'It was not the liberals who won but the conservatives who lost' discuss

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A general election was held in 1906 which led to a complete 'landslide' victory for the liberals, winning 400 seats over the conservatives 157. Many of the conservative members lost their seats leaving the majority of members, liberal in the House of Commons - showing that the widely held view throughout the country was that they wanted Conservative out and Liberals to be their new government, but what made them make this decision?

The conservative party had been in power for about 10 years in 1906 and its voters had become desperate for change, whether brought by their own party or another, they knew it was needed. A. J. Balfour was the new conservative leader after his uncle; Lord Salisbury died and handed the title over to him. He was described by Lloyd George as being 'No more than a scent on a pocket handkerchief' this meant he was there but never really did anything to help situations. Balfour was a clever man however he just wasn't a political one, unable to understand what the consequences of his actions could do to the public. The conservatives did have some good ideas but many of them did not