The 1826 UK general election saw the Tories under the Earl of Liverpool win a substantial an increased majority over the Whigs. In Ireland, Home Rule candidates, including Daniel O'Connell, working with the Whigs, won large gains from Unionist candidates. The 1820 UK general election, held shortly after the Radical War in Scotland and the Cato Street Conspiracy. ... The 1830 UK general election, fought in the aftermath of the Swing Riots, saw electoral reform as a major election issue. ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ... The Right Honourable Robert Banks Jenkinson, 2nd Earl of Liverpool, KG, PC (7 June 1770–4 December 1828), known as Lord Hawkesbury from 1796 to 1808, was a British statesman who served Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1812 to 1827. ... While the Whigs (along with the Tories) are often described as one of the two political parties in late 17th to mid 19th century Great Britain, it is more accurate to describe them as loose political groupings or tendencies. ... Devolution or Home rule is the pooling of powers from central government to government at regional or local level. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ...
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May Meetings.During the establishment of Episcopacy in Scotland, Edinburgh was the seat of a bishop, and the ancient collegiate church of St Giles rose to the dignity of a cathedral.
For many generations the charitable foundations for the teaching and training of youth were a conspicuous feature in the economy of the city.
Speaking generally, the New Town was resorted to by professional menlawyers, doctors and artists,and in its principal streets will be found the head offices of the leading banks and insurance offices, all lodged in buildings of remarkable architectural pretensions.
The British generalelection of 1945 held on July 5th 1945 but not counted and declared until July 26, 1945 (due to the time it took to transport the votes of those serving overseas) was one of the most significant generalelections of the 20th century.
The UK generalelection, 1987 was held on June 11, 1987 and was the third victory in a row for Margaret Thatcher and the Conservatives.
The UK generalelection, 1992 was held on April 9, 1992, and was the fourth victory in a row for the Conservatives.
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