2024 general election stats Flashcards
which devolved body is the only one in which labour vote share rose sharply?
Scotland by 17 points taking 36 seats from SNP
what was the turnout
60%
how many seats did the conservatives loose
over 100
by how many seats did lib dems increase their seat share in south
by more than 40
where was reform up
in all broad regions
how many seats do cons have which is the worst in history
121
lib dems seats highest since 1923
71
labour secured vote share on how much lower than TB and JC
35% lower than TB and 40% lower than JC
is it the lowest won by a single party post war govt
yes
where did conservative support lose the most
in seats they were trying to defend
where did reform vote rise by 16 points
in seats c were trying to defend
big factor in 2024 election
tactical voting
which conservative areas were entirely lost
leave areas
where more than 65% voted leave how many points were cons down by
27
how many seats did reform win
4
greens had best GE yet with how many seats
4
in which areas have labour lost 4 races to independents
large muslim populations
how may points are L down by In areas where more than 10% pop is muslim
11
is age a key dividing line
yes
same proportion of all age groups below 50 voted for who
L 46% to 41%
over 50’s labour decreases more steeply with how much % of 50-59 year olds backing L
34%
where is green support mostly concentrated
youngest
median age of L, C, R
L-46
C-63
R-56
is gender similar
yes
men vs women for labour
34% to 35%
conservatives WOMEN VS MEN
women=36% and men= 23%
twice as many young women voted who than men
green
young who are more likely to vote reform
men
does education remain a strong factor
yes
uni degree stats voting behavior
L=42% C=18%
GCSES or lower
C-31% L=28%
is there difference in social grade
only a little
both did better amongst which groups but labour outperformed C in higher and lower social grade by how much
higher social grade = 36% to 25% and lower social grade 33% to 23%
labour came in which place amongst those who voted leave in 2016
3rd
half who voted what voted labour
remain
what might some call this election
loveless landslide
how may voted did L win in UK
BARELY ONE IN 3
media influence
c and l dominated press
two horse race
labour more coverage over Dianne abbot
reform received more good news than bad
bbc dominated
social media and Facebook most used
71% get news from online
misinformation and echo chambers
how much of the vote did reform get
14%
pressing issues pre election
immigration
NHS
Brexit
cost of living
how many seats did labour win
411
