Overview
Working Title: Liberal Party in Wales 1966-1988
My thesis will look at the Welsh Liberal Party from its inception in 1966 until the amalgamation with the Social Democratic Party in 1988. My thesis will look to not only provide a history of the party during these years, but will also seek to understand why the Welsh Liberals did not enjoy the type of revival that the Liberal Party saw in other parts of Britain. I intend to show that the Liberals have always enjoyed a solid base of support in the principality and built on that during this period. It will also examine the relationship between the Liberals and the other political parties within Wales. The policy process of the Welsh Liberals and its relationship to the main Liberal Party will be examined.
Research
Research interests
Conferences
5th November 2013 - "Still Digging After All These Years: New Postgraduate Perspectives In Welsh History 4." I presented a paper entitled 'The Decline of the Liberal Party in Wales 1918-1964.'
Member of the student led "Voice of Humanities 2014" conference panel.
Publications
2023
- Alderton, N. 2023. The strange death of Liberal England - Revisited. Journal of Liberal History 121
2022
- Alderton, N. 2022. Emlyn Hooson and the Welsh Liberal Party, 1962 – 1979. PhD Thesis, Cardiff University.
2019
- Alderton, N. K. 2019. Welsh Liberal Party 1966-70: New beginnings and the challenge of Plaid Cymru. Journal of Liberal History 103, pp. 1-25.
2015
- Alderton, N. 2015. The formation of the Welsh Liberal Party, 1966-67. Presented at: Political Studies Association Annual Conference, Sheffield, UK, 30 March - 1 April 2015.