Paper 1 Key Facts

Question 1

For 18-24s: 1997 ?% Con / ?% Lab; 2017, ?% / ?%

Answer 1

For 18-24s: 1997 27% Con / 49% Lab; 2017, 18% / 67%

Question 2

18-24s are ?% more likely to vote Green than 65+

Answer 2

18-24s are 400% more likely to vote Green than 65+

Question 3

1997= Black British ?% Lab; 2017= Sikh and Hindu Tory majority, but still ?% BME vote

Answer 3

1997= Black British 82% Lab; 2017= Sikh and Hindu Tory majority, but still 70% BME vote

Question 4

In Scotland difference up hugely; ?% SNP 1997; ?% 2015: ?seats

Answer 4

In Scotland difference up hugely (22% SNP 1997; 50% 2015: 56 seats)

Question 5

18-24s voting turnout down from ?% in 1992 to ?% in 2015

Answer 5

18-24s voter turnout down from 74% in 1992 to 48% in 2015

Question 6

16-17s had a ?% voter turnout in the Scottish independance referendum

Answer 6

16-17s had a 75% voter turnout in the Scottish independance referendum

Question 7

The 70+ age group had a turnout of ?% in 2017

Answer 7

The 70+ age group had a turnout of 84% in 2017

Question 8

Two-Party vote decreasing from ?% in 1951; ?% 1997; 2015 ?%, 2017 ?%

Answer 8

Two-Party vote decreasing from 97% in 1951; 71% 1997; 2015 67%, 2017 82%

Question 9

Influential factor on ‘helping choose’ votes: ?% say TV; both ‘Newspapers’ and ‘Family’, ?%. (GE2017)

Answer 9

Influential factor on ‘helping choose’ votes: 42% say TV; both ‘Newspapers’ and ‘Family’, 32%. (GE2017)

Question 10

Amongst 18-24s, ?% TV; ?% Social Media; ?% friends, ?% family (GE2017)

Answer 10

Amongst 18-24s, 54% TV; 50% Social Media; 48% friends / 32% family

Question 11

?% of Telegraph readership votes Conservative; ?% of the Mail Conservative; ?% of Guardian Labour. Only ?% of Guardian readers vote Conservative.

Answer 11

79% of Telegraph readership votes Conservative; 74% of the Mail Conservative; 73% of Guardian Labour. Only 6% of Guardian readers vote Conservative.

Question 12

SNP’s membership almost ? from 2013 to 2016 (to ?k)

Answer 12

SNP’s membership almost quintupled from 2013 to 2016 (to 120k)

Question 13

EU elections have low turnout by both EU and UK standards. (2014: ?%, relative to ?% in the EU and ?% turnout at the 2015 General Election)

Answer 13

EU elections have low turnout by both EU and UK standards. (2014: 36%, relative to 43% in the EU and 66% turnout at the 2015 General Election)

Question 14

2019: ?% voter turnout across the EU - highest since 1994, UK ?% - second highest below 2004

Answer 14

2019: 51% voter turnout across the EU - highest since 1994, UK 36.7% - second highest below 2004

Question 15

New Labour created over ? new criminal offences in ? years

Answer 15

New Labour created over 3,000 new criminal offences in 10 years

Question 16

?% of the electorate, with an average age of ?, will choose the Tory Leadership.That’s less than half the electorate of ?

Answer 16

0.27% of the electorate, with an average age of 57, will choose the Tory Leadership.That’s less than half the electorate of 1830

Question 17

?% of Labour voters support a second Brexit referendum

Answer 17

72% of Labour voters support a second Brexit referendum