4.1 - Case studies of three general elections Flashcards
Who won the 1979 general election?
Conservatives
1979 - Who were the main candidates for the three parties?
- Con - Margret Thatcher
- Lab - James Callaghan
- Lib - David Steel
1979 - What were the key contextual issues of the day?
- Winter of discontent
- Crisis what crisis
- Tory attack ads
1979 - Turnout?
76%
1979 - % of votes won by each party
- Con - 45%
- Lab - 38%
- Lib - 14%
1979 - % and number of seats won by each party?
- Con - 339 seats - 53.3% - 44 majority
- Lab - 269 seats - 42.3%
- Lib - 11 seats - 1.7%
1979 - % of class vote for each party?
ABC1:
- Con – 59%
- Lab – 24%
- Lib – 15%
C2DE:
- Con – 37%
- Lab – 45%
- Lib – 14%
1979 - % of age vote for each party?
18-34 – Con – 42%
Lab – 41%
Lib – 12%
35-54 – Con – 46%
Lab – 35%
Lib – 16%
55+ – Con – 47%
Lab – 38%
Lib – 13%
1979 - % of gender vote for each party?
Men – Con – 43%
Lab – 40%
Lib – 13%
Women – Con – 47%
Lab – 35%
Lib – 15%
1979 - Ethnicity stats for each party?
No stats available
1979 - Region stats for each party?
No stats available
1997 - Which party won the 1997 election?
Labour
1997 - Who were the three main candidates?
- Lab - Tony Blair
- Con - John Major
- Paddy Ashdown
1997 - What were the key contextual issues of the day?
- Devolution
- Constitutional reform
- Black Wednesday
1997 - Turnout
71.3%
1997 - % of votes won by each party?
- Lab – 44%
- Con – 31%
- Lib – 17%
1997 - % and number of seats won by each party?
- Lab – 418 seats (63.4%) – 179 maj
- Con – 165 seats (25%)
- Lib – 46 (6.9%)
1997 - % of class votes for each party?
ABC1 – Lab – 34%
Con – 39%
Lib – 20%
C2DE – Lab – 54%
Con – 24%
Lib – 15%
1997 - % of age votes for each party?
18-34 – Lab – 49%
Con – 28%
Lib – 16%
35-54 – Lab – 45%
Con – 30%
Lib – 19%
55+ – Lab – 40%
Con – 36%
Lib – 17%
1997 - % of gender vote for each party?
Men – Lab – 45%
Con – 31%
Lib – 27%
Women – Lab – 44%
Con – 32%
Lib – 18%
1997 - % of BAME vote for each party?
- Lab – 70%
- Con – 18%
- Lib – 9%
1997 - % of region votes for each party?
North – Lab – 57.5%
Con – 24.6%
Lib – 13.5%
E/SE/SW – Lab – 31.3%
Con – 39.2%
Lib – 23.9%
London – Lab – 49.5%
Con – 31.2%
Lib – 14.6%
2019 - Which party won the 2019 general election?
Conservatives
2019 - Who were the three main candidates?
- Con - Borish Johnson
- Lab - Jeremy Corbyn
- Lib - Jo Swinson
2019 - What were the key issues of the day?
- Brexit
- Crime
- NHS
2019 - Turnout?
67.3%
2019 - % of votes won by each party?
- Con - 43.6%
- Lab - 32.1%
- Lib - 11.6%
2019 - % and number of seats won by each party?
- Con - 65 seats (56.1%) – 80 maj
- Lab – 202 (31%)
- Lib – 11 (1.6%)
2019 - % of class votes for each party?
ABC1 – Con – 45%
Lab – 31%
Lib – 10%
66% turnout
C2DE – Con – 44%
Lab – 35%
Lib – 6%
56% turnout
2019 - % of age vote for each party?
18-34 – Con – 22%
Lab – 55%
Lib 12%
51% turnout
35-54 – Con – 36%
Lab – 41%
Lib – 14%
58% turnout
55+ – Con – 53%
Lab – 25%
Lib – 12%
70% turnout
2019 - % of gender vote for each party?
Men – Con – 46%
Lab – 31%
Lib – 12%
Women – Con – 43%
Lab – 34%
Lib – 12%
2019 - % of BAME vote for each party?
BAME – Con – 20%
Lab – 64%
Lib – 12%
2019 - % of regional vote won by each party?
North – Con – 38%
Lab – 44.5%
Lib – 7.3%
E/SE/SW – Con – 54.6%
Lab – 23.3%
Lib – 16.6%
London – Con – 32%
Lab – 48.1%
Lib – 14.9%
Evaluation of gender as an indication of voting behaviour?
There is little difference in voting habits between men and women, through there is a slight tendency for women to vote Lab
Evaluation of age as an indication of voting behaviour?
Key factor – Older voters significantly favour Cons while younger voters have a Lab bias and also tend to support the Greens, a trend that has been growing since 1997
Evaluation of ethnicity as an indication of voting behaviour?
Ethnicity is a significant factor, though it is reduced by low turnout and concentration in safe seats
Evaluation of class as an indication of voting behaviour?
Class used to be the most important factor but is now becoming much less influential
Evaluation of region as an indication of voting behaviour?
Wide variation in regional voting patterns – Scotland is the most remarkable with the SNP in complete dominance – South is solidly Con and thanks to Brexit Cons have made inroads into the Red Wall in the North
