2024 Election Flashcards
What was the seat majority of labour
174
Where ideologically had kier starmer placed his party?
centre to appeal to uncommitted voters and
disillusioned Conservatives.
Did starmer get a clear cut mandate
Yes
Percentage of the vote labour won and the turnout
Labour won with less than 34 percent of the popular vote, on an extremely low turnout of 60 per
cent.
What is an example of tactical voting in the election
the campaign group ‘Best for Britain’ advising centre-left
voters on which candidate was best placed in each
constituency to defeat the Conservatives.
How did reform directly impact the conservatives result through seats won and votes
Reform won five seats but may also have cost the
Conservatives up to 80 constituencies by splitting the right-
wing vote.
How did the snp help labour win the election
lose all but nine of its 48 Westminster seats.
unable to deliver its core policy aim of Scottish independence. Voters, either abstained or returned
to the Labour Party, most effective way of removing the Conservative government.
Why did 5 independent mps win seats
Mp candidates were pro-Palestinian individuals, who ran in
Muslim-dominated constituencies where the official party
stance on the Israel–Hamas conflict had alienated many
voters.
What are red wall seats? What happened to them in the 2019 election?
Red Wall seats refer to a group of traditionally Labour-voting constituencies in the Midlands
turned to conservatives because of frustration over Jeremy Corbyn’s unclear position on Brexit
What issues did starmer stress needed addressing to most voters
economic stability, the cost-of-living crisis, problems in the
NHS – and relentlessly attacked the policy failures of the three
Conservative prime ministers whom he faced as leader of
the opposition.
