2019 General Election

Question 1

What political factors was the 2019 election influenced by?

Answer 1

1. Parliament gridlock over Brexit - May resigned and Johnson promised to deliver Brexit. However Johnson couldn’t get his Brexit deal through due to opposition in his own party and opposition parties

Question 2

What was the campaign of the conservatives?

Answer 2

Disciplined around the clear slogan of Get Brexit done
All candidates pledged loyalty to Johnson’s Brexit plan

Question 3

What was the campaign of Labour?

Answer 3

Lacked clarity
Promised to renegotiate the Brexit deal to create a closer relationship with the EU alongside the option to remain in a referendum

Question 4

What was Johnson’s leadership like?

Answer 4

To avoid errors he only appeared at planned events in front of a friendly audience
The spotlight was put on Corbyns negative reputation

Question 5

What was the labour leadership like?

Answer 5

Corbyn was surrounded by allegations of failing to deal with antisemitism in the party

Question 6

What was the Labour manifesto?

Answer 6

Radical - tax rises for those on high iincomes
Renationalisation
Investment in public services

Question 7

What was the conservative manifesto?

Answer 7

Increased spening in the NHS, police and infrastructure
Levelling Up between the regions
Clear stance on Brexit

Question 8

How was the voting issue based?

Answer 8

Brexit key with votes split by leave and remain
Leavers voted for conservative or Brexit party
Remainers backed SNP, Lab or Lib Dems

Question 9

What was the media response?

Answer 9

Most supported conservative
Johnson claimed that Broadcasters were biased and refused to participate in a TV debte
Both parties messaged via social media
Cons used Facebook ads to target seats in marginal areas warning undecided voters than Corbyn could become the next PM with Lib Dem and SNP support
Warned that Lab couldn’t deliver Brexit

Question 10

What was the resut for the conservatives?

Answer 10

365 seats - increase on 47 seats

Question 11

What was the result for Labour?

Answer 11

203 seats loss of 59 seats

Question 12

What was the result for SNP?

Answer 12

48 setas - increase of 13 seats

Question 13

What was the vote share for the cons?

Answer 13

43.6%

Question 14

What was the vote share for Labour? 32.2%

Answer 14

32,2%

Question 15

What was he UK vote share change sine 2017

Answer 15

LD up 4.2
Brexit party up 2
cons up 1.2
Labour down 7.2

Question 16

Who did the youth 18 - 24 vote?

Answer 16

Labour 56%

Question 17

Who did 70 plus vote for?

Answer 17

Cons 67%

Question 18

How was the vote divided by educational level?

Answer 18

56% of those with GCSE qualifications and below voted conservative
43% with a degree or above voted Labour