The History of British Political Parties

The History of British Political Parties

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Author	David Boothroyd
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English
Subject	British political parties
Genre	Reference
Publisher	Politico's Publishing Ltd
Publication date	2001
Pages	320
ISBN	1-902301-59-5
OCLC	45327831
Preceded by	United Kingdom Election Results (1994)

The History of British Political Parties, also referred to as Politico's Guide to the History of British Political Parties, is a reference book about political parties in the United Kingdom. Written by David Boothroyd, it was published in 2001 by Politico's Publishing Ltd and distributed in the United States by International Specialized Book Services (ISBS).^[1] At the time of the book's publication, Boothroyd worked as a researcher with Parliamentary Monitoring Services.^[1] The book contains entries on over 250 UK political parties that have participated in parliamentary elections. It is structured alphabetically by entry, with the size of each entry relative to the history and influence of the individual political party. Boothroyd includes information about the history and election statistics of each party, as well as a brief narrative. He focuses on the Conservative, Liberal, and Labour parties; the parties with the most significant histories in British politics.

Boothroyd's work received positive reviews in book journals. The book was recommended by The School Librarian and Choice: Current Reviews for Academic Libraries, although the latter criticised it for not including bibliographical aids. The authors of the bibliographical work Information Sources of Political Science described it as a "handy guide", and it was used as a reference in Third Force Politics: Liberal Democrats at the Grassroots.