Elections

Question 1

1992 Election Results

Answer 1

Conservatives - 336 seats (41.9%)
Labour - 271 seats (34.4%)

Question 2

Did the Conservatives win the 1992 election or did Labour lose?

Answer 2

Labour lost - the Sheffield rally did not work in Labour’s favour and the public was scared of Labour taxes. The working class was also reducing in size with it only making up 35% of the electorate despite it being over 50% in 1964.

Question 3

How many potential voters did not register to avoid poll tax?

Answer 3

500,000 voters