Democracy, influences on voting behaviour

Question 1

Location examples

Answer 1

• Richmond, richer area won by conservatives with a 9% child poverty rate
• Sunderland, won by labour, 29% child poverty rate

Question 2

social class examples

Answer 2

• voters in working class are more likely to vote Labour, eg in the 2017 general election 47% of working class voters chose Labour.
• Voters in upper classes are more likely to vote for the Conservatives with 47% of upper class voters choosing the Conservatives in the 2017 general election

Question 3

Location balance

Answer 3

However, Glasgow north east was won by SNP, (44% child poverty) this suggests Labour is no longer the party of the working class

Question 4

Social class balance

Answer 4

-The conservatives are beginning to appeal to lower classes by lowering taxes for low income earners

Question 5

Age examples

Answer 5

• In the 2017 general election 61% of voters nationally who were aged over 65-years old voted Conservative.
• In 2019 38% of 19 - 24 year olds voted labour

Question 6

Media examples

Answer 6

• Labour party had 883k followers and conservatives had 502k but they still won
• In the debates before the 2010 general election Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg had performed best but Liberal Democrats share of the vote at the election increased by only 1%