A History of British Elections Since 1689 by Chris Cook and John Stevenson (Hardback book)

A comprehensive and authoritative reference work spanning more than three centuries of British democratic history, this Routledge volume traces the evolution of electoral politics in Britain from the aftermath of the Glorious Revolution to the modern era. Chris Cook and John Stevenson chart the dramatic transformation of the British electoral system — from the corrupt pocket boroughs and rotten constituencies of the eighteenth century, through the great Reform Acts of the nineteenth century, to the mass democratic politics of the twentieth and beyond. Packed with data, analysis, and historical context, this is an indispensable resource for students, academics, and anyone seeking to understand how Britain’s political landscape has been shaped, contested, and remade across the centuries.