electorate doubled from 1 million to 2 million men
the 'respectable' working class could now vote
increased pressure from radicals to democratise the election of guardians of the poor - in 1868 the poor law board was empowered to combine small parishes for the purpose of electing guardians
increasing the franchise to include the better-off working class meant that the gov. became increasingly aware of the welfare of the people
1871 - poor law board replaced by the local government board
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