2017 Election Statistics

Question 1

AGE - Political Party

Answer 1

18-19 -
Conservative - 19%
Labour - 66%

20-24
Cons - 22%
Labour - 62%

40-49
Cons- 39%
Labour - 44%

50-59
Cons- 47%
Labour - 37%

70+
Cons - 69%
Labour - 19%

Question 2

AGE - Turnout

Answer 2

18-19
57%

20-24
59%

70+
84%

OVERALL
68.7%

Question 3

Socio-Economic Grade

Answer 3

AB
Conservative 46
Labour 38

C1 
Cons 41
Labour 43
C2
Cons 47
Labour 40 

DE
Cons 41
Labour 44

Question 4

EDUCATION

Answer 4

GCSE or below
Cons 55
Labour 35

Medium - Alevel
Cons 45
Labour 40

High - Degree +
Cons 32
Labour 49

Question 5

Gender

Answer 5

Female
Cons 43
Labour 43

Male
Cons 45
Labour 39

Question 6

Employment

Answer 6

Retired
Cons 63
Labour 24

Part Time
Cons 40
Labour 44

Full Time
Cons 39
Labour 45

Unemployed
Cons 28
Labour 54

Student
Cons 19
Labour 64

Question 7

NEWSPAPER

Answer 7

Telegraph
Cons 79
Labour 12

Guardian
Cons 8
Labour 73

Question 8

FACTS

Answer 8

Cons tried to focus on Brexit
TV debates = TM did not attend - Amber Rudd did
Social Media - proved key
JC initially unpopular - rose in polls
TM - disastrous campaign
2 party politics L & C - got over 80% of vote for first time since 1970s
‘Dementia Tax’ - put off core older voters ??
JC & anti-austerity - popular w young voters
Security dominate campaign - Manchester & London
Diane Abbott -gaff police numbers

Question 9

FACTS

Answer 9

former LD leader - Nick Clegg lost seat in Sheffield Hallam to Labour 
Highest turnout since 1997 up 2% - 69% 
More Female MPs than ever 
208 - 196 in 2015 
Kensington turned Labour 
Extremely wealthy