page_title: Progressive Party (London)
section_title: History
hierarchical_section_title: Progressive Party (London) / History
caption_attribution_description: Progressive Party poster from the London County Council Election of 1907. This poster shows a court scene with a judge seated in the top left of the picture with 'London Public Opinion' written behind him. Below him is a portly man with 'Vested Interests' written upon his sleeve. To the right around a table, stand two policemen each holding up a jacket, and more jackets lay upon the table. The more central of the two policemen is saying 'This coat does not fit him your honour, and belongs to someone else'. Upon the coat he is holding is written 'Municipal Reform 1907'. The other policeman declares, 'This coat fits him like a glove your honour'. He is holding a coat marked 'Moderate'. Printer: G.S Christie Limited Publisher: London County Council Progressive Election Committee Place of Production: London Date: 1907 Persistent URL: archives.lse.ac.uk/dserve.exe?dsqServer=lib-4.lse.ac.uk&amp;a... misc 0840/6')
context_page_description: The Progressive Party was a political party aligned to the Liberal Party that contested municipal elections in the United Kingdom.
context_section_description: It was founded in 1888 by a group of Liberals and leaders of the labour movement. It was also supported by the Fabian Society, and Sidney Webb was one of its councillors. In the first elections of the London County Council (LCC) in January 1889 the Progressive Party won 70 of the 118 seats. It lost power in 1907 to the Municipal Reform Party (a Conservative organisation) under Richard Robinson.
caption: Progressive election poster, 1907
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