Case study Flashcards
How many seats did the conservatives win in the 2015 general election
330 Seats
How many seats did labour win in the 2015 general election
232 Seats
What percentage of the vote did Labour win
30.4%
What percentage of votes did the conservatives win
36.9%
What does the percentage of votes won show in relation to the amount of seats won
FPTP benefits larger parties
FPTP isn’t proportionally representative
How many seat(s) did UKIP win
1 Seat
What percentage of the vote did UKIP win
12.6%
What percentage of the afro Caribbean vote did Labour win
67%
What percentage of the Afro-Caribbean vote did the Conservatives win
21%
How much more percentage of votes did the Conservatives gain in the over 65 age group
20% more than Labour
how were the Scottish seats distributed
56/59 were SNP
What areas voted for the Conservatives
Outside major cities
Outside major industrial centres
What did the opinion polls wrongly show
Underestimated the amount of elderly voters that would turn out
and elderly to be more likely to vote conservative
What demographic was taken by UKIP
good deal of Labours core working class support was captured by UKIP
What part of Labours demographic was lost
Labours “red belt” regional heartland taken away
Where did the Liberal democrats lose its votes
Lost all of its 15 seats in the south west of England
What was the turnout percentage
66%
What event put the SNP in a powerful position
2014 Scottish referendum
What parliamentary majority did Tony Blair gain in 1997
179
What kind of cabinet did Tony Blair have
Sofa cabinet
In Blairs first 8 years as Prime minister how many defeats did he suffer in the House of Lords
353
What are 2 examples of David Cameron having control
Despite being in coalition Cameron was able to implement sweeping “austerity” to deal with growing national debt
Able to campaign and “get his way in the Scottish independence referendum in 2014
What are 2 examples of David Cameron not having control
Failing to get intervention in Syria 2013
Had to call Brexit referendum shows his inability to control the Eurosceptic wing of his party and UKIP
