A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain between 1801 and 2001.
Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.
This election saw a big swing to the Tories. The Chartists put up candidates, but won few votes and no seats as their supporters mostly had no vote. The Whigs lost some votes to O'Connell's Irish Repeal party, who again stood separately.
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