On the basis of the responses of 139 British academics the results, in reverse order, were as follows:
20) Anthony Eden (Con) - 1955-57
19) Alec Douglas-Home (Con) - 1963-64
18) Arthur Balfour (Con) - 1902-05
17) Neville Chamberlian (Con) - 1937-40
16) Andrew Bonar Law (Con) - 1922-23
15) John Major (Con) - 1990-97
14) Ramsay MacDonald (Lab, Nat) - 1924; 1929-31; 1931-35
13) Edward Heath (Con) - 1970-74
12) James Callgahan (Lab) - 1976-79
11) Henry Campbell-Bannerman (Lib) - 1906-08
10) Lord Salisbury (Con) - 1895-1902
9) Harold Wilson (Lab) - 1964-70; 1974-76
Stanley Baldwin (Con) - 1923-24; 1924-29; 1935-37
7) Herbert Asquith (Lib) - 1908-16
6) Tony Blair (Lab) - 1997 -
5) Harold MacMillan (Con) - 1957-63 (that last Tory could have voted for1)
4) Margaret Thatcher (Con) - 1979-90
3) David Lloyd George (Lib) - 1916-22
2) Winston Churchill (Con) - 1940-45; 1951-55
1) CLEMENT ATLEE (Lab) - 1945-51
Any thoughts!
Dave
In two words HA HA!
1. Winston Churchill (Con) - 1940-45; 1951-55
2. Lady Thatcher 1979-90
3. Herbert Asquith (Lib) - 1908-16
4. Henry Campbell-Bannerman (Lib) - 1906-08
5. Harold Wilson (Lab) - 1964-70; 1974-76
6. 5. Lord Salisbury (Con) - 1895-1902 (He was more of 19th Century figure)
7. CLEMENT ATLEE (Lab) - 1945-51
8. Tony Blair (Lab) - 1997 -
9. David Lloyd George (Lib) - 1916-22
10. Ramsay MacDonald (Lab, Nat) - 1924; 1929-31; 1931-35
11. Edward Heath (Con) - 1970-74
12. Harold MacMillan (Con) - 1957-63
13. Stanley Baldwin (Con) - 1923-24; 1924-29; 1935-37
14. John Major (Con) - 1990-97
15. Arthur Balfour (Con) - 1902-05
16. James Callgahan (Lab) - 1976-79
17. Andrew Bonar Law (Con) - 1922-23
18. Alec Douglas-Home (Con) - 1963-64
19. Anthony Eden (Con) - 1955-57
20. Neville Chamberlian (Con) - 1937-40