National Liberal Party (UK, 1931)Political party in the United Kingdom from 1931 to 1968 National Liberal Party LeaderDavid Renton (last)Founded1931Dissolved1968Split fromLiberal PartyMerged intoConservative PartyIdeologyNational liberalismProtectionismPolitical positionCentre-rightPolitics of the United KingdomPolitical partiesElections The National Liberal Party, known until 1948 as the Liberal National Party, was a liberal political party in the United Kingdom from 1931 to 1968.
1931 United Kingdom general electionColours denote the winning party—as shown in § ResultsComposition of the House of Commons after electionA general election was held in the United Kingdom on Tuesday, 27 October 1931. It saw a landslide election victory for the National Government, a three-party coalition which had been formed two months previously after the collapse of the second Labour government.
Labour Party (UK)Political partyThe Labour Party, commonly Labour, is a political party in the United Kingdom. It sits on the centre-left of the left–right political spectrum, and has historically been an alliance of democratic socialists, social democrats and trade unionists. It has been the governing party since the 2024 general election.
National Labour OrganisationThe National Labour Organisation, also known simply as National Labour, was formed in 1931 by supporters of the National Government in Britain who had come from the Labour Party. Its leaders were Ramsay MacDonald (1931–1937) and his son Malcolm MacDonald (1937–1945). The most prominent member was the Prime Minister Ramsay MacDonald.
Liberal Party (UK)British political party (1859–1988)The Liberal Party was one of the two majorpolitical parties in the United Kingdom, along with the Conservative Party, in the 19th and early 20th centuries. Beginning as an alliance of Whigs, free trade-supporting Peelites, and reformist Radicals in the 1850s, by the end of the 19th century, it had formed four governments under William Ewart Gladstone.
Ramsay MacDonaldMember of ParliamentIn office31 January 1936 – 9 November 1937Preceded byNoel SkeltonSucceeded bySir John AndersonConstituencyCombined Scottish UniversitiesIn office15 November 1922 – 25 October 1935Preceded byJack EdwardsSucceeded byManny ShinwellConstituencyAberavon (1922–1929)Seaham (1929–1935)In office8 February 1906 – 25 November 1918Serving with Henry BroadhurstFranklin ThomassonEliot Crawshay-WilliamsSir Gordon HewartPreceded byJohn RollestonSucceeded byConstituency abolishedConstituencyLeicesterPersonal detailsBornJames McDonald Ramsay(1866-10-12)12 October 1866Lossiemouth, Elginshire, ScotlandDied9 November 1937(1937-11-09) (aged 71)Aboard MV Reina del Pacifico, North Atlantic OceanResting placeHoly Trinity Church, SpyniePartyLabour (until 1931)National Labour (from 1931)SpouseMargaret Gladstone(m.1896; died 1911)Children6, including Malcolm, Ishbel, SheilaEducationBirkbeck, University of LondonProfessionPoliticianSignatureA speech by Ramsay MacDonald campaigning for the Labour Party whilst in opposition (recorded 1926)James Ramsay MacDonald (néJames McDonald Ramsay; 12 October 1866 – 9 November 1937) was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom twice, first briefly in 1924 and again from 1929 to 1935.
National Government (1931–1935)The National Government of 1931–1935 was formed by Ramsay MacDonald following his reappointment as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom by King George V after the general election in October 1931. As a National Government it contained members of the Conservative Party, the Liberal Party, National Labour and the Liberal Nationals, as well as a number of individuals who belonged to no political party.
Stanley BaldwinStanley Baldwin, 1st Earl Baldwin of Bewdley (3 August 1867 – 14 December 1947), was a British statesman and Conservative politician who was prominent in the political leadership of the United Kingdom between the world wars. He was prime minister on three occasions, from May 1923 to January 1924, from November 1924 to June 1929 and from June 1935 to May 1937.
Conservative Party (UK)The Conservative and Unionist Party, commonly known as the Conservative Party and colloquially as the Tories, is a political party in the United Kingdom. It sits on the centre-right to right-wing of the left–right political spectrum.
Landslide victoryA landslide victory is an election result in which the winning candidate or party achieves a decisive victory by an overwhelming margin, securing a very large majority of votes or seats far beyond the typical competitive outcome. The term became popular in the 19th century to describe a victory in which the opposition is "buried", similar to the way in which a geological landslide buries whatever is in its path.United Kingdom general elections overviewThis is an overview of United Kingdom general election results since 1922. The 1922 UK general election was the first election in the new United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, after the creation of the Irish Free State removed Southern Ireland from the UK.
Great Depression in the United KingdomThe Great Depression in the United Kingdom also known as the Great Slump, was a period of national economic downturn in the 1930s, which had its origins in the global Great Depression. It was Britain's largest and most profound economic depression of the 20th century. The Great Depression originated in the United States in late 1929 and quickly spread to the world.*As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.