Abstract
The fifth general election since the Liberal Party and the SDP merged to form the Liberal Democrats provides an opportunity for some longerterm reflection on the party’s electoral progress. These five campaigns took place over a twenty-two-year period since the ‘Alliance’ parties headed by David Steel and David Owen became the Liberal Democrats, first led by Paddy Ashdown.
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Rennard, C. (2011). From Protest to Power — The Progress of the Liberal Democrats. In: Wring, D., Mortimore, R., Atkinson, S. (eds) Political Communication in Britain. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230305045_12
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