The Liberal
Democrats built their success prior to 2010 by «community politics».
Not exact matches
,
built as it was from the emerging Labour movement, any more than Labour could «strangle» the environmental movement and Green Party or the Liberal
Democrats (despite your best efforts: little sign of
success post-1974); or any more than the LibDems could conceivably «destroy and replace» the Labour Party in the next decade or two.
This work ethic has been critical for much of the party's
success, and has allowed the Liberal
Democrats to
build strongholds in constituencies such as Eastleigh.
As well as being a central figure in Welsh Liberal politics in the post war era Baron Livsey's main
success was to
build Brecon and Radnor into a Liberal
Democrat stronghold which enabled Kirsty Williams (Assembly Member) and his successor Roger Williams to further strengthen the Liberal
Democrat hold there.