issues in the 2015 election

Question 1

what was the final outcome

Answer 1

conservative

Question 2

what vote share / seats did the cons win

Answer 2

37% vote
330 seats

Question 3

what vote share / seats did labour win

Answer 3

30% vote
232 seats

Question 4

what vote share / seats did Lib Dem win

Answer 4

8% vote
8 seats

Question 5

turnout

Answer 5

66%

Question 6

notable national circumstances
optimism

Answer 6

greater public optimism in the economic outlook of the uk but all parties supported continued austerity to some extent

Question 7

notable national circumstances
UKIP

Answer 7

rise and fall nov UKIP put the idea of a referndum on the EU in the public consciousness

Question 8

notable national circumstances
parliament

Answer 8

possibility of another hung parliament

Question 9

political circumstances
debates

Answer 9

televised debates were expanded to include seven party leaders

Question 10

political circumstances
social media

Answer 10

despite social media growing it ranked low among factors that influenced voting

Question 11

political circumstances
polls

Answer 11

inaccurate polls predicted it to be a very close race between lab/con but the result was quite different

Question 12

political circumstances
snp

Answer 12

snp became third largest party6 in parliamentpolitical circumstances

Question 13

political circumstances
the day

Answer 13

on the day of the election three party leaders resigned within the dame hour
lab/Lib Dem/UKIP