2015 general election Flashcards
when was it
7th may 2015
how many seats needed for a majority
326
PM befire
David Cameron
turnout
66.4%
leaders
david cameron cons
ed miliband lab
nicola sturgeon SNP
nick clegg lib dems
camerons seat
whitney
milibands seat
doncaster north
how many seats did cons win
330 (36.9%)
how many seats did labour win
232 (30.4%)
how many seats did SNP win
56
how many seats did lib dems win
8
what did polls predict
another hung parliament
SNP swings
39.3% glasgow north east from labour
UKIP
12.6% of votes and 1 seat
Greens
highest ever share of votes 3.8%
con party majority
meant can fufill committment to EU membership
June 2016
52-48 Cameron resigned
what did ministers do
increased amount parties could spend by 23%, move against electoral commission advice
what did this election see
first cap on spending by parties in individual constituencies
what did the cons campaign highlight about lab
danger of labour minority with support from SNP which proved effective
what did miliband rule out
a confidence and supply agreement with SNP
what did lib dems offer
‘stabability’ to either lab or con minority government
what did cons blame on lab
the deficit
how did finacial markets react to result
positively
Daily Telegraph report
wiki pages made from IP adresses from inside parliamnet raised suspicion, trying to hide embarassing things from electorate
