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The Progressive Alliance and the Rise of Labour, 1903-1922

Political Change in Industrial Britain

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  1. Samantha Wolstencroft

    1. Manchester Metropolitan University, Manchester, United Kingdom

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  • Provides an original and detailed analysis of the politics of the Progressive Alliance at the constituency level from its inception to collapse
  • Analyses political change in Britain’s first industrial city, Manchester, and Stoke-on-Trent, between 1903 and 1923
  • Examines the impact of the experience of war upon the political parties and the issues in transforming electoral alignment in Britain from 1918

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Table of contents (11 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xvii
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  2. Introduction: Historians and the Decline of the Liberal Party

    • Samantha Wolstencroft
    Pages 1-33

  3. The Politics of the Progressive Alliance: Manchester Liberalism and the Emergence of Labour, 1906–1908

    • Samantha Wolstencroft
    Pages 35-61

  4. The Viability of the Progressive Alliance: Electoral Politics in Manchester, 1910–1912

    • Samantha Wolstencroft
    Pages 63-87

  5. Municipal Politics and the Progressive Alliance in Manchester, 1906–1914

    • Samantha Wolstencroft
    Pages 89-101

  6. The Complexities of Progressive Cooperation: Lib-Labism and Electoral Politics in Stoke-on-Trent, 1903–1910

    • Samantha Wolstencroft
    Pages 103-119

  7. A Fragile Alliance: The 1912 Hanley By-Election

    • Samantha Wolstencroft
    Pages 121-138

  8. The Impact of War and the Collapse of the Progressive Alliance: Political Change in Manchester, 1918–1922

    • Samantha Wolstencroft
    Pages 139-168

  9. Manchester’s Municipal Politics in the Aftermath of War and the 1922 General Election

    • Samantha Wolstencroft
    Pages 169-189

  10. The Politics of Change: The End of Lib-Labism in Stoke-on-Trent, 1918–1921

    • Samantha Wolstencroft
    Pages 191-209

  11. The Rise of Labour: The 1922 General Election in Stoke-on-Trent

    • Samantha Wolstencroft
    Pages 211-230

  12. Conclusion: The Rise and Fall of the Progressive Alliance

    • Samantha Wolstencroft
    Pages 231-240

  13. Back Matter

    Pages 241-247
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About this book

This book provides a detailed study of the politics of the Progressive Alliance at the constituency level from its inception in 1903 to collapse during the First World War. It evaluates the character, development and difficulties of progressive co-operation and considers the long-term viability of an electoral alliance between the Liberal and Labour parties. Samantha Wolstencroft provides an exhaustive analysis of political change in two of Britain’s major industrial centres, Manchester and Stoke-on-Trent, during a period that witnessed the decline of the Liberal Party and rise of Labour. She evaluates the difficulties faced by the early Labour Party in its attempt to attain a foothold within the political landscape, examines the impact of the experience of the First World War upon the political parties, and demonstrates the power of issues and the role of candidates in the transformation of electoral politics in Britain in the immediate aftermath of war.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Manchester Metropolitan University, Manchester, United Kingdom

    Samantha Wolstencroft

About the author

Samantha Wolstencroft is Senior Lecturer in British Political History at Manchester Metropolitan University, UK, and lectures on modern British politics, war and political violence, British foreign policy since 1918, and the politicisation of popular music in 1980s Britain. Prior to this, she taught economic history at the University of Manchester, and has lectured at a number of other British universities.She is currently writing a book on

popular music and protest culture in Britain during the 1980s.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: The Progressive Alliance and the Rise of Labour, 1903-1922

  • Book Subtitle: Political Change in Industrial Britain

  • Authors: Samantha Wolstencroft

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-75744-5

  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham

  • eBook Packages: History, History (R0)

  • Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2018

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-75743-8Published: 24 May 2018

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-09315-0Published: 21 December 2018

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-75744-5Published: 14 May 2018

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XVII, 247

  • Number of Illustrations: 8 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: History of Britain and Ireland, Political History, Social History, Labor History, History of Modern Europe

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