campaigning 4.1 UKP Flashcards
what were some of the headlines which the Sun made to demonise Corbyn
- ‘If Boris Johnson wins today, a bright future begins… but if Jeremy Corbyn gets in, the lights will go out for good’
- Corbyn dubbed the ‘most dangerous man to run for high office’
how many by-elections was there when Rishi Sunak was in office
13
the results of Rishi Sunak’s conservatives by-election show us what about British Democracy
Several produced 20%+ swings to Labour from the Conservatives (e.g. Selby, Mid Bedfordshire and Tamworth, Blackpool South)
main campaign for conservatives 2019
‘get brexit done’
how many brexiteers voted for cons in 2019
74%
what deal was struck up between Brexit Party and Conservatives during 2019 election
- brexit party didn’t contest in conservative seats
- Cons could focus on beating up Lab instead of defending their seats
exmaples of Ed Davey’s circus and how it worked
- paddleboarding lake windermere = highlight sewage network issue
- bungee-jumping = encourage voters to leave comfort zone to vote for him
- LEAD TO HIGHEST NUMBER OF SEATS EVER WON BY LIB DEMS AND HIGHEST NUMBER OF VOTES FOR A THIRD PARTY SINCE OVER A CENTURY
what was labour’s share of the vote in 2017
40%
what was labour’s share of the vote in 2019
32%
total seats won by Labour in 2019
202 = lowest since 1935
what was the deal with Jo Swinson when it came to media apperance
- everytime she made media appearance = polls would go down
- only 11 seats and lost her own (East Dunbartonshire)
what were the polls like at the start and at the end of the GE 2024 REFORM UK
START = 11%
END = 17%
what’s a stat about third party voting percenatge between lib dems and reform UK
Reform UK’s 14% is best vote performance by third party since Lib Dems 2010 23% of vote
what was ‘Michael Foot’s’ manifesto named as
‘the longest suicide note in history’ = Gerald Kaufman
what did 2010 lib dems talk about tuition fees in their manifesto
they won’t up them (WELLLL WELLL WELLLLLL) [he upped them…]
conservative signed a deal with DUP in 2017, whats that type of deal called?
confidence and supply
what was the dementia tax?
- In Theresa May’s manifesto
- pay more for social care
- she removed it from manifesto after that…
what did the Falklands War do to Margaret Thatcher’s pollings
- the falklands factor = they loved her (june 1982)
- led to a 144 seat majority in 1983 election
what was Tony Blairs majority before and after Iraq War
2001 = 167
2005 = 66
Charles Kennedy - leader of lib dems in 2005 - decribed himself as what and how did that affect the polls
- he was the ‘leading anti-war party’
- 62 seats in HOC
what were the factors of John Major losing enormous support
- Black Wednesday 1992
- leaving Exchange Rate Mechanism
- just a slow old man
what were the factors of Tony Blair earning enormous support
- ‘THIIIIINGS CAN ONLY GET BETTTEERRRRR’
- won 179 majority, 2nd largest majority recorded
what was Cameron’s slogan for 2010 election
’ we can’t go on like this’
won 96 seats = largest party at that time
what did Labour blame Conservatives for doing in 2024 GE, and what happened to conservative seats
BLAMED:
- cost-of-living crisis = SUNAK
- mini-budget = TRUSS
- wasteful spending = JOHNSON during COVID
- Cons lost 251 = biggest loss in history
in 2024, how many Remain voters voted for Labour and how many for Conservatives
LABOUR = 47%
CONS = 16%
what were the polls a start of campaign, end of campaign and final vote share for labour 2024
START = 45%
END = 39%
SEATS = 34%
