The British General Election of 1945

A seminal analysis of the election that reshaped Britain.

R.B. McCallum

INTRODUCTION I. THE BREAK-UP OF THE COALITION II. THE ELECTION MACHINERY III. THE ISSUES IV. THE CANDIDATES V. THE ELECTION ADDRESSES VI. INDEPENDENTS AND OTHERS VII. THE OPENING OF THE CAMPAIGN VIII. THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE CONTEST IX. A TOUR OF THE CONSTITUENCIES X. THE LAST DAYS OF THE FIGHT XI. THE DAILY PRESS XII. THE UNIVERSITIES XIII. THE FORECASTS AND THE RESULTS XlV. THE RESULTS EXAMINED