In the aftermath of the First World War British politics faced a seismic change in the new electoral system that the 1918 General Election represented. In truth the first genuinely universal election of MPs across the UK was not until this year - when the franchise was vastly, and far more thoroughly than say the 1867 Reform Act, extended; not only this, but for the first time women over the age of 30 were also allocated voting powers. …showed first 75 words of 377 total…

…showed last 75 words of 377 total…working class vote’ in the inter-war period. Once we have evaluated these three factors, we shall conclude that in truth not one single dynamic stands out as being of singular importance, but rather a combination of all three. So that we might appreciate this, we must first consider the ‘new’ vote then go on to see how the Tories manipulated this before finally looking at occasions where the Conservatives were buoyed by simple good luck.