British By Elections w/ Michael Mullaney

About this episode

Will speaks with Michael Mullaney about the significance of British by-elections and their impact on politics.

In this episode of the podcast Will speaks to Michael Mullaney, leader of the Liberal Democrats on Leicestershire County Council and Lib Dem Parliamentary candidate for Hinckley and Bosworth in 2024 about British By-Elections 1769–2025: The 88 By-Election Campaigns That Shaped Our Politics a book he has contributed a chapter to. They discuss the Workington by election of 1976, the significance of by elections, why the Liberal Democrats and other third parties have been so successful at winning them and how turnout can often dictate the result. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Host: Will

Guest: Michael Mullaney

Topics covered

• British By-Elections
• Liberal Democrats
• political campaigns
• voter turnout
• third parties
• historical elections

Keywords

• by-elections
• Liberal Democrats
• Michael Mullaney
• politics
• voter turnout
• historical elections
• Workington

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Liberal Democrats

Books & works: British By-Elections 1769–2025: The 88 By-Election Campaigns That Shaped Our Politics

Places: Leicestershire County Council, Hinckley and Bosworth

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