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How many seats did the tories win in 1979?

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339

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What was the Tory majority in 1979

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43

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How many seats did labour win in 1979

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269

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What % of ABC1 voters voted Tory in 1979

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59%

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What % of ABC1 voters voted labour in 1979

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24%

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What % of C2DE voters voted Tory in 1979

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34%

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What % of C2DE voters voted labour in 1979

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49%

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Who did the sun back in 1979

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Tories

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Who was more popular in the polls in 1979

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Callaghan

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When was the winter of discontent

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1978

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What did both parties manifestos promise in 1979

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Lowering inflation

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Why were the trade unions striking in 1979

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Labour had tried to impose a 5% cap on pay rises

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What PR company did thatcher use in 1979

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Saatchi and saatchi

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How many seats did labour win in 1997

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418

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What was labours majority in 1997

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178

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How many seats did the tories win in 1997

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165

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What did Tony Blair’s manifesto promise in 1997

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Minimum wage, increasing NHS spending, reducing class sizes in schools

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What was the event in 1992 that caused valence voting over the tories economics confidence

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Black Wednesday (uk fell out of exchange rate mechanism/ERM)

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What was the event in 1992 that caused valence voting over the tories economics confidence

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Black Wednesday (uk fell out of exchange rate mechanism/ERM)

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What was Alistair Campbell’s job for new labour

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Spin doctor (media SPAD)

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What % of the ABC1 vote did labour win in 1997

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50%

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What % of the C2DE vote did labour win in 1997

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59%

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What % of the ABC1 vote did the tories win in 1997

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27%

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What % of the C2DE vote did the tories win in 1997

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21%

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What % of 18-24 year olds voted Tory in 1979 compared to labour
42% Tory 41% labour
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What % of women voted labour in 1997
44%
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What was the turnout in 1979
76 %
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Turnout in 1997?
71%
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What % of 18-24 year olds voted labour in 1997
49%
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Labour BME vote in 1997?
70%
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Turnout in 2017?
69%
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What did labours ABC1 vote share rise by in 2017
12%
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What did tories C2DE vote share rise by in 2017
12%
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Labour BME vote 2017
73%
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What % of remain voters did labour win in 2017
55%
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What % of 18-24 year olds voted labour in 2017
60%
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What % of over 64s voted Tory in 2017
61%
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How many seats did the tories win in 2017
317
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How many seats did labour win in 2017
262
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How many seats did the tories win in 2019
365
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How many seats did labour win in 2019
203
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What % of the C2DE vote share did the tories win in 2019
48%
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What % of the C2DE vote share did labour win in 2019
33%
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What % of women voted Tory in 2019
42%
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Where did thatcher start her campaign in 1979
Cardiff
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Where did the tories succeed in 2019
Red wall seats in the north, socially conservative labour voters
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Where did labour succeed in 1997
London and Scotland
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Which seats did labour target in 1997
Marginal seats
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What was the turnout among 18-19 year olds in 2017
57%
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What was the turnout among 70+ year olds in 2017?
84%
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What % of 70+ year olds voted labour in 2017?
19%
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What % of 70+ year olds voted Tory in 2017?
69%
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What % of those with education up to GCSE voted Tory in 2017?
49%
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What % of those with education up to degree voted Tory in 2017?
36%
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Turnout in 2024?
Around 60%, but even lower in constituencies with a labour incumbent (average of 55%)
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How many seats did labour win in 2024
412
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How many seats did the tories win in 2024
121
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Labour vote share 2024
34%- large winners bonus
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Reform UK vote share: seat share discrepancy in 2024
14% of vote, only 5 seats
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Lib dem vote share: seat share discrepancy 2024
12% vote, 72 seats
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Which group's support for labour fell in 2024 and over what issue
muslims over gaza
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Why in 2024 were 6 independent mps elected
Over labours stance on Gaza
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2024 combined seat share/ vote share discrepancy of greens reform and snp
2.7% seats, 23% votes
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What % of voters in 2024 didn’t get the representative they voted for (wasted vote)
58% (a record)
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2024 wasted vote %
According to makevotesmatter the pressure group, 2024 74% of votes were wasted- a joint record with 2015

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