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The Conservatives regained power in 1924 but were defeated in 1929 as a minority Labour government took office. In 1931, following the collapse of the Labour minority government, it entered another coalition, which was dominated by the Conservatives with some support from factions of both the Liberal Party and the Labour Party ( National Labour ...
The Conservatives under Baldwin were also the last political party in Britain to gain over half of the vote, which they did in the general election of 1931. Yet as the war ended in victory the public demanded fresh leadership. The Conservatives were soundly defeated in the 1945 General Election by a resurgent Labour Party.
In the 1931 general election, the Conservatives earned their best result to date, by vote share (55.5%) and seat number (474). [16] In the post-war era, the 1983 general election was the most successful for the Conservatives in terms of seats won (397), whereas 1955 was the most successful election for vote share (49.7%). [ 16 ]
Conservative: 21 Apr: 1880 Resignation Disraeli resigns: 23 Apr: Second Gladstone ministry: General election: William Ewart Gladstone: Liberal: 9 Jun: 1885 No confidence: Gladstone resigns: 23 Jun: First Salisbury ministry — Marquess of Salisbury: Conservative Nov: General election: Conservative [g] Jan: 1886 No confidence: Salisbury resigns: Feb
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Most of these were conservative Whigs unwilling to take up arms against the British government. [11] Historian Leonard Woods Labaree writes that the American gentry and the merchant class were generally conservative. According to Labaree, "It was to the interest of both groups to oppose the growing spirit of liberalism, whether it came from ...
One popular answer to this question, asserted by many American conservatives and liberals alike: that proper conservatives are devoted to "small government" or engaged in protecting "individual ...
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