Overview
John Wilkes - Liberty and Parliament
John Wilkes, an 18th Century MP who brought the question of electoral reform to Parliament.
Changes
The growth of urban areas and greater political awareness among the working classes led to demands for change
Furtherreformacts
With the 1832 Reform Act giving hope that a more representative Parliament could be achieved, further reforms were gradually, if reluctantly, made as the 19th century progressed
Reformact1832
The parliamentary landscape began to change with the first Reform Act
One Man One Vote
Established a uniform franchise throughout the country.