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Was the Liberal revival of the 1960's and 1970's anything more than just a protest vote?
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Was the Liberal revival of the 1960's and 1970's anything more than just a protest vote? When assessing the extent to which the rise in the popularity of the Liberal party occurred in the 1960s and 1970s it is necessary to define what is meant by the term the 'Liberal revival', before going on to elucidate whether this revival was brought about by more than just a protest vote. For many observers, the Liberal revival was already well under-way with their by-election victory at Orpington in on 14th March1962 in which the Liberal candidate overturned a Conservative majority of 14,760 to a comfortable majority of 7,855 votes. Indeed, for a fleeting moment, the Daily Mail National Opinion Poll (published on 28th march 1962) showed the Liberals to be the most popular party in the country, with the party following up the success at Orpington with a very encouraging percentage of votes...
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