2.13 The 1970 Election

Question 1

How had Callaghan given the Labour Party a boost by the 1970 election?

Answer 1

His handling of Northern Ireland and refusing to redraw constituencies

Question 2

How did Jenkins give the Labour Party a boost by the 1970 election?

Answer 2

He helped put the national finances back on course with a balance of payments surplus

Question 3

What was the problem with Heath?

Answer 3

He was not very popular

Question 4

Why might the Selsdon Park programme be a problem for voters in the 1970 Election?

Answer 4

It had cutbacks in public expenditure which could mean mass unemployment

Question 5

What did polls indicate for the 1970 Election?

Answer 5

Labour victory

Question 6

What did the Labour campaign lack?

Answer 6

The old passion

Question 7

What was the turnout of the 1970 Election?

Answer 7

72% (a post-war low)

Question 8

What was the outcome of the 1970 Election?

Answer 8

Conservatives won 330 seats
Labour won 288 seats