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List of Tables | p. viii |
Acknowledgements | p. xi |
Preface | p. xiii |
Introduction | p. 1 |
The War of the Macmillan Succession: The Catalyst for Electing the Party Leader | p. 13 |
The Resignation of Harold Macmillan | p. 16 |
The Lack of an Obviously Acceptable Successor | p. 18 |
Bias in the Customary Processes of Consultation? | p. 20 |
The Outmanoeuvring of R.A. Butler | p. 23 |
The Customary Processes in Disrepute: A Failure of Process and Outcome | p. 26 |
Conclusion | p. 29 |
Edward Heath: The First Democratic Leader of the Conservative Party | p. 33 |
The Resignation of Alec Douglas-Home | p. 34 |
Three Candidates Emerge | p. 37 |
How and why did Edward Heath Win? | p. 41 |
Conclusion | p. 49 |
The Peasants Revolt? The Election of Margaret Thatcher | p. 51 |
The Refusal of Edward Heath to Resign | p. 53 |
The Challenge of Margaret Thatcher | p. 58 |
The Ballots: Rejecting Edward Heath and Electing Margaret Thatcher | p. 61 |
Explaining the Election of Margaret Thatcher | p. 64 |
The Influence of Personality: The Anti-Heath Interpretation | p. 64 |
The Influence of Ideas: The Ideological Explanation | p. 66 |
Conclusion | p. 68 |
Treachery with a Smile on its Face: The Downfall of Margaret Thatcher | p. 71 |
The Lightweight Challenge of Anthony Meyer | p. 72 |
The Heavyweight Challenge of Michael Heseltine | p. 75 |
The Margaret Thatcher versus Michael Heseltine Ballot | p. 80 |
The Resignation of Margaret Thatcher | p. 83 |
The Default Victory of John Major | p. 85 |
Why Margaret Thatcher and Michael Heseltine Lost and John Major Triumphed | p. 88 |
Conclusion | p. 92 |
Put Up or Shut Up: John Redwood Challenges John Major | p. 95 |
The Multiple Crises of the Major Government | p. 96 |
The Critics of John Major: Bastards or Cowards? | p. 100 |
A Vote of Confidence? | p. 107 |
Conclusion | p. 113 |
You Cannot Be Serious: The Election of William Hague | p. 115 |
The Resignation of John Major | p. 116 |
Profiling the Multiple Candidates | p. 117 |
Evaluating the Multiple Ballots | p. 119 |
Identifying the Multiple Legitimacy Problems of William Hague | p. 123 |
Conclusion | p. 127 |
The Quiet Man Emerges: The Election of Iain Duncan Smith | p. 131 |
The Resignation of William Hague | p. 132 |
New Leadership Election, New Leadership Election Procedures | p. 136 |
The Candidates: Two Heavyweights and Three Lightweights | p. 137 |
The Parliamentary Ballots | p. 141 |
The Party Membership Ballot | p. 145 |
A Failure of Process and a Flawed Outcome | p. 147 |
Conclusion | p. 152 |
Back to the Future: Michael Howard becomes Conservative Party Leader | p. 155 |
The Credibility Gap: The Limitations of Iain Duncan Smith | p. 156 |
The Procedural Dilemma | p. 162 |
The Brutal Execution | p. 165 |
The Unopposed Coronation | p. 167 |
Conclusion | p. 169 |
The Triumph of the Modernizers: The Election of David Cameron | p. 171 |
The Prolonged Resignation of Michael Howard | p. 174 |
Four Candidates Emerge | p. 177 |
The Parliamentary Ballots | p. 180 |
The Party Membership Ballot | p. 184 |
Explaining the Modernizers Triumph | p. 188 |
Conclusion | p. 192 |
Conclusion | p. 195 |
Notes | p. 211 |
Appendix | p. 237 |
Bibliography | p. 241 |
Index | p. 251 |
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