David Lloyd-George

100 years ago, Britain was in election mode. It was the first in eight years - having disrupted the political routine - and it was going to be a big one. As I , it was the first time in British history when any women would be allowed to vote.

Ask a left-leaning Briton what the most momentous election of modern times was and they'd typically say 1945. That makes sense - was catapulted into office with a landslide unprecedented in Labour's history.