Jennifer Davey from‪@historyofparliament9625‬ to explore the history of British elections.