Choosing the Tory leader : Conservative Party leadership elections from Heath to Cameron / Timothy Heppell.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Heppell, Timothy.

Series:

International library of political studies ; 19.

International library of political studies ; 19

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Conservative Party (Great Britain)--Elections.

Conservative Party (Great Britain).

Political leadership.

Elections.

Great Britain--Politics and government--20th century.

Great Britain.

Politics and government.

Political leadership--Great Britain.

Physical Description:

xiv, 254 pages ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York, NY : Tauris Academic Studies, 2008.

Contents:

2 The War of the Macmillan Succession: The Catalyst for Electing the Party Leader 13

2.1 The Resignation of Harold Macmillan 16

2.2 The Lack of an Obviously Acceptable Successor 18

2.3 Bias in the Customary Processes of Consultation? 20

2.4 The Outmanoeuvring of R.A. Butler 23

2.5 The Customary Processes in Disrepute: A Failure of Process and Outcome 26

3 Edward Heath: The First Democratic Leader of the Conservative Party 33

3.1 The Resignation of Alec Douglas-Home 34

3.2 Three Candidates Emerge 37

3.3 How and why did Edward Heath Win? 41

4 The Peasants Revolt? The Election of Margaret Thatcher 51

4.1 The Refusal of Edward Heath to Resign 53

4.2 The Challenge of Margaret Thatcher 58

4.3 The Ballots: Rejecting Edward Heath and Electing Margaret Thatcher 61

4.4 Explaining the Election of Margaret Thatcher 64

4.4.1 The Influence of Personality: The Anti-Heath Interpretation 64

4.4.2 The Influence of Ideas: The Ideological Explanation 66

5 Treachery with a Smile on its Face: The Downfall of Margaret Thatcher 71

5.1 The Lightweight Challenge of Anthony Meyer 72

5.2 The Heavyweight Challenge of Michael Heseltine 75

5.3 The Margaret Thatcher versus Michael Heseltine Ballot 80

5.4 The Resignation of Margaret Thatcher 83

5.5 The Default Victory of John Major 85

5.6 Why Margaret Thatcher and Michael Heseltine Lost and John Major Triumphed 88

6 Put Up or Shut Up: John Redwood Challenges John Major 95

6.1 The Multiple Crises of the Major Government 96

6.2 The Critics of John Major: Bastards or Cowards? 100

6.3 A Vote of Confidence? 107

7 You Cannot Be Serious: The Election of William Hague 115

7.1 The Resignation of John Major 116

7.2 Profiling the Multiple Candidates 117

7.3 Evaluating the Multiple Ballots 119

7.4 Identifying the Multiple Legitimacy Problems of William Hague 123

8 The Quiet Man Emerges: The Election of Iain Duncan Smith 131

8.1 The Resignation of William Hague 132

8.2 New Leadership Election, New Leadership Election Procedures 136

8.3 The Candidates: Two Heavyweights and Three Lightweights 137

8.4 The Parliamentary Ballots 141

8.5 The Party Membership Ballot 145

8.6 A Failure of Process and a Flawed Outcome 147

9 Back to the Future: Michael Howard becomes Conservative Party Leader 155

9.1 The Credibility Gap: The Limitations of Iain Duncan Smith 156

9.2 The Procedural Dilemma 162

9.3 The Brutal Execution 165

9.4 The Unopposed Coronation 167

10 The Triumph of the Modernizers: The Election of David Cameron 171

10.1 The Prolonged Resignation of Michael Howard 174

10.2 Four Candidates Emerge 177

10.3 The Parliamentary Ballots 180

10.4 The Party Membership Ballot 184

10.5 Explaining the Modernizers Triumph 188.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [241]-249) and index.

ISBN:

9781845114862

1845114868

OCLC:

154698754