Liberal Party (UK)

E1820

The Liberal Party (UK) was a major British political party that dominated late 19th- and early 20th-century politics, championing free trade, civil liberties, and social reform before being eclipsed by the Labour Party.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf defunct political party
political party
advocated civil liberties
free trade
social reform
country United Kingdom
dissolved 1988
dominantPeriod early 20th century
late 19th century
electoralAlliance SDP–Liberal Alliance
electoralAlliancePeriod 1981–1988
formedFrom Conservative Party (UK)
surface form: Peelite Conservatives

Radicals
Whig Party
surface form: Whigs
historicalStatus eclipsed by the Labour Party in the 20th century
one of the two major British parties in the 19th century
ideology classical liberalism
liberalism
social liberalism
inception 1859
inceptionPlace United Kingdom
keyPrimeMinister David Lloyd George
Herbert Henry Asquith
surface form: H. H. Asquith

William Ewart Gladstone
mergedInto Liberal Party (UK) self-linksurface differs
surface form: Liberal Democrats
notableLeader Archibald Primrose, 5th Earl of Rosebery
Archibald Sinclair
David Lloyd George
David Steel
Earl Russell (John Russell)
Herbert Henry Asquith
surface form: H. H. Asquith

Herbert Samuel
Jeremy Thorpe
Jo Grimond
William Ewart Gladstone
William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne
opposedPolicy protectionism
tariff reform
parliamentaryChamber House of Commons of the United Kingdom
House of Lords
partyColour gold
yellow
partySymbol Liberty bird (later used by Liberal Democrats)
position centre to centre-left
precededBy Whig Party
succeededBy Labour Party (UK)
Liberal Democrats
supportedPolicy Irish Home Rule
National Insurance Act 1911
Old Age Pensions Act 1908
extension of the franchise
welfare state reforms

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Fallodon, Northumberland, England historicalAssociation Liberal Party (UK)
this entity surface form: British Liberal Party statesmen
Edinburgh West previouslyRepresentedByParty Liberal Party (UK)
this entity surface form: Liberal Party
Thomas Ferens memberOf Liberal Party (UK)
Ponsonby family hasConnectionTo Liberal Party (UK)
Lord Steel of Aikwood memberOfPoliticalParty Liberal Party (UK)
subject surface form: David Steel
William Pirrie, 1st Viscount Pirrie memberOf Liberal Party (UK)
The Earl of Willingdon memberOf Liberal Party (UK)
John Robert Seeley memberOf Liberal Party (UK)
William Randal Cremer memberOfPoliticalParty Liberal Party (UK)
William Randal Cremer parliamentaryGroup Liberal Party (UK)
Dukes of Bedford politicalAffiliationHistorically Liberal Party (UK)
this entity surface form: Liberal Party
Philip Morrell politicalAlignment Liberal Party (UK)
Philip Morrell memberOfPoliticalParty Liberal Party (UK)
Mark Bonham Carter memberOfPoliticalParty Liberal Party (UK)
Asquith family politicalAffiliationTradition Liberal Party (UK)
Asquith family memberOfPoliticalParty Liberal Party (UK)
subject surface form: H. H. Asquith
Elementary Education Act 1870 politicalPartySupport Liberal Party (UK)
this entity surface form: Liberal Party
Orkney and Shetland Westminster constituency previousMPParty Liberal Party (UK)
subject surface form: Orkney and Shetland (UK Parliament constituency)
National Liberal Club, London politicalAlignment Liberal Party (UK)
subject surface form: National Liberal Club
Joseph Leese memberOf Liberal Party (UK)
The Lion and the Unicorn: Gladstone vs. Disraeli examines Liberal Party (UK)
this entity surface form: British Liberal Party
Augustine Birrell memberOfPoliticalParty Liberal Party (UK)
Yeovil (UK Parliament constituency) hasHistoricalPartyRepresentation Liberal Party (UK)
this entity surface form: Liberal Party
Clement Davies memberOf Liberal Party (UK)
Clement Davies parliamentaryGroup Liberal Party (UK)
Lord Islington memberOf Liberal Party (UK)
William Wedgwood Benn memberOfPoliticalParty Liberal Party (UK)
James Bryce memberOf Liberal Party (UK)
Cripps family politicalTradition Liberal Party (UK)
United Kingdom general election, 1966 thirdParty Liberal Party (UK)
this entity surface form: Liberal Party (UK, historical)