Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. List of boxes vii
4. Introduction: What are Parties For? 1
5. Part I: The Major Parties
6. 1. The Labour Party 25
7. 2. The Conservative Party 76
8. Part II: The Minor Parties
9. 3. The Liberal Democrats 135
10. 4. Scottish, Welsh and Northern Irish Parties 161
11. Part III: Peripheral Parties
12. Introduction 173
13. 5. Right-wing Peripheral Parties 175
14. 6. Left-wing Peripheral Parties 190
15. 7. Other Peripheral Parties and Independent Candidates 205
16. 8. Conclusion: What Kind of Party System? 216
17. References 235
18. Index 243